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< L I F E >
I went over to Asia recently. Namely Beijing, Shanghai and Japan (too many places there).
A week in each place... far too little, and I BARELY got to do ANYTHING. Just stare, run stare, run photo, run... you get the picture. Sure I didn't add on weight, it was neither pleasant thanks to the humidity and lack of clean air in general.
Beijing;
Amazing place. Really. The history, stories and various bits and pieces are absolutely fascinating. No doubt about it. However, being the delicate and picky creature that I am, I cannot survive there. The air is so bad, that my throat developed a light infection after a week. It became rough, and I was coughing up ... stuff practically none stop. It's not a cold, and that was the creepy thing. I would have been mystified if not for the fact that in Beijing, you can't see ANYTHING with out a haze permeating through everything. On top of the great wall, not one km away, the other watch tower already blurs at the edges.
THAT'S CREEPY. CREEPY THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION IN BEIJING.
Even when we were standing on the highest point of the Great Wall, I couldn't see the blue sky.
UM BEIJING, HOW COME YOU AREN'T ALL MUTATED FREAKS.
I don't think I'd EVER live there. Tourist, sure. Live? I actually don't think I can survive.
And the water. Oh god. The water. I understand they have a water shortage but OH GOD THE WATER. WHITE THINGS FLOAT IN THERE IF YOU LEAVE IF FOR A FEW HOURS. I DRANK THAT STUFF.
Also, the food is terrible. Vivo, you and I are gonna give Beijing a wide, wide berth.
Japan;
Oh sweet sweet Japan. How much like a cup of cool refreshing lemon ice tea you are, after a week of torture within the walls of Beijing. Food, fashion, people, toilets, baths AHHHHhhhhh sigh. Wonderous.
Another case of run, see and photograph. Stayed at the odd ball Tenrikyo dormitories. The Tokyo ones are SO FRIGGING NICE AND NEW. ARGHS. Too bad we didn't stay there that long. SIGH. Also discovered a cheep cheep place to buy. OHOHOHOHOHOHOOOOOooo oo... but no time to shop. I scream my frustrations to the uncaring heavens.
I got to play with the deer again. Cute buggers. One headbutted me in the lower back... that actually hurt. What an ass! lol
I ate at the omuraisu place again. GYAAHAHAHAAHA I shall do so again, when I set foot in Osaka sometime in the future. It's almost become a ritual...
Shanghai;
Fark my life. I actually didn't get to see much of it at all, because I was dragged all over the restaurants eating dinner with relatives I never knew I had. Granted the food was excellent. I didn't even get to visit the Bund or or ... Any of the touristy places! But I am happy that I saw my relatives. It's been five years... interesting how everyone's changed. Apparently I've changed a fair bit... well no duh, since the last time I came I was a little... shall we say on the heavy side of the weight scales. lol.
But at least here, I could see the bright blue sky.
Then I came home.
._.
< D R E A M >
Rather disquieting this one, but epic none the less.
Gold Coloured Fear
I ran through the streets, with a feeling a dreadful apprehension. I couldn't place it, the odd sensation that something is going to happen. Glancing up at the night sky, I see a bright yellow light across the horizon, filling my mind with a numbing sensation that the world will soon fall apart. I look about wildly, desperately searching for my friends and family, who I could no longer contact.
I ran, and ran, until I stood atop a hill over looking the city, spread out below me with no inkling of the future that awaits it. As my eyes once more reached the heavens, I saw spread before me, horizon to horizon, a map of the most intricate tree linking one star to another. It had no beginning, no end, just a net of connections that held the stars within its weave. Infinitely beautiful.
Yet avidly terrifying.
It was as if I was partial to a plan of the heavens, with no ability to alter its goals. How horrifying, watching and knowing, yet unable to lift a finger to alter the ending. You become then, a speck, a microscopic imperfection on the wall, disgustingly powerless in the face of the events that you know will unfold. Frozen to the spot, I couldn't help but be swept along by the heavenly will.
Slowly, sky changed at that point. The stars went out one by one, replaced by a golden Leopard snarling down upon the earth. Silent, yet its blood thirsty intent is clear as day, destructive impulses rippling out unchecked from the powerful and sublime form. I sank to my knees. It's over. I returned to the darkened streets. Grey blue walls were my world now, dirty and cold cobble stones my constant companions as I sought to find the people I once knew. I met new friends, and people, yet I could never forget the ones I had left behind. Do they seek me also? I don't know. I simply go on, because I have that undying hope that I will meet them again.
E N D
< L I F E >
I went over to Asia recently. Namely Beijing, Shanghai and Japan (too many places there).
A week in each place... far too little, and I BARELY got to do ANYTHING. Just stare, run stare, run photo, run... you get the picture. Sure I didn't add on weight, it was neither pleasant thanks to the humidity and lack of clean air in general.
Beijing;
Amazing place. Really. The history, stories and various bits and pieces are absolutely fascinating. No doubt about it. However, being the delicate and picky creature that I am, I cannot survive there. The air is so bad, that my throat developed a light infection after a week. It became rough, and I was coughing up ... stuff practically none stop. It's not a cold, and that was the creepy thing. I would have been mystified if not for the fact that in Beijing, you can't see ANYTHING with out a haze permeating through everything. On top of the great wall, not one km away, the other watch tower already blurs at the edges.
THAT'S CREEPY. CREEPY THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION IN BEIJING.
Even when we were standing on the highest point of the Great Wall, I couldn't see the blue sky.
UM BEIJING, HOW COME YOU AREN'T ALL MUTATED FREAKS.
I don't think I'd EVER live there. Tourist, sure. Live? I actually don't think I can survive.
And the water. Oh god. The water. I understand they have a water shortage but OH GOD THE WATER. WHITE THINGS FLOAT IN THERE IF YOU LEAVE IF FOR A FEW HOURS. I DRANK THAT STUFF.
Also, the food is terrible. Vivo, you and I are gonna give Beijing a wide, wide berth.
Japan;
Oh sweet sweet Japan. How much like a cup of cool refreshing lemon ice tea you are, after a week of torture within the walls of Beijing. Food, fashion, people, toilets, baths AHHHHhhhhh sigh. Wonderous.
Another case of run, see and photograph. Stayed at the odd ball Tenrikyo dormitories. The Tokyo ones are SO FRIGGING NICE AND NEW. ARGHS. Too bad we didn't stay there that long. SIGH. Also discovered a cheep cheep place to buy. OHOHOHOHOHOHOOOOOooo oo... but no time to shop. I scream my frustrations to the uncaring heavens.
I got to play with the deer again. Cute buggers. One headbutted me in the lower back... that actually hurt. What an ass! lol
I ate at the omuraisu place again. GYAAHAHAHAAHA I shall do so again, when I set foot in Osaka sometime in the future. It's almost become a ritual...
Shanghai;
Fark my life. I actually didn't get to see much of it at all, because I was dragged all over the restaurants eating dinner with relatives I never knew I had. Granted the food was excellent. I didn't even get to visit the Bund or or ... Any of the touristy places! But I am happy that I saw my relatives. It's been five years... interesting how everyone's changed. Apparently I've changed a fair bit... well no duh, since the last time I came I was a little... shall we say on the heavy side of the weight scales. lol.
But at least here, I could see the bright blue sky.
Then I came home.
._.
< D R E A M >
Rather disquieting this one, but epic none the less.
Gold Coloured Fear
I ran through the streets, with a feeling a dreadful apprehension. I couldn't place it, the odd sensation that something is going to happen. Glancing up at the night sky, I see a bright yellow light across the horizon, filling my mind with a numbing sensation that the world will soon fall apart. I look about wildly, desperately searching for my friends and family, who I could no longer contact.
I ran, and ran, until I stood atop a hill over looking the city, spread out below me with no inkling of the future that awaits it. As my eyes once more reached the heavens, I saw spread before me, horizon to horizon, a map of the most intricate tree linking one star to another. It had no beginning, no end, just a net of connections that held the stars within its weave. Infinitely beautiful.
Yet avidly terrifying.
It was as if I was partial to a plan of the heavens, with no ability to alter its goals. How horrifying, watching and knowing, yet unable to lift a finger to alter the ending. You become then, a speck, a microscopic imperfection on the wall, disgustingly powerless in the face of the events that you know will unfold. Frozen to the spot, I couldn't help but be swept along by the heavenly will.
Slowly, sky changed at that point. The stars went out one by one, replaced by a golden Leopard snarling down upon the earth. Silent, yet its blood thirsty intent is clear as day, destructive impulses rippling out unchecked from the powerful and sublime form. I sank to my knees. It's over. I returned to the darkened streets. Grey blue walls were my world now, dirty and cold cobble stones my constant companions as I sought to find the people I once knew. I met new friends, and people, yet I could never forget the ones I had left behind. Do they seek me also? I don't know. I simply go on, because I have that undying hope that I will meet them again.
E N D