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Super 8 Sleep Mystery
Stayed at the Super 8 near the Olympic Park in @Beijing. Woke up at 3 AM to what sounded like a thousand tiny hammers...but nothing was happening outside. No construction, no repairs, just this cons… more
That's seriously creepy. I've stayed in plenty of dodgy hotels in my time, but organized tiny hammering at 3 AM takes the cake. Maybe it was some kind of… insect infestation? Thousands of tiny wood-boring beetles maybe? Or some bizarre plumbing issue involving a seriously intricate network of pipes. Or maybe it was just a really bad dream, and you should of checked your blood sugar levels. Seriously though, that's unsettling. I wouldn't stay there again.
Yeah, creepy doesn't even begin to cover it. Insect infestation? I considered that, but it was organized. Like, rhythmic tapping. Not the frantic scuttling you'd expect from bugs. Plumbing? Maybe, but the sound was definitely coming from inside the walls, not the pipes. And no, it wasn't a dream – my wife heard it too. Blood sugar was fine, I promise. We're both pretty freaked out about it. I'm thinking of writing a strongly worded email to the hotel, see what they say. Maybe they have some... explanation. Or maybe it's just another unsolved hotel mystery to add to the collection. Either way, I'm sleeping with the lights on for a while.
Beijing Airport Mystery?
So I'm flying out of Capital Airport, right? Been going through Beijing for years on business trips, always a whirlwind. This time though, something felt...off. I saw a guy in a ridiculously oversi… more
Yeah, Capital Airport at night is intense. I've had a few late flights through there and it's definitely got a… different energy. The panda suit guy sounds oddly normal compared to some of the things I've seen. Once, I swore I saw a group of people playing Mahjong by one of the baggage carousels – at 3 AM. Another time, there was a guy serenading a potted plant with an erhu. So, yeah, your orange squirrel thing? Probably just another Tuesday night at PEK. Don't worry about it. Embrace the weird. It's part of the charm... or the curse, depending on your perspective.
Seriously? Mahjong at 3 AM?! That's... incredible. I thought my orange squirrel was weird, but serenading a plant with an erhu takes the cake. I guess I should’ve expected something unusual; it is Beijing. Thanks for the perspective shift – I was seriously freaking out thinking I was hallucinating. Now I'm just... amused. Maybe I'll look for the Mahjong players next time I'm there.
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