During the torrential thunderstorm that broke over eastern Beijing last Wednesday at dusk, my buddy The Choirboy found himself over in the city's Central Business District.
He felt inspired to send me the text message:
"God - Jianguomen Avenue looks very Blade Runner in these conditions."
I observed ruefully in return:
"That's only a good thing if you're in a penthouse or a flying car."
Fortunately for him, he was. In the former, that is. Lucky, lucky bastard! I was caught out in the midst of the downpour, trapped in the far north-east part of Beijing in hopeless traffic jams, taking hours to get home. Perspective makes such a difference.
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