Sanctimony

Luang Prabang (17-May-2012)

Bear Rescue Center at That Kuang Si. Bears looking freaky in their cement form.. Because the place is so populated with tourists I shall refrain from going into any details about it. Whatever I write must've been written a million, or more, times.

It's advisable to go climb the waterfall though. A very slippery climb that is better done bare-footed, this is the view from the top of the waterfall.

We did stop by a minority village along the way, but that was all part of the stupid day trip thing that was planned by the van driver, who drove us around in hoards. Yup, & I truly mean in hoards, like a packaged tour or better, a herd of cattle.

These were taken back at town. Wat Aham here sits strategically along the road where most of the guesthouses are. & there are also massage parlors across the road, which people were constantly going on about how good & cheap they were. Yes, $4 for an hour, I assume that's alright? Nonetheless, I'm really not into that sort of indulgence.

(below) An egg pancake at a roadside stall which was plain & nice. No fancy things like oysters or clams (whatever that goes into the omelette that we get back home), just bean sprouts & veggie (spinach?). Love it plain. This dish has a funny name, something that goes along the line of "yellow vegetable omelette".. Just a thought, I mean I might be wrong, are they omelettes of a different color..? Not nitpicking, really curious. 

I came across this word today while reading something: Sanctimonious. & of course it occurred to me that I might appear too much of a puritan, or someone repulsively sanctimonious for that matter, in contrast to the people who contentedly go about their daily lives. Perhaps if I were living amongst people who really gave a damn about such stuff, perhaps, just perhaps, I might not appear excessively so. It's just that because everyone around is busying themselves playing their roles of hearty consumers of a capitalist society & are so preoccupied with looking good, that I might stand out like a sore thumb amongst this indifferent lot. Sincerely, I believe that people should care more about those who themselves are not capable of living a 'full life'. Because these people often live within communities which are hardly self-sufficient, they often require resources outside of their own communities. Then again, in saying this, I come across as being more sanctimonious than ever. 

In sharing certain articles, for example, like the exploitation of a food crisis to make money, I'm truly hoping that people might be aware of these stuff going on around the world, cherish what food they have, stop being picky, quit acting like a goddamn high-maintenance bourgeoisie when it comes to eating, & most importantly, do something to help someone if it was within their means to. Regardless of how insignificant that help might be, it must certainly make someone smile, even for just a moment in their lives.

Having lived all these years I ought to stop being so idealistic, or I might end up just like Timothy Treadwell who couldn't escape his own naive ideals. I might then again be projecting my own ideals on people who aren't really desperate for any help, but there's certainly people who are.

It's just a matter of 'face', right? I could afford that.

Bottom line being, I truly do not wish to act high & mighty in the moral sense. I feel that way & am thus behaving accordingly. I used to live in that tempting fantastical world of anime & happy-ending culture too, but I've since learnt to grow out of it. The world made me learn, & am far from learning everything that I need to. I do accept the fact that the bulk of people do not look beyond the surface though, & would therefore perceive me as how I ostensibly appear to be to them. I'm sorry to have to break this to you, but here: I don't give a fuck about shallow people. Take it or leave it. You've got the right to not give a damn about me as well, but you've no rights to judge me. You don't judge me, I don't deem you 'shallow', & we shall break even.