深夜漣漪...

今天苑裡外拍,老師給了我一個作業... 題目是"20年後的自拍照"

老師說他會持續給我作業,要我繼續加油、創作。

離別的時候，老師問"要不要抱一下?" 於是我們擁抱，老師久久沒放開，像要安慰我似又像自己在認真告別似的的在我背上拍著。

老師的感受力太強了，被人懂得的感覺真的很容易讓人卸下偽裝，打開心防。

我是強裝堅強的....從8年前開始....

這樣的個性被察覺了，也被諒解和珍惜了... 我很開心能認識這群攝影班的朋友和老師，但是相聚的時光這麼短暫，短暫到自己都害怕會很快忘記...

晚上要離別前,提到開車...老師說他有時會開快車,心情不好的時候....then 看著我認真措詞的說了一句"我兼具內斂和瘋狂的兩面"... 看著他認真想表達的眼神,我說了一句"嗯...我能懂" 剎那間，我覺得老師也開啟了他的心防...

緣起...希望永遠不滅~

作業:

1. email my address

2. 攝影紀念本

3. 2組系列作品 for exhibition

4. 變形記

5. "20年後的自拍照"

The 2nd year would be better...

One more week... Then I'll be gone from Mexico.

One year and two months in Guadalajara....

Today I met up with Os and Pao again. They introduced me to their mutual friends, Steve and Ty. We had a great Mexican lunch and nice chat about cultures.

It's sad that I'm leaving before the friendship could build up more.

The first time I met Paola was in Metropolitan Park. It was a sunny day like most other days in Guadalajara. We somehow clicked and like each other.

Then we met the 2nd time and the 3rd time. Unfortunately, it's too late to know Os and too late to know Pao & Chorro. I know we'd become great friends if time allows.

Maybe I am leaving too early. The 2nd year is always better. What did I learn from the past??!!

Bye bye, Mexico. I really love your lovely people and colorful food. And I really enjoyed the weather and all the road trips we had.

I'm gonna miss you...and all of our dear friends here

Adios!! Os, Chorro, Pao, Dave, Heidi, Rebeca, Brenda, May, Carlos, Aldo, Anahi, Karla, Osbado...

遇見Sophie

真的是用"遇見"來形容的...

我們兩個很奇妙的相約在鳳凰城，我，是因為U2的演唱會，Sophie是因為我...

哈你和我從LA轉機(是個錯誤，警告大家永遠不要從LA轉機，容易丟掉貴重物品)，12:34pm會抵達鳳凰城。

在LA工作的Sophie和我約好星期六日一起在鳳凰城玩一玩，但是可憐的她，因為星期天突然缺人，咱們號稱雄領巾、雄怕ㄅㄧㄚˇ的台灣人，當仁不讓的接下了星期天的工作，但還是很夠義氣的決定要飛下來在機場跟我吃個中飯、下午5點再飛回去。

為了這麼緊湊的時間，我自認為很organized的把我的飛機時刻和手機號碼傳給Sophie，手機特地還換了台灣的sim卡、開通漫遊... 到了機場很緊張的找無線上FB看sophie的回覆，結果看到"Don't worry. I know how to find you." =_= 於是.........

我除了猛check手機和FB、在機場晃來晃去 + 一整個盯著所有黑頭髮的人瞧一外 (包括一個低頭看書背對我的黑人，就在我巧巧從背後接近時，被哈你冷冷的一句 she's black凍住了) ，就只能trust Sophie了...

下午2點，肚子餓的受不了的哈你，到機場附設的中國餐廳點了兩碗飯，我上上下下再去繞個三圈後，終於放棄、回來坐下吃我的飯...then...奇蹟出現了...

哈你突然噴飯猛個站起來往前跑了兩部，然後又退回來拉著我指著外面喊 "your friend!!" 我心跳加速，筷子一丟衝了出去大叫"秀琴!"~~~~~~~~ 現在回想起來，那時候的心情，真是難忘~ :D 上次見面是1年8個月前的事了... Sophie始終還是達到了她的目的，給了我個超大的驚喜! 哈~

<<幕後花絮>>

這個傻小孩看到我的班機時刻，發現我是跟她坐同一班飛機，所以打算給我個驚喜~ 結果這傢伙睡過頭、開車到機場後，把手機忘在車上...

她最後一個登機，上了飛機沒見著我(我坐第二排、第二排耶! 這麼好找~)，領行李那也沒找著我... 她上上下下找，後來坐在角落的Starbucks喝咖啡懊悔(我轉那麼多圈根本沒發現這間Starbucks)...

總而言之啊~ 我們終於見到了... 也很開心的聊了近四個小時，然後送sophie上飛機... Q_Q

相聚的時間總是太短，雖然成語"弄巧成拙"用在這時候很貼切...不過Sophie這份用心和浪漫，我由衷的感動，更是非常的感謝~

也提醒了我，在現代忙碌的社會中，在不斷衝刺、為生活奮鬥的同時，不要忘了這份情懷，在我們年輕個10多歲的時候，大家都有的那份真誠及浪漫的情懷~ :)

Thank you, Sophie~ 為了你這份用心，我會考慮一下再光臨一次LA這個爛機場的... e_<

My early birthday gift

It is always good to be home and meet up with old friends. Selina and I met up in Taipei for lunch and coffee near Taipei 101. Surprisingly we were BOTH keen for KFC that day!! This time she didn't bring her big camera bag but a small delicate brown handbag.
Finally I popped the question during coffee: 'Is this one made by you, too?...' She smiled and nodded. I screamed and gave my compliments on the bag. Then she shared the happiness with me.
About Selina... She saved money for an SLR Nikon in highschool when other girls were concentrating more on boys, clothes, hair, cosmetics...etc. (In my case, it was vollyball and basketball.)
Then we both grew up and got into the future that we never expected we'd have when we were in highschool.
Even we went to very different major in uni in different cities, we ended up both being sales in electronic industries. Yup! Just like a lot of other students in Taiwan, we went into the department where we had no idea what we can do for a living afterwards. When it turns out the job you can apply for is not that interesting to you. You turned around to work on something has nothing to do with your major.
The busyness keeps most people fully occupied to think about what they really want to do, but not for Selina.
She quit from the electronic company and went to work in a computer learning center because the employees got lessons for free.
Then she finally bought her first DSLR camera and started her own business on the internet.
And now she has found her talent for handicrafts & designs... She is doing all the things she LOVES!
She is definitely the one that can inspire a lot of us if we don't like our jobs and lives, we should go out and make some changes for it. :)

The day I was leaving Taiwan (May 22nd), she called and told me that she made me a bag. More than a month later, I got it. A little card says it'd be my early birthday present this year :)
It's an elegant brown handbag with striped of all the colors I love.
Excitedly I took the bag to the backyard and took a whole bunch of pictures of it. I love my early birthday surprise.
Moreover, I love my old friends~ Wish them all the best in Taiwan.

呦~ 嬌滴滴的耶...


a bag with my NAME in it... (yeah, in it, it's better than on it)


me with the bag...