Launceston Esk Market

It’s been a while since I’ve been to a wet market. The smells of fresh fruits and vegetables, poultry, meat, and seafood; the busy and noisy atmosphere; the crowded market space; and everything else that makes up a market. The Launceston Esk Market, a Sunday market here, wasn’t like that one bit.

Located at the Lanuceston Showgrounds, vehicles were just parked on the field outside the market. How cool would it be to own one of those bike things there. Just imagine cruising down the highway with a couple of friends in single file. ONE DAY.

Anyhow, that’s just the front bit of the market where there were a few stalls set up, mostly selling second-hand clothes, knick-knacks, plants, and handicrafts.

I believe most of the locals were also just having a look at these stalls without the intention to purchase anything. xD Cause well, lotsa the stuff there were cool to look at, but impractical to actually buy em. In my opinion.

Oh right, worth mentioning that this was when I met up with Ridz and we checked out the rest of the market together.

The market was basically made up of two warehouse buildings, each housing about 40 stalls, which sold stuff like huge flags (as you can see above), clothing, more second-hand items like kitchenware and hardware tools, arts and crafts items, and so on.

Sad thing was, they didn’t actually have much food there! Only a couple of stalls which sold snacks and all, as well as a couple of others that sold vegetables. Wonder where’s the (other) fresh local produce?

But to make up for that, they really do sell lotsa other interesting items. I believe that it was my first time seeing real swords as well as boat/ship anchors there! xD And yeah, all the old antique-like tools, telephones, radios, machinery, and so on. Good place to come if you’re looking for some deco for a house.

We then left the market and walked past the Aurora Stadium towards the UTAS School of Architecture and Design. Even till now, I think it’s pretty cool that the school’s just next to the stadium.

And this is where I go to three times a week for classes, as the other class on Friday has been switched over to the main campus cause the aircond-less lecture theatre here isn’t big enough to accommodate the number of students taking History & Theory in Design (HTD1). You gotta admit, for an old warehouse, it makes a pretty cool archi school. xD

Then we headed down to the city for lunch at Flip Burgers on George Street. I actually tried their veggie burger, the Dirty Hippy something or something. It was pretty good, considering the fact that there wasn’t any meat in it. Anyways, we walked about abit before heading back home.

Guess it’s now time to read up on HTD1.

Till the next time!

Rain Rain, Go Away

It’s Eight Hour Day here in Tasmania, so there weren’t any classes today, sadly. Was stuck at home while it rained and showered and rained and showered.  So what do you do? Take out the camera, snap away in low hue and saturation.

Don’t you just dislike the feeling that you’ve wasted a day? I certainly do. Besides flipping through the couple of huge books on Greek architecture from the library and a little scribbling in the process book for the assignment due end of this month, didn’t do anything productive. Couldn’t even go out to get some work done cause I was afraid it might just rain again if I went out.

Anyways, I got a new desk today! Okay, it’s not new, nor is it a desk == It’s this outdoor plastic table that my housemate brought back for me from his ‘shack’ in the mountains. Yeah, I know how it sounds. Anyways, it’s great not having to put a brand new printer on the floor, although I’ve now got a white lace table cloth in my room.

So this is my room when I first moved in.. Didn’t even have a cupboard for my clothes then!

And I took these shots just a few minutes ago, hence the terrible night lighting.

Yes, I’m using an empty Milo cereal box (800G VALUE PACK!!) as a speaker stand.

I gotta say that despite its size, I do like my room, it’s cosy. Would be better if the window doesn’t face a wall, and actually opens to the outside of the house though. So what’s with all the hoo-hah on Facebook bout me looking for housemates? My current landlord has a great house somewhere further away, and it’d be so much easier to move around with a car.

I mean, who wouldn’t wanna stay in a house with such a great view? Like I just said, my room window’s facing a wall. How inspiring. xD So yeah, still searching for housemates. If none are found, I’m glad I’ve already got such a compact nice room here for the rest of the year.

Kei Yam Cheng

Dude, I don’t even know what that means. Or maybe you told me before but I forgotten. 
Is it your Cantonese name? Yeah, I think so. Anyways..

Happy 19th Birthday Kee Keng!!

Anyways, thanks to the almighty wonders of Facebook, I just realised that it’s your birthday today. Guess the hailstorm yesterday was your birthday present. And I’m sure you’re damn happy to see this post. Therefore, I expect you to keep your blog updated. Till then, all the best in uni, see ya in Melbourne soon!

B&W Photowalk

Just a quick write-up on this post. Walked down to the city on Wednesday afternoon to meet up with Adrian, Ridz, and Steve.  Had lunch, walked about a lot (almost 6 hours to be exact) checking out electronics. Ended the day purchasing an Epson printer/copier/scanner as well as a set of Logitech surround sound speakers. Self quote, “It’s an emotional investment. The [quality of the] speakers will help to reduce my stress levels in the years to come”. Don’t know bout you, but that makes enough sense to me!

 

Any comments on the shots are appreciated! :D

Words - An Update

It’s only been a week and a half since class started and I realise how much I like my timetable. Two days of class, a day’s break, another two days of class, then it’s the weekend. But a chilling timetable doesn’t necessarily mean a chilling life. Into week two and we’re still waiting to be fully briefed on our assignments in order to actually get started.

On another note, the weather now’s pretty pleasant. A little chilly in the mornings and nights, warm in the afternoon. Not looking forward to Autumn or Winter when it is apparently gonna rain a lot. Oh right, not to mention the low temperatures.

Small diurnal range - the difference between the highest and lowest temperatures during day and night respectively. A little something learnt in BTD - Building Technology in Design.

Still getting used to all the proportioning, sketching, and what knot. Actually get tired after each studio session. Not to mention spending just a lil too much time under the sun. Going to bed early not just cause there’s nothing much to do, but also cause of the tiredness. Time to get used to how things are gonna be from now on.

Wordy post, I know. Don’t have any new pictures to post up. Think I’ll go for a photo-walk tomorrow afternoon. Haven’t been spending much time with my yet-to-be-named camera. So, till then!