on autopilot

I've been away in a while. Since I threw myself completely to work, I’ve been in a nonstop running mood, forgetting about certain affairs. It felt like I’ve been on an autopilot. But I’ve somehow settled now in the normal state of living (like ample hours of sleep and be in a particular timezone), but it has been hard to get over.

I’ve been waking every morning paranoid, initially thinking about stuff that I need to do. Lots of stuffs occupying my head for the past weeks and I’ve been pulling myself away from everyone. I feel weird to be home and rarely talk to people around me. It’s strange but it has been like this for days. I eat, draft, sleep and go to school.

Anyway, a couple of projects are in the works. Our second major project is a high end “car sales and event center” for two huge automobile companies, BMW and Mercedes Benz. I’m eager to generate such an innovative proposal. I have a month to finish an open presentation project.

I’ll probably start this weekend and I’ll keep my fingers crossed to finish this one. It’s an individual work and hopefully would not commit in procrastinating. Before throwing ourselves to this, my friends and I are planning a little gratification from beers and social pleasure. I’m a bit thrilled to have an outlet from stress at least once in a while.

on blog hiatus

I would be on an indefinite blogging break. My eyes are on school and I’m doing a housing facility project for the staff of Red Cross. It’s interesting to plan such project for an organization that promotes humanitarian values. The major plate demands six towers of housing units for the staff that would provide their family size and needs. It’s a residential project that sounds a little undemanding but fitting all the manually drafted and rendered drawings on seven 20x30 boards is a bit tough.

Not yet stressed. We started like a week ago and my partner and I finished the plans of the six towers. I’m currently doing the elevations and confidently we’ll start with the sections soon. I’m enjoying our work flow though manual drafting eats up a lot of time. We’ve scheduled dates for small chunks of works for a more manageable load.

Not yet pressured. It’s nice to see ourselves progressing and seriously focusing. I'm still relaxed with the direction of our work. I don’t want to see ourselves hurrying and cramming again. I hate to crowd my time with works I should have done earlier. I hate rushing and running for deadlines risking the quality of my work. I’ve recognized the importance of flow and I’ll keep it as a habit.