Although
Shenzhen is in Guangdong province, it's very unlike the
other fellow cities. Since it's been designated as a Special
Economic zone (due to its close proximity to Hongkong),
people from all around China flocked to Shenzhen to look
for employment opportunities. Therefore, Putonghua (Mandarin)
has become more common than the Guangdong dialect since
it’s the national language. This can be easily observed
in Xin Zhou village. The eateries were anything but from
Guangdong. We have Sichuan preserved vegetables, Hunan sour
and spicy noodles, Guilin rice noodles, Lanzhou noodles,
Xinjiang kebabs and etc. It is just like a mini China (well,
almost...) along those streets.
I
spend considerable amount of time chilling out, watching
TV and drinking beer in my room. There was a special commercial
which left an impression on me so strongly that I felt I
have to blog it in. It was a commercial on tissue paper.
A sweet teacher was walking along the beach with some children.
She points out to the sea, telling the children that across
the sea lays "Taiwan province". The children ran
to the sea, took out a piece of tissue paper and stated
that they should quickly "dry" the sea with the
tissue paper (a.k.a. advertised product is very absorbent)
so that kids over at Taiwan can come over and play with
them. Enough said on the political connotations. Note that
I just plainly quote from the commercial; no personal
political tendencies were indicated here though.
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At
the post office. I was buying stamps so that I can send
some postcards to my Brother and Bb. |
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Along
one of the side pavements in Xinzhou village. The thing
to take note here is the distance between buildings. It's
defintely MUCH LESS than "a stone
throw". In fact, I would estimate it to be less than
an arm's length. My friend says if she ever needs toilet
tissue urgently, she can just reach her hands out to get
some from her neighbour! :) Anyway, they have installed
grills on the windows so that it is impossible to climb
into an apartment from another building. |
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A huge
group of people crowding a billard table watching 2 men
going all out on a game. Note that it was played under the
sun (i.e. no shade). It reminded me of a scene in one of
the Steven Chow's (a famous comedian) movie. |
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Yuntun
(Dumpling: Pork wrapped in a floor wrapping) noodles for
breakfast. RMB$5. Not very nice because the chef (a young
guy in his early 20s) has overcooked the noodles. |
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As I looked
up, sunlight managed to find me in a narrow lane in between
two buildings. Will hope slit in as well to curb away all
my despair? |
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Help is
along the way! A hopeful advertisement pasted on a wall
announcing reliable cures for STDs. Guaranteed results in
a day. All treatments will be kept confidential. Female
doctors are available as well. |
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The grouchy
me staring at something (I think it was a tall building)
while drinking a beer at 11am in the morning. |
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Kids playing
on the pavements of Xinzhou village. They were having fun.
I was looking out for another fresh phlegm. |
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How to
chill out in a room with a Blue Ribbon (a beer, u idiot),
3pm in the afternoon. Hiding in my room, watching MTV and
wasting life away. |
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Signboard
reads "Tu Diao Za Shao Bin", loosely translated
as a pancake which is SO old fashioned that it is peeling
dregs (or worthless residue). |
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