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I was surfing the net yet again and found an interesting story of a boy who goes in search of a girl which he lost sight of at the subway station.
Patrick Moberg was travelling in a subway where he saw the girl of his dream. He hesitated for awhile before picking up his courage to approach Camille Hayton. By then, she has already alighted the subway and out of sight. This triggered his determination to find her by setting up a website with detailed re-enactment of the situation and even a sketch of the girl.
He sought the help of fellow New Yorkers to spread the message on his behalf. His effort paid off as a friend of Camile identified the girl and eventually, they met up and has gone on to become friends and had a short relationship together.
Sketches of NYgirlofmydreams.com and Girlonbus.com
I pondered upon a similar situation locally by a guy named Neil Xu. He also setup a website in pursuit of the girl which he lost sight on a bus.
I think this is a very novel idea here. Neil received encouraging messages on route, but also had to put up with numerous hate mails which described him as ‘unattractive’, ‘stalker’ and ‘gutless’. However, I think he is courageous and innovative enough (although he took the idea from Patrick) to look for her. I totally understand how it feels when he lost sight of that special someone and eventually had to be content with “What if, what if”.
New media has indeed taken on various new roles in the ever-changing times, and this is one great idea which people have leveraged on in recent times. I wish Neil all the best in his search for that special girl (:
Video Source:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y137qgtMDSk
Picture Source:
1. http://www.nygirlofmydreams.com/
2. http://girlonbus.com/
We all live in cosmopolitan Singapore, a fast-paced society which lacks natural resources and in my opinion, innovation as well. So how should we solve and improve the situation? Let us take a look from a global perspective.
Floating Houses on stilts in Maasbommel, Netherlands
Obviously housing is an issue when Singapore is merely a red dot on the world map. With 60% of land under sea level, Floating Houses has risen as the solution for The Netherlands. It is moored by stilts which float in conjunction with the sea level. Land-scarce Singapore could further tap on the “living on water” concept to capitalise on land usage.
One moment Blue, another moment Orange
If that is going to happen, I will need to distinguish my future house from the identical designs. The Colour Changing House which changes colour with my personality will set me apart from the rest.
Look out, there's a pot above your head! Oops...
I love plants, but often it wilts before I even realise it. I have limited space and my hectic lifestyle has made me neglect my plants. Fret not, here comes the Upside-Down Plant. This brilliant interior designing which hangs pot from the ceiling can also save you 90% water than usual pots. Now you can keep a plant carefree, rejuvenate your interiors and save that precious space and water for alternative uses.
An inexpensive Sink Bowl made entirely from IKEA Products
Finally, we know that IKEA is a place we could simply shop for those knitty-gritty furniture and accessories. Sometimes, I can’t find that home solution I need. We can IKEA Hack instead. People come up with exceptional ideas to transform a IKEA product into something different like a exquisite-looking TV Rack to a simple Laptop stand or bizarre Guitar. Personally, I like to DIY/build stuffs and I would fancy hacking something round my house whenever possible.
Singapore can bring out the best out of its natural and human resource to cater to demands and innovating ideas. With that bit more thinking and creativity, I am sure one day we will provide the inspiration for others as well.
Picture Sources:
- http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/05/0511_mostcompetitive/image/singapore.jpg
- http://www.technovelgy.com/graphics/content08/holland-floating-house.jpg
- http://www.homedesignfind.com/architecture/color-changing-house-by-italo-rota/
- http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/10/the-boskke-upside-down-sky-planter/
- http://ikeahacker.blogspot.com/2007/04/how-to-hack-bowl-sink.html
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