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I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms, and, if it proved to be mean, why then to get the whole and genuine meanness of it, and publish its meanness to the world; or if it were sublime, to know it by experience, and to be able to give a true account of it in my next excursion.
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Monday, June 19, 2006
in china, there is no blog - part 1
you'd have to forgive my sudden disappearance, mary jane. i do feel guilty with these long, unexcused absences without even a small note to let you know where i've gone to. truth is, i haven't really gone anywhere. not yet.
a week after i had the occasional "attack" involving the grief about my life not going anywhere else but down, i gave myself a good kick on the shins, good enough to wake me up and start sending out my resume like a desperate whore. and so pimp myself i did. and a week after that, someone answered--a hong kong employer who manufactures and retails toys. i was ecstatic and almost did a double loop when i got the invitation for an interview. i was set out to get the job, fight for it, flail myself into the ravine, teeth bared and guns blazing. and the employer, notorious for being strict and demanding (read: a slavedriver), liked this fighting spirit of mine, shining now more than ever. i have been polishing it for this kind of occasion.
and so. shenzen, china. who knows what's in store for me in this foreign city with its gleaming buildings, streamed roads and windows of the world? in 34 days, i'll find out.
for now, i have to know how the heck i could access blogs from there. a friend who stays in a nearby city said it's impossible. that, i think is the beginning of the sad part of this good news.
Posted at 04:06 am by heratic
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June 30, 2006 08:04 PM PDT
a lot will change
and you will
hoping it's for the best...
goodluck!
things would be missed
and you will
hoping it's not -ever
i wish... | |
| | | Rey
June 26, 2006 06:09 PM PDT
Hera,
Good luck! You have to go to hongkong proper to blog! (Which is only a train ride away). Mainland's strict internet policy doesn't apply in Hongkong. :) | |
| | | Name
June 26, 2006 01:04 AM PDT
guy-- thanks! i know you're the "guy" to ask when it comes to this stuff. i'll keep in touch. :)
gab3-- yeah, with their booming population they have to resort to such inhumane solutions. tsk! tsk!
pag di ako nagkaanak in the future, aampunin kita. hehe.
fortunately i don't have to learn mandarin or cantonese. or maybe at least "shi" or "xie xie" or learning to say "i want to eat siopao and siomai" are enough. :D
anonymous-- thanks! i have thought of xanga. kaya lang di ata ganon ka ganda yung blogs don. but i'll find a way.
yayam-- thanks! i have to. blogging keeps me sane. and i would need it especially there where i can't talk to the people. | |
| | | yayam
June 25, 2006 02:32 PM PDT
wow china. good luck! :) hope you could find a way to access your blog! :) | |
| | | anonymous
June 24, 2006 05:36 PM PDT
you can try xanga and livejournal to send your letters. i know people in china who maintain livejournal and xanga blogs. :) | |
| | | gab3
June 23, 2006 05:33 AM PDT
"The Chinese gov't is playing big brother and is controlling..."
china, sobrang higpit. tuwing maririnig ko ang china, isa lang ang parati kong naaalala ka'gad: yung one-child policy nila na naging dahilan ng pag-abandona sa maraming mga batang babae.
isa sa mga pangarap ko ang makapag-ampon ng kahit isa man lang sa kanila. matatagalan pa siguro bago ko matupad yon. sa ngayon, parang mas gusto ko nang magpaampon kay hera para makarating na rin ako ng china!
hera, do you have to learn the language when you get there? you know, read and write those intricately woven characters? | |
| | | snglguy
June 23, 2006 02:17 AM PDT
Yes, that's what I heard. The Chinese gov't is playing big brother and is controlling the contents that goes in and out of China's cyberspace.
But there are some singaporean bloggers working in China who have found a loophole.
BTW, my email addy is rsl_61@yahoo.com.ph | |
| | | hera
June 22, 2006 03:57 PM PDT
gab - sigh. for me, the saddest part is not being able to publish my "letters". it's that i may no longer be able to visit your blogs.
corsarius - thanks! if ever i really won't be able to access blogs from there, i will find a way to contact you. you have become a great personal friend after all.
MB - "kung gusto, maraming paraan. kung ayaw, maraming dahilan". so ibig sabihin ba nito dadalaw ka talaga don?
guy - thanks. yes, there will be internet connection. but for some reason, they can't access blogs. that's what my friend says. maybe you can help me once i get there. i'll get your email add ha. :)
bing - yes, this really is the beginning. i'm so excited already. :) | |
| | | bing
June 22, 2006 08:40 AM PDT
wow girl! yehey! i bet this is just the beginning! Enjoy! the world is our playground! | |
| | | snglguy
June 21, 2006 07:27 PM PDT
Wow! Congrats and good luck on the new job hera. Good news is that there is internet connection in that part of China, especially in an industrial city like Shenzen. Don't worry, your blogging days isn't over yet. :-) | |
| | | MB
June 21, 2006 02:40 PM PDT
maraming malulungkot.
bagong plantsang mukha ay gusot.
mahirap magsalita.
isang buwan na paalam.
ingat! - ay kulang.
>>>kung gusto, maraming paraan... kung ayaw ang dali ng dahilan<<< | |
| | | Corsarius
June 21, 2006 05:37 AM PDT
wow! hera, congratulations! i am so happy for you. (the job, of course -- the blog-accessibility part's making me sad).
you mentioned weeks past in my blog that you feel like i'm a personal friend of yours (or lil bro :P). well, it's my turn to return that -- as your personal friend ang blog-brother, i wish you good luck and a safe stay in the middle kingdom. they better be prepared for our version of a queen!
take care, hera. when you do have blog-access, just drop a word or two -- the Net is the great dissipator of the thousands of miles separating you from your blog-family. | |
| | | gab3
June 20, 2006 07:22 AM PDT
just the beginning of the sad part and it's ripped my heart already. what to do when there's no more of mary jane's letters to read? | |
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