29 Sept
Back from 3 gorges cruise trip. Its some cruise trip that lasts for 3 days.
First I want to recall on how heaven bites you square in the ass.
Incase I haven't mentioned, there are 20 of us in this trip, 14 girls and 7 guys. Like gangsters, animals and social gatherings, it is only natural to form "cliques", or rather small groups we mingle in. 7 guys naturally split into 2-2-2-1.
It so happens this 4-star cruise that we are boarding dosent have a 3 bed room. So while one girl has to bunk with the lecturer, one lucky guy gets to bunk with a chinaman, simply because there's no animal that cannot be eaten in china, and no such things as homosexuals and cross-sex bunking.
Unfortunately, for those of you eager readers, I do not belong in the odd number group.
I was just sitting there quietly, doing NOTHING at all, playing POKEMON in class, (bulbasaur btw), when the lecturer decided it was time to draw lots to see who gets to bunk with the china guy.
Suddenly I got this very wise ole meat idea, to do reverse lot drawing, meaning instead of using the first drawn lot to determine the lucky guy, it would now be last. This is extremely logical as it builds suspense. THEN!? WHAT HAPPENS?!
GOD DECIDES TO COME BITE ME IN THE ASS FOR NOT GOING CHURCH, EVEN IN CHINA.
First he lets the lecturer draw the 1 person lot, (recall: 2-2-2-1 breakdown). THEN, he slowly draws one by one, finally closing in on my social circle (jerms, justin). THEN WAD DOES HE DO NEXT? HE LETS ME KENA.
Lets analyze: what are the chances?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 slots.
By putting the "supposedly to fit into the bunk with china guy slot" its (1/7)
Avoiding the rest of the seats: 0.5^5 = 3.13%
CHANCES? (0.5^5) x (1 / 7) = 0.446%
By giving bright ideas, I effectively displace into his position, making an ass out of me.
Its one of those times when you think he wants you to suffer for not listening to "the words". Just like the many times where taxis just dont seem to arrive, some smart-ass christian decides to start praying and the next thing an empty cab shows up. I just bwg.
So we board the cruise, 4 star as it claims, boasting a mahjong room and a KTV. As usual disappointment awaits.. I shall not further my misery.
Back to my roommate... I enter and see him sitting on the bed.
He didnt really have the old-people smell or a face that makes you want to break a chair with.. so I thought it was OK.
Then he goes to bathe and comes out with only his underwear to sleep and I know this was divine punishment for refusing invitation to church.
I escape the room as quickly as I can, for this is the only way I can ensure I do not spend the rest of my life in a China prison.
Luckily (at least for me), some shuffling seemed to be in progress, and many thanks to justin for volunteering to take my spot. SERIOUSLY. 讲真的。
Rest of the trip ensued boredom. No post.
Next, I will attempt to analyze why shit always happens when I have a full bladder.
To reach the harbor of the boat usually we have long long bus rides, like 5 hour kind. While there are toilet breaks, they only occur every 1-2 hours. Naturally, being *experienced* in this kind of China travels, I have learnt to plan my bladder cycle well.
4 hours into the trip TOWARDS the habour to board the ship, we alighted for a toilet break, meaning there was only 1 hour of journey.. a normal bladder can hold 1 hour.
So I drank the whole bottle of 冰红茶.
What happens next? A motorcycle carrying 3 people decides to play bumper cars with our 30 seater bus. Luckily they chickened out last minute and swerved to the side, falling off the bike.
Shouting, quarrels and cat fights ensued while they play the blame game. Nothing much gets done here, except they stall our journey by 40 minutes while my bladder fills up. I finally know how to do Chandru's rain dance.
On the journey back, the same thing happens as my filling bladder magically alters astral waves, making the bus hit some guy while it was reversing to get water.
This time however, no cat-fights but fist fights as the driver starts exchanging blows with the guy who got knocked down (henceforth refered to as gwgkd)
Apparently this was a live demonstration of what our politics lecturer was talking about, the "weak people" of china. These people refuse to work, pursuing their hollywood dreams as they re-enact a car hitting scene. Their laws of physics impeccable, as they always manage to fall down and get hurt, their bodies similar to that of wolverine: with progressive healing properties. No sooner do they claim their arm injured do you see him throwing balboa shots at our driver.
Their scripts seem to be orchestrated with a crew of "passer-bys" stopping to "inject justice". Justice in china obviously has one wing, and its priced at 10 yuan going to the highest bidder. In the charade, they manage to pull the driver off the bus while the gwgkd takes on the role of the incredible hulk, doing stewpid things like trying to crash the bus into a wall. Nevertheless we survive after coaxing from the tour guide. The key was taken out and the boxing match continued off-bus.
If I was not doing the rain dance with an exploding bladder, I would certainly have enjoyed our first-class window seats, complete with drinks and chips. This is yet another divine intervention towards my pursuit of happiness.
Oh.................