I woke up with this loud noise. Some people were setting off the fire crackers. I had to send a long e-mail this morning and it was already 10:30 when I got to the camp. No one was there and I had to unlock the door. I was thinking about the exhibition coming up soon. Checking up the space I wondered if I can use the small room at the back. I had never gone into the room. There is a bed in there and some people use it to take a nap. There was a mosquito net above the bed. I have told some people that I can fall asleep within 30 seconds anywhere. I thought I should try and see if it’s true. I’m not too sure if it was 30 seconds but I woke up with someone’s voice, calling my name.. I just got out from the bed quickly and said “I was asleep..” told him that I just wanted to see if I can sleep within 30 seconds.
I was cutting paper a bit and cha said it’s 12 already. I said “how can it be?” well I forgot that I was a sleep. We prepare the food quickly and when we were ready they came. They brought some tea and coffee for us.
While we were eating, we had a conversation in Japanese. They all had Japanese name.
he brought a whiteboard marker to write some words I joined that too. they were impressed that I can write upside down. They were all nice.
It was almost 2:30. I decided to go home after cutting the paper for workshop because Cha was leaving anyway. I got home and tried to see if my students were online but they weren’t.
cha called at 4 saying Kao is there to teach me how to make Tofa. I told him that I can’t get there right away. I said 4:30 and went there on time. I stooped by at the bakery and asked them if anyone wants to have dinner with me tonight. The tall one said she is happy to join.
Kao wasn’t there when I got there. Instead, sue was there. Told her that we have oden. He came a bit before 5pm and started to make Tofa right away. Sue was translating what he said but it ws very simple.
The only thing was that he said that I have to wait for an hour to let it cool down then put it in the fridge. I was gonna go home but had to stay there. Some one called my name from outside. It was the girl from bakery. She wanted to check the time or check out this place.
It didn’t cool down at all. I put it out on the bench and had a fan on. After 6pm it was cool enough so I put it in the fridge and left there.
Went home to leave some of my stuff there. Pr was at home. He was about to leave for Taipei. I didn’t ask what it was for. He left just before I left there.
Went to there bakery at 6:30. the girl wasn’t there and her friend called her. I wondered if she went to my studio. She came on a motor bike in two minutes. There was a lady there working, I wonder if she was the owner there. I was hopping that they are not getting in trouble for giving me the food there.
The road was closed for the festival since yesterday. I wanted to check out what they have there. It was very similar to Japanese festivals for shrines. There was this bracelet I had a look and the girl bought it for me. The lady put it on a little Buddha statute and smoked with the incense. I couldn’t return it so I paid but she doesn’t accept it. I said that I have to pay for dinner then. We had this pearl tea which I love and often have it in Melbourne, too. There was a sushi shop which I knew it wouldn’t be authentic but we went in there anyway. Well, it was worse than I thought and felt like teaching how to make it. While we were eating I asked many questions like how to say “I want this” etc. and realized that I haven’t learnt nothing much since I came here. This girl, lin taught me some useful expressions. Her English was very limited but she had an electronic dictionary which helped us a lot.
We went back to the festival. There was a puppet show on the stage and big crowd in front of that. we saw it for a few minutes and laft there. I felt like eating some of the festival food there but I was too full.
So went back to the bakery and then went home. Lin was reporting where we went etc and she was so happy.
No one was at home so I turned on the TV and saw NHK music show. I can see many people here watching this and practicing for karaoke.
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