The 208th real person interview
Writer: N
Narrator: autumn
All the time, I have always claimed that I am a literary youth, sensitive, yearning for freedom, pretentious, and fantastic, and loving to read novels is my tag for myself. In my youth, there were two articles that had a profound impact on me. One is "A Maverick Pig" by Wang Xiaobo , and the other is "Sunshine of Fiji" by Zhang Xiaoling.
Wang Xiaobo told me that you must dare to ignore the settings of life. Zhang Xiaoling told me to go and enjoy the most proud and wildest dreams of my youth.
A passionate dream and an endless dream of youth made me choose to leave my position as a formal worker in a state-owned enterprise who had worked for nearly three years at the end of July 2019. Half a month later, I packed up my bags. My first stop was Philippine , which had the same bright sunshine as Fiji . Since then, I began to pursue the life I have always yearned for.
I came to this world to see how flowers bloom, how water flows, how the sun rises, and when will the sun set.
I like travel. It should be said that every literary youth loves travel. They yearn to discover poetry and distance in travel and long for freedom. This is their common problem. I am no exception.
In the Philippines, I went to Long Beach, Mint, Palawan , El Nido , Pearl Harbor and other islands.
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My travel is different from most people, I like to go to a place to integrate into local life. I don't know how to find a tour guide, I just book a hotel for one day in advance. I like to stay with the rest of my stay. I often choose locally according to my preferences. The reason for choosing may be that the sunrise here is beautiful, maybe this beach has a swing I love, I have stayed in a tent hotel, and I have lived in a private residence. I like to walk and ride my own bike. On the one trip to El Nido, I ran into a funeral on the muddy path across the beach, and I even went to a private funeral. In a simple but solemn Christian ceremony, we complete our final farewell. It was a different atmosphere: "Life may be small, but I hope you will respect life."
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tells you that when I think of you, my face smiles.
My parents' divorce since childhood has made me understand love a little differently. I began to believe that there are many ways of love: "I am very happy to be together, I am very happy not to be together, I am not happy not to be together." I was very lucky to meet him, and we are "I am very happy to be together."
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⊙We got the certificate in March 2019. We successfully got our household registration book on the reason for going abroad to apply for a certificate. On the day before he went abroad, we went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to do this crazy and determined action. It was not until two years later that my family knew that we had already obtained the certificate. I think this is the craziest thing I have done in my life.
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Now both of us live in the capital of the Philippines Manila . Manila is a very divided place, with BGC known as Shanghai Lujiazui and a dilapidated old city. In this city, I was lucky enough to join a central enterprise. It has realized the journey of leap from state-owned enterprises to central enterprises. Many people were full of doubts about me before I went abroad, why did I give up my job in a state-owned enterprise? This is the official unit that many people dream of. They told me that it would be difficult for you to come back after you go out of a state-owned enterprise. Fortunately, I successfully found a better job with my own unremitting efforts. Fortunately, I have saved my own savings in the past three years and have allowed my husband to realize his entrepreneurial dream.
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I often recall my past life with my husband. At that time, we had a meal of 300 yuan, and we had to hesitate for a long time. Today we are not only model couples, but life companions, employees of state-owned enterprises, and owners of clubs and physical stores. I am very grateful that the city of the Philippines has given us unlimited possibilities, allowing me and my husband to realize their own value.
⊙The Philippines is a country with a big gap between the rich and the poor. Some of them may be poor, but it does not affect their mood at all. The happiness of this country can rank among the top ten in the world. Because most people in the Philippines believe in Catholicism, they believe that everything now is a gift from God. Birth, old age, sickness and death are just a process, and death is just a journey. Death is just to meet God. Even if they are poor and destitute, they will donate money to the church and keep smiling every day, poor and happy. Their beliefs also gave me great strength. I saw the Philippines that is different from others' eyes. In most people's eyes, the Philippines is poor, dirty, gambling, and the hot word "Ka Xiaozi" on the Internet. However, in my opinion, the Philippines is a passionate, unrestrained, sunny, and an unsaturated market.
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Of course, with the severe outbreak of the epidemic, I have also come into contact with many different people and things in the past few years in the Philippines. A young neighbor who is less than 30 years old died of new crown , a colleague in his early twenties died of injection , and the sound of gunfire heard on the balcony of his home at night. This city that witnessed my growth and gave me wealth gradually made me feel scared. I slowly began to be careful and also had some of my own opinions. As we all know, in the Philippines, a Chinese face is a symbol of the local tyrant. In order to avoid unnecessary disasters, try not to wear luxury goods and gold and silver jewelry when you travel, try not to go to sparsely populated places at night, do not contact gambling, try to keep your social circle clean, respect local people at work, be kind to others, and do not have conflicts with them.
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OK, this is the growth history of a pseudo-literary youth. I have been changing on the road over the years, but my original intention has not changed. I hope we can all ignore the settings of life and go to the life we want, and I hope I will start my second stop in my life as soon as possible. Maybe next time you will see me sharing my life in other countries. Stay tuned!
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