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New site launched!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Hi guys,

I'll be using http://hkalan.com for publishing my work re-lated stories.

Oh, yea, I'm still alive!

It's been a very long time since I wrote here. I'm still alive - yes lots happened, ups and downs.... what didn't change is that I grow old, physically.

Perhaps hitting 30 is one of the biggest marker in life, like I have just passed 50m mark in a 100m race. Honestly, who care if you have passed the 50m mark in a 100m race?

What matter is that your loyal fans cheer and support you during your race. None of us know when the race will finish, some runs longer, some fall down before the finishing lines. Perhaps what matter is that we are on the runway - not many can be there.

Ok, too much of these non-senses - perhaps it's because I have just turned 30.

Taipei Slideshow

Thursday, June 04, 2009

My UK life... was...

Friday, March 27, 2009

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A Theory..... inspired by Derran Brown

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Ok... Perhaps no so much credit to Derren Brown, but perhaps he does deserve it.

One thing I have been thinking recently. Web design is a really tricky business. There is one most difficult problem all designers/studio always face.

PROBLEM:
Client has fantastic ideas of what they want but they may not really know what they want and will never settle until the very deadline.

CAUSE OF PROBLEM:
Human nature. When you spend money on something, you always want it to be the best on earth. If you are buying something that does not exists yet, your expectation could beyond what could be offered. Very often.

SOLUTION:
You do magic tricks. Like Derren Brown. Show them it's their free choice but at the end, they will chose what you expected them to choose while they still think it's their free choice.

HOW?:
Check my next post!

Happy new year!!!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

2009... can't believe how time flies...

Wish all those read this message - a very happy new year and may the world be a better place for everyone of us. May God look after us, our body and our heart. May we will have a better life each day.

Got some nice photos from Korea

Tilt Shifts!

Monday, December 08, 2008

It's been ages since my last post... I'm still alive~ SUPRPRISE!!!

just want to show you some photoshop work:

You can see them all in here, though it's not much - but nice :)

Photos, finally!

Thursday, October 09, 2008

Hey, yea! Finally I've put photos of my furnished home online!!!

I have a lovely aquarium too! Feel free to visit me! ^_^

Here's the photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/hkalan/sets/72157607888428171/

My new home design, finalised.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Of course, I didn't draw the kitchen as it's pretty standard.

As you can see a bed is missing. I'm going to use my fav. sofa bed so that it turns to bed or sofa depends on my need.

Hope to get the renovation done soon. Lots to do and lots going on. HK is always exciting.

Let the crash begin

Thursday, July 10, 2008

It's obvious and it should happen 2 years ago. It happens at the end of 2007 and it makes it even worse.
From 1997 - 2007, average house price raised from £67 to £167 = 245%

Time to crash... God bless the UK.

From BBC Chinese:
經濟不景氣

今天的《泰晤士報》和《衛報》等都報道了英國經濟不景氣，房屋市場繼續疲軟，數千人失去飯碗的消息。
《衛報》的文章說在過去的六個月中，由於房屋市場的成交率下降了百分之45，導致建築行業的數千人失去了工作。

報道說這將進一步加深人們對英國經濟有可能面臨衰退的擔心。報道還說，分析人士認為這次的信貸緊縮所引起的房價下跌可能要比90年代初時期的還要糟。

《泰晤士報》的文章說，目前英國消費者的信心已經降到多年來的最低點。根據英國房屋協會所做的一項調查顯示，一半以上的家庭相信在未來的六個月，英國的經濟還會更加不景氣。

但《金融時報》的報道說，在房屋市場的一片低迷中，五月份的購房待款略有上升，但是續延房屋貸款，即轉按揭業務卻顯著下降。