Shlepping around Shan Xiang. Fotos
Today I had to get to the studio at 730AM since Shan Xiang is farther away. We didnt take off until about 750am because there were too many people on the bus and the driver wouldn't take us anywhere since there were too many. So sifu thru the dragon team into the van and followed. Driving to Shan Xiang was nice. The entire bus pretty much fell asleep after about 15 minutes. I was trying to visualize the forms in my head but I kept nodding off. It was a very scenic drive. Lots of mountains. Very pretty. We drove by the Sun Zhongshan park and i thought that maybe Shan Xiang was another name for the Zhongshan Gardens that we went to for Autumn festival. That would ruel. But, alas, it wasn't. It was another city a bit farther away.
Shan Xiang is a pretty big city. Its got alot of western style architecture and most of the places that Lion Team blessed was involved with this western wretchedness. A company named Agile. And in front of one of their complexes is where we held the big show. But, I have to say, the western style was much more pleasing to the eye than the tiled modern chinese buildings covered in filth. I guess the best way to describe it is to say it looked like a big casino with no lights or shiny things, just the gaudiness.
There isn't much to say about today. I mean, the performances were pretty much the same as the past two days. My performances went better today than yesterday in Guzhen. We were there a long time because we blessed two places around town and then had a long drawn out show. After the show was over, we packed up everything then drove about 5 minutes to someplace that gave us food. Outside along the road was a bunch of street vendors selling crap, like most places in China. I bought a switchblade for a 2/3 of what they wanted. I prolly could have gotten less, but I had an apple in my mouth. I never had a switch blade, so I got it for the novelty. I was looking for stuff to get as souvenirs for friends and family, but there is nothing but junk in China. I mean, there is nice stuff, but that is really expensive, and even then its just crap that takes up space and really doesn't do anything. It just sits there. Living here in China and barely watching TV or seeing advertisements, i don't buy useless crap really anymore. Hopefully when I get back to the States, I can keep it that way.
We headed back to Xiaolan and arrived at about 3pm or so. Everyone passed out on the bus on the way back. Riding my bike back to the house was a chore. Around the evening time i went to meet up with John and Jolene. My intention was to purchase a carry-on suitcase for my trip to Kunming, but it was way to expensive at the CRC. Jolene invited me over for dinner she was making. I was supposed to meet them in the CRC to shop for food for dinner after I bought some DV Tapes for Kunming, but they got sidetracked. I wasn't in the best mood for some reason. Tired i guess. After getting all the food we headed back. About 1 hour later or so Jolene had finished making food. It was really good. Very good. I took off around 9pm to pack up and maybe prepare for HK tomorrow. I was able to pack my stuff into a backpack so no need for extra luggage. Fell asleep around 1130. Its gonna be nice to sleep. :D
good nite.