Tomorrow (Saturday), we (the Muddy Basin Ramblers)…
Tomorrow (Saturday), we (the Muddy Basin Ramblers) will be playing in public for the first time in a while (a couple of months) at the Daniel Pearl Day festivities held at Treasure Hill (near Gongguan MRT station).
UPDATE: The band as a whole can’t make it, but Sandman and I will probably attend the festivities anyway, possibly with instruments (just in case).
I’m feeling very parenthetical today (must be the weather).
The stage is apparently on a rooftop up the hill, in fact the very rooftop where we filmed the chase scene with Maurice and Sandman. I’m not sure how it’s going to work, as only a couple of bands are going to be up there on the accoustic stage, and it’s a bit of a climb. At least there will be a great view.
Badminton practice last night was disappointing. Everyone else was fine; I was disappointed in myself. The reason is that I’m just not as good a player as the rest of that group, and I always feel as if I’m somehow dragging them down. It’s hard to get into a game when you’re feeling apologetic about it. Playing on Mondays with the Pug-nosed Women is much easier, but the play is much slower and not very challenging.
I think it all comes down to this: if you’re whining on your blog about how you suck at badminton, you really need a vacation. Also if you’re taking pictures of your bathtub drain thinking Ooh this is a nice shot. This I will admit. I’ve been trying to set up a trip to China (Shanghai, then train to Beijing, a la Mark, but without the spitting) over the Double-ten/Moon Festival holidays, but the pieces aren’t falling into place fast enough and I might miss that opportunity.
In other news, they’re putting up barriers on the platform at the Taipei Main Station MRT stop, either as an experiment or a very slow implementation of a new system to keep people from falling/jumping onto the tracks. It’s one of several upgrades to the existing MRT system, such as new “sliding door” turnstiles at Shandao Temple station (they open fast enough, but only just, which is causes some fear of balling oneself) and new “open plan” cattle cars with no seats that look like someone just moved out. I shouldn’t laugh, though; I love Taipei’s MRT system and am glad they’re making efforts to improve it.
If you come to Shanghai let me know.
Lennet
Comment by Lennet — September 29, 2006 @ 10:03 am
I’m thinking of going on 10/6 and staying for a few days and then going to Beijing. How am I to let you know?
Comment by TC — September 29, 2006 @ 10:05 am