For several minutes there, I was really confused. The night before last, I didn't blog, and last night, I only blogged for the day before. Meaning that I didn't blog for last night's today. So tonight, I have to blog for both yesterday and today. Confusing? Well, kinda. In other words, this blog is about what I did yesterday.
Actually, yesterday was a pretty simple day. Nothing too fancy. In fact, we spent the whole of yesterday at Tuen Mun which is another district. Right now, I'm living in Causeway Bay with my aunt and uncle. My grandpa and 3 aunts live in Tuen Mun, so we went to visit them. We've been to Tuen Mun before, but yesterday was the actual spend-time with grandpa day. Tuen Mun is quite far away from Causeway Bay, and since both my brother and I woke up late, we knew we were going to arrive at Tuen Mun after lunch time. We had to take the subway and then the bus for about 30-45 minutes until we arrived at the station. When we finally arrived, the first thing we did was meet up with grandpa and aunt. Then, we went over to the restaurant located within the mall they lived by and had lunch. By then, mom, dad, my brother and I were pretty hungry since we didn't have breakfast. I ordered beef udon in soup, my brother, spaghetti with meat sauce, my mom, Latska seafood noodles, my dad, chicken wings and pork rice and my grandpa, noodles in soup. The food was okay... But compared to all the meals I've had in Hong Kong so far, I think that meal might have been the worst. It just wasn't great. We also ordered drinks, and that consisted of, iced lemon tea, iced milk tea, hot chocolate and coffee. My drink was the iced lemon tea which is one of my favourite drinks. Besides hot Horlicks.
After lunch, we shopped around at the mall. The only thing we genuinely wanted to get were watches. My brother has a really nice watch he got for Christmas last year, so he didn't need one. But my mom, dad and me all kinda needed one. Well, both my parents don't need one, but theirs are pretty old. I don't even have a watch though. So I needed to get one. Once I went into the shop, I saw the perfect watch. It was kinda funny actually. Apparently my parents took a while to find a good watch. Mine is made of that silvery metal for the wrist and frame part. But the actual clock face is a deep blue. There's even a little box that has the date. Well, there's only the number, as in the day. But still, that's all I really need. And the best part is, (actually my favourite parts) are that it had a blue face, it has a silver wrist part, it's the perfect size- not too small but not too large, I can see the time perfectly, and it's a traditional one!!!!!!!! Well, I don't know if they're called "traditional", but they aren't the digital ones. It's the kind of watch with a clock face and hands. So awesome!!!!!!!! I'm against digital watches because although those have a lot more functions, if people always rely on those, they'll never be able to tell the time the good ol' fashion way.
After getting the watch (I love it!) we went over to my grandpa's apartment. There, we hung out for a bit. And I gave my grandpa his birthday present- a scarf I knitted!!!!!!! It took a while to make because I didn't want to mess it up. It's creamy white, and the yarn is extra soft. I think I got the yarn at either Zellers or Michaels... But anyways, it has a really nice texture. Then, my aunt, mom, brother and I went shopping for a bit. We didn't really get anything, just a couple of little cheese buns from the bakery. Then we went back to my grandpa's apartment to get ready for dinner.
That dinner's dedication was to my grandpa since his birthday is coming up. My great-uncle came in his car to pick up my grandpa, mom, brother and me and we took the long route to the restaurant while my dad and aunts took the bus there. The reason being, my great-uncle was gonna show us some scenery. It was actually really pretty with all the lights when it was dark out. Not bad. The only thing bad was the population, which I could see in the sky. At night, the sky is purple because all that smog is covering the beautiful midnight-blue colour. How sad... You can't even see a single star. Then again, it's Hong Kong. We even stopped by a hotel and took several pictures. When we arrived at the restaurant, it was already 6:45pm. Perfect timing, even though we were a tad bit late. The dinner was really nice, and the quality of the food was really great too. Not bad at all. What an awesome family day!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Blog Term2 Day33 AWESOME EDITION
Yesterday was all about meeting and greeting my mom's friends. In the morning, since my brother and I woke up late, my dad had already gone out the door. But finally, once both of us woke up and washed up, my mom, brother and I went downstairs for some breakfast. And when I type downstairs, I mean downstairs into Hong Kong. Because in Hong Kong, once you go out the door, you are already surrounded by the city and it's hops. Unlike home, where if you step out, there's a nice large green lawn staring at you. And then it's the rest of the neighbourhood. So different. Anyways, we had soy milk, steamed buns, pan-fried buns, a rice roll and wontons for breakfast.
After breakfast, we went on the subway to another district within Hong Kong, because we had planned to have lunch with one of my mom's old friends. So at around 12, we met up with my dad and mom's friend at the restaurant and had dim sum. We were still pretty full after that big breakfast, so we ate less than usual, but still quite a lot. If you know what I mean.
Then, we said our good-byes and my dad, mom, brother and I made our way to Mong Kok via subway. I really like the subway because it's the only actual transportation system within Hong Kong that I actually understand. The colour-coded maps placed everywhere might have a part in that.
At Mong Kok, our main goal was to get a cell phone. But at first, we just walked around. I really wanted to get a fresh mango drink, but in the end, we didn't get it. Instead, we got those egg-bubble desserts. Urg, I don't know what they're called in English, but it's those really famous waffle-like desserts. They're hot and shaped like bubbles, all stuck together in a honey-comb formation. Then, after polishing off that, we went to the cell phone store. There, while my dad and mom looked at cell phones, my brother and I played on those display X Box 360's they had at the front of the store. The game was pretty fun. In the beginning, I was totally winning, but by the end, I was creamed. Quite funny, actually.
For dinner, we had plans with a group of my mom's friends. First, we went to one of my mom's friend's apartment which was in the Olympic Village, then after everyone arrived, we headed out for dinner. When we were at my mom's friend's home, my brother, me and 2 of my mom's friend's children played Scrabble. I'm not going to mention their names because I don't have their permission. But it was fun. And that was the longest game of Scrabble I ever played in my life. We actually played until we were either out of pieces or couldn't use any more letters, and all the letters were taken from the bag. I won second place! That's pretty good. Considering I was losing in the beginning. I think. Anyway, it was really fun. That night, we came back at around 12 because we only left the restaurant at around 10:45pm. There were a lot of funny stories about my mom and her friend's childhood. Or at least teenhood. Funny!
After breakfast, we went on the subway to another district within Hong Kong, because we had planned to have lunch with one of my mom's old friends. So at around 12, we met up with my dad and mom's friend at the restaurant and had dim sum. We were still pretty full after that big breakfast, so we ate less than usual, but still quite a lot. If you know what I mean.
Then, we said our good-byes and my dad, mom, brother and I made our way to Mong Kok via subway. I really like the subway because it's the only actual transportation system within Hong Kong that I actually understand. The colour-coded maps placed everywhere might have a part in that.
At Mong Kok, our main goal was to get a cell phone. But at first, we just walked around. I really wanted to get a fresh mango drink, but in the end, we didn't get it. Instead, we got those egg-bubble desserts. Urg, I don't know what they're called in English, but it's those really famous waffle-like desserts. They're hot and shaped like bubbles, all stuck together in a honey-comb formation. Then, after polishing off that, we went to the cell phone store. There, while my dad and mom looked at cell phones, my brother and I played on those display X Box 360's they had at the front of the store. The game was pretty fun. In the beginning, I was totally winning, but by the end, I was creamed. Quite funny, actually.
For dinner, we had plans with a group of my mom's friends. First, we went to one of my mom's friend's apartment which was in the Olympic Village, then after everyone arrived, we headed out for dinner. When we were at my mom's friend's home, my brother, me and 2 of my mom's friend's children played Scrabble. I'm not going to mention their names because I don't have their permission. But it was fun. And that was the longest game of Scrabble I ever played in my life. We actually played until we were either out of pieces or couldn't use any more letters, and all the letters were taken from the bag. I won second place! That's pretty good. Considering I was losing in the beginning. I think. Anyway, it was really fun. That night, we came back at around 12 because we only left the restaurant at around 10:45pm. There were a lot of funny stories about my mom and her friend's childhood. Or at least teenhood. Funny!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Blog Term2 Day32 AWESOME EDITION
What a day! I think today was one of the most tiring days ever. And it's not like we walked a lot a lot. I mean, in Hong Kong, it's very different from home. Because in Hong Kong, there's always a lot of walking and public transit. At home, we mostly just transport via cars. Usually, the most I ever walk at home would be a couple hours at once, and that's just the weekend. During weekdays, besides P.E, walking to different classes and walking home, there isn't much walking. But here, one must walk to get anywhere. Pretty hardcore. Maybe that's why Hong Kong people are so skinny. They do a lot of walking. In Hong Kong, and any vacation, I always eat a lot of food, and I think the only reason I haven't gained several pounds a day is due to the fact I walk a lot each day. That's good exercise, so I'm happy, however painful it may be.
Anyway- on about my day. Again, my brother and I woke up late, so we started the day late. My dad had to go to Tuen Moon. Actually, I don't know if that's the actual English translation for that district, but that's my translation from Cantonese to English. I think the actual should be pretty close. My dad isn't that fond of shopping, so it was just mom, my brother and me again. But that's totally fine with me. After we were all prepped up, we headed out the door and went for breakfast. Since my aunt's apartment is kinda in Causeway Bay, we took the public light bus down to the main part of the district. There, for breaky, we had noodles in soup with baby octopus and fish balls, rice rolls and cold soy milk. Yummmm. I think I've really taken on a liking for soy milk since we had that for breakfast a while back too. But that time, we had hot soy milk in a bowl. Today, we had it in a cup at a different restaurant. I liked this cold soy milk, but in my opinion, it was too sweet. Still really good though.
After breakfast, I believe we took the subway to (ahhh, I forgot!) and then transferred to North Point. At North Point, we shopped around a bit. But mainly, we looked at bookstores. Actually, today was a bookstore day. I think we visited about 5 different bookstores. Anyways, we mostly just looked around. At the first one, my brother and I bought erasers. Then, at another one, all of us each bought some pens, my brother purchased a 3-D puzzle and my mom bought some book-cover plastic.
At around 1, we were getting kinda hungry, so we went to this famous supermarket, and on the very top floor, there was a place to eat food. Here's my Chinglish translation: Dai Pai Dong. Yeah, not that great, but it kinda works. There, we had some famous clay-pot rice and all 3 of us got drinks. And in total, the price was only $57. That's about 8 bucks in my terms. Crazy huh? You can't get that kind of deal at home. Not with that much food, and should I mention it wasn't even fast food. You can't even get that deal at a fast food restaurant back at home. Or here.
Then, we went back to the subway station and went to another district. (Darn it, I forgot most of the names!) What I do know is, that was the district my mom's old secondary school was. And since it was vacation and school wasn't in session, we got to go in. It's quite different. The schools in Hong Kong. There's actually a fence around the school. And not just the short ones people can climb over. These ones are full metal bars with spikes at the top. No kidding. I know that protects the school, but still... Wouldn't that kinda seem like prison? Not to mention that school has both elementary and secondary. That's pretty cool. I took some pictures, which I will try to upload when I get back home. Oh yeah, and another thing I noticed. The toilets there don't have any toilet paper. Good thing I brought my own tissues, otherwise... that wouldn't be a good situation.
After spending some time at my mom's old secondary school, we thanked the people who let us in and then headed over to the park that was right next to it. There was an old man with a vending cart, so we went over and purchased an iced tea and a small box of Maltesers. The old man was really kind and cute the way old people are. Then, my brother and I played tag at the playground. It was quite fun, and I haven't played tag in such a long time. After about an hour, we decided to get going. So went back to the subway station and went to Mong Kok. At Mong Kok, we went to another book store where I bought a book. It's called The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. I read the blurb, and it seemed pretty good, so I got it. Plus, the price is a lot better than at Chapters. Then again, everything at Chapters is expensive. But Chapters has a very wide range of books, good for variety.
We shopped a bit more, mostly window shopping, and then at around 6:45, we met up at the front of a mall with my cousin and his wife, dad and my aunt. Then, we all walked to this sports club together. My aunt and uncle are members at the sports club, so they are very familiar with the surroundings. At that sports club, there is a restaurant, and the food there is surprisingly delicious. When I first thought about it, I was thinking that the restaurant wouldn't be that great, but I was totally wrong. And I'm glad to be wrong, because the food there was amazing! The portions were good, and the taste was very good too. Yum! We had shrimp, crab, at least 4 different veggies, chicken, curry and rack of lamb. And rice. And soup. It was really good, and at the end, my brother and I each got some ice cream for dessert. We also had some pomelo for the fruit. I got toasted almond ice cream and my brother mint chocolate. After dinner, we walked to the subway station and made our way back to my aunt and uncle's apartment.
Anyway- on about my day. Again, my brother and I woke up late, so we started the day late. My dad had to go to Tuen Moon. Actually, I don't know if that's the actual English translation for that district, but that's my translation from Cantonese to English. I think the actual should be pretty close. My dad isn't that fond of shopping, so it was just mom, my brother and me again. But that's totally fine with me. After we were all prepped up, we headed out the door and went for breakfast. Since my aunt's apartment is kinda in Causeway Bay, we took the public light bus down to the main part of the district. There, for breaky, we had noodles in soup with baby octopus and fish balls, rice rolls and cold soy milk. Yummmm. I think I've really taken on a liking for soy milk since we had that for breakfast a while back too. But that time, we had hot soy milk in a bowl. Today, we had it in a cup at a different restaurant. I liked this cold soy milk, but in my opinion, it was too sweet. Still really good though.
After breakfast, I believe we took the subway to (ahhh, I forgot!) and then transferred to North Point. At North Point, we shopped around a bit. But mainly, we looked at bookstores. Actually, today was a bookstore day. I think we visited about 5 different bookstores. Anyways, we mostly just looked around. At the first one, my brother and I bought erasers. Then, at another one, all of us each bought some pens, my brother purchased a 3-D puzzle and my mom bought some book-cover plastic.
At around 1, we were getting kinda hungry, so we went to this famous supermarket, and on the very top floor, there was a place to eat food. Here's my Chinglish translation: Dai Pai Dong. Yeah, not that great, but it kinda works. There, we had some famous clay-pot rice and all 3 of us got drinks. And in total, the price was only $57. That's about 8 bucks in my terms. Crazy huh? You can't get that kind of deal at home. Not with that much food, and should I mention it wasn't even fast food. You can't even get that deal at a fast food restaurant back at home. Or here.
Then, we went back to the subway station and went to another district. (Darn it, I forgot most of the names!) What I do know is, that was the district my mom's old secondary school was. And since it was vacation and school wasn't in session, we got to go in. It's quite different. The schools in Hong Kong. There's actually a fence around the school. And not just the short ones people can climb over. These ones are full metal bars with spikes at the top. No kidding. I know that protects the school, but still... Wouldn't that kinda seem like prison? Not to mention that school has both elementary and secondary. That's pretty cool. I took some pictures, which I will try to upload when I get back home. Oh yeah, and another thing I noticed. The toilets there don't have any toilet paper. Good thing I brought my own tissues, otherwise... that wouldn't be a good situation.
After spending some time at my mom's old secondary school, we thanked the people who let us in and then headed over to the park that was right next to it. There was an old man with a vending cart, so we went over and purchased an iced tea and a small box of Maltesers. The old man was really kind and cute the way old people are. Then, my brother and I played tag at the playground. It was quite fun, and I haven't played tag in such a long time. After about an hour, we decided to get going. So went back to the subway station and went to Mong Kok. At Mong Kok, we went to another book store where I bought a book. It's called The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. I read the blurb, and it seemed pretty good, so I got it. Plus, the price is a lot better than at Chapters. Then again, everything at Chapters is expensive. But Chapters has a very wide range of books, good for variety.
We shopped a bit more, mostly window shopping, and then at around 6:45, we met up at the front of a mall with my cousin and his wife, dad and my aunt. Then, we all walked to this sports club together. My aunt and uncle are members at the sports club, so they are very familiar with the surroundings. At that sports club, there is a restaurant, and the food there is surprisingly delicious. When I first thought about it, I was thinking that the restaurant wouldn't be that great, but I was totally wrong. And I'm glad to be wrong, because the food there was amazing! The portions were good, and the taste was very good too. Yum! We had shrimp, crab, at least 4 different veggies, chicken, curry and rack of lamb. And rice. And soup. It was really good, and at the end, my brother and I each got some ice cream for dessert. We also had some pomelo for the fruit. I got toasted almond ice cream and my brother mint chocolate. After dinner, we walked to the subway station and made our way back to my aunt and uncle's apartment.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Blog Term2 Day31 AWESOME EDITION
Surprisingly, I'm still fully awake. Usually, around this time, I'm either super sleepy or I just woke up from a nap on the subway so I would be quite awake. Then again, I slept for 10 hours last night. I slept from 11:30pm to 9:30am. Then, the first thing I did was take a nice hot shower. After the shower, I had to dry my hair, and that took about 20 minutes because the hair dryer is quite exceptionally slow. But that's fine. Then I washed up and we headed out the door. We didn't really have any breakfast because we were kinda rushing since my brother and I both woke up late and I took forever in the shower. But when we did, we took the light bus down to the mainer part of the city.
When we arrived 2 minutes later, we walked to the 116 double decker bus station. After the bus arrived, and we boarded, we went up to the second level of the bus and rode out until we were at Kowloon City. That was where my dad used to live, so he knew where to go and stuff. We walked around a bit, stopping at the occasional shop. In the end, we bought some towels, 3 long pants, a polo shirt, 3 rolls of wrapping paper and a Yoshi plushie. Then, we headed out for lunch at this -apparently- famous noodle place. That noodle place was famous for fish balls. So I ordered a fish ball noodle in soup, my brother, wonton noodles, my mom, fish wonton and my dad, a little bit of everything with noodles. The fish balls were the best I've ever eaten in my life, so now I can say I know why that restaurant is so famous. After a very filling lunch, my mom, dad, brother and I walked down the street and about 3 shops away from the noodles place, there was this little shop that sold fresh squeezed juices. Yum. They actually made the juices right after you ordered them, and you could see them make it. That's always good because most shops put sugar and other artificial products into the drink to make it tastier. Both my parents ordered orange juice, my brother got the apple juice and I got the strawberry juice. In my opinion, the orange juice was the best.
After our nice little lunch, we took the train down to Fan Ling where we met up with my aunt and together, we walked to my great-grandmother's apartment. We stayed for about an hour, chatting, and eating cake, but mostly just chatting. It was pretty nice. Then, we walked back to the train station, and on the way, we bought a roasted yam. I happen to really like yams, so that was a very fun experience. At the train station, we said good-bye to my aunt and we boarded the train back to Kowloon station, then we took the subway to this mall where we went to an awesome book store. After purchasing several books, we walked to the ice rink. And guess what? The ice rink is inside the mall! Cool or what? I wish we could have something as cool as that. I mean, we have whole ice rink stadiums, but having an ice rink inside the mall is beyond cool. There, at the bleachers, we ate the yam we purchased earlier.
After washing our hands, it was almost 6pm, and we had met up with one of my mom's friends for dinner at 6:30, so we made our way back to the subway stations. After a short ride, we arrived at the restaurant (well, we had to walk from the station to the restaurant, but that took under 5 minutes). When we arrived, my mom's friend was already there. So we talked and then ordered. The food at the restaurant was really good. Then again, I don't think I've been to a restaurant in Hong Kong where the food was bad. So good food in Hong Kong is no surprise to me. After eating, we took the subway back to Causeway Bay and then a light bus to where my aunt's apartment is.
When we arrived 2 minutes later, we walked to the 116 double decker bus station. After the bus arrived, and we boarded, we went up to the second level of the bus and rode out until we were at Kowloon City. That was where my dad used to live, so he knew where to go and stuff. We walked around a bit, stopping at the occasional shop. In the end, we bought some towels, 3 long pants, a polo shirt, 3 rolls of wrapping paper and a Yoshi plushie. Then, we headed out for lunch at this -apparently- famous noodle place. That noodle place was famous for fish balls. So I ordered a fish ball noodle in soup, my brother, wonton noodles, my mom, fish wonton and my dad, a little bit of everything with noodles. The fish balls were the best I've ever eaten in my life, so now I can say I know why that restaurant is so famous. After a very filling lunch, my mom, dad, brother and I walked down the street and about 3 shops away from the noodles place, there was this little shop that sold fresh squeezed juices. Yum. They actually made the juices right after you ordered them, and you could see them make it. That's always good because most shops put sugar and other artificial products into the drink to make it tastier. Both my parents ordered orange juice, my brother got the apple juice and I got the strawberry juice. In my opinion, the orange juice was the best.
After our nice little lunch, we took the train down to Fan Ling where we met up with my aunt and together, we walked to my great-grandmother's apartment. We stayed for about an hour, chatting, and eating cake, but mostly just chatting. It was pretty nice. Then, we walked back to the train station, and on the way, we bought a roasted yam. I happen to really like yams, so that was a very fun experience. At the train station, we said good-bye to my aunt and we boarded the train back to Kowloon station, then we took the subway to this mall where we went to an awesome book store. After purchasing several books, we walked to the ice rink. And guess what? The ice rink is inside the mall! Cool or what? I wish we could have something as cool as that. I mean, we have whole ice rink stadiums, but having an ice rink inside the mall is beyond cool. There, at the bleachers, we ate the yam we purchased earlier.
After washing our hands, it was almost 6pm, and we had met up with one of my mom's friends for dinner at 6:30, so we made our way back to the subway stations. After a short ride, we arrived at the restaurant (well, we had to walk from the station to the restaurant, but that took under 5 minutes). When we arrived, my mom's friend was already there. So we talked and then ordered. The food at the restaurant was really good. Then again, I don't think I've been to a restaurant in Hong Kong where the food was bad. So good food in Hong Kong is no surprise to me. After eating, we took the subway back to Causeway Bay and then a light bus to where my aunt's apartment is.
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Blog Term2 Day30 AWESOME EDITION
Today, I woke up at around 9. I might have slept until 9:30, but we were meeting my mom's friend at 10:30, and the location was kinda far away. But with Hong Kong's amazing transportation systems, one could get practically anywhere efficiently and on time. That's one of the things I like about Hong Kong. So after we arrived, we talked a bit, and gave presents to each other at my mom's friend's house. Then, we went out for dim sum. In truth, I'm actually not very fond of dim sum. I think it's because when I was younger, I had a lot. So now, I only eat a handful of stuff. But that's okay. Because there's always something I like among all the things I don't really love. So in the end, I'm content.
Then, we went shopping from after dim sum all the way to dinner time. My dad met up with his old friend and my mom's friend's family went on their own way. So in the end, it was just my mom's friend, my mom, brother and me that went shopping. We bought pajamas, a stuffie for my friend, and some other small things. I couldn't even find any good pens for my friends. There were a lot of pens for sale, but none were really that great.
At around 4, we let my mom's friend go, because it was getting kinda late, and she had to get back home. Then, just the 3 of us, we got some snacks. The snacks consisted of smelly tofu (a famous snack in Hong Kong), mango smoothie and aloe vera smoothie. Then, we met up with dad, and we went to this restaurant for dinner. I had steak, my mom, lamb, my brother spaghetti with a fish fillet and my dad, chicken and rice. It was pretty good. The food was average, but the service was amazing. Actually, most restaurants in Hong Kong have pretty good service. Well, then again, it depends on what kind of restaurant too. Because there are different genres. So it's hard to compare.
Then, we went shopping from after dim sum all the way to dinner time. My dad met up with his old friend and my mom's friend's family went on their own way. So in the end, it was just my mom's friend, my mom, brother and me that went shopping. We bought pajamas, a stuffie for my friend, and some other small things. I couldn't even find any good pens for my friends. There were a lot of pens for sale, but none were really that great.
At around 4, we let my mom's friend go, because it was getting kinda late, and she had to get back home. Then, just the 3 of us, we got some snacks. The snacks consisted of smelly tofu (a famous snack in Hong Kong), mango smoothie and aloe vera smoothie. Then, we met up with dad, and we went to this restaurant for dinner. I had steak, my mom, lamb, my brother spaghetti with a fish fillet and my dad, chicken and rice. It was pretty good. The food was average, but the service was amazing. Actually, most restaurants in Hong Kong have pretty good service. Well, then again, it depends on what kind of restaurant too. Because there are different genres. So it's hard to compare.
Blog Term2 Day29 AWESOME EDITION
Merry Christmas! Well, technically, it's boxing day here. But because of the time differences, and the fact I couldn't blog last night, Merry Christmas! Since I didn't blog yesterday, I'm gonna do my yesterday blog today. Hmmm, lemme reminisce about what I did yesterday... Okay, got it! Yesterday was major shopping day, so my whole family went on a shopping spree and we got a lot of stuff. Naturally. We had breakfast at a small restaurant where we had soy milk, noodles in soup, sticky rice and steamed buns. Mmmm, the more I think about it, the more I want to have a large bowl of that hot soy milk. It was soooo good! The sticky rice was too, but I just had dinner, so I'm really full.
After breakfast, we went shopping at Giordano and Bossini. It's kinda funny- there are so many of those shops. I think every street has either one of those shops. If not both. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but there were at least 3 of each shop in that small bit of city we shopped at. I bought 3 shirts and 2 jackets. Then, after that shopping spree (my parents and brother all got new clothes too) we went back to my aunt's apartment.
Approximately 30 minutes later, my grandpa, uncle and aunts drove by and picked us up in my uncle's van. Then, we went to Stanley, which is this major tourist attraction. It's almost like a harbour. There are little shops, those mini portable shops that sell really cheap stuff that Hong Kong seems to have a lot of, expensive by-the-water restaurants, cheap by-the-water restaurants, a mini plaza and apartments. I took a few pictures, and I'll try to post them up when I get back home. Right after we stopped, there was a little shop where my mom got 2 mugs and my brother and I each got our Chinese and English names drawn with pretty paint brush-like strokes. After a while of walking, picture taking and chatting, we went over to McDonald's and had lunch. It's pretty unhealthy- I know, but I'm just telling it like it is. Plus, I have McDonald's very rarely. My uncle also took my brother and I to this small but expensive gelato shop and we each got a gelato. It was so yummy! Overpriced, but the waffle cone was really good. I had tiramisu, my brother, chocolate and my uncle, mango.
After looking around at Stanley for a bit, we went back into the van and made our way to the cemetery. There, we all payed our respects to my late grandmother. I miss her.
Then, we all went out for the Christmas dinner. We had Chinese food at this restaurant that was in the mall connected to my grandpa's apartment. The food was really good. And right before we went to the restaurant, my aunt and I went to this little shop in the mall, and we picked up some hair ties and clips. Good thing too- I was on a short supply of those. At the end of dinner, we shopped a bit more and then my family and I got a ride back to my aunt's. We were originally going to bus halfway back, but because both my brother and I were asleep, my uncle and aunt were really nice and drove us the whole way back. If you've ever been half-asleep and still extremely sleepy, you know how much getting a car ride back home means.
After breakfast, we went shopping at Giordano and Bossini. It's kinda funny- there are so many of those shops. I think every street has either one of those shops. If not both. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a bit, but there were at least 3 of each shop in that small bit of city we shopped at. I bought 3 shirts and 2 jackets. Then, after that shopping spree (my parents and brother all got new clothes too) we went back to my aunt's apartment.
Approximately 30 minutes later, my grandpa, uncle and aunts drove by and picked us up in my uncle's van. Then, we went to Stanley, which is this major tourist attraction. It's almost like a harbour. There are little shops, those mini portable shops that sell really cheap stuff that Hong Kong seems to have a lot of, expensive by-the-water restaurants, cheap by-the-water restaurants, a mini plaza and apartments. I took a few pictures, and I'll try to post them up when I get back home. Right after we stopped, there was a little shop where my mom got 2 mugs and my brother and I each got our Chinese and English names drawn with pretty paint brush-like strokes. After a while of walking, picture taking and chatting, we went over to McDonald's and had lunch. It's pretty unhealthy- I know, but I'm just telling it like it is. Plus, I have McDonald's very rarely. My uncle also took my brother and I to this small but expensive gelato shop and we each got a gelato. It was so yummy! Overpriced, but the waffle cone was really good. I had tiramisu, my brother, chocolate and my uncle, mango.
After looking around at Stanley for a bit, we went back into the van and made our way to the cemetery. There, we all payed our respects to my late grandmother. I miss her.
Then, we all went out for the Christmas dinner. We had Chinese food at this restaurant that was in the mall connected to my grandpa's apartment. The food was really good. And right before we went to the restaurant, my aunt and I went to this little shop in the mall, and we picked up some hair ties and clips. Good thing too- I was on a short supply of those. At the end of dinner, we shopped a bit more and then my family and I got a ride back to my aunt's. We were originally going to bus halfway back, but because both my brother and I were asleep, my uncle and aunt were really nice and drove us the whole way back. If you've ever been half-asleep and still extremely sleepy, you know how much getting a car ride back home means.
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Blog Term2 Day28 AWESOME EDITION
Today was a more normal day. Not that the other days weren't normal, but for all those days, I was either going somewhere special, like Disneyland and Macau. Or had something specially planned out. Today, on Christmas Eve, my mom, brother, aunt and I went shopping. Hong Kong is actually pretty big, and I think I could get lost in 5 minutes. Well, it's not big but more like really confusing. In the morning, we had congee for breakfast. That was alright. It wasn't bad at all, but wasn't the best either. Then, we went on the subway to a mall, where we started our shopping trip. After going to that mall, we took the subway again to another mall. There, we did a little more shopping and my brother and I got some stationary which consisted of 2 pencils and 2 erasers, and we also bought a sketching pad for a friend, until having lunch at a small restaurant located inside the mall. The food was pretty good, and the portions were big too. I had baked sea bass on rice with lobster sauce. My brother had shrimp linguine, my mom, noodles in soup and my aunt, pan-fried noodles. I tried a bit of everything, and all the dishes were good.
After lunch, I bought a pair of flip flops from Roxy, and my mom got 2 shirts from Bossini. Then, we went our separate ways while my mom, brother and I went to a store called Watsons while my aunt went to get a cake. When we met up, we all came back home where we ate the cake.
After cake, my mom, brother and I went out again and met up with dad. When we finally met up, we had dinner and then shopped a bit more. Dinner was at a small restaurant that had made some of the best veggies and fish I ever tasted. Then, we went to Giordano and Bossini, where my dad got socks and a shirt. My brother got 2 shirts and I got a sweater/jacket. Then we took a small bus back home. Yay! What an awesome day!
Something I noticed about Hong Kong, even when it's night time, the streets and everywhere is always really bright. In fact, it's so well lit, you won't be able to tell the difference between night and day until you look up into the sky. Although that's good in some ways, it's kinda easy to see why Hong Kong has so much smog.
After lunch, I bought a pair of flip flops from Roxy, and my mom got 2 shirts from Bossini. Then, we went our separate ways while my mom, brother and I went to a store called Watsons while my aunt went to get a cake. When we met up, we all came back home where we ate the cake.
After cake, my mom, brother and I went out again and met up with dad. When we finally met up, we had dinner and then shopped a bit more. Dinner was at a small restaurant that had made some of the best veggies and fish I ever tasted. Then, we went to Giordano and Bossini, where my dad got socks and a shirt. My brother got 2 shirts and I got a sweater/jacket. Then we took a small bus back home. Yay! What an awesome day!
Something I noticed about Hong Kong, even when it's night time, the streets and everywhere is always really bright. In fact, it's so well lit, you won't be able to tell the difference between night and day until you look up into the sky. Although that's good in some ways, it's kinda easy to see why Hong Kong has so much smog.
Blog Term2 Day27 AWESOME EDITION
Couldn't blog yesterday, so I'm gonna make it up right now since it's only 10:25pm. You know, usually, I'm still out at this time, and get back at around 11pm, so this is new. Actually, I got back at around 9:20pm. NEW RECORD! Alright, I'm gonna talk about yesterday, which was going to Disneyland. As you may have heard, the Disneyland in Hong Kong is really small. Which is true. Compared to the one in Cali, it's much smaller. But even though it was so small, my family and I weren't done seeing the attractions and shows etc. by the end of the day. And we were there from 12 noon to about 8:30pm. So although we were there for about 8 and a half hours, we still didn't get around to seeing everything. Pretty major huh? On the bright side, we did get to see and go on most of the fun stuff.
We watched The Golden Mickeys and The Lion King. They were both really awesome shows, but I liked The Lion King more because it was more theatre and acting (which I have learned to really appreciate since I'm in drama) although The Golden Mickeys was pretty good too. We also went on the train ride around Disneyland park. As for the rides, we rode on the It's a Small World, Flying Dumbos, the Cinderella Carousel and Space Mountain. I also really wanted to go on Autopia, but it was already really late. Plus, we had lunch there, which was okay. And popcorn too!
Another highlight of going to Disneyland was the Let it Snow parade. That was really fun and interactive. Plus, it was good knowing practically all the Disney characters. When I was younger, I was a Disney fanatic. I watched all the Disney princesses movies and knew all about Mickey Mouse and his friends, so going to Disneyland helped me remember a lot of stuff I had forgotten about Disney. Now, I have the constant urge to sit in front of a movie screen with a bucket of popcorn (or kettle korn) and eat my way through non-stop marathons of Disney princess movies. Not a bad idea. I think I'll do that when I get home. If the VCR machine still works...
My brother and I also spent about $80 on those Disney penny-pressers. When I went to the Disneyland in Cali, they had penny pressers. But because Hong Kong doesn't have pennies, we just give the machine $10 and they provide the copper-coloured coin. Is it worth $10 each? Probably not, since it's only a coin being heated and having cool pictures engraved on it. But in my opinion, totally worth it. Because first of all, it's cool, second, pretty, third, you could never make it at home and lastly, each piece makes a very good souvenir.
That day was very memorably awesome.
We watched The Golden Mickeys and The Lion King. They were both really awesome shows, but I liked The Lion King more because it was more theatre and acting (which I have learned to really appreciate since I'm in drama) although The Golden Mickeys was pretty good too. We also went on the train ride around Disneyland park. As for the rides, we rode on the It's a Small World, Flying Dumbos, the Cinderella Carousel and Space Mountain. I also really wanted to go on Autopia, but it was already really late. Plus, we had lunch there, which was okay. And popcorn too!
Another highlight of going to Disneyland was the Let it Snow parade. That was really fun and interactive. Plus, it was good knowing practically all the Disney characters. When I was younger, I was a Disney fanatic. I watched all the Disney princesses movies and knew all about Mickey Mouse and his friends, so going to Disneyland helped me remember a lot of stuff I had forgotten about Disney. Now, I have the constant urge to sit in front of a movie screen with a bucket of popcorn (or kettle korn) and eat my way through non-stop marathons of Disney princess movies. Not a bad idea. I think I'll do that when I get home. If the VCR machine still works...
My brother and I also spent about $80 on those Disney penny-pressers. When I went to the Disneyland in Cali, they had penny pressers. But because Hong Kong doesn't have pennies, we just give the machine $10 and they provide the copper-coloured coin. Is it worth $10 each? Probably not, since it's only a coin being heated and having cool pictures engraved on it. But in my opinion, totally worth it. Because first of all, it's cool, second, pretty, third, you could never make it at home and lastly, each piece makes a very good souvenir.
That day was very memorably awesome.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Blog Term2 Day26 AWESOME EDITION
Gonna sleep after this- so tired, but I have a feeling I'm gonna be really tired tomorrow, too, because I'm going to Hong Kong's Disneyland. Can't wait. I'm pretty excited, even though I heard it was really really small. It's still Disneyland. This post is mostly about what I did in Macau today. The stay at Hotel Golden Dragon was pretty good. It was 4 stars, and although it wasn't the fanciest, it was very comfortable. Macau is actually pretty small. It's even smaller than Hong Kong, so there wasn't really all THAT much to see. The main thing was that plaza I blogged about just a while ago (last blog, I believe), historic landmarks and exploring other hotels.
It's really crazy, because in Macau, there are hotels everywhere. And there are these free shuttles that can take you to almost whichever hotel you want. And they all link back to the ferry terminal, which is kinda like our airport. So after waking up, we went down to one of the hotel's restaurants where there was a buffet breakfast. That was pretty good. There was a lot of variety, and the food wasn't bad either. We all ate a lot, so again, no real lunch, but that was totally fine with all of us. For the whole morning, all we did was explore hotels. That might sound weird, but that's actually one of the main parts about Macau. One can just waltz up to a hotel, enter and take pictures and stuff. And get this- there are malls within the hotel! Is that crazy or what? Well, there are only malls for the 6 star hotels, but still, crazy. You know how the hotels we have only have a few small little boutiques? Well, in Macau, the 6 star hotels all have a lot of small little boutiques of designer stores. I don't think I've seen that many displays from Prada, Doir, Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Armani, etc. etc. Seriously, it was crazy. I would list more, but there are just too many. Oh yeah, and did I mention there are casinos in every single hotel? Kinda reminds me of Las Vegas, even though I've never been there, from what I gather, Macau is very similar to Vegas.
Then in the afternoon, we went back to that plaza. There, like the day before, we had a snack of curry fish balls, Portuguese egg tarts, pork chop buns and that ice cream dessert. Yum! Then, we walked and shopped a bit more before going for dinner which was at this Portuguese restaurant close to the plaza. The food was very good, and I noticed that Portuguese food had a lot of different kinds of sauces. That was the first time I ever had Portuguese food, and I really enjoyed it.
After dinner, we went back to the terminal, while my dad and both aunts got the luggage at the hotel. When we met up, we got the tickets and lined up for the boat ride back. And let me tell you, the boat ride is like no other. First of all, it's about 3 times fast than our ferries, and secondly, it's a lot more turbulent (I was close to falling over many times) and the boat has seats for everyone. Not like our ferries, where we can park the car on several levels and then go up to the main deck. No, it's just 2 levels, and both are for sitting. (Not that many people have cars anyways, so car parking is totally not needed.) And we arrived at the terminal, we did all that passport stuff, and then got a taxi to my aunt's home. Where I am currently staying.
Goodnight!
It's really crazy, because in Macau, there are hotels everywhere. And there are these free shuttles that can take you to almost whichever hotel you want. And they all link back to the ferry terminal, which is kinda like our airport. So after waking up, we went down to one of the hotel's restaurants where there was a buffet breakfast. That was pretty good. There was a lot of variety, and the food wasn't bad either. We all ate a lot, so again, no real lunch, but that was totally fine with all of us. For the whole morning, all we did was explore hotels. That might sound weird, but that's actually one of the main parts about Macau. One can just waltz up to a hotel, enter and take pictures and stuff. And get this- there are malls within the hotel! Is that crazy or what? Well, there are only malls for the 6 star hotels, but still, crazy. You know how the hotels we have only have a few small little boutiques? Well, in Macau, the 6 star hotels all have a lot of small little boutiques of designer stores. I don't think I've seen that many displays from Prada, Doir, Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Armani, etc. etc. Seriously, it was crazy. I would list more, but there are just too many. Oh yeah, and did I mention there are casinos in every single hotel? Kinda reminds me of Las Vegas, even though I've never been there, from what I gather, Macau is very similar to Vegas.
Then in the afternoon, we went back to that plaza. There, like the day before, we had a snack of curry fish balls, Portuguese egg tarts, pork chop buns and that ice cream dessert. Yum! Then, we walked and shopped a bit more before going for dinner which was at this Portuguese restaurant close to the plaza. The food was very good, and I noticed that Portuguese food had a lot of different kinds of sauces. That was the first time I ever had Portuguese food, and I really enjoyed it.
After dinner, we went back to the terminal, while my dad and both aunts got the luggage at the hotel. When we met up, we got the tickets and lined up for the boat ride back. And let me tell you, the boat ride is like no other. First of all, it's about 3 times fast than our ferries, and secondly, it's a lot more turbulent (I was close to falling over many times) and the boat has seats for everyone. Not like our ferries, where we can park the car on several levels and then go up to the main deck. No, it's just 2 levels, and both are for sitting. (Not that many people have cars anyways, so car parking is totally not needed.) And we arrived at the terminal, we did all that passport stuff, and then got a taxi to my aunt's home. Where I am currently staying.
Goodnight!
Blog Term2 Day25 AWESOME EDITION
I think I'm gonna write AWESOME EDITION for every blog while I'm in HK. K, this one's about the day after just arriving. The next morning, I woke up at around 7:30am (I know, only 4 hours of sleep!) But I kinda had to wake up early because I had to get my HK ID. So now, I'm officially a Hong Kong citizen. They had to take a pic, and I must say, I look horrible. It's not even funny. But oh well. Before that, we had a really large breakfast consisting of congee, Chinese donuts and those rice-rolls. (I dunno what they're called in English...) Then, after breakfast and getting my ID, we went down to the harbour. Then, we sailed to Macau!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know, right? Awesomeness! And now I'm back.
Macau was amazing. So many historical landmarks and museums. We got there a little bit after lunch time. When we arrived, we (my mom, dad, brother and I) met up with my 2 aunts and grandpa. But we were all so full after the breakfast, we didn't have lunch until around 3pm. At Macau, after we checked in at the Hotel Golden Dragon, we went to this plaza. There, we had lunch which consisted of wonton noodles in soup and then we walked around the plaza. Surprisingly, the plaza was very large. And along the way, we ate some of Macau's most famous foods. That list of food consists of: Portuguese egg tarts, this pudding-ice cream dessert, curry fish balls and steamed milk. The list might be longer than that but right now, it's 11:40pm. And I'm tired. After the snack, we went up to St. Paul's Cathedral. That's the famous church that got burnt down except for the front. We took sooo many picture of St. Paul's. And it was truly amazing! When we were done with the pictures, the walking and the shopping, we went for dinner at this restaurant connected to a hotel. I believe that restaurant was Shanghai cuisine, But at that point, I was so tired, I don't think I really took much in. Oh well, what do you expect from a person with only 4 hours of sleep.
Macau was amazing. So many historical landmarks and museums. We got there a little bit after lunch time. When we arrived, we (my mom, dad, brother and I) met up with my 2 aunts and grandpa. But we were all so full after the breakfast, we didn't have lunch until around 3pm. At Macau, after we checked in at the Hotel Golden Dragon, we went to this plaza. There, we had lunch which consisted of wonton noodles in soup and then we walked around the plaza. Surprisingly, the plaza was very large. And along the way, we ate some of Macau's most famous foods. That list of food consists of: Portuguese egg tarts, this pudding-ice cream dessert, curry fish balls and steamed milk. The list might be longer than that but right now, it's 11:40pm. And I'm tired. After the snack, we went up to St. Paul's Cathedral. That's the famous church that got burnt down except for the front. We took sooo many picture of St. Paul's. And it was truly amazing! When we were done with the pictures, the walking and the shopping, we went for dinner at this restaurant connected to a hotel. I believe that restaurant was Shanghai cuisine, But at that point, I was so tired, I don't think I really took much in. Oh well, what do you expect from a person with only 4 hours of sleep.
Blog Term2 Day24 AWESOME EDITION
Alrighty- the plane ride wasn't awesome. But then again, what do you expect right? Everyone knows that plane rides are the most amazing forms of comfort. It wasn't awful though. I'm a pretty optimistic person when it comes to planes because I love airports and traveling, and that means long car rides, boats and planes. So naturally, I like the whole package. I love traveling. It's one of my favourite things in the world. It truly is- always fun. And I've been fortunate enough to travel a bit.
My family and I booked a flight on Japan Airlines, so we got to stop at Japan. Anyways, we went to the airport early-ish in the morning, got on the plane before noon and took off. Then, because of the different time zones, we ended up in Japan around afternoon. The airplane food tasted like... airplane food. Wonderful description huh? Then, we stayed at the airport for several hours before boarding another JAL flight to HK. By the time we got to HK, it was 11pm. And by the time I slept, it was 3am. You know what this means? Jet lag.
To be continued...
My family and I booked a flight on Japan Airlines, so we got to stop at Japan. Anyways, we went to the airport early-ish in the morning, got on the plane before noon and took off. Then, because of the different time zones, we ended up in Japan around afternoon. The airplane food tasted like... airplane food. Wonderful description huh? Then, we stayed at the airport for several hours before boarding another JAL flight to HK. By the time we got to HK, it was 11pm. And by the time I slept, it was 3am. You know what this means? Jet lag.
To be continued...
Blog Term2 Day23 AWESOME EDITION
Hahahaha, dontcha just love the title? Finally on the computer. Wow, I wasn't on the computer for like... 4 days. That's a record for me. Although when I get older, I'm gonna try to not go on the computer for a year. That'll be my goal after I'm done school though, because technically, you need a computer for school, since a lot of projects are computer based. Surprisingly, I don't miss not going on the computer. If it wasn't for emailing friends etc. I don't think I'd bother with the computer at all. And blogging. That's kinda fun too. And at least it's helped my typing.
ON VACATION RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!! Since I haven't blogged for about 4 days, I'm gonna do all of them right now. And this might take about an hour or more to write all down, but I'm gonna talk about my trip so far. I guess this blog'll be about being in Hong Kong in general- kinda like a preview. The next will be about the plane ride, the one after that- Macau day 1 (I went to Macau too, just came back actually.) and the fourth- Macau day 2. Sounds good? Does to me!
My random thought/statement of the day: I'll download all the pics when I get home.
BYE!
ON VACATION RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!! Since I haven't blogged for about 4 days, I'm gonna do all of them right now. And this might take about an hour or more to write all down, but I'm gonna talk about my trip so far. I guess this blog'll be about being in Hong Kong in general- kinda like a preview. The next will be about the plane ride, the one after that- Macau day 1 (I went to Macau too, just came back actually.) and the fourth- Macau day 2. Sounds good? Does to me!
My random thought/statement of the day: I'll download all the pics when I get home.
BYE!
Friday, December 18, 2009
Blog Term2 Day22
I can't believe that by tomorrow I'll be halfway across the globe. I'm so excited. I don't even know how I'm going to sleep tonight, with all that excitement. So I might just exhaust my self out with last minute packing, cleaning my room, reading, science homework (BLAH!) etc. I haven't even packed yet... I mean, I chose some clothes I'm gonna bring, but I haven't put it into the suitcase or anything. I also have to clean my room, because it's a total mess. Fun... But to tell you the truth, I love packing. I find packing and cleaning my room quite fun, as long as the music's on. Then I'm happy with that kinda thing.
Today was so much fun. All the classes were short, and I could feel the excitement in the air as everyone was getting ready for the vacation. I know I'm gonna miss my friends, but at least I can email them! That's always fun. After the awesome day at school and the even awesomer winter assembly, my best friend and I went with mom and my brother to have lunch. And guess what? Halfway through eating, one of my other friends showed up, so we all had lunch together. Then, we went to Oakridge where I had a return some book before the vacation. Then we went and got a gelato and shopped a round a bit.
My random thought/statement of the day: I'll try to include some pictures of HK when I can.
Toddlez!
Today was so much fun. All the classes were short, and I could feel the excitement in the air as everyone was getting ready for the vacation. I know I'm gonna miss my friends, but at least I can email them! That's always fun. After the awesome day at school and the even awesomer winter assembly, my best friend and I went with mom and my brother to have lunch. And guess what? Halfway through eating, one of my other friends showed up, so we all had lunch together. Then, we went to Oakridge where I had a return some book before the vacation. Then we went and got a gelato and shopped a round a bit.
My random thought/statement of the day: I'll try to include some pictures of HK when I can.
Toddlez!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Blog Term2 Day21
OMGOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tomorrow is the last day of school until winter break! I'm really excited because firstly, it's almost Christmas. And also, I'm going to Hong Kong, so that totally adds to the awesomeness. But at the moment, I'm suffering from a headache. It's not a migrane, so that's great, but I have a science test tomorrow to study for, so I might take an Advil. I think it's because I've been watching movies since 8:30 this morning. In the morning, I had the Synergy Christmas party, where we watched an awesome movie, whose name escapes me. But I do remember it was really great. And funny too. We also had secret Santas, and I got a cake. It's not real, but it actually looks like a real slice of cake. It's made of a pink towel and decorated really genuinely. As for the food- practically everyone brought chips and pop. And other assortments of junk food. I, myself brought brownies. But guess what? I didn't even eat a single chip or drink any pop! Instead, I drank orange juice and ate mostly healthy foods. Well, I did have some unhealthy foods too, but no chips. During math class, we watched Wall-E. And during classe de francais, we watched Le Choirese. (I don't know how that's spelled...) In other words, I watched a movie for every single class. Crazy huh?
My random thought/statement of the day: Headache...
Toddlez!
My random thought/statement of the day: Headache...
Toddlez!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Blog Term2 Day20
Tomorrow's the Synergy Christmas party. And I don't know any of the details about gift giving, food etc. I bought brownies and my secret Santa present, but I don't know any of the specifics, like am I supposed to just give it to my person? I guess after blogging, I have to make a trip to that google docs page. Even though most of it is just chatting. So sleepy at the moment. Had the square dancing test last block today. We messed up on one song, but that was it. So that's alright. I'm gonna miss square dancing, which was usually the highlight of my day. Oh well, good things don't last forever. Sometimes I wish they would though.
My random thought/statement of the day: I wish it would snow!
Toddlez!
My random thought/statement of the day: I wish it would snow!
Toddlez!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Blog Term2 Day19
Today in appskills, we watched this video on YouTube. And it was totally awesome. The dude in the video had a British accent, so I couldn't catch most of what he was saying, but his intentions were clear. And the parts I did understand were so funny! This video was about a guy with a microphone, and he was just talking into it. He also went to what looked like a church, and on the front steps in front of the square, he held up a sign saying,"Everything is OK" and then another one saying something about being an atheist. Funny. Then, the police came and they were all like,"Sir, I'd like you to stop talking into the microphone." or something like that. It was awesome! (I think I've said that a lot.) The only part I didn't really get was the fake police. That part got a little confusing...
Actually, this video kinda reminded me of one I watched a while back... It was of 2 people with signs saying,"Free Hugs" and in the beginning, nobody wanted a hug. Then, the police came and they were all like,"But it just says 'Free Hugs'..." and stuff. In the end, everyone was coming in for free hugs, and a lot of people had the signs offering free hugs. It was awesome. But as I'm typing this, I realize that the police or authoritative people are probably pretty unhappy with always being shown as the "bad guys" in these videos. But still, I loved that free hugs video, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people have seen it before. It's really cute.
My random thought/statement of the day: I'm crossing my fingers that no teachers are gonna give us any homework over break, because I'm gonna be away during vacation, and I really don't want homework over Christmas break. Because that's just sad.
Toddlez!
Actually, this video kinda reminded me of one I watched a while back... It was of 2 people with signs saying,"Free Hugs" and in the beginning, nobody wanted a hug. Then, the police came and they were all like,"But it just says 'Free Hugs'..." and stuff. In the end, everyone was coming in for free hugs, and a lot of people had the signs offering free hugs. It was awesome. But as I'm typing this, I realize that the police or authoritative people are probably pretty unhappy with always being shown as the "bad guys" in these videos. But still, I loved that free hugs video, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people have seen it before. It's really cute.
My random thought/statement of the day: I'm crossing my fingers that no teachers are gonna give us any homework over break, because I'm gonna be away during vacation, and I really don't want homework over Christmas break. Because that's just sad.
Toddlez!
Monday, December 14, 2009
Blog Term2 Day18
I have a French and math test tomorrow. Ug. Don't you just love tests on the last week before winter break? I sure do. But at least I can look forward to the Synergy Christmas party. And winter vacation. I can't believe that it's almost the new year. 2010! I also can't believe that the winter Olympics in Van. is coming up so soon!
In English class today, we learned about grammar. Fun. However, I'm glad I learned that stuff because some of that information is either forgotten or unknown of by me.
My random thought/statement of the day: Square dancing was soooo much fun today, made new friends and just had a load of fun. I love square dancing. Not even exaggerating. Too bad the unit is only for 3 weeks...
Toddlez!
In English class today, we learned about grammar. Fun. However, I'm glad I learned that stuff because some of that information is either forgotten or unknown of by me.
My random thought/statement of the day: Square dancing was soooo much fun today, made new friends and just had a load of fun. I love square dancing. Not even exaggerating. Too bad the unit is only for 3 weeks...
Toddlez!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Blog Term2 Day17 Superblog14
Christmas
kisses of snow and apple-cinnamon scented candles
friends all around, we talk, we laugh, and we build
ginger-bread houses
from a light, snowy sky to
the dark beautiful night
we sing Christmas carols-
and we forget the lyrics
singin' 'something something something' to
replace words
smiles, compliments and hugs replace the
usual
malls are festive and cashiers
ask do you need
a gift receipt with that?
it's beautiful. everything.
kisses of snow and apple-cinnamon scented candles
friends all around, we talk, we laugh, and we build
ginger-bread houses
from a light, snowy sky to
the dark beautiful night
we sing Christmas carols-
and we forget the lyrics
singin' 'something something something' to
replace words
smiles, compliments and hugs replace the
usual
malls are festive and cashiers
ask do you need
a gift receipt with that?
it's beautiful. everything.
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Blog Term2 Day16
Today was an awesome day. I slept late last night, so I woke up really late too. But oh well. After I woke up at around 10am, I washed up, had breakfast and then started on my rudiments. That took a while because I only finished right before lunch. After lunch, I went to piano lessons like always. And after piano lessons, I dropped by a friend's house to finish up a project. Then I went to my mum's friend's housewarming party. That was awesome. We got a tour, had some drinks and snacks and chatted a while. Then, we came back home, had dinner and went off to church for Awana. Fun fun fun. I wish most Saturdays were like this. Only problem is, NO TIME TO DO HOMEWORK! Because right now, I've gotta go shower and then it's movie night! Yes! You know, I think there should be a law against homework over the weekend. I don't know about the rest of the high school body, but during the weekday, I work pretty hard on school stuff. And I think we deserve stress-free, all-fun, no-work weekends. Especially since for me, the weekend is the only time I actually get free time.
My random thought/statement of the day: Can't wait till Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Toddlez!
My random thought/statement of the day: Can't wait till Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Toddlez!
Friday, December 11, 2009
Blog Term2 Day15
Today was a fairly awesome day. Appskills and socials was fun. I didn't even feel sleepy in math, and although French was kinda a drag, it was a short day, so the period went by pretty quickly. Then after school, because my mum had a day off, we went to Mountain Co-op in hopes of buying a really good sling-on backpack. But the colour I wanted didn't come in Left. The colour I really wanted is Eggplant. It's just the awesomest colour for a sling-on ever. But it only came in Right, and I prefer Left, so I'm just gonna wait for the new stock of Lefts to arrive and then I'll get an Eggplant Left. Hahahaha, does this even make sense?
My random thought/statement of the day: I have 3 tests and a project due next week!!!!!!!!
Toddlez!
My random thought/statement of the day: I have 3 tests and a project due next week!!!!!!!!
Toddlez!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Blog Term2 Day14
I have quite the amount of math homework that I've gotta finish. Unfortunately, I'm pretty tired, so I think I'm gonna take a 10 minute power nap. That always helps me re-energize. I was planning on taking that nap before dinner, but before dinner, I was reading The Time Traveler's Wife. Which was really good. I've been reading that book for a little more than a week now. And I've just finished it. Really awesome book. So if you haven't read it, you really should. I haven't watched the movie, but I'm sure like always, the book would be better than the movie. Which isn't surprising at all. We got back our science fair proposals today, and ours didn't make the cut. So we've talked to the teacher, and we're planning on doing our experiment on something different altogether. I really like this new idea. Actually, the idea we're gonna do now was our original idea. But then our science teacher told us we couldn't use living beings in our experiments, so we hastily changed our tactics to this new experiment. Which wasn't all that great. So today we talked to our teacher, and she said we could use our original idea. Now comes the part where we have to write our new proposals and stuff. Not too bad, but also kinda late since I believe the actual deadline is sometime Feb. And now we have to change our tactics. I guess that means Jan is gonna be busy.
My random thought/statement of the day: I don't know if I've already said this, but I love working with Middle Years/Synergy people. (Last year, we were Middle Years' people, so it's still okay for me to say that. I think.)
Toddlez!
My random thought/statement of the day: I don't know if I've already said this, but I love working with Middle Years/Synergy people. (Last year, we were Middle Years' people, so it's still okay for me to say that. I think.)
Toddlez!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Blog Term2 Day13 SpecialEdition
The interesting superblog about particle physics and One Love. Actually, I was thinking about what to say while I was practicing piano. And I've gotta say, I'm pulling a make-it-up-as-you-go. I'm supposed to be 100% focused for practicing piano anyways. But sometimes, that's hard to do. Anyways, during synergy appskills today, our teacher showed us this vid of really awesome people singing One Love all around the world. We watched it last year, but I just love how everyone is so talented and joining forces to make the coolest cover of the song. And it truly was amazing. Then, our teacher told us to blog about the song and particle physics. And I was like huh?. So here it is.
One Love is about unity and keeping love- and everything good together, banish the bad. Particle physics could be the answer to all the equations and questions we have about this universe and beyond. Why do certain particles behave, interact or move like that? Unification of love, all that is good and answers to our existence.
One Love is about unity and keeping love- and everything good together, banish the bad. Particle physics could be the answer to all the equations and questions we have about this universe and beyond. Why do certain particles behave, interact or move like that? Unification of love, all that is good and answers to our existence.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Blog Term2 Day12
I slept quite late last night, so all throughout the day, I was a zombie. Urg... I could have slept earlier, but I wanted to finish more science, so I stayed up later. At least I got a lot of colouring done. That's always good. I think I'm gonna finish some French homework and then nap before dinner. After dinner, I'll practice piano and then finish my math homework. I really gotta sleep earlier because sleep makes all the difference in my performance in school. And life in general. Anyways, guess what? guess what!? I got my field hockey jacket, finally!!!!!!!!!! Back when it was still the field hockey season, we all decided on getting those sport jackets. So right after the season, we placed our orders in, and finally, after about a month, I got my jacket. I'm really happy because the jackets look pretty awesome. We have our last names on the back, the school name and mascot on the front. It also says FIELD HOCKEY team on the front. The jacket's blue, but it's not really the prettiest blue. I think it would have looked better if it was more navy. This blue is kinda like a half between dark and light. But kinda more on the dark side. But other than that, I just love the jacket! Yayayayayayayayaya!
My random thought/statement of the day: I love it! I've always wanted a field hockey jacket. I mean, I have an Adidas sports jacket, but not one for a sports team!
Toddlez!
My random thought/statement of the day: I love it! I've always wanted a field hockey jacket. I mean, I have an Adidas sports jacket, but not one for a sports team!
Toddlez!
Blog Term2 Day11
I love square dancing! It's so much fun, especially when you get into the action of it. If you skip, smile and just stop worrying about holding someone of the opposite sex's hand, it's all good. I guess it may be kind of weird to hold someone else's hand, but at the same time, I just want to say,"Come on! We're just dancing!". I remember in grade 8, I was kinda nervous about holding someone's hand. Not anymore though. And square dancing is simple and fun. It's just the same moves over and over again, just in different orders and danced to different songs. I remembered a lot of the songs from last year. And about 2-3 of the songs I danced to earlier are the same as the ones from grade 8.
My random thought/statement of the day: I think we only have about 3 more square dancing classes before the unit's over. That's really sad. My P.E teacher said that this unit was shortened by a week. Awww.
Goodbye!
My random thought/statement of the day: I think we only have about 3 more square dancing classes before the unit's over. That's really sad. My P.E teacher said that this unit was shortened by a week. Awww.
Goodbye!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Blog Term2 Day10 Superblog13
I wish all winters were like this one. This is a pic of last year's Christmas. And it was amazing! I just love Christmas, and snow and playing in snow. Not only that, but just watching snow drifting down from the sky is beautiful. I was supposed to be asleep by now, because my goal was to sleep at 10 (which I seem to never get around to). But my brother needed help editing these paragraphs of his, so I helped him with those. I also didn't even practice piano today. And that really pisses me off. Because that means I didn't do anything today. Well, I did go to a friend's house to work on the science project, but I didn't do any auto homework.
My random thought/statement of the day: I LOVE SNOW!
Toddlez!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Blog Term2 Day9
Movie night. Yayyyyy! This weekend, I didn't get too much homework, only science, so I'm gonna take the time to sleep early and relax. That's always good. Anyways, we're watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. I heard it was pretty amazing, so I can't wait. Tomorrow, I'm going over to a friend's house to work on a science project. I like working in groups, and sometimes, it just takes a lot more planning.
My random thought/statement of the day: Reading The Time Traveler's Wife.
Toddlez!
My random thought/statement of the day: Reading The Time Traveler's Wife.
Toddlez!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Blog Term2 Day8
When I was walking back home, I saw a crow hopping on one foot. The other seemed to be either broken or in severe pain. I'm still sad about it. But what could I have done? When I think about that crow, I don't know what to do. And that's the worse. When someone or something is in pain and you can't possibly do anything about it. I thought about calling the SPCA but I don't have their number and I think that if I tried to go too close to the crow, he/she might fly away. I was also scared that even if I was able to call the SPCA, the crow might have flown away. But I feel really sad. Really really sad. Poor crow. I hope it gets better.
My random thought/statement of the day: I wish it was still the weekday.
Toddlez!
My random thought/statement of the day: I wish it was still the weekday.
Toddlez!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Blog Term2 Day7
I'm crossing my fingers that I get into honour roll... I know marks aren't everything, but I like being recognized for working hard. I'm sure everyone does. I still don't know my marks for appskills, P.E or drama. Anyways, today was a satisfactory day. I got to actually meet the synergy 8's for the first time. They're an interesting bunch. I only got to meet a handful of them, but they seem nice. Math was entertaining and fun. French was sad and learnful. Appskills was filled with knowledge and socials was amazing. Then again, I love socials. For secret santa, I don't know what to get. No good idea's whatsoever.
My random thought/statement of the day: asdfjkl;
Toddlez!
My random thought/statement of the day: asdfjkl;
Toddlez!
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Blog Term2 Day6
Had square dancing- the highlight of my day. I don't know what's wrong with me. But I'm not my usual cheerful self these days.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Blog Term2 Day5
Listening to Taylor Swift again. I just love her so much! You know how some singer's first album is amazing, then the second is okay... and the others are just terrible? Well, I love Taylor's first and second album so far. I don't have her second CD in platinum which has like... 6 more songs on it! Only her normal one, but I can still listen to it without thinking,"Urg, these songs are getting kinda annoying." Because with Taylor, I love all her songs. Every single one of them. Just some are better than others. But still, I guess her tunes are my style.
I have square dancing tomorrow, and I'm super duper excited because I really like square dancing. It's sooooooo much fun. Last year, I was kinda scared about it, but now that it's my second year square dancing, and I already know all the moves and have heard most of the songs at least once, it makes it a lot easier. I didn't get any homework today, but I got back a math test. Which I didn't do very well in. And that pretty much messed up my day. Besides the fact I'm feeling really low these days.
My random thought/statement of the day: Gotta find a lab coat.
Toddlez!
I have square dancing tomorrow, and I'm super duper excited because I really like square dancing. It's sooooooo much fun. Last year, I was kinda scared about it, but now that it's my second year square dancing, and I already know all the moves and have heard most of the songs at least once, it makes it a lot easier. I didn't get any homework today, but I got back a math test. Which I didn't do very well in. And that pretty much messed up my day. Besides the fact I'm feeling really low these days.
My random thought/statement of the day: Gotta find a lab coat.
Toddlez!
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