I know you've had one of these days:
It's rush hour. You get on the MRT/subway and you're convinced that you don't even need to hang onto anything, on account of the sheer density of bodies holding you firmly in place.
So I was on one of these trains on one of these days, and I just had the most amusing thought as I was watching the tightly-packed bodies sway in unison to the subtle shifts of the rail.... it reminded me of the way fish sway back and forth in the ocean, as they're munching on coral; they all swing left to right to left, in lazy unison. It really makes me want to mount a camera on the ceiling of an MRT train, and play it back in slow motion.
I feel like I should put some "substance" into this post, so here's a neat little fact I discovered today. YongHe (my neighbourhood in Taipei) is one of the most densely-packed neighbourhoods on earth, rivaling parts of Mumbai. Check it: 250 000 people live in 5 square km area.
Let's put this into perspective:
250 000 people in 5 square kilometres
= 50 000 in 1 square kilometre
= 50 people per square metre
So, that's 50 people in an area roughly the length of me:
Um... does anyone remember me saying something about wanting to live close to mountains and the ocean, amongst nature n all that? It appears that I've found the polar opposite. But, you know... I kinda like it.
(Thanks to Joe for the photo)
It's rush hour. You get on the MRT/subway and you're convinced that you don't even need to hang onto anything, on account of the sheer density of bodies holding you firmly in place.
So I was on one of these trains on one of these days, and I just had the most amusing thought as I was watching the tightly-packed bodies sway in unison to the subtle shifts of the rail.... it reminded me of the way fish sway back and forth in the ocean, as they're munching on coral; they all swing left to right to left, in lazy unison. It really makes me want to mount a camera on the ceiling of an MRT train, and play it back in slow motion.
I feel like I should put some "substance" into this post, so here's a neat little fact I discovered today. YongHe (my neighbourhood in Taipei) is one of the most densely-packed neighbourhoods on earth, rivaling parts of Mumbai. Check it: 250 000 people live in 5 square km area.
Let's put this into perspective:
250 000 people in 5 square kilometres
= 50 000 in 1 square kilometre
= 50 people per square metre
So, that's 50 people in an area roughly the length of me:
Um... does anyone remember me saying something about wanting to live close to mountains and the ocean, amongst nature n all that? It appears that I've found the polar opposite. But, you know... I kinda like it.
(Thanks to Joe for the photo)
