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Macau - The epitome of Simple thinking high living......

Macau - there is something that looks and feels amazingly simple about this place. No one's in a hurry to do anything. And there is no one saying "tenson mat lo" 'cos there isn't any. The general ambiance is quite laid back but not lackadaisical. It is simple and efficient. Yours truly had the opportunity to be in this tiny province in May and came away awed by its simple efficiency, simple elegance and an even simpler philosophy - life is for living..... pleasurable living.... whatever be the pleasure that you seek. Some of you could say it is ironical such a place exists in the Orient - known for its austere philosophers that purveyed spirituality to this World. But even unapologetic pursuit of pleasure, that looks mundane and base, could be viewed as spiritual when taken to the superlative degree of refinement as it is in Macau!! Macau is a small island south eastern part of China, 61 kms fm Hong Kong. It was a Portuguese colony till 1999 and handed back over