Fire in the hall! Arsonist?

It's that time of year again...

Confusism/taoism and Buddhism burn papers symbolically. No worries. Just in the fire stairwell. Chuckle...

Business idea

... replicate bad translated Chinese signs and sell them in English speaking countries...

This sign I found cute and poetic. Wonder what the Chinese actually says?

Solution to earth's over crowding...

... Is civilization! As people get more "civilized" the birthrate goes down. This happens eventually also to immigration from less developed areas. This is interesting in as much that or society are growing because of agriculture "civilization" that feeds more becomes more efficient and whale feeding yet more people!

It's according to Bertrand Russell that following rules and suppressing our acting on inspiration reduces our zest (innate happiness). The opposite of zest is grey and boring and possibly calculated. And also lacking in communication with earth. When did city dwellers last escape their cities? People who visit Hong Kong, Singapore, London, nyc may think it would be limited to just stay in the city. But when it comes down to it most are pretty content with staying put once there.

People damaged by wars find it difficult to directly return to civilization. Unnatural. Or, ahum, very different from the mind while fighting wars. They're best rehabilitated by working in a farm. I wonder of this is just a middle ground of urban civilization? Just a preparation?

A friend I meet during my travels got tired from staying in hostels. At first he displayed on his blog the pride of being able to "work-on-the-road" doing consulting. In the end he worked less than before. Had more money than before and traveled to see different places! What was lacking? I think a bit of home longing, a bit of unstableness. Now he's back in his home country to "get rich" or at least try to start making a money making machine. In order to travel again. With less impediments?

I notice that very rich people like to live on already furnished places. Or even so. Really rich people may have very "nice" admirable homes fill of simplicity. People visit and say wow! But if one looks closely one notices that it is devoid of personal details...

I often feel at home in somebody elses lived in home. It's homey and personal. Wonder if one easily could travel like that? I guess bed and breakfast once was this, before becoming institutionalized. Apartment exchanges may provide the same, as in limited extent the couch surfing and airbnb but mostly they'd be lacking in that you are still a guest with the host present.

Sanya - Chinese Hawaii...

Well. It's warmer than Shanghai. But my hotel's bed is killing me. Too hard. I like hard beds. But this us too hard. More common in south China. So I'll move to a hostel tomorrow. It's not private and bed is small. But should be OK... Even though I'm only 300km from Vietnam/da Nang it seems impossible to go there, no ferry.

So will see where I go next. Many possibilities...

Possible to stay, but when your back hurts its difficult to think clearly first instinct is to leave. I could keep practicing my Chinese here...

Made me think of google...

... What do one miss the most? The food? The tech talks? Mostly the people. People who like doing things. Therefore I like hacker spaces...

Thinking about thinking

I'm thinking about to try to more practice not to think. Not to react blindly but more follow impulses. Take the moment when it happens. Some do it all the time, it comes natural. Others hesitate. I started hesitating. In creative terms that maybe could be called to be outside the zone. In Buddhist terms - not being present in the present moment. Not sure if this is so. Not sure if I do it more now again as I occasionally do more technical thinking. Does it supress other things? Is that what science and technical/engineering mind is? Maybe just my mind.

I'm aware.

I'll see if I can test this theory...

Over and out from Shanghai!

It's 5 on Saturday morning

The corner store employee is sleeping. Two people are sweeping the leaves off the sidewalk. Somehow it makes new happy.

Sea blubber

Sorry, I won't eat you...

Gu' va' de tjötar!

I'm sitting in a bar in hk. Some Swedes nearby. They spend all their talking seemingly complaining.  In like twenty minutes I haven't seen them smile like once. The tone and what I hear seems to agree with what i see.

Looking around. It seems i can catch glimpses in few moments for any asian group that some one smiles.

Just now.  Two Swedes hugged. I guess it was some short emotional moment.

It's funny. Many others. Or maybe not Swedes (?) Would talk to people of their own origin. It's not often to see Swedes in Hong Kong....

Or would you?

Last meal....

.... In Amsterdam. Thanks Thian & Robert!

Yesterday walked past a red light district (there are several!) and took a picture of a garden gnome exposed similarly as the ladies.

Also big thanks to the swedish-Japanese continent that hosts me, how they put up with me I can only be thankful for - Tobias and  Yumiko!

Leaving Madrid

The bacon and eggs made me think of Perrin. @snicker@

Making money in Madrid?

No. I'm not. It's both expensive and cheap at the same time here.

In walking the tourist areas there are a more elaborate (professional/ local) street musicians/performers than usual  (read Amsterdam); Guy playingaccordian; the Guy hanging mid air; the Greek style ensamble with never ending water flowing from the beaker.

In the other areas, during evening where night the asians come with their roll-bags selling whatever they've perceived people need where its needed. It somehow makes me proud! (to be asian?)
They're selling drinks, at there stairs in the public plazas where people congruate naturally,  sandwiches, and even one guy livingy around a portable compressor to sell air for scooters. The latter one a saw only once to maybe it was a fluke.

Reminds me that in Asia people find ways to work and make money. When with limited resources. Most local corner stores seems run by asians.

I got new beads....

... The other ones were rudely taken from me. I didn't take offence. Instead maybe he needed them because of his greed. I hope them will transform his suffering. Himself unwilling.

Why do spanish have rhaspy voice?

Many spanish girls have a rhaspy voice, guys too. I never really figured out why. But now it comes to me - its because they all scream to "talk" on the top of their lungs when in the bars that are really loud...

Things you figure out while eating breakfast.

Daytime its relatively warm. Maybe 26. But the whole time a small wind that is little humid (?) thus I don't feel very warm. Late late night, or early morning it may go down considerably. I'm conflicted as I don't feel fully comfortable. The wind drains my energy.

I've noticed that many places in China and even Hong Kong doesn't seem to have a lot of wind. Well current hurricanes excluded. Maybe that's an important factor for me to be aware of.

I have a few days left in Madrid. Not sure what I'm doing. I arrived with fever because of possible food poisoning in Sweden before I left. All good after 24 hours. But, I'm much aware of how my stomach and energy is very much effected by my perception of cold - the winds. It seems late, at 43, to be aware of how (micro)climate effects my wellbeing and health.

Book store IN the curb

Heavy day...

... Walked to the park

Egyptian temple in Madrid!

It's real. They moved it here in 1968. Donated by the Egyptian government. Pretty. But not much to see. Still I like it. Would Sweden receive a pyramide if offered?