Category Archives for lighting and culture
Qatar Architectural Lighting Summit
Doha, Monday 26th March 2012 Today was the Qatar Architectural Lighting Summit, the main reason for my being here. As one of the invited guest speakers I got to share my experience and expertise with an eager group of participants … Continue reading
Qatar 2012
Doha, Sunday 25th March 2012 While in Rome do like the Romans…my travelling brought me to Doha, capital of Qatar and in the Middle East, Friday and Saturday are generally week-ends with the work week starting on Sunday, so I … Continue reading
Mabuhay
Manila 14th March 2012 After quite a number of years I am back again in the Philippines. It’s been quite a while, but on the back of the WorldBex 2012 exhibition and conference, for which I have been invited as … Continue reading
The Boss
Jakarta 13th March 2012 Today was all in the sign off “The Boss”. I think that most consultants in the line of this business experience a situation at one point of time that the “Big Boss” needs to give his … Continue reading
Laws of perception
Jakarta 12th March 2012 Lighting design is very much a matter of perception. Lighting is something that we need to see, so as a lighting designer we need to understand how human beings perceive, see things. But perception as part … Continue reading
Expect the unexpected…again
Perth 9th March 2012 I have used this blog title before as it has become one of my “slogans” in life. Life is unpredictable and though we plan our lives to the best of our ability we can’t be on … Continue reading
Life in the fast lane
Perth 5th March 2012 On the way to the airport this morning I couldn’t help thinking how people always want to look better, bigger and faster than they really are. The taxi that drove me to the airport in the morning … Continue reading
Patience is a virtue
Singapore 28th February 2012 Patience is defined (and experienced) in many different ways. Depending on where you live and work, patience has also a totally different meaning. Patience in Australia is different from patience in China; one may be driven … Continue reading
The Ambassador
Bangkok 23rd February 2012 We always have these memorable encounters we remember long afterwards, encounters of the 3rd kind I call them…Today in between meetings we made a cold call on a potential client that happened to be in the … Continue reading
Between hope and glory
Delhi 17-18th February 2012 What an interesting day it was yesterday…and once again always expect the unexpected! A presentation that had been planned to start a 1pm, with 4 teams presenting 30 minutes each, finally only started at 2.30pm to … Continue reading
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