gyrmination

Before the walking the plank, we have the following quotes for ya, matey: Sean: “For being the hottest place in China, it was cold.” (Turpan) Ian: “It’s like an ice cream headache that doesn’t go away.” (Acute Mountain Sickness) Sean: “I’ve seen shit and animals before, so I wasn’t impressed.” (Sunday animal market) Haw-Wen: “That’s [...]

转圈圈 白塔一辈子能走几圈？ 走一圈就要花那么四十秒钟 一小时便可以走个九十回 算它一百吧 一天到头完成个四五百次 一年坚持下去就能走过将近二十万次 这样计算可容易多了 把年岁总计乘于二 再画上五个小圈就得了 奶奶的背象一棵树 因被一块凸出的岩石阻挡了 而缓缓弯过去遇见阳光 背了一辈子的负担 现在连空气都能形成重量 使得她怎么也直不起来 妈妈的朋有知道老年来临 尽量跑得快些 要快点！ 超那些慢腾腾的！ 一面笑容一分钟赶上两圈 休息不得，否则又会退那辛苦积累的一步！ 可是更聪明的是那个我不认识的男人 他似乎已经在考虑孩子的未来 抱着儿子转 一举两得 我呢，都是跟她一起走的 喜欢配合两人步伐的节奏 走得快或慢逐渐感觉不到了 谈一些无谓的事情 一天就逝过了 我们都忘记算究竟走了几圈

Last week as we were leaving Ganzi, a thread of cloud hung over the surrounding mountains. The early morning bus bumbled closer, revealing that what from a distance seemed a misty adornment was just another example of human encroachment on nature. The factory responsible for expelling the vile stuff never came into view. It must [...]

When I have a chance, I will translate the key parts of the following article, which gives an overview of the importance of 文成公主. The temple devoted to her in Yushu was inspiring indeed. Apparently the story has found its way into mainstream movies or period pieces as well, no doubt with a gaudy romantic [...]

Blogging bandwagon. Anecdotes form the core of interesting writing, even if philosophical. They are the nucleus onto which flights of fancy, poetic waxings, and generalizations of any sort glob. First blog, not much on the mind to write about.