The 60’s started spinning into a whirlwind, and outside of some recognition for my music, I felt like I was living inside a hurricane. My rhythm in life was free-spirited, and then it changed.
Month: March 2016
Movies Quote of the Day – Paranormal Activity
Katie: You promised me – don’t look at me like that! – you promised me you weren’t going to mess with that stuff.
TV Quote of the Day – Ringer
Charlie: Besides, I’ve only got so much room in my basement.
Quote of the Day – Linda Blair
Modern parents want a warm and loving relationship with their children, and to be a source of encouragement, comfort and support. We want to be friends without children, not remote or frightening authority figures as our own parents may have been.
Lotus Square Art Center / Raynon Chui Design
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- Architects: Raynon Chui Design
- Location: Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
- Client: Guangdong HAKKA
- Area: 3000.0 sqm
- Project Year: 2014
- Photographs: Courtesy of Raynon Chui Design
Courtesy of Raynon Chui Design
From the architect. The site is located at the North East corner of Hengqin Island in Zhuhai, within close proximity of the Shizimen Commercial District. The site’s North East is in close with the sea and enjoys excellent sea view and view resources. The site is only separated Macau by a river and enjoys the view of landmark of Macau such as the Macau Tower, MGM and the Grand Lisboa. Taipa is 200m to the north of the site and it is situated on an excellent location.
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We came to scheme originally the overall program from the principle of green, ecology and future. Starting at the period of architecture plan, the designer arranged reasonably the site, layout and energy conservation of the building as to meet the demand of low power consumption, high efficiency and low level of pollution. Simultaneously to exploit renewable resources at most and decline the use of non-renewable resources to the least, dedicated to the impact of the procedure of constructing on surroundings in context. To utilize new construction technology and technique in the project to excavate the value of the architecture itself at maximum, end up with the consequence of harmonious relation between human and nature.
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Inspired philosophy of the outline from fish, the building was constructed in earth-covering form to occupy the roof extending to the ground. Hypostatic union with the surroundings makes it hard to distinguish the demarcation line. The central area of the building was made translucent to develop grey space connecting interior and external in resulting to form integration visually.
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Most of the surrounding landscape design including the installation of sculptures and artworks to work as transition to enhance artistic sense. Ideally result in developing a public recreation site with coast, art, humanity and nature.
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Important before all the designer took the architectural appearance and form into consideration. After that, extend materials and design conception inheriting from the entire architecture to the interior .To invite nature lighting and views into the interior and connect respective floors intensively. Maintain the interchange between human and environment acts as rhythm of interior space.
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Rainwater Collection: collected rainwater on the roof and ground together to arrive at surface collection center goes through filtering system to meet the other purposes such as landscape and irrigation.
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Energy Conservation: The exposed walls are occupied with low-E glass capable of reflecting heat and lead to import natural lighting at most and reduce the use of artificial lighting. Earth-covering design with real grass brings out topical microclimate ending up with the reduction of heat island effect and perseverance of warmth.
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See Past the Annoying Flaws of Others With a Shift In Perspective
We all have friends or family with flaws that annoy us. Maybe they’re constantly late, or they talk too much , or they handle bad news poorly. Here’s a different way to look at the shortcomings of your friends and family when you’re frustrated.
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Save a Little Money by Sticking With Water at Lunchtime
Having a soda, tea, or other beverage with your lunch can be a nice way to treat yourself in the middle of your workday. That drink, however, can also cost you some serious money in the long run, especially if you eat out a lot.
6 Reasons Why Being a Nice Person is Not Good Enough in Life
1) You need to go all out for what you want in life
I remember talking to a friend who was really into this girl. He didn’t do a thing to get to know her, but instead lamented to me about how she was dating another guy, who didn’t seem worthy to him and that he was a nice guy. He wondered why she didn’t like him.
So I told him, “But you didn’t dare to even talk to her!”
Being nice is never good enough. Nobody owes you a darn thing!
You can’t simply be a nice person and then sit around on your butt. You don’t gain what you want from “karma points” or whatever.
If you want something, you go for it. No excuses. You do what it takes. You can’t expect life to be handed over to you just because you’re nice.
2) Being nice is not part of healing
These words resonated with me so much. I can be a very angry person and I was talking to a friend about my anger issues. I repeatedly told him about how I was still a nice guy and didn’t get in trouble with the law.
He then said, “Being nice is not part of healing.”
It made me realize how we all seem to mistake that being a nice person is all that takes to heal our problems and iron out our issues.
Yes, being nice will not cause additional problems, but it’s not enough if you really want to heal. You have to look deep within, start being brutally honest with yourself and pinpoint the start of healing specifically.
3) People simply don’t care
I was once taught by a business coach, “Teachers don’t get paid the most. Entertainers do.”
That said, being popular today seems to be arguably more important than being nice.
So again, you can’t get what you want in life if you’re only nice. You have to play the game right.
Ask yourself, what can you do so you can present yourself to be nice to the masses instead of just one person? How can you make people care? How can you get their attention?
4) Sometimes, you can’t be a nice person at all
Why be nice to somebody who is completely toxic to you? Why say yes all the time? You do know that you can start say no right?
At some point in life, you need to start caring for yourself, and in turn be nice to yourself first and foremost. You need to start being selfish so you can take care of yourself.
Dump the toxic people. Say no when you have to. Reject others. Stand up for yourself! You’ve to earn others’ respect.
And you can’t do that if you’re a pushover.
5) Because life is a mystery
Everyday, in the news, we read about all the bad things happening in the world.
Innocent people get hurt. Good people die for seemingly no reason. Nice people are treated badly by bad people.
Why? Who knows? Because life is a mystery. That is a fact.
We can’t ever filter reality. Life has ups and then it has downs. People feel high and then low at times.
This isn’t to say that we should lead a paranoid life though. It simply means we need to acknowledge that in the grand scheme of things, this is how life works.
We shouldn’t argue over it then. Just be happy your own way and live life the way you want.
6) You don’t stand out if you’re only nice
Think about it: Almost everybody is nice today.
What do you think of somebody when you’re told, “Oh yeah. He’s a nice person.”
And that’s it.
I mean, it’s good to be nice, but that doesn’t mean you’d stand out.
Why not be: Charismatic, talented, funny, eloquent, spontaneous or intelligent?
And you know what? You got it in you. Let it out! don’t be shy. Don’t play safe by being nice only!
Just for Pick The Brain readers
Hey guys! Want to start being nice to yourself to lead a happy life NOW?
Get my free book then. I’ll activate that happiness in you: 12 things happy people don’t give a f**k about!
This free book only available through this link. Enjoy!
Alden Tan is a passionate breakdancer and writer. He writes about honest and real self-improvement without the bullshit. Get his free book already!
The post 6 Reasons Why Being a Nice Person is Not Good Enough in Life appeared first on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement.
6 Reasons Why Being a Nice Person is Not Good Enough in Life
1) You need to go all out for what you want in life
I remember talking to a friend who was really into this girl. He didn’t do a thing to get to know her, but instead lamented to me about how she was dating another guy, who didn’t seem worthy to him and that he was a nice guy. He wondered why she didn’t like him.
So I told him, “But you didn’t dare to even talk to her!”
Being nice is never good enough. Nobody owes you a darn thing!
You can’t simply be a nice person and then sit around on your butt. You don’t gain what you want from “karma points” or whatever.
If you want something, you go for it. No excuses. You do what it takes. You can’t expect life to be handed over to you just because you’re nice.
2) Being nice is not part of healing
These words resonated with me so much. I can be a very angry person and I was talking to a friend about my anger issues. I repeatedly told him about how I was still a nice guy and didn’t get in trouble with the law.
He then said, “Being nice is not part of healing.”
It made me realize how we all seem to mistake that being a nice person is all that takes to heal our problems and iron out our issues.
Yes, being nice will not cause additional problems, but it’s not enough if you really want to heal. You have to look deep within, start being brutally honest with yourself and pinpoint the start of healing specifically.
3) People simply don’t care
I was once taught by a business coach, “Teachers don’t get paid the most. Entertainers do.”
That said, being popular today seems to be arguably more important than being nice.
So again, you can’t get what you want in life if you’re only nice. You have to play the game right.
Ask yourself, what can you do so you can present yourself to be nice to the masses instead of just one person? How can you make people care? How can you get their attention?
4) Sometimes, you can’t be a nice person at all
Why be nice to somebody who is completely toxic to you? Why say yes all the time? You do know that you can start say no right?
At some point in life, you need to start caring for yourself, and in turn be nice to yourself first and foremost. You need to start being selfish so you can take care of yourself.
Dump the toxic people. Say no when you have to. Reject others. Stand up for yourself! You’ve to earn others’ respect.
And you can’t do that if you’re a pushover.
5) Because life is a mystery
Everyday, in the news, we read about all the bad things happening in the world.
Innocent people get hurt. Good people die for seemingly no reason. Nice people are treated badly by bad people.
Why? Who knows? Because life is a mystery. That is a fact.
We can’t ever filter reality. Life has ups and then it has downs. People feel high and then low at times.
This isn’t to say that we should lead a paranoid life though. It simply means we need to acknowledge that in the grand scheme of things, this is how life works.
We shouldn’t argue over it then. Just be happy your own way and live life the way you want.
6) You don’t stand out if you’re only nice
Think about it: Almost everybody is nice today.
What do you think of somebody when you’re told, “Oh yeah. He’s a nice person.”
And that’s it.
I mean, it’s good to be nice, but that doesn’t mean you’d stand out.
Why not be: Charismatic, talented, funny, eloquent, spontaneous or intelligent?
And you know what? You got it in you. Let it out! don’t be shy. Don’t play safe by being nice only!
Just for Pick The Brain readers
Hey guys! Want to start being nice to yourself to lead a happy life NOW?
Get my free book then. I’ll activate that happiness in you: 12 things happy people don’t give a f**k about!
This free book only available through this link. Enjoy!
Alden Tan is a passionate breakdancer and writer. He writes about honest and real self-improvement without the bullshit. Get his free book already!
The post 6 Reasons Why Being a Nice Person is Not Good Enough in Life appeared first on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement.
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