In August 2010 I was interviewed by a TV channel about my couchsurfing experience, and was seen later in the evening news. Couchsurfing is a website where people who like traveling in a backpacker’s way, with small budgets, can meet and make friends. All members can sleep for free at other members’ home. Its a great way to meet interesting people from all over the world, who usually share the same values of peace and universal friendship.
My girlfriend trying to save the world
In July 2011, our magazine (Newko) signed a contract with one of the biggest gaming company in China (Shengda). We were to help in the promotion of one of their new games, Sudden Attack, and so decided to make up a fun cop and terrorist story, where I had to play the role of a good cop chasing some sexy bad girls who had kidnapped my dear girlfriend, and that were trying to spread a virus in our world.
Well, that’s how much I understood of it lol!
Here are some backstage photos I took during my pauses…
First, a few shots of Wai Wai, which is my gf in the story.
She’s sleeping on the studio sofa while the other models have their make up done.
I wouldn’t recommend it happened to you, but if it does, here are a few cool ways to get rid of colds and sore throats.
In China, many people would recommend you to go to hospital and have an IV ( intravenous ) drip. It mustn’t scare you, it’s not like in Europe where we go to see doctors in small offices when we feel bad. In China, everyone sick in need of help usually goes to hospital, even for small troubles. You go to the welcome desk and make a health booklet and health card for a few rmb, unless you already have one from that hospital. All health departments of the hospital will use them to log information, like the problem you have, the treatment you need, the prescription to get.
Anyway, IVs are effective and contain stuff like antibiotics. The effect is faster, as it goes directly into the blood, instead of the stomach when you eat pills. I can say it, because I tried it, and I got better in the next 20 minutes, even if I was feeling horribly bad before the IV. I couldn’t believe it could be so fast! But no, that’s not good for you health on the long run, like any western medicine, that kills the disease but makes your system weak and your legs soft like jelly.
So, what you could do if you have a sore throat, is to buy a bottle of this Chinese medicine:
They are many different brands around, but they are all condensed loquat extract. A spoon or two a day, pure or diluted in hot water as a drink.
Here is a nice clip about the interpretation by the group Wan Neng Qing Lian Lu Dian (万能青年旅店) of one of Ennio Morricone’s songs, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”.
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