White picnic / 白色野餐節

沒有靈感的時候就出去玩，躺著看城市的天空，像是超級大的碗公，心情都好了起來。

Play hard when I run out of inspirations. I lie on the grass looking at the city sky, which looks like a super big bowl. It's impossible not to feel elated. 

        身邊被穿著白衣的野餐客圍繞，還有白馬來作伴，真是無比夢幻！

   I am surrounded by picnickers in white. We are accompanied by a white horse. What a dreamy day! 

Autumnal serendipity / 秋光進行曲

秋天的週六傍晚，我們晃到寶藏巖，在藝術聚落裡東看西看，經過尖蚪咖啡時，女孩們立刻Google查詢，看網路上說值得一遊，我們很阿沙力地走進去，果然沒有讓我們失望，咖啡店裡的fu自在又逍遙，並且帶著點浪漫。豆豆點的沖繩啤酒來時，香醇的酒味迎面而來，瀰漫在涼涼的深秋空氣裡。

On a autumn Saturday we saunter to Treasure Hill Artist Village, which is like a meandering uphill labyrinth. Though by the time we arrive, some galleries and studios have been closed, but we still get to see something. When passing by Tadpole Cafe, my high-tech young girls immediately Google it to see if it is worth a visit. With bloggers' recommendation, we do not hesitate to walk in. The artistic and romantic atmosphere does not disappoint us at all. When the Osaka beer Bean orders comes, the yeasty aroma fills the cool autumnal air. 

        我們接著從下午開始的胡言亂語，瘋瘋癲癲的，卻無比開心，當下的氣氛太迷人，我捨不得不把速寫本拿出來，雖然畫得歪七扭八，但我不在意。天黑之後，從窗口望去，遠方的高架橋上閃著光，車輛極速奔去，真是美麗的夜景。

We carry on with our babbling that has gone on for several hours since the afternoon. It doesn't make sense, but we are extremely elated. The moment is too beautiful to be missed, so I can't help taking out my sketchbook. Though I end up with a terrible sketch, I don't mind. When the sky eventually darkens, the matchbox-like cars speeding on the highways in the distance form a charming image. 

        原本以為是另一個埋首在書桌前畫圖的週末夜晚，結果女孩們送給我了一首即興的秋光進行曲。

I thought it'd be another weekend evening at my desk, but the autumnal serendipity takes me somewhere so near and far too. 

Busan 2 / 釜山 2

八月底的釜山已散發濃濃的秋意，雨又下個不停，感覺像是到了離台灣盛夏很遠的地方。

Fall arrives in late August in Busan. There is also ceaseless rain. I feel like being somewhere very far away from the summery Taiwan. 

        釜山處處都是銀杏樹，不過樹葉還是翠綠的顏色，導遊說到了秋天，樹葉就會轉成黃綠色，非常之浪漫。

   There are gingko trees everywhere in Busan. Though the leaves are still lush green, our tour guide says they will turn mustard green in autumn. I can already imagine that in my mind. 

        楓葉預告秋季的到來。

   Maple leaves are ready to usher in the autumn season. 

        松樹結滿淡綠色的毬果。

   Pine trees are loaded with milk-green cones. 

        下雨時松針的眼淚垂在枝緣，看起來楚楚可憐。

   Raindrops hang on the edges of pine leaves, which possesses appealing beauty for me. 

Autumn / 秋天裡做什麼？

楷維一早上已經幫我畫了三張明信片，卻還嚷嚷著要畫畫，懶惰的阿姨最近的新策略是：我出題目給你，你今天可以畫下雨天在家裡畫圖。因為我把點數翻三倍，就是有點為難，阿楷也答應了。

   Kai has drawn three postcards for me in the morning; still, he hasn't had enough of it. So I come up with a new strategy by giving him a topic--draw your drawing at home on a rainy day. Since I triple the  number of brownie points, he is tempted to take the challenge. 

        我覺得楷維可以畫得更好，就誘拐他加工。

   I think Kai can do a better job, so I coax him into embellishing the image. 

        剪剪貼貼變成詩意的下雨天。

   After the collage, we turn the picture into a poetic rainy day. 

       哥哥的題目是：秋天在樹林裡散步。思維很高興地接下挑戰。

   The topic for Von is: Taking a walk in the woods in autumn. He seems highly motivated. 

        趁他走開時我拿出壓克力顏料，又幫他亂剪亂貼的，想不到狂野的楷維整個不行，搶著要幫忙。

   As he goes away, I add an acrylic touch and some more collage. Meanwhile, Kai is all worked up, fighting to help his elder brother. 

        沒有颱風的秋天是真的如此充滿光亮喔！

   This is how an autumn day without any typhoon looks, full of light and breeze. 

       也可以來個溫暖的散步！

   Or it's a good idea to go for a warm walk! 

Autumn night / 秋夜

秋夜，六歲的孩子在算數學，三歲的孩子在讀英文。

On autumn night, the six-year-old boy is working on math while the three-year-old is studying English.

白天出這些作業的我，一個人吹著涼涼的微風，畫著圖，Keith Jarret的科隆音樂會清亮的史坦威琴聲陪著我，幸福。

I, one of the day-time assignment givers, want to get away from it all and simply enjoy the cool breeze. I draw, surrounded by the bright piano notes of Keith Jarret from his Koln concert. I am tasting the ultimate bliss of solitude.

Sunny Camden Market / 晴天的坎頓市場

去了坎頓市場三次，十月中和凱特琳娜去時，天氣如此晴朗，那一天很快地就變成我在倫敦最棒的經驗之一，我們乘船在運河上，因為陽光太閃亮，眼睛得閉起來，可惜我當時太忙，沒有時間立刻整理照片。

I've been to Camden Market three times. When I went there with Caterina in mid-October, the weather was so sunny. Soon that day became one of the best I had had in London. We sailed on the canal, shut our eyes against the sun because it was too dazzling. It was a pity that I was so occupied then that I didn't have time to go through the photos.

原本計劃今天晚上要來回顧一下當時的相片，我卻一時想不起來記憶卡放哪裡去了，有點懊悔，能夠證明那趟旅行的視覺依據暫時不見，窗外又滴著雨。

I planned to sort out the photos tonight and look back on the trip. But I suddenly realize that I had no clue where I put the memory card. I feel like blaming my failing memory because the visual proof of that trip is temporarily missing. And it's kind of drizzling outside.

最近在想一些事，當下的機會不把握住，之後再想回頭也來不及了。可是春天來之際，我一定要再回去捕捉橙色的坎頓市場，現在就先讓大家想像吧！

Lately I have been thinking about certain things. When an opportunity slips through my finger, it's no use trying to make up later. However, when spring comes, I'll for sure go back to capture the golden moments of Camden Market. For the time being, we'll all have to employ our imagination...

Give me some more time / 再給我一點時間

這幾天很累，累到圖畫不出來，卻又不知道可以做什麼，走在路上只能東看西看，試著找一些靈感。例如說，我在猜這個白馬桶是自己逃出來的嗎？但為何不跑遠些呢？

I was more than exhausted during the past few days, so tired that I couldn't draw. Meanwhile I wondered what else I could do. When walking on the roads, my eyes searched for interesting things so that I could find inspirations. For example, I was curious if this toilet made the escape itself, but if it's really so, why didn't it run further? 

氣溫有逐漸下降的趨勢，但秋天還捨不得離開弗洛登路，天氣晴朗的時候，楓葉看起來就更美麗。

I have the feeling that the temperature is slowly dropping, but autumn still can't bring itself to part with Flodden Road. When there are sunny spells, the maple leaves appear even more charming. 

星期一在畫室裡的任務是拿上週發展的想法繼續發展下去，老師要的是小圖的速寫，每張不超過五分鐘得畫出來，我想我的圖還不夠多元，因為最終要能生出兩個廣告表達同一個想法。

The task on Monday in the studio was to develop one of the ideas we had formed last week. The teachers asked for thumbnail images, each of which should be drawn within five minutes. I think my images were not diverse enough because in the end everyone of us has to come up with two different ads for the same idea. 

今天之前我有種什麼也想不到的枯竭感，早上起床時，我終於復原了，我對自己說，如果我不喜歡我生出的想法，明天我根本無法上台報告，所以無論如何，我要用愛好好做作業。

Before today, I was sucked dry. I couldn't think of anything and I didn't like what I did. This morning when I woke up, I recuperated mentally and physically. I told myself if I don't like my ideas, I won't be able to present them tomorrow. So I have to do the homework with love no matter what. 

雖然我想快速地進步，也容易沒有達到目標感到沮喪，但怎麼說我都在前進。和蔡女士視訊時，隨手畫了一堆肖像，以前我是不會畫這些東西的，這應該是我的改變指標之一。

Though I want desperately to make progress and I am likely to feel frustrated without achieving my goals, I am moving forward anyway. While Skyping with Mom today, I did doodles of everyone's portraits. I wouldn't draw so spontaneously like this before. It is an indication of my change. 

再給我一點時間，我對自己說。

Give me some more time, I say to myself.