13/3/2011
Sunday at last in Tianjin. Usually it’s the day for visiting grandparents in my house, so everybody goes over there for lunch. Everything would most probably remain the way it is, just that I’m not there as well. It’s amazing how one small difference can change everything.
But it’s these little things that change as much as the people next to us. everything may appear to be the same on the surface. But when the cover’s gone you’d be surprised to find out what lies underneath
Went to a shopping street today. We took a bus from a busstop outside the school, and a 45 min bus ride later, we reached the street, which has great resemblance to singapore’s Chinatown during the Chinese new year period: Very, very crowded.
I got to admit, I’m not a big fan of shopping, and I prefer to do research before actually buying anything or visiting the shops. But I pretty much enjoyed myself there, given the number of shops which sell rather interesting items. I bought 2 暴力熊s cause I thought they were really, really unique.
My group decided to do a little detour and we ended up on the food street in the area. The street sold literally nothing except food, and there were a wide variety of food there. After trying many of the food sold, we asked around for directions to get to a mosque a few streets away.
I was sold on the idea of walking to the mosque, because we had to cut through many of the back lanes and quiet streets to get to it. Walking to the mosque was long, but it provided much insight to the life of ordinary citizens in Tianjin, living in an old estate area and getting on with their own lives. The pace of life seems relaxed and not so stressful, compared to Singapore, where everything has a deadline stamped across it.
I think that should be the way of life. Slow down your steps to see small achievements you have accomplished, savior the process of hard work, and look forward to the future.
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