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Beijing Blues, Part 5

Blogs > Shady Sands
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Shady Sands
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4021 Posts
September 23 2012 03:57 GMT
#1
Read Part 4 here: http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=367794



Beijing in the summer is hot, muggy, and generally disgusting. I once made the mistake of riding the un-air-conditioned No.1 line from the office on Financial Street to Tiananmen West to visit a music conservatory/theater for a semi-professional production of Le Figaro. I showed up soaked with sweat, and had to run into the public bath across the street and pay forty RMB for a quick shower... which was all for naught because Sylvia came from Wudaokou, even further out, and the first thing she did was run up and hug me, smearing accumulated makeup and perspiration all over my chest.

Later that evening, I took her back to her house in Muxidi, where Sylvia's mom showed me photos from their family album, including a picture, prominently framed and blown up to the size of an entire page, of Sylvia's dad shaking hands with Gordon Brown as two sets of awkward-looking wives and children looked on from the sidelines.

The next photo was of Sylvia being hung in front of The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. Below it, Sylvia's dad was holding her up high, so that it almost looked like her toddler's legs were dangling from the building itself.

Her mom spoke up. "We wanted her to go back to England for school, but..."

Sylvia answered forcefully from the other side of the house. "Mom! Why are you bringing that stuff up again?!" I noted that teenage girl angrish sounds the same, no matter what language it comes in.

Sylvia's parents desperately wanted her to become a banker. Apparently they had her whole life mapped out: she would go to a British boarding school, then get an Ivy League education, and grow up to be a banker-bureaucrat. Fate, it seemed, had cruelly decided to endow her with talents that would make her an excellent writer or literary critic rather than banker, a fact which caused no end of friction with her parents as they watched her miss academic cutoffs and flounder through quantitative classes.

Oh, and she was supposed to be a son. Apparently Sylvia's love of makeup and dressing up was borne out of being dressed in boy's clothes for the first eight years of her life.

I was woken up at 4AM the next day. It was Helen. Helen was drunk. The conversation went like this:

"I'm on the balcony."

"What?"

"Cooome overr...."

"Why?"

"I need someone to move my boss out of my apartment...."

"No."

"I'm on the balcony... the reception is so good here.... If he doesn't leave my apartment, I'm going to jump."

"Why me?"

"Because you're the only guy who I know will care... and who I can also tell about this...."

And that's how I ended up at her place at 5:30 in the morning. After moving him onto a taxi, I tried to head back up to her apartment. She didn't let me through the front door. I called her. No answer.

I felt like an idiot. She didn't show up at the English lessons that Sunday either. I asked Lee if he'd seen her. He shrugged, said no.

I got a text message from her the Tuesday after. "My 30th birthday is coming up. You're cordially invited." I wanted to tell her to go fuck herself, but I just told her that I was busy, and that was that.

I hoped.



Coming soon, Part 6: Never Wait Until the Airport to Say Goodbye

***
Что?
BLinD-RawR
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
ALLEYCAT BLUES50110 Posts
September 23 2012 03:59 GMT
#2
Finally, what took you so long! :p
Brood War EICWoo Jung Ho, never forget.| Twitter: @BLinDRawR
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ShadeR
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7535 Posts
September 23 2012 04:13 GMT
#3
brb while i read parts 1 thru 4.
Thaniri
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
1264 Posts
September 23 2012 05:14 GMT
#4
This is incredibly fluidly written, I read all 5 blogs in about 10 minutes. The story is very engaging, and because of the slick writing style the words flowed through my brain very easily.
Aerisky
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States12129 Posts
September 23 2012 05:44 GMT
#5
Hm...uh oh, now shit hits the fan I suppose
Jim while Johnny had had had had had had had; had had had had the better effect on the teacher.
Shady Sands
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States4021 Posts
September 23 2012 06:00 GMT
#6
@ Blind-rawr

Was offline a lot recently. Busy with work, also didn't know a good idea for the 2k post

@ Shader + Thaniri

Thanks for the kind words. Since these are mostly just recollections, it's easy to write it in a fluid manner

@ Aerisky

lol yep. Next part will be the finale, probably. Expect it to be long =)
Что?
Aerisky
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States12129 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-09-23 06:07:34
September 23 2012 06:07 GMT
#7
Ah, didn't realize this was your 2000th! Congratulations and here's to many more years and posts on TL

And cool, cool :D finale here we come~
Jim while Johnny had had had had had had had; had had had had the better effect on the teacher.
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
September 23 2012 06:45 GMT
#8
She makes no sense. o.O
kollin
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United Kingdom8380 Posts
September 23 2012 07:16 GMT
#9
God this story is so good :D
BigFan
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
TLADT24920 Posts
September 23 2012 08:06 GMT
#10
Amazing story, let's hope the finale comes sooner because I'm dying to know what happens! :D
Former BW EiC"Watch Bakemonogatari or I will kill you." -Toad, April 18th, 2017
B.I.G.
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
3251 Posts
September 23 2012 10:38 GMT
#11
I wonder if mr sands is going to be stupid and cheat on his gf
docvoc
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
United States5491 Posts
September 23 2012 18:14 GMT
#12
Silly Shady, always tell them to jump . Very seriously though that was a great thing to do.
User was warned for too many mimes.
digmouse
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
China6329 Posts
September 24 2012 05:48 GMT
#13
I read through 1 to 5, and OMG this is funny!
For me it's really really interesting (yet hilarious?) to see a foreigner living out of this so different culture and society, from a native Chinese perspective.
TranslatorIf you want to ask anything about Chinese esports, send me a PM or follow me @nerddigmouse.
lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
September 24 2012 06:59 GMT
#14
MOAR! This is awesome, keep writing!
Follow me on Twitter for pictures of cute gamers and food! https://twitter.com/lilsusie
ArhK
Profile Joined July 2007
France287 Posts
September 24 2012 13:19 GMT
#15
I want part 6 now !

Keep writing, it is very engaging :-).
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
October 17 2012 06:59 GMT
#16
PART 6.
GIVE ME
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
October 17 2012 07:00 GMT
#17
On October 17 2012 15:59 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
PART 6.
GIVE ME

I DEMAND AS WELL.
IndyO
Profile Joined June 2012
390 Posts
October 17 2012 09:29 GMT
#18
On October 17 2012 16:00 EtherealDeath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 17 2012 15:59 Liquid`Jinro wrote:
PART 6.
GIVE ME

I DEMAND AS WELL.

I FURTHER THIS NOTION

I've been checking everyday the blogs page waiting for part 6 T.T
FractalsOnFire
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Australia1756 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-10-17 14:35:35
October 17 2012 11:26 GMT
#19
Yeah Part 6 of this and a continuation of your Hearts of Iron mod game!
Lysteria
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
France2279 Posts
October 17 2012 11:39 GMT
#20
On October 17 2012 20:26 FractalsOnFire wrote:
Yeah Part 6 or this and a continuation of your Hearts of Iron mod game!


This, or I'll have to do my own AAR.
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