Archive for the ‘SOM’ Category

office recap-

Posted: January 14, 2009 in architecture, friends, London, SOM

After one year, I have finished working for SOM London, and I think it’s time to upload some of the pics I took on my cell during that period. It’s been an intense year, I worked at the office more than 2700 hours which means i worked like 1.5 years time in one year. It’s [...]

I feel like

Posted: December 9, 2008 in common thougts, dubai, personal, SOM

I feel like not going to bed, I feel like not staying late at the office for nothing again and again and again, I feel stupid because I don’t think we are making a difference, I feel tired of being the only one saying that’s crap, that’s crap. I feel like meeting my old friends, [...]

live coverage

Posted: October 17, 2008 in SOM, weird stuff, whatever

I have thought that if I can work “live” I can also write in the blog “live”, as it is happening, like some TV people would say. Ok, I stopped for lunch and couldn’t keep writing, my company doesn’t provide me a laptop, crappy company (mm, this is absolutely off topic). Well, back to work, [...]

tough

Posted: October 16, 2008 in anger, architecture, London, personal, SOM, whatever

3 weeks without writing, the longest period this year. I always think that I want to write everyday and I never do it. First weeek I was in Spain near the coast, plenty of time, plenty of movies, no excuse, second one just back in London, social week, too much social, third week I am [...]

parcel boundary. definition. 1. I am sorry to say this but why British cannot speak proper English. Parcel boundary = Plot limit, or plot line, or plot boundary.  Parcel is what you sent through the post to other people. Well, back to business. Parcel Boundary. Definition You spent a couple of months doing the layout [...]

534.DON’T INVENT THE WHEEL. (Someone already did it a few hundred years ago) Same discussion as always. Each and every time you face a new project same old problems, and same discussion about how we can solve them. Helloooo!! sorry but we have done it before, it should be a no brainer. I mean, if you really want [...]

…we don’t have much sun there, where we come from…………

This time they were rebooting the server, so computers off. I decided to lay down and have a nap, someone thought it was funny enough to take some pictures. So me on the floor.

things to do while waiting

Posted: July 3, 2008 in anger, SOM, whatever

IT guys at the office have decided to transfer all the files from one of the other office’s server to our server precisely today and tomorrow so every time you open a drawing (reminder. I am an  architect I work with drawings) you have to wait for about 30 minutes. So there a few things you [...]

and I guess more parts to come as my life is focus on that at the moment. people tent to do what they are familiar with, and what they know how to do. but this doesn’t imply you are doing the appropiate thing or the better thing possible to do. This thinking structure normally leads [...]