Travel on mantou's blog

Some thoughts in the air

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800

This trip to Shanghai ends today. I have been really happy in the past three days^_^. On the way to the hotel after landing in Shanghai, I was full of joy and curiously looked at everything I saw. Extraordinarily neat streets, clean and beautiful buildings, and enthusiastic taxi drivers… It seems that all of this is novel to me, at least in recent times, it is true!

In the evening of the same day, I also went to the Bund in Shanghai and saw Shanghai’s landmark building: the Oriental Pearl Tower. In fact, this is not the first time I have seen it. I came once at the beginning of last year, but unfortunately that time was in Shanghai late at night. I had the opportunity to stroll around the Magic City while I was in transit. Due to the time and schedule, the experience that time was not as rich as this time. Fortunately, this trip made up for the regrets of the last time.

Second day in Shanghai

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800

Suddenly I remembered that I had started watching videos before writing today’s diary. Such a moment happened again, so that I panicked all of a sudden. Now when I start writing the article, it is already half past 10 in the evening. Except for the lack of curiosity, the rest of my body is already exhausted to the point where I need to shut down my phone as soon as possible.

First day in Shanghai

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0800

The soil and water support the people. This sentence only became so obvious to me after I arrived in Shanghai. The environment here gives me a sense of cleanliness and tidiness that only exists in Japan. This is not a random boast, it is just the result of my observation in the suburbs, city center and other places of Shanghai for half a day today. It is worth mentioning that this is not my first time in Shanghai. I came once at the beginning of last year, but that time I came in the dark. It’s all dark, and I don’t really care about anything. This time I came during the day, so I had more angles to observe and it was more comprehensive.

3.28

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800

I am on a business trip to Shenzhen today. People like me will never waste time. What will I do with more of my time? First, he quickly finished his work tasks, and then spent time wandering around the streets without any destination. Of course, the actual situation is somewhat biased, because there are no such streets and alleys near my office, and there are some reinforced concrete-like buildings around it. So I chose the nearest shopping mall to go shopping, and went to the city there…

On the high-speed rail

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0800

Next stop, Xianning North.

Sitting on the Fuxing train, I felt a little tired and drunk. This is the catalytic result of not getting enough sleep and just drinking a small bottle of fruit wine before boarding the high-speed train. Even though he had just slept for an hour or two, he could still feel his tiredness, and he knew even more clearly how insufficient such an hour or two of rest was.

Almost twenty hours on a train

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:01:01 +0800

I got off the train yesterday for almost 20 hours, and I felt like I was in my teens. The air outside the car is really fresh, even as bright as the sun. But my body, which still has some breath, is as if it were a decomposed body without adequate rest. Without the strength to continue to enjoy the bathing of sunlight, there is a lack of ability to open their eyes.

Some thoughts on returning home for the New Year

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:01:01 +0800

I woke up early this morning. Although I didn’t have much expectations for going home, at least I didn’t take it too seriously! But what’s strange is that my biological clock is so greatly affected by this. The alarm clock that I couldn’t hear in the past was actually heard early this morning. When I heard it in the past, I could continue to sleep for a while with “peace of mind”, but today’s performance was completely the opposite. Not only was the cat constantly disturbing my sleep, but I was also feeling agitated inside.