台湾工作这一年：遇见的人..和狗（下）

台湾工作这一年：遇见的人（上）

走路心得

逃離城市一日

4月2日是世界自闭症日

21世纪的只能看照片想像过去

最近爱上猫

好设计师的定义

一直以来‘访问’是我害怕接触的领域之一，一内向害羞社交恐惧，二头脑不清晰，三讲话不流利。某天下午出席他的讲座后我就在想，有机会一定要做个访问。今天来到了他的工作室，很开心。

张志伟(Raymond Teo)是一名平面设计师，同时是位脑性麻痹的残障者。自小和一般小朋友一样上小学中学。三岁时被诊断出这个征兆，小学开始使用拐杖，中学以轮椅代步。2007年成立At Home Creative工作室，主要提供残障朋友一个良好的工作环境，并改变大众对残障朋友的刻板影响。

每天坐的士，看司机的眼光，有的干脆不载；在公司上下厕所，去吃东西对我们来说不是什么大问题，可是对他们来说非常辛苦。因为之前上班经验而自创公司，聘请残障朋友来工作并提供住宿给他们。Do Dream 是他们project之一，延续这个概念，以创意的方式去帮助残障朋友，因为梦想不再只是别人，而是属于大家。你对梦想有多执着，他们也一样。与其觉得老天对他们不公平有多惨，不如想想相对性的每个人在针对这个问题时扮演着什么角色。

我问他身为平面设计师如何诠释一个好的社会。

拥有超优越的设计技术，设计一副令人赞叹的作品，亦在Behance上得了很多个“Like”，那又能代表什么，design direction／colour／typography等说透了只是一种表现形式。如果你在生活上帮助别人完成一件小事情，虽然没有得到“Like”，但这些价值更能体现出你是谁。你不能永远都在吹嘘自己有多善良有多好，但我们能从一个好的作品看透一个人的本质。与其问如何成为一个好的设计师，不如先成为一个好的人。以正确心态面对问题，有内涵的人自然做对东西，因为心细。

访问后我中毒很深，从他身上我看到人的智慧和美德。前者得学习，后者靠实践。‘做一个更好的人’便成为我的宗旨。不谈成绩是否最强最好最美最令人赞叹，因为总会被人超越。不自夸有多优秀有多好，因为最好的体现是无声的，也最自然。老师总爱把设计比赛纳入课程，此时人比较和好胜的心态表露无遗。不拿把镜子照照脸就永远不知有多面目可憎。

Pasar Besar Seremban

比起精致的餐具，我更钟于鸡公碗；比起出色的摆盘，我更喜欢多了人情味和热情的道地美食。Another thing is I am always fascinated to see how people are being brought together. Quoted by roommate, pasar is a place where you can spot people of different races here. 

While working as a promoter in a local kopitiam I observed a lot of people to kill my boredom yet the time crawled like a snail. 人流连绵不断，坐下来叹杯茶，聚聚又散场，回到自己的轨道。每个人身上都背负着一个故事，在这里互相交换，织了故事又被下一个故事接替。是什么让人相聚，一杯茶，一碗客家面，两片吐司；是回忆，是感情，是留恋，是朋友，是惯例，还是.. 更多。

当然，有些人坐下来的速度同等于拿手机出来的速度。同桌的真正意义也许就是把人的关系隔开。与其看书学人际关系，不如去一趟kopitiam。

Pasar没有最卓越的建筑设计美学，一片简陋凌乱但就凸显了当地人的生活态度和次序。并不是只有匆匆忙忙的社会模式，偶尔静态，两者存在并重叠所以平衡。

Doraemon Ceramic Painting

Doraemon Secret Gadget Expo'13 is so happening right now and I should follow this trend also. Bentu Online Magazine worked together with KLSG Expo to come out with this idea of painting Doraemon ceramics and the exhibition took place at Midvalley Convention Centre last month. Calling out to Doraemon fans out there and obviously I'm one of them, they wished to collect 300 pieces (or 1000 I forgot) for The Malaysia Book of Record. Not sure if they achieved this target or not. 

Designers/ illustrators were busy producing their own unique pieces of ceramics. 

This is my Doraemon ceramic themed clumsiness. By casting off his consistent image as smart and intelligent, he is trying to bake his favourite dorayaki without the aid of gadget. This has been chosen as one of the 5 best designs and I am very grateful (泪). Most importantly I get a free ticket to the Secret Gadget Expo which I am much looking forward to! Also thanks one of the vendors who gave me two stamp coupons for the lucky spin! 

Presented above is my Doraemon with his burger brother painted by my roommate. Don't you get the idea why my roommate and I are getting fattier together because we got the same hobby that is to eat. 

Not to mention the golden Doraemon ceramic on the right below was 出自于 Dato' Lee Chong Wei 大手. And more creative ceramics followed up!

Different people contribute different ideas and this inevitably produces a very productive society. And I believe everyone's vision is the same.  Lastly don't forget to pay a visit to The Doraemon Secret Gadget Expo which lasts for 3 months till 23rd March 2014 at Viva Home! 

Happy Children's Day

一个笔触   一个想法   一种个性
笔触有多复杂   潜意识就有多慌乱
害怕被识破所以选择包装一言一行一举
如果删去那些绕道而行还很多余的动作
世界就能少些虚伪

跟小孩互动是件很享受的事
他们很真诚
他们不带面具

Car Boot Sales

While cleaning the room we thought of joining Stella's Market, a Car Boot Sales which takes place in Centrepoint, Bandar Utama on the first Sunday of every month. And it was just within walking distance from our hostel. Letting go our preloved stuff could benefit the others and we got the money, why not.

Without further ado we contacted the person-in-charge to book the parking slot and etc. But honestly we were quite shocked with the booking fee but after all we found out bazaars charged almost the same. It was our very first time doing such 'business' and we actually looked forward to it. We didn't hope much but getting back our capital would be satisfying enough. Wait, did I just lie to myself? Anyway what matters most were the experiences and the practice of communication. 

We were the only students. As mentioned this was a Car Boot Sales so everyone parked their cars here. Try spotting a yellow luggage behind our stall, that was actually our 'car'. 

I remembered a local couple asked us, 'Are those new or second hand clothes?', we said 'preloved' which sounded more pleasant than 'second hand', then he replied, 'Wa second hand clothes also can sell ah then I should bring my clothes here'. Just, lansi people in the world. Anyway we did gain a nice experience and most importantly we earned! I felt glad to have awesome people doing this CollegeStudentsEarnMoney project with me!

To Teach or To Be Taught

Children of this age are the most innocent and generous people in the world. They taught me to be a child again. I taught them 1km=1000m and 1kg=1000g, One quarter pass ten and One quarter to eleven, 须根 and 主根, grandmother and grandfather, 笔画 and 拼音 and etc. See what I have learnt from them:

7758758 = 亲亲我吧亲我吧

1588 = Ibu Bapa

1+1= Gwiyomi

2+2=? (Also Gwiyomi)

3+3=? (Again Gwiyomi)
Peel banana peel peel banana 

It was so difficult to laugh but I already saw them rolling around. And the day before I quit the job they requested for my autograph. Here's my turn to write the commemorative album as a teacher.

  a quick photo edit for the commemorative album

the smartest

they were the port of happiness and happiness quickly went viral

little gifts they got for me

I miss the days teaching them. We talked about puberty and certain 'adult' topics which triggered their interests; They shared their complex family backgrounds. It was totally zero pressure. Even if I yelled and they cried but soon they threw everything behind and laughed with me at the next second. But if I were given the opportunity to teach again it would be a definite no-no. Now then i realise teaching is not an easy task, so I apologise to certain teachers for my clumsiness before.