thanks to yumi, and yajing
for helping out with the kanji
which translates as follows:
You will feel that you are suddenly floating in the air.
At that moment you will see your Mother's face.
Then you are no more.
23rd (Friday)
Website work. Short chat with Japanese girl
at Market Place
24th (Saturday) [Mitsubishi Kamikaze!]
Charming Indian girl at Harbour Centre this
morning. Another long talk with Natalie, who
called Myle's ring 'that big clunker'
Obviously thinks it's a little pretentious
Girl at Makeup Forever walked by. She looked
stunning. Down the Rabbit Hole
25th (Sunday) [Mitsubishi Kamikaze!]
Sunny & cold
26th (Monday) [Mitsubishi Kamikaze!]
Sunny, freezing cold. A good day & evening of
work, jazz playing lightly in the background
all night
27th (Tuesday) [Mitsubishi Kamikaze!]
Delicate light snow falling this morning
Showed Japanese girl the Kanji as a
confirmation. 'Mitsubishi!' she said,
quite loudly. Told her I'd show her the
drawing when it was finished. 'Yes, please
do,' she replied
28th (Wednesday) [Mitsubishi Kamikaze!]
Talking with Natalie this morning, who
hasn't checked out the website yet, but
promises she will soon. The card is on her
dresser, & she wonders why her husband
hasn't asked about it. Short little talk
with Indian girl too, who is strikingly
handsome. Talking to Korean girl at
Soody's, asking what happened to the other
girl. Told me she was only temporary, &
said, 'Do you want me to cut your hair?'
'Yes, next month.' This girl IS VERY
beautiful. She calls herself 'Nicky' &
her Korean name sounds something like
'E-Soo-Young'. Talking to Ady on the
phone
29th (Thursday) [Mitsubishi Kamikaze!]
Enjoyable talke with Rui Li, who showed me
her red envelopes with money. She's really
quite charming
30th (Friday) [Mitsubishi Kamikaze]
Talking with Natalie & Maggie this morning,
& outside the door this evening with
English Nicky, who looked good in a scarf
& beret. Heading off for an hour long
massage
31st (Saturday) [Mitsubishi Kamikaze]
Talking with Maggie, who thinks I should
buy an SLR digital to photograph the
artwork. 'Don't wait,' she insisted, 'Do
it now!'
February
1st (Sunday)
Some nice drama at the NFL Championship,
Steelers/Cardinals. Coming back from
Abbotsford, a girl coming onto the bus
out of the heavy rain, wet blonde hair &
wool hat, sitting there knitting &
knitting, mile after mile of dark
highway, & Skytrain
3rd (Tuesday) [Mitsubishi Kamikaze!]
Telling Maggie that Agnes hasn't seen
the portrait. 'But it's not like I'm in
love with her. I'm still in love with
Minori.' Familiar wave of her hand
4th (Wednesday)
Website work. Myle returned from the
Orient! With nine new pairs of shoes,
handbags, etc. She's 105 lbs & told me
she's in a salad diet with August. Rui
Li showing me Year of the Ox horoscope
for Horses. It was in Chinese, & said
something about getting married, but
warned about 'a third person'. The
mtns in a lovely glow of pink light, &
15 minutes later the sky streaked with
clouds colored in the same light
5th (Thursday)
Talking with Natalie, who described
how she cooks her chicken, & ideas for
soup. Myle showing me the studio shots
from Hong Kong. VERY commercial,
though she looked good, like she
always does
12th (Thursday)
Showed Japanese girl Mitsubishi & two
Fuji prints, which I gave her. She has
the perfect face for an idea, 'Empress
(of Japan)'. This afternoon was
approached by a young Korean girl who
asked where Hastings St was. Ended up
walking, & talking with her to
Renaissance Hotel. Her name is Ami
Lin, from Seoul. Works at Blenz at
Davie & Granville
