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Man I have to talk about how much I roll my eyes at Kristina and the very idea and existence of the Royal Court and all the pressure they put on people FOR WHAT? The whole time Kristina was giving her bullshit spiel about the system of government collapsing I was rolling my eyes, man miss me with that nonsense because it is MADE UP SIMPLY MADE UP FAIRYTALE NONSENSE. Like girl, a republic isn't a new concept, countries have been becoming republics for literal centuries. You'll still be rich and powerful if the monarchy just ceases to exist.

Dynastic monarchies self-perpetuate because people like the idea of being special for no reason other than having been born. They like to ascribe themselves this outsized importance to not have to face the fact of their absolute uselessness. Kristina is willing to sacrifice not only her child but other people's children for the sake of this illusion. Wille's obvious panic disorder is ultimately an inconvenience to her; she cares about her son sure, but she cares more about them continuing to be somehow special. She hung Simon out to dry without a towel while 'protecting' her son with a web of lies and manipulation...for what?

Kristina could have reframed the conversation, opted to go the route of prosecuting the person who leaked sexual video of her MINOR CHILD to the fullest extent of the law, SUPPORTED HER SON AND HIS LOVER, it would have played absolutely fine. But she and the men in gray suits were more worried about the gay thing, and chose secrecy and hiding despite the harm that would do to both her son AND Simon. She acted as though Wille had done something wrong that had to be covered up rather than having had his privacy breached and being the victim of a crime. She protected August, who did that to her son.

In the end, what do they actually lose if it comes out that Wille is in the sex tape? Nothing. Wille is scrutinised and discussed for a while? That's every day of his life. If you look at Hillerska as a microcosm, people gossipped for a while and then got over it, even embraced it. Hillerska is such a claustrophobic place with people in your face and your business all the time...but you see how much PRIVACY they gave Simon and Wille? Whenever they're talking, people leave the room, give them space, don't interrupt them. She sacrificed Simon, sacrificed her son's happiness to avoid maybe a month of uncomfortable headlines.

And if people decide they actually want to get rid of the monarchy over Wille being gay, OH WELL I DO NOT CARE YOU WILL ALL BE FINE. Their wealth, power and privilege will all remain intact. They won't actually lose a blessed thing if they aren't monarchs anymore, not prestige, not status or special treatment. The whole thing's a con, and Boris is the MVP for helping Wille see right through it.

In short fuck Kristina, fuck the Royal Court, fuck Jan-Olof, fuck dynasties and especially FUCK MONARCHIES THEY CAN GET BENT.

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Final Project: Travel Vlog- Visiting Ancient Rome. Here is my itinerary: 

The Coliseum

The Roman Forum

Pantheon

Trevi Fountain

Castel Sant'Angel

First Stop: The Coliseum

The first place we will be time traveling back in time to visit is The Coliseum. I have seen many videos of Rome online and believe I fall in the anticipation and imagination category for visiting Rome my first time (Mayer, 2007, 86). I feel like I know what to expect, but I will probably be blown away when I see the Coliseum on this trip. The Coliseum is a large amphitheater in Rome that hosts various games, dramas, reenactments, and even public executions. Luckily for us, there is an event today! Enough talking, let’s make our way to The Coliseum. Upon arrival, I was taken back by the size of The Coliseum. The Coliseum takes up 6 arcs of land boasting 50 meters high and over 180 meters long. With the amphitheater capacity of over 50,000 people, it’s no surprise that it is the largest ancient amphitheater ever built. There also appeared to be a whole side of the arena broken off (Husher, 1890) . A local overheard me saying this and informed me that it was caused by an earthquake year ago. Everyone was welcome in The Coliseum as are equal and meant for all citizens of Rome. When I walked into the arena there was so much going on. Gladiators walked around with heavy armor and swords to Roman locals racing to get a good seat. It was very visually apparent that violence has taken place in this building. There were events daily at The Coliseum, so I assume it is hard to keep it clean. That explains the blood stains on the walls. Once we arrived in our seats the event started. The event taking place was men being thrown by lions. The crowd was divided with some disgusted and others entertained (Davis, 650). The time I was visiting was when a majority of Rome was becoming disgusted by the events. The event ended and we were happy about that. As I was walking out, I saw a staircase going downstairs and we snuck down there. I saw many animal cages including the lion they just saw in the show. The underground area of the arena was called the Hypogeum. The Hypogeum is where slaves and wild animals were stored and included tunnels that lead into and out of the Colosseum. That was enough violence for the day. Let's head to someplace else!

Second Stop: The Roman Forum

Our second stop I will be visting The Roman Forum. On my way there I traveled on a road called the Sacra Via which connects to other famous Roman sites. The Roman Forum is home to the senate house, the Temple of Saturn, the Arch of Titus, the Temple of Vesta, The Rostra, the Temple of Castor and Pollux, and The Sacra Via. The Roman Forum was originally a marketplace for day-to-day shopping but now has become much more versatile and functional, as public affairs are held in this area (Husher, 1890). Over time the forum gradually progressed as statues, arches, basilicas, and other buildings were constructed to accommodate the gatherings. One popular gathering was to honor Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was credited with transforming Rome from a republic to an empire but was later assigned. Some argue this transformation was both haphazard and long delayed (Eckstein, 2009, 26). The Roman Forum become very crowded with people after his assassination because his grave was placed there. I got the chance to walk over to the main building where his grave was buried. People had flowers placed all around. There was definitely a feeling of business in the air as many important people and politicians were walking around networking with each other. The roman forum was the mecca of business and political affairs in Rome. One thing that stood out to me was that I was only seeing men walking around the forum and that is because women are not allowed to be involved in the government. Unfortunately, that is how the woman were treated then. I continued down the stone pathways exploring the temples and markets (Husher, 1890). We even saw a current political trial taking place. A man was accused of stealing and was eventually sentenced to execution. Seems pretty harsh to me. As I continued walking I overheard an older lady telling a group of young Romans that there used to be gladiator matches here before the Colosseum was built. There is so much going on here! . Let's go check out another stop.

Third Stop: Pantheon

The third stop was a short 6-minute bus ride and one of the best-preserved monuments of ancient Rome. The Pantheon. Before The Pantheon, there was a building on the same site that was destructed and was seen as a sign that the gods were unhappy. Agrippa was the builder of the Pantheon and built it in honor of his and Augustus' military victory at the Battle of Actium in 31 B.C.E. It is believed that The Pantheon was damaged by fire around 80 C.E. and restored to some unknown extent under the orders of Emperor Domitian. After multiple fires, Rome was considered the capital of christianity and The Pantheon was eventually converted into a Christian church (Mazzoni, 2010, 16). Some also believed it served as a shelter for the cult statue Anthena Parthenos (Robertson, 1838). Enough talking, let’s check it out! The Pantheon is right in the middle of the city. It amazing to walk around Rome with all the buildings that have stood in the same place as our predecessors and successors (Lowrie, 2003, 62). Upon arriving, the architecture stands out. The dome was the largest built, measuring about 142 feet (43 meters) in diameter and rising to a height of 71 feet (22 meters) above its base. The Pantheon’s walls are made from brick-faced concrete and are an example of advanced Roman engineering and innovation that was widely used in Rome's major buildings and infrastructure. When I finally walked in, I felt the crushing weight of human history and was absorbed the beautiful art surrounding me . Then when I looked up I was amazed by the ceiling made of bronze. The eye of the Pantheon, or oculus is the most fascinating part of the Pantheon as it is present remains from the largest unsupported dome in the world. There were also multiple craftsman working around the building. The Pantheon offered employment to a large variety of craftsman and traders (Robertson, 1838). As I continued walking around, I saw other sculptures of Caesar Augustus (one of ancient Rome's most successful leaders), Marcus Agrippa (who provide Roman citizens from every social class access to the highest quality public services), Venus, and Mars. The Pantheon was definitely worth the stop. Let’s head somewhere else!

Fourth Stop: Trevi Fountain

The fourth stop is another short bus ride and one of the oldest water sources in Rome. Trevi Fountain. The fountain is considered a late Baroque masterpiece and is arguably the best-known of the city’s numerous fountains. Trevi Fountain was designed by Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762. For more than a century this Trevi fountain offered the only supply of pure water in Rome (Cooke, 73). Other than supplying pure water to Rome, the Trevi Fountain has also been included in multiple famous movies called La Dolce Vita, Angels and Demons, The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and Roman Holiday. Upon arriving at the Trevi Fountain you can instantly see the amount of time and detail it took to design this place. Starting with the seven perfectly sculpted statues in the front (Cooke, 101). Each statue is symbolic of a unique and interesting concept. The three main statues are named Oceanus, Abundance, and Health. Oceanus, the statue standing under the arch at the center of Trevi Fountain represents the moods of the sea, Abundance the statue to the left of the arch shows Agrippa instructing his men to construct the aqueduct, and Health the statue to the right of the arch illustrates a virgin lady informing soldiers about the source of the water (Cooke, 101). The water of the fountain is also extremely clear and clean. When walking around the fountain you feel like you’re poolside at a luxury resort. Even when looking at the fountain in ancient Roman times, you could tell why it was a popular location. For both the function of supplying water, and a beautiful attraction of history through statues. That is why thousands of tourists come to the fountain every year and follow a Roman tradition to throw a coin into the fountain over your left shoulder. Tradition says that one coin thrown will you back to Rome and three coins will ensure the wedding balls come. Let’s head to our next stop!

Fifth Stop: Castel Sant'Angelo

For the last stop of the trip, I will be visiting a location called Castel Sant'Angelo. Castel Sant'Angelo has served many functions in its lifetime. Starting with originally built as the tomb of Roman Emperor Hadrian in 135 AD, then being converted into a military fortress that protected Rome during the Middle Ages, then a prison during the Renaissance era, and now, one of Rome’s many museums. The site is full of immense cultural value that houses many sculptures, architecture, frescoes, and more. Castel Sant'Angelo imemense cultural background helps give a different perspective on Rome as the evidence we have had on Roman culture often raises more questions than answers (Petersen, 2011, 5).   When walking over the famous Sant’Angelo Bridge to arrive at the Castel Sant'Angelo only entrance, you are greeted by ten beautiful angel sculptures designed by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Deman and Boise, 1862-1937). When looking at the building from a distance you noticed the Michael the Archangel statue on top (Deman and Boise, 1862-1937). This bridge was not only an entrance but also used as a place to show the bodies of the executed to convey warning to the locals. When walking in you are greeted by the Courtyard of Honour where a statue of St Michael the Archangel and multiple other statues are on display. Also, when you look up you see the enormity of the Castel. The building is huge (Deman and Boise, 1862-1937). Continuing up to a spiral staircase that was designed to accommodate the funeral procession of Emperor Hadrian. This staircase climbs a total of 12 meters to all five levels. As you walk up the staircase there are more statues off to the side on each floor and you can only see because the airholes built-in provide natural lighting for the staircase. If you continue all the way up you meet a passage leading upwards to Castel Sant’Angelo’s interior where the remains of Emperor Hadrian are laid to rest. Lastly my favorite part of this stop. Angel’s Terrace. Angel’s Terrace offers 360-degree panoramic views of Rome. Perhaps the most impressive is the close-up aerial views of St Peter’s Basilica. That marks the end of my trip to Rome. Thank you for traveling back in time with me!

Primary:

Cooke, Hereward Lester. “The Documents Relating to the Fountain of Trevi.” The Art Bulletin 38, no. 3 (1956): 149–73. https://doi.org/10.2307/3047657.

Husher, Edwin H. “Interior of Coliseum, Rome, Italy.” WDL RSS. Detroit Publishing Company, January 1, 1890. https://www.wdl.org/en/item/4242/. 

Husher, Edwin H. “View of the Forum, Rome, Italy.” WDL RSS. Detroit Publishing Company, January 1, 1890. https://www.wdl.org/en/item/4245/.

Robertson, Andrew. The Parthenon: Adapted to the Purpose of a National Monument, to Commemorate the Victories of the Late War : Proposed to Be Erected in Trafalgar Square, or Hyde Park. Pamphlets. J. Hatchard, 1838. https://jstor.org/stable/60213301.

Van Deman, Esther Boise, 1862-1937. [Mausoleum of Hadrian (Rome, Italy) and Ponte Sant’Angelo]. [s.d.]. https://jstor.org/stable/community.32078409.

Secondary:

Eckstein, Arthur. “What Is an Empire? Rome and the Greeks after 188 B.C.” South Central Review 26, no. 3 (2009): 20–37. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40645984.

Lowrie, Michèle. “Rome: City and Empire.” The Classical World 97, no. 1 (2003): 57–68. https://doi.org/10.2307/4352825.

Mayer, Roland. “Impressions of Rome.” Greece & Rome 54, no. 2 (2007): 156–77. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20204188.

Mazzoni, Cristina. “Capital City: Rome 1870-2010.” Annali d’Italianistica 28 (2010): 13–29. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24016385.

Petersen, Lauren Hackworth. “INTRODUCTION: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND RITUALS IN THE RELIGIONS OF ROME.” Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome 56/57 (2011): 3–14. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24616434.

Extras:

Davis, Willam, ed. “The Roman Way of Declaring War, c. 650 BCE.” Internet History Sourcebooks Project: Ancient History. Accessed March 15, 2023. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/ancient/650livy1-34.asp. 

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* India is a country of diversity bonded by love and affection. On the auspicious occasion of Republic Day, let us come together to celebrate this day with respect and love for each other.

* Thousands laid down their lives for us to celebrate this day, On this 70th year of this significant day, let’s take a pledge that we will never forget their sacrifices. Happy Republic Day 2019!

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* Nahi sirf jashn manana, Nahi sirf jhande lehrana, Yeh kaafi nahi hai watanparasti, Yadon ko nahi bhulana, Jo qurbaan hue, Unke lafzon ko aage badhana, Khuda ke liye nahi, Zindagi watan k liye lutana. Happy 70th Republic Day!!!

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Good morning! I hope you slept well and feel rested? Currently sitting at my desk, in my study, attired only in my blue towelling robe, enjoying my first cuppa of the day. Happy Hump Day!

On Monday, it said that Tuesday’s weather would be rain. It didn’t rain. In fact it was dry and very warm! I’ve said this before: The Met Office ain’t what it used to be! The weather forecast these days is often wrong! Did anyone predict floods? I didn’t hear anyone predict floods and yet rain turned Pudding Mill Lane DLR station into a swimming pool! I’d be scared to go down there! I’ve seen videos of flooding in Germany and Italy; cars being washed away down a high street, there has been a heatwave in one of the world’s coldest regions (Siberia) which has caused forest fires, we currently have a forest fire raging in Sardinia in Italy and there was recently a huge forest fire in Cyprus. Scientists see human-caused climate disruption as an important factor in all this. Yakutsk, the capital of Russia’s north-east Sakha Republic is the coldest winter city on the planet but, due to global heating, summer temperatures there have been rising at least 2.5 times faster than the world average. Now, if you think none of these incidents are connected – well – you and me haven’t got much to talk about! As I’ve said before, ignorance is the No.1 killer virus.

The U.S. has advised its citizens NOT to fly to the U.K. and has put us on ‘the red list’. An American family friend is gutted that he can’t get to us! American tourists won’t be bringing their holiday and business dollars here (and that’s a lot of money) because we are defined as infectious. I don’t like being defined as infectious. I don’t like being categorised as backward and uncivilised. So, thanks to all the anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers, and thanks to all the fools who think the pandemic is over; you are now having an impact on the UK economy.

It’s been a good month for grooming! Last week, I removed unwanted hair and, yesterday, I went to the chiropodist! My feet are looking much better! Trainers and walking will put strain on your feet so, before I spend more money on expensive footwear, I thought I’d get some TLC for my tootsies. Most men will spend a fortune on their haircut/hairstyle, something that is visible to everyone, but the unseen things need attention too, and many men neglect what I deem very important! I guess I have a morbid fear of smelling funky!

Have a wonderful and well-endowed Wednesday. I love you all. Yes, a crazy, bald man loves and cares about you. And, if you like what you read in my status, you will enjoy my novels (available via Amazon.)

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Day 6, (Paris: Downtown; Place de la République, Place de la Bastille, Palais-Royal, Pont Alexandre III, Eiffel Tower, Gare de Lyon), 30-9-2019

Written by Ahmed Hassan, edited and corrected by Aya Ashraf.

I just woke up and it’s my last day in Paris. That feeling is always aching my soul yet I always plan to have all of the new places right after Paris just to feel less pain leaving this city behind. Today I’m doing nothing except visit some new places I haven’t visited before, meet a friend from Brazil and then start preparing for my departure to Italy.

I started moving from home at around 7:30 AM, It was that early because I wanted to say a fine goodbye to the city. For a change, I wanted to try taking the bus to the City, discover how it feels going through the suburbs of Paris to reach the city. Took a bus near the Aulnay-sous-Bois train station and switched for another bus till I reached my first destination; Place de la République.

At the center of the square is a bronze statue of Marianne, the personification of the French Republic. The square is well known for being a protesting spot as it can contain large numbers without severely affecting traffic.

I proceeded to Place de la Bastille, another spot I wanted to visit, the place is another square centered by July column, topped by a gold Génie de la Liberté.

The Bastille square in Paris is where the Bastille prison stood until the storming of the Bastille and its destruction during the French Revolution, and with no remains in sight at the moment.

I started moving by bus to Gare du Nord. A very interesting benefit of having a free day without itinerary is how free it feels to switch to buses or walking instead of quicker transportation methods like trains and metros. It gives you that feeling of being a resident for a while, even if it was only for a couple of minutes. One of the priceless benefits of travelling is remaining silent, observing and actually listening to nothing but street noises. I can’t remember that I’ve put headphones and listened to a song during the 33 days I’ve been outside Egypt. You don’t need to escape anything anymore, you’re just there to feel and enjoy the moment, and be proud of the present that’s happening and achieving everything you’ve ever planned and dreamed of.

Trying to waste time before meeting a Brazilian friend of mine, I had another walk from Gare du Nord. I passed by Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, the scene looked cinematic; people were sitting on the stairs leading to the building entrance in the middle of a Parisian street, and behind them a very symmetrical building of the church itself.

I continued my long walk and passed by the Opera again, nothing looks the same when you’re saying goodbye. I mean, I still remember how it felt leaving Paris the year before. The feeling is indescribable when you’re looking at anything knowing it’s the last time to do so. The image below might seem like a regular picture of a street in Paris, but it was me observing that golden statues, street noises and beautiful buildings for the last time for a long time.

In realization that I’m closer to visiting Palais-Royal, I started moving to the Palace to check another place I’ve never visited. Palais-Royal is a former French royal palace, and now it’s the headquarter of Ministry of Culture, the Conseil d'État and the Constitutional Council.

The Palace is famous for tourists for Les Deux Plateaux, which are rows of columns with different heights put in an old parking lot. The columns were put in this place between 1986 and 1985, and it’s been a touristic spot since then.

I mean come on, this looks like fun!

The palace also features very fine gardens, which I like to describe as gardens inside a building inside a city.

And like Versailles, the gardens had this set of trees aligned in a very symmetrical scene.

I was about to leave the palace, but couldn’t do it before stealing another symmetrical shot. (Okay it’s not very symmetrical and i’m personally hurt the lanterns aren’t perfectly aligned lol)

Moving on, the Palace’s exit was right in front of the Louvre’s side entrance. And no matter how stunning and breathtaking the main entrance with the pyramid looks, the side entrance fits the authenticity and classic side of the Louvre.

I started walking along the Seine, Moving towards Châtelet. I passed by Pont Neuf, Notre Dame, Fountain Saint-Michel, Hôtel de Ville, Centre Pompidou and ending my long walk at Les halls, the famous mall in Châtelet. I had a fast meal at a Burger King nearby, then started moving again to the Louvre.

The sky was very colorful and a bit clear that day, I had an amazing time sitting near the fountain of Jardin des tuileries. A fountain, ducks, fine architecture, good sky view, all in an indescribable harmony creating a scene I’ll never forget.

I finally received a notification of the arrival of Samuel, that Brazilian friend i’m meeting. We’ve met on Couchsurfing and agreed to tour the city together. He had just arrived from Madrid to Paris so he depended on me to show him around. In one trip, I showed the city to two people who briefly described me as a “local” because of the way I fully memorized city information like the landmarks and the streets.

We met and started to introduce each others, he started complementing my Instagram posts and telling me he’s been dying to see Paris the way I show it in my pictures. I was extremely happy because I’m someone who’s very proud of his Instagram account, I count it as one of my strongest assets of memory preservation. When I introduce or share this account with people, I always tend to mention that it’s like a museum for Ahmed Hassan, as my photographs capture my timeline for the past few years, showing the development of tastes and interests, also what i’ve lived, witnessed and documented during this time.

Continuing our conversation about pictures, Samuel asked me to photograph him near the Louvre. He was amazed of how he pays no effort in explaining what exactly he needs to see in the captured photos. We started discussing various topics like cultural difference, travelling and photography. Samuel wanted to visit the Eiffel tower so bad and start posing for photos next to it. He asked me for good shots for it, I suggested we take a walk along the Seine, crossing Pont Alexandre lll, passing by Les Invalides till hitting Champs de Mars right behind Eiffel Tower.

The below photo was the last photo I took for the Louvre, It was me saying goodbye to on of my favorite places on earth.

Moving from the Louvre, we walked and talked along the Seine, capturing some fine scenery for the landmarks, showing it all like a postcards you wanna receive so bad.

Below is Musée d'Orsay

Pont de la Concorde

And finally one of the best -and saddest- pictures ever, a sunset in Paris. Why saddest? It’s my last sunset there. It looks like an oil painting that has a presence that never fades, or even fails to remind you of what you’ve felt taking such picture.

We passed by Pont Alexandre lll, and the bridge never fails to be impressive at any time of the day. The timing was perfect because we got to capture a golden bridge under golden weather.

It’s my favorite bridge in Paris, and It never fails to remind me of the first time I recognized it in Adele’s “Someone like you” music video. I’m no drama queen, or maybe sometimes I am haha, but I slightly felt the same that day walking there, and yeah, nothing is the same when you’re saying goodbye. I’m intending to describe more on that matter, you feel like you’re aching in a way that doesn’t show a physical pain, everything you’re hearing sounds the same, yet you feel it’s distorted. It’s complicated, Anyway, here’s another picture of the bridge capturing Les Invalides.

Moving forward, He asked for amazing places to capture the Eiffel tower inside the city itself, so I suggested the below location I initially used for my Trip in 2018.

We continued walking towards Champs de Mars and when we arrived, Samuel was astonished of how the tower looks marvelous the closer you get closer, we arrived there a few minutes before it got all lit so we captured both moments.

And same way with the lights starting to glow

We got closer for a better shot, and captured one of my finest Eiffel tower photos ever!

We again moved to the Seine to pass to Trocadéro to capture my last photo of the tower, which started to light in purple in solidarity with Breast Cancer Awareness Month that occurs annually in October.

So, That was it. I said goodbye to Samuel as I had to move to prepare my luggage and head towards Gare de Lyon for my 6 AM train, which was pretty early to be there almost 7 hours before the train, but me and Mohamed thought it should be better for him not to pay another night for a few hours, and it was risky to depend on getting there on time less than one hour after the public transportation starts the next day.

On my way to Islem’s home though, I was stopped in the metro station and got fined 35 Euros for violating the Metro’s rules of having an image and a name on my transportation Card, the whole situation didn’t make my Paris ending any prettier, It was scary and worrying being stopped by metro officials, yet I gotta admit it was my fault as I was notified I should update both the photo and the name 5 days earlier.

Arriving at Islem’s, My luggage was Pre-Packed, I just showered and collected my belongings and started moving, I thanked Islem for his GREAT hospitality for the second year in a row! It was almost 11 PM when I started moving, I stopped and took a last look at the house before for my last RER ride to Gare de Lyon.

I arrived at Gare de Lyon, Mohamed arrived a couple of minutes after. We were ready for our more than 6 hours time of waiting. We tried to discover the station, discovering that, obviously, every single shop or store is closed. The only available items to purchase are the snacks of the vending machines. The only thing that broke the silence that night is a man playing piano closer to midnight.

We stayed and talked about what we’ve progressed so far in the trip, which is completely nothing to what’s coming up a head, before we were ordered by station security to exit the station as the station is “Closing” till the morning. That was another bullet to my head that night. We roamed the scary streets surrounding the station at night searching for any café or restaurant that might be working after midnight with no luck, we even tried our luck with fancy hotels like Holiday Inn to try and stay for a drink or something in the lobby which was refused as well. It was a scary couple of minutes before we decided to head up to the Station’s door and try our luck again, The security asked us to come back in and wait for the train as he’s been searching for us for a while to tell us to get back inside. We were a bit relieved knowing that we’ll be in a safer situation, we faced another hazard of creepy Algerians who were roaming the station searching for a cigarette or a lighter to smoke weed. We ran into a Brazilian guy  and his dad. They only spoke Portuguese so I used google translate to communicate. They were both heading to another French city and they were terrified by the creepy Algerians roaming the station. We stayed together for an hour or two, talked for a while. I gave him a souvenir of an Egyptian coin which he was crazy about given the fact that he was a coin collector.

It was finally around 5 AM when we noticed that our train was already in the station since before midnight, not ready to be entered though but we were finally that close. The doors are finally opened near 6 AM and we got on, in separate cars unfortunately but still, safer than ever.

Before the train moves, I wanted to take a moment to appreciate the Paris effect it has on me for the second year in a row now. The city attracts my senses and brings out the best of me, I’m thankful for it as it captured my first experience as a tourist the year before, and it’s the only city I visited twice, and intending to include in every Europe trip I’m intending to pursue. The city also confirmed and enriched my passion for architecture and art. Unlike most Egyptians, I don’t find it an ordinary “overrated” city, I find the streets talking with history and beauty, the bakeries are running and keeping history of recipes, preserving a significant European cuisine. The fact that I remember leaving the city in the two years I visited leaves me speechless. In both trips, Paris was the start of my tour, and even though it was followed by GREAT cities and countries after, It still doesn’t feel the same.

The train started moving and I finally felt safe and calm enough to sleep, The ride takes around 7 hours to Milan. I tried to ditch the previous night away and think about the amazing Italy adventure coming up ahead, the first country I’ve ever wanted to visit. I napped for an hour or two before the Police officers started passing and checking our passports, it’s a normal procedure for intercountry trains or transportation in general. Everything is going well and smooth now, Let’s hit Italy!

Self reflection:

I’m finalizing this blog post on October 9th from Egypt’s North Coast, nearly after three months of not blogging because of the heavy work load I have. And even though it’s all still packed with no time to take a proper break, I found a way to return and preserve moments like this because it’s all still there. Once I started writing, it took me less than a day to finalize the whole post.

So, hmm, a self reflection. I’m currently unaware of my feelings towards anything, I feel better than the last time I blogged, but I currently have a general understanding that everything isn’t worth the effort of thinking anymore. That doesn’t mean I’m not thinking anymore, Haha -I wish though-. by going through 2020, I’m developing weird facts about how everything should be understood and acted upon. Starting from relationships, work, personal spaces, caring, and everything. I feel like I’m still discovering these things for the first time, like a kid learning to walk in his first year. Nobody told me getting ready to turn into a 30 year old has a reset button of your whole belief system. You go through the same things you go through on daily basis, but with growing mind and easier letting go abilities. You go and evaluate friendships, actions, hobbies and whole life style, you check how responding differently can leave your mind in peace, how going an extra mile doesn’t always bring what you’ve been missing or expecting, how being a selfish person is not as bad as it’s been showed to us growing up.

Now we’re less than three months away from the end of 2020, I gotta say it’s still hurting me revealing all my scars at once to myself in one single year, and at the same time I’ve never been more thankful for such an evolution of thoughts in the same year. If I’m allowed to say a piece of non-cliché advice, I’d say go selfish to liberate yourself from the restrictions that keep you from discovering who you really am. Instead of unrolling yourself as a carpet for others to grow with whoever they wanna be, be your own red carpet.

Be your own superstar.

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On the Hong Kong Protests

2019-08-17

I rarely talk about myself here, but I’m a Hong Konger, born and raised. I moved to the US a long time ago, but the city will always be my home. 

I’ve been following the news there closely these two months. I haven’t slept well. I’m perpetually stressed. I’m both sad and happy, both frightful and hopeful.

Sad and frightful because of what the protests have come to. The violence, the sheer rage and animosity burning on the streets. Watching where tear gas and rubber bullets land every week is a strange way to revisit childhood memories, but here I am. 

Happy and hopeful because Hong Kongers are finally standing up to what believe in. Hong Kongers, in my mind, have always been somewhat apathetic when it comes to politics, perhaps because they’ve never had much say in their fate. They've been mostly quiet--until now.

They roar. 

I’m with the protestors. They are fighting for self-determination, for the freedoms they were promised in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration (which led to the return of the former British crown colony to China in 1997), for the transparency and true social order--one that was borne out of respect for the rule of law and not of oppression, state-sponsored violence or white terror--that had made the city such a beautiful, phenomenal place to live. 

I’m posting this because the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has turned on its propaganda machine in full force, and I feel obliged to say something about what I know.

What a turbo-charged CCP propaganda machine means is this: many of you will be faced with what Hong Kong and Taiwan see every day--a massive influx of social media posters who are on CCP’s payroll, whose task is to push a script written by the CCP. A script that is mostly fictional, filled with half-truths and lies. The script on Hong Kong has evolved into this: the Hong Kong protestors are violent rioters who lack popular support and above all, are terrorists and separatists. These terms are chosen to make the Western world withdraw their sympathy. They’re also designed to further fan the hatred between mainland Chinese and Hong Kongers, to ensure that the former would see what’s going on in Hong Kong as something nefarious, rather than an outcry against the ills of their common rule. To fuel the nationalist sentiment that has been propping up the mainland regime as its economy deteriorates.

Tactics of these paid social media posters include: dumping multiple posts in a thread, often repeated messages that make little sense beyond swear words and nationalistic battle cries, which quell any reasonable discussions; making death- and doxxing- threats, especially if the target is a Chinese speaker; claiming freedom of speech as they spread lies and attack their opponents, knowing that Westerners treasure their freedom of speech and are wary of trampling upon it especially when it comes to the voice of foreigners, so they get to be the loudest and drown out rival opinions. (Australians may know that this tactic has moved beyond social media: pro-Beijing supporters have physically attacked peaceful rallies in support of the Hong Kong protests, to the praise of the Chinese embassy). The meeker ones would insist that Westerners lack understanding of the situation; who are you to know what’s going on in Asia? The internal affairs of the vast People’s Republic of China? They claim that they, who’re Chinese like the Hong Kongers and Taiwanese possessed by their government, have first dibs on the truth.

Please remember this: the truth is the one thing these posters don’t have. News in the People’s Republic of China is completely censored, to a degree perhaps unimaginable for most in the West. Media outlets in China have not reported at all about the anti-extradition bill movement that had started the Hong Kong protests, about the massive but peaceful demonstrations that had only gone unheard, about the many lies the government has told before and since (the extradition bill hasn’t been withdrawn; “being dead” is not a legal term), and above all, the unprecedented police brutality that have caused the young protestors, angry and terrified, to retaliate as a means to defend themselves, knowing that the local police is now part of the CCP political machine (the Hong Kong government is officially no more than a puppet) and is working with the mafia, both local and from China, to hunt and beat protestors down (Note: Hong Kongers do not carry firearms). 

Western reporters at the scene have called the situation chaotic, a mayhem, but I’d like to emphasize this: the protestors have, so far, not looted one shop; their targets have remained singly focused on the locations and people that they saw as symbolic of those responsible for the betrayal of Hong Kong, as snitches working on CCP’s orders. The chambers of the Legislative Council (equivalent to the Congress / Parliament; they didn’t even touch the library). The HK police and its headquarters. The “ghosts”, as locals call them: police / soldiers sent from the mainland dressed in Hong Kong police’s uniform (such that CCP can deflect accusations of interference); fake reporters who’ve mingled among the protestors to take photos for later identification and arrests. This laser-focus may not hold for long: police officers have increasingly been spotted donning the attire of protestors to stir up emotions and excess violence, even plant evidence in the protestors’ belongings (caught on live feeds). The “reporter” from the mainland who was beaten up at the airport last week, who has since been hailed as a hero in Chinese state media and Chinese social media cycles, is very likely such an example of CCP's attempt to destroy the protests from within. Mr Fu drew the ire of the protestors because he possessed the same blue “I love HK” t-shirt worn by a group of thugs who’d beaten up protestors several nights before, thugs who appeared to be of the same crop as those who’d attacked subway passengers indiscriminately on July 21st with the implicit blessing by the police and several prominent pro-Beijing figures. Global Times, the state propaganda tabloid, later claimed the man works for them--hence his “reporter” status--but the man didn’t own a press pass. Many have since suspected, from his unusual behavior leading to his “detainment” and beating by the protestors (he wore the fluorescent vest worn by reporters, then claimed to be a tourist, then tried to run away), that his presence was planned with the intention of making the protestors fall into CCP’s script of acting like violent rioters in front of the international press--and it worked. The incident was widely reported. 

The beating was wrong, and the protestors had willingly chosen to fall into the trap. But were their suspicion, their rage and fears completely unfounded? The clip has gone viral with the push from Chinese-sponsored social media posters as evidence of the protestors’ brutality. What about the context?

Related to this, please consider: a powerful weapon that CCP has, that Hong Kong and most countries do not, is the sheer number of people at its disposal. People it can coerce, bribe, brainwash, and unleash onto Facebook and Twitter etc, derail conversations and force opinions their way. Social media is, by definition, run by the masses. CCP has the masses.

So, please, please don’t be led by the mass when reading news surrounding the CCP, and now, Hong Kong. Please doubt the things you hear on social media, even if the voice seems the loudest, even if it seems to be the majority. Even if its English is perfect. Even if it claims to originate from Hong Kong--Westerners are not trained to detect the subtle difference in language use between the two places, but speaking as an observing Hong Konger, pro-CCP posters playing Hong Kongers in social media threads are very common occurrences. Go through the facts. Watch videos longer than a few seconds that capture the context. Think. Do not trust anyone. Do not trust me.

Please choose a reliable news source. New York Times (US) and The Guardian (UK) have been following Hong Kong’s protests closely from the start. TIME magazine has also done some in-depth coverage: its latest Asia edition presents a decent summary of the root causes of the protests. Also of note: the majority of Hong Kong’s local press, such as the English-speaking South China Morning Post (SCMP), have been bought out by capitalists affiliated with the CCP (SCMP is owned by Alibaba). Outlets from Taiwan and South East Asia (Singapore, Malaysia etc.) are often CCP-friendly as well for similar reasons. These outlets aren’t as outwardly pro-CCP as the Chinese state-run People’s Daily or Global Times, but they can be very skewed, if not lying, when the actions of CCP itself come to focus. 

For those who’d like to watch the happenings live, relatively free from the filters by news agencies and their political agenda, here’s a link. Videos will appear whenever events and live feeds take place:

https://ncehk2019.github.io/nce-live/

Thank you so much for reading, and I hope you’ll consider following the news of Hong Kong, listen to what the people are fighting for and judge for yourself where you stand. Yes, it’ll look ugly at times. Yes, you’ll see the protestors act rashly, out of anger and fear and despair. You’ll see them make mistakes, do things that make you frown, think they’ve gone too far. And if you’re planning to travel there, their actions may cause major inconveniences. I hope you’ll still choose to stand with them--do you know they've actually gone out and apologized for their behavior in the airport? Visited the subway station where the police had fired tear gas and cleaned up the toxic residue? Would rioters or terrorists do that? 

The protestors are up against one of the most brutal and inhumane regimes in modern history, and they have no leaders, no precedence, no army, no funds, no backing of any kind other than popular support, other than a pure and simple faith that their actions will defend their homes and future. This isn’t a regime they can vote out in the next election. This isn’t even a regime with which they can have a conversation or make humble demands (the Five Demands of the protestors are almost laughably simple). The path the protestors have taken these two months has been made one step at a time; they’re learning, feeling their way out of the dark as they go. Because the movement is largely driven by social media, people like myself with a command of the local language can sometimes catch a glimpse of how the decisions unfold; it’s messy and loud and fascinating. It’s an experiment on direct democracy.

Do I agree with the protestors’ every action? No. But they’re the ones fighting the fight; they're the ones showing the strength, the courage that my generation, and the generations before me, didn’t have. They’re fighting because older generations like my own saw every warning sign of CCP’s encroachment but didn’t do enough, say enough. For me, one of the most heartbreaking photos of the protests was shot on July 1st, of a graffiti on a pillar in the trashed Legislative Council: it’s you (the government) who taught me that peaceful demonstrations are useless. This was a lesson they learned; this is a lesson many Hong Kongers have learned this summer. And most of these protestors have to face this knowledge so young; 700+ have been arrested so far, most in their late teens and 20s (youngest: 13). Rioting carries a sentence of 10 years; now that their “crimes” have been escalated to terrorism and treason, one can only imagine how horrific their sentences will be, the treatment those arrested are facing, even now, in detention before the trial. This is the price they’re willing to pay, for the right to self-determine, for the freedoms that should’ve been theirs all along. And the only way they can “win”, if their victory is only that the last cry of Hong Kong can be heard before CCP clenches its throat (which it will undoubtedly do), is if the West pays attention to what’s happening. 

Please do. Please help.

香港加油。天佑香港。

God bless Hong Kong.

[harpianews]

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