This is Janurary 18, a day which many websites take the action to oppose SOPA — The purpose of this bill seems to stop “illegal goods” (for intellectual property rights) in the commerce on the network, but in fact, this is a black list about ‘the websites that seem likely to encroach on American’s commercial benefits’. The act is identical to that of the superpower in the opposite of Pacific¹.

In my perception, Internet could be an artificial world of anarchy. In here everything can be free, and remind us of an invaluable practice of sharing. We can, surely, choose which thing deserves our pay. However, the incentive is all base on liberty. If there are legislated to censor the ‘illegal’ content in the network, it is impossible and unreasonable. Do not forget, if there is censorship, it can block everything by cooking up unwarranted charges.

Therefore, this day, everybody is on strike. A most famous one is Wikipedia, which is blacked out for this day:

Although the black-out is English version only, and doesn’t affect of the data request from third-party application, such as Wikibot and Article:

Anyway, certainly, it is shocking enough. It is well known that, in Wikimedia, there is always serious attention on copyright to ensure all contents in there are really able to be free to use. Even if it may be blocked, it can indeed expose the moral improperness of Internet censorship.

If you also want to join the event, you can go to SOPAStrike.com for more news. Then, to the best, keep an eye on it by following days besides today. Because public attention can be a massive power.

I know that my taste buds have a good luck.

When I feel the attractiveness of a food has receded, there will be always one appearing to attract and inspire me. By the way, I consider myself is not a deft-handed man. But my taste is such strict that I have an enormous gap between ‘acceptable’ and ‘good’ in my mind. Under a long time, I became so weary of that very few of things interest me. Certainly, the life of little delight is very hard, so I have to develop the habit that being more active than most people for looking for good things and inspiration. Fortunately, there is always a good result to fill me more energy to tide over the ordinary days.

In an evening, an idea came though, ‘go to have a different kind of dinner’. Then I went to ‘for Farm‘ （田樂） for their vegetarian-featured burger. The atmosphere of this shop, which is redeveloped from an old house, transpired a natural and delicious smell.

I ordered a ‘toasted chicken burger’ set. The mixture of chicken leg and shiitake mushrooms with miso sauce is an unique creation. Although it is not a role of the general meaning of ‘tasty’, but it can lead a fascinating exploration of savour. It has some analogy with listening to a talk of a philosopher.

The only drawback is the chicken meat which is little overly firm. It is a good feature to somebody wants to have a chewy taste, but not me. And at that time I must consider that I never really like to eat meat. Next time I may choose “Tofu burger’. Generally, it is more delicious than other burger I’ve tasted, by making by a special way. Besides, Their potato chowder soup is another delicious, which is merged plentiful ingredients such as potatoes, celery, mushroom, enokitake, parsley and bread cubes which are for relish. Can feel that they are made with genuineness and worth the relatively expensive price.

Record the landscape of this shop on my Moleskine watercolour pad is another purpose. Because at for Farm there are two floors, I sit at ground floor while I did not want to miss the season vegetables clock at upstair, so I use the intermixture style, which is inspired from cubism, when drew the scene. In brief, I began to try to do it not only for a simple description of this space, but creating my own imagination of it.

Also this time, I also attempted to draw a person (she is one of staffs at the shop). On the finished drawing (on the top of this post), the gradient technique seems still not in adequate skill, in some ways it can be blamed on these is no grey in Winsor & Newton solid watercolour set, then I must mix it from raw umber and ultramarine. However, if I continually mix the mingled grey with other colors, it is so prone to appear small gray points. In order to it, I started to take the Holbein cake watercolours in account. But, disappointedly, this stuff is hard to get to them who are not live in Japan.

One more thing invigorating — When I was drawing this, two girls who sit next to me stroke up a conversation with me, praise my drawing has good quality. And including the manager, the staffs all showed their interest to my drawing after they passed by and took a view of it. In fact, this piece of drawing is not ‘good quality’ enough in my standard. But surely, especially when most of the moderns just want to take a shot after find a scenery they like; painting, the kind of traditional art, had indeed become more profound and spiritual. Usually people resist being photographed, but do not hold a dislike of being portrayed (unless the painter is a caricaturist).

Thank to this experience, I actually recognise that painting — can be a job to plant the joy around. Of course, the concept of creation can be an effective way to promote the creating process, but if we make concept transcends the simple joy from the creative process; in my opinion, it is similar to putting the cart before the horse. I would like to give the world we exist a new idea and meaning; meanwhile, I hope the creation can probably kindle people’s mind and palate. Perhaps what I like to do just resemble the ‘for Farm’ burger with miso sauce as condiment that enliven the sensory with the vitality of nature.

田楽 漢堡 鬆餅 午晚茶小館
for Farm burger, pancake, café

臺灣臺中市西區美村路一段102巷1號
No.1, Lane 102, Mêicūn Rd. Sec. 1, West Distinct, Taichung City, Taiwan

forfarmburger.blogspot.com

　　首先，敝人以為這部紀錄片是今年的臺灣電影最值得觀賞的一部。同樣在描述一段歷史，大作《賽德克．巴萊》能給予觀眾不輸好萊塢院線片的刺激感，也讓原住民族的歷史得到更多認識，造成一股前所未有的風潮，這是毋庸置疑的。但是，敝人以為描述歷史的電影使用過浮誇的手法只會模糊重點及令人反胃而已。

　　而這部由《無米樂》導演莊益增和顏蘭權同樣耗費數年所製作的紀錄片《牽阮的手》完全沒有任何特殊手法，只是如實紀錄田孟淑與田朝明醫師不顧年齡、同姓障礙及外界壓力相愛，並帶領臺灣社會走向民主歷程的過程，看似很平常。但只要是體驗過社會改變的觀眾，紀錄的深度立刻體現出來。直接而言，這部片有體現它敘事的「根」。這個根就是本土的民主、民權運動經驗，而現今的人權運動也會對這部紀錄片的內容產生共鳴。這種感覺需要親身去看過，體驗過才能理解，以文字的轉述是無法體現出孟淑對朝明的感情是多麼複雜、深厚。　　導演不是能完全解構歷史的轉譯機，礙於史料與資源的不足，紀錄片當然有些缺憾。例如對於二二八事件的描寫及為何田夫婦會積極投入社會運動的原因解釋並不精確。有可能是被減省了，也可能是當時行動派的田醫師原本就是單純打算「我要作些什麼」，沒有其它原因。另外，還原歷史情境的動畫的風格做得很像蘋果動新聞，這比較不討喜。不過如果以「紀錄片的爆料功能」的角度來看，或許這風格反而很貼切……

　　但這些缺憾都只是微細的。田夫婦的互相扶持牽手，可以彌補紀錄風格上衝突的缺點。事實上，兩者個性本身就是互補：田朝明比較嚴肅，堅持爭取人權與公眾參與，因為覺得「人民都活得像奴隸」而憂心，很少笑。而田孟淑，從她的台詞「哭也是一天，笑也是一天，那怎麼不笑呢」完全體現出來是個樂觀主義者，她幫助朝明參與社會運動，並以自己的幽默感讓社會運動不會這麼嚴肅。他們的性格互補，完全是天生就該湊成一對似的，大概年輕的他們也想不到。而他們也牽成著臺灣民權萌生、以及成長。只要他們走過的軌跡有被意識到，想必現在的人們就能更加期待社會公義的實現。

　　這部片還有一個巧手，就是將導演自己的感情融入敘事中，跳脫以前臺灣的紀錄片走 NGC 風格「偏向第三者角度紀錄」的手法，進展到個人與土地及人的感情。儘管這只是嘗試意味，但可以體現導演自己生活在同一個土地 —— 也同樣經歷過民權的成長軌跡，是難以將自身置於事外的。同時的，田夫婦不也是將互相的愛意推展到對臺灣土地及人民嗎？不論運動的表面再如何憤愾、嚴肅，沒有深厚的感情，是推不起來的。從這部片回顧臺灣的民權運動史，同時也是在體驗導演與田夫婦所分享的感情。

　　不過，這在現今的臺灣，除了記憶那份理想及衝勁外有什麼意義呢？因為現今，國民黨確實不再是當時的「威權體制」，有過八年執政的民進黨也不再那麼「理想主義」。一切都改變了，回顧當時的理想，除了備忘之外，能作些什麼呢？或許該片更高的價值，在給予遠方正在興起的民權運動一個借鏡。尤其目前中國對於言論的打壓，和國民政府時代的戒嚴威權統治並無二致。中國的社會運動家也是在做著相同的理想與實踐，就是民權和正義得到伸張的社會。難道現在民主社會已經成長的我們，不需要牽著那些在茉莉花叢下伸展開來的手？

「為義受逼迫的人有福了，因為天國是他們的。人若因我辱罵你們，捏造各樣壞話毀謗你們，你們就有福了。應當歡喜快樂，因為你們在天上的賞賜是大的。在你們以前的先知，人也是這樣逼迫他們。」（太5：10-12）

　　聖經中的這段話，大概也表明真理的本質是孤單的，所以他們才需要「創造」一個天國，給當時受壓迫的基督徒一個堅持信仰的根基。（對於抱持神秘論的自身而言，我不認為有一個真正的天國存在。天國的創造應是代表對於現世理想的反應。）相信真理並為此奮鬥的人是要受到來自外面各個甘於庸碌的人們逼迫，因此受苦。而現今的我們應該要瞭解，那些為此奮鬥的人才是造成改變、並造就更合於理想的環境的人。因此，我們要牽手。不要再讓有理想的人只能去天國。我們應該做的事，是讓真理和覺醒的花朵開遍世間每一角。不要再讓為真理受苦的人只能期待天國。

　　這部紀錄當時民權運動之堅定理想，以及女性在社會運動中的地位的紀錄片，在現今普遍對於理想冷感的臺灣社會而言，一定有其意義。而我認為，一部片的意義應該是從自己的體驗得來。看這部片，就是對於導演努力以理想重現這段革命情感，最好的回饋。

【牽阮的手】將於11月18日在全台各大城市上映，我們沒有錢打廣告，搏版面，擔心如果第一週票房不好，將被戲院強迫下片，失去了我們長期製作、推廣紀錄片映演的初衷。所以只好自力救濟，拜託各位老師、眾兄弟姐妹在網路上幫我們宣傳，推薦給學生、朋友到戲院觀賞，一來支持我們資源不豐的紀錄片工作者，二來讓我們不要忘記，在台灣這塊土地我們曾經一起牽手走過的歷史！

牽阮的手 (Hand in Hand) Facebook 專頁

On why I decided to participate in the contest of BD-FIL 2011, it is just by a fortuitous chance. One of my friends, who enthusiasts for comics, recommended this contest to me. I am not sure how come he has known this contest, and it seems like a local event — I guess the range of participators is not further than Western Europe, refers the past recipients are mostly French and Swiss including only one German and one Spaniard. Such as me, the one who is beyond the other side of the planet, can really win it? I’m not so sure. Whatever, if I truly become a winner, it may be a record. Although I do not speak French well, I still try to do as the maximum possibility.On account of that, there would not be any missed opportunity to me. Exactly, the winners will upon to the subjective opinion, it would tentatively defined as “a half of chance is getting the award, another half is coming to naught”. If I succeed to get the award, the remuneration is not only rewards. So that I will be able to learn to become independent artist with the seniors’ experiences and resources. Therefore, I no longer have to suffer in career, then finally become a salesman or a Pâtissier. (I am not joking)

Let’s return to this piece of comic. It is a story describes an explorer who was looking for treasure of Ondine, but eventually comprehended the really valuable things are in his surrounding. Condensing the story into one page (even it is large as A3) is actually quite challenging. Especially I purchase the nib pens to draw this work. I draw some pictures for test in order to make practiced in these little tool to get started with presence. In conclusion, I create the work from the idea of story to finished work in just two days, following the conception of idea that costs about a month.

The end result seems adequate, that properly fits in with the theme “A world beneath our feet”. And it describes a basic principle: water conservation.

The former work for practice is also portrayed in flowing water. But the story is unreasonable, and the size is too large than the limit relating the rule of BD-FIL. In fact, this manuscript which appears meaningless is quite useful. Because when in painting process, new ideas and imaginative integration always occur me contemporarily. It is exactly “my process of conception”. And it shows the improvement has no miraculous path, but just doing it with endeavour, patience and persistence.

In short, the only creative point in this piece is the “water wizard” in a type of armor which looks like Mega Man, and with a magical surfboard. Perhaps this model is able to re-use next time, but will certainly not in this awkward framework. “Ondine” has at least some sense to make itself illustrate a better story.

Actually, I was very hesitant about being a comic artist. On the one hand, I also want to design illustrations or other things. On the other hand, can it really keep the pot boiling? However, in my current conviction, the real question is “what is the influential ripples in the creations”? The ability of influence should come from the multiple links to the world. What if people don’t only work for the living necessary, but the assistance to others for living in presence? I think if it is true, the world must be more joyful than the common anticipate. Therefore, I keep the pen and brush for the method of living in presence. When I have new works, each friend will become my reader and each reader will become my friend. And I would like to make a remedy to make peoples recover the familiarity with the internal spirit and external earth, then eventually become a joyfully eternal existence. All is start from the moment of one stroke — ultimately, these strokes intertwined to form the unrestrained sky of creativity.

Or briefly, why, and how to begin self education delightfully rather to taking account of competition for a good grade at school.

There is one situation exactly. For children and teenagers, the only way for being creative to change this world is learning to learn with free — the true philosophy about art of living. It is precisely because the education system resembles chains. The system gives you innumerable tests, instills restricted interpretation of knowledge, acts as factory to make the ‘talented labor’. After being squeezed in sociality of jobs, you do not know what happened, and have nothing to do but unexamined living. You get into a whirlpool called ‘routine life’, And you take a petty delight in making the end meet. You self-consider how come the small and ordinary one you become is justified.

The current ordinariness is defined by they who are ambition. Powerful groups of influencing persons are limiting the public lives, from our way to go to school.

The only solution exactly is all the people devote themselves to be a perceiver. So we should start building the sense of freedom, from childhood. Of course, you are youth or adult, if I have a right guess. But as long as you raise the aspiration of learning and living free, there is never too late to do.

We need to pursue the freedom and joy of learning much more earnestly. This article will guide you how to do it.

Three basic stands

First attitude you must have, is to abandon all prejudices. Opportunity can be able to come when you entirely open the arms to welcome it. Being a free-scholar, there are not bad situation, but lost chance. For an example, not to feel afraid of getting too maladroit on examination to apply for the top schools. Even never hold the mentality that: ‘I’ll never be in the other collages expect of this one’. On the academical way, diversification and elasticity are importantly encouraged. Then, you don’t have to be in a specific environment to learn and research the subjects well. In fact, it is exactly able to achieve an ideal study result no matter what school are you from. In any case, therefore, discard the unreasonable prejudices, and believe every circumstance you experienced is the certainly best arrangement.

Second, to target and map it out. To someone who has a positive purpose, the step should be easy. If you are perplexed about it, don’t panic. Try to experience the world ahead — such as writing the emotions, painting the scenery, strolling, traveling or reading, which are able to assist you in looking for future way. Of course, offering yourself a quiet space to clear the mind is very important. If there is a hard issue confused for a long time, meditation is a good way to solve it. Meditative contemplation seems to affect little to solve problems, but in fact, after gone through this process, you will find that the problems you held before are nothing — they could naturally be set down. This is a good start. Then, note the inspiration with something convenient to build up the preliminary planning of learning process, commonly, a blank notebook with a pen are great sufficiently.

Third, to do it. Everything has the criterion: Understanding after practice. You cannot achieve any goal if you just keep imagining with your airy ideas. Of course, not necessarily each thing which has been gone ahead is actual. Just commune with yourself, let inspiration show you way to do. DO NOT figure it out with the brain that deadly skillful in messing up objects and manufacturing problems instead of getting things done. The human minds create such terrible things as religions — what an obscurant trick, ranks, wars, wastes, and destruction of nature. Conversely, the presence is the main element of the universe that create the exquisite nature. Be in presence to achieve a beautiful method for your job or you will go astray.

Prepared these three attitudes, you should be ready to learn with own ability, and to open the essence we have originally: Enlightenment. Then these are going to describe the two way you may choose: Entire self-educating without school and teacher, or entering a school that are able to provide you to proceed a free and various learning.

Be the Master of yourself!

Self-educating without schools

If you would like to educate yourself for being an enlightener, that is necessary to search resources for learning. As above, ‘Mapping’ is quite important because you need a map to have a well-effective voyage. In present, the self-educated scholars (or a well-known hypocorism ‘bucanner-scholars’ are free to learn everything through books and Internet.

For technical example such as programming, graphic designing and journaling, the learning resource about them all are available everywhere in Internet. You are able to download the open-sourced project and imitate the style of experts, then create your style of this sort of work.

For somebody studies academic territory such as literature, history and philosophy, you have to spend most time in library and bookstore to consult the books to discover knowledge. And Internet articles, especially periodical websites and varied blogs about the field you delved into, should be read and internalized to own ideas. Certainly, you have to work on sustained writing to note them. Besides, keep contact with other experts and bloggers, whether on faces or the web. In general, rare of them would ignore you, on account of the ‘bucanner-scholars’ as a very attractive identity continually. They will wonder how to have a voyage on ocean of science researching without playing a part at a ‘Shipping Organization’. If you are very fortunate to meet some savants are exactly on the field of free education, you can acquire a good help.

About getting a job, the project requests for freelancer are suitable. Some of them don’t request academic background but just skillful ability. Particularly in the field of information or the media, those who did not get a degree tend to have more untrammelled and creative thinking. In other words, degrees could be restrictions. The academic papers is firmly normal in format, then academia have its passe habits. For the people who have come over universities and institutes, are often inclined to work impotently in the fields which are such fast-mutated that often need to break the framework away. University is able to teach students how to be academic, but acts so weak at guiding them to cultivate environmental adaptation, or one more chiefly: be an enlightened being.

What I argue is not for holding all youth back from academical study, but encouraging them be sure of the purpose to study. Definitely keep these lazy reasons off such as ‘nowadays everyone has one more degree’ or ‘I don’t know what else I have to do excluding studying in college’. You have a considerably board sky than they who limited themselves to studying. You can participate in the actual work to aid the people in face. You can further kindle and carry forward your creative ideas to catalyze the world. The current society has imposed more and more excessive dogmas and limitations in learning. What we must do is only change and regain the freedom to learn.

Learning with liberty and joy in a school

Academical system may be a resistance, but it is also important to transform this into a booster. There is still convenience in collage, like equipments and communication with other. And without doubt to say that professors are in the field with considerable experience though they still tend to make some awfully stubborn trouble. Naturally, we go to school for learning knowledge, skills and ideas, rather than wasting time on trivialities. Established work is able to be completed quickly by ‘process list’. Especially I recommend students to use GTD techniques, to choose the desired course, community or extracurricular activities easily on the basis of their own drew-up learning goals.

Don’t set ‘degree’ for the purpose. Because the destination does not exist, but just the present. Being a student is to learn knowledge from the outside, but also the process of introspection. You should understand what you can do after the college years, what the innovative ideas can be stimulated? To understand that no destination on learning is the first ‘enlightenment’.

For studying free, choose a suitable collage is essential. If you really believe that the current environment is not suitable, try to begin to change (both outside or inside). You will spark ideas for problem-solving to be more creative.

If the school has various requirements, I think it as a pure experience is reasonable. Both attaching valuable pleasure or expressing angry antipathy make you stray and drift apart. Let the past go. Look at the future come. Enjoy the current moment you have — the total thing available to you now.

The conclusion of this is very simple. Feel free to use the supplied resources in school for learning, create your own next road. (Not the existing one!)

Education of Meditation

‘Letting the past go’ is the key. Most people said that: ‘This burden is really heavy but I can’t set it down. I must carry it.’ But I want you to let it go, because the burden is only an illusion. And those who don’t put it down are making the people around them volume into the illusion of ‘we just cannot let it go’. This is a very confused idea which have you feel that your life was disarranged into messy by somebody. In fact, no one has disturbed you, and it is all owing to that you don’t let it go.

This does not mean I advocate the status quo. No, I am the most positive advocate of change. Otherwise I would not write this article. What if I leave those painful alone to sink under their pain? Maybe all I should do is hug them (now even more simple to response the plaints on their micro-blog in a ‘* hug *’ sometime, next, they will probably feel contented. Why should I infer why modern people are totally discouraged for their future, why nobody feels any joy? Because the system of education teaches them ‘Never be happy because you have to worry about everything around world to be successful. ‘ But the reality is, if you never happy, it is entirely up. You will want to commit suicide. You will feel there is apparently not any meaning in life. This is a warning, but also the key. If a top student who was supposed to make the future success will also want to terminate himself by his own, we must through this thought: ‘What is the real pleasure? ‘ and then extend it to ‘Who I am? Why do I live?’. This is the most basic question, the key.

This is what the education must give us. Without regard to class, nor about skills. Only matter the existence — ‘Who I am’? The exact answer is IN SELF. Only those who are nurtured free enough to have a clear understanding of themselves will enlighten. This is not the comfortable privilege of riches. This is not an alternative choice, either. This is the freedom we deserve as people.

Observably, we are here and now to understand the mysteries of our own existence. Only trough meditation, we can become a progressive and vigorous adult. No longer is a mind-controlled ‘living dead’. Only after enlightenment, we bloom flourishingly.

In short, the real education without monetary waste, conscious oppression or distant expectance. You do not even specifically go to Pune for experience the wisdom of mystics though this is truly edifying. You just need to start learning with your own ability and patience. You will discover your potential energy and sagacity with wonder. In fact, everyone had always been intelligent, but most people passed away ignorantly, without enjoyment in an enlightened life. Because they just had not learned how to be enlightened. Instead, they immersed yourself in thoughts from others. Fortunately, with epoch evolution, we are now able to carefully listen to own voice. It is the time to change from the attitude towards learning.

Just now realize the crucial moment and plant the seed of meditation. It is never too late to harvest the fruits of enlightenment.

In a genial afternoon, which is rare in this winter of the city how usually moist. At a tranquil and green-ample street, which is also rare in the downtown how constantly tumultuous. I appointed with a friend to have a lunch together this time, at Meowvelous Cafè, the narrow bistro that contrarily seems conspicuous in this silent neighborhood.

On the independent bistro that resemble a stage, the chef equates with musician. Enjoying melodious delicacies with easy chat, we found the joyful ebullience of dining.

If available, let’s taste the fervent favor next and more time.

After twenty days, I have finished the first part, which is 21 pages in total, of my Cahier. The picture above the post showed that the progress achieved second part. I’m used to draft a few pages, then finalize the batch of pages. Most of these pages are colored in the recent three days. By calculating, it seems like to finish one page per day — sufficient for progress. Since I am familiar with drawing on the Cahier after attempt in preceding drawing, I would do more difficult handicraft in next pages. Then the whole sketchbook would be more interesting.

I came up with some vagary in the plot of part one. The protagonist felt in a fantasy image, next with becoming “The Calligraphic Knight”, arrived a greek polis. A sage lead him to “deal with a problem” for the square of greatness. The plot is showed in these pages (Here are picture set of part one).

The “Advertisement” of new MacBook Air (?) below of page 19 is just drafted for fun. Actually, the first brand of Apple Inc. exactly featured Isaac Newton under the fabled apple tree. So there is still some association between my creation.

I am skill more in charcoal and pastel, but I do not draw with them frequently because the Moleskine Cahier is too slithery for pastel coloration. Therefore, I began to draw on sketch paper then clip and paste on the sketchbook just as I said before.

There are my all implements in dry drawing:

And I paint watercolor with Winsor & Newton Cotman travel set. It is such handy that doesn’t require any other tools, except for a lump of sponge.

By the way, I received the tour t-shirt on 25 Oct. after Art House Co-op notified me shipped the tour t-shirt on 22 Oct. with email. So much faster than I expected. Perhaps the local post office handled many parcels from Art House Co-op recently, so they are already adept at this.

It looks such pretty good that I can take a little rest for the moment. I have to step up the progress soon for creating with more higher craft.

　　對於「幸福」，人們有不同的想像。如果說有所成就是幸福的一種表現，大多數朋友應該都會肯定。那如果將兩種融合起來，說「幸福的成就」，大概就是不太好解釋的概念。

　　我參加這次的「幸福行動家」時間管理研討會，除了本身在之前就有在練習 GTD 來增進行事效率，更希望深刻瞭解「成就幸福」的時間管理系統。「幸福行動家」用我自己的語言解釋，會說是「在當下的覺醒達成未來的目標」。

　　幸福行動家的研討會時間並不長（四小時之內要釐清廣大的 GTD 概念），而永錫老師在講課中貫徹「蒐集、加工、組織、排程、行動、檢視」的概念，非常的簡明及出色。最重要的是，永錫老師透過巧妙的方法讓在場的學員「注意當下的事」，也就是所謂的「覺醒」。

　　出色的導師，都能讓聽眾拋開之前瑣細的情緒，覺察當下。他們將會有一段時間進入深沈積極的覺察狀態，開始瞭解自己以及用心學習導師的智慧。只要有那麼一段時間的覺察，就會試著更加留意當下，——一旦發現覺醒，就是刻骨銘心的經驗，差異只在經歷到的形式——並利用學習到的觀念 (GTD) 蒐集並完成事務，以達成目標。

聚焦

　　「覺醒」算是比較廣泛的概念，不過在 GTD 的範圍是「瞭解當下你的目標」。”Get things done” 的前提就是要有一個明確的目標，”things” 是 GTD 的軀幹，無 “things” 也無 GTD 可言。要如何帶領一個毫無概念的人進入 GTD？首先就是要為他們找到定位，找到目標。也許是從現有的定位延伸更多的創新，也許是有效地完成工作以騰出更多空間，也許是積極地學習新事物，基本上什麼目標都可以，但一定要有，而且最好只有一個。換句話說，聚焦。

　　可以想像 Get 是隻箭，Thing 是靶，Done 是你手上的弓。什麼是好的 GTD？當然，正中紅心。而靶心只能有一個，那就對了。訂好大目標之後，自然會發現為達成目標，短期應作的任務。這些行動可以當成達成目標的階梯，也可以說是站位、拉弓直到射箭的動作。

透明的心

天下莫柔弱於水，而攻堅強者莫之能勝，其無以易之。——《道德經》第七十八章

　　心境似水。這可以說幸福行動家的核心。永錫老師是解釋漣漪會反映衝擊，也主張心境似水「強韌、堅持、柔軟」的特性。但個人有不一樣的想法。心是透明的，如實的映照出周圍的氛圍、情感，然後讓它通過。

　　為什麼呢？因為我們要瞭解不執著。真正的愛是不執著，行動的精神也是。就像握緊的拳頭其實裡面什麼都沒有。掌心放空，方能托持世界。要做好事情，首先是要將既有的執念放開，再將當下的行動放進來。

　　射箭的第一步，就是先取箭，代表準備開始行動。而將箭架上弓，則是練習做事的方法。而要命中紅心，就要專注。不執著才能做到專注。

　　可能會有人疑問，會有想望並計畫實行不也是種執著嗎？在我看來，確定並妥善的計畫與行動是一種意念。意念是你當下堅信的事，但並不代表你要一直緊捉著它不放，你可能會透過學習而或多或少改變意念，而這將會是進步的動力。執著就是捉著一個意念或標籤，不讓它通過。這時你的心智是石牆，成為你認識及充實自己的阻礙。

讓意念靈活

　　舉個範例，例如自身的目標是留英修讀美術，如果要在隔年入學，必須要在年底這一段時間就考 IELTS 並開始著手作品集，才能開始申請學校。這是一種意念，藉由規劃可以讓意念成為明確的行動計畫，例如讀英文、找參考書、作畫等等。不過計畫也有可能出狀況，例如申請的信件手續卡住之類的意外。要是對於這個信念過於執著會如何？我可能一旦有聞到什麼不對勁就會開始擔心了，或許會因此影響到其他的事務。更有可能會害怕失敗而裹足不前，這是我以前的毛病。但實際上真有那麼困難嗎？絕大多數都不，阻礙自己的不是事情本身，而是心智製造出來的執念。

　　因此讓自己的心變透明，這樣意念才會清晰，不會變成執念阻礙你。

　　計畫看起來很固定，但頭腦可以對此靈活運用。你手中的箭只有一隻，但如果那隻沒有打中紅心，還能從箭筒中取箭再嘗試。箭筒中有幾隻箭，端看於你的應變能力。另外，靶也不是只有紅心。如果射到靶上其它的地方，你還是有得分，而如果是射了九隻都偏在靶心四周，最後第十隻終於射中靶心，你得到的會是比一發命中更多的經驗及智慧。

　　牆死板而脆弱，水靈活而柔韌。讓心境似水，就會成為助力而非阻力。

GTD 六元素

　　GTD 的六元素就是「蒐集、加工、組織、排程、行動、檢視」。前三流程，蒐集、加工、組織是基本的功夫，簡言之就是聚焦要行動的事項。後三流程是著手行動的秘訣，幫助行動家保持熱情。六元素就是基本的做事方法，只要熟練，天下不僅無難事，更能發揮靈感創造不一樣的事。簡而言之，GTD 不只是完成事項的功夫，也是生涯的藝術之一。

蒐集——找到箭靶

　　蒐集就是看到需要做的事，立刻加上標題、標籤及簡要說明放進收件匣，可以算是一種備忘。蒐集這項功夫可以讓你更加確定應該做什麼，即使當下沒心力著手也沒關係，放進收件匣就是將它丟進潛意識的湖裡。神秘的力量將會帶你找出答案。真正的靈感通常不是在枯坐案前時誕生，而通常是在剛睡醒、如廁、慢跑或是跟人談天的時候，靈感自然從潛意識的湖冒出來。有沒有發現，靈感都是在你的心智比較放鬆的時候出現？因為心智放鬆，意識就會騰出空間，潛意識之湖神想出的好點子自然會蒸發上去。心智是個優秀的工人，但它沒辦法創造，因此動用心智一直為事情煩惱有害無益。假如是小事，就用批次處理的方法一次完成。假如是需要動腦及靈感的任務，就紀錄它，並為它作適當分類（現在的 GTD 軟體都有這功能），之後有想到什麼點子也能隨時記在下方（也就是註解）。讓意識瞭解任務，並丟到潛意識的湖裡，你就不需要一直牽掛著它。當準備好要著手時，很可能一打開自己之前所作的筆記就知道該做什麼了。這就是蒐集的力量。

加工——確立靶心

　　加工就是讓事情明確，不會等要著手時卻不知道該如何做起。前面所說的註解就是一種加工，將這件事項的細節都規劃明確，就能減少錯誤。基本的要素在於「行動」(verb) 與「關鍵」 (key)，永錫老師是舉這樣的例子：

要替車換輪胎 → 準備打電話到附近的修車行詢價並預約時間 → 發現沒有修車行電話，因此打給上次修過車的朋友要電話 → 打修車行的電話，完成預約 → 在預約的時間把車帶去修車行，流程完成。

　　從上例可以看見，行動就是打電話，而關鍵則是修過車的朋友。只要兩種要素具備好了，基本上整個流程就沒問題，即使是繁雜的事也可以在短時間內處理完畢。加工的過程就在收到事項的時候簡單地在收件匣內做好，這樣之後就不會忘記。如果還有想到什麼細節或新的資訊，也一樣打開事項並填在註解裡。

組織——準備規劃

　　組織字面意為將零散的事情組織成為一個有目標的系統。不過在 GTD 中也能解釋為將既有的龐大計畫作成一套具體的行動組織以利實行。也能這麼說，組織並不只有一般人所想像的「結合」，「切細」也屬於組織的範圍。

　　「做事靠系統，不要靠感覺」在我看來，是要創造一個「讓感覺暢行的系統」。有時間時先把系統規劃好，到開始著手作事時很快就能上軌道了。因此做一個簡潔流暢的規劃非常重要。

　　永錫老師主張將組織分成「下一步行動清單」以及「任務清單」，白話說就是「小事」以及「大事」。可以這樣想，下一步行動較為瑣碎，是純粹的備忘形式。任務清單則有一定的目標，會有多個子項目，其中的事項也較有挑戰性。這可以讓我們依照情況來選擇要做的事以及做事方法。如果有一點空閒時間，可以批次處理下一步行動，並限定時間讓自己不會「作太多」。而大的時段則能用來進行較耗時間的任務。不過這只是概略來分而已，實際上可以更加靈活，因為任務清單就是把大任務切細成較小並容易實行的行動，也就是「達成目標的階梯」。

　　用我慣用的軟體 The Hit List 為例。開個以 IELTS 為主題的 list，裡面再開各種練習計畫，能想到哪些就是哪些：例如看 TED 影片，讀英文的雜誌等。如果目前手頭沒有材料，就計畫時間去找。也有開一格報名的欄位，可以當作備忘錄在使用（我寫下了報名價格）。基本上 GTD 軟體的介面相當簡潔，不過也能讓使用者填寫很詳細的資訊，如果想要參看關於事項的資訊，只要開一個軟體就好了。各位也可以看到我在有些項目填了 key，即是簡潔地寫下「要找什麼人」、「要去哪裡」、「要做什麼」以完成事項，方便快速紀錄、瀏覽以及行動。這時就會發現所謂的 key，就是一種簡單的記事技巧，有助於構成一個良好的系統。道路先修好，行路就會順暢。

排程——吃掉青蛙

　　Brian Tracy 在其著作《想成功，先吃了那隻青蛙》 (Eat That Frog) 以「青蛙」比喻要用心去處理的重要事項。運用青蛙的概念可以將一天聚焦於最重要的目標，而不會在瑣事中耗時間。Tracy 的青蛙概念比較偏向商業經濟方面，而以幸福行動家的概念簡而言之，就是「這天最重要的事情」，並且通常只定下一個就足夠了。如果有一天的時間，一定會傾向於聚焦最重要的事項，而我們就要定下一個較充足的時間專心去吃完這隻青蛙，否則很可能會怠惰。所以前面提到加工和組織，就是要你將事情記下來，隨時提醒自己別把青蛙漏掉了。吃完青蛙之後就可以休息一下再作其他的事項，久而久之行事會非常有效率。

　　排程與行動是養成習慣後最容易實行的部份，假如習慣了吃青蛙，那把事情做好就會像呼吸一樣自然。但前提是你要做對的事——自己願意付諸實踐的目標。蒐集、加工和組織是行動前的必要項目，因為 things 是 GTD 的基礎。要先做好計畫、列出任務清單，並利用組織的技巧切細成具體的行動，才能實行。永錫老師以八頁小書 —— 一個方便自己列出目標以及行動的容器來實行前四個事項。如果本身熟練記事，前四個事項將會得心應手，因此對入門的朋友來說，先用心學習記事法是快速熟練 GTD 的好路徑。

行動——循環暢流

　　吃青蛙也有方法，廚藝好的人可以把生蛙烹調成美味無比的佳餚。烹調青蛙不是指 GTD 也要學法式廚藝，只要瞭解「暢流」(flow) 的概念即可。永錫老師稱此為「無敵星星」，就是任天堂招牌遊戲 Super Mario Bro. 的那一個。只要吃了星星，前方的障礙都會被排開，換句話說，沒有什麼事可以難倒你。

　　需要「無敵星星」的場合，像是收件匣突然出現太多事項的時候、已經定下進度卻沒靈感的時候、甚至將要出門的時候，總之在感到精神疲乏的時候很管用。暢流是種抗疲乏的簡單機制，先將要做的若干事項列成清單，利用碼表設定一個短時間——Tracy 建議一開始設五分鐘——專心作第一件事項，五分鐘後再換到另一項，五分鐘的流程完成後進階到十分鐘，十分鐘流程完成後進階到二十分鐘，依此類推。即使一開始效率很慢也沒關係，隨著流程進展，就會漸漸開始「暢流」，不知不覺就會專注在最重要的事情上並完成工作。

　　暢流的原理有其一，設定碼表，專注在流動的時間上會讓我們開始對手上的項目專注。Mark Forster 的著作《搞定一切，還有時間玩》(Get Everything Done And Still Have Time to Play) 就有闡述「期限效應」這個概念，例如知道這一回只能做十分鐘，就會想要快馬加鞭，心理上不想做事的阻力也藉此破除了。實際上這正是運用覺察當下的手法來突破心理阻力。

　　其二，對精神而言，轉變注意就是一種休息。一開始的熱身已經能讓做事的經驗丟進潛意識的湖中，在循環過一次回來時，就會發現湖神已經幫你找到進行事務的靈感了。如果進行暢流循環的時間較長，也記得要先設定好完全的休息時間，例如每半小時站起來動一動，作輕鬆的體操。

　　如果早上要出門卻缺乏精神，也能吃星星並進入暢流模式，就不會排斥出門了。事實上，出門前做的事項在準備出門時會被丟進潛意識的湖中，因此之後的一天你都會很有靈感，可以將任務辦得更好。所以永錫老師主張「早晨最適合吃青蛙」，就是為這個原因，且早晨比較心無旁鶩，是多數人的黃金時間。也有些人習慣將凌晨作為黃金時間，一天中最沒效率的時段大概是中午到下午。不過晨起鳥或夜貓並沒有優劣之分，重點是根據自己的生活模式及目標，需要有什麼樣的習慣而做調整。像如果知道隔天早上要上課，當天晚上就應該早點休息而非一直作事。如果夜貓要在白天作事卻沒精神，一樣跑一次暖身對抗精神的疲乏。

註：和需要精神實行的任務計畫不同的是，身體的習慣——改變飲食及運動習慣——最好一次就做大改變，然後利用任務清單及短期計畫讓自己的時間配合。不要怕困難，因為一做大改變就會發現自己的精神比以前好上很多，你會喜歡這樣的改變。如果有些倦怠，照樣跑一次暖身，例如踩五分鐘輪車→舉十下啞鈴→慢跑五分鐘的循環。漸漸地就會喜歡並習慣作運動。

　　只要熟練 列出清單，設定計時，進行循環，開始暢流 的秘訣，不管是多難的任務都不會是問題。當然，還是有一個秘訣：早事早畢，未雨綢繆，如果知道那是很重要的事項，趁時間還充裕時快速解決，就不會變成被事務趕著跑的騾子了。如何找到哪些是「早事」？當然的，是蒐集和計畫。「蒐集、加工、組織、排程、行動」的概念是環環相扣的。

檢視——覺察當下

　　檢視是 GTD 六大元素中的最後一項，也是最關鍵的。檢視是不斷更新觀念，改進能力的原動力。永錫老師鼓勵大家寫晨間日記，在每天早上檢視自己完成了什麼事，以及檢視如何做得更好，甚至回想和好友相聚的快樂時刻也是可以。方法是每天早上用碼表設定一個短時間，再簡單寫下前一天達成的事項及感想，通常寫五件事就可以，因為限制幫助聚焦於重要的目標。即使只能記下簡短數字也可以，重點是要持續。在紀錄的時候會發現平時容易忽略的小事情，這就能建立自己的信心。

aDiary by Aleiku

　　在晨間寫日記的好處是「日新又新」。將昨日整體的感想寫下來之後，能幫助我們放下執著，專注在當日的事務上。多透過日記和內心對話，長久之下也會對自己的心境更加瞭解，真正達成心境如水的透徹。檢視清掃過去的塵埃，保持心境如水；也注入當下的能量，保持熱情火焰，讓我們創造隨地的喜悅。GTD 的「檢視」就是養成意識當下的習慣，讓注意力從心智的烏雲轉回意識之光中。各位將會因養成檢視的習慣而喜悅，直至回歸「本來無一物」—— 意識自然、無限的本質。

六個高度

　　六個高度是從第六元素的「檢視」延伸出來，將目標分別近到遠的程度分類檢視：下一步行動清單、任務清單、任務規劃、半年檢視、五年計劃、火焰。通常入門 GTD 的朋友在熟練六元素後也會開始熟練前三個高度，而較高的三個高度就是已經熟練履行 GTD，開始用心規劃、充實自己，成就嶄新的生涯。而青年學子通常會傾向從反向鋪路，因為比較有理想，所以先把火焰和五年計劃定好，然後再找到自己的任務以及行動。在課程期間，我發現幸福行動家正是雙向皆通的靈活系統，能從近的任務看見遠的火焰，也能從遠的規劃鋪陳近的任務，這使幸福行動家不需要分群別類，大家一起互相鼓勵向前行。

下一步行動清單

　　「下一步行動」是單獨行動就可以完成的事，通常會包含一些雜事，像是規劃事項、聯絡、找資料等，也包括大任務完成後的後續事項。它們要以行動類型分類，批次處理。例如「去郵局寄包裹」、「去圖書館還書」、「下午和◎◎見面討論○○事項」都能歸類在外出及當面交談 (foot and face) 的類別，所以就要事先將討論事項準備好，在當天上午完成前兩項，下午赴約，節省時間及心力。

　　例行事務通常需要每天及每週檢視，每天檢視有沒有按時間完成，而每週檢視則隨時更新行動。

任務清單

　　任務清單是有詳細描述的清單，分為任務描述和下一步行動，這些都能在 GTD 軟體開個事項，記在裡面的描述。在前面六元素的組織中有說到使用 key，就是指行動的關鍵，是找什麼人、到什麼地方以完成行動的簡要說明。善加使用 key，就能使任務清單一目了然。完成一項行動後會出現其他後續行動漸進，所以 GTD 軟體有「子事項」的功能是很重要的，本身的任務事項固定，行動事項則時時更新直至完成任務。

　　任務清單除了每週檢視是否完成以及是否需要更新，通常會在任務完成時再做更新且增加下個任務。

任務規劃

　　任務規劃就是檢視自己的組織，看任務和自身工作、生活及個人充實方面的關係。列出角色及需求以便適當地分配。簡而言之，為任務做好分類，使它更貼近自身目標。規劃可以推出這些準則：為什麼做（檢視計畫）、能做到什麼（聚焦目標）、要如何做（找出靈感）、分析評估（具體組織）、著手去做（下一步行動）。規劃看似複雜，但多加檢視，慢慢地會發現自己喜歡有條理的感覺，心也會騰出更多空間進行創造。

　　任務規劃的檢視通常跟跟任務清單一起進行，也能在每個月進行總檢視，依據需要更新規劃。

半年檢視

　　半年檢視是對於計畫進行的成果進行一次總檢視，首先概略檢視半年來的日記、成果及檢視，列出做得好或是不夠努力的事，藉此規劃未來的計畫。半年看似不長不短，卻可以很充實。做好半年目標同時定立明確的方向，在任務規劃這一方面就能得心應手。

五年計劃

　　五年計劃能幫助自己找到目標以及當下著手的任務，這對於實踐幸福行動家來說非常重要。因此永錫老師在課程中讓每個人都規劃未來五年的目標。在課程上發表計劃的目的是給自己鼓勵，也能牽動朋友一起以實際行動支持。計劃的格式是不受限的，文字、圖解或繪畫皆可，範圍從個人的理想以至於想推動趨勢等目標，也不受限。五年計劃以年為單位計畫，並每年檢視有沒有達成理想的目標，並作調整以建立未來的任務規劃。

火焰

　　火焰是生涯的終極目標及價值，找出自己的熱情，並用心描述它。火焰和五年計劃乃相輔相成，五年代表人生一個階段，而每個階段都會通往自己最高層的火焰，進而內化當下的覺察，達成終極的喜悅。要讓火焰持續燃燒，持續寫文章、筆記等創造的事乃不二法門，因為人生因有創造而有意義，且創作的時候通常是我們最覺醒的時候，我們會在創造過程中以意識之光照耀火焰，並為火焰添注能量。只要熟練 GTD 的六元素與幸福行動的六個高度，這個過程會直到意識之光完全顯現的那一刻。

覺醒的藝術

故事結束。現在開始跳舞。 —— Stephan Bodian

　　GTD 是增加效率，或是說幫助成功的方法，但並不是喜悅的萬靈丹。領悟喜悅，應該是發自內在的，或是我換個方式說：你、我以及所有的人都已經是開悟的、是覺醒的、是喜悅的，沒有人應該憂鬱，也不該有迷信。覺察是本然，所以不需要「進入這種狀態」。實際上，普遍的憂鬱及迷信確實是來自於那個總是認為自己不夠好的小我，但人們都該認清這點：憂鬱、煩惱、怠惰、拖延等負面狀態只是狀態 (I sence)，並不代表自己 (I am)。即使熟練行事方法，你可能還是會有些事做得不夠好，但絕不是你不夠好。人以及萬物本質都是圓滿的，如果會覺得不夠好，那是因為心智為此下評斷。覺察自己的情緒、評斷、惱怒，然後由它去，久而久之它們就不會造成干擾。晨間日記有這個功用，例如可以在情感的欄位輸入前一天的情緒以及原因，然後再把它們刪除，代表它們已經和你無關。讓自己圓滿的唯一方法，就是拋棄「我不夠好」的想法。事實上，本質既是空無也是所有；而自我的情緒則是頭腦想像出來的，並非必要。我們可以是覺察的平靜，也可以是覺察的熱情，更是覺察的智慧及愛。覺醒是你如其所是，只需要體現出來就行了。

　　熟練 GTD 並不會直接開啟覺察，但可以幫助你看到那扇本然的門。因為開始學會如何將堵住門的繁雜事情掃空，你就有空間來觀察本然。你不需要開門的鑰匙，只要時時體會它，本然會主動擁抱自我，而你也將開始活出覺醒。覺醒可以說是一種至高藝術，但也不止於此。本質既是空無也是所有。

結論

　　我在課程中細心領會 GTD 的系統，並試著融合覺察的概念。我開始瞭解 GTD 是什麼樣的工具：清除無意識所造成的繁雜，開始注意當下，讓本然擁抱你。覺察可能是瞬間的過程，但也可能不是。我們可能是在有目標的充實之中漸漸地感到喜悅，直到喜悅已經充盈的時候才發現，啊，原來我已經是本然。當自身已經充滿意識，活出本然的時候，大約就再也不需要銘記 GTD 的原則了，因為已經瞭解那些無意識的繁雜根本不存在，所做的事都是完滿的——本質一直都是完滿的。

　　不論如何，我非常感謝永錫老師透過講解簡單的系統讓更多的人擁有目標，開始體現自己。我們瞭解真正偉大的是本然的力量，只要體悟它，自然地就會喜悅、圓滿。

I have found that the theme which I chose “The Greatest Story Ever Told” may be the most difficult theme. Because the theme could let you elaborate as you free, and you should have so many – many – more many ideas to decide the frame of your story. Of course I said it can be set about describing “telling story”, instead creating a story. However, I merge them together — the story about “the birth of a story”. I think my way is very hard to drive, but I’ll go ahead. Expect for fee when participated, it is an interesting idea that I can’t give it up.

I drew these five pages with blacklead pencils (Faber-Castell 9000), color pencils (Faber-Castell Red Classic), fine lines (Uni Mitsubishi) and soft pastel (Faber-Castell Creative Studio).

And I have found a problem: the leaves of sketchbook are such slithery that I can’t handle traditional technique of sketch well on them. So the five pages actually have buggy effect, except for fine lines. (The sketchbook of Sketchbook Project is not fit for sketching totally! I’m astonished.) I consider that next time I must draw on watercolor paper, then clip and paste on the sketchbook. (Just as Anais Lee doing.)
By the way, Catrain’s work that painted with watercolor displays better effect. So I also consider to use watercolor on some next pages.

The story is ready to begin, just after the title “Imagine the Utopia”. Must express better effect the time.

Just as the picture seems, I also take a part of the year concert of sketchbook by Art House Co-op.

I had known this event through two blogs that separately belong to an art theory teacher, catrain, who loves sketch journaling, and a graphic artist, Anais Lee.

When I entered the Sketchbook Project website, I decide to participate in it on the moment. Because I think that my ability in draw is becoming enough to create something I would like to express; moreover, the event is too interesting for me to ignore it. So I payed USD$65 for a participatory sketchbook (Moleskine Cahier, I selected Navy Blue), Brooklyn Art Library card and Tour T-shirt; furthermore, additional charge USD$10 for shipping.

I send the order on Sep. 24, received notice on 27, and got the materials on Oct. 5. It took about 10-11 days from order to ready materials if you’re not in United State. Originally, I worried much about that the materials may lose on shipping way, fairly it finally arrived home mailbox to cut my fret.

The mailbag is smaller than my image. I put a 16-cm ruler below the bag and it measures about 20 centimeter.

The bag contains just Moleskine Cahier which clips the illustration of Sketchbook Project and Brooklyn Art Library card. The barcode on the card is the ID for certification to visit the Library and sketchbooks, then the back cover of the sketchbook is for filing and checking the works which finished and returned to Art House Co-op.

There is a little folder on reverse side of the back cover. The Moleskine product description is clipped in it. (Business services……? But it may be useless for me that already have two Moleskine notebooks.)
It also fits the illustration paper and card. Such a fine design.

Tour T-shirt hasn’t been send yet. Perhaps it will be sent in November or December.

After received sketchbook, the theme is the first work that have to do. My theme is “The Greatest Story Ever Told”, such a popular theme that it is booked out fast. (I reviewed the participational sheet on Oct. 6, found the themes “The Great Story Ever Told” and “Boy and Girls” were disappeared from the sheet, I considered that they were booked out recently.) I chose the theme, because I always hold ideas about creation, including story. Although I had thought journaling form about “telling story”, I decided to make the form be similar to a picture book. In other words, it will be a total story. Very challenging creation.

I placed the theme with: “The Calligraphic Knight”, which is a story describing the adventure of a knight with a pen for his “weapon”. More accurate saying, the “weapon” is not for battle but solving the problem on adventure with the knight’s strong imagination. I inspired from “Telling Story”, so I decided to describe the skilled behavior of expression for human — calligraphy (including writing and drawing).

I would like to make the art style vivid, childlike, and make the story more philosophic.
Deliberately I drew the title page like the draft of comic creating, as representing “the birth of a story”. The inside story and style has been roughly framed, however I think it should be orientated towards completion slowly in drawing process. Briefly, the process would be “learning by doing”.

If you also like to participate in, enter the site and sign up. The sign up date by October 31, 2010, the present participaters must postmark done sketchbook by January 15, 2011. And the exhibition tour starts from February 19, from Brooklyn Art Library.

After successfully finish the participation, I would like to go to Brooklyn — to see the works from all around the world. I’m looking forward to it very much.

My creating course will be available on flickr, and deviantART, my main gallery for artworks. And I will also express the course with descriptive posts here.