Just got back from Madrid this morning, got 4ish hours of sleep in a real bed before heading to class. Was productive during class (e.g. catching up on emails and facebook and xiaonei and stuff instead of listening) and actually efficient meeting after class, grocery shopping and cooked good food, unpacked and cleaned room, skyped and finished a case. so here i am. rewarding myself for productiveness =]
Crazy days coming up. class tmr 6-9pm, then 11pm bus to Sitges for Carnaval, party all night, bus back at 6am, get home at 7-ish? leave home at 8 for class at 9am. Then hellish day from 9 - 9pm. and then home... pack... head to the station around 2am to bus to Girona at 3am and get on the flight to Madrid at 6am.... O.O but THENNNN, I get to see Cari! and begin our Eurotrip! ... I just have no idea how I'm going to make it through to then. LOL.
So yes... 20 passed by quite uneventfully. dear Mo managed to be first with an email a day early. lol. my roommate + bf surprised me with a mini cake the day before. much love =). My bus for Madrid departed at 11:59pm. at 00:05 (I know cuz there's a big clock at front of bus), the lil girl sitting in the seat in front of me, 5 or 6 years old, started humming "happy birthday" to herself. I don't think it was even in English. but it made me happy. LOL. I don't think she finished the song before she fell asleep. but still =). Catherine got me a souvenir from Portugal without knowing. I made my wish on a 2 Euro cent coin at a fountain in a castle in Segovia. I bought myself a piece of cake in a local bakery. andddd I managed to make it to the pub crawl a couple of minutes before midnight, and then somehow, miraculously, made it back to the hostel in crazy heels and way beyond tipsy. I actually do not remember how I got into the room. But I do remember asking in Spanish where my street was. LOL. and today. my mom forwarded me an email from Beijing grandparents. sending wishes. O.O. ... I raised an eyebrow and laughed to myself.This must be the first time in over 10 years this has happened. I am impressed. haha.
So yes. Nothing was missed, I had it all =]
Thanks to all those that remembered. all those that saw newsfeed. those who were reminded. It made my day later when I finally had access to internet =). on the other hand... it's what? the third yr w/o a single word from you? lol it's all good. I'm thinking of being cliche and throwing a half bday party when everyone's back in Toronto, sound good?
me go get some slp before I begin the next few days of maaaaaaaadness. =]
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
someone to come home to.
ahhhh.... did i mention that my one of my roommates' bf flew to barcelona from toronto a day after her birthday and they went to Paris for Valentine's day weekend. and he's now staying here with her for a week until Sunday. so yes. Wednesday is hell for us. class from 9 to 9. >.< and all day she's been saying that she can't wait to go home. =P. lol. so we got home, finally, at around 10pm... and as soon as we get in the door, there he was. all the food prepped and ready to cook as soon as she got home (he didn´t want it to get cold waiting for her).
it was such a small thing. i guess it´s not really that small, but still.
i was just thinking... i guess that´s what anyone ever wanted you know?
after a long and hard day...
just someone to come home to.
it was such a small thing. i guess it´s not really that small, but still.
i was just thinking... i guess that´s what anyone ever wanted you know?
after a long and hard day...
just someone to come home to.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Barcelona Living - #1
Fact: I have a tonnnnn of work to do for school, and I've been trying soooo hard to get started. I just get distracted with other stuff. lol. and blogging has been on my to-do list for a LONG time. so let's get this done. =P. I know I promised a Switzerland post, but let's postpone that til Thursday when I'll actually have time to upload pictures too =P.
So yes. It's weird. This is my 17th day here. but it seriously feels as though I have been here since forever, at least a couple of months. I guess changing locations and travelling does that to people. In that case, I guess there's really no reason for me to be missed. =P, afterall, I haven't really been gone that long. but to me, it does feel like half a lifetime. o.O. weird.
Let's talk food.
OMG. eating in Barcelona / Europe has become SUCH a pain. I haven't cooked for over six months. and was mad spoiled in Beijing with amazing Chinese food in the cheap cheap caf and well yeah, elsewhere too. =P. lol. and CHONGQING before I left China was amazing too. I'm so glad I got a decent amount of delicious spicy food before this period of 16 days without spicy food. O.O. BUTTTTTTT! Yesterday. I journeyed an hour and a half from school to get to the Chinese grocery store! (HEAVEN). lmao. I can't believe I actually found real food. =D.
很久没有写过中文了。没有中餐的日子其实好像也还好，主要就是突然变得好穷 >.< 好怀念在北大食堂几毛加元就可以吃得那么爽。4块人民币的重庆小面。*哭了。lol.. 觉得好久好久没有吃过辣的了。昨天居然找到了这个城市中唯一两家华人超市中的一家。好开心好开心。居然同时看到多于两个中国人了！只是他们的中文我都听不懂，不是粤语也不是国语 >.< 奇怪。lol. 但其实东西还是挺全的。但是亲爱的们，我好穷啊~！哭了。lol. 很久很久没有觉得自己这么穷了。猜猜一罐午餐肉花了我多少钱？2.5 欧元 = 21.60 人民币！！！！！！这是人过的日子么？一咬牙，买了一罐老干妈豆豉酱 = 30多人民币吧？不过应该够我活一阵子了 =) 超级激动得自己一个人扛了30多欧元的东西跑回家。折腾折腾到家已经10点多了（我七点从学校出来的），赶快给爸爸打电话汇报，顺便问问到底要怎么做饭。哈哈。正好我室友也回来了，他找到了米！和室友一起更激动地开始做饭。晚上11点多终于吃到了很好吃很好吃的中餐。嘿嘿 =DDDD. 我居然买到了真的酱油。好开心好开心。我好像可以活了。虽然是很穷很穷很狼狈很狼狈的活着，但是还是很好的活着=) 而且有了辣酱和酱油我可以不用每一顿都吃西红柿炒鸡蛋了！（虽然很好吃，但毕竟已经吃了两个星期了。lol)
嗯。我要开始会做饭了哦~ =]
小日子过的其实还真得挺好的。已经开始习惯这边的生活。喜欢天天往郊区的学校坐那40多分钟的火车，然后在小镇里再走十多分钟。很奇怪，十几天的时间，我的世界已经天变地化（这是词么？）这里的生活与北京和多伦多都截然不同。来这么久了一共只认识了两个中国人。很好奇这个城市的中国人都去了哪儿。在超市的公告板上看到很多很多中文的小广告（就都是人们写在便条上，找房，出租，招工，等等的小广告）让我发现这个城市还是有一些中国人的，只是都是很隐秘的落散在这个城市里，一个个努力的过着自己的小生活，说着不属于自己的语言，只是通过这个超市的小公告板上才都聚到一起。嗯。来到一个真的完全陌生的国界好多感受都不太一样了。自己也在发现自己的变化。也是很努力的在一点一点的学习。一点一点的一个人过自己的小生活。认识了一个台湾女生。她昨天抱怨着自己已经交往了五年的男朋友在现在她自己一个人在陌生的环境生活时，那么需要依靠和支持时，没有足够的关心。所以她要在这边找一个西班牙人，找个依靠。哈哈。不过倒是可以学点西班牙语。哦，还有~! 巴塞罗那只讲一半西班牙语，另一半讲一个莫名其妙的方言。跟西班牙长都不长一样。我郁闷死了。在大马路上看到招牌，都不知道是不是西班牙语。LOL. 这怎么学啊~！
好啦~不扯了。我要去做麻婆豆腐了~ =]
我一切都好。关心的人们都可以放心啦。 我很好。很开心。
你们都好就都好啦~
p.s. happy belated valentine's day! 巴塞罗那有很多很浪漫很漂亮的地方。我们情人节那天也都真好赶上了。但是发现，再美再浪漫的地方，也要看是和谁在一起。=P
So yes. It's weird. This is my 17th day here. but it seriously feels as though I have been here since forever, at least a couple of months. I guess changing locations and travelling does that to people. In that case, I guess there's really no reason for me to be missed. =P, afterall, I haven't really been gone that long. but to me, it does feel like half a lifetime. o.O. weird.
Let's talk food.
OMG. eating in Barcelona / Europe has become SUCH a pain. I haven't cooked for over six months. and was mad spoiled in Beijing with amazing Chinese food in the cheap cheap caf and well yeah, elsewhere too. =P. lol. and CHONGQING before I left China was amazing too. I'm so glad I got a decent amount of delicious spicy food before this period of 16 days without spicy food. O.O. BUTTTTTTT! Yesterday. I journeyed an hour and a half from school to get to the Chinese grocery store! (HEAVEN). lmao. I can't believe I actually found real food. =D.
很久没有写过中文了。没有中餐的日子其实好像也还好，主要就是突然变得好穷 >.< 好怀念在北大食堂几毛加元就可以吃得那么爽。4块人民币的重庆小面。*哭了。lol.. 觉得好久好久没有吃过辣的了。昨天居然找到了这个城市中唯一两家华人超市中的一家。好开心好开心。居然同时看到多于两个中国人了！只是他们的中文我都听不懂，不是粤语也不是国语 >.< 奇怪。lol. 但其实东西还是挺全的。但是亲爱的们，我好穷啊~！哭了。lol. 很久很久没有觉得自己这么穷了。猜猜一罐午餐肉花了我多少钱？2.5 欧元 = 21.60 人民币！！！！！！这是人过的日子么？一咬牙，买了一罐老干妈豆豉酱 = 30多人民币吧？不过应该够我活一阵子了 =) 超级激动得自己一个人扛了30多欧元的东西跑回家。折腾折腾到家已经10点多了（我七点从学校出来的），赶快给爸爸打电话汇报，顺便问问到底要怎么做饭。哈哈。正好我室友也回来了，他找到了米！和室友一起更激动地开始做饭。晚上11点多终于吃到了很好吃很好吃的中餐。嘿嘿 =DDDD. 我居然买到了真的酱油。好开心好开心。我好像可以活了。虽然是很穷很穷很狼狈很狼狈的活着，但是还是很好的活着=) 而且有了辣酱和酱油我可以不用每一顿都吃西红柿炒鸡蛋了！（虽然很好吃，但毕竟已经吃了两个星期了。lol)
嗯。我要开始会做饭了哦~ =]
小日子过的其实还真得挺好的。已经开始习惯这边的生活。喜欢天天往郊区的学校坐那40多分钟的火车，然后在小镇里再走十多分钟。很奇怪，十几天的时间，我的世界已经天变地化（这是词么？）这里的生活与北京和多伦多都截然不同。来这么久了一共只认识了两个中国人。很好奇这个城市的中国人都去了哪儿。在超市的公告板上看到很多很多中文的小广告（就都是人们写在便条上，找房，出租，招工，等等的小广告）让我发现这个城市还是有一些中国人的，只是都是很隐秘的落散在这个城市里，一个个努力的过着自己的小生活，说着不属于自己的语言，只是通过这个超市的小公告板上才都聚到一起。嗯。来到一个真的完全陌生的国界好多感受都不太一样了。自己也在发现自己的变化。也是很努力的在一点一点的学习。一点一点的一个人过自己的小生活。认识了一个台湾女生。她昨天抱怨着自己已经交往了五年的男朋友在现在她自己一个人在陌生的环境生活时，那么需要依靠和支持时，没有足够的关心。所以她要在这边找一个西班牙人，找个依靠。哈哈。不过倒是可以学点西班牙语。哦，还有~! 巴塞罗那只讲一半西班牙语，另一半讲一个莫名其妙的方言。跟西班牙长都不长一样。我郁闷死了。在大马路上看到招牌，都不知道是不是西班牙语。LOL. 这怎么学啊~！
好啦~不扯了。我要去做麻婆豆腐了~ =]
我一切都好。关心的人们都可以放心啦。 我很好。很开心。
你们都好就都好啦~
p.s. happy belated valentine's day! 巴塞罗那有很多很浪漫很漂亮的地方。我们情人节那天也都真好赶上了。但是发现，再美再浪漫的地方，也要看是和谁在一起。=P
Friday, February 13, 2009
quick update.
sorry u guys. i meant to keep this up. just so much has been happening and things r hectic and there just doens't seem to be time for blogging.
switzerland was absolutely amazing amazing amazing. will blog in detail soon.
it's funny. it's officially my 13th day here and i've been away for 4 and would've been away this wknd too had things worked out. but yea. it feels like i've been here at least a month. haha.
okay. things r good. i gotta go.
just a note tho.
haha. tried to prevent myself from smiling and just brushing it off like it didn't matter.
but all i coudl think of today was the last line in that email "it's beautiful here today, wish u could've been here"
hehe. =)
it's nice to know i'm remembered =)
hehe.
it's suddenly almost valentine's day. all the girls' bfs r coming over to visit. or they're going off to meet up with boyfriends in romantic destinations. haha. it's all good =).
happy valentine's day dears =)
switzerland was absolutely amazing amazing amazing. will blog in detail soon.
it's funny. it's officially my 13th day here and i've been away for 4 and would've been away this wknd too had things worked out. but yea. it feels like i've been here at least a month. haha.
okay. things r good. i gotta go.
just a note tho.
haha. tried to prevent myself from smiling and just brushing it off like it didn't matter.
but all i coudl think of today was the last line in that email "it's beautiful here today, wish u could've been here"
hehe. =)
it's nice to know i'm remembered =)
hehe.
it's suddenly almost valentine's day. all the girls' bfs r coming over to visit. or they're going off to meet up with boyfriends in romantic destinations. haha. it's all good =).
happy valentine's day dears =)
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
falling in love.
mannn this is the last thing on my to-do list but i feel like i'll never get to it if i don't do it now =p.
So... i miraculously arrived in Barcelona, totally unprepared and lost and had no idea what in the world was going on. but somehow, managed to call Stephanie (after the phone ate 4 Euros and then cost altogether about 8 euros) and subwayed my way from the airport to their house with one 32kg luggage, a 25kg carry on, a backpack and another bag. i'm grateful for all the random nice people who took pity on me and decided to help me on my way up and down these CRAZY barcelona subways that DOESN"T have ESCALATORS. like... WHAT? o.O. lol. anyway. coudln't believe how few people spoke english here and how little i understand spoken spanish. *mad wails* so as soon as I found Steph and heard English.... and they still had a free room, I decided to move in with them. =D. LOL. So glad they took me in. Apparently Steph remembers me from "good comments" that I made back in a first year class that we had together. LOL.
So where we live is quite a bit out of the way of central barcelona, but it's SO convenient anyway. I LOVE this lil place (once I actually got brave enough to venture out a lil bit). It's like a lil town hidden away in a corner of Barcelona with a lot of old people. lol. and it's on top of this huuuuge hill that overlooks the city. it's AMAZING. i love the quaint lil streets and small shops and ahhhhh just the atmosphere of it all. Clear blue skies are SOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful against the Spanish red roofs. love love love. Europe is SO different from China and Canada and I'm starting to love it more everyday =D. I don't even mind being far from central barcelona, it's nice and comfy and i'm happy =].
also loving the housing situation. again i have a small and crappy room with a "loft" single bed on top of the wardrobe. but i really dont' mind it. i'm just glad to have a roof over my head and relatively inexpensively =) flatmates are also amazing. perfect balance of frienship and privacy, and nicest people in the world. very very very happy =D. I'm SO glad I found them =)
Getting to school. so apparently.... i hadn't been checking my ESADE email for the past term that I was in beijing cuz... obviously... no one reminded me. LOL. so i completely missed out on orientation and an intensive 2 week spanish course -_-. everyone already knows each other so i'm a lil out of the loop and behind on meeting people. but it's all good. i'll survive and i'll get to know ppl soon enuff =). ESADE's new campus is 25 minutes train ride outside of barcelona and then another 15 min walk from the train station, so it takes most ppl about an hour to get to school. but i don't mind it. i love the train ride out, and how it give a view of Barcelona's suburbs/countryside (i'm not quite sure which yet), and it's beautiful. I've also been wandering around the lil town of Sant Cugat, and love the small town feel around campus. The campus itself consists currently, of one building that is... 95% complete and another that is... 70% complete? lol. apparently desks were put into classrooms the Sunday before classes started on Monday, and there's still final touch ups everywhere. it's also uber high security, we get these electronic student cards to get in and out of the building and caf and even classrooms. it's insanely high tech and really? ... completely unnecessary -_-". classes r classes. i think i enjoy the ride to school more =P
Spanish culture is mad strange. there's siesta between 2 - 5pm so all the shops are closed o.O. and then dinner BEGINS at 9pm at the earliest. like.... say what? but all the shops close at 10pm leatest -_-" but i managed to go grocery shoopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D the closest mini-grocery store is a minute walk from our house =) and WINE is cheaper or about the same price as milk and juice. LOL. all other alcohol seem relatively inexpensive as well. no wonder everyone drinks all the time. haha.
i'm loving this time on my own to just... explore and get to know the place a lil. i've yet to see central barcelona//where all the tourists are and all the famous things r, at least not above ground, lol, but i'm saving that for 2 weeks later when Cat comes to visit and later when Cari comes =D.
this weekend: Switzerland - Geneva & Interlaken =)
we're DRIVING from Geneva to Interlaken. it's going to be absolutely insane. looking forward to it.
things are good. better than good. things are amazing and better than i imagined possible really =].
so it's true. i have to admit it.
... i am falling in love with this place. =)
So... i miraculously arrived in Barcelona, totally unprepared and lost and had no idea what in the world was going on. but somehow, managed to call Stephanie (after the phone ate 4 Euros and then cost altogether about 8 euros) and subwayed my way from the airport to their house with one 32kg luggage, a 25kg carry on, a backpack and another bag. i'm grateful for all the random nice people who took pity on me and decided to help me on my way up and down these CRAZY barcelona subways that DOESN"T have ESCALATORS. like... WHAT? o.O. lol. anyway. coudln't believe how few people spoke english here and how little i understand spoken spanish. *mad wails* so as soon as I found Steph and heard English.... and they still had a free room, I decided to move in with them. =D. LOL. So glad they took me in. Apparently Steph remembers me from "good comments" that I made back in a first year class that we had together. LOL.
So where we live is quite a bit out of the way of central barcelona, but it's SO convenient anyway. I LOVE this lil place (once I actually got brave enough to venture out a lil bit). It's like a lil town hidden away in a corner of Barcelona with a lot of old people. lol. and it's on top of this huuuuge hill that overlooks the city. it's AMAZING. i love the quaint lil streets and small shops and ahhhhh just the atmosphere of it all. Clear blue skies are SOOOOOOOOOOOO beautiful against the Spanish red roofs. love love love. Europe is SO different from China and Canada and I'm starting to love it more everyday =D. I don't even mind being far from central barcelona, it's nice and comfy and i'm happy =].
also loving the housing situation. again i have a small and crappy room with a "loft" single bed on top of the wardrobe. but i really dont' mind it. i'm just glad to have a roof over my head and relatively inexpensively =) flatmates are also amazing. perfect balance of frienship and privacy, and nicest people in the world. very very very happy =D. I'm SO glad I found them =)
Getting to school. so apparently.... i hadn't been checking my ESADE email for the past term that I was in beijing cuz... obviously... no one reminded me. LOL. so i completely missed out on orientation and an intensive 2 week spanish course -_-. everyone already knows each other so i'm a lil out of the loop and behind on meeting people. but it's all good. i'll survive and i'll get to know ppl soon enuff =). ESADE's new campus is 25 minutes train ride outside of barcelona and then another 15 min walk from the train station, so it takes most ppl about an hour to get to school. but i don't mind it. i love the train ride out, and how it give a view of Barcelona's suburbs/countryside (i'm not quite sure which yet), and it's beautiful. I've also been wandering around the lil town of Sant Cugat, and love the small town feel around campus. The campus itself consists currently, of one building that is... 95% complete and another that is... 70% complete? lol. apparently desks were put into classrooms the Sunday before classes started on Monday, and there's still final touch ups everywhere. it's also uber high security, we get these electronic student cards to get in and out of the building and caf and even classrooms. it's insanely high tech and really? ... completely unnecessary -_-". classes r classes. i think i enjoy the ride to school more =P
Spanish culture is mad strange. there's siesta between 2 - 5pm so all the shops are closed o.O. and then dinner BEGINS at 9pm at the earliest. like.... say what? but all the shops close at 10pm leatest -_-" but i managed to go grocery shoopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D the closest mini-grocery store is a minute walk from our house =) and WINE is cheaper or about the same price as milk and juice. LOL. all other alcohol seem relatively inexpensive as well. no wonder everyone drinks all the time. haha.
i'm loving this time on my own to just... explore and get to know the place a lil. i've yet to see central barcelona//where all the tourists are and all the famous things r, at least not above ground, lol, but i'm saving that for 2 weeks later when Cat comes to visit and later when Cari comes =D.
this weekend: Switzerland - Geneva & Interlaken =)
we're DRIVING from Geneva to Interlaken. it's going to be absolutely insane. looking forward to it.
things are good. better than good. things are amazing and better than i imagined possible really =].
so it's true. i have to admit it.
... i am falling in love with this place. =)
Monday, February 2, 2009
See you soon =)
So I'm going to attempt to catch up before I fall too far behind so much that I lose the motivation to ever catch up again.
The last couple of days in Chongqing finally started feeling like it was actually New Years. =) Cousin and aunt and uncle and great aunt came down from Chengdu to visit. Great aunts and uncles came to play mahjong with grandpa =D. More fireworks and firecrackers, singing K with the cousins. More people all being together and ... temporarily and superficially, restoring the glory to the villa, and the family, that once was.
过年过到初三家里才突然有了点过节的气氛。之前的“团年饭“和其他的各种形式其实只是更明显的突出了所有缺席的人，以及在座的人因缺席的人的缺席所受到的影响而已。最后这两天还真的有点小时候热闹，开心的气氛了。曾经大姨说我“爱憎分明，敢爱敢恨“，所以我还是很刻意的在饭桌上敬漏了那么个人。
那么期待的农历生日也安安静静的过去了。我也从来没有指望过什么，毕竟12年没有在一起过了，只是想开开心心的过一天，在中国，在家人身边，度过一个中国的生日。临上飞机的时候妈妈终于忍不住跟大姨说了。大姨的反应或许使这个被遗忘的一天有了意义。
Leaving grandpa was harder than I ever expected it to be. Mom and I were both.... and I must say, have kind of rather been looking forward to leaving, but surprisingly, Chongqing turned out to be the most emotional goodbye this past half a year. lol.
怎么说呢? 最后一天赶到外公那里的时候已经只够吃晚饭的时间了。外公眼袋肿肿的，和我们坐在饭桌上死活不肯吃饭，谁哄谁喂都不肯。我们照相，想逗外公笑的法子都使变了，老太爷还是不肯笑。妈妈最后饭吃到一半跑掉了。。。让我想起我夏天第一次回重庆时一天到晚老在莫名其妙的时刻跑出房间的样子... 我想最后再跟外公说几句话，试了N多次还是epic fail. 我要是会祈祷的人的话，早就天天祈祷N多遍了。可惜我不是。所以最后我还是什么都做不了。其实在重庆我也只是坐在身边上网而已。没用的无奈。事到如今，我只能说，其实... 好像现在希望外公可以糊涂一点是对所有人最好的一个状况。
... 我从来没想到离开重庆可以那么困难。没想到居然那么不愿意离开外公。
on a happier note. BACK TO BEIJING =DDDDDDDDDDd
lol...
back to beijing was amazing. there's a tradition that on the 5th day of the new year you're supposed to eat dumplings. So the last time I met up with elementary school friends, we made plans to meet up and make dumplings =D. I arrive at 2am the day of, and find out we're meeting at 8:30am o.O. [oh. cuz i lost my cell phone. AGAIN btw] .... I message that I'll be late and meet up with them later. In the morning, I suddenly find out the place we're going to... is an hour away from Beijing. LOL. apparently, due to space constraints, the only family we could find that would host our party of 10+ on a day that you're usually supposed to spend//dine with family. lol. anyway. it was worth every minute of travelling, worth every time my grandma told me how long they had all been waiting for me, whatever. I love meeting up with elementary school friends, and I love how we can still get together like this so long after and still all have such a great time together. heart heart heart.
小学同学的聚会一直是我向往北京很大的原因之一。去年初五，我在校内上发现他们正在聚会，一个电话打回北京，大家热热闹闹的，突然让midterm 中的 kingston 温暖了起来。我知道，其实若真地说多了，交道打近了，会发现我们的路都已经分的太远了，其实真的已经没什么共同话题了。所以保持的距离，仅仅是两次聚会，却一直把最好的记忆都留了下来。我真得很喜欢和小学同学在一起。和他们在一起我觉得我也是有历史的，和他们在一起我可以说“我们都认识了快十五年了“ 这种话。和他们在一起我不是半路叉来的新人。我们有共同的回忆，我的从前，他们记得。我是完整的。
Finished packing at night and went back to the hotel. fireworks were going crazy in Beijing. mannnn. beijing fireworks r so much better than Chongqing. some how. some reason. they were higher and bigger and more complex and diverse and everything. hehe =D. when we were back at the hotel, the hotel was letting off fireworks that were RIGHT in front of our window. amazinggggg view =DDDDDDDDDDD.
Last day in Beijing was spectacular. finally got to goto miao hui =D. ate so much amazing food too. walked more than half of inner beijing. LOL. from way past wangfujing back to my elementary school. passed one of the places where I grew up. jing shan park. the forbidden city. bei hai. my mom's hospital... and on the way, bumped into one of my mom's ex-co-workers on the street... like... WHAT? o.O. LOL. and the lady remembers me as a 8-yr-old and was surprised I had grown. LOL. this day trip in beijing was the perfect conclusion to my 5 months in beijing and coudln't have asked for more =).
This term in Beijing was... amazing on too many levels. Being in Beijing was one thing. but the people that I have met. the people I have gotten to know better. the places we have gone. the things we have done. the crazy nights we don't remember. and all the unforgettable memories that we have created... I am so grateful for all that has happened and everyone that was a part of it all. thank you.
and it's not farewell nor goodbye.
i'll see you again. soon. =)
[will add pics soon. ppl coming over. gotta go. ]
The last couple of days in Chongqing finally started feeling like it was actually New Years. =) Cousin and aunt and uncle and great aunt came down from Chengdu to visit. Great aunts and uncles came to play mahjong with grandpa =D. More fireworks and firecrackers, singing K with the cousins. More people all being together and ... temporarily and superficially, restoring the glory to the villa, and the family, that once was.
过年过到初三家里才突然有了点过节的气氛。之前的“团年饭“和其他的各种形式其实只是更明显的突出了所有缺席的人，以及在座的人因缺席的人的缺席所受到的影响而已。最后这两天还真的有点小时候热闹，开心的气氛了。曾经大姨说我“爱憎分明，敢爱敢恨“，所以我还是很刻意的在饭桌上敬漏了那么个人。
那么期待的农历生日也安安静静的过去了。我也从来没有指望过什么，毕竟12年没有在一起过了，只是想开开心心的过一天，在中国，在家人身边，度过一个中国的生日。临上飞机的时候妈妈终于忍不住跟大姨说了。大姨的反应或许使这个被遗忘的一天有了意义。
Leaving grandpa was harder than I ever expected it to be. Mom and I were both.... and I must say, have kind of rather been looking forward to leaving, but surprisingly, Chongqing turned out to be the most emotional goodbye this past half a year. lol.
怎么说呢? 最后一天赶到外公那里的时候已经只够吃晚饭的时间了。外公眼袋肿肿的，和我们坐在饭桌上死活不肯吃饭，谁哄谁喂都不肯。我们照相，想逗外公笑的法子都使变了，老太爷还是不肯笑。妈妈最后饭吃到一半跑掉了。。。让我想起我夏天第一次回重庆时一天到晚老在莫名其妙的时刻跑出房间的样子... 我想最后再跟外公说几句话，试了N多次还是epic fail. 我要是会祈祷的人的话，早就天天祈祷N多遍了。可惜我不是。所以最后我还是什么都做不了。其实在重庆我也只是坐在身边上网而已。没用的无奈。事到如今，我只能说，其实... 好像现在希望外公可以糊涂一点是对所有人最好的一个状况。
... 我从来没想到离开重庆可以那么困难。没想到居然那么不愿意离开外公。
on a happier note. BACK TO BEIJING =DDDDDDDDDDd
lol...
back to beijing was amazing. there's a tradition that on the 5th day of the new year you're supposed to eat dumplings. So the last time I met up with elementary school friends, we made plans to meet up and make dumplings =D. I arrive at 2am the day of, and find out we're meeting at 8:30am o.O. [oh. cuz i lost my cell phone. AGAIN btw] .... I message that I'll be late and meet up with them later. In the morning, I suddenly find out the place we're going to... is an hour away from Beijing. LOL. apparently, due to space constraints, the only family we could find that would host our party of 10+ on a day that you're usually supposed to spend//dine with family. lol. anyway. it was worth every minute of travelling, worth every time my grandma told me how long they had all been waiting for me, whatever. I love meeting up with elementary school friends, and I love how we can still get together like this so long after and still all have such a great time together. heart heart heart.
小学同学的聚会一直是我向往北京很大的原因之一。去年初五，我在校内上发现他们正在聚会，一个电话打回北京，大家热热闹闹的，突然让midterm 中的 kingston 温暖了起来。我知道，其实若真地说多了，交道打近了，会发现我们的路都已经分的太远了，其实真的已经没什么共同话题了。所以保持的距离，仅仅是两次聚会，却一直把最好的记忆都留了下来。我真得很喜欢和小学同学在一起。和他们在一起我觉得我也是有历史的，和他们在一起我可以说“我们都认识了快十五年了“ 这种话。和他们在一起我不是半路叉来的新人。我们有共同的回忆，我的从前，他们记得。我是完整的。
Finished packing at night and went back to the hotel. fireworks were going crazy in Beijing. mannnn. beijing fireworks r so much better than Chongqing. some how. some reason. they were higher and bigger and more complex and diverse and everything. hehe =D. when we were back at the hotel, the hotel was letting off fireworks that were RIGHT in front of our window. amazinggggg view =DDDDDDDDDDD.
Last day in Beijing was spectacular. finally got to goto miao hui =D. ate so much amazing food too. walked more than half of inner beijing. LOL. from way past wangfujing back to my elementary school. passed one of the places where I grew up. jing shan park. the forbidden city. bei hai. my mom's hospital... and on the way, bumped into one of my mom's ex-co-workers on the street... like... WHAT? o.O. LOL. and the lady remembers me as a 8-yr-old and was surprised I had grown. LOL. this day trip in beijing was the perfect conclusion to my 5 months in beijing and coudln't have asked for more =).
This term in Beijing was... amazing on too many levels. Being in Beijing was one thing. but the people that I have met. the people I have gotten to know better. the places we have gone. the things we have done. the crazy nights we don't remember. and all the unforgettable memories that we have created... I am so grateful for all that has happened and everyone that was a part of it all. thank you.
and it's not farewell nor goodbye.
i'll see you again. soon. =)
[will add pics soon. ppl coming over. gotta go. ]
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