"在地铁的茶叙会" Tea talk on a subway

It´s still winter here, and although sunny like today, on top winter this area otherwise gets only 5 to 6 hour daylight, and yet magical in it´s own way like in the pictures. And when dark, subways and bus stops seems more mysterious than they are, and time which usually seems to rush does actually seems to stop here and answer all your questions.

Speaking about subways and likes, I remember one incident I´ve experienced one winter, when I visited a friend who has just broken a leg. We had had such a wonderful time that I´ve forgotten how late it has gotten. My friend was worried, but I really had to get home, so I´ve just got this strict warning to be careful and beware of a guy feared by everyone in the area. You see him, you better come back here, my friend warned me.

At the bus stop. It´s still some minutes before my ride, so opened my cute hand thermos with tea, when I suddenly heard someone coming. Oh my God, it´s the guy feared by everyone! You want some smoke?, he offered.

No thank you, I don´t smoke, I answered feeling trapped with my pretty thermos in the hand, which I really thought such a waste to risk ruining it if I indeed needed to escape from there.

You don´t mind if I do?

No, I answered, but I can cough though if you blow the smoke on my way. Doesn´t it make you cough?, I asked him.

No, besides it´s cold and he has to smoke he said.

Aren´t you afraid it will harm you?, I asked.

" %*?+?%§(/&# with it", he said

" Anyway" I said, " I must have a weaker lungs than you then, because it can really give me a bad cough."


Don´t worry, he said. I´ll blow the smoke out, he said and stood by the door. Now, having some tea in my hand, I thought it would really be rude not to invite, so I took the other cup at the bottom of the thermos and asked if he would have some. To my surprised he took it.

He thanked and said: You know, you should never go out this late, it can be dangerous. I told him how it wasn´t exactly a habit. Don´t worry, he said, I´ll keep you company until your bus comes, and so we talked some more, and my bus came. I thank his company and we said goodbye.

On the way home, it was really dark now and I thought it was a pity not to see those lovely sceneries like the above pictures, but of course tomorrow when some daylight comes again. And yes, thanks to the guy who has chosen to be kind to me I thought, I get to see more beautiful daylights and drink more cups of tea for the rest of my life.

Now for this I thought I´ll post some music of Arthur Simms that has been a song played on a film named Subway. And perhaps, should I say pardon the %*?+?%&(/&#!! in the song?, but maybe without it, the subway just couldn´t make its point of reasoning, just like that guy who has chosen to make some kind hearted subway tea conversation with me.

Video compliment of youtube.com
Chinese ink: Celina H. / Photos: En Kopp Zen Tehus