I wrote this blog on 5 October on my way flying to Shanghai. I thought as soon as I arrived in the hotel room, it is not a big deal to upload the blog article on my website. It proved me wrong. The hotel blocked many western websites, I did not manage to upload at all after trying a few hours behind the mac and many phone calls to the reception. I think it is so strange that in China, the online communication is so restricted. Hope it will improve during my next trip. After the accident for the first day, I was busy visiting different places to get information for my mum’s illness. And I just did not have any chance to search for a local internet cafe to do the blog. I am sorry for that. Here is the blog I wrote in the air actually, I am so looking forward to share with you.
Hi everyone, it is 12:36 am in the Netherlands, we flied 6 hours already, according to the forecast, we will be at Shanghai Pudong airport in 3 hours. That will be 3:36am Dutch time and 9:36 local time. I am already totally awake. I felt that I have got so much energy. John is still half asleep on his chair, I took my mac to write, hope I did not wake him up.
Before I left to Shanghai, I received many calls or emails from family and friends in the Netherlands. Most of them knew the story about the reason why I planned this visit. Many wish me to make the best out of this visit. You are right. Since the day I knew my mum’s illness, I felt hopeless, human being is so fragile, and god just can take your life without any notice. It was so sudden about my mum’s illness; I am now prepared for it at all. For the time I knew the final diagnose, I was really devastated.
When I started this journey, I made a decision. I knew what I would expect to see or hear when I am in Shanghai about my mum. I told myself. There are two choices about what I can do: one is to stay sad and miserable, or choose to be positive and enjoy the journey as much as I can. I chose the later one. As soon as I made this choice, the moment I stepped outside of my door in Amsterdam, I felt the air is fresher, and my steps are lighter.
I went to the duty free cosmetic section after we checked in; I went straight to the perfume corner. We spent more than half hour smell there. I finally made my decision for the gift ideas: Channel No 5 and She Wood DSQUARED². Love the description I found on Fragrantica. I am not always such a big spender. Just for this time, I will buy a nice gift for my mum. She always asks me to get her perfume each time I visit her. Normally I will never buy a niche brand, I thought maybe these could be her last perfume that she will wear, and I hope that there will be a miracle to cure her.
I don’t realize that I can type so quick and write so freely now. After half an hour, I already bubbled so much. I heard that the stewardesses are busy preparing our breakfast at the back, and everyone else is still asleep, and now it is 1:10am, and I wish you a good dream, a very sweet dream. I will upload this blog online as soon as I get to my room. I just heard John moved, he is awake as well, I think I will get myself ready for Shanghai. Good morning Shanghai. I hope that I can continue to blog when I am there, I will try (it proved that I was not able to fulfill my wish as I know now).
Wish you all well and see you here tomorrow.
I wrote this blog article almost three weeks ago, what a journey this blog article went through. Actually last Wednesday during my editing this article, my mac broke down. The hard drive has some problems. I was so devastated, I lost all my works since 2009, I did not save all my works on external hard disk (the latest update is from 2009). For a while, my mind went blank, I did not know where and what to start. I really hope that the mac shop will get my data back (I am doubt it). After a week of struggling about all the files that I will lose, I am now happy to tell myself, “start from scratch. It is better than stopping there and get frustrated”.
I am now using John’s desk top to finish up my blog article. Nothing can stop me to get connected. Let’s keep writing.
xx Ping
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