Mao Fever

ok. so made this pictorial since i've been typing too much.

so on my 23rd bday, i went to Hunan, to the holy land of Shao Shan, to satisfy some hedonistic needs. where one man's greatness eclipses everything. i dont normally celebrate my birthday (its a social construct with the purpose of boosting the economy) but what greater celebration than to have it with Mao. and before u start criticism on communism and Mao, please open your eyes and find out what he did in the first place before u even speak a word. true that he may have been a little unethical in some aspects, but certainly china had progress under him. (its very debatable though.) and communism is utopia for social workers if u wanted to know (cos there will be no more FA cases!).

enjoy his epicness.


first stop at li shao qi. some other founding member of the ccp with mao. he was sth like his right hand man i think.


first mao stop. hero worshipping begins.


the horror when he died (look at their faces.)


with Mao's house where he grew up. If you noticed, the camera focuses on Mao's house. What a display of drawing power. Bow to his epicness. lol.


with a bronze statue of Mao. the main statue of worship. lol. plenty of flowers at his feet. there's a great story to tell about this statue, on the day it was erected. mayeb i'll write about it soon. somewhere.


epic photo atop the mountains and with wind blowing


epic statue seating on his throne above the mountains


many vehicles with Mao figurine, some safety charm


found another Mao in Hunan Uni where he studied


缓缓飘落的枫叶像思念,我点燃烛光温暖岁末的秋天
aha. ok finally some non mao stuff. hmm. no wonder singapore doesnt produce emo songs. cos we got no autumn leaves to write about.

i've got Mao Fever.

Dear Friends,

Hello.

Ok ignore my previous comment about a big post. It will be delayed. Need to write about Mao too.

But anyways, this is a public service announcement. Any social work friends, who wants to come to Sichuan for a little holiday is welcomed to. 3 of us are going to this primary school in Suimo town, and if you want to come along, u can email me.

There are some decently priced flights. (about 1100 ringgit from KL. plus bus/flight to KL, total will be about S$550. by airasia.) good for u if u can find cheaper ones..

Dates are between 21-27 Dec. 3 days will be spent at the school. The rest is for holiday. There's skiing and pandas involved. So if u are interested and have the budget, just email me.

Pictures of the school are in fb (suimo ba yi sch), and we will be helping the social worker's there to run some activities. Living cost during the three days are negligible. Otherwise on other days, spending will prob be less than S$20 a day.

Can't take too many people, maybe one or two, so reply quick if you're keen.

And if you have a bigger budget to splurge, about 2k, you can follow us to Tibet and Beijing after. ROCKS.