India 2

This is what I wrote when I was waiting for my flight back home in Delhi airport.

Fortunately I am going home. I really can't wait to get out of this place. Probably it's because of the pressure, the pressure of the dusty environment, the pressure of the over crowdedness, the pressure of the over humble attitude that Indians give to you, the pressure of all of this chaos. Now it's midnight and the airport is totally packed, with backpackers, white senior tour groups, meditators (whose hair is dusty feet are muddy with one wrapped in bandage), families (with little kids crying or running around shouting), and business people like me. Same scene on my arrival to this airport. The queue waiting for the visa check lined up to the top of the escalator. No matter where you go you see people you feel chaos you hear noise. I totally lost my temper at last few days. I feel sorry to my Indian coworker, who's been taken care of me and been very nice to me in my staying. I once thought he had a crush on me (I think he did), so I didn't give him many smiles but attitude all the time. (Ok… now they are announcing the boarding will be delayed for 45 mins i/o 20 mins they just announced….What the hell…) I feel sorry for hotel people. Even if the hotel rules changed all the time (the complimentary service for us should be free coffee/free drink, and free to extend checkout time till 9pm for our midnight flight, while we sometimes got bills but sometimes no one bothered us, and were only required for checking out early at 6pm), they don't deserve our blame as it's not their fault but the whole management system's. Anyway I'm very happy I can finally go back to my clean and civilized home country. Altho I've started to miss Indian curry Bollywood movies and their street market.

I think I like India.

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Here're some more that might make you keep away from India...

- Dusty air, which gets your nostrils totally black and makes you caugh all the time.
- Dusty and rubbishy street, with terrible traffic/packed buses/dirty beggers (and kids)/flies & mosquitos/and street cows hovering around in between crazily driving cars.
- Peeing men by the street
- Street tant residence cooking family dinner/hanging clothes on sandy field by the side of the road
- Cars horning all the time all over the place
- Ragged beggers (women or kids) coming up knocking your car window as soon as you stop.
- Never-shaved men with huge thick black beards all over their faces and chins

Transit

Sunrise in Bankok...

India

PingXi Rail Trip

This is our first trip after going thru those awkward days. I know it might not be a good idea to bring up such a proposal but when I feel like having a little travelling I'd still go for him. After all he's the best travel partner to me so far. Anyway this time we chose Ping Xi rail trip as our getaway, where I haven't visited for over 5 years.

My plan actually was starting from the last stop and if possible we can walk back thru the railway and stop by each spot for a visit. So we dropped off at JingTung, where was once prosperous for its rich coal mine and the industry back to 50 years ago. Tracing up along the brick steps, it leads you to the ruins of old mining company offices, warehouse, engine room, and the mine tunnel. The whole hill is also being developed by these brick steps, which take you to the top end and also circle around the hill. As we were getting approaching the top the steps got more muddy and messy, and also on the way a huge snake popped up on the side and scared me away, so we chose to walk back and were not able to see what's there on the top end.

The ruins are very interesting. There're signs in front of each house describing the old time, which makes you imagine you were there lining in the queue waiting for distributing the wages, or driving the trolley sending the coal into the warehouse, or smoking a cigarette under the eaves waiting for the rain stopping. Along the old railway we reached to another warehouse, which now has been covered by root branches of trees on the walls, and people call it "tree house". It's very scary but also amazing, that the trees seem to grow up on the top of the walls and the roots are like crawling down toward the ground along the walls. In fact what scares me is, among 5 ruins only this house is grew trees like this.

We meant to go to the waterfall in Shi-fen after the mine exploring, while it started to get dark and spit. So we decided to go home early. On the way back home, we transitted the train in Rei-Fan town, where we stopped by for a bus up to Jo-fen in our first trip when we just met. Accidentally we were back to where we started. Just like what happened to our relationship. Accidentally we seemed to start everything all over again. On the platform I finally could't help but throwing myself into his chest and arms. I smelled that familiar scent. And luckily I got hugged back and a kiss on my head. I smiled unconsciously in his warming embrace.

This is our first trip after we decided to start over in a different way. I know it might be my illusion but I feel we're getting closer and closer. And I feel my love to you has also entered into another stage.

I'm back from philippines. I didn't go to any beaches actually. But I did have a good time with my new philippino friends. We went out drinking and chating after work, and even dancing on oktoberfest. I had fun there this time. But I'm glad to be back too. Friends were here waiting for my back to hang out with. We went to a hotspring resort on yangming shan and had a very relaxing time. That ourdoor spring was like opened for only us on sunday night, and we can have dinner by the spring pool and the dinner was delicious. We can also jump into the swimming pool for a swim in this cool autumn time after soaking in hot one for a while. It's always nice to hang out with old buddies. They will always open their arms for me and make me feel being cared and spoiled.

So much fun back home and so many sweet friends here to talk to and hang out with. But it's also good to have new friends in my frequent-visit country. I'm so happy to have those friends.

Next Wed I'm going for another trip. This time is to India for another 10 days. Work is tiring but travelling to other countries is so much fun. I think I was born for travelling, and I'm very happy with the way I'm living now.

Another big news for this month is I've rented a room and am going to move in at the end of the month. I'm going to leave the house that I've been staying for 30 years in this city. I'm looking forward to it.