He came down with a 100° to 101° fever yesterday afternoon; hence, he is staying home with Da Da this morning while Mui Mui goes to school. He is watching the DVD "Cars" now .
Unfortunately, the DVD is due to go back to Blockbuster by Saturday.
Wardrobe sponsored by DLau 姑姑Praise The Almighty Lord for watching over the LauLau Family. Another fruitful and warm Christmas to celebrate the birth of our Savior! Once again, we have more blessings and well wishes from everyone that we anticipated. May the Good Lord continues to bless your family and you as He Blesses Us.
Excerpt from our building's newsletter, Volume 16, Number 5, December 2006.
By Deborah Rosenblum, Managing Director, Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, Architects
Ala Wai Plaza had its first residents in the early 70s. Since that time, the strong geometric forms, clean line of materials, and night time light-washed elevator cores have made AWP an iconic piece of Honolulu high-rise architecture.
The architectural firm of record was DMJM; however, our building bears some remarkable resemblance to the work of I.M. Pei, who, interestingly enough, was "in town" during the same period for the design and construction of the East-West Cetner and Kennedy Theater at UH.
Unusual design details seen at AWP, such as floor-to-ceiling windows and a deep concrete grid to protect against glare and direct sun, are design strategies seen in other Pei designs of the 60s, like MIT.
Pei is world renowned for his elegant proportioning of large scale buildings, such as the East Wing of the National Gallery or the Bank of Chinal, Hong Kong.
We'll never get a confirmation that I.M. Pei had a hand in the design of the Ala Wai Plaza, but the similarites are still striking, and we should all be proud of having such an attractive place to call home!
