Location: Tsurutontan (a Japanese restaurant)

Weather: Raining

Time: around 6:30

 

Observations:

-short hair

-purple hoodie

-jeans

-sneaker

-camera

-wear earphone

-quite

-polite

-alone

 

     Through my observation, I think this person maybe is a photographer or some job related to photography. I noticed her was because she was sitting there quietly. There are a camera and other equipment on her table. She likes to take photos of the food, environment, and things surround her. This person loves the purple color and some cartoon stuff. She looks very capable; she also has a clean and straightforward outlook. She likes to listen to music. She may have a boyfriend or someone she likes.  She is a very polite person；and a person who values cleanliness and self-discipline.

     I remember that after she ordered her food, she started taking photos using the camera on her table; she took many pictures and looked through each photo carefully. She also took pictures of her food and then start eating. I think she is young when I saw her outfit; she wears a hoodie and ripped jeans with a sneaker. She likes purple because her hoodie and bag are purple color; there is also cartoon characters on her hoodie. She always has her earphone on, and I think maybe because she is by herself, so she needs some music. I also focused on her emotions; I found that when she checked her message, she looks happy and there was a smile on her face, so I think it could be her boyfriend or friends. Another detail is she always say “thank you” to the waiter, this showed she is a polite person. The last point is that she put everything in order; always wipe her mouth and hand to avoid getting her cloth dirty.

     Both readings focused on the importance of seeing. In the reading “ Ways of Seeing,” John Berger notes that “ We only see what we look at. To look is an act of choice. As a result of this act, what we see is brought within our reach – though not necessarily within arm’s reach. I think sometimes our eyes only see the surface of things, but if you are willing to learn or know more, you will see something different. In the other reading “Question Everything” by Jane Fulton Suri, a quote  says “It’s one of the most sensitive scientific instruments we have: to make this connection to other people, to understand why are they doing this?” This makes me think of things happened around me. We all have the curiosity about what have other people done or why they did it that way. It made people want to know more and observe their actions.