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春風シャララ by D=Out
 

Back in Singapore. The trip to HK was pretty good overall. Of course there were irritating episodes with sales people, but I enjoyed my trip. I went with wonderful people and met more wonderful people than expected, so I think it was worth the time and money. It was a packed 5 days, so I think I'll just blog about whatever I can remember? I didn't really go to any really tourist-ish area, so there aren't many photos. What I did was to shop. Walk. Eat. Shop. Walk. And eat. Had loads of good food in HK. I think in HK, unlike SG, its harder to find awful food because most of the stores are the property and livelihood of the local people. A greater sense of pride in their store maybe? Anyhow, now that I'm back, I have no idea of what to eat! In HK I was out walking about, so I just entered any store that struck my fancy. Here, I need to detach myself from my chair and walk out to find food, the main difficulty being the detaching from my chair part. And the finding food part. No idea what to eat nowadays...

Stayed in a pretty decent hotel with HL and Viv. 2 Queen sized beds with a pretty big shower. I forgot to take photos, but trust me, it was alright. It was fun to room with HL and Viv. Quite an interesting combination. I wouldn't say that they became best friends, but I think the both of them got along? I was kinda afraid that there would be queer silences where neither wants to speak to the other because they can't tolerate the other but... Yeah, it turned out okay. Nevertheless, I felt kinda bad for both HL and Viv. HL because she wanted to shop, but out of consideration for both me and Viv, toned it down. As for Viv, I could tell that the last place she wanted to be was that mall, whatever it was called. I think it would have been easier on her if it was more tourist-ish things that we wanted to do, rather than the monotonous pattern of checking out every single shop along Tsim Tsa Tsui to see if they stock that particular shoe I wanted. YES. We went into virtually every shoe store to see if they stocked that ONE particular pair of heels that I wanted. Single minded determination. Or you can peel back that layer of fluff and say that I'm a stubborn pig. While I did say that I had given up, I still went into each and every shop to scan for that pair of shoes. Finally found it after exhausting Viv. She would enter the shop, find the chair, plop down and then I would appear and say those two words that would send us all walking again. "I'm done." I think she hates me now.

Other than our madcap adventure to search for one pair of heels, we shop hopped as well. I managed to get a two pretty decent dresses, although one of them, on hindsight, is very much overpriced. But I like the design, so... HAHA. I'm going to ignore the expenditure as much as possible. Other than that, I stupidly bought an oversized satin bustier that I will probably see if my tailor can alter, a pair of socks, a pair of tights, a waist belt, a white eyeliner, and a pair of hot shorts that will only look flattering on me if I suddenly became skinny like Kaen. Which is like... NEVER. So in conclusion, I should never buy on impulse. NEVER. EVER. Anyhow, I got more basics later on when I met up with my parents, namely a vest and a cardigan. And then I found a really cool looking denim skirt. I got annother pair of tights. And then I found this jumper skirt-ish thing which I bought. Followed by bangles that I love and ADORE. I bought EXILE's latest album at HMV, and a Japanese fashion magazine to entertain me on the flight back. This is about everything inedible that I purchased, other than my MTR cards. OH YEAH. I got a present for Kaen too! Personally, I don't think I bought a lot of things. Most of these are wardrobe basics, and I can share them with my mum. Yup~

Shopping for others in HK is really difficult! Wanted to get things for my brother... But there was nothing appropriate for a reasonable sum of money. Everything was about a hundred, and there is NO WAY I will buy fugly teeshirts just so that I get something for my Smacky. Over my dead and rotting body! Wanted to get presents for others too, but it just didn't work out. Unless I buy food, repeated presents or cute and useless articles... Yeah. Not appealing AT ALL. Nothing screamed at me to get for anyone in particular. So sorry my dears! Next time, come with me and play! The experience would be loads better than presents I think?

I've come to realise that I tend to reply more on my parents when I'm with them. When I'm with my friends, I am much more conscious of my surroundings. I would notice the location, the direction I'm travelling, how much money I spend, the people around me... Everything. When with my parents? HAHA. I thought I misplaced my passport when it was lying in my bag all along. Utter panic. I'm way more careless, and I put my things everywhere. I'm less conscious of where I am, and I behave like I'm 15. Seriously immature. No wonder my parents worry about me while my friends do not. I think I should really leave my home for a while. Make myself more independent, turn it into a habit and stop over-relying on my parents. Be an adult. Explore the differenet facets of my personality. Stress myself. gain experience. I sound like Pokemon trainer. HAHA. Not funny. I'm a university student, and yet I'm a kid in front of my parents. I should stop being a spoilt brat so they will stop treating me like a spoilt brat. Sigh. Life is never as clear cut and simple as we try to make it out to be.

Given a choice, I think the most is one more vacation in HK. I want to spend an entire day at Ocean Park. Shopping wise, I already know where to go, so I suppose it'd be much easier the next time round. Four days should do it. One full day at Ocean Park, unless it gets so boring that I have to escape into the malls. I suppose the main thing that I've learnt in this trip is to buy what you want, because you're unlikely to go back to the same shop again. As with life, we should do what is to be done at that point in time because we're unlikely to have a second go at it. Like the shop you can't find again, life can become full of missed opportunities. Personally, I don't have any thing that I regret not buying, although there are things that I regret getting. Nevertheless, isn't it better to regret having bought it and work to rectify the situation? I don't want to be moping about something that I did not get. Then again, I don't think I'm the type to mope too much about what I missed out on. The future is to malleable for me to know that the path I did not take would be better. My two cents worth of blog wisdom so that you keep reading.Just to let you know, the pillow in the hotels STINK. I might as well as had slept on the bed alone. It was FLAT. SHEESH. My shoulder was killing me!

There were no real adventures in HK. I misplaced my Airport Express MTR while looking for my dad's hotel? I don't think that counts for anything. There was nothing terribly exhilirating nor boring, it was just life experience. I think the funny thing is how HL, Viv and I kept having dessert as a main course. Not that it was awful, but the amount of sugar... I hope I burnt it off by walking. And for the record, I walked from Tsim Tsa Tsui to Mongkok and back to Jordan with my parents. I think HK is great for walking as the weather is nice and breezy. Not like SG with the insufferable heat and humidity. One step outside my home and I start to perspire. Ridiculous weather we have here at the equator. Good thing SG has nice people, or I'll bever come back. I miss my friends and family too much to stay away, although it most certainly is VERY tempting. I wonder if anyone will really miss me if I was to go for exchange? Will you? I hope so. It'd be sad if no one would ever miss me at all. Sigh. Good thing there is the internet.

Okie. Back to life on this side of the planet. Loads of things coming up. I really want to meet up with friends and curl up with them. Yeah, sound weird, but I think all my friends understand what I mean. I want to stay with them and read a book/magazine or sleep on the cool marble floor with aircon. They can do whatever they want. I want company more than entertainment. Yes, I'm very much like a rabbit in this aspect. If you don't get the reference, you need to read more manga! HAHA.

I'll update this post if there is anything that I have missed out. Unlikely, but a possibilty nonetheless. The few photos I took will go up on Facebook by the end of the week if I have some time and if Facebook decides to cooperate with me. I might PhotoShop some of my photos as I had an allergic reaction the morning I boarded the flight. My face and neck was reddish and there were spots here and there. My skin is still recovering from the outbreak now. So yes. I look superbly ugly in my photos. Red. Spotty. Fat. Bad combination. The itch was unbearable on the flight, and I was in a cramped space because it was a budget flight, with poor air, also because it was a budget flight... Please do not expect me to look like I stepped out of a salon. No such thing. My skin was slightly less irritated after I did a mask, but it was still horrible. The return flight just aggravated it. Yes, the return flight was less cramped and had better ventilation, but still... Sigh. If I'm too lazy to care, I'll just upload the pictures, me with spots and all. Otherwise... HAHA. Yes, just stay tuned~

On a side note, I gained 1 whole kilogram! OMG. I will go and train and lose that weight TOMORROW. (There's cheer anyway~)

"We'll all play and laugh and live like fireflies in the summer night, short-lived, but glowing and beautiful"