As I mentioned in my previous blog, on the Nov. 28th, last Saturday night, we held the gala party to invite contemporary artists and others who are interested in art collections, so that the gallery is able to raise these funds to support itself by selling artworks to visitors. In gala night party, there were over twenty artworks to be displayed on an exhibition space, each work would be labelled as log#1 or #2  that helped us collate and record transactions of artworks at the end of this activity. The opening hours was from 7.00pm to 11.00pm, all staff working in the Richmond Library Centre would go to this party. First of all, there were many things we need to prepare before Saturday, so I went to the liquid store and PriceSmart with my partner Fiona, going shopping with a list that Shaun gave to us and finding other staff we might use on Saturday.

I followed Fiona to look for some drinks in liquid store, unfortunately, that day was raining, so we have lots of trouble carrying these heavy bottles. Fiona are good at identifying the types of wine on the list, in order to save our time and go back for another works, we divided the list and I were responsible for buying oranges and lemons in PriceSmart. I was happy to get this simple task, however, the reality was not as simple as what I have thought before.

It is my first time to purchase for the whole gallery, obviously I did not want to make any mistake. But I thought about the words: oranges and lemons would be the name of soft drink, it was reasonable to buy some soft drinks for the night party. It is too late when I realized that a mistake has been made. Fortunately, thanks for my partner, Fiona called for a taxi and returned those wrong things to the PriceSmart, she helped me buy several real(fruit) oranges and lemons and successfully carried them back to the office where we worked in.

After experiencing the awkward moment, I learned a lesson from my mistake. It is not simple for you to finish any task that people give. Something may be more difficult than your imagination, as a worker, I should be confident with my ability to deal with troubles. Beside, things will develop in the opposite direction when they become extreme. Thus, we need to find a accessible way to carry on our business with less anxiety and worry. The psychological supports play an significant role in our physical behaviors to some extent, which also influenced our contribution to the future artworks. Since I was worried about my idea of each project, it is hard to produce artworks fulfilling with happiness and achievements. The reception of many suggestive commons from the viewers are supposed to promote works instead of giving pressures on them. As long as I see suggestions and commons in a comfortable way, more better ideas will cover with my mind  and inspire me in the process of making future projects.

Overall, I am appreciated to this unusual experiment, and also thanks to the help of my partner, who teaches me a lot through the working time.

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