Job-hunting is going smoothly, ok not really just got rejected by two places, while no news from other places. A high-end men's clothing store said they'd take me but it's all the way in Homebush and not the one I applied for. Pls retail I am counting on ya.
My Australia day involved getting called out by D-burger for a lunch that involved two plates of sushi and half a hot dog. Don't ask me where my appetite went as I also have no idea. Then I went to buy more bento stuff from DAISO, and thought hey it's convenient to crash Jess' place lets do it. Somehow got yelled at by parents because of some stupid misunderstanding that made me wanna pull my hair out.
Why does my wishlist keep on changing haha lolidek probably because I kept on buying the stuff that's on it so I have to take them off and replace with new stuff.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
Compliments
I realised that not only do I not receive criticism well, I also can't seem to accept compliments.
I suppose such trait forcefully attached itself to me when my parents started calling me a fat useless delinquent who only knows how to game all day. That's not true, I just spend alot of time on the computer, since I got Steam back I'm not that eager to play anything anymore. So when they say stuff like that I just igore them.
This feeling really started when I started to talk to some specific people alot. They would rather die than say anything nice or would say something 'nice' and turn it into trashtalk. They would say mean things, or answer my questions with the intentions to hurt.
So I was really caught off-guard when this dude I haven't talked to in ages dropped a casual compliment. I mean look at just how big of a deal I'm making it by writing it down here.
It made me realise that each time my friends say/do something nice for me I'm in this state of disbelief and I just want to quickly reject it. And it's weird because personally if I think, for example, someone looks pretty I'd let them know asap and with my friends nice things shoot out of my mouth like an AK-47 even if I've already said something earlier. It's all that love talking I tell ya.
So yeah, these persons have made me so self-conscious to the point of loathing. Like Jess said it's only a sign that I should pry myself away before any more damage is done. Because normal people, like the dude who talked to me today, say nice and mean things in an honest fashion. Normal people don't diss you for the sake of dissing, they point out your flaws accordingly knowing that you'd be able to take such criticism.
Why am I 'friends' with abnormal people. I'm using that term because as much as I tell myself I don't see them as true friends or even good acquaintances I'm letting them get to me. So when uni starts I really want to tie those loose ends and get over whatever good memory I have with these people. I hope things can end on good terms so they won't end up blackmailing me or something with all those things they know about me becauseone some of them be so dodgy.
The above entry is a random stream of consciousness.
TL;DR: I need to make new Steam friends. And I need to have the cockiness that TsukiNoKagura has.
I suppose such trait forcefully attached itself to me when my parents started calling me a fat useless delinquent who only knows how to game all day. That's not true, I just spend alot of time on the computer, since I got Steam back I'm not that eager to play anything anymore. So when they say stuff like that I just igore them.
This feeling really started when I started to talk to some specific people alot. They would rather die than say anything nice or would say something 'nice' and turn it into trashtalk. They would say mean things, or answer my questions with the intentions to hurt.
So I was really caught off-guard when this dude I haven't talked to in ages dropped a casual compliment. I mean look at just how big of a deal I'm making it by writing it down here.
It made me realise that each time my friends say/do something nice for me I'm in this state of disbelief and I just want to quickly reject it. And it's weird because personally if I think, for example, someone looks pretty I'd let them know asap and with my friends nice things shoot out of my mouth like an AK-47 even if I've already said something earlier. It's all that love talking I tell ya.
So yeah, these persons have made me so self-conscious to the point of loathing. Like Jess said it's only a sign that I should pry myself away before any more damage is done. Because normal people, like the dude who talked to me today, say nice and mean things in an honest fashion. Normal people don't diss you for the sake of dissing, they point out your flaws accordingly knowing that you'd be able to take such criticism.
Why am I 'friends' with abnormal people. I'm using that term because as much as I tell myself I don't see them as true friends or even good acquaintances I'm letting them get to me. So when uni starts I really want to tie those loose ends and get over whatever good memory I have with these people. I hope things can end on good terms so they won't end up blackmailing me or something with all those things they know about me because
The above entry is a random stream of consciousness.
Guess I'm not a busy person
I just can't do busy. One day out in the city with friends, come home too exhausted to even talk. Went to UTS for our student IDs on Thursday and it was such a quick process except all that dolling-up. The double eyelid tape for example it was perfect in the morning but somehow throughout the bus trip one bit of my right eye stuck out and I had to remove the entire damn thing. When will my eyelids come out D: Mum said it will naturally unfold when I'm like 20.
The computers at UTS seemed to screw up alot because both my ID photo and concession application took longer than normal because something went wrong with both those computers. It's cool how they're combining IDs and concession card into one card, yay wallet space!
So I was pretty exhausted after that and went to bed early... only to wake up with a massive headache, even after 9 and a half hours of sleep. I debated with myself whether I should take some panadol and go to today's outing, or stay in bed. Another wave of pain hit me and I was just like nope not happening T_T Jess texted me after that, telling me that they're gonna come over to 'nurse me back to health' LMAO. Because she also happened to be in the city today and we were supposed to be meeting up afterwards as well I think? So ya she actually came over with comfort food and I shed tears of happiness. Even my parents (after she left) were like oh my what a great gurl etc etc YA CUZ WE'RE SOULMATES.
The computers at UTS seemed to screw up alot because both my ID photo and concession application took longer than normal because something went wrong with both those computers. It's cool how they're combining IDs and concession card into one card, yay wallet space!
So I was pretty exhausted after that and went to bed early... only to wake up with a massive headache, even after 9 and a half hours of sleep. I debated with myself whether I should take some panadol and go to today's outing, or stay in bed. Another wave of pain hit me and I was just like nope not happening T_T Jess texted me after that, telling me that they're gonna come over to 'nurse me back to health' LMAO. Because she also happened to be in the city today and we were supposed to be meeting up afterwards as well I think? So ya she actually came over with comfort food and I shed tears of happiness. Even my parents (after she left) were like oh my what a great gurl etc etc YA CUZ WE'RE SOULMATES.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
[Recounting China] Part Four
Dalian: Week 4
Possibly the most uneventful part of my trip, because I spent most of this time in bed (or what sad excuse of a bed I was on) being sick.
When I first arrived I felt damn fine because I want to explore the city and do heaps of shopping. Chaoyang is a small, rural-esque city with country clothing and people so I wasn't able to buy anything there. As soon as I saw this fresh, hip, urban city with many many stores I was excited out of my shoes (literally, they were off on the bus).
I met up with my mother's aunt (great aunt?) and I was warned beforehand that her house will be an utter mess. It wasn't actually, apparently they cleaned up anticipating our arrival. I finally met my cousin again and she's tomboy as usual but the city life has made her more stylish and mature as a person. We went down to the fancy restaurant nearby to dine with da family, totally not anticipating the series of tragic events that followed suit.
It was a normal dinner except for the fact that after I finished eating I felt really stuffy, like I couldn't breathe. I didn't think much of it because often enough I find myself so bloated this kind of stuff happen. But the next moment I started feeling lightheaded and I felt like I wanna throw up. I created this whole emergency as I couldn't move a limb and I just kind of lied down on a bed made of chairs. When I could move I was dragged like a drunk person (attracting many suspicious glances on the street) home to the sad excuse of a bed that is whatever I had to sleep on. I felt better cuz I could lie down but the makeshift bed was hard and uncomfortable, plus my Ps just HAD to arrive on the same time so my entire body was acheing like mad. Apparently some of that food was bad because my stomach was rumbling like hell and I felt like I could poop my pants.
So yeah, think about all of these horrible, horrible, feelings, and combine them into one giant clusterfuck. Personally I've never been so sick in my life, as I had to stay in bed (proper bed, ended up stealing my mum's) for the next week, not counting the times I had to get up and throw up/chug Chinese medicine. Everytime I thought I've recovered I end up fainting in the weirdest of places (Chinese IKEA and Costco), just to name a few.
On my last day at Dalian I actually managed to recover and do stuff. I felt stuffy again during the last dinner (at the same restaurant sigh) so my cousin and her roommate took me out to some of the popular stores. It's super clean and proper and the stuff ain't too expensive either. Plus it's late at night on a weekday so noone's there and there weren't that much people. I bought a few things (all very small, ofc) and organised with mum when I'm going to Guangzhou to stay with Jess.
Overall, Dalian would have been a a great place if I wasn't on my deathbed throughout the majority of my stay. And also the taxi drivers there are so damn rude compared to good ol' Chaoyang with their crappy hotel system. You can pretty much NEVER catch a taxi and when you do if you're not going somewhere far away they won't even take you. Most of the taxis also take people even if they already have people on it (it's called a combined trip or something and you don't pay half but full price so those dirty bastards earn more money).
Possibly the most uneventful part of my trip, because I spent most of this time in bed (or what sad excuse of a bed I was on) being sick.
When I first arrived I felt damn fine because I want to explore the city and do heaps of shopping. Chaoyang is a small, rural-esque city with country clothing and people so I wasn't able to buy anything there. As soon as I saw this fresh, hip, urban city with many many stores I was excited out of my shoes (literally, they were off on the bus).
I met up with my mother's aunt (great aunt?) and I was warned beforehand that her house will be an utter mess. It wasn't actually, apparently they cleaned up anticipating our arrival. I finally met my cousin again and she's tomboy as usual but the city life has made her more stylish and mature as a person. We went down to the fancy restaurant nearby to dine with da family, totally not anticipating the series of tragic events that followed suit.
It was a normal dinner except for the fact that after I finished eating I felt really stuffy, like I couldn't breathe. I didn't think much of it because often enough I find myself so bloated this kind of stuff happen. But the next moment I started feeling lightheaded and I felt like I wanna throw up. I created this whole emergency as I couldn't move a limb and I just kind of lied down on a bed made of chairs. When I could move I was dragged like a drunk person (attracting many suspicious glances on the street) home to the sad excuse of a bed that is whatever I had to sleep on. I felt better cuz I could lie down but the makeshift bed was hard and uncomfortable, plus my Ps just HAD to arrive on the same time so my entire body was acheing like mad. Apparently some of that food was bad because my stomach was rumbling like hell and I felt like I could poop my pants.
So yeah, think about all of these horrible, horrible, feelings, and combine them into one giant clusterfuck. Personally I've never been so sick in my life, as I had to stay in bed (proper bed, ended up stealing my mum's) for the next week, not counting the times I had to get up and throw up/chug Chinese medicine. Everytime I thought I've recovered I end up fainting in the weirdest of places (Chinese IKEA and Costco), just to name a few.
On my last day at Dalian I actually managed to recover and do stuff. I felt stuffy again during the last dinner (at the same restaurant sigh) so my cousin and her roommate took me out to some of the popular stores. It's super clean and proper and the stuff ain't too expensive either. Plus it's late at night on a weekday so noone's there and there weren't that much people. I bought a few things (all very small, ofc) and organised with mum when I'm going to Guangzhou to stay with Jess.
Overall, Dalian would have been a a great place if I wasn't on my deathbed throughout the majority of my stay. And also the taxi drivers there are so damn rude compared to good ol' Chaoyang with their crappy hotel system. You can pretty much NEVER catch a taxi and when you do if you're not going somewhere far away they won't even take you. Most of the taxis also take people even if they already have people on it (it's called a combined trip or something and you don't pay half but full price so those dirty bastards earn more money).
Friday, January 17, 2014
Aforementioned Excitement Dying Down
To expand on my previous post, yes I got into the course I wanted, and I pretty much did everything including finishing my own class timetable immediately after. Journalism went down by like 5 but instead of applying for that for round 2 I have decided to stick to my combined degree, which is actually lower than that but I am trying my best to ignore the atar number and focus on my passion.
Choosing subjects can be super fun as Est and I synchronized all of our lecture/tutorial times together. I wish I can find all the other kids and synch with them. I know alot of other people are confused and panicking but trust me guise it's simple. I got really excited and happy I couldn't sleep for I was too keen on reading all about the subjects and even the assignments and exams.
Then came the down-low. SMH thought it'd be a good idea to publish everyone's results on print and online. Wow, goodbye privacy. Seriously. That's basically insinuating OH LOOK XXX GOT INTO COMBINED MED AND LAW WHILE XXX IS BEING A LOSER WITH 40 ATAR. They even put your post codes just so you can stalk down all the other year 12s in state.
So being the curious person that I am I decided to look into everyone's results. The amount of subjects that people from my grade got into is very... divergent. That was sarcasm, they're pretty much all the same and I felt very left out. Meanwhile I realised that there's only 20 people in my degree while 50 in just dig/soc. And guess what? All white people. I even found an old friend's name in it which is so coincidental it's funny I never knew he transferred from TAFE. Not sure if it's too awkward if I ask. And no I'm not racist (WTF), I'm just so used to being in a... culturally diverse environment at dear old SGHS it felt like an unfamiliar concept to me. At least I only have 1 lecture/tut with course-specific people and some people might take it as an elective! But my parents are all "oh look all the high achievers go into med/law/comm while you're stuck with uncompetitive people." Guess they haven't met the top achiever at my school. But hey, new uni new start let the fun begin!
Now onto some other things:
- My internet's screwing up again, just when I thought it'd finally be ok to Dota. Kept on dcing ruined alot of the game. This is the main reason why I haven't been playing much as of late.
- I got to babysit Napoleon while DP's in Singapore enjoying holiday lyf. At first he caused a turmoil in my house because my dad used it as an excuse to be a bitch and throw tantrums. He also didn't like me very much because he wouldn't eat unless I deliver straight in front of his mouth and hides everytime I go in the garage. Now I got used to his feeding schedule (haven't let him out/cleaned cage yet) and he doesn't hide anymore :D
- I haven't spoken with dad in a long time because I'm sick of him being unreasonable. I'm almost an adult now and I am no longer blinded to my own shortcomings. But if you're feeling pissed for no particular reason, you probably shouldn't take it out on mum and I.
- Recounting China will be back. For now I'm going to bed, going to church tomorrow so excite.
Choosing subjects can be super fun as Est and I synchronized all of our lecture/tutorial times together. I wish I can find all the other kids and synch with them. I know alot of other people are confused and panicking but trust me guise it's simple. I got really excited and happy I couldn't sleep for I was too keen on reading all about the subjects and even the assignments and exams.
Then came the down-low. SMH thought it'd be a good idea to publish everyone's results on print and online. Wow, goodbye privacy. Seriously. That's basically insinuating OH LOOK XXX GOT INTO COMBINED MED AND LAW WHILE XXX IS BEING A LOSER WITH 40 ATAR. They even put your post codes just so you can stalk down all the other year 12s in state.
So being the curious person that I am I decided to look into everyone's results. The amount of subjects that people from my grade got into is very... divergent. That was sarcasm, they're pretty much all the same and I felt very left out. Meanwhile I realised that there's only 20 people in my degree while 50 in just dig/soc. And guess what? All white people. I even found an old friend's name in it which is so coincidental it's funny I never knew he transferred from TAFE. Not sure if it's too awkward if I ask. And no I'm not racist (WTF), I'm just so used to being in a... culturally diverse environment at dear old SGHS it felt like an unfamiliar concept to me. At least I only have 1 lecture/tut with course-specific people and some people might take it as an elective! But my parents are all "oh look all the high achievers go into med/law/comm while you're stuck with uncompetitive people." Guess they haven't met the top achiever at my school. But hey, new uni new start let the fun begin!
Now onto some other things:
- My internet's screwing up again, just when I thought it'd finally be ok to Dota. Kept on dcing ruined alot of the game. This is the main reason why I haven't been playing much as of late.
- I got to babysit Napoleon while DP's in Singapore enjoying holiday lyf. At first he caused a turmoil in my house because my dad used it as an excuse to be a bitch and throw tantrums. He also didn't like me very much because he wouldn't eat unless I deliver straight in front of his mouth and hides everytime I go in the garage. Now I got used to his feeding schedule (haven't let him out/cleaned cage yet) and he doesn't hide anymore :D
- I haven't spoken with dad in a long time because I'm sick of him being unreasonable. I'm almost an adult now and I am no longer blinded to my own shortcomings. But if you're feeling pissed for no particular reason, you probably shouldn't take it out on mum and I.
- Recounting China will be back. For now I'm going to bed, going to church tomorrow so excite.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Pigothy is now an UTS Student
She is jumping up and down with utter joy and disbelief. She nearly choked on her own spit and died.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Birthday Wishlist
In no particular order:
- Steam wallet credits/Battle.net balance card
- Any good PS3 game
- Sony PIIQ Exhale earphones
- A YSL lipstick in coral or red
- Diorshow Fusion Mono Eyeshadow in Lune/Chimere or
- Urban Decay NAKED palette
- MAC makeup brushes
- MBLAQ Smoky Girl / No Love album
- U-Kiss Bran New Kiss / Neverland / Stop Girl / uBeat album
- Razer Deathadder mouse
- Decoden
- Nail art stickers (like jewels, lace tapes...etc) or nailart markers
- LGD poster (from when Sylar's still in the team)
Things I hope to be able to buy around that time:
- PS4
- Newly built PC
P.S: I was just looking at last year's list, and I realised that despite how I said I ain't picky, I was quite picky. I also grew significantly girlier, with an ever-expanding makeup collection too (remember how I said I wanted to slap every kind of makeup well I need more now for the lolz OTL).
- Steam wallet credits/Battle.net balance card
- Any good PS3 game
- Sony PIIQ Exhale earphones
- A YSL lipstick in coral or red
- Diorshow Fusion Mono Eyeshadow in Lune/Chimere or
- Urban Decay NAKED palette
- MAC makeup brushes
- MBLAQ Smoky Girl / No Love album
- U-Kiss Bran New Kiss / Neverland / Stop Girl / uBeat album
- Razer Deathadder mouse
- Decoden
- Nail art stickers (like jewels, lace tapes...etc) or nailart markers
- LGD poster (from when Sylar's still in the team)
Things I hope to be able to buy around that time:
- PS4
- Newly built PC
P.S: I was just looking at last year's list, and I realised that despite how I said I ain't picky, I was quite picky. I also grew significantly girlier, with an ever-expanding makeup collection too (remember how I said I wanted to slap every kind of makeup well I need more now for the lolz OTL).
New Year's Resolutions
Abit late for this, but what can you do I was overseas!
3. Lose weight, target: 48 kg or at least lose that muffin top
7. Have a better sleep pattern, sleep before 12 get up before 9
8. Get along better with parents, stop making them worry about me all the time
Sunday, January 12, 2014
[Recounting China] Part Three
Chaoyang- Week 2
While Tianjin's all about meeting my dad's side of the family, Chaoyang's dominated by mum's side of the family. I wasn't that excited about seeing them because every time I go China I go see them so I'm used to it. The trip there was a nightmare. Despite me stocking up on all my favourite snack foods the bus trip was like 6 hours long, with one toilet break at 2 hours. So we drank like 0 water (we're all water junkies) cuz we didn't wanna go toilet. I just kept on eating to keep my mouth busy. We were at the very back of the bus too, it was bumpy as heck.
When we finally got there (it was so freaking cold, colder than Tianjin but apparently it could be colder) we met up with my uncle and aunt and because there wasn't enough accommodation at their sad excuse of a house (cuz they use it as an office as well it's very unhomey) they decided to check us into a nearby fancy hotel. But apparently, due to a new law in place, to do that you need a China ID (married couples need to bring their marriage certificate lol wtf). So we kept on getting kicked out of all sorts of hotels because WHY WOULDN'T THEY JUST ACCEPT OUR PASSPORT HOW FREAKING RACIST ARE THEY. My dad was actually like "Oh ya they're both my daughters" and that's funny because everyone believes that. I suppose she kind of does look like it cuz he looks 30 (she's 45).
We ended up staying in this run-down motel that gave me nightmares for life for the first night. On day 2 we went to the police station, told them about our situation and found out that apparently this stupid rule only applied to Chaoyang GAY. They told us we can check in at the 5-star hotel on the other side of the small city because it's an 'international' hotel and even gave us half price cuz Asian connections. Horray! So in the end my experience of living at Chaoyang wasn't too bad because the hotel had everything (even a shower you have no idea how rare it is to be able to shower in China), there was free breakfast buffet for two every morning (so dad and I snuck food for mum, they assumed we only had 2 people because it was a double king single room).
My mum's side of the family is screwed up, thatI can tell you. At the family gathering table I could literally FEEL certain people glaring daggers at someone else. My family's stance in this feud is really neutral so it's kind of awkward for us. My grandma is one cool lady though. She's like 70-something but she's super healthy, has this amazing social life and walks faster than, and is stronger than me =w=.
P.S: I apologise for the messy formats of these posts because they're very stream-of-consciousness-y.
P.P.S: Lately I've been up to nothing. Gone back to my sleeping late habit (partially because of jet lag). Addicted to Hearthstone and still trying to learn how eyeshadow works. Perhaps I should separately blog about my daily feels?
P.P.P.S: I feel the need to make a b-day wishlist.
While Tianjin's all about meeting my dad's side of the family, Chaoyang's dominated by mum's side of the family. I wasn't that excited about seeing them because every time I go China I go see them so I'm used to it. The trip there was a nightmare. Despite me stocking up on all my favourite snack foods the bus trip was like 6 hours long, with one toilet break at 2 hours. So we drank like 0 water (we're all water junkies) cuz we didn't wanna go toilet. I just kept on eating to keep my mouth busy. We were at the very back of the bus too, it was bumpy as heck.
When we finally got there (it was so freaking cold, colder than Tianjin but apparently it could be colder) we met up with my uncle and aunt and because there wasn't enough accommodation at their sad excuse of a house (cuz they use it as an office as well it's very unhomey) they decided to check us into a nearby fancy hotel. But apparently, due to a new law in place, to do that you need a China ID (married couples need to bring their marriage certificate lol wtf). So we kept on getting kicked out of all sorts of hotels because WHY WOULDN'T THEY JUST ACCEPT OUR PASSPORT HOW FREAKING RACIST ARE THEY. My dad was actually like "Oh ya they're both my daughters" and that's funny because everyone believes that. I suppose she kind of does look like it cuz he looks 30 (she's 45).
We ended up staying in this run-down motel that gave me nightmares for life for the first night. On day 2 we went to the police station, told them about our situation and found out that apparently this stupid rule only applied to Chaoyang GAY. They told us we can check in at the 5-star hotel on the other side of the small city because it's an 'international' hotel and even gave us half price cuz Asian connections. Horray! So in the end my experience of living at Chaoyang wasn't too bad because the hotel had everything (even a shower you have no idea how rare it is to be able to shower in China), there was free breakfast buffet for two every morning (so dad and I snuck food for mum, they assumed we only had 2 people because it was a double king single room).
My mum's side of the family is screwed up, thatI can tell you. At the family gathering table I could literally FEEL certain people glaring daggers at someone else. My family's stance in this feud is really neutral so it's kind of awkward for us. My grandma is one cool lady though. She's like 70-something but she's super healthy, has this amazing social life and walks faster than, and is stronger than me =w=.
P.S: I apologise for the messy formats of these posts because they're very stream-of-consciousness-y.
P.P.S: Lately I've been up to nothing. Gone back to my sleeping late habit (partially because of jet lag). Addicted to Hearthstone and still trying to learn how eyeshadow works. Perhaps I should separately blog about my daily feels?
P.P.P.S: I feel the need to make a b-day wishlist.
Saturday, January 11, 2014
[Recounting China] Part Two
Tianjin- Week 1
Because I've totally lost track of my dates.
My first week in Tianjin was arguably the most boring time I spent in China. The moment I stepped off the plane I knew I wasn't gonna like the weather. It took us four hours to get home from Beijing airport and needless to say I was already exhausted. It was pretty emotional seeing my step-family once again after 10 years but we familiarised ourselves very quickly. They're just so easy to get along with!
I met my step-brother, his fiancée, and many others on day 2 for a family get-together and it was really really awkward at first because I didn't know what to say but they were so nice to me and totally spoiled me with food because 1) I'm fat and 2) I'm the youngest. It's weird how even though I'm almost 18 my nickname from them is xiaobudian (小不点）which means "little dot" i.e. "the tiny one".
Problems I've encountered:
- There's Internet, but nothing to do on it since everything's blocked.
- Granny snores really loudly it's like a volcano and I had to learn to use earplugs.
- Breakfast in Tianjin is like the best food in China, but I have to get up so early everyday otherwise the street vendors will be closed.
- The weather's super cold, so everytime I go out I have to put on layers after layers of clothing and it's such a pain in the ass.
I also got a haircut and it's kind of sad seeing the hair I took so long to grow all because of one single oppa comment get cut off but I was determined for a change (well not really since I've always kind of had short hair in year 8-10). I also dyed it burgundy but it kind of just looks browny to me =_=. My mum actually asked me :"Oh aren't you dyeing it blue or something?" Damn if only I knew she actually let me I would've done it ;A;
Because I've totally lost track of my dates.
My first week in Tianjin was arguably the most boring time I spent in China. The moment I stepped off the plane I knew I wasn't gonna like the weather. It took us four hours to get home from Beijing airport and needless to say I was already exhausted. It was pretty emotional seeing my step-family once again after 10 years but we familiarised ourselves very quickly. They're just so easy to get along with!
I met my step-brother, his fiancée, and many others on day 2 for a family get-together and it was really really awkward at first because I didn't know what to say but they were so nice to me and totally spoiled me with food because 1) I'm fat and 2) I'm the youngest. It's weird how even though I'm almost 18 my nickname from them is xiaobudian (小不点）which means "little dot" i.e. "the tiny one".
Problems I've encountered:
- There's Internet, but nothing to do on it since everything's blocked.
- Granny snores really loudly it's like a volcano and I had to learn to use earplugs.
- Breakfast in Tianjin is like the best food in China, but I have to get up so early everyday otherwise the street vendors will be closed.
- The weather's super cold, so everytime I go out I have to put on layers after layers of clothing and it's such a pain in the ass.
I also got a haircut and it's kind of sad seeing the hair I took so long to grow all because of one single oppa comment get cut off but I was determined for a change (well not really since I've always kind of had short hair in year 8-10). I also dyed it burgundy but it kind of just looks browny to me =_=. My mum actually asked me :"Oh aren't you dyeing it blue or something?" Damn if only I knew she actually let me I would've done it ;A;
Thursday, January 9, 2014
[Recounting China] Part One
Pics are now on Facebook!
Guangzhou, Day 1-2
I only spent one night in Guangzhou as it was a transfer flight, the weather had been easy to get used to (especially when you were told to bring your thickest warmest gear!) because it was just so freaking humid and warm!) Our plan was to arrive at hotel, go eat dinner, hang around, go back, eat breakfast, eat lunch, go back to airport. I was warned of how expensive things are in China but whoa I did NOT expect a Jacket of unknown branding to be 1500 RMB! As a fan of obnoxious brands that was too much even for me! The food was great though! So great I was bloated every time. Mum was trying to find this milk-pudding thing she became obsessed with last time she was down South, we had to look all over for stores that sell it and needless to say I was SUPER disappointed because well, it just wasn't my thing. I don't like milk and I don't like pudding, go figure.
The next day had been tiring as heck because not only do we have like 6 20kg suitcases we ended up being late for our flight =_=. Turns out mum read the ticket time wrong and we couldn't get our luggage on in time. So we caught the flight and our luggage will be going onto the next plane in 2 hours. This was when I had my first first-class experience! Mums card thing had enough points for a free upgrade and they decided that I should have it. I later found out that it was actually premium business class and there was another cabin above it but ah well. It was so freaking luxurious and the other peeps in it were so obnoxious. It made me kinda sad to see how money makes the world go round. Think that all air attendants are bishes? They were so nice it became annoying because they ask you every 5 seconds if you wanted anything to eat/drink/have/play with. I also felt kinda lonely cuz I couldn't share this experience with my parents. I did get visited by mum and she ate half of my lunch hehe.
Guangzhou, Day 1-2
I only spent one night in Guangzhou as it was a transfer flight, the weather had been easy to get used to (especially when you were told to bring your thickest warmest gear!) because it was just so freaking humid and warm!) Our plan was to arrive at hotel, go eat dinner, hang around, go back, eat breakfast, eat lunch, go back to airport. I was warned of how expensive things are in China but whoa I did NOT expect a Jacket of unknown branding to be 1500 RMB! As a fan of obnoxious brands that was too much even for me! The food was great though! So great I was bloated every time. Mum was trying to find this milk-pudding thing she became obsessed with last time she was down South, we had to look all over for stores that sell it and needless to say I was SUPER disappointed because well, it just wasn't my thing. I don't like milk and I don't like pudding, go figure.
The next day had been tiring as heck because not only do we have like 6 20kg suitcases we ended up being late for our flight =_=. Turns out mum read the ticket time wrong and we couldn't get our luggage on in time. So we caught the flight and our luggage will be going onto the next plane in 2 hours. This was when I had my first first-class experience! Mums card thing had enough points for a free upgrade and they decided that I should have it. I later found out that it was actually premium business class and there was another cabin above it but ah well. It was so freaking luxurious and the other peeps in it were so obnoxious. It made me kinda sad to see how money makes the world go round. Think that all air attendants are bishes? They were so nice it became annoying because they ask you every 5 seconds if you wanted anything to eat/drink/have/play with. I also felt kinda lonely cuz I couldn't share this experience with my parents. I did get visited by mum and she ate half of my lunch hehe.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
[Recounting China] Part Negative
I have decided to recount, belatedly, my adventures in China. The lack of any legitimate form of social media in said country ruined my original plan of day-by-day blogs.
(Or maybe I never intended on blogging about China but a certain Pancake threatened to stalk me and whisper in my ear during my sleep if I don't blog so yeah)
The format of these posts will be one post every new location. With the exception of Tianjin, the home base which I have visited twice and will blog about twice; and Guangzhou, sharing feelings about the trip being delayed and post-ATAR blues.
In this post, I just want to share some afterthoughts of my trip altogether. My expectations of it, what impressed/disappointed me, and a general comment that can cooly tie a knot to the end of this adventure.
Before leaving, I was mentally prepared for a boring flight, so I charged all my electronic devices and even brought out my ancient artifact-worthy PSP. I was also ready to leave Facebook, Twitter and Youtube behind for their Chinese replacements. Turns out our flight had in-flight entertainment, and I was too tired/sick to pig out on plane food (yes I like plane food judge me). I actually slept in the study for 2 days before we left because I found a roach in my room and after losing to it in a staring competition I grabbed my pillow and ran downstairs in tears. Damn you roach phobia.
Overall, I had alot of fun, despite my house being in a rotten deserted mess that we all have to clean up on return and my inability to navigate through social websites I previously had no access to. One month can really reshape one's habits. Since I brought my tablet along with me, I had ACTUALLY forgotten how to use a mouse. Yep, no Dota on day 1 after all, also no finishing the 200 Youtube vids lining up in my subs feed.
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