woensdag 11 november 2009

The Environment: The lost love



Song of the day! It has been one complete week since I’ve embarked on the long and “forbidden journey” of thesis writing. Around 10 hours per day. Subject: The Environmental Consequences of Tourism Development In Macau, China. And while my heart is breaking at the results from only the desk research and while I read examples both local and global of how much harm have we done only in our leisure time I need a rhythm like this one. In January when I’ll have to finally go and see with my eyes how huge resorts are dumping waste around Macau ... I don’t know what I will need then. The environment ... It is like the love we’ve lost, indeed. And even though, you save water, you recycle, you plant trees, you don’t waste electricity ... in the end of the day some big-ass corporation like the god-damn Venetian here in Macau comes, consolidates the land and bam....20 shuttle buses around town just to promote it, tons of waste dumped guess where, luxury accommodation and casinos operate 24/7. Do you know how much electricity this is? All those flashing signs and stuff? Well, I will tell you all about it in March probably. Of course there is constant sun for at least 6-7 month, there is water everywhere, there's wind all over the place as there are no mountains stopping it, there will be rain for 5-6 months ... but who cares about those god-damn-sources-of-renewable-energy!

I really like what somebody somewhere once said . .. the environment is like the love we’ve lost.. It is and it is the only meaningful thing left to worship. And when you see how beautiful it is across the continents, when you remember the mountains of your home country .... You fall in love immediately and your heart is really breaking while writing a thesis like that one.
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P.s. if you've liked the song check The Ghost as well. And basically everyting that James Yuill has done.

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