The Unbelievable Scene

The internet blocks in China are getting stronger and now I couldn't even cross the Great Wall and sneak out to visit some Google friends' websites. 

On the other side, the foundations of buildings in China are so fragile, you can see the roots of a 13 flr building pulled out by no Wind. 

Now I am skeptical about the construction base of the building I am living in.  Whatch out when you stand beside a building.

 

 

 On June 27, 2009, one of the buildings in constructin lay flat on the ground in Shanghai.

 

 

They said other buildings beside the fallen one haven't fallen before and are still strong based, but who dare to move in.

No Trash, No Cash

To my visitors:

It is hard to remote-control a screen without seeing it, but I still enjoy writing and feel good about talking to someone in my blog.

Sometimes you see my post doubled or removed, that is because I could not review my own blog while editing.

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Thanks for all comments.  I can read them in my mail.  Sorry that I could not answer your comments in my blog.

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No Trash, No Cash

That day I rode my new bike on the street in the early morning at 6：00.  The street cleaning workers were preparing for work.  One old woman worker threw a white broken plastic bag into the sky. The bag flew with the wind and landed on a green plain. She checked around to see if anyone noticed it.  She must have treated me as no-body.  Littering is not such a big deal here.  But, the picture of a cleaning worker throwing trash looked very "unique" to me.  I was curious about her motive. Maybe she wanted to create more trash so she would not lose the job? Maybe she was doing it as a voiceless protest about her extremely low wage. Or, before putting on her work robe, she was just one of the walkers littering for others to clean up.  

The other day, I was on my bike in the early morning again.  This time I rode to a different place.  On the way back, I saw the same cleaning worker on the street corner waiting for the traffice lights.  Then I realized that the workers changed work robe and got all tools in one place and rode the tricycles to their designated work areas afterwards. That day, when I saw her throwing a plastic bag, she was just getting ready.  She threw trash because that area was not her business.  That is why we see, and we need cleaning workers every minute everwhere in Su-Zhou. 

 

What Keep Men Away?

That afternoon I was on my bike.  On the sidewalk, a pretty lady (looked pretty on the back with long hair, wearing lady-dress) holding an unbrella, walking and carrying a bag.  On the way toward her, slowly walked a handsome young man.  Then I started my imagination about the young man picking up a conversation with the young lady. As three of us got closer and closer, the young man.... did not do anything but walk away.  And I looked at the lady's bag.  She was carring Bampers, diapers for babies. I realized why my imagination did not come true.  Diapers or babies always keep men away,even at home. 

鹹蛋妈妈，前進超市

天气变暖以来，超市人群好像过完冬眠一樣重现江湖，我非常不爱逛这人挤人的超市，但有些东西非得在超市才買得到，今天我要去找做粽子的材料。

昨天在邻里中心買了粽叶，今天買米、香菇、和肉，好不容易穿出重重人群，看到另一群人正抢购着某种宝贝，挤入人群瞄了一眼，哦！是咸蛋，心想原来苏粽和台粽一樣也放咸蛋啊，我也来试试吧！人太多挤不进，只能把购物车停一旁，伸手随便抓四把，反正都是真空包装一贯作业，品质应该没太大差異，共拿到11个蛋。一群人还挤在那儿东挑西拣的，工作人员不停开箱補货，很多咸蛋阿姨、阿婆们拣了整蓝的咸蛋，我问了一位咸蛋太太：你也要做粽子啊？ 她说：不的，我们咸蛋是要配粥的(註)。这下子我可能是凑错热闹了，做粽子的咸蛋可能不是酱買的，管他的，人那么多也不知從何找起，而且在这儿，询问工作人员通常是等於白问。

 

一旁有摊位正边做边賣着肉粽，他们的线是一般缝衣线，挺怪的。我鼓起勇气问了工作人员那儿可買到绑粽子的绳线，他说：没賣。看吧,问了也没用。

一位热心的阿姨说：你用工作手套绑粽子(註)不就行了？

啊!我洗马桶的塑胶手套，她没聽错我的意思吧？我一脸茫然：我是说绑粽子的线。

热心的阿姨说：是啊！你把手套拆開，慢慢把棉线抽出来不就行了。

原来她是说農用、工用手套，真是聪明加勁爆，但...那是能溶入食品的棉线吗？我当然不会这么做的，再说粽子也不是只給Richy一个人吃的，我们还要命啊！

 

已放弃找粽绳的想法，去结账时经过药局，看到医疗用品部，晃了一下，看到"绷帶"马上联想到....,

是的，買下了，如果在我做粽子前，还是没找到适当的粽绳，那就期待在我的Blog欣赏绑"绷帶"的粽子吧！

 

后来终於晃到了结帐柜台，排在我后面的老兄看到我蓝子里的咸蛋说：啊！你这几个蛋太小啦，那个还比较大。

原来那些三挑四拣的咸蛋妈妈们是在挑大小(註)的，下次如果我做的粽子有人吃、如果我挤得進人群，再来給它挑特大的，反正也不是按重计价的。

 

 

憶往惜福 

註: 这些经验不由讓人想起早期的台湾，记得小时候爸爸的汗衫就是阿嫲用麵粉袋拆缝做成的，小时候妈妈也常煎一个咸翻了的菜ㄅㄡ蛋 、很稀的蒸蛋、或咸蛋讓我们配饭，

買东西时也要花上一堆时间講价才成交。 现在的苏州是一个外观富裕的现代城市，很难想像其中很多人还是过着斤斤计较的苦日子，贫富差距之大，可见。

 

 

Hell in Jail

It is hell for google bloggers in China.
Yesterday I tried to register and write in Sina Blog hosted by the local server in China.

I wrote 2 posts: first one was to say hello and tell my visitors why I moved to Sina Blog Land; the second one I just cut and paste my last post about my visit to Chong Yuan Temple from my original document which I had posted in this blogspot to Sina blog.

Guess what happened?

 

One hour later, when I entered my Sina blog, my first post was removed without any notice and explanation while the second one remained there. 

 

You know why? Because in the first posting, I said "My Google Blogspot was Blocked so I moved to Sina Blog."

 

With the sensitive key word " Google Blog is blocked", then my post is gone.  My precious human right was spotted by a dirty hand.

 

So I decided not to use Sina Blog anymore. But there was no function or option for me to delete my website.  I felt ashamed that I was registered to a blog spied and controlled by someone not myself.

I will still use my mail to post to my web site although I can not open it and see the page in China. At least my blog is still there. One day when they reopen it or when I go back to my free country I can see it. That would be a special precious reunion moment.  

Bad News: Blogs in Jail, Censorship 资讯控管 in China

To my Dear Visitors:

 

You would not believe this.  The google blogger in China was completely blocked from the outer world.  Since last month, I could not check any Press News from Taiwan on line.  Now the blogger is blocked.  Many users complained but could not do anything to protest.  Why they do this? I can think of 2 things: 1) the coming protest by the opposing party in Taiwan on May 17. China's gov doesn't want anything about "protest" especially in the free country Taiwan to be seen by its people.  2) the 20th memorial date of June 4th.    I heard that the blogspot was blocked for 2 months during the Olympic Game.  Now I don't know when they would release it. 

Treasure the freedom you have now.

 

My blog in China is currently in jail.  I could not access any of  your blogspots either.  I am considering using Chinese local blog server for a temporary shift and will switch back to Google (because I love it)  when the ban is released. My brother-in-law, Hank will post this message to my blog for me.  I will tell you my new back-up blog soon.  If you want to leave message, you can use my e-mail:  junecyut@gmail.com 

I hope to see you in blog land soon.