Vladimir Guculaks May 19, 1988 Riga, Latvia Languages: Latvian, Russian, English Current City:Amsterdam,The Netherlands
What time do you get up to start your day? 8:30
What do you see when you look out your window? it’s a back garden of the house i’m living in, few mature trees,dwarf plum tree, wild grapes and bicycle shed. What are the first things that you do as you get out of bed and prepare for the day? take a shower and jump on the bicycle straight away to cycle to work for the next 30 minutes! What do you eat? When I moved to Amsterdam, I started to eat my breakfast at work. And it could be many different things each day. Various biscuits, or plate of grapes, other fruits, fresh juices, bread with jam, anything I could find at the office kitchen or in the shops nearby. And I always have few cups of very good white tea called ‘silver needles’, that helps to start a working day. Do you prepare it yourself? yes Where do you normally purchase your food? various places, small Turkish shops in my neighborhood, that offer nice selection of vegetables and fruits. also buy stuff from big chain supermarkets and take aways. In Amsterdam there is great choice of international food! Anything you want from kebabs to organic pastas and kip sate chicken... and saturday markets, especially one at Noordermarkt is amazing place, with quality stuff! I usually go there around 12 on saturdays to have breakfast and lunch there and buy some things for the week. What do you have to drink? mostly white and green Chinese tee, sometimes one espresso after lunch, sitting outside the office in the sun, looking at the canal. fresh juices and Coke!
HwangYun Hye Birth Date: 9 Aug 1974 Place of Birth: Seoul, Korea Languages: Korean and English Place of Residence: Singapore
What time do you get up to start your day? I usually get up twice. 6:40am is to give my first daughter a light breakfast before she gets on the school bus.Then I sleep again until 8:00am. 7:00- 8:00am is a really sweet time for me. What do you see when you look out your window? As most condominiums in Singapore have a big pool and palm trees in the front yard, I can see the well- manicured landscape through my window, which is a bit boring for me. But, there was a small happening last year. An unnamed bird made a nest on the top of a palm tree located in front my window and laid its egg. Although they went away because of strong winds that shook the nest off the branch, it was such moments that made me love looking out my window. What are the first things that you do as you get out of bed and prepare for the day? Around 8:00 am, my baby girl comes into my room to wake me up while she speaks gibberish with a smile. It is my pleasure to start a day with a hug from her. What do you eat? Do you prepare it yourself? Where do you normally purchase your food? Cooking at home is one of my favorite times. Most of dishes that I prepare are Korean food.Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. I’m planning to make ‘Japchea’, Korean traditional stirred noodle, for a potluck party with my collegues’ families.There are two big supermarkets nearby my house where I normally go grocery shopping once in a week. What do you have to drink? I usually stick to sparkling water, but good food and close friends makes me drink a bit of alcohol. I am a poor drinker though. How do you get to work? I usually ride my bike. It is 2.5km from my home to school, which is an ideal distance to commute by a bicycle. It makes me feel closer to the land, rich greenery, fresh air, and so on.
How long does it take? It takes 15 mins. Door to door. What do you do for a living?
How do you get to work? by cycling along the Ij river How long does it take? 30 minutes What do you do for a living?
I’m teaching landscape architectural studio for graduated students in National University of Singapore.The studio topic is “EVERYDAY CYCLING IN SINGAPORE” for this semester, so that enables me to make the connection between working and living as I am a fan of cycling. I also do research besides teaching. I presented my research paper at APR- IFLA conference in Bangkok few weeks ago. Bangkok is worth traveling! What are your favorite clothes to put on for a day at work? Singapore outdoors is extremely hot, whereas indoors is extremely cold due to air conditioning. My big black cashmere scarf is always useful to wrap myself when indoors and easy to take off when outdoors.That is my favorite item to wear at work.
currently work as landscape architecture intern at the dutch office called Strootman. And I continue my masters degree at Edinburgh College of Art. What are your favorite clothes to put on for a day at work? anything goes here, doesn’t matter much...at the office no one also cares how you look. one day it can be really nice suit and fancy shirt, and next day I come wearing an old hoodie and sneakers... don’t even know what makes me choose my clothes each day :) it just happens...
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