Wednesday, February 28, 2018

行家

星期天領養日後還要趕往這個晚上的小小分享會。記得2016年為i-discover app&;map 畫過的上環旅遊地圖嗎?他們現在將八區的地圖結集起來,並在各區的書店發售。
那晚分享會請了不同地圖設計師及畫家來分享創作過程。其實更像一個行家聚會。聚會在摩囉廟街的Halfway Coffee 進行,是一個我好喜歡的地方。
除了一杯好喝的咖啡以外,這裡牆上貼著他們的宗旨-「社區連結」,和很多手畫地圖。小小的地圖顯示出這家咖啡店在乎更多關於咖啡以外的事情。半路咖啡的地理位置正好身處在舊街道小店當中,而老闆和附近鄰里很熟,一直努力落實社區分享的理念。
 如果你那晚錯失了這個可愛的活動,這本地圖集現在可於以下地方購買:
Halfway, 
Asia Society Hong Kong Center, Knead, 
Kapok PMQ, 
Kidnapped Bookshop, 
Design Port, 
kubrick ArtPick, MUSE Hotel Stage!
 半路咖啡店主是我以前在common ground 己經認識的朋友,他真是花了不少心思。港式復古風的精萃體現在了各種咖啡杯上。這些“壽”子咖啡杯跟中式的圖案相信香港長大的我們並不陌生,就像回了爺爺奶奶家一樣親切。不可不提的,還有咖啡店正對面的「快樂玩具店」頭髮斑白的店主有一種懷才不遇的傲氣。他自娛自樂地播放懷舊兒歌(如頭頂長西瓜⋯或者是一眾80後的共同回憶),不知為何與咖啡店的主題特別相配。

Sunday, February 11, 2018

託兒

經過一個繁忙、凍冰冰的星期,終於可以跟我的兩隻小可愛坐在海邊工作室了。每天都想着怎樣改故事書,做了很多年的一個故事啊。今天終於跟我十分喜愛的編輯姐姐說好了關於初稿的事情了。希望一切順利啦,那麼便可以開始下一個故事!
這周幫差不多十隻狗兒找了暫託家庭。
以前我覺得負責暫託事務的Alice 是最吃力不討好的,因為要把有特別需要的動物送往人家家去,差不多感覺要麻煩人。這些毛孩通常都不懂得去厠所,或有特別醫療需要,要不是就是正在來月經不能絕育,或極怕羞;當然還有不停牙痕,很可愛但令人無覺好睡的狗嬰兒。
最麻煩的是要跟一眾以為暫託是拿隻狗回家玩的人解釋,暫託是什麼一回事。
但原來她的工作也有好多驚喜和感動時刻的。
有好多人明知狗兒很病,都願意試一試把狗兒帶回家。其中一隻剛救回來的小poodle 在中心不斷嘔和肚瀉,但去到暫託家庭後好像突然完全康復了。可能因為中心太冷了。
After a busy, chilly but rewarding week (with many usual struggles too) & morning swim ❤, finally sitting here by the sea at our Seaside Studio, finalizing my picturebook draft. Can't think of anything sweeter than to have my two little babies meowmeow jai & rosie girl sleeping closely next to me while i am working. I wanna brew coffee &drink green tea, but can't get myself moving as I don't want to disturb these two sleeping babies. Helped almost 9 animals finding foster these two weeks, I used to think Alice LAP Foster Coordinator job is one of the toughest, but least rewarding, as you have to keep making phone calls, and potentially keep getting rejected, or encountering people with strange expectations thinking fostering is just about playing with animals. 
But turns out there are many touching moments too, especially when you know that there are many people out there who are willing to open their home and hearts to these poor and sick orphaned animals. And it's also great to hear that they enjoy the experience, of cuddling the whining puppies (and letting them bite them) or seeing them grow from terribly sick back to healthy.