Blogs from Guangdong, China, Asia - page 146

Hitchhiking is expensive in China. You will be expected to pay a lot if you are foreigners. And so a fast train whisks us south from Beijing. Our sleeper is the picture of lacy cleanliness and efficiency. Our companion is the gracious and courteous Mr. Lee, a businessman from Guangzhou. Guangzhou (pronounced gwong-jo), embraces us like a sweaty hug that doesn't stop. Tooling through the city toward Vitamin Creative Space we see the high-rises, through the smog, brimming green with rooftop gardens, and below busy tropical streets clouded by pockets of mushrooming construction. Spaghetti-like highway intersections tangle in 3D throughout a maze of residential block apartments. Bananas. Breadfruit. Buses. A little kid peeing on the street. What begs two twiggers' skills in a muggy high-rise city of 11 million? We immediately set about bringing two ... read more

Research tour in Guangzhou One of my courses organized a field trip visit to some start up companies and well established factories. For instance: the biggest Soya sauce/cooking sauce/spices manufacturer in China to study there production processes, fermentation tanks, etc. We visited yeast factories, pharmaceutical manufactures, bioremediation and phytoremediation companies. We were so well received (it was there that I finally learnt how to play majo). Indian Conference & Spice (pictures of India will be on my next, final, blog) India was just something else, I dont even know where to begin. I like India because you can easily search out for the real and untouristic parts... unlike other hot tourist spots like Thailand, you can still experience India in an authentic way. Things that marked me most were the heat!!!! the women and their bright ... read more

hey, I'm not doing so good these days.. its been raining for days straight and I think there's gonna be a couple thunderstorms tomorrow and for the rest of this week. I have a fever today of about 37.8 degrees Celsius. I think its 100 sumthing in F. and also my monthy visitor is here. it came yesterday. and its making me run to the bathroom every 2 hours. *sigh* my stomach was hurting really bad a couple of hours ago. but now I'm fine. I kinda went crazy at about 3:45 when I woke up from a nap. then I fell asleep again until 5:23. then I really went crazy I was feelin weak and hot and all fever like. My head was pounding and I felt really drunk. then I grabbed my cell and ... read more

hey sorry for the hold up I couldn't get a chance to upload my photos or get on the internet. well a recap for all the days I missed. um.. over the weekend we stayed at the new apartment that they bought. it was really fun but with a lot of mosqitoes so I got a lot of itching red spots on me. lol I got one on my right calf, 2 on my right ring and pinky toe. (one on each one) I got 3 on my left arm and 2 on my jaw. .. wait make that 3 on my jaw. at the new house/apartment I got a new bike that was dark greenish grayish blackish lol ish hehe. they were raising a turtle which I named Alfred (BATMAN! lol) 'cuz he was all ... read more

I wanted to go to Dinghushan to get away from people for a while. There are an awful lot of people in China. A mind boggling number of people in China. Even in the smaller cities the streets are gauntlets of people shaped obstacles getting in my way. There is more bustle in Chinese cities than if you put a giant t-bone steak smothered in honey on top of a nest of starving ants just before a rain storm. For a small town girl like me it is a bit daunting. I read that Dinghushan was a beautiful little village nestled among tranquil mountains, a veritable paradise for people wanting to escape the city. So I set off in search of paradise, hoping to spend a relaxing week or so strolling around picturesque mountains. Getting to ... read more