•Monday, November 23, 2009
去韩国出差前一星期，我出席背包友聚会，分享主题是：北朝鲜。背包友讲述他到朝鲜首都平壤的经验。
朝鲜政府规定：到朝鲜旅游，所有游客都必须参加旅行团。
在导游的带领下，他们能到之处都受限制。
当地人奉承已故最高领导人金日成，和接棒的儿子金正日所提出“主体思想”（Juche），每次看到两位领导人的塑像，他们都得毕恭毕敬鞠躬敬礼。
旅行团餐餐大鱼大肉，住的是豪华饭店。
平日在路上所见的行人都脸带微笑。
但每到夜晚遥望整座城，因电力供应不足，平壤一片漆黑。
背包友所见，是个被伪造出来的城市。
他调侃：或许这些平时在路上看到的人，都是朝鲜政府请来的临时演员，用意在于让游客看到朝鲜的光鲜进步。
真实的朝鲜，千疮百孔。
许多朝鲜人，正活在饥荒线上。
我想起之前所读龙应台的《大江大海 一九四九》。
南北韩离分，他们也有他们的辛酸故事吧。
大时代里头，如果投错胎，命运就将北辙南辕。
我到韩国出差，看到的尽是繁华。
南韩的富饶，与朝鲜的贫瘠，形成强烈对比。
这都是命。
得尔
PS：图为朝鲜半岛，对比南韩的灯火璀璨，朝鲜人一直都活在黑暗中。
5 comments:
hi, just curiosity, u attended sgtravelcafe gathering rite? what is your nic? i have been following your articles...surprised u also attended the gathering.:p
xf
hey.. i attended the sgtravelcafe gathering.. it's a small world (or singapore), i guess..
i'm not an active member in the sgtravelcafe forums. pleasantly surprised to know that you have been following my blog.
maybe we can acknowledge each other in the next sgtravelcafe gathering :)
so my hunch is right,i read the part about north korea, and i knew it was andy's presentation...i missed that one.:( was the lady that u refer to in another entry trisha?
i have been following your blog on and off.
我专门喜欢偷窥别人的心情，喜欢你的文字，所以不认识的人的部落格也可以跟得津津有味。
so you will be attending the next gathering?i will try to attend too.
it doesnt clash with your laos?
i really like laos...wrote 2 long travel articles on my blog too.if you can tahan long bus rides, then you will love laos.
be sure to try the bbq fish when you are in luang prabang.
xf
i think i should be able to attend the next gathering - pending some other things i have in hand.
yeah - i think i will like laos, my laos trip is towards the x'mas period :)
let's see if we meet then.i m xiufang or siewhuan.curious to find out about your central asia trip too, so far i guess my most "exotic" place is iran, although it's really nothing too.