Comments on: Standing Speechless at a Communal Sink

By: Earl

Earl — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:01:47 +0000

@jonbar: That’s a crazy story as well and thanks for sharing! Such tales always fascinate me, especially when I take a minute to really think about the statistical chances that something like this would occur. I don’t know for certain but I’m willing to be the chances are ridiculously low!

By: jonbar

jonbar — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 07:12:28 +0000

Yes I know 2 years late but I have to share my story
Anyways, one weekend when I was younger, my dad took my sister and me to Montreal (I live in Toronto so we went every so often) We had a hotel prebooked and everything. At the same time, my mom (my parents were split up) took a bus tour that went around Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec city. In the evening, we get a call from her. Shes a little over protective, so it was nothing new to hear from her twice a day. She’s on the phone laughing, and I’m trying to figure out why. Then she tells me: She checked into her hotel, and called the number of the hotel we gave her. i can’t remember the exact message she was told, but it was something about calling rooms in the same hotel. That’s right, she was in the same hotel, 3 floors below us. Out of three large cities she was visiting, each with thousands upon thousands of hotels, she happened to be in the same one us us!!!

By: The Strange Habits Of A Traveler | Wandering Earl

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By: Earl

Earl — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:34:15 +0000

Jonny – Not only is that story indeed insane, that club sounds insane as well. I don’t want to know what goes on behind that hidden door.

Thanks for sharing and enjoy your travel break at home!

By: Jonny | thelifething.com

Jonny | thelifething.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:50:46 +0000

Lol love it.

When I was in Bangkok I mate an awesome American from California. We got talking and over the course of the night discovered we had both been living in Shanghai for a while.

Not only that be we also discovered that we had both been to the very same hidden club in the heart of Shanghai that very few foreigners have been to as you have to know the locals. The reason being is that there is a hidden pass-code that you have to put into 9 glass spheres of air before the hidden door opens and the passcode changes every day.

Chances of both us both being there – insane.

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:02:28 +0000

Derek – Haha…I’ve already checked it out, the cracking is perfectly normal! Although if I needed a wheelchair, it wouldn’t stop me from wandering…

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:47:35 +0000

I said, “No way!” out loud as I read that.

Also, you should have someone check out your old man knees. Sounds like pretty soon wandering Earl is going to be traveling by wheelchair.

By: Earl

Earl — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:53:19 +0000

Nate – I love when these things occur as well!

I actually have another story which I believe is also an example of synchronicity: I became good friends with a Canadian fellow while spending two weeks in a small village in northern India. We first met at a small tea stall in the village and we hung out at this stall every evening as there was little else to do in the village. Unfortunately, after we parted ways, we never kept in touch. Two years later I was back in India acting as a ‘tour guide’ to my mom and we visited this same village. Eager to get a cup of tea from my favorite tea stall I entered the tiny cafe. The Canadian fellow from two years prior was sitting right there! We just both happened to have returned at the same time.

Craziness indeed!

By: Nate

Nate — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:06:48 +0000

Earl – that is a crazy story!! I love hearing about that kind of stuff since I’m very much into paranormal type stuff. This almost seems like an example of synchronicity. So, there are a couple of events…1. You were supposed to meet at the airport, which didn’t happen…..then 2. you both chose the exact same guesthouse out of many available and did end up meeting. Very strange. Synchronicity is really meant to explain events that happen that don’t seem to fit under normal probably circumstances. Very cool.