sichuan is prob the best place to go for ultimate relaxation. im serious! the pace of life here is so slowwwww. their fav pastime? drinking tea and playing mahjong/ poker. there are "teahouses" (a loosely used term xD) along every street. its common to just play mahjong for like 4 hours straight, sometimes i wonder guiltily how much econs i would have revised in those 4 hours. but ah, who cares. the ultimate is watching a group of mutes playing the game. rather eye-opening xD

tmr i climb mt emei. i hope i dont expire along the way D: today we visited the Giant Buddha and well, my treacherous journey doesnt seem to be ending because my fear of heights combined with my fear of stairs was very well contested today. check this out.