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Alien Worlds...
May. 16th, 2007 12:50 amAs a science fiction fan I like reading about aien worlds and cultures. Not necessarily non-human, some of the most interest SF I've read is about alien human cultures on alien worlds.
The thing is you tend to forget just how alien some parts of this planet are. I'm in a car heading south of Taipei to the centre of the Taiwanese Silicon Industry. It's 30C out there and about as humid as it can be but not actually be raining. Dense, unfamiliar vegetation hugs the hills which flank the highway and a haze obscures mountains in the distance. Where you can see human settlement there are odd shaped buildings, radar installations and other un-identifiable technological artifacts.
I look like some freakish giant here, standing, on average 30cm above the crowds. just stepping from the car to the building leaves me a sweaty mess and small cups of luke warm tea don't cut it for me compared to water.
I wonder what the locals make of me?
(posted from my phone somewhere between Taipei and Shintu)
The thing is you tend to forget just how alien some parts of this planet are. I'm in a car heading south of Taipei to the centre of the Taiwanese Silicon Industry. It's 30C out there and about as humid as it can be but not actually be raining. Dense, unfamiliar vegetation hugs the hills which flank the highway and a haze obscures mountains in the distance. Where you can see human settlement there are odd shaped buildings, radar installations and other un-identifiable technological artifacts.
I look like some freakish giant here, standing, on average 30cm above the crowds. just stepping from the car to the building leaves me a sweaty mess and small cups of luke warm tea don't cut it for me compared to water.
I wonder what the locals make of me?
(posted from my phone somewhere between Taipei and Shintu)
