Friday, May 12, 2006
am home now. the only one about. woke up at 12noon today and rushed off for class. after class i headed back to the hostel and grabbed my usual bags containing my notebook and my dirty laundry and all sorts of miscellaneous items. tried to hail a cab for about 20 minutes.
easily the worst experience so far. there are 3 kinds of weather in Shanghai when getting a cab is next to impossible. when it's so freaking hot(like 40 degrees in summer), when it's snowing and when it's raining. today it was raining. and carrying so many bags and panicking that the rainwater will seep into my notebook.
a cab did arrive thankfully and the driver was kind enough not to suggest stopping on the main road and kindly turned in. dropped my bags at home and went grocery shopping. couldn't decide whether i wanted to have pasta or macaroni soup. so i bought all the ingredients for both. cooked pasta in the end and ended up wishing i cooked macaroni soup. :P bought canned soup and realised that we don't have a can opener at home. haha
my dad's away for now. so ate my pasta in front of the tv. watching Friends' season 1. washed the dishes(i haven't done that in ages since my dad washes when i cook and lately my mom was the one washing them). and now i'm seated comfortably in front of my notebook, sipping chrysanthemum tea and spitting out cherry seeds into a bag.
am aching satisfactorily in my arms.
seriously, how ready am i for independent living? i don't know about others. maybe for them, it's not an issue to move about and be away. but i've always been a family person. somehow, without being able to explain, i've always feel so lost when i'm without my family.
with about 3 weeks to my 19th birthday, it really rocks to know that for the first time in my life, i'll be spending my birthday alone. without my family. that just totally rocks.
thankfully, we have something called TV and MUSIC. helps to fill all empty voids, though not very satisfactorily. but i can't stand silences. not the empty ones anyway.
time to go. gotta run off to the hospital tomorrow.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
just my friends for lunch today. we bused to Gubei and walked around. they're are so many quaint little shops there. many restaurants offering different cuisines. and the japanese restaurants there look so much more like the ones which i saw in japan. i bought a movie dvd and the first and second seasons of Friends. had dinner at Bellagio Cafe(sounds deceiving huh? it serves taiwanese food) after grabbing some groceries at carrefour and having an ice cream.
it must seem odd that i keep roaming the streets and spending really little time on my books. the mid-term results are out and i must say they're pretty satisfying. it's been a long long time since i was on the other side of the spectrum.
naturally, that does not justify me walking about so much. but there's so much to see and learn. just today, i walked around Gubei, and the part of Shanghai is so different. it's cleaner. and the buildings are much shorter. it's a little Korea apparently, but it has a home-ier kind of feel.
was at Amorino Gelato Italiano. they're hiring. i don't have much time left here. but i'm sorely tempted to try out for the job. if they'll give it to me. i mean, i don't have a very schedule which gives me muc time to work. but i really want the experience and it'll be cool to get a job. in china. i mean, even if i get paid peanuts, i don't really mind. and the environment is pretty good. less chances of getting tricky customers.
heading back again tomorrow. glad that i'll be properly equipped to cook a meal. pretty sick of meals outside. chinese food especially. it's the cheapest. and i'm really sick to the stomach. i used to be so fond of all those wanton things and now i can scarcely look at one in the face.
time to scram. i needa bathe.
Wednesday, May 10, 2006
today's been the sort of day that reflects the inner turmoil of the soul. the same dreary, cold, draughy kind of day that makes the day seem ever so bleak.
my sis and mom have gone back. and i've got the next 3 nights all to myself. it's always icky to be alone after a bout of fun and good cheer. and having your family all about you.
it's been raining for a couple of days. my eyes have been running too. and if the weather keeps up, it'll be my nose next.
i really should lay off the fish. even the sashimi here has bones. really freaks me. seems like i'm getting more prone to get bone attacks.
went roaming today. worse sort of day to be staying in. not so good sort of day t be walking the roads either. but i just didn't want to sit about and rot. especially when i don't even have any dvds to watch or cds to listen to. all coz i forgot to grab my stash before i left home. but there's this korean drama on tonight so i guess that's the programme.
time to go.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
back from another holiday. asily the worst ever. it was the labour day holidays and there were just too many people. we got bullied by the tour agency too. i'll just say that the hotels were pretty decent. and it was nice being with my family. all in all, it was very disappointing.
Man U won Charlton 4-0. yay!
i'm changing my China mobile coz my dad lost his phone. i think some salesgirl found it and kept it. it was a real damper tonight. we're all pretty exasperated. my sister finally understands why i carry such humongous bags here. coz when you have a small bag, the tendency of things falling out increases especially since it's so crowded. it's really dangerous. you can't even sling your bag behind you.
my mom and sis go back this tuesday. so that leaves me and my dad. and the usual routine of school and whatnot.
i have a little less than a month to my 19th birthday. and it's again the time of the year when i look back and wonder. and i remember making a wish on my 18th birthday. a wish that was partially fulfilled though not the way i wanted it to be. i dunno but that i doubt the other half coming true. with just 20 over days to go, it's not very possible.
