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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

0926 Disney's California Adventure Park

0926 Disney

週日,託Crystal的福,我們又免費去Disney一次。上次去過了左半邊的Disneyland區,這次決定參觀比較新開發Disney's California Adventure Park。

Adventure比較多是以Pixar的卡通為主,所以Monster Inc.或是怪獸電力公司,toy story...etc.。
這邊也比較多刺激遊戲,不過因為威廉無法壓,所以只能看看就好。
0926 Disney
我原本很想帶走這隻熊熊玩偶 但是他真的塞不進我要海運的箱子了....



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Parade裡頭一堆很蠢搞笑的小東西....這像不像麵包切片



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毛怪我真的覺得他臉有打肉毒桿菌......


0926 Disney
晚上的夜景很漂亮,水面上還有遊樂設施的倒影

0926 Disney
最後等很久排很久就為了要看這場World of color的大秀,我最愛的噴泉啊


Tuesday, September 21, 2010

0918 Disney

0918 DisneyLand!



How strange that was my first time went to LA Disney land, I already stay LA for 2 years, and all of you know how deeply I crazy for Disney.


The reason is William doesn't want join me to play all kinds of game facilities.

Last time we went to Universal Studio, I played all facilities by myself. Luckily, Universal Studio has a "one person pass way", that means I can go throw those lines people quickly . And enjoy the facility (of course alone).

This time, Cristal kindly invite us go with her, and don't need to pay for tickets (cuz' she works for Disney). How lucky I am~

Anyhow, Disney is a good place for dream. I love the building of fantastic.


Disneyland from FLORA.TSAI on Vimeo.

Friday, September 17, 2010

0926 Rodeo dr.

Again, we went to Rodeo dr. Enjoy relax and luxury life.
0916 rodeo dr.

The first time I came there, feel so incredible the street is so small, even smaller than Japan's表參道. The movie "pretty women" really success to promote the street.

Anyhow, it's still a nice street. Almost every brands has a luxury flagship shop there. As usual those shops are fantastic.

Trying to make a film, but too many shoots I want to keep, so ..... it becomes a weird film, haha....with all the lyrics. , hope you guys enjoy it.


Rodeo from FLORA.TSAI on Vimeo.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

0926 Urth Caffe

Today we went to Urth Caffe.

URTH COFFEE from FLORA.TSAI on Vimeo.

Urth Caffe
I crazy love their Japanese Tea Latte. Actually, I love all kinds of tea latte, Starbucks also has green tea latte. Don't know why, if I go to Urth Caffe, I always order hot tea latte, but at Starbucks I enjoy their ice green tea latte?! what a odd habit!
Urth Caffe
Anyhow, I love Urth's style, their decoration has a old fashion, vintage street look. And also very relax.

Urth Caffe
Urth Caffe
Urth Caffe

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

0914 LACMA 之 畢波也是台灣之光

LACMA from FLORA.TSAI on Vimeo.

每個月的第二個星期二,LACMA是免費日。上次來LACMA看展已經是兩年前剛到美國之時,當時因為所使用的BOA與LACMA有合作,所以一樣免費入場,看來我和這個美術館很有免費的緣分。

這次來新的展覽並不多,唯一改變比較大的是之前我很愛的VANITY FAIR雜誌展撤掉了,換成了韓國藝術展,看展過程中我才發現整個展場裡頭展出的東西都不是韓文,而是繁體中文。雖然我知道漢唐元都曾經把韓國列為領地過,但我詫異的是原來那時候韓國人原來是寫中文的。

會想再來LACMA主要是念念不忘Balloon Dog,我很愛很愛的藝術品,今天知道是最後一次來看他,特地在面前站了幾分鐘細細端詳後才離去。

走在LACMA欣賞其建築物依然是一種享受,看著有著解構風格的建築和尾端的pavilion for japanese art展館,各個都是不同的驚艷,只可惜錯過了下下星期才開館的Renzo Piano所設計的新展覽館,只能期待日後有機會再來參觀了。

最後回到我的標題。當我們逛完了全部的展覽館,去gift shop繞繞的時候,忽然發現有一本書,封面居然是充滿所有台灣小孩童年回憶的"畢波"。 仔細看這本書的介紹,原來是個搜集玩具的團隊所出的書。當中寫到有關於畢波,作者本人是說,他有次在台灣的一個工場看到畢波,一瞬間 他就愛上了他,他的員工們也非常愛他,雖然他們完全不知道畢波的典故,而後來工廠的人告訴他們畢波是一個善良的god monster(他是神獸?),於是他們更加愛這個畢波玩偶。

總之,再我看來畢波儼然是另一項台灣之光,誰又能知道我可以再LACMA找到他咧?!更加確定我的論點:!!天線寶寶一定是瓢竊畢波的外型!!(雖然畢波醜很多...)


有你的!畢波

0913 Hollywood Highland & LA Department of Water and Power

Since Little-Red says good bye to us, we totally need rely on Metro. This is my first time taking metro-train, all I have to say is: "freakin' out" !!!!
0913 LA downtown: Metro
Anyhow, today we went to hollywood highland. Nothing special, but have a visitor view. I think I will never back to here. This was why I need to take lots of photo today.

Hollywood & Highland from FLORA.TSAI on Vimeo.

0913Hollywood & Highland Center
I love there has so many tourists. This area looks happy and fun. Actually, today was my first time enter those gift shops, usually I hate them. But today I'm  a tourist, I need to do my duty : )
IMG_59500913Hollywood & Highland Center
After Hollywood Highland, we went to Korea town, we found a tofu restaurant, serve genuine korea food. We order a combination to share, not cost too much.
0913 LA downtown: tofu home

At night, we walked to home, passed by music center and LA Department of Water and Power (LADWP), LADWP was one of a scene of movie "Inception", when  DiCaprio and his ex-wife spent 50 years (in dream time) building: Again L.A. is the model, here extrapolated into seried ranks of absolutely identical towers. Home there is the exterior of the old Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, where the Oscars used to be held, looking out over the A.C. Martin Partners' 1964 Department of Water and Power  Building.
0913 LA downtown: disney concert hall

0913 LA downtown: LA Department of Water and Power
0913 LA downtown: LA Department of Water and Power
0913 LA downtown: LA Department of Water and Power
I never realize near my home has such a beatiful place.

LA downtown from FLORA.TSAI on Vimeo.

Monday, September 13, 2010

0912 Graduation Ceremony

0912 Graduation Ceremony

Finally, I got it!!! It's real, not a fake one:) hahaha

0912 Graduation Ceremony
look! how happy I was

0912 Graduation Ceremony
with Marco and Sir Peter Cook, a great architect. I really admire him.

0912 Graduation Ceremony

Although we have different opinions, I still thank you give me a diploma.

Friday, September 10, 2010

2010 Finally....Finished!!!!!!!!!!!! MediaSACPES Final!!!!

After today's presentation, I feel totally freedom from pressure. Good to see some guys love my project. When they had fun, I can saw my success.

0910 MediaSCAPES Summer Final

0910 MediaSCAPES Summer Final


iris-demo from FLORA.TSAI on Vimeo.

My concept is from Iris .Iris, it controlling the diameter and size of the pupils and the amount of light reaching the pupil. It changes colors like a rainbow.


An iris map is used as a guide to show a practitioner which parts of the eye relate to the different organs in the body. The iris is like a map of the body - changes in certain organs are reflected in specific parts of the iris.

Iris can mapping a specific time of body information. The project record an environment condition. Transform invisible information into physical environment.

As we inhabit these spaces, it becomes harder to comprehend the invisible, hidden flows of information. Such as sound air and light full of environment.


The project is utilized in converting the sound environment into real environment. And create an immersive light and sound space that actualizes environmental conditions and human presence.

The project patterns reflect a spatial condition of real time environment sound, transform sound data to virtual image, and also transform itself as a life form.

Upon entering the environment, the user is connected to sensors which senses the environment sound, then sends it to a computer program (which is Max/Msp/Jitter). The program then translates this data, and coherent patterns found in real-time. The installation incorporates a smoke machine controller which allows the user through the virtual environment while exploring the physical. The project images throw smoke and mirror, physically the light experience. The method of textual works with light as virtual ink that through a smoke area with the real-time environment. Also, throw this computer program, create sound space that transform from real-time sound. Those sound and physically light experience, together, they reveal the sensory experiences.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

0906 Americana at brand

和威廉的國中同學們去americana at brand,在這邊散步非常的愜意,會是我離開LA我懷念的幾個點之一,說真的因為LA太多醜醜髒髒建築的地方,所以這種區域對我而言格外珍貴。以前假日我和威廉常來,看噴泉水舞就可以看很常的時間。

今天開始又要再接再厲,12日前完成fianl最後工作!!   : )

Saturday, September 4, 2010

0904 Class302 & LASER TAG

today we went to Ultrazone with William's high school classmates.


before Ultrazone, we went to Class302 (taiwanese restaurant), their decorate looks like an elementary school, class-desks blackboard, uniforms....etc.I really love their soy sauce pork ribs, it's remind me taiwan flavor.


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1015 S. Nogales St. #125
Rowland Heights, CA 91748
 
Ultrazone is a place for laser tag and games, I never know Alhambra has this kind playground. Laser tag is a easy game, not like paintball game. It's safe and easy, dont need any equipment. okay... I know....it's for kids!!! but who cares, we just want to have fun.



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anyhow, we spend lots of time there (with all kids....), those kids were such a killer, they just want to attack you, and their face.......just.......soooooooo mean!!!!!!!! I finally know why people always says kids are devil....


after games, we went to a japanese restaurant, good but expensive.... everything serve so tiny. I think i may not back again.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

0901 new start of september, new chapter of my life

很多事情之前沒和大家講,我要回家了,回台灣。我想很多朋友也是看我今天寫的才知道。
沒和大家講主要是因為我的個性,我做事情都是在決定好後,完成了80%,再告訴大家。

正如以前申請學校或是參加比賽,總是到放榜了,或是考試前一天才會讓大家知道。所以多餘的話不用和我講,也不用從我這邊試圖聽到承諾,因為我沒做到沒把握前,不給任何承諾。


九月開始了第一天,從幾天前開始的失眠,在昨天晚上整理完一部分東西後,有一種興奮和緊張綜合的複雜情緒。

興奮的是我終於可以回到我朝思暮想的台灣,緊張是來自於搬回台灣後這一切未知的過程。

巨蟹座的我對於不安的環境很容易感到緊張。
睡不著只好讀取腦子裡的一些記憶,讓自己感到安定。

國中,從六樓家搬到一樓家,晚上我把音響搬到書櫃上後,躺在新的床上,也是整晚難眠。
大學剛搬到淡水自己住,第一個晚上碰著從來沒看過的白色磁磚地板,感覺到冰冷。
剛來LA租到房子的第一晚,沒有床棉被枕頭,和威廉抱著躺在地上拿了一條從台灣帶來的飛機毯子發抖到天亮。

還好現在我們有個伴
很多事情都兩個人一起完成
雖然還是有些許不安心感
但是都是1/2

Sunday, August 29, 2010

score

美國好的:
好聽(對亞洲人來說)
買好牌子的東西便宜(Coach這類牌子是天堂)
薪水稍高
天氣好
不會接受甜蜜的碎碎念

美國不好的:
歧視
物價貴(吃個便宜餐就要台幣300)
要開車(容易被撞死)
沒朋友
看病貴 保險爛(一直忍著不看病也會死)
簽證貴(辦個H1B要台幣十萬,轉換也要錢)
簽證一堆刁難(期限短)
流浪漢和吸毒人多
不方便

台灣好的:
親朋好友加狗
7-11
便宜的食物和路邊攤
誠品書局天天都可看書
捷運好方便
每天都可以看病

台灣不好的:
薪水稍低
天氣空氣不好
會被碎碎念

所以,
美國+5-9=-4
台灣+6-3=3

(以上條件不定期改變中)

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Foooooooooooood

food never betray you, always open mind, waiting for your enjoy.
I love food.

my love!~creme' bullet



@Villa Sorriso
Angel's Hair

chicken pizza


@the Boiling Crab
@the Boiling Crab


@ LOUIE
0701 @ LOUIE


@ curry house
0530 @ curry house


@ KATSUYA
0226 @ KATSUYA勝

Friday, August 27, 2010

0824 Malibu


大概一個月前,我的眼壓奇高無比,所以最近幾乎有機會,威廉就開車載我去可以看風景的地方讓眼睛放假。

24日傍晚的時候我們去了一趟Malibu,我一心冀望著可以遇到明星,因為一堆名人都在這買居住,但是一如往常,我還是沒遇到.....

在LA拍片現場看很多,還有不小心走進拍片景內的經驗,但就真的沒有看過幾次大牌,可能他們都被包圍的很好吧..... 有次在學校附近做公車看到拍片完喝咖啡的Miley Cyrus(就是演Hannah Montana的),還有一次在家裡門口的隧道看到周杰倫演青峰俠騎機車,秀的一下就飛走了。除此之外....我並沒有看過實體star了....

回到Malibu,我喜歡西邊的愜意,每個人一大早就都打赤膊去衝浪,雖然我不做這種運動,但是看到還是覺得很陽光。
@MALIBU




我和威廉就老夫老妻,走草皮,曬太陽,看看鴨子,愉快啊。

@MALIBU

Friday, August 20, 2010

0819 Inception





BRAVO!!!!

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

0804 無窮盡的鬼擋牆

鬼擋牆顧名思義,就是被鬼築成的牆給擋住,想要到某個地方...卻到不了...所在的地方一直是同一個地方...


鬼擋牆可以運用在很多地方,如果走路遇到鬼擋牆,很明顯的你就是被頑皮鬼纏住,可以心中莫念大悲咒.如果運用在說話上,那就是你口吃,可能也是被鬼纏需要收經.如果運用在設計上,那就是你遇到一個爛鬼老師,那時候,就只能罵髒話了.
 
自從認識了光頭JM老師後,我的人生多出很多鬼擋牆的經驗.
 
光光舉初這兩個星期的經驗大家就可以知道這個老師不只是頑皮鬼,討厭鬼,還是笨鬼,爛鬼,機車鬼,賤鬼...etc
 
上星期三上課,因為我的東西外評的guest並不是很愛,所以當我放出我的音效的時候,光頭鬼就很機車說:"你快把那個聲音關掉,我受不了".
 
今天,一模一樣一模一樣一模一樣一模一樣一模一樣一模一樣一模一樣的東西,因為另外一個外評的guest很愛,光頭鬼就說:"你的音樂我好喜歡,你可以錄下來給我嗎?!"
 
這是怎麼回事?難道時空破洞這件事情已經被證實了?今天的光頭老師是從另一個時空掉下來的? 還是說,其實我的老師是大眾臉?上星期的那個不是他?是路過的路人?
 
或是單純的,他有帕金森式症? 如果是這個答案,我真替他感到可憐,想想他可能在過兩年,他就會一邊流口水一邊上課了,可憐啊可憐,還不趕快退休回家養老!去!!!
 
 
 

Sunday, August 1, 2010

0801 Central LA High School & Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Angels

下午,吃過午飯後,想愜意的在家裡付近走走。

我們先到了Central LA High School 繞繞,這個建築很特別的造型,每次經過我都稱他為滑水道,這是由著名的Coop Himmelb(l)au 藍天組設計團隊設計的。


藉由螺旋坡創造出明顯的標示,讓這所學校即使在free way上也可以清楚辨別,成為LA downtown的地標之一。

今天正好學校有國小學生的event,所以熱鬧得很,我和威廉也趁機溜進去參觀參觀,空間中有幾個大區塊幾何量體,這種設計手法非常的Coop風格。

之後就走到隔一街墎上的Cathedral of our lady of angels,這是在downtown很特別的天主教堂,因為就位在中心,所以參觀的人很多。這座由Rafael Moneo設計的教堂,堪稱全美最大,而且也是美國近三十年來建造規模最大的教堂。

往教堂主堂的方向走,首先是先被高聳的尖塔意象給吸引,緊接著看到厚重的銅門,及頭頂聖像,創造出一種莊嚴感。進入室內空間,雖然整體是簡潔的現代感,但長廊的盡頭是一個古老的祭壇後木飾,就連存放聖體聖血的櫃子都保存得很好,頓時有一種回到古典教堂的感動。




轉個彎就是彌撒的空間,祭壇上方的天井採光,有著所有教堂都有的肅穆神聖。



禱告過後,我在位子上逗留了一下,原本想找英文版的彌撒本的,但發現位子上都只有放置歌本,看來我若是要來美國望彌撒也得先自己有點英文聖經的基礎,不然沒有步驟可能會混亂一場。

之後看著旁邊的指標,我們前往了地下室的Chapel,看了看算是還蠻一般的,不過繞過chapel就看到另一個很震驚的空間,白色的牆面上紀念著一個一個已逝的亡者,原來這是一個類似靈骨塔的空間,其實在教堂這並不奇特,歐洲每個教堂下頭都有死人的,只是在這還看到一個另類奇觀,很多位置都貼著小小的reserved標籤,原來這都是待價而沽的。


雖然靈骨塔空間有著精緻的彩繪玻璃聖像,但整個空間還是有點冷且陰森,所以我們草草晃晃就上樓去戶外空間參觀了,旁邊放置了一些動物雕塑,讓小朋友玩耍,當然我們人老心不老的也是可以去玩玩。


之後繞到去任何教堂一定要去的shop,看到賣聖水的瓶子原本還非常想立刻買一個當當康斯坦汀,不過最後只買了holy card,年紀越大越會想蒐集神聖的東西在身上,感覺驅邪避凶,希望可以把機車老師這類的妖魔鬼怪給驅走。

教堂之旅結束後,原本想開車去FIDM看展覽的,但開到門口發現今天只營業到4點,和威廉就開去附近的Louie餐廳吃晚餐。

這家餐廳很多人推薦,上一回是和朋友來場下午茶,今天特地帶威廉來吃,這家餐廳東西好吃,今天帶位的服務生也算是很美的美女,東西算起來也不很貴,以這樣的價值算是很划得來的。而且正好今天在附近找到一個no pay的車位,真是lucky!~(平日停車就必須停在旁邊的付費停車場)

我們點了和上回一樣的crab pizza,還多點了一個之前沒吃過的馬卡龍。超大的pizza讓兩個人吃得非常的撐,螃蟹和起司味道搭配的相得益彰,加上酸酸甜甜的甜點,中和了口感,吃的真是心滿意足。


酒足飯飽(其實並沒有喝酒)後,就乖乖回學校去做事情啦,今天抓著威廉來幫我刷油漆,順邊讓他感受感受container有多熱,看看老婆每天都在哪樣子水深火熱的地方做事情,痛苦啊痛苦,好希望早日脫離苦海,快快畢業啊。


----------p.s---------

(!!!威廉被吸走啦!!!)
學校最新的展覽,很像會吸人走的幽浮....

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