Mr. Negative

My mother has brought it to my attention that my blog isn’t very clear whether or not I like my stay in China. That sentence has too many my’s in it. Yes, I can see this being a problem. The negativity, not the my’s. But isn’t it more fun to write about all the bad things instead of all the good things? When I was still cranking out game reviews on a weekly basis, I had a much easier time ragging on a bad game than praising a good one. And I still complained about the good games an awful lot. I think my writing is naturally negative, and I have to work hard to make it sound more uplifting. Ha, ha, hee, hee, ho, ho!

I think this is a great opportunity, then, to karate chop a couple of puppies into a vat of acid. No. No. Not that. I mean it’s a great opportunity to mention the things I do like about China. Obviously, there’s a lot that gets on my nerves, but there’s also a lot that drew me here in the first place and a lot that keeps me from hightailing it back to the US. And it’s not just a girl, either! I like traveling. I like seeing new places and experiencing new things. I like meeting up with other people who have a similar penchant for adventure and who were crazy enough to act on it.

There are things specific to China that I love, like the food, the landscapes, the festivals, the randomness, and being able to see traces of ancient history before it gets eaten up by the Western movement. Plus, Chinese kids are the cutest kids in the world. Honestly, though, I think I could have fallen head over heels for any foreign country, simply because I like the change. It’s good for me. China just happens to be the place that started it all.

My mother also requested that I post a picture of myself, since the last picture was from Harbin, and I was so bundled up, you couldn’t see anything. So here’s me on Tianzhu Mountain:

Stop kissing the monitor.

15 February 2009 | Anything Goes, China | Comments | Home

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