Meeting New People
These days, my health condition has been terrible. I have felt extremely sluggish. I want to die. In the afternoon, I went to a cafe, but I only had water…
Posts by: Tomoni Shintaku
Restarting Teeth Bracing
I headed toward Alkmaar to receive a new Airsmile, a plastic-type teeth brace. It was my third time getting one because my teeth alignment was still not good. Eri and…
Attending the Funeral
I left my house just before 11:30 am. Eri and I stopped by a supermarket, and I bought a bouquet of lilies. My friend Kristine worked there, and she packed…
Human Has to Die
I woke up around noon. In the early morning, Eri went to Amsterdam to meet her friend, so it was my first private time in several weeks. I got a…
Volunteering on a Farm
Around 2 pm, Eri and I went out to do some farm work. It was my second time participating; the previous time was last summer. It was an extremely cold…
Bar Night
I woke up around noon. In the afternoon, I went to throw away wine bottles at a collection place. I bought some ingredients for dinner. It was a bit snowy….
Take Down the Exhibition
It was the last day of my solo showcase. There were no customers. It had the fewest audience members of any showcase in my life, but it was a good…
Opening (Closing?) Party
I woke up at the gallery around noon. I felt pain in some of my joints. I went to a supermarket and bought instant noodles, bean sprouts, and canned corn….
Stay Overnight at the Gallery
I left my house at 1 pm. I took a local train, so I was delayed in opening the gallery. In the first place, no one came for the whole…
Staying at the Gallery
I checked out of the hotel at 10 am. I visited a cafe located inside the hotel. I spent about an hour in the restroom, doing my business. It was…
Train Service Disruption
I woke up just after 10 am in my hotel room. It was quite a comfortable hotel because the room had a bathtub. Normally, European hotels do not have one,…
Start My Solo Exhibition
It was the very first day of my solo showcase. When we left my home, Jan stepped outside and kindly gave us some encouraging words before taking photos of us….
Set Up My Exhibition
I left my house around 1 pm. Eri and I transported the paintings using a handcart. We got off the train at Amsterdam Sloterdijk station. It was a chilly day,…
Playing Darts
I woke up around noon as usual. I went to a cafe that I had never visited before. It had a good atmosphere, but the coffee price was higher than…
Packing Paintings
I woke up just after noon. There were two days left to install my solo showcase. I packed the paintings with Eri. In the evening, I went to the bar…
The Last Night of Johnny’s Cafe
I woke up around 11 am. I went shopping, and while walking to the supermarket, I recorded a voice blog. I received a new iPhone 13, but its condition was…
Go to Johnny’s Cafe
I woke up around 9 am and packed some paintings. In the afternoon, I visited a cafe with Eri. We read books for an hour. We stopped by a general…
My Partner Is Coming
I woke up around 3 am and then did my daily routine. I drew drafts for three new cake paintings. I went to Schiphol Airport to pick up Eri, who…
Continued Stretching Canvases
I did not feel good, especially because I felt back pain, since I drank too much again and again. At the bar My Way, people were too energetic, so I…
Stretching Canvases
I started preparing to stretch canvases for my solo showcase. It was more time-consuming than I had thought. I received a reply from Christel, who will come to the exhibition….
