Finally back from Oz.
My impression of the place was tinted the fact that the people from the place are laid back, perhaps it has to do with the perenial association with the koalas or the wombats. One gets the feeling that these people just like to sloth in the sun, soaking up the afternoon heat and exposing themselves to dangerous amounts of radiations (fact: Skin cancer is a big problem in Oz)
The last stint with these people more or less confirms the suspicions. These people don't really think pass tomorrow. They live only for today. As a whole, they seem pretty hedonistic as a group. Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against that. As a matter of fact, I have always complained that these world is too serious, too scheming. Alas, our little society lack people who can have a good laugh at themselves. Hedonism is really a good sport where future minds their own business and happiness stand in the spotlight. Who cares what happens tomorrow?
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Managed to stay with my aunt for the last day in Oz. It was really an auntie that I never knew existed; up to the point when my mum tells me that she migrated there before my time. Notice the mobility of chinese people? Just an insignificant family like mine have managed to grow roots all over the world. I am having relatives in Asia, Europe, Australia and US. Seems that Chinese are migratory in nature. While it is the warmth that draws the migratory birds ea`h fall, we are always drawn by the prospect of better life. We are by far the most pragmatic and merciless tribe I know. Oh well, every culture have their own traits.
I also found out that I have a second cousin, who is wildly artistic. And in her you can find a myriad of character fused into one. Much like her painting that won the award; the conservative East meets the open West.
Oh well, it is good to be back home.
My impression of the place was tinted the fact that the people from the place are laid back, perhaps it has to do with the perenial association with the koalas or the wombats. One gets the feeling that these people just like to sloth in the sun, soaking up the afternoon heat and exposing themselves to dangerous amounts of radiations (fact: Skin cancer is a big problem in Oz)
The last stint with these people more or less confirms the suspicions. These people don't really think pass tomorrow. They live only for today. As a whole, they seem pretty hedonistic as a group. Now don't get me wrong, I have nothing against that. As a matter of fact, I have always complained that these world is too serious, too scheming. Alas, our little society lack people who can have a good laugh at themselves. Hedonism is really a good sport where future minds their own business and happiness stand in the spotlight. Who cares what happens tomorrow?
******
Managed to stay with my aunt for the last day in Oz. It was really an auntie that I never knew existed; up to the point when my mum tells me that she migrated there before my time. Notice the mobility of chinese people? Just an insignificant family like mine have managed to grow roots all over the world. I am having relatives in Asia, Europe, Australia and US. Seems that Chinese are migratory in nature. While it is the warmth that draws the migratory birds ea`h fall, we are always drawn by the prospect of better life. We are by far the most pragmatic and merciless tribe I know. Oh well, every culture have their own traits.
I also found out that I have a second cousin, who is wildly artistic. And in her you can find a myriad of character fused into one. Much like her painting that won the award; the conservative East meets the open West.
Oh well, it is good to be back home.
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