Words of last night

I read these words 'last night', when I hid myself at Moc cafe, reading, thinking and listening to the peaceful sounds of hi-end music. I'm not sure next-time I would feel the same way I'm feeling now about them, so I decided to re-post them here as an experience I suddenly had last night. It's 2:30 am now.

" Being in design school is tough; with papers to write, interim crits to panic about, submissions to rush to. In design school, we all try to learn this elusive subject called Architecture, and in the process we forget that it's really all about enjoying the company of friends around you, and having heaps of fun. This is a part of our lives we'll never want to forget!

This is where we take away the big and scary 'A' in architecture, and replace it with a small A

Architecture with the small A is about having fun. It's about relishing the journey and being edgy when we feel like it. It's about being design students while not forgetting that we actually live double lives as normal people."

source: smallA: the architecture society - NUS

“They need to be persistent, persuasive, assertive and to have charisma, but most are not ruthless or conniving,” says Vivek Wadwha, an adjunct professor at Duke University, who has studied entrepreneurs’ backgrounds and motivations. “The difference between them and regular people is determination.”

source: I found this from my close friend's Facebook status.

" I have always wanted to do masters in an area that provides me with an additional qualification to that I already possess. A graduate program emphasizing in Architecture would only, further fine tune my Architectural design skills. This study though interesting, would only narrow down my scope of work, which I have always wanted to avoid from the beginning. Lastly, I found that the courses offered here in India, for the Master’s study are still not as deep rooted as those found abroad, in the US of A. All of these reasons have persuaded me to seek Master’s study, at your university. As India opens its doors to the world economies, the need for new urban patterns of living to accommodate these economies is increasingly being felt. I want to be a part of this urban development and contribute in my own way to the process of achieving the best amicable results."

source: a Statement of purpose to apply for Master study in City/Urban Planning and Design

It has become one my inspiration to write something for my plans.