De Young museum

Today, I went to De Young museum at Golden Gap park.

I heard this place that they said it would kill your camera(you will run out off your film).

After I took bus and I spent 20 minutes to get down there.

It is a beautiful park and it is a beautiful architect.

I feel I am so happy.

Recently, I think people who can live here is so happiness.

Although I still miss where I came from.

There were several exhibitions that we can see today.

Actually, there were so many exhibitions in this building more then MOMASF.

But there were only two floor and one basement, so you don't need to climb too many floor.

I saw many Africa and Maya culture art works.

It looks so real and fake. I don't know. Like some thing you should see at an Africa's native home, or a deco on a chieftain's head.

But I can see it in front of me.

It's a really nice museum and I'd like to go to there again.

Next time, I will ride bicycle to there. Ha Ha.......

Number one art work in my heart



Number two art work in my heart


Chair one

女人不是菜

昨天，朋友看見我女朋友的照片，問我說，所以這就是我喜歡的類型？我也不知道，似乎喜歡的女孩子並沒有統一的類型，就像我雖然有喜歡的設計風格，但是執行上卻沒有統一風格的原因似乎雷同吧！因為，雖然喜歡，可是客戶不見得適合，所以提出的方案也就越來越多變。以這個做比喻，似乎很有趣呢！接著另一個朋友說，我一定喜歡嘗試不同的“ 菜 “，我旋即回答；女人不是菜。我自己很驚訝於說出這樣的話，因為，一般而言，我會順者別人的話說話，但是，有時卻會說出自己都驚訝的話。對壓，女人對於我而言，不是一道一道的菜，那麼簡單。我不是饕客，女人也不是佳餆。真要簡單的說，我寧願說；女人是上帝的傑作，於我，是美的啟蒙。

        依稀記得大ㄧ上設計通識，老師問我們，你們覺得女人身體哪裡最美呢？大家似乎都很臉紅心跳的，不敢說話。我卻毫不猶豫的說，女人最美的地方就是身體相連的部位。是的，我覺得最美的地方不是五官，不是乳房；而是頸部，腰部的曲線。你可以感覺到嗎？女人與男人的曲線就是不一樣，年輕女人與成熟女人的曲線也不一樣，即使在一個曖昧不明的灰色地帶。

BBQ, Swim&night club at San Jose

Live here is so good that I am afraid I cannot get used to Taiwan anymore.

No more over time working, sun light, good weather and countless events make me feel live in a dream word.

Is it my America dream?

We went to Fred's house at SJ and he BBQ for us.

There was a swimming pool and we had a lots of fun there.

Thanks for Fred. He prepared so many food. 

I like the days we spent here, California.

After BBQ party, we went back to SJ people's apartment.

We went to night club at SJ which is called LOFT.

Actually, for me, it was a little bit boring.

I think music is one of the most important elements at night club.

This LOFT club's music is not so good.

Basically, it was an experience.

Sunday, we stay at the apartment all day.

Thank for Jane and Shi-Fen cooked for our branch.

I like the sausage fried rice very mush.

   

Afternoon, we took Cal-train and back to SF.

Louis came to our apartment to stay two nights.

He is more younger then us but he had a lots of social experience.

He is also a food lover.

We reheat food which we brought back from Calvin's house.

And Louis cooked same fried rice for us.

This weekend is so good. I feel happy. Thank God. 

You always treat me very nice.   

  

First TDC report 2007 july

     拖了第一次的報告，遲遲未交，不單單是因為太忙而沒時間去寫，其實我從來不相信自己的這種理由，因為寫文章這種事，我自己很明白，可以是個一小時內就完成的工作，那我一整天抽不出一個小時，來寫篇心得嗎？昨天晚上，我完成了在這裡第一個想要做的事，我站在Pecha Kucha Night的台上，和大家分享我工作五年來的部份作品，我花了多久的時間準備呢？花了一天整理版面，花了一天校正講稿，實際工作天數是兩天，可是其實這件事，可是我今年年初就立下的心願呢！有那麼嚴重嗎？我朋友引進PK Night到台灣的那個時候，我就和他們說；我會上台的。這件事足足拖了我半年多。雖然上台發表，對我過去可能是家常便飯，可是，面對自己的時候就那麼沈重。

      寫這篇心得，似乎也要面對自己一些不甘的，不堪的，甚至卑鄙的寫法吧！一直無法打開我的MPB，開始做這件事。昨天晚上結束了派對，和Phon在聊天的時候，他們不禁問起我為什麼還不交報告呢！我才發現原來我心裡還存在著這麼多情緒，難道我受傷了嗎？記得參加這個活動，有經驗沒經驗的人，給我的建議中，最重複的就是，千萬不要報任何期望，台創的活動辦得很糟。所以，我採信了這樣的說法，告訴我自己說；千萬不要有期望。特別是在歐洲取消，有名公司沒有，得知是採用觀光簽證進來等的事，接二連三發生後，我對這樣的說詞更是深信不疑；但是你要我怎樣不要抱有期望呢？畢竟這還是很難吧！第一個有關錢的事，我還記得朋友和我說，你拿了這個錢出國，可是這個錢你也可以拿來開一間設計公司，一個人過得很爽了。我怎麼對自己交代呢，當我把一天帶兩個便當省下來的錢，全部壓在一個我不期望的訓練上，這著實是個風險很高的賭注啊！

      我是個基督徒，我相信我所作每件事，每天遇到的事，都不是偶然。那我來美國想必也非偶然，我生活中的事，突然全部結束，全部放下，就可以來這裡，這絕對不是偶然，就像官講的；我三十歲前，不存錢。我已經做了我的選擇了，既然來了就好好享受在這裡的時間。實在很不想再讓那些過去的事拖住我，就讓那些事過去吧！不要去想會有人幫你安排什麼， 或是會獲得什麼，在這裡也是和在台灣一樣的，只是過日子而已。

下面節錄上課的筆記。

這次上課的短短兩天中，有一場課還讓我印象蠻深的，之所以比較深的關係，其實也是因為這是惟一一場，比較有互動的課。那是由兩位女性為我們上的課，她們是從事市場調查的公司。她們依照一本書裡面的內容，給我們執行類似workshop的活動。她們使用方法的名稱叫做Ideal Box，這個方法的目的是要測出她們的目標族群喜好，這個邏輯還蠻好玩的，既然我們無法準確的知道，消費者要什麼，那不如就請消費者做出她們想要的東西吧！基本上準備的東西都很簡單；一個盒子（任何尺寸都可以，主要是方便可以畫圖或寫字在上面）、幾隻不同顏色的麥克筆、一些可以裝飾盒子的色紙或彩帶。接下來就是要確認對象，當然不一定要設計師，基本上是你的目標族群就可以。給她們一個題目，譬如說你想要開發的產品，我們這次的題目是Alarm Clock，接者就請我們的目標族群，以這個盒子來當作Alarm Clock的包裝盒，設計出她們想要的Alarm Clock。設計中有幾件事情請她們注意，要描述出幾件事，第一；Feature、第二；Benefits、第三；Messaging、第四；Naming，時間限制在三十分鐘內，最後請各個小組來銷售她們的設計。很好玩的活動，雖然我們都是設計師，免不了對一些地方會想比較多，譬如說，色彩或造型等等，但是這個方法讓我不經想起一句很久以前聽到的話；設計師是消費者的守護者。我還記得我第一次去站在大一學生的講台上，她們問我我是怎麼做設計的，我說大多以自己的經驗為準，我所體驗的變成我的創意輸出來源。基本上，是這樣沒錯，可是，就以這個方法所帶給我的感受而言，我們其實必須具備很強烈的同理心，又能夠以超然的角色為消費者辯護。關於這點，我正在努力的學習者；而我們這組的結果呢？因為我們是剛抵達美國的設計師，離家的鄉愁雖未發作，對另一半的思念卻是強烈的很，所以我們設計了一個很簡單的鬧鐘，但是這個鬧鐘可以錄製聲音，每天早上你就可以被另一半的聲音喚醒，就像她在你的旁邊一樣。你還可以透過鬧鐘上面的另外一個指針，知道另一半世界的時間。很簡單的功能，可是卻是我現在最想要的，簡單回到真正想要這件事上，會發現要滿足人的基本需求真的很簡單。今天，已經太多是我們所製造不需要的慾望了。

Gilroy Garlic Festival

Today is Sat and we went to Gilroy Garlic Festival.

They said that it will be interesting. Because there are many food that all made by garlic.

I am so happy about it. You know that staying here, It's so happy to try something that you never been through before.

There were garlic fries, ice cream, corn, sausage, etc..

There were only one problem. The weather was too hot.

I remember when we left sunset, it's 54 degree. And when we arrived Gilroy, it was 95 degree.

And when we left Gilroy, it was 104 degree.

It's so hot that we saw many people overheat.

It's good because they supplied cold water for free.

It takes 12 dollars to enter.

We almost try everything that we were too full and missed corn.

It's interesting to me as I stood there.

I was thinking that why there was a place so famous about garlic and they can do a festival for it.

After that we went to Gilroy outlet for shopping.

I felt that now I could hold down to buy everything.

After that we went to Costco and bought some steaks.

I cannot wait to eat it.

Today was good and experience more about America. 

Pecha Kucha night at SF

This was one of my wish when the beginning of this year.
I still remember the time when my friend imported PK night to Taiwan.
I said to them that it would be one of my wish this year to stand in front of PK night.
I missed one chance in Taiwan.
After I came to U.S.. I think it should be done here.
I join first PK night at June and started to prepare next time.
I was lucky to met Paul at Alberto's birthday party.
Paul is host of PK night at SF.
I said to him that I want to join PK night to present.
He was so nice and encouraged me to do that.
I signed up to Alberto that I would present at July.
Today was the day I presented.
There were many people there, and I felt nervous for sure.
If you asked me to mark me a score?
I would said 80.
Because I had been practice and done well.
After party, my roommate asked me why I look upset.
I said that during party time, I wanted to find somebody to chat.
But it looks a little bit different with my idea.
I thought there would be a chance to let people know who I am.
And maybe they will interest about me and come to ask me something.
But actually, they didn't. It looks so hard to get into their world.
My roommate said that I should live in reality instead of my day dream.
I think he was right and I should give myself a reward.
I saw twice of my video.
I really done well today.
Specially I used a second language to express myself.

Lucasart studio and Palace of fine art

Last friday......We went to visit Lucasart Studio and Palace of fine art.

I am sorry that too many stuff happened everyday that I cannot updated my blog on time.

But maybe it's good thing because that I tried my best to enjoy every second.

Ok..... Talking about Lucasart Studio . 

It's a very famous company was builded by Starwars' director Geoge Lucas.

There were three company which were included in this studio, Lucas film, Games and light&magic.

Thanks for Chin Ko for hosting this tour and Angus for sharing us this trip.

Due to Chin is a concept artist.We saw many amusing paintings and sculptures.

And we also took a picture with master Youda's sculpture.

In Games place, they always keep light dark and everyone got many cool toys.

About light & magic, because they do movies special effects.

Every movies they joined, they will post a poster on the wall.

And that poster were so many that you cannot believe that so many movies made by special effects.

It was pity that we cannot go into their office to say hi, but I feel satisfied.

After this tour, we went to Palace of fine art, just around the corner.

It was so nice that you can see movie use it for scene(The Rock).

I took some pictures that hope you can enjoy it.