"The Terminal" Family

So anyways, China (being all stupid and everything) blocked Facebook, Blogger, Youtube, etc. It was rather annoying. So anyways, the day we left Shanghai, it was raining the hardest it has in a few years. Like, as it the roads were flooding (getting a taxi ride was almost impossible, and the ride itself was like a water rollercoaster), and the runways were partially flooded too. So our original flight got delayed for about four hours, so we managed to squeeze onto the earlier flight (which was departing at our original flight time). But then that got delayed for an hour, and we spent two hours on the plane waiting for the signal from the flight tower okay-ing us for departure.
So basically, we were about 3 hours behind schedule (we ended up in Hong Kong at about 11pm), and since we were supposed to change flights in Hong Kong, we ended up missing our connecting flight back to Taipei. Hence the title. We got to stay at the airport hotel though, which they said was five-star, but was really about three. =P We got like HKD$460 (USD$66) for dinner and breakfast though, but we spent it all at Starbucks. Roflmao. It was the only thing open at midnight, and we were rushing in the morning to get on our flight, so we didn't bother finding an actual restaurant. The airport TVs were all playing some "rap" about preventing H1N1, I recorded it, it was soooo funny!

So anyways, China was fun! Hong Kong and Shanghai both have great places to shop (or, actually, stay in cool AC-department stores), and their night scenes are gorgeous! Hangzhou and Suzhou have some of the most beautiful scenery I've seen! I took lots of pictures, I'll upload them later. =P I got tons of cool experiences too; I got to ride the magnet train, see quite a few of the world's tallest buildings, and a lot of other stuff. ;D

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I went to ShiLing night market yesterday (again), and bought so much stuff it's ridiculous. Sure, most of it's for my sister, but it's still ridiculous. I got these really cool plastic "night lights" that glow and change color (one's a flower, the other's a ball), four pairs of shoes (three of them for my sister), a shirt/dress, a necklace (for my sister), these REALLY pretty credit card holders (one for each of us), and Coach key chains. Yep. Spending money's fun. Haha.

I'm going to Wu Fen Pu (shopping place for hella cheap clothes and stuff) to see if I can find more stuff for my sister. And maybe me, depending. XP Hope your summer's going well too! (Especially for you soccer refs, lol.)

Only in China...

LOL. I was like, WTF??? But seriously, who would wear that? XDD

Anyways, Hong Kong's a beautiful city. ;D Night scenery is especially pretty, except I don't have a night option on my camera... =( Been down the "Avenue of Stars," and the Clock Tower, and some other places. Exploring more today! I took tons of pictures too, they're all going to be up on Facebook. =P There's not that much to write though, except the fact that it's rather hot here, but it rains periodically too, so it's like, "Um... really?" Plus I can't wear my favorite (self-made) hat, because it's not exactly waterproof and the pink will bleed if it touches water.
The hotel we're staying in is AWESOME though! I can't tell you how weird (but in a nice way) it feels to have those hotel guys opening doors for you (you know, like they always show in the ads, but never actually happens) and bellhops, and the guys in suits in the elevators with white gloves that ask, "Which floor?" and press the buttons for you and stuff. Speaking of buttons, they aren't actually buttons, they're like, touch pads. =D Anyways, this hotel is hella nice! Well, besides the fact that their internet costs like US$15 (I'm in a Starbucks right now).

So anyways, I'm having a BLAST here in China, hope all of you guys are doing well back in sunny Cali!!! (Or Taiwan, for some of you. Or wherever else you are! XP)

Kaohsiung ~ Marco's Cafe

Yep. My grandparent's here don't have internet at their house, so I'm here at a cafe. Drinking tea. Eating waffles. And using the internet!!! Haha. Yeah, not much has happened... I'm actually sort of bored. Well anyways, I'm going back to the house in like, five minutes, so yup. Just thought I'd post a quickie here, since I have nothing else to do, and since most all of my friends are sleeping. XD Okies, bye!!! =P

Shooting Range!

So anyways, I went to this shooting range with my uncle and aunt (but my aunt didn't shoot). It's only 10m but it's pretty damn hard. I had SO much fun though! It's hella awesome! You get to load the gun and aim and fire and everything too, it's so cool! We only got 20 shots though, but Uncle bought 500 shots afterward, so we can go again, and he can "practice" more. XD I really want to go again. ;D But anyways, I sort of failed, but at least all of my shots hit the paper! (Now the target's a different story...) One barely nicked the bottom edge, lol. My uncle totally blew two shots though. He insists that he must've aimed it so well that it went through one of his old bullet holes, but seriously? He just fails. XD We used pistols, since they're way easier to shoot. They have rifles too though! But anyways, I seriously admire people who can shoot well. I need to find a shooting range in San Ramon that's not too expensive. I'm probably going to get addicted to it if I do. Which isn't exactly good, but whatever. XP We might go again tomorrow; they have golf, badminton, pool, archery, swimming, and tons of other stuff too! We might not shoot tomorrow, but I definitely want to do archery. =D I really hope I get to go shooting again though! This place is hella fun, I wish my aunt told me about it earlier!

We ate at this really yummy pasta place after, and I got a froyo which is actually yogurt-like. Like, it tastes almost exactly like vanilla yogurt, not ice cream. Yummy! We bought a ton of food for my dad too, since he's coming back today. He should actually be here in a few more minutes. So yeah, I had a hella fun day! =P

Fun Times in Taiwan!!!

Okay, I take back my last post. Sort of. But anyways, PinkBunny and I made these hella AWESOME hats!!! We got these blank hot pink/neon blue/white hats from WeShare, and a ton of cute felt stickers and beads and jewels and stuff, and we decorated it! The blue pen was paint base, but the pink might bleed if it touches water, so that kind of sucks. But whatever. Mine turned out hella sick; I'm so proud of it!!! =D I'll post a picture of it here. Then we ate a ton of yummy food and stuff.

Kuromi has this awesome Pokemon game (Explorers of Time) on her DS, so we were playing that. I'm a Skitty, and she's Charmander! =D And we "raped" PinkBunny at night. Roflmao.

We went swimming today, it was sort of tiring. People here actually need you to SWIM. You can't just hang out in the pool and splash and half-swim, you need to actually swim. Period. But whatever.

But anyways, apart from that, PinkBunny seriously whines so freaking much. It gets HELLA annoying. And I'm her cousin, so I tolerate her better than most. But I swear, every time she gets annoyed or wants to go somewhere, or if something doesn't go her way, she gets soooooo freaking WHINY. Ugh. And Kuromi's mute and depressed right now, but we don't know why...>
Well, they're leaving tomorrow, and I've barely done any more notes for AP Euro. I hope we can go somewhere fun tomorrow though. Uhm... An amusement park! I love amusement parks! But anyways, I'm still hecka amazed that I made the hat, it looks so cool!

Oh, and on a different note, Wayne got a girlfriend!!! Yay! I'm so happy for him!

I Can't Believe This...

Ugh. >.< So anyways, my family and my cousin's family REALLY have a feud going on, and I actually haven't been talking to her all that much this year, because she's gotten sort of different and totally hyper and just.. I dunno, sort of annoying. It's like she has so many "best friends" that she actually has no best friends at all. Oh well.

Anyways, so my aunt tells me that her family will be leaving before I get to Taiwan, then it's before my mom leaves for Kaohsiung, and now they're staying until my dad gets here. -.- And okay, I was like, "Okay, sure." But no, not only are they staying, they're leaving our aunt's house, and coming here (our grandparent's/uncle's house). AND I'm sharing a room with my cousins. Yup, both of them. -.- And I'll have no time alone with my aunt or uncle now, because my uncle was on a business trip, then my aunt went to Macao, and now both my cousins are here, so undoubtedly they'll want to come with us wherever I want to go. Blech. Whatever.

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On the other hand, I found these little things (not specifying) that are TOTALLY perfect for Courtney, Robyn, and me!!! =D I'm so happy! ;D

Happy (Belated) Fourth of July!

Anyways, the fireworks this year were really pretty! They had a few new ones, there was a cube, then this double Saturn with a ring thing. They had a lot of the glittery ones, so that was nice. Overall though, I think last year's show was better. Oh well. Happy Independence Day, guys! (How come no one ever says that? =P)

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So I went swimming with Lucy, Jillian, and Seohyun today. Four blind girls without goggles diving for small black hairbands in the deep end of the pool = fun and chaos. We all dived for one set of keys at the beginning, but after a few kicks in the head, we decided to use two hairbands, and take turns instead. Then we sunbathed and took pictures, and Jillian played with a golf ball she fished out of the pool. (I think the person who hit the golf ball into the pool is a hazard to swimmers. I mean, I know there's a golf course right there, but come on!)

Then we went back to my house, and I swear, those girls eat so much. o.o They devoured a whole freaking pot of spaghetti. And a croissant. And some ice cream. And popsicles. And half a jug of apple juice. Haha, I was like, "Holy sh*t..." But it was fun. Then we watched some TV, and Lucy/Jillian both left. Seohyun stayed for a while and I touched up on AP Euro notes, then we left for the park to hang out with her friends and watch fireworks.

Anyways, before the fireworks, I hung out with Seohyun and some of her freshman friends (Marcel, Jeff, John, Jeddy) and we played basketball. =P Damn, I just realized 3/4 of the guys' names start with J. Haha, I'm so pro. So yup, that was fun. Then we spent like, 20 minutes deciding where to sit before going to where I usually sit with my family. So yup.

Then we went to Starbucks, which was cool, but apparently there was a fight there, and there were tons of cops and an ambulance and everything. OMG, I SAW A COP ON A BICYCLE!!! Haha, it was so awesome! I was like, "Wowwww, I didn't even know they had cops that just rode bicycles!" But it had the red and blue flashing lights and everything! On the bicycle!
So I saw Sling and Megan and Kevin at Starbucks, and Yuna revived the "Sling and Erica look alike" debate. Which I think Sling and I lost (we argued that we didn't), but whatever. Then afterwards, I saw Tedmund and DJ (who I thought I didn't know, but I actually do know him. Sort of. By sight. XD), and Tedmund got pissed at Kevin (who left already), because he ditched them earlier. Then I left with Seohyun. So all in all, a pretty awesome day! ;D

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I watched "The Proposal" with Courtney, Robyn, Kevin, Ross, and Davy on Wednesday. It was hella funny, and such a cute movie too! I found out that it was a total chick flick, but since it was hilarious, I don't think the guys minded much. XD But omg, afterwards, I kept thinking about how Ryan Reynolds/Andrew Paxton said "Wifeless" at the end, and it was just so cute! (Yeah, you need to watch the movie to get what I'm talking about). But anyways, afterwards, we went to McDonald's, and Loard's, and Bay Books, and some other places too. But Ross left, so Kevin and Davy teamed up and totally ditched us. -.- And then Davy tried to scare us, but the idiot didn't realize that store windows have reflections. Haha. Eh, whatever. So that was hella fun too. =D

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Went bowling last Friday with pretty much the same group. Actually, minus Kevin and Ross. XD I felt sorry for Davy. Sort of. Not really. But anyways, I EPIC FAIL at bowling. Of course, I didn't really care, but whatever. I think I ended up with a 35? Haha, yeah, lame. Oh well. Then we went to Burger King, and PetsMart, and Toys R Us (where Davy and I rode around on these little kiddie bikes with training wheels until an employee asked us to stop), and Target! Where Davy was mean and stole my bouncy ball and threw it back in the bin. It took me like, 5 minutes to get it out of the bin. And he just threw it back in! -.- But I tried riding this baby tricycle, and I sorta broke the end, and Davy put it back together for me, so I forgave him for the bouncy ball incident. XD Then we left. Yup. Fun times, fun times.

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On another note, TAIWAN IN 2 DAYS! HELL YEAH! But I still have a ton of AP Euro notes. Agh... -.- Oh well. Related to that, Wayne FINALLY got on AIM today. Haha. I need to meet up with him in Taiwan, I havem't seen him in like, forever. -.- Oh well. So yeah, I'm hecka psyched for Taiwan! Yay!