Ok, I haven't been blogging for a long time. Recently everything at work seems to be weird, if not stupid. And it's eating up all my precious fun time. But the worst thing is I'm busy for all the wrong reasons. Anyway, who cares about work.
Today I have this special privilege to accompany a pretty girl to attend her D&D at Shangri-La Hotel. Here she is:
It's us again! :D
When I was a kid, my mom once told me about the legend of Shangri-La. I believe there are many different flavors of the story, but it's a myth anyway. Since I'm in the mood for story-telling today, let's hear some story! The legend of Shangri-La that I heard from my mom goes like this...
Once upon a time, a group of hikers climbed up a mountain to enjoy the beautiful scenery at the summit. While resting, one of them noticed a cave nearby. He was sure the cave wasn't there during their last mountain hiking trip at the same spot. Since when did the cave appear?
He notified the others and they were all very curious. Since they were adventurous people, they decided to explore the cave even without the proper equipments. Who knows, there may be hidden treasures?
They went deeper and deeper into the cave and it appears that there was a complex network of tunnel right ahead. They decided to turn back because of the risk, but to their horror, one of the group member was missing! They called out to him several times, but there was no answer. Only dead silence :o
They were all very frightened and ran out of the cave to seek help. But after hours of searching, they still couldn't find him and the poor guy is reported as missing.
This poor guy who went missing somehow got lost from the group earlier while exploring the cave. When he realized that he was lost, he knew that blindly walking inside the cave would not help. So, he took out a small ball of thread and tied one end to a rock. Then he continued walking while holding on to the other end. This way, he can attempt to find his way out without worrying about getting back to the original location, in case he fails. Then of course, he can try other routes until he finally finds an exit.
After hours and hours of walking, he finally found an exit! He was so excited and ran out of the cave, expecting to see his friends waiting for him outside. But to his surprise, he saw a fishing village instead. Wait. A fishing village on the summit of a mountain? It can't be right. He couldn't believe his eyes.
He was very tired and hungry, so he approached the villagers for food and drinks. The villagers were very friendly and welcomed him to stay with them. He soon realized that there was something unusual about them. All the villagers were young and healthy people. There were no old folks around and everyone seems to be constantly happy. The place was unusually beautiful, peaceful and serene, almost like a paradise. Since he couldn't find his way back, he decided to stay there.
Actually we are from Shangri-La. Youthful and happy :P
Over the years, he grew old and weakened like any normal human being. But the villagers remain youthful and energetic. It was an unexplainable phenomenon. He realized that this place was not for him. He knew that somehow he has to return to where he belongs, so he packed his belongings and went back to the cave, hoping to find his way home.
Before he left, he told the villagers that he intend to return home and will come back to visit them soon. He then asked what was the name of the village and one of them replied "Shangri-La".
He bid farewell to them and went back into the cave. He followed the thread he left behind many years ago until he finally reached the original spot where he was separated from his friends. It has been many years. Without delay, he started looking for another way out. After many hours of searching, he came upon another exit and this time, it is the mountain summit. He was home :)
He climbed down the mountain and immediately went to look for his friends. They were very surprised and speechless to see him. They thought they'd never see him again! All those years he has been missing, how did he survive in the cave?
He smiled and described to them the fishing village where he lived for the past few years. But they didn't believe him and thought that he was hallucinating. To prove that he wasn't lying and Shangri-La was real, he brought his friends back to the mountain cave and followed the thread he left behind.
After hours of walking, they finally reached the end of the thread. Instead of Shangri-La, it was a dead end in the cave. A dead end! There was nothing at all, only darkness! He was dumbfounded.
Where is the village?
Was he really hallucinating?
How did he survive so many years?
The end.
Nice story, ho? But Sally told me it's abit frightening. Is that so? I love this story so much that I remembered exactly how my mom told me. But I bet she doesn't even remember telling me the story. Haha!
Today I have this special privilege to accompany a pretty girl to attend her D&D at Shangri-La Hotel. Here she is:
When I was a kid, my mom once told me about the legend of Shangri-La. I believe there are many different flavors of the story, but it's a myth anyway. Since I'm in the mood for story-telling today, let's hear some story! The legend of Shangri-La that I heard from my mom goes like this...
Once upon a time, a group of hikers climbed up a mountain to enjoy the beautiful scenery at the summit. While resting, one of them noticed a cave nearby. He was sure the cave wasn't there during their last mountain hiking trip at the same spot. Since when did the cave appear?
He notified the others and they were all very curious. Since they were adventurous people, they decided to explore the cave even without the proper equipments. Who knows, there may be hidden treasures?
They went deeper and deeper into the cave and it appears that there was a complex network of tunnel right ahead. They decided to turn back because of the risk, but to their horror, one of the group member was missing! They called out to him several times, but there was no answer. Only dead silence :o
They were all very frightened and ran out of the cave to seek help. But after hours of searching, they still couldn't find him and the poor guy is reported as missing.
This poor guy who went missing somehow got lost from the group earlier while exploring the cave. When he realized that he was lost, he knew that blindly walking inside the cave would not help. So, he took out a small ball of thread and tied one end to a rock. Then he continued walking while holding on to the other end. This way, he can attempt to find his way out without worrying about getting back to the original location, in case he fails. Then of course, he can try other routes until he finally finds an exit.
After hours and hours of walking, he finally found an exit! He was so excited and ran out of the cave, expecting to see his friends waiting for him outside. But to his surprise, he saw a fishing village instead. Wait. A fishing village on the summit of a mountain? It can't be right. He couldn't believe his eyes.
He was very tired and hungry, so he approached the villagers for food and drinks. The villagers were very friendly and welcomed him to stay with them. He soon realized that there was something unusual about them. All the villagers were young and healthy people. There were no old folks around and everyone seems to be constantly happy. The place was unusually beautiful, peaceful and serene, almost like a paradise. Since he couldn't find his way back, he decided to stay there.
Over the years, he grew old and weakened like any normal human being. But the villagers remain youthful and energetic. It was an unexplainable phenomenon. He realized that this place was not for him. He knew that somehow he has to return to where he belongs, so he packed his belongings and went back to the cave, hoping to find his way home.
Before he left, he told the villagers that he intend to return home and will come back to visit them soon. He then asked what was the name of the village and one of them replied "Shangri-La".
He bid farewell to them and went back into the cave. He followed the thread he left behind many years ago until he finally reached the original spot where he was separated from his friends. It has been many years. Without delay, he started looking for another way out. After many hours of searching, he came upon another exit and this time, it is the mountain summit. He was home :)
He climbed down the mountain and immediately went to look for his friends. They were very surprised and speechless to see him. They thought they'd never see him again! All those years he has been missing, how did he survive in the cave?
He smiled and described to them the fishing village where he lived for the past few years. But they didn't believe him and thought that he was hallucinating. To prove that he wasn't lying and Shangri-La was real, he brought his friends back to the mountain cave and followed the thread he left behind.
After hours of walking, they finally reached the end of the thread. Instead of Shangri-La, it was a dead end in the cave. A dead end! There was nothing at all, only darkness! He was dumbfounded.
Where is the village?
Was he really hallucinating?
How did he survive so many years?
The end.
Nice story, ho? But Sally told me it's abit frightening. Is that so? I love this story so much that I remembered exactly how my mom told me. But I bet she doesn't even remember telling me the story. Haha!
O... thank you so much for sending me to Shangri-la (literally) :)
I think the story is a bit mysterious... how can a place go missing?
keke.. tried to look for more details online and realised its actually a fictional place... check this out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Horizon_(novel)
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