The Writing and Compositions of Zhi Fai Sheng

The Writing and Compositions of Zhi Fai Sheng

The W and C of ZFS
2:00 pm
February 16th
2007
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The air smells of wood smoke, a luscious smell.
Standing in the Tsaiz Market, in front of a book stall, bright colors of purple, green, yellow, blue, and red adorn the awning of the stall

I am thinking about buying some books to help me on my travels. Maybe "Atlas of the World" or "Complete Collection of Riddles" I might need both, though I am doubting the "Atlas of the World" as I am from Asia and grew up here. I don't know why the others sent me here, I wanted to learn and see something new! But, oh well, not much I can do about it.


ZFS



The W and C of ZFS
5:00 pm
February 16th
2007
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
The air is a little dusty.
Just entered room in hotel for the first time. Looks faded, but owners tried to spiff it up a bit. Walls are gray, everything else except the TV is pink. It has a bedroom, couch, bathroom includes shower, sink and toilet, a TV, chair and desk, two chairs and dining table, small table, fan, lamp, tiny kitchen. Not exactly luxury, but good enough.

I already have a few leads on the key and will be staying up late tonight, figuring them out.

ZFS


The W and C of ZFS
1:00 pm
February 18th
2007
Traveling on Camel, Mongolia
The air smells of Camel.
My Camel is a sandy color, and is quite tall, traveling at maybe 8 mph. Her name is Batachikhan. She is slightly irritable, so I'm going a little bit slack on the reins. She seems happier now.

The key is giving me more trouble than I would have thought. I know that we're looking for a nomad family with a camel named Botok. There is supposed to be a story that they will tell us to help us on our hunt for the clue. It is very specific.

ZFS


The W and C of ZFS
2:00 pm
February 20th
2007
In a Yurt, somewhere Mongolia
The air has a homey smell, the cold and smell of sheep, camel, and goat dung is in the air outside, it is warm and smells like smoke on the inside, though.


The story of the Weeping Camel* has been told, and I will find a clue in the tears that brought frayed bonds woven back together. Luckily the family has kept the tears. As I gazed into them the other day, I knew I had to go to the ancient cities of Cappadocia.

ZFS




The W and C of ZFS
9:00 pm
June 6th
2007
Restaurant, Shanghai, China
The air smells of rice, spices, and noodles

Well. I have been excused from my mission to find the Asian Key, and shamed enough to hide my face from my friends- those who have dismissed me. However, after a close examination, and careful thought, the members of the Seven Keys Club/Arrangement Of Scientific Professors And Searching Party For Seven Keys Myth Or Society Of A Medley Of Theorists (AOSPASPFSKMOSOAMOT for short), have decided not to eject me from the Society, and give me a second chance, giving me a year to prepare myself. I went to Cappadocia, but discovered nothing. Nor anywhere else. Nothing that MY eyes could see. But next time I will look with clearer eyes.

I shall not waste space in this journal, so therefore I will write again on my next expedition to Asia.

Zaijian, ZFS

The Biography Of Zhi Fai Sheng

Zhi Fai Sheng was born in Zhuang, China, a beautiful mountain village. His mother was Li Yen & his father was Chang Tan, but when he was 4 a fever struck the village & they died because of little medicine. His grandmother: Grandmother Nu, took him in after that. When he was 19 he went to Beijing to study to be a linguist. He then got a job as an assistant curator and moved to Boston. At the museum he met 6 colleagues that were equally as interested in the myth of the Seven Keys as Zhi and he joined the AOSPASPFSKMOSOAMOT. He makes his own gray ink out of bamboo & is now 28.




Next in the "Seven Keys To The World" series: "The Journal Of Theodora Sprinkins". In this episode, we follow the travels of Theodora Sprinkins in her trek to find the South American Key!


For more information on The Story of the Weeping Camel, go to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/weepingcamel/