4n0nym0u5v's Blog – April 2009 Archive (8)

The pigs WERE alive at the time of the photos... for the record.



Anyways, I've had a bit of time to think. This was something completely out of the realm I normally post about, and as per usual, just a casual observation.



Liquor.



Apparently there are some rice wines they either use for cooking or use for drinking, or both. It is an apparitif (ok, I can't spell for shit, if this is wrong). Burns like a motherfucker, unless you're used to it. Smells nice, flowery,… Continue

So I leave for home on the 21st, with a stop in HK on the 20th.



So a few things I either forgot to mention, or am now realizing:



1. Pig really smell.... oivey... My friend's uncle slaughter pigs for a living. Occassionally he brings work home, not to slaughter, just for holding. So they're in little bamboo "holders"

2. Did another tribute to the forefathers with another family, more BBQ pig to skarf down. Keep forgetting… Continue

Now, I generally wouldn't give two shits about any comments or insults I get from people, naturally I find them funny that they even bother wasting their fucking time on me. But, I do take offense to only a one word insult. It is not original. It wastes space, and naturally if you were really a person of real character, you generally wouldn't give two shits about bother posting on a blog that is boring.



Case in point to which I was going to ignore but decided to post this blog about,… Continue

So I guess this whold Digger thing has finally blown over, not that it was a deterrent for me to get on, rather I was just getting tired of Digger's over used arguments which amounted to pure nothing.



Digressions aside, I think now is a good time to pretty much update you guys on what's going on, seeing I'm still stuck in China for another week.



So, I made a small excursion to Hong Kong the other day. Finally a place where I can find a goddamn Starbucks, but the nearest… Continue

So, in the last blog, I mentioned going to pay my respects to my friend's ancestor. This time it was not at a cemetary. About a good 30 min. drive from where I'm staying, a drive over to Sun Wan, where I was not too long ago, as posted in another blog, you know, where it was rural, sleepy, and everyone gambles in their spare time? Anyways, it's also where the pineapples and bananas grow in the area.



So we get into the fields, and we climb this big ass hill. Kinda reminds me, I have… Continue

So yesterday, my Easter celebration was done in tradition Chinese fashion, and definitely not celebrating the death and ressurection of Christ.



Given my history with where I am, it also includes a bat-shit aunt that lives near my friend's place. Given it's that time of the year to pay my respects to the ancestors (ie: my Great-grandfather) I had to go the the nearest relative that knows where he's burried and how to pay my respects.



So I go meet up with the bat-shit aunt,… Continue

So taking a small walk thru town, in a flea-market-esque area, where people pretty much sell their wares. Clothes, jewellery, crap, animals, veggies, oh, and medicine... kinda.



Herbalism is big here, and since I've grown up with it, wasn't too different for me to see that all sorts of fungi, herbs, and such were on display.



What really got me a little culture shocked was the animals for sale. Now I am not talking about pets, I am talking about food. Chickens, geese, and… Continue

For those wondering about internet here, I'm using a friend's connection, since I'm staying at their place, instead of a hotel... cheaper that way.



In regards to bats, I was reminded that it is the cool season, so the bats aren't as active... so no worries, but they're not coming out till its warmer.



The black stuff in my nose... I just keep cleaning it out. What else can I do?



Languages... other than Cantonese, mostly in the HK dialect... not much else but a… Continue