DisOrientated - A Weblog by Philip Sen - Leaving Broadcast Level

January 07, 2004

Leaving Broadcast Level

You don't know what you've got until it's gone.

Whether or not there are avid readers of this weblog out there, this will be the last normal post for a while while I set off to travel around China. Plan is to start in Beijing. After that there is no plan. Keep it flexible.

Over the course of the last four months I've begun to realise how dependent I am on my elderly, knackered-out old laptop. It's my entertainment system, for playing CDs and DVDs. It's my primary mode of communication with friends and family back in the UK and beyond. It's my part-time job, editing Living in China. And it's the only tool I have for connecting with the reality outside the surreality I encounter here in the People's Republic of China.

Does this make me sad? A geek? A nerd? Perhaps it does. But one thing I realise every time I switch on the TV or read a Chinese newspaper - a rarity these days - is that the Internet is becoming a reality in its own right.

Yeah, most guys love The Matrix films. As was once pointed out to me, there's nothing wrong with a chick in black PVC kicking the XXXX out of people.

But to explore its deeper significance, it's worth living here for a while. I do often feel that in my normal life I'm isolated from the day-to-day reality I experienced in the 'outside world'. The only way to reconnect is through the keyboard. Down the rabbit hole.

So I will feel a bit naked on the road without it. But, let's face it, I might as well carry a brick around with me. It's better off at home. Anyway, in due course there'll be tons of misadventures and escapades to follow as I bimble around the Middle Kingdom.

Adieu till February...

Posted by Sendover at January 7, 2004 01:37 PM | TrackBack

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Peering into my crystal ball, I see an internet cafe in your future. The habit is just not that easy to break. :)

Congrats on the Living in China Instalanche. It's really a great site and I sent the link to Glenn since he seems to follow anything nanotech.

Happy Travels,

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