Dumpling Sister's Thoughts
12.08.2006 Returning (Chinese Version)
I am sitting
in the airplane cabinet after the plane has taken off for
five hours, and I have fell asleep after three movies. I
found a few pieces of paper which I can still write on the
back and I start to reflect back of the journey I had. The
pencil in my hand may be moving from time to time, right,
but where do I begin?
This trip lasted three weeks, but seriously it felt like
three months long. During the time I felt that I was like a
traveler of the ancient going through the land. I have been
to Taiwan, Hong Kong, ShenZhen, Beijing, HangZhou, and
finally I took off from Shanghai. Right now, I am covered
with a blanket, scratching my head, and still can't believe
of the places I have been to. I have been to a concert in
the late fall, eaten sticky tofu in the early morning at one
thirty, smelled many vegetarian dishes, and even lost my
passport with a bittersweet experience. I have also seen
myself with a tired look as I tried to bring my luggage's
across the boarder with a heavy backpack on my back. I have
heard my grandpa trying to warn me of the fact people are
not as naive and honest as they used to be and we need to
have a shield of defense against that. I remembered taken an
overnight train which I had a very deep sleep, until now I
am sitting in the seat waiting to fly back and return to my
place here.
There is a lot of things and scenes which I want to remember
as I traveled across the land.
There is also a lot of bitter feeling as I left from places
to places. This feeling is reinforced as I recalled the
times when people were gathering around the dinner table
with tight space between each person and many "hello" sound
that I heard, or "wei" in Chinese. All these accompanied me
along the way with the experiences that I will want to
relate.
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