[Manado] Novotel Resort, Manado

Happy Chinese New Year! I've just got back from our CNY trip to Manado. My mom was born in Manado, and most of her family still lived there, so we usually go to Manado once a year, either for CNY, Christmas, or any other occasion. 

So first, I'd like to share about our hotel. We usually stay at my grandma's house, but it seems this year the house is full with our relatives, so we decided to stay in Novotel Resort, Manado. It's a 4 Star Resort located in Kayuwatu. The resort is far from the city center, but not too far from the house, so its pretty convenience to lived there.

Besides, this resort, in my opinion, is the best contemporary Architecture they had in Manado. The buildings in Manado usually is just an extruded square with some detail, they rarely play with the shape, but this resort has a tent shape in the centre of the building for their lobby, make it more interesting than the others.

The lobby was spacious and colorful, but still elegant. They had a borderless pool right after the lobby, with a comprehensive golf course view. And it's actually the best pool I've swum in Manado. The length, wide, and depth were just perfect for me. I swam almost everyday during our stay.

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I didn't take any picture of our room. The room was standard, but definitely not the best in Manado. I've never stayed in a five star hotel in Manado, but for the four star class, Swissbel Hotel in Maleosan had better room. 

So that was my review for Novotel Resort, Manado. So far Novotel and Swissbel are my favourite in town. And btw, the food review is coming soon! :)

• Novotel Manado Golf Resort & Convention Center

• A.A Maramis Kayuwatu
• Kairagi II
• North Sulawesi
• 95254 MANADO
• INDONESIA
• Tel (+62)431/818889
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making animation :3

Yesterday i got an assignment to make an architecture animation for my project. I was not confident at first, because this is my first project animation, and my lecturer is kinda mean. He wouldn't hesitate to humiliate your work in front of the class if your project not good enough for him. But luckily, he said my project is interesting. I was really happy that time, because i worked hard for this video, and this project of course.

So this is my project video, the kid's playhouse. Enjoy :)

multiple personalities

Good evening! Just got home, really tired. Today i attended a lecture in UPH about 'Parametric and Prefabrication in Architecture' with some friends. When i heard the word 'parametric', i thought it's gonna discuss about Hadid or Liebeskind's works. But i was totally wrong.

  The event discussed about the hexa panels, the hexagonal wall created by some UPH lecturers with the prefabrication and modular system. It's not the panel was ugly or something. The panel was great and make a unique wall actually, but maybe it's just not what i expected to be discussed, so i'm kinda upset.

But here comes the wierd thing. One of the lecturer is actually a lecturer in my university too. Just call him Mr.S. Mr.S is very famous in my university. He's the most killer lecturer in the whole faculty. Everybody in my university is afraid of him. But in the other side, although he's killer and mean, he's a good lecturer. His criticism build us in order to do the best for our assignment.

The wierd thing is, the Mr.S in UPH is not the same as Mr.S in UNTAR. The person was exactly the same, but the personality feels different. The UPH's Mr.S is kind, and he talked with lots of smile in his face. It feels like he has multiple personalities. lol.

We were so confused of Mr.S. My friend asked her friend who studies architecture in UPH, "It's Mr.S right? The killer lecturer?" and her friend was like "Nope, he's kind. Maybe you misunderstand him". 

Whaaat?