Category Archives for lighting and culture
The chicken or the egg
Singapore, 19th February 2014 This is an age old issue; who was first, the chicken or the egg…the chicken would not exist, if not for the egg and reversely you could say that there would be no egg if not … Continue reading
Quality versus quantity
Singapore, 18th February 2014 Time and again we come across project budgets that have been put together by quantity surveyors who have no idea what they are talking about. Worse even, they then manage to get owners approval (of course … Continue reading
Up in the air
Singapore, 13th February 2014 This week Singapore holds its bi-annual Air show, one that has grown over the years to one of the most important air shows of the region with many of the top guys like Boeing and Airbus … Continue reading
Fees, Budgets and prices
Perth- Singapore, 12th February 2014 As I make my way back to Singapore, I can’t but get saddened (perhaps frustrated) from the continuous urge from each and everyone in the chain of design from the first fee negotiations, the establishment … Continue reading
Happy Chinese New Year!
Singapore, 29-30th January 2014 Most companies (as is ours) will be closed for the Chinese New Year holidays these few days. Some companies even for a week or more. Hence there is little action to be expected in our business … Continue reading
Sacrificial lamps
Singapore, 27th January 2014 In one of my meetings today I had an interesting discussion with the interior designer of one of our projects in regards to what or what not to specify in regards to the expected client’s budget, … Continue reading
Hong Kong style
Hong Kong, 24th January 2014 Today was spent on a kick of meeting for a new prestigious project here. I don’t know about how others experience Hong Kong and its work environment but I distinctively feel a totally different attitude … Continue reading
The new China
Yangshuo – Hong Kong, 23rd January 2014 As I am making my way from Yangshuo to Hong Kong for my next meetings, I am reflecting on some interesting developments taking pace in China. In the “new” China of today it … Continue reading
Still cold…
Yangshuo, 22nd January 2014 Getting used to the cold…today more of the same. Today we fried some banana’s on the improvised heat stoves and I must say the “pisang goreng” (or fried banana) tasted nice and hot! Many people do … Continue reading
Cold
Yangshuo, 21st January 2014 This blog is simply called cold…I woke up with temperatures outside around freezing point. No world news, but after the hot summer in Perth and the normal hot humidity of Singapore a nice frisk waking up! … Continue reading
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