墨西哥市的地鐵

今天坐地鐵的時候想著, 以前不會夢到中央大學畢業後會出國到美國, 十年加州陽光之後, 會有機會坐在另一個異鄉的地鐵裏,看著這一些異鄉客(墨西哥市民)用非常異樣的眼光回看我. 這些日子以來, 從未指望會碰到其他亞洲人. 果然也真的沒碰過.不是說這兒沒有亞洲人, 只是他們都是絕對的"好野人".

正因為如此, 地鐵裏的所有事物....is all mine. I enjoy my balanced life here. I take the subway (el metro) to see the ordinary, everyday people, so I can feel better about my life that I never had to struggle too hard for anything I want. I take el metro for pleasure, because I can. For most people, that's the only mean of transportation they can afford. I can take the cab as well if I want. But it's more fun to see the starving artists singing, playing guitar, beating the tambourine with his foot on the floor right there in the train (beautiful voices they got!), or other poor people trying to make a living by selling pirate CD's, chewing gums, gospel pamphlets, etc.. One time, there was this man who bared his upper body and rolled over broken glasses on the floor for show and collected money. I couldn't bear to see him do that, but I admired his dare-devil stunt and gave him some coins... At least, he's making his living in a decent way, other than robbing or gunning down people... But, believe me, Mexico city is really safe...