A half way of the Silk Road

My journey has come to almost a half way. In my last article on this blog, I decided to transfer myself to Kashgar from Urumqi. Today, a story for you is about my experience with Chinese people on the train to Urumqi...




I was on the train to the Urumqi from Kashgar. Just finished eating a cup noodle for my dinner. My ipod is always on when I'm on the train. The view from the window was getting dark. I, somehow, suddenly got fright by things behind me in both my journey and life.


"I know Japanese passport won't be asked any visa by Kyrgyzstan government, but I might be said NO... This is what I experienced when I was trying to get in Kazakhstan. Nothing is 100% sure."


"They may say "Go back to Beijing to get a visa""


"They may say "No Japanese!!""


I always have a plan in my travel to avoid as much risk as possible just like everyone does, but I now know that even 100% preparation can be zero especially countries around here...




Oh yea, it's not only in my travel. I have a plan to go to a Master program after finishing this travel, but this might be zero too. (At that time, I haven't been accepted by the current MBA program.)



In that particular moment, my ipod tuned sad musics. Just at the time, a Chinese lady hit my back.


"What are you f***ing doing!!?"


I didn't know if this lady read my mind, but she smiled at me and gave me an unknown fruit to me. Chinese people are always so close to each other when they communicate. I kept rejecting the unknown fruit from her because I even didn't know if I can eat it. But I finally had to try it because the lady kept bringing the fruit into my mouth.



That was the sweetest fruit I ever eaten. I still don't know what the fruit was though.



Since then, I took my PC out from my backpack to write my story in Japanese. As usual, people came around me to see the Japanese PC and what the language I'm writing. As usual, I showed them a proposal of this travel written in Chinese language. As usual, I showed them a picture of my family and girlfriend, and tried to communicate with them with a writing communication.



When I noticed that the time was already to sleep on the train, my loneliness was gone.

Okay, I will do it either way. I will do my best. Don't stop to think about things I can't control. Confident without any reason.








"What Japan is proud of is not only PC and car. Chuji is from there."

I will make both Chinese and Kirghiz people say like this.


I have dreams.






Go for it!! Chuji,

Origami Analyze,

I just got the information that I can't get in Kazakhstan from Urumqi. A new way would be to go toward Kyrgyzstan form Kashgar. So, I'm going to Kashgar from Urumqi. It will take one more day for me to be on a train...but this is what my travel always is. It never goes as I planed, but that's why I like this journey. I would like to leave here tomorrow if I was lucky.

I told my Chinese friend who helps me out a lot in this city "it would be no problem, I can buy a train ticket by myself!!", but she thankfully is going to take care of my final activity, ticket purchase, for just in case in Urumqi. Who told me Chinese people are selfish..

I'm writing this blog while I'm waiting for her arrival at my hostel.

By the way, I found a really interesting data from my experience to ask people holding origamis. I found that the way of holding origami tells a characteristic of a person or nationality.

Western people and Latinos: Easily get frustrated by holding a small paper. Completed origami tend to be not good. I guess it's not only their characteristics, but also their lack of experience to make origami. Some of them just gave up to finish it, and said "I think it flies either way!!" Of course, it's not everyone though.

Chinese (East Asian): Most of them had experiences to hold origami before which experience made it easier to teach the way.
But the way to hold origami is much more simplified. Japanese ways are more complicated instead of more beautiful than others' ones. What Chinese one is good for is that it's so easy to make!!

I'm so exited by what characteristic of people and culture, which I will encounter, will impress me.

Making an origami, and write your own dream.
This is not a fun activity. This activity to summarize yourself and your future.


Go for it!! Chuji,