it’s surprised me a lot while I saw my spot……. kinda empty!! I saw my booth# on the floor, and yet, the yellow tape marked what my area is, that’s my space for two days. I’ve rent tables and fold chairs upfront via internet, so they were there when I arrived

there were some event’s promotion.
this man play a role as pharaoh to promote their show, he’s funny! his kids and wife were there to help him as well. we tried to have conversations but I don’t understand japanese

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two days event, 2700 booths, I thought that’s an international event, but the truth WAS NOT. 99.9% japanese, even I’ve tried my best to say hello with my friendly neighbor, their responses were in japanese……..some people didn’t know how to ask ‘how much’ in english. I stood at my spot fulling of loneliness….I push myself to learn a sentence in japanese: ‘I don’t speak japanese’………. they smiled and approached me, finally we had conversation, without using language. Now I realize there is no barrier even though we speak different language

ok, here goes my works~~~~

Before getting in this country, a female immigrant officer asked me to open my large luggage and checked my stuff seriously. She wondered why I bought so many book covers this time.

‘Well… I’m an exhibitor of the event of “Big Sight” ‘ I answered.

‘Big Sight????’ she didn’t get it.

After her reflection, she suddenly got the point. ‘oh~! Bi-gu Sai-do!!!!’

In the same moment, I felt something…..

Another thing was, I missed my last Limousine bus to ‘O-Dai-Ba’…..so I had to take another bus to Tokyo station and transfer by train or taxi to my location

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It was almost 10pm when I arrived to Tokyo station, the temperature was getting down, I wore just like summer dresses, was walking with my large and medium luggage, it was not a easy job…… and I was starving. I tried to go in the mall beside me tried to find some food, but I couldn’t find any elevator and I thought it was almost closed, so I gave up and kept walking toward to the train station.

The station was under construction, I couldn’t fine any elevator, police officer around there couldn’t really speak english, so I got in a cab.

the driver was a senior person with friendly look, he couldn’t speak english either, but he knew how to discuss with number in english, that was great!

I jumped into the cab, the driver tried to slow down his japanese and talk to me, but I couldn’t really understand him just as I tried to slow down my english.

so we kept silent, until he drove me to my hotel @ ‘O-Dai-Ba’, he finally spoke to me in poor english and excellent japanese. ‘You must ask your parents if you had half-japanese…… cause your skin and your look is just like japanese.’

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Adam, my brother’s friend who’s working in Tokyo, brought my package which I sent it in advance before departure, he separated it into a large luggage and a small cart, came to my hotel from far far away ‘Singnagawa’ by taxi.

He really helped me a lot!!!!

after all schedule was done, I finally had my dinner, a microwave reheat food from 24h grocery store downstair my hotel room

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inside my tiny hotel room, after all luggage was opened, I could barely walk through the doorway easily, definitely no enough space…… my laptop couldn’t connect internet so all I can do was switch on the tv-set and kept working by myself. strange language filled in my room, I could hardly understand a simple word.

I stood aside the window, looked at the outside scene, Had no idea where was there then, but I was excited to admit something…… the crazy thing was I brought myself alone to Tokyo.

Sure, I have to get out of the boring area tomorrow, to the new place with a lot of new hope

I really love your sense of esthetic,
your colors and composition, everything…… just like an outstanding painting!
You are the best ever!!!!

now i really understand how serious the japanese be,
i had a lot of trouble during the process,
luckily I have my friends and families to help me,
ok, I’m ready now.

just keep working from now on.

ppl tried to keep the sidewalk clean and back to normal,
I would have to do the same to me.

couple days later, it was clear again, ppl couldn’t wait to take sun bath again

union sq. was very busy, ppl crowded, even cold-blooded animal joined us…

the weather was beautiful, hopefully my mood would be the same, that would be great

so I decided to walk! just like Forest Gump.
I was heading north to my apt @ 158 st. from south of Manhattan (Bleeker st.)
ok! kept walking… and then i was releasing the weight inside my mind and soul.
i walked before the twilight of dusk to the real night.
finally my mind was clear, just like the beautiful blue on the sky while I looked up.
I didn’t feel lonely anymore

we were not really interested about cigars,
but we just wanted to have one with a lot of excitement.
of course, we were not supposed to smoke in-door, so we just pretended to enjoy it.
my hat was very popular though
for some reason, I kept thinking about Che Guevara

and then we went outside,
lighted it on,
actually we were not really enjoy smoking a cigar that REAL,
the truth was, we felt a bid manhood………weird

oh, this man, who roll cigar for ppl during his lifetime,
but he’s not a smoker…….. so cool~!

ok, I have to finish my new york diaries (since I have given them up for a lone time), can I?
Just let me enjoy talking to myself, that’s all~~~

it will be cold again here, great!
snowy will be fine.
in my memory,
I was always enjoying cold weather with flakes and chilly and something else like that……
it was my pleasure moment (avec mon bon memoroire)
I CAN’T WAIT TO HAVE THAT MEMORY AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE, with me only, no body will join me for sure

Start Time: Monday, March 1, 2010 at 2:00pm
End Time:   Friday, April 30, 2010 at 9:00pm
opening reception: to be announced
Location:    Chih Wei
Street:           No.42, Zhongcheng St.
City/Town: Taichung, Taiwan

it’s Sophie Library’s solo show in Taiwan again.
nice everything, include you.
Looking to seeing you here this time,
as you know, next time will be something else, perhaps,
we never know.

let’s party somewhere around the universe NOW

due to my weird experience lately and it not finish yet, (I’ve went to police station already and they are keeping the record now) I have to mention you something right away……

some crazy people acts like fraud who hide in dark side and still try to do something stupid to waste my energy and hurt my reputation, this is just an art event, crazy people who try to do something bad to me will not be welcome. Also, I will definitely ask policeman around there to pay attention on it