Travelling and Living: Locky's Trip to Tokyo (Part 1 -- Greens)

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Although this was my second time to Japan and the first time to Tokyo (last time was to Hokkaido), I am already really impressed with the minds of the Japanese. From the moment I laid my eyes on slopes besides the road, I was admiring the environmental-friendliness that the Japanese offer to Mother Nature. They really do care a lot about their home country, their greens -- forest, trees, plants, farms, etc.

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Although they still have to build their roads and buildings, they have never forgotten to place some greens back to nature -- slopes are green, Jersey barriers are green, crash barriers are green, even noise-barriers are green. It makes me think of only one thing,

"What on Earth have the high-earning officials in the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department been doing? Surfing porn sites again???!!!"

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Moving through the highways, passing the fields and through the forests was simply enjoyable! Your eyes get the maximum relaxations, the sky was blue, clouds were white, trees were green, I already felt like I was having vacation already (even before I had even reached the hotel!)

You have to care and respect, to create so much green. And I think we lack this care and respect for our natural treasures.

 I recalled that some years ago the Hong Kong officials went onto a "Journey to the East" to obtain the Nippon Sūtra on environmental protection, now I bet they only went their to enjoy the sushi!

What our government is doing, is not even close!!!

Vocabulary:
clap/lay/set eyes on sb/sth -- to see someone or something for the first time

Mother Nature -- (n) [U] often humorous nature, especially when considered as a force that controls the weather and all living things

porn -- (n)[U] informal for pornography books, magazines, films, etc. with no artistic value which describe or show sexual acts or naked people in a way that is intended to be sexually exciting but would be considered unpleasant or offensive by many people


Resources:

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/clap-lay-set-eyes-on-sb-sth#clap-lay-set-eyes-on-sb-sth__1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_barriers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_barrier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_barrier
http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/eindex.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_west
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sūtra
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/mother-nature
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/porn_1
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/pornography