11/13/2007

Narcissism

Me: When you send me the pictureee?

Snowball: Which one? You mean the one with three of us?

Me: Not exactly. It's me, you guys are just background.

The picture-Snowball, Liuhui and I ( Taken by Snowball's husband Aidan). Snowball said the Beijing trip in this summer was like a dream which everything didnt seem real to her.

1/7/2007

Alienation

“Hey, you’ll leave for more than two weeks. I’m going to miss you! You indeed look like Edward Norton, so I’ll watch more Edward Norton film, for missing you! � I said, to Brendan, two weeks ago.

. . .

Today.

“Hey, Wula, I’ll borrow this magazine from you, because there’s review about Tarkovsky, plus, Edward Norton is on the cover!� Then I pointed Edward Norton’s photo to Wula.

“Oh, that guy,� he took a glance at the cover, “He came here a few days ago, for interview�.

“What?! Why you didn’t tell me?! You don’t know I like him?! Oh, yes, you don’t know. But you should know, don’t you think he looks like Brendan?!�

“er…does he?�

“You magazine is mine now, for your misjudgment.�

“OK...when Brendan comes back?�

“Who cares?! I still can’t believe I missed E-d-w-a-r-d N-o-r-t-o-n!�

1/5/2007

贵�

li: 你家祖上有没有贵�?

Meatball: 我们那儿都是贵�。

li: 那��田?

Meatball: 你们中国傻呢,把贵�都给�了。我们呢,把人民给�了,都�以当贵�了。

Meatball: 我们——我们是罕�的�田贵�。

9/6/2006

Beautiful Autumn Afternoon

Me: my lips are swelling

Me: the weather is too dry

Me: i drank two cups of coffee

Me: i wanna have a nap

Me: i hate computer

Meatball: "Song Li: Artist, blogger, random complaint generator"

Me: i am the queen of sleeping

1/14/2006

Foreign Imperialist Gravely Misunderstands Chinese Culture

Me: I left a comment on yuha’s blog yesterday, hope he will reply:P

Him: I'm sure he will. What was it? "HURRY UP?!?!"

Me: what are you talking about?

Him: second part of Brothers.

Me: I said I prefer his novel to the essays, too many quotations in his essays.我会更倾心于您的�说多于�笔,怕是孤陋寡闻的我�喜您在�笔之中过多的���引,觉得“力�有余而“���足。当然,这�是我个人的趣味(或是�味)罢了。

Him: hmmm, were you bowing as you wrote it?

Me: This is the Chinese way!

Him: I know.

Me: Oh, I remember you can't get used to "nin"

Him: nin I can get used to. 孤陋寡闻的我, 或是�味— funny

Me: I stand in the corner, so nobody can attack me from behind!

Him: yes, and lay on the floor so they can't launch a sneak attack from under the carpet.

Me: oh, then he would think: well, in this case, I have nothing to say

9/10/2005

谦虚

刚刚...

我 — 我带他去哪儿玩儿呢?

妈妈 — 去动物园�

我 — �还去动物园啊,我都�去�

这�怎么�都觉得有点儿别扭,言外之�似乎是“傻�都�去�,��现我的谦虚是真真儿的骨�里的...(��告诉我那其实�是谦虚)

7/12/2005

Closed Mondays

â…°

Even now, I’m sort of ashamed that I’m dumb with some “common sense�, especially as a painter, lazy painter though. Yesterday I took my friends to 798 Art District then found most of the galleries were closed. At the beginning, I thought it’s just bad luck until I pushed the door open and stepped into a messy room.

Me—Hi, any exhibitions here?

Them—Not today

Me—What are you guys doing?

Them—Decorating, this will be a new Italian gallery as well as our neighbor.

Me—I heard of it, so when…(I should stop chatting since my friends were waiting for me outside)

Meï¼?Why most of the galleries are closed today, just because of Monday?

Them—Yes, ALL THE GALLERIES IN THE WORLD ARE CLOSED ON MONDAYS.

Me—Why 798 can’t be different…

Them—(The friendly couple just gave me smile and silence…)

I’m really really sorry to make a stupid decision to take my friends to 798 on MONDAY:(

â…±

Still, in 798, café, in the restroom doorway, a foreign man was approaching me…

Me—Du Kefu! ( Christopher Doyle’s Chinese name, I called him as if he was my soldier:P)

He—Who are you!

Me—(absolutely not one of your girlfriendSSS, relax…) Haha, you don’t know me, you’re tooooooo famous!(ya,that is my tone,太~~有å??了)

Then he said something in Chinese, I couldn’t understand it, I’ve thought his spoken Chinese was pretty good, at the moment, he seemed drunk to me,or maybe I just thought that because of his red nose.

â…²

798, outside café

The face in the photo used to be very famous in the last few years in Beijing, finally found it again. When I was trying to take that photo, I noticed a guy leaning on the wall, sending a text message.

Me—Hi, would you mind me taking a photo of you and the face on the wall?

He—Oh, sorry, you want to take the photo of wall?(he’s walking towards me, that’s what I want)

Me—It’s ok, I’m just afraid you don’t like to be in the photo without your permission.

He—Not a big deal, you like the face on the wall?

Me—Yes, but what a pity that a car hides it… or it would be perfect!

He—You need me to move the car?

Me—That’s great! Is it your car? Would you mind moving your car a little far away, just a little.(he doesn’t know 20mins ago I was trying to kick his car but just lifting my leg up)

He—No problem!

Me—Sooooooo nice of you!

More Beijing Graffitis

6/27/2005

Tuanjie Problem in Tuanjie Lake

Tuánjié, it can be used as noun means comity, rally, solidarity; or verb, means hold together, unite, solidify. To the best of my knowledge, Tuanjie Lake area hasn’t changed a lot compared to other places in Beijing, at least I still can find some relative traditional breakfast place around there. Once I talked with my friend who lives there, she told me a new change was coming.

She— Hey, do you notice many Xinjiangese around Tuanjie Lake area recently?

Me— Nope, but I took a nice photo of Xinjiang kid there, did you see that?

She— No. At least you’re luckier than me. What I see is the robberies, which are committed by Xinjiangese most, and a Xinjiang guy even followed me once, awful experience.

Me— Robbery?! Really?!

She— Sure, and the policemen don’t dare to intervene the robbery, otherwise they will be accused of destroying national solidarity(ç ´å??æ°‘æ—?团结)!

Me— (78 seconds laugh)…

Now, I’m wondering how many of you can get this post means, perhaps it doesn’t make sense to you…I’m wondering if it is a mistake that I prefer translating some words with Chinese characteristics into my crappy English, if it can be called as a mistake. Or, it’s an innovation in language? Ok, I’m bragging, I’m just get used to messing and cleaning to kill the time:P

Speaking of English, there’s another conversation between my mom and me. One of my habits is to chat with my mom after dinner. Today she asked why I slept later than usual.

Me— I was writing many looooooong English compositions, you know my English is poor so I have to spend more time writing them.

Ma— I’ve thought your English was good, I remembered you talked a lot with your friends in English on the phone

Me— Yeah, full of “Sorry?� “I can’t get it� “Can you speak as slowly as possible� “When we can have a conversation in Chinese?!�

5/25/2005

No One Is Lovely!

I was smoking, sitting on the steps outside a bookshop (“the uneducated is cheated by the educated, the educated is cheated by printed matter�), chatting with my friend. A young guy came running over to us and breathlessly asked:

�“Could you lend me 2Y for a bus fare?�

�“No.�, I said after a moment of hesitation

�“I’ve heard people here can take the bus for free…?�

�“If you’re ‘lucky’.� Said my friend.

Then he turned back and went on running. Looking at his receding figure, my friend said:

�“He’s kind of like British beggar.� (Advance with times?)

�“Yeah…Mencius believed the basic goodness of human nature could be explained as ‘heart of compassion’, which was the instinct reaction when man encountered the pathetic things or people. But many beggars made up their stories to cheat people, in a sense, it’s not because I’m cold-hearted, it’s them to kill my compassion�

�“Look, this is your nature, you often shift the blame onto others instead of yourself!�

4/12/2005

Iintrinsic Power of Pictures

Snowball is preparing the final paper for submittal. The discussion might be a good way to make the paper better because then you can check if something is really what you think and avoid some mistakes are easy to make. That's why she asked me what I think about "the intrinsic power of pictures" and " how artists use their work to pose questions". This post is my reply to snowball and I'm looking forward to her view. I'm not sure if there’re a number of contradictions in it, maybe it's rubbish only, even if it is, at least it would help snowball to keep away from bullshit. I would like to be such a good friend:)

Many thanks to intellectual Jim for translating the first part of this post:), 掌声鼓励一下:P

雯 - 你能把你对于画�本身的力�和艺术家用作���问的看法写写�?我也写写,我们讨论一下

Wen: Could you write something about the intrinsic power of pictures and how artists use their work to pose questions? I’ll also write about this and we can have a discussion.

立 - 我觉得画�本身的力�是�存在无需讨论,凡是存在都必有“力��(一根线也�幻化出“大漠孤烟直�)。力�就力度�讲或弱或强,就方��讲或曲或直,就形��讲或�或显,从���义上�讲力�的本身并无褒贬,因为天�和蠢��是寥若晨星(所以我们的讨论与这两者无关),也就是说大多数人并�天具神力或天生无力。那么关于“力��的讨论是�就最终��在力�的产生(起点),力�的承载(过程)和力�的呈现(终点),也就是说关于画�内在力�究竟为何呈现,如何呈现以��实到画�的最终呈现。

Li: My feeling is that there is no need to discuss whether or not pictures have an intrinsic power – all existing things must have a ‘power’ (a single line is enough to evoke the ‘single plume of smoke rising straight above the desert’ [from the classical poem written by Wang Wei]). Power may be strong or weak in terms of its dynamism; warped or straight in terms of its direction; and manifest or hidden in terms of its form. In one sense there is nothing intrinsically to be decried about power, since both great genius and basest idiocy are scarce commodities (and hence our discussion bears no relation to these two); by this I mean the majority of people have neither great natural gifts of power but nor are they by nature entirely powerless. So shouldn’t a discussion of power ultimately concern itself with the production of power (its origins), the transmission of power (its processes), and the manifestations of power (its end point)? This looks at why and how the inner power of a picture is in fact manifested and how it is resolved in the end point of manifestation in a picture or painting.

1.力�的产生(起点):

  1. The production of power (its origins):

对我而言,这是最具趣味性,最接近真实(画�的深入�能扭曲这�真实,除��到柳暗花明的幸�或有翻云覆雨的能�)也是决定画�力�最��的因素。在这里,天生的��与本能的好�无疑是决定起点�置的最佳选择,因为任何的力�都比�得“自然�的力�。好的开始是�功的一�,有时甚至代表了�功的全部,就�你喜爱的�木�椎,我觉得他的作�里�更多是本能而�少“创��,也许他本能地认为被�绑的女性更具张力,然�将他本能的所想�以更本能的方�尽�地呈现,那么�始的元气直到最终也没有散去,�就了他独有的作�。他是幸�的,因为他那么熟悉自己的好�而更多人��能在这两点间迷离的游走。游走的结果�么找到,�么迷路,似是而�者则���画�的进行使其清晰,我想�者情况�大多数,所以也许更多的较��自于“力�的承载或传达�,但这里也存在�这样一�相互作用,�力�在最终抵达终点之�,对于终点的远眺左��力�在传达过程的所有相关因素,其中包括很��的力的表现形�,所以实际上在最�选择了力�的出击点�,也往往伴��对力�最终��点的考虑,也就是力�的终点��大概都是这样,你�我往,相辅相�。

For me this is one of the most interesting things about the power of pictures, and also the closest to reality (the action of depiction will likely distort this reality unless the artist is very lucky or very skilful); it is also the most important determinant of a picture’s power. Here one’s in-born tastes and instinctive likes and dislikes are the best choices for the location of the originating point, since no power can compare with the power of nature. A good start is half the battle; indeed at times success is entirely due to it. For example, with Nobuyoshi Araki who you are so fond of my feeling is that his work relies heavily on instinct and contains very little ‘creativity’. Perhaps he instinctively feels the tensions of the bound female form and then takes this instinctive thought and gives it manifestation in a more instinctive way. The primal energy is sustained right throughout the process allowing the achievement of his unique work. He is lucky because he is very clear about what he likes and dislikes whereas most people tend to just wander about rather aimlessly between these two extremes. The result of these wanderings may be a discovery of what was sought or it may be to get completely lost; aspiring artists who can’t rely on strong instincts must clarify as their picture progresses. This latter case accounts for the situation of the great majority, I feel, so perhaps our efforts would be better spent considering instead the transmission of power, although here there also exists an interdependency – before power finally reaches its end point the movement towards that endpoint determines all the related factors in the transmission process, including importantly the form in which that power is expressed. Hence when choosing how one is going to first invoke power one’s choice is actually also accompanied by considerations of where it will end up, which is the end point of power. Most likely it’s all like this – coming and going, mutually interconnected.

2.力�的承载(过程)

实际上我认为这是最é‡?è¦?的一环,因为这是真正æ“?作的过程,尤其在感觉并ä¸?å??分明晰的时候。这力é‡?的承载除了作为画家对于色彩ã€?构图最基本的å“?ä½?之外,是å?¦è¿˜æœ‰ä»€ä¹ˆæ¯”ç”»é?¢è¯­è¨€æ›´é‡?è¦?而被人忽略或仅仅存在与潜æ„?识之中的?我在想è€?å­?的“曲则直â€?,在想“曲径通幽â€?,这“曲径通幽â€?除了是妙“境â€?是å?¦ä¹Ÿæ˜¯å¦™â€œæ³•â€??我们是å?¦åº”该更直接地利用直觉性的东西?除了红色是最醒目的颜色,曲线是最显著的的跃动之外,是å?¦æ›´ç?€çœ¼äºŽè‡ªèº«çš„直觉,å?ªæ˜¯"万物é?™ä¸­å¾—",考虑得越多则离直觉越远?全是问题,但是这些问题是å?¦ä¸?应该出现在对绘画的实际创作之中,最好在创作之外å?§ï¼Œå?¦åˆ™ä¸?胜扰攘。

  1. 力�的呈现(终点)

上述的语无伦次仿佛一次创作的�历,真正到画�的最�,我通常的�度大概就是"爱���",因为最终的考虑对于一幅糟糕的作�实在难挽颓势,除�你打算全盘�定使其�为�一幅作�的起点或是�光一闪地"化�朽为神奇".而这最终的考虑对于一幅好的作�,则有�能画蛇添足,因为实际上我并�相信大多数艺术家是那么得�熟,那么善于控制.

我过两天å†?写关于"艺术家用作å“?æ?¥å?‘é—®"的看法å?§,ç­‰ç?€ä½ å¯¹ä¸Šè¿°çš„“大相径庭â€?,è¶Šå??驳,越好玩儿;愈快ä¹?,愈堕è?½.

P.S.我最近�觉��学浅,这�是那�骄傲的谦虚,是实在最近懒于动脑动眼动手,这�冬眠的情况简直是冰冻三尺,�一日之寒�上述所言�属自产自销,如果有�论家或诡辩家以拳脚相加我也�在乎,虽然并�情愿,但还是�摆出武�准备挨沙�棒的姿�,闪躲一棒便�是好汉:)

Thanks for reading the above, please enjoy the song from Cuijian's new album "show you color"红先生Mr. Red:), I like it since I first heard it months ago and still enjoy Liuyuan's performance.

3/25/2005

Bargain Over the Price

My friends and I are stupid at bargaining with the shopkeepers. We only use the following tricks...

--Hey, my friend looks smart but actually she is not. Once she likes you then your shop will be her first even the only choice, make her like you! so don't you think this sweater should be cheaper?!

Or…

We--I buy your stuff, you should buy me ice cream in return! Drop the price!

They—I want to have ice cream too.

We—Do you think it feels great to have ice cream in such a cold day?!

...

See, what we can get is ice cream only, our business brain freeze by eating too many ice creams.

2/25/2005

From The Gates to Complementary Color

John is my artist net buddy. Tonight we met on the net and talked about many things about art,from The Gates to ZhangYimou, from Jackie Chan to complementary color...(Forgive me my poor English, I really didn't have time to check the dictionary...)

John: What did u think of the Christo project in New york City?

Li: let me remember my first sight at the photos you gave me

John: ok, photos were not great

Li: and not many

John: yeah most came out bad, hard to get on film

Li: i didnt feel much excited about the orange flags(maybe not flags),i like orange though, and i remembered you mentioned it would be better in the sunshine day with breeze, that sounds more excited.

John: yes i agree..unfortunately the whole project did not do a lot for me. i think i had too high expectation

Li: never have too hight expectation,i told myself this a lot

John: was fun just to walk around in it but the scale ,.Height, seems too short for the size of the setting

Li: if you think too short, that must be a big problem. sometimes,the quantity can make different quality, damn it,i really don't know how to express with my such poor English. such as the arrows in the "hero"

John: yes the quantity was great (7500 gates) but I was not overwelmed by them like i wanted to be

Li: are you overwelmed by arrows in the "hero"?

John: i liked the arrows scene

Li: that's why zhangyimou is professional, but i think its a little extreme

John: especially the ones coming in the building when everyone was calmly sitting

Li: this is his old trick. thats why most chinese dont like hero

John: yes i have asked several chinese and so far not many really like it...more popular in USA

Li: especially the theme, and i dont think there're many excited scenes in that film

John: i do get tired of the flying through the air scenes with a big sword out in front though

Li: i watched a few scenes in Peacock,very beautiful. i think that director is great! not like zhang's film,just PRETTY

John: do u like Yimuo early films?

Li: yes,i do. but dont like the last cooperation with GongLi,i dont know its english name John: do u like Not One Less?

Li: oh,no. i dont,but to be honest,its still better than most films directed by others John: yes little corny but i liked it

Li: i like his film about a woman will sue the leader in her countryside,its master piece John: what is the name?

Li: The Story of Qiu Ju

John: yes i know that one....i liked very very much

John: we have very few chinese films here ...but i think any are a good change from many of the silly "action" american films

Li: when i was tired,action movie is my favorite, such as HARD ROCK

John: we all like old JACKIE CHAN films here haha

Li: HAHA,but i dont like him

John: i like a lot but his new ones r terrible

Li: i like Jet lee more, the way he plays kungfu is very beautiful

John: i knew u would say that hehe

Li: IT'S TRUE

John: Jackie is terrible actor but great stunt man

Li: and he is handsome,chinese style handsome

John: u mean Jet Li?

Li: of course

John: Jackie has big nose, haha ,maybe that is why i like him

Li: yes,i used to think Jackie is very handsome when i was a kid

John: really???

Li: yes,i was abmormal that age...

John: it's fun to be "ABmormal"

Li: for example, we all know what complementary color in the painting

John: yes...

Li: i think complementary color like a couple. when i was a kid,i think blue and red is a couple, green and yellow is a couple

John: but those not complementary colors

Li: yes,thats why i said i was "different"

John: ah ic....i'm a little slow too

Li: complementary color should be recognised by eyes,not by teaching

John: i have hard time with colors....usually only use very little ...and never sure about combinations

Li: haha,no wonder you're a man,woman has that gift

Li: but woman seldom do a big job

John: hmmm is that the reason

Li: differently sort of

John: i am repainting the walls in my kitchen....just going to use white...easy

Li: you can use the gray,we often call them high-class gray,its the mark of my university John: don't like gray in kitchens...sorry

P.S. The figure drawing is made by John, I like that, as I told him, a little like my favorite artist---Euan Uglow’s works.

1/11/2005

Regain Thoughts

I allowed myself to get up late today because I figured I got a cold already (or got a sign of cold---sore throat).It’s 11:30 o’clock, I still lay on my bed watching Friends although I’ve got calls from 3 editors since I woke up. The more others urge me, the more slowly I do—I’m not sure if it is my horrible nature.

My sister once suggested that I’d better to take some Chinese medicine to regain(调�) my health in my swelling days or when I stayed up all night. So at that moment, when I didn’t want to work, I was wondering if I should have a medical examination in Chinese medicine hospital .It’s said the doctor I’m gonna see is good and his grandfather’s grandfather was a imperial physician (I would rather believe he is a contemporary imperial physician). And then, my mum came into my room (I was still in bed…),

Mum—Lunchtime!

Me—Hey, mum, I wanna go to the Chinese medicine hospital.

Mum— For what?

Me—Because I am old enough, some friends saw the doctor already, it’s a sign! It’s my turn to take our traditional magical Chinese medicine to regain my health.

Mum—whatever, I’m just asking you if you want to have lunch.

Me—No! I think I should have more sleep then have strength to go to the hospital.

Mum—I believe you should regain your thoughts first.(我看你还是先调�调�你的�想�)

在我写完这个帖���接到一个编辑的电�,最�她问我“你八几的?�,最�的就是这个!!!我能�需�中医调��?!

1/10/2005

Good Chinese

下�的�是�生在我和一个外国朋�之间,他的中文说得很好,他自认为蹩脚的中文其实很生动,这比�"大山"一样一�漂亮的中文更加动�.

我累了,趴在桌上,然�,关心的�语传�...

--"你的样�好�怜啊,�“�氓狗�一样"(是�狼狗,如果是�氓狗,那我应该是���水)

他在付�的时候有时分�清硬�的角或分,我从洗手间出�,�现他竟然拿分当角�付钱(天下竟有这么愚蠢�善良的骗�?�),被waiter退了回�,我立刻说:

--“你这个骗��还好我的�时到�制止了一场犯罪!�

�过此刻waiter也走远,而他还糊里糊涂�太知怎么回事儿,�留下我独自回味�自己刚刚的正直形象...

1/6/2005

憨��掬

我��帅�刚�告诉我她买了全套FRIENDS,然� My sister Shuai Lian just told me she'd bought the complete friends, then . . .

宋——第几季?

Me - Which season?

帅——全部�(我第一感觉是怀疑,这有点�太�她的作风...)

Shuai - All of them! (I didn't believe her at first, it's didn't seem her style...)

宋��哇~~,多少钱买的?

Me - Wow . . . How much?

帅��60�

Shuai - 60Y!

(这下我的感觉就对了...)

(That made more sense)

宋——你买的是那�SDVD或是MP4之类的东西�,你看看�(我其实没看过SDVD或是MP4,但那东西浓缩的程度让我觉得有点�怕)

Me - It must be SDVD or MP4 then, have a look (I've never bought them myself, but they're so compressed I feel a bit scared)

帅——嗯...好åƒ?ä¸?太清楚,颗粒粗,å?¯æˆ‘å??远一点ä¸?就行喽?

Shuai - Mmm, doesn't seem too clear, bit grainy. But it'll be ok if I sit further away, won't it?

看,从我�对生活细节的处��看,她是一个多么冰雪�明,积��远的人啊啊~~

See, from the way my sister deals with things, you can see how clever and far-thinking she is . . .

�——我打算�一件大的工程�

Snowball- I'm going to do somthing HUGE!

宋——哇,什么呀?

Me- Wow,what are you gonna do?

�——我打算写一篇关于你的文章,一万字�

Snowball- I will write an article about you, 10,000 words!

宋——肯定跟歌颂毛主席似的...

Me- It must be like something to praise Chairman Mao...

�——对�

Snowball- Exactly!

宋——巧的是我昨天也想写一篇关于你的,题目是“��我之�,有关�雯�长的辛酸血泪��,从入学第一天开始写起(我昨天确是这么想的)。

Me- By a coincidence I planned to write something about you yesterday,the title is "Wuwen's life is full of tears and blood since she met me"(I'm not kidding,I really thought about it yesterday)

1/5/2005

A New Part

It's snowball (if you once read my posts, I think you would know who she is) to remind me why I don’t make a new category about CONVERSATION. She always likes to ask me questions to wake up my lazy nature. I really love to talk with her because I can find many things in a different view or how to be true.

The following conversation is between her and I, I’m not able to repeat them in English.

我和�雯谈到我今天�的帖�,我说�些地方读起�也许让人感觉�弄�藻,好�自己了�起似的…接�,

宋――我就是自我感觉良好,怎么了?��行�?�

�――就是��是还有我这样的人崇拜你�?�我��是下岗女工,我也是�过教育的�

宋——你这样把所有下岗女工都骂了…

�――哦…

(爆笑)

宋――我们俩这样说�充分显示了我们的浅薄,怎么了?��行�?�

我们为什么�时时�智?为什么�能�悦(这�是我的朋�啊)?�智的沉积难��会�为感情�些时候�怕宣泄的一个起点�?月满则�,我想我们的任性�是让它�这么满。

下�的对�是和我爸爸之间的,我想�过他的人看到�会觉得他更加�爱。

女—�爸,我请你看《功夫》�!

父——�看,那�电影太�作。

女—�什么��作呀?你喜欢看什么?

父——我喜欢看悲剧!�《泰�尼克》! …

女——爸,快过�“分享�我写的作文.

然�我爸专心看我写��的帖�

父——写得好,真有想象力�(想象力?�他夸我的画时说我的画有立体感,立体感?�),我早说过你�以写东西,���个记者什么的,学个破美术干嘛 ...

P.S. I know you will be here hours later, check the blog pic, it's you to take it!So please don't say I look stupid again …

6/28/2004

Boring Monday

(1) Conversation between my friend and I, got her message in the morning: She—How're you doing?

Me—Fucking bored.(I was really in the bad mood at that moment, Sleeping is better than wasting time at least. )

She—It's impossible to have a meaningful day everyday, close your eyes and you would better stand it to get used to it.

Me—What I'm worried is "get used to".

She—EVERYONE does that.

(2) Conversation between my colleague, I asked him first:

Me—Why we have to inform the embassy when the agent invite the galleries to attend our exhibition?

He—Are you kidding, you really don't know?!

Me—No, I don't.

who was more awkward now, he must thought where I am from, maybe it's common sense for most people, I'm sorry that was not me.

(3) The similar conversation with a leader who worked on cultural exchange for many years.

Me—Why I can't get the British accent, because I watched too many Hollywood films?! poisoned by the people of United States.

He—You're honest, I can't get their accent either. (then he began to talk about something happened in a country in South Africa )

Me—What is that? Never heard of that country

He—You're honest, I really like your attitude, some people always like to pretend that they know everything.

I wanted to tell him that I really want to pretend to know something sometimes if I know how to , but I didn't think he would get what I mean.

(4) leader, colleague and me

Me—Hi, leader, you had your hair cut off, let me see if its cool.

Colleagu—See, leader, this little comrade doesn't know how to respect the old man, should be educated.

Leader—Exactly, will educate her later

I have got my excuse if he tried to educate me—I respect everyone in the world, so it doesn't matter to tell if he's old or young. we're the world ,we're the children".

Bye bye, boring day!

P.S. 7.1.is the birthday of Chinese Communist Party,so everyone in our centre will go to the national museum for the exhibition about the spirit of the party,which called Yan'an spirit will shine forever. It's a free show,free?!I don't think so,my time is not free for this