“it was definitely like earth, yet something was a bit off”

“it was definitely like earth, yet something was a bit off”

               Smog, hieroglyphics, and cheap food, China represents a pinnacle of oddities to many. To myself, it represents a sort of Fiji (and I use this in the same sense as Jim Carrey did in The Truman Show). Another lonely misguided blogger lost in the sea of infinite servers and get rich quick schemes.

                It is difficult for many of us to say why it is exactly we chose to come to the Middle Kingdom. But then again it is difficult for many people to say many things in this life. I personally cannot justify it. I have started ripping butts again and stopped working out. I spend at least two hours a day on the subway just to get to work. I can’t speak their language.

                But what I can do is look and listen in the hustle of the Capital. The great intrigue of it all, the coming and the going, the leaving and the staying, the layer of dust and grime down to the street level. Oh, the perks of being a wallflower.

                Many of us, living in the chains of our visas, must often wonder why it is we don’t go back. Hell, at least I could get a decent cup of coffee back home. I could most likely find floss in less than a couple of hours. I could frequent a small restaurant and order more than one thing. Although I have to admit hóngshāo qiézi still tastes quite good.