"LOVE IS"
i had posted this as my facebook status because i needed a new one and i was listening to the song by f.t. island at the moment. but i was also half hoping someone would fill in the blank, and james jiang did! his answer is:
"all around us."
this makes perfect sense :)
20080831
20080829
"SCANDAL"
2003->forever
this week was super good :) i didn't have tennis today so i met with mr. walsh with my parents and that didn't go as bad as i thought it would. THEN i got to hang out with megan and simi and ana and i was SO HAPPY, it makes me feel complete :) as ana said.
we showed her the new building and stuff
and it was the first time i went to the student loft. it largely resembles a child's playroom...
"it seems like america hates china"
HAHAAH yessir, it does seem like that...
we went to get PMT and updated each other on life
silence was comfortable :)
20080828
LOTS OF LOVE
evan's mom thinks that's what lol stands for!! how cute :)
i had a REALLY good day today despite the fact that i almost went the whole day without seeing my best friends. WHOLE DAY!
i love senior year :) despite the apps and shnitzle. and i feel good bcus i played okay todayy :))
yesterday, my daddy came home and gave me a gift (another olympic souvenir...) from ambition (yes that's his name). i went to his wedding a couple weeks ago and i barely know the guy but the note he wrote was SO cute. he wrote
to stephanie,
HAPPY EVERYDAY.
like, happy birthday happy anniversary...but happy everyday?? that DEFINITELY made me happy.
1. we looked at portfolios
adv. MR COLLETTI GOT US A CAKE, SOO cute it said "GO SENIORS!" it was adorable :))
2. statistics is really fun but thiele's syllabus is so hardcore it scares me.
5. boring kinda :((
6. PSYCH i lovee it
7. APES was fun lol our class is so chill and even though the S&T building is really boring, i kind of like it in there
it's almost the end of the first week and i have yet to visit the student loft or the SLEDGE! (now that i'm allowed to be in there)
my favorite class is AP ebadeezerin'
taught by max.
i had a REALLY good day today despite the fact that i almost went the whole day without seeing my best friends. WHOLE DAY!
i love senior year :) despite the apps and shnitzle. and i feel good bcus i played okay todayy :))
yesterday, my daddy came home and gave me a gift (another olympic souvenir...) from ambition (yes that's his name). i went to his wedding a couple weeks ago and i barely know the guy but the note he wrote was SO cute. he wrote
to stephanie,
HAPPY EVERYDAY.
like, happy birthday happy anniversary...but happy everyday?? that DEFINITELY made me happy.
1. we looked at portfolios
adv. MR COLLETTI GOT US A CAKE, SOO cute it said "GO SENIORS!" it was adorable :))
2. statistics is really fun but thiele's syllabus is so hardcore it scares me.
5. boring kinda :((
6. PSYCH i lovee it
7. APES was fun lol our class is so chill and even though the S&T building is really boring, i kind of like it in there
it's almost the end of the first week and i have yet to visit the student loft or the SLEDGE! (now that i'm allowed to be in there)
my favorite class is AP ebadeezerin'
taught by max.
20080826
real first day of school!
it didn't even feel like school and my alarm didn't ring :( but all in all, it was a pretty good day :)
i'm really excited about my classes and one of the best things about harker is that the teachers are truly passionate about what they teach. so far, I LIKE SCHOOL :)
in a few weeks i'll probably hate it, but for now, i love it :)
AND tomorrow is wednesday which is the best ever.
1. APSA-small class of course, explored the areaa and talked about our portfolios
3. madness-ms. manning seems like a tough teacher :/ but i've heard good things about her teaching soo....we have a test tomorrow :((
4. yb-...nothing new? DANIELLE'S IN MY CLASS, I MISSED MY SLOTHING BUDDYYY and simi is in my class too :) too bad deniz isn't :(
5. mando-two new kids have ruined our class. just kidding, they're cute i guess. anyways, she's srsly cracking down this year, at least with all these new rules, we're going to learn something. hopefully.
6. psych-HOT, it's so hot in shah :( i have cool people in my class :)
7. APES-COLD hahaha in the S&T building. discussion was funny today, also have cool people :)
the end. i hate the handmaid's tale.
i'm really excited about my classes and one of the best things about harker is that the teachers are truly passionate about what they teach. so far, I LIKE SCHOOL :)
in a few weeks i'll probably hate it, but for now, i love it :)
AND tomorrow is wednesday which is the best ever.
1. APSA-small class of course, explored the areaa and talked about our portfolios
3. madness-ms. manning seems like a tough teacher :/ but i've heard good things about her teaching soo....we have a test tomorrow :((
4. yb-...nothing new? DANIELLE'S IN MY CLASS, I MISSED MY SLOTHING BUDDYYY and simi is in my class too :) too bad deniz isn't :(
5. mando-two new kids have ruined our class. just kidding, they're cute i guess. anyways, she's srsly cracking down this year, at least with all these new rules, we're going to learn something. hopefully.
6. psych-HOT, it's so hot in shah :( i have cool people in my class :)
7. APES-COLD hahaha in the S&T building. discussion was funny today, also have cool people :)
the end. i hate the handmaid's tale.
20080825
gj steffo you offficially suck at life
i can't find my schedule -____-
mebe i left it in mr daren's room. or deniz's car. ajdilfjgfgltjrkjedsfd
and one of my greatest fears is going to the wrong classroom/class!!!
anyways.
today was our last matriculation, but a good one i think.
online it says that matriculation starts at 8 but it really started at 9, it's not like we all run on AST. (asian standard time.)
but yeah so then it was pointless for link crew to come early.
i took photos for most of it and passed the camera on to deniz
the skits were pretty good, or well, as good as they get -_-
freshmen year was still the best :)
then we ribbon cutted the s&t building and explored
lunch
CLASS MEETING
ohh how i love 2009 :))
then we went to lockers and thenn
YEARBOOK WOORRKK!! which is fun. but also reminded me HOW MUCH STUFF we gotta do
blehh ~
i want to quit tennis :/
EDIT:
it's matriculation and we already have HW T_T
psych for those of you who FAILED at logging in to HHMS (like me)
check athena!!
i think it's nice that a few of my teachers emailed us before school "started"
SCHEDULE (as i remember it?)
1. AP studio art
2. AP stats
3. madness in lit (do i want to take this??)
4. YEARBOOK!
5. mando III honors
6. AP environmental
7. AP psych
i LOL at the acronym for human anatomy etc.
HAPY.
lolzz :)
TELL ME IF WE SHARE CLASSES. i'll find out tomorrow anyways but :/
today, deniz and i ate more chili fries which is kinda gross and i also got rejected by sushi boat when i asked them for an ad. LAMESAUCE, they seemed soo interested yesterday.
i did some random drawings in my sketchbook and wrote about myself for psych, which was fun i guess...
THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE GOOD, let's make tomorrow good bcus MEBE as people like brian believe, the first day indicates how the year will be.
:)
mebe i left it in mr daren's room. or deniz's car. ajdilfjgfgltjrkjedsfd
and one of my greatest fears is going to the wrong classroom/class!!!
anyways.
today was our last matriculation, but a good one i think.
online it says that matriculation starts at 8 but it really started at 9, it's not like we all run on AST. (asian standard time.)
but yeah so then it was pointless for link crew to come early.
i took photos for most of it and passed the camera on to deniz
the skits were pretty good, or well, as good as they get -_-
freshmen year was still the best :)
then we ribbon cutted the s&t building and explored
lunch
CLASS MEETING
ohh how i love 2009 :))
then we went to lockers and thenn
YEARBOOK WOORRKK!! which is fun. but also reminded me HOW MUCH STUFF we gotta do
blehh ~
i want to quit tennis :/
EDIT:
it's matriculation and we already have HW T_T
psych for those of you who FAILED at logging in to HHMS (like me)
check athena!!
i think it's nice that a few of my teachers emailed us before school "started"
SCHEDULE (as i remember it?)
1. AP studio art
2. AP stats
3. madness in lit (do i want to take this??)
4. YEARBOOK!
5. mando III honors
6. AP environmental
7. AP psych
i LOL at the acronym for human anatomy etc.
HAPY.
lolzz :)
TELL ME IF WE SHARE CLASSES. i'll find out tomorrow anyways but :/
today, deniz and i ate more chili fries which is kinda gross and i also got rejected by sushi boat when i asked them for an ad. LAMESAUCE, they seemed soo interested yesterday.
i did some random drawings in my sketchbook and wrote about myself for psych, which was fun i guess...
THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE GOOD, let's make tomorrow good bcus MEBE as people like brian believe, the first day indicates how the year will be.
:)
20080824
tacotacotaco
school is tomorrow O_O
but i feel like i've already spent too much time at school this week.
on friday, i got to meet my LINK advisory! which was slightly exciting except that i forget their names already...except fred.
the sun was really hot T_T and we spent a lot of time outside playing with those unenthusiastic APEX people.
we lost.
after that, i went home and showered and came back for senior portraits, which was not so fun and very very awkward. that 2009 statue really has to go -_-
lol i had no idea handball was an olympic sport.
on saturdayy, i went to see the lovely emily chow at her showcase! which was amazing :) and my very first time seeing chinese dance! i think. mebe not, but mebe.
aftewards, deniz and i went to yearbook kinda and then got ready for gym jam which was fun as usual :) sooo long though
it started two hours earlier than most years
we took photos for the first part of the night
everything was pretty routine until movie time! we got taco bell :)) yomm
we "watched" john tucker, when a stranger calls, coach carter, and uhm dan in real life?
i didn't really watch anything, naomi and i left during the first meeting to have a little one on one girl talk (which we haven't had in forever!) in the hallway of main where other little groups of girls could be seen. unfortunately, that was ruined by boyss :(
so meny of them.
and because we had no desire to watch a scary movie, we all moved our crap outside and hung out in the lobby, which was fun haha
the night passed pretty quickly, especially since we were talking for most of it
third and last all nighter at gym jam :) :(
it was good seeing everyone again :) esp the guys
andd won hee!
i'll probably never see him again though bcus he's a junior now.
pity :(
and now i am so not ready for senior year to start T_T blehh~
i still have so many things to do
and i haven't bought all my books hahaha
hooray for getting out early tomorroww!
i'll write later. about important stuff and church this morning.
but i feel like i've already spent too much time at school this week.
on friday, i got to meet my LINK advisory! which was slightly exciting except that i forget their names already...except fred.
the sun was really hot T_T and we spent a lot of time outside playing with those unenthusiastic APEX people.
we lost.
after that, i went home and showered and came back for senior portraits, which was not so fun and very very awkward. that 2009 statue really has to go -_-
lol i had no idea handball was an olympic sport.
on saturdayy, i went to see the lovely emily chow at her showcase! which was amazing :) and my very first time seeing chinese dance! i think. mebe not, but mebe.
aftewards, deniz and i went to yearbook kinda and then got ready for gym jam which was fun as usual :) sooo long though
it started two hours earlier than most years
we took photos for the first part of the night
everything was pretty routine until movie time! we got taco bell :)) yomm
we "watched" john tucker, when a stranger calls, coach carter, and uhm dan in real life?
i didn't really watch anything, naomi and i left during the first meeting to have a little one on one girl talk (which we haven't had in forever!) in the hallway of main where other little groups of girls could be seen. unfortunately, that was ruined by boyss :(
so meny of them.
and because we had no desire to watch a scary movie, we all moved our crap outside and hung out in the lobby, which was fun haha
the night passed pretty quickly, especially since we were talking for most of it
third and last all nighter at gym jam :) :(
it was good seeing everyone again :) esp the guys
andd won hee!
i'll probably never see him again though bcus he's a junior now.
pity :(
and now i am so not ready for senior year to start T_T blehh~
i still have so many things to do
and i haven't bought all my books hahaha
hooray for getting out early tomorroww!
i'll write later. about important stuff and church this morning.
20080822
have a cookie, chris chase.
he probably thinks that the chinese also greased the batons of the US relay team.
my mom made me get up "early" on my only day to sleep in T_T i'm soo tired. and now she's ranting about SATs and how my priorities are wrong and blabaldsnlbla
i don't exactly know why i'm blogging so early in the morning. nothing has happened yet!
my mom made me get up "early" on my only day to sleep in T_T i'm soo tired. and now she's ranting about SATs and how my priorities are wrong and blabaldsnlbla
i don't exactly know why i'm blogging so early in the morning. nothing has happened yet!
20080821
DAMAGED
i feel really bad for the US softball team who lost to japan haahah
at the same time it's so ironic, it's what the the US has been trying to show the whole time, that they don't consistently dominate the sport (even though they did until now).
contradictory to their desire for gold...
so will the IOC rethink their decision? i just feel bad for the ones who won't play by the time 2016 rolls around.
lol US also REALLY choked in those relays
pity, since i can relate...
LOL chris chase must be the worst blogger i have EVER read.
his updated "real medal count" is hilarious, check it out on yahoo.com
anyways, no matter how you recalculate and reinvent exactly how to score the olympics, it doesn't matter. the US is on top in totals and China in golds. this is what the US and China want, so just forget about it, okay?
we'll just see in 2012, that's equal footing.
the US is on top of the sports world simply bcus sports is very much involved in their culture.
so there, the US is number one, that's all chase wants to hear.
cheng fei cried for days after scoring bronze in something she dominated for years. her family could have truly benefitted financially if she had won gold...
lol sacramone can have it, i guess to america, a medal is a medal no matter the color.
before the olympics started, i didn't think that america and china could TRULY compete together simply bcus the two countries excel in different sports.
but i guess i was wrong
i would be so happy if he just wrote an article about how much he hated chinese people and how white people are going to rule the world.
i would much rather read his immature little rant about white supremacy and forget about it than his writing they call "journalism."
sadly, yahoo is something people read all over the world
i wish he would stop, international viewers must think americans have no class or culture...
who is he to decide which sports are legitimate anyways -_- i'd be so offended.
which reminds me that ping pong is pretty beastly O_O how do you think so fast -___-
siiigh
he doesn't even know how to lose :/
i suppose i should pity him bcus he just wants to make himself feel better and stir up controversy to make his blog popular.
but i really don't.
i went to tennis for a little bit today and played like CRAP i kinda want to not play BCUS FRANKIE AND IDA AREN'T WITH ME but i dunno, i guess i'll stick it out for a month and a half...
then i went back to saratoga and had lunch with my LINK advisor hahah MS. NACE
...
which was fun. my partner is curran, we were both in kowloon last week which is COOL cept we didn't run into each other once, HK is so tiny...
and we're both the same age except i'm a senior :D cool, right? that's how won hee introduced us lol "you guys have the same birthday!"
then we worked on yearbook and hung out and stuff
and went to JR :D yesss
and checked out luggage at ross (long story)
anyways. hope that rant was good enough for you brian :P
GOOD BYE CHILDREN
i'm excited for tomorrow, freshmen fun day :D
EDIT:
OMGADFSJOIJAODFJHOIASDJOFASIOFA
i am sooo exhausted and tired
bleghhgifk APSA D:<
DAIUJUFOASDURJOI SATs D:<
on the other hand, best comment by far about the whole sour grapes deal:
"Land of the free baby we can cry all we want :-P"
add in proper punctuation and that's the whole thing right thurr.
i'm not too excited about gym jam anymore, i think i might sleep this year
the only off time i'll have all week...
at the same time it's so ironic, it's what the the US has been trying to show the whole time, that they don't consistently dominate the sport (even though they did until now).
contradictory to their desire for gold...
so will the IOC rethink their decision? i just feel bad for the ones who won't play by the time 2016 rolls around.
lol US also REALLY choked in those relays
pity, since i can relate...
LOL chris chase must be the worst blogger i have EVER read.
his updated "real medal count" is hilarious, check it out on yahoo.com
anyways, no matter how you recalculate and reinvent exactly how to score the olympics, it doesn't matter. the US is on top in totals and China in golds. this is what the US and China want, so just forget about it, okay?
we'll just see in 2012, that's equal footing.
the US is on top of the sports world simply bcus sports is very much involved in their culture.
so there, the US is number one, that's all chase wants to hear.
cheng fei cried for days after scoring bronze in something she dominated for years. her family could have truly benefitted financially if she had won gold...
lol sacramone can have it, i guess to america, a medal is a medal no matter the color.
before the olympics started, i didn't think that america and china could TRULY compete together simply bcus the two countries excel in different sports.
but i guess i was wrong
i would be so happy if he just wrote an article about how much he hated chinese people and how white people are going to rule the world.
i would much rather read his immature little rant about white supremacy and forget about it than his writing they call "journalism."
sadly, yahoo is something people read all over the world
i wish he would stop, international viewers must think americans have no class or culture...
who is he to decide which sports are legitimate anyways -_- i'd be so offended.
which reminds me that ping pong is pretty beastly O_O how do you think so fast -___-
siiigh
he doesn't even know how to lose :/
i suppose i should pity him bcus he just wants to make himself feel better and stir up controversy to make his blog popular.
but i really don't.
i went to tennis for a little bit today and played like CRAP i kinda want to not play BCUS FRANKIE AND IDA AREN'T WITH ME but i dunno, i guess i'll stick it out for a month and a half...
then i went back to saratoga and had lunch with my LINK advisor hahah MS. NACE
...
which was fun. my partner is curran, we were both in kowloon last week which is COOL cept we didn't run into each other once, HK is so tiny...
and we're both the same age except i'm a senior :D cool, right? that's how won hee introduced us lol "you guys have the same birthday!"
then we worked on yearbook and hung out and stuff
and went to JR :D yesss
and checked out luggage at ross (long story)
anyways. hope that rant was good enough for you brian :P
GOOD BYE CHILDREN
i'm excited for tomorrow, freshmen fun day :D
EDIT:
OMGADFSJOIJAODFJHOIASDJOFASIOFA
i am sooo exhausted and tired
bleghhgifk APSA D:<
DAIUJUFOASDURJOI SATs D:<
on the other hand, best comment by far about the whole sour grapes deal:
"Land of the free baby we can cry all we want :-P"
add in proper punctuation and that's the whole thing right thurr.
i'm not too excited about gym jam anymore, i think i might sleep this year
the only off time i'll have all week...
20080820
LADY-BIG BANG
MY FACE IS BURNED
and it hurts :(( i shouldn't be whining bcus i don't burned nearly as bad as other fair-skinned people
but aguhaoidklg
i never get burned so i guess i abused my skin :/
brian tells me he likes lighter skin on girls. that makes me feel better
anyways, tennis was SOO exhausting, every day is -___- absolutely noo energy
CECIL! lol and i walked to BK while bchu, sarah, and lauren drove there
we ordered the foods and sat down and ate, it was fun :) cept we still had conditioning after so BK was NOT a good idea...
lol when we were almost done, this old white man comes over and says
"who thinks that the chinese gymnasts are actually 16?"
very tricky question structure
but anyways, none of us raised our hands
and then i asked him
"do i look 16?"
and he didn't answer.
HAHA OLD DUDE, HAHA. ftl.
so yes. we shared our opinions and he said
"i'm glad girls like you can differentiate when it comes to age" or something like that which basically means
"i'm glad you think they're cheating."
i could feel it. lolz. anyways, me and BCHU were like LOLZZZ when he came over
he must have overheard us talking about the olympics. haha no matter how much the other girls think liukin and johnson's medals are unjust, they can't denyy how cute he kexin is :D AND the men's team, CHEN YIBINGGG hahaha SOO cute but
they're all shorter than me T_T booo
lol the nbc commentators need to STFU! i mean in general, not just about chinabashing
they're soo annoying! they talk so much -___-
lol i told my mom about this really offensive comment some woman made on the gymnastics competition and she told me that it's okay to say things like that in america
but i decided that it was in bad taste and no self-respecting adult would have said that.
very inappropriate :/
anyways, i think that western etiquette is very respectful and nice, the please and thank yous and the way they are taught to eat (i'm embarassing when i eat in public)
but i think that easterners are more educated in the basic
respect your elders and stuff
it's the simple things like always respect and listen to your parents, pour tea for the elders and wait for them to eat first
to some point, of course, i agree with the western viewpoint of "respect others when they deserver it." but that's dignity and i think that's one of the things everyone shares in common.
mebe it's just more apparent in asian culture
i thought it was sooo cute when he chong bowed to the audience, it was so sincere.
chinese people do it less in america than say the japanese or korean
but i still think it's a very important sign of respect
anyways brian, that's as far as the ranting goes, sorry to disappoint :)
anyways, we walked back and plotted ways of getting out of conditioning which was in the POOL but we had to do it anyways :( it was no fun and then my leg started cramping LOL
it was SOO painful, esther didn't have to save my life though.
anyways, after that....
i went to yearbook and i got to see my lovely editors
haoidjfg i'm scared for next year
OH and i bumped into ANA and i also met with simi of course but
FIRST TIME IN LIKE TWO.FIVE MONTHS that i've seen my best friends!! minus megan, it's been longer for her...
but ahoifik i was soo happy today
my face still hurts though :(
TOMORROW i get to meet my freshmen advisees!!! i'm sooo excited :D
i'm not jun's and i don't think i'm gerry's....
but the freshmen, they're adorable :))
we decided in europe that the inside of your elbow is called the wagina.
and it hurts :(( i shouldn't be whining bcus i don't burned nearly as bad as other fair-skinned people
but aguhaoidklg
i never get burned so i guess i abused my skin :/
brian tells me he likes lighter skin on girls. that makes me feel better
anyways, tennis was SOO exhausting, every day is -___- absolutely noo energy
CECIL! lol and i walked to BK while bchu, sarah, and lauren drove there
we ordered the foods and sat down and ate, it was fun :) cept we still had conditioning after so BK was NOT a good idea...
lol when we were almost done, this old white man comes over and says
"who thinks that the chinese gymnasts are actually 16?"
very tricky question structure
but anyways, none of us raised our hands
and then i asked him
"do i look 16?"
and he didn't answer.
HAHA OLD DUDE, HAHA. ftl.
so yes. we shared our opinions and he said
"i'm glad girls like you can differentiate when it comes to age" or something like that which basically means
"i'm glad you think they're cheating."
i could feel it. lolz. anyways, me and BCHU were like LOLZZZ when he came over
he must have overheard us talking about the olympics. haha no matter how much the other girls think liukin and johnson's medals are unjust, they can't denyy how cute he kexin is :D AND the men's team, CHEN YIBINGGG hahaha SOO cute but
they're all shorter than me T_T booo
lol the nbc commentators need to STFU! i mean in general, not just about chinabashing
they're soo annoying! they talk so much -___-
lol i told my mom about this really offensive comment some woman made on the gymnastics competition and she told me that it's okay to say things like that in america
but i decided that it was in bad taste and no self-respecting adult would have said that.
very inappropriate :/
anyways, i think that western etiquette is very respectful and nice, the please and thank yous and the way they are taught to eat (i'm embarassing when i eat in public)
but i think that easterners are more educated in the basic
respect your elders and stuff
it's the simple things like always respect and listen to your parents, pour tea for the elders and wait for them to eat first
to some point, of course, i agree with the western viewpoint of "respect others when they deserver it." but that's dignity and i think that's one of the things everyone shares in common.
mebe it's just more apparent in asian culture
i thought it was sooo cute when he chong bowed to the audience, it was so sincere.
chinese people do it less in america than say the japanese or korean
but i still think it's a very important sign of respect
anyways brian, that's as far as the ranting goes, sorry to disappoint :)
anyways, we walked back and plotted ways of getting out of conditioning which was in the POOL but we had to do it anyways :( it was no fun and then my leg started cramping LOL
it was SOO painful, esther didn't have to save my life though.
anyways, after that....
i went to yearbook and i got to see my lovely editors
haoidjfg i'm scared for next year
OH and i bumped into ANA and i also met with simi of course but
FIRST TIME IN LIKE TWO.FIVE MONTHS that i've seen my best friends!! minus megan, it's been longer for her...
but ahoifik i was soo happy today
my face still hurts though :(
TOMORROW i get to meet my freshmen advisees!!! i'm sooo excited :D
i'm not jun's and i don't think i'm gerry's....
but the freshmen, they're adorable :))
we decided in europe that the inside of your elbow is called the wagina.
20080819
i love the olympics.
so much that i have all the newspapers from four years ago O_O
i remember that i was depressed bcus the only day i had missed the newspaper was the one featuring hoogenband (or however you sp it) thorpe and phelps! the most epic race of all time.
so i planned on stealing it from the harker library the first week of school but they didn't have it :(
i'm over this china-bashing/the world can never exist peacefully.
anyways, some of my favorite photos of intercountry loving.
i haven't collected too many bcus these are just from soompi
the three asian superpowers, korea, china, and japan :)
i like this picture :) park tae hwan looks so smalll haha
CUTE :) some swimmer lovingg
america, korea, chinaa!
FROM ATHENS:
hoogenband and the thorpedo from the greatest race of all time.
thorpe took the gold :D
land meets water, liu xiang (china's national hero) and michael phelps (america's half fish half man)
:)
BONUS:
AMERICA'S BELOVED POSTERBOY
i bet he has a neckbeard. gross :(
but a beast nonetheless.
i remember that i was depressed bcus the only day i had missed the newspaper was the one featuring hoogenband (or however you sp it) thorpe and phelps! the most epic race of all time.
so i planned on stealing it from the harker library the first week of school but they didn't have it :(
i'm over this china-bashing/the world can never exist peacefully.
anyways, some of my favorite photos of intercountry loving.
i haven't collected too many bcus these are just from soompi
the three asian superpowers, korea, china, and japan :)
i like this picture :) park tae hwan looks so smalll haha
CUTE :) some swimmer lovingg
america, korea, chinaa!
FROM ATHENS:
hoogenband and the thorpedo from the greatest race of all time.
thorpe took the gold :D
land meets water, liu xiang (china's national hero) and michael phelps (america's half fish half man)
:)
BONUS:
AMERICA'S BELOVED POSTERBOY
i bet he has a neckbeard. gross :(
but a beast nonetheless.
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i love this article
it's soo funny lol -___-
the photo is a really good one though O_O
quite appropriate for the opinionated article that follows
i can't say whether or not he kexin deserves that gold medal (she's suuch a cutie T_T) bcus i didn't watch it. and i think that the americans who did not win gold have shown great sportsmanship (i suppose they'd have to anyways to make up for bela karolyi, who is a pathetic excuse for a self-respecting man). but i do think that if if it were even a possibility for two athletes to get the same score, they should have addressed this problem before anyone competed and anyone won and anyone got their heart broken.
i hate how these athletes work so hard to get to this level only to have their dreams crushed by politics. i think anyone who can get there is a hero :)
except i kinda worry about some of the times i saw in the 100m woman's prelims, that's DEFINITELY high school status....
hmm i'd say the "best" argument i've seen by far is how we americans should stop complaining bcus we at least have our freedom! and that cheng fei will be beaten at home for not winning gold for her nation, at least americans have freedom of choice and are not mindless robots.
"if america recruited children before they were born and raised them like droids, we'd be raking in the golds as well!"
haha.
ha.
yeah, i'm sure the chinese communist government scouts out every couple and checks out the ultrasounds and then sticks these kids into camps before they learn how to walk.
and i'm sure there are government officials waiting for liu xiang to recover so they can properly punish him.
hahaah i love it, it's hilarious....
there's so much more involved in this than people think, some of these families are so poor that this is the only way out, athletics. of course, most of this criticism goes to the government, who is as previously stated, communist. therefore, all government run. yes, i'm sure if america was communist, you guys would still be number one -__-
that's like saying, bcus america allows all citizens to own a gun, america should be sweeping the shooting competitions. (obviously not the case...)
nastia liukin's attitude kinda bothers me sometimes. i, i, i. johnson had to step in and say that she could speak for both in saying that they were proud to represent the u.s.a
i suppose this idea of winning for a nation, winning gold for the glory and pride of more than yourself? is very foreign to westerners.
liu xiang's gold would have been a national accomplishment. phelps' golds are his personal accomplishment. and his family i suppose. and friends.
:( 1.3 billion people is a lot of pressure, my only wish is that he recovers fast and takes back his record.
besides, the achilles hurts like a bitch, and if he ran, he would have destroyed his career.
nbc constantly says that it's not a big factor that liu xiang dropped out, the chinese are still leading in gold. they clearly do not understand! liu xiang was not just a gold medal to add to the pile
he stood for so much more and those people who payed so much money to see him, the people who waited in front of their tv just to see him get in those blocks, they only wanted to see him run for his country on homesoil. sure, if he had gotten silver to robles, or even bronze to some new superstar (like he was four years ago) it would have been very disappointing. but he still would have ran.
all we wanted was to see him run :(
and to those who hate the chinese,
YES, the government is oppressive, YES, there are millions suffering from poverty, YES, there is little free speech there, this is what america believes. and yet, you continue to put down this country. does that make you feel good? like a winner? then good for you, you have freedom of speech and press, you can practice whatever religion, however you want. good for you that you can do whatever the hell you want (almost) and get away with it if you have a good lawyer (i.e. the money). good for you that respect and dignity is so low (in some cases) that you can continue to push people down when they're already on the ground. good for you, america! the ultimate playground bully.
MAYBE you should go to other places, and really understand why
you have it so good, yet have no reason to feel superior.
...not that the chinese want your pathetic sympathy, but thanks anyways for "understanding."
everyone needs to get over this whole medal thing, the olympics are supposed to bring people together. not like God cares about medals anyways, i bet tons of silver-medalists are gold medalists in God's book, WHAT NOW, EH?
i wonder if there is ethnicity in heaven.
btw i've noticed that nbc has a lot more "previously recorded" labels in their corners :) that's a good turn around.
they say wait till 2012? if the chinese lose, then the americans will feel superior and never get off how they were right and had gotten cheated. if the chinese win, then the americans will once again, feel superior in their democratic government and blame the communists for droid-12-year-olds who routinely beat grown women.
in the end, america is superior. congratulations, you win. gold medal to the U.S. in all-around attitude problem :D
noel, i never stopped to ask if your family was okay even though i knew your family is from sichuan and i'm so sorry :( i'm very sorry for your grandma D:
i feel very inconsiderate right now, lol.
people srsly need to realize that the government and its people are two seperate entities.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
-mark twain
if you think that everything i say is completely biased and i have no right to generalize, think before you speak as well.
i have never felt so sore in my life :( after not doing anything physically demanding (except walking around in ridiculous heat in both italy and china)
and then coming back to tennis doubledays? my legs are crying out to me T_T
still, can't ever be as bad as that one day i ran until i barfed :D
i can't say i want to push myself 110% everyday. it wouldn't feel too good....
beside, sometimes your vision goes all funny and that's not fun either :/
yeesh those 500 jumpropes are sooo killer and they hurt your bum sooo bad -__-
i saw barrett and gerry in their car today :)
and naynay
yesterday, someone told me that liu xiang was a joke and that asians suck at sports physically (to a certain point, that is kind of true) so it's all a result of pure hard work. contradiction in one thought. but then again, i can't really take him srsly bcus he then told me he wanted to be black, he believed that bigfoot was very real, and if he could be on tv, he would jump around and yell "oogabooga."
he's hilarious :)
one of the most annoying things in the world is when someone denies their own culture.
well anyways, i see that the current news situation is doing an effective job of creating anti-____ sentiments and ripping apart relationships and such so i'll leave them to do their work
...i can't believe they get paid for this -___-
when i see foreigners visit china and say how much they love it there, the culture, the people, i rarely feel proud.
it's more like relief.
there is no way i am ashamed of the culture and etc. of china. but the way the east is portrayed and received makes it hard to be proud to be chinese. but i am very much so :)
it seems like being "chinese-american" has suddenly become a complete contradiction in standards, ethics, and values.
edit: i love how yahoo's featured story is about how an athlete's good looks has made her a gold medalist despite her second to last javelin throw and failure to qualify.
dbsk displays their disbelief at this diagnosis.
this picture has no relevance whatsoever.
yoochun and junsu win gold medal in cuteness.
it's soo funny lol -___-
the photo is a really good one though O_O
quite appropriate for the opinionated article that follows
i can't say whether or not he kexin deserves that gold medal (she's suuch a cutie T_T) bcus i didn't watch it. and i think that the americans who did not win gold have shown great sportsmanship (i suppose they'd have to anyways to make up for bela karolyi, who is a pathetic excuse for a self-respecting man). but i do think that if if it were even a possibility for two athletes to get the same score, they should have addressed this problem before anyone competed and anyone won and anyone got their heart broken.
i hate how these athletes work so hard to get to this level only to have their dreams crushed by politics. i think anyone who can get there is a hero :)
except i kinda worry about some of the times i saw in the 100m woman's prelims, that's DEFINITELY high school status....
hmm i'd say the "best" argument i've seen by far is how we americans should stop complaining bcus we at least have our freedom! and that cheng fei will be beaten at home for not winning gold for her nation, at least americans have freedom of choice and are not mindless robots.
"if america recruited children before they were born and raised them like droids, we'd be raking in the golds as well!"
haha.
ha.
yeah, i'm sure the chinese communist government scouts out every couple and checks out the ultrasounds and then sticks these kids into camps before they learn how to walk.
and i'm sure there are government officials waiting for liu xiang to recover so they can properly punish him.
hahaah i love it, it's hilarious....
there's so much more involved in this than people think, some of these families are so poor that this is the only way out, athletics. of course, most of this criticism goes to the government, who is as previously stated, communist. therefore, all government run. yes, i'm sure if america was communist, you guys would still be number one -__-
that's like saying, bcus america allows all citizens to own a gun, america should be sweeping the shooting competitions. (obviously not the case...)
nastia liukin's attitude kinda bothers me sometimes. i, i, i. johnson had to step in and say that she could speak for both in saying that they were proud to represent the u.s.a
i suppose this idea of winning for a nation, winning gold for the glory and pride of more than yourself? is very foreign to westerners.
liu xiang's gold would have been a national accomplishment. phelps' golds are his personal accomplishment. and his family i suppose. and friends.
:( 1.3 billion people is a lot of pressure, my only wish is that he recovers fast and takes back his record.
besides, the achilles hurts like a bitch, and if he ran, he would have destroyed his career.
nbc constantly says that it's not a big factor that liu xiang dropped out, the chinese are still leading in gold. they clearly do not understand! liu xiang was not just a gold medal to add to the pile
he stood for so much more and those people who payed so much money to see him, the people who waited in front of their tv just to see him get in those blocks, they only wanted to see him run for his country on homesoil. sure, if he had gotten silver to robles, or even bronze to some new superstar (like he was four years ago) it would have been very disappointing. but he still would have ran.
all we wanted was to see him run :(
and to those who hate the chinese,
YES, the government is oppressive, YES, there are millions suffering from poverty, YES, there is little free speech there, this is what america believes. and yet, you continue to put down this country. does that make you feel good? like a winner? then good for you, you have freedom of speech and press, you can practice whatever religion, however you want. good for you that you can do whatever the hell you want (almost) and get away with it if you have a good lawyer (i.e. the money). good for you that respect and dignity is so low (in some cases) that you can continue to push people down when they're already on the ground. good for you, america! the ultimate playground bully.
MAYBE you should go to other places, and really understand why
you have it so good, yet have no reason to feel superior.
...not that the chinese want your pathetic sympathy, but thanks anyways for "understanding."
everyone needs to get over this whole medal thing, the olympics are supposed to bring people together. not like God cares about medals anyways, i bet tons of silver-medalists are gold medalists in God's book, WHAT NOW, EH?
i wonder if there is ethnicity in heaven.
btw i've noticed that nbc has a lot more "previously recorded" labels in their corners :) that's a good turn around.
they say wait till 2012? if the chinese lose, then the americans will feel superior and never get off how they were right and had gotten cheated. if the chinese win, then the americans will once again, feel superior in their democratic government and blame the communists for droid-12-year-olds who routinely beat grown women.
in the end, america is superior. congratulations, you win. gold medal to the U.S. in all-around attitude problem :D
noel, i never stopped to ask if your family was okay even though i knew your family is from sichuan and i'm so sorry :( i'm very sorry for your grandma D:
i feel very inconsiderate right now, lol.
people srsly need to realize that the government and its people are two seperate entities.
"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
-mark twain
if you think that everything i say is completely biased and i have no right to generalize, think before you speak as well.
i have never felt so sore in my life :( after not doing anything physically demanding (except walking around in ridiculous heat in both italy and china)
and then coming back to tennis doubledays? my legs are crying out to me T_T
still, can't ever be as bad as that one day i ran until i barfed :D
i can't say i want to push myself 110% everyday. it wouldn't feel too good....
beside, sometimes your vision goes all funny and that's not fun either :/
yeesh those 500 jumpropes are sooo killer and they hurt your bum sooo bad -__-
i saw barrett and gerry in their car today :)
and naynay
yesterday, someone told me that liu xiang was a joke and that asians suck at sports physically (to a certain point, that is kind of true) so it's all a result of pure hard work. contradiction in one thought. but then again, i can't really take him srsly bcus he then told me he wanted to be black, he believed that bigfoot was very real, and if he could be on tv, he would jump around and yell "oogabooga."
he's hilarious :)
one of the most annoying things in the world is when someone denies their own culture.
well anyways, i see that the current news situation is doing an effective job of creating anti-____ sentiments and ripping apart relationships and such so i'll leave them to do their work
...i can't believe they get paid for this -___-
when i see foreigners visit china and say how much they love it there, the culture, the people, i rarely feel proud.
it's more like relief.
there is no way i am ashamed of the culture and etc. of china. but the way the east is portrayed and received makes it hard to be proud to be chinese. but i am very much so :)
it seems like being "chinese-american" has suddenly become a complete contradiction in standards, ethics, and values.
edit: i love how yahoo's featured story is about how an athlete's good looks has made her a gold medalist despite her second to last javelin throw and failure to qualify.
dbsk displays their disbelief at this diagnosis.
this picture has no relevance whatsoever.
yoochun and junsu win gold medal in cuteness.
20080818
so much more
READPLEASE.
i cried, i know it sounds stupid but
"No matter how many medals Phelps wins, Liu means more to China because he stands for a burning pride."
now do they understand?
siiigh more olympic drama :/
btw: i lol at everyone gagging at the air in china
you'd think that the chinese would be dying out or somesing if it were that terrible? don't blame it on them, not only does the weather play a huge part,
it's all a matter of adjustment. louise got a throat infection coming back to california from asia bcus the air was suck.
besides that, if you srsly hate the pollution, boycott chinese products and tell me how it goes :)
i'm very glad for overcast mornings here though, although i have sun burnt cheeks from the afternoon sunshine T_T
why is it that everytime the U.S. wins, it's all good
when they lose, someone cheated....and the U.S. should have won...?
go have your own stinkin games (WHICH WOULD BE EXCITING CEPT THE TAX PAYERS, i.e. US, WOULD ALL SUFFER.) and have all the medals you want D:<
this negative press is dividing the olympics, which should be a unifying event....
and what happened to "INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY?" so stfu hypocrites,
shame on you.
if the chinese gymnasts are underage, I WILL ACCEPT THAT. i honestly wouldn't put it past them to issue fake passports. but these news articles are really too much.
and please, only bcus we here in the states drink milk from hormonal cows, eat extremely unhealthy foods, and intake ridiculous amounts of fat do we look "the right" age. besides, asian skin FTW bcus tanning is ugly thar and of course, the terrible disgusting pollution prevents sun. the standards and circumstances are clearly not the same.
no one complained when paul hamm stole the gold from yang tae young of south korea four years ago...bcus america won.
look at your count, yes, you are beastly, yes, you are amazing and number one. so stop complaining, please...
and if this "cheating" "lying" "stealing" whateverr is for real, mebe someone might want to find out why everyone hates on the U.S. all the time
there MIGHT be a reason :/
they really need to stop sticking their noses up places they don't belong.
i feel very sorry for the IOC, they're in such a difficult position....
if they were to further investigate, that would be racist
but if they don't, the hate mail won't stop...i really do feel bad for them
i wish keeping peace with the world would not be so hard. the olympics is probably the closest, yet is so super FAIL that it's pathetic.
this hate on china only makes most who criticize SO ignorant and stupid looking -_-
the ones i love the most are "china's communist government is terrible, why are so many people in china suffering from poverty when it is such a wealthy nation??" please. that's a contradiction in itself, please learn something before posting.
this is true, many parts of china, especially the rural farming villages, are very poor. complete evidence that communism is not has long disappeared as the economic standard in china. it was attempted at one point, and to be honest, a communist ideal sounds very utopia. a society without poverty. of course, at the same time, this is very impossible.
and this criticism of how "you should spend money on earthquake victims and not the olympics." are you really that stupid -_- the olympics was SET 7 YEARS AGO. the earthquake only happened recently. do not get me wrong. i have nothing but sympathy and sadness for those who lost everything they had, it's truly heartbreaking....
but it's not like they KNEW this was coming and decided before hand to spend millions of dollars on the olympics.
beside, i did also notice that this was not brought up much in the news, or at all at school when we always discuss "current events," nor do we donate money to the poor parts of china, or anywhere in that general region for that matter
but i guess we fear that the communists will just steal it all....
changing a country as large as this is too difficult when this is all it's ever known for generations.
opening up 30 years ago was a huge step forward and china has progressed HUGELY since then,
it's impressive no matter which way you look at it.
i'm so very glad that china pushed the americans the hell away during the korean war. if they hadn't, who knows where the world would be now T_T
and beside, it's not like the americans really wanted to help south korea, it was merely out of self interest. and even AFTER they surrendered and admitted defeat, the left the place in flames, bombing like hell. consequently, the korean public suffered for that.
SOUR GRAPES I SAY, fine if you don't think the gymnastics controversey makes americans look like sore losers, BUT YOU CAN'T DENY THIS.
besides that though, i watched a video of the president of south korea? talk about how he has been encouraging sk support of north korea and it's verryy heartwarming :)
i spy a reconciliation soon! please....
which leads to something my mother pointed out this morning, people should never hate each other merely because of race
while this seems obvious, it OBVIOUSLY isn't the case around the world. of course i would know since i'm chinese and apparently everyone hates china soo...
i see this improving in the future, i hope that younger generations can forgive the past, but also never forget.
i'm hoping the phrase "history repeats itself" is not the case...
i am definitely rambling again...
but today, i encountered more first hand anti-china sentiments, personally directed towards me! but i decided it was useless to argue.
today was the beginning of tennis and i am EXHAUSTED. running around first thing in the morning off 3 hours of sleep is not comfortable....
the showup was tiny, at this rate, we don't even have enough for two teams...
hung out with some of the football guys and caught up a little :)
then worked on yearbook with denizzle. the science tech building is beautiful
so are our new computers!!!
some parts of the inside of the edge has fug wall coloring, it's so....hotel like T_T
i am now a bit relieved that the rest of the APSA kids are also slackers...
yet we manage to always pull our crap together just in time....
anyways, tomorrow:
apsa, tennis, football player mugshots, yearbook, JOHNNY ROCKETSS
and of course, the olympics :)
i cried, i know it sounds stupid but
"No matter how many medals Phelps wins, Liu means more to China because he stands for a burning pride."
now do they understand?
siiigh more olympic drama :/
btw: i lol at everyone gagging at the air in china
you'd think that the chinese would be dying out or somesing if it were that terrible? don't blame it on them, not only does the weather play a huge part,
it's all a matter of adjustment. louise got a throat infection coming back to california from asia bcus the air was suck.
besides that, if you srsly hate the pollution, boycott chinese products and tell me how it goes :)
i'm very glad for overcast mornings here though, although i have sun burnt cheeks from the afternoon sunshine T_T
why is it that everytime the U.S. wins, it's all good
when they lose, someone cheated....and the U.S. should have won...?
go have your own stinkin games (WHICH WOULD BE EXCITING CEPT THE TAX PAYERS, i.e. US, WOULD ALL SUFFER.) and have all the medals you want D:<
this negative press is dividing the olympics, which should be a unifying event....
and what happened to "INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY?" so stfu hypocrites,
shame on you.
if the chinese gymnasts are underage, I WILL ACCEPT THAT. i honestly wouldn't put it past them to issue fake passports. but these news articles are really too much.
and please, only bcus we here in the states drink milk from hormonal cows, eat extremely unhealthy foods, and intake ridiculous amounts of fat do we look "the right" age. besides, asian skin FTW bcus tanning is ugly thar and of course, the terrible disgusting pollution prevents sun. the standards and circumstances are clearly not the same.
no one complained when paul hamm stole the gold from yang tae young of south korea four years ago...bcus america won.
look at your count, yes, you are beastly, yes, you are amazing and number one. so stop complaining, please...
and if this "cheating" "lying" "stealing" whateverr is for real, mebe someone might want to find out why everyone hates on the U.S. all the time
there MIGHT be a reason :/
they really need to stop sticking their noses up places they don't belong.
i feel very sorry for the IOC, they're in such a difficult position....
if they were to further investigate, that would be racist
but if they don't, the hate mail won't stop...i really do feel bad for them
i wish keeping peace with the world would not be so hard. the olympics is probably the closest, yet is so super FAIL that it's pathetic.
this hate on china only makes most who criticize SO ignorant and stupid looking -_-
the ones i love the most are "china's communist government is terrible, why are so many people in china suffering from poverty when it is such a wealthy nation??" please. that's a contradiction in itself, please learn something before posting.
this is true, many parts of china, especially the rural farming villages, are very poor. complete evidence that communism is not has long disappeared as the economic standard in china. it was attempted at one point, and to be honest, a communist ideal sounds very utopia. a society without poverty. of course, at the same time, this is very impossible.
and this criticism of how "you should spend money on earthquake victims and not the olympics." are you really that stupid -_- the olympics was SET 7 YEARS AGO. the earthquake only happened recently. do not get me wrong. i have nothing but sympathy and sadness for those who lost everything they had, it's truly heartbreaking....
but it's not like they KNEW this was coming and decided before hand to spend millions of dollars on the olympics.
beside, i did also notice that this was not brought up much in the news, or at all at school when we always discuss "current events," nor do we donate money to the poor parts of china, or anywhere in that general region for that matter
but i guess we fear that the communists will just steal it all....
changing a country as large as this is too difficult when this is all it's ever known for generations.
opening up 30 years ago was a huge step forward and china has progressed HUGELY since then,
it's impressive no matter which way you look at it.
i'm so very glad that china pushed the americans the hell away during the korean war. if they hadn't, who knows where the world would be now T_T
and beside, it's not like the americans really wanted to help south korea, it was merely out of self interest. and even AFTER they surrendered and admitted defeat, the left the place in flames, bombing like hell. consequently, the korean public suffered for that.
SOUR GRAPES I SAY, fine if you don't think the gymnastics controversey makes americans look like sore losers, BUT YOU CAN'T DENY THIS.
besides that though, i watched a video of the president of south korea? talk about how he has been encouraging sk support of north korea and it's verryy heartwarming :)
i spy a reconciliation soon! please....
which leads to something my mother pointed out this morning, people should never hate each other merely because of race
while this seems obvious, it OBVIOUSLY isn't the case around the world. of course i would know since i'm chinese and apparently everyone hates china soo...
i see this improving in the future, i hope that younger generations can forgive the past, but also never forget.
i'm hoping the phrase "history repeats itself" is not the case...
i am definitely rambling again...
but today, i encountered more first hand anti-china sentiments, personally directed towards me! but i decided it was useless to argue.
today was the beginning of tennis and i am EXHAUSTED. running around first thing in the morning off 3 hours of sleep is not comfortable....
the showup was tiny, at this rate, we don't even have enough for two teams...
hung out with some of the football guys and caught up a little :)
then worked on yearbook with denizzle. the science tech building is beautiful
so are our new computers!!!
some parts of the inside of the edge has fug wall coloring, it's so....hotel like T_T
i am now a bit relieved that the rest of the APSA kids are also slackers...
yet we manage to always pull our crap together just in time....
anyways, tomorrow:
apsa, tennis, football player mugshots, yearbook, JOHNNY ROCKETSS
and of course, the olympics :)
20080817
GOGO LIU XIANG
i'm so worried and nervous insideee
msnbc won't even cover it bcus it's live in china right now...
and yahoo is also lacking in coverage :/
i'm very stressed and school hasn't even started
TENNIS EARLY IN THE MORN'
and i'm very much not ready.
BLEH
as much as he's amazing
i'm tired of watching phelps on tv.
and beach vball. and also, i would much rather watch diving queen guo jingjing own everyone than random U.S. divers taking showers, thanks.
EDIT:
I CAN't BELIEVE IT. i cannot. why why whyyyy God, why?
poor xiangg
EDIT2:
i've been reading article after article and i still can't believe it
national anxiety turns to national shock
LIU XIANG,
加油 we're with you to the end!
GET BETTER, PLEASE, we'll support you forever~
i'm so heartbroken.
but i know he'll be back.
msnbc won't even cover it bcus it's live in china right now...
and yahoo is also lacking in coverage :/
i'm very stressed and school hasn't even started
TENNIS EARLY IN THE MORN'
and i'm very much not ready.
BLEH
as much as he's amazing
i'm tired of watching phelps on tv.
and beach vball. and also, i would much rather watch diving queen guo jingjing own everyone than random U.S. divers taking showers, thanks.
EDIT:
I CAN't BELIEVE IT. i cannot. why why whyyyy God, why?
poor xiangg
EDIT2:
i've been reading article after article and i still can't believe it
national anxiety turns to national shock
LIU XIANG,
加油 we're with you to the end!
GET BETTER, PLEASE, we'll support you forever~
i'm so heartbroken.
but i know he'll be back.
20080816
camcole
RE: cam cole's article on ze fakery.
lin miaoke and yang peiyi are prime examples of the eastern collectivist community versus the western individualist mentality. (i have been doing my psych reading!!)
miaoke's cute face+peiyi's amazing voice=best performance.
the western media is only reinforcing it's own obsession with superficiality. not that asians are not, but look at yourself before criticizing others!!
peiyi was cheated out of her voice, but what about miaoke?? she was told that her voice was not good enough. yet, everyone focuses on how the "ugly" girl gets the bad end of it all.
i agree that they could have found a good combination of both but this is how it played out and both girls are happy to have been part of the ceremony.
DON'T TELL ME that america thinks this is "sick" and "shameful," look at our entertainment! MTV? the trials in american idol??? american entertainment thrives on EMBARASSMENT and mockery of others. i was embarassed when my australian friends laughed at what they saw.
and i'm not going to start on the "fakery"
both had their faults and their talents, and together, both are recognized for the better part.
peiyi says that it is an honor to be able to sing for the olympics. i don't get how some people think she is only saying this bcus she is young. her maturity and understanding at a young age is the respectable thing, and also shows the culture.
while the show was flashy, she also showed her humility.
please, world, china only caved in to the pressure to produce the perfect show to your standard (and they were pretty close). it was a SHOW so everyone needs to chill just a little. it's not like you haven't done it before, am i right?
the fireworks were a safety issue, and they wanted the best footage to be shown. the fireworks were real. the americans were only sore that they didn't know about it earlier, the europeans did....
what's next.. what if li ning was NOT ACTUALLY USING HIS SUPER POWERS TO FLY???
oh shizz, they must have used wires D: FAKING. RIGHT THERE.
CAM COLE SRSLY NEEDS TO JUMP ON THAT STORY.
if this had happened anywhere else, there would be no issue.
I SPY A DOUBLE STANDARD.
also, if people haven't noticed, asian people age extremely well. take that into account before basing your arguments on petty physical observations.
i don't think the argentinian team/spanish team should apologize for their chinky photoshoot but they SHOULD apologize for accidentally offending. if they were to straight up apologize, it would imply that they did have ill intentions. i'm sure it was done out of childish humor so it wasn't meant to be racist. but risk losing the chance to host the games?? i think not. and besides, having 1.3 billion chinese plus the koreans and japanese hating on you isn't too good either :/
siigh sadly, i'd have to say that living in australia and america, i'm used to it now.
and the attempt of asian nations to agree with western standards of beauty is truly pathetic. eye surgey? whitening cream? YECK.
there are two view points of asian slanty chinky eyes.
1. it's ugly and we suck
2. fascinating part of the mysterious orient??
(btw, why is oriental so offensive? i understand chink but chink no longer has such a serious connotation...)
yet recently, there has been so much pressure to conform to western standards
and when they do, asians get bashed again!! (tyra banks show RE: gorgeous korean girl who got her eyes done)
the world's different cultures really can't agree, neither can ethics and politics
so we're just pretty much pathetic and God is probably laughing at us.
as much as i love You, this sense of humor sucks.
quite frankly, some of the U.S. media is very embarassing.
i've seen both ends of the media bcus surprise surprise! I READ ABOUT THIS IN CHINA?? AND WE ALL THOUGHT THE CHINESE WERE NAIVE IGNORANT PEOPLE.
and to be honest, the "i'm cool bcus i hate china" fad is getting old. (quote)
if i were tibetan and were indeed being unethically and unreasonably tortured, i'd be very offended that the world choses to care at this opportune time merely to make china look bad. THANK YOU WORLD FOR CARING NOW, selfish bastards.
I'M BIASED, i know you're all thinking that. but don't tell me you wouldn't defend your country.
I ALSO RECOGNIZE THE FAULTS. and believe me, there are MANY FAULTS within china
but when china does something good, something right, DON'T GET BUTTSORE.
really, i'm slowly getting used to the fact that china will never do right in the world's eyes.
but i'd like to believe that there is hope in the world! (reason for influx of entries hopelessly defending china)
so let's all leave each other alone, okay? (pity how the closest thing to peace can only be reached through his.) bcus really, the chinese government doesn't give a crap about ignorant canadian (front page!!) coverage on LIP-SYNCHING and all this other petty "news" that is being "uncovered." btw, peiyi was in the brochure for the opening ceremony..... the chinese have much more important things to worry about and that guy really needs to find real news, like why the canadian atheletes are lacking in the medal department...
I'M NOT HATING ON CANADA, i love it there and my dad lived there for a couple years
but the news is really pathetic.
bringing back that article in newsweek about china's inferiority complex, if that is truly what america believes, don't feed the fire.
you cannot deny the nationalism you see, blind or not.
also, if you truly believe china is rising as in international superpower, i'd advise not to provoke the country. this should be common sense.
but what do i know, i'll leave it to our amazing government that has led us so well! :)
anyways, good luck to vancouver! canada does well in winter sports if i am not mistaken? and i'm sure the opening ceremony will be amazing! :D
GRANT HACKETT lost :(( HE ALMOST MADE HISTORY but nooo DD: i was soo disappointed
i wish ian thorpe was here. then, watching swimming would be much more exciting. yeah, okay, michael phelps wins bcus he's amazing AND NO ONE ELSE IS THERE TO COMPETE. no fun in that :/ but congrats on his 8! beast.
i was also very surprised that tyson gay didn't even make the final?? EH?? surprise!!!
liu xiang, please be healthyy~
i came home today and was instantly reminded of the very inefficient workings of SFO baggage claim. besides that, going through customs was alright. the airplane showed medal standing updates! which was exciting.
also, did not get in trouble for bringing in snails, farm animals, or live bacteria cultures.
security is sucking, i sucessfully smuggled in 7 large snails (that frequently populate the areas outside sorrento tower 2) and 1 goat.
just kidding.
although it was a close call for the egg yolk moon cakes.
also kidding, my dad knows how lame security can be.
BTW did i fail to mention how fast security is in other countries!!
I LOVE HOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF
except in america.
this one lady at JFK international airport laughed at my socks and i would have told her to STFU but she was a bit larger than me...
went to a family friend party thing where we had chinese food
T_T
then i tried watching the olympics but only after three hours of commercials (and bad ones i must say, except that sumo wrestler plane one, LOL) and michael phelps touching the wall 7 times, did i finally watched my first event!!! which was the woman's marathon. two hours and 26 minutes of it. thrilling, really T_T
although china scored bronze!! one second off kenya's silver :(
i'm quite sure that there is activity going on inside the bird's nest while these ladiess are running around beijing. and if not, show replays!!!
SHOW SOME GOOD STUFF, PLEASE. not only do you block other channels, but the coverage is very minimal :(
the commentary is good though.
and i'm surprised that they make an effort to show chinese culture!! and here i was, thinking americans didn't give a crap! kudos :D
btw, the LIVE in the corner is a LIE. it MAY BE LIVE IN NY but it sure as heck isn't here on the west coast.
i found more fakery O_O
THINGS I MISS ABOUT HONG KONG/CHINA:
my daddy
best asian food, of course, and the cheapness of food in general!!
convenience and efficiency
good olympic coverage
the change in weather
cute boys
cute clothes
cheap shopping
culture :D
very nice people
work
OLYMPIC SPIRIT! it is EVERYWHERE. and i love it i love it
and very professional service. it never ceases to amaze me.
america is unfortunately lacking in some areas^
THINGS I LIKE HAVING BACK HERE IN THE STATES:
MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS!
not having to chose between speaking in mandarin and english and hoping they understand
blue skies
reading more hilarious western media
more laidback, lazy lifestyle :D
CHURCHH!! yayy
and supposedly, free speech and all that good stuff :)
i've noticed that young children here mature much faster and some also achieve a sense of judgemental bitchiness (girls, i suppose) earlier than other places.
this sounds racist, maybe
but for some reason, i always feel like people are looking at me so judgementally O_O esp when i'm alone.
don't lie, girls
we're catty.
well, it's relatively nice to be back
despite everything i've got to do
i'm hungry :( but food has definitely lost it's appeal right now.
btw, i'm sure i've lost a lot of readers (did i even have any??) who hate my youguyssuckforbashingonchina posts.
and i'm not sure anyone actually reads it
but eh, free speech? i loooove it :P
lin miaoke and yang peiyi are prime examples of the eastern collectivist community versus the western individualist mentality. (i have been doing my psych reading!!)
miaoke's cute face+peiyi's amazing voice=best performance.
the western media is only reinforcing it's own obsession with superficiality. not that asians are not, but look at yourself before criticizing others!!
peiyi was cheated out of her voice, but what about miaoke?? she was told that her voice was not good enough. yet, everyone focuses on how the "ugly" girl gets the bad end of it all.
i agree that they could have found a good combination of both but this is how it played out and both girls are happy to have been part of the ceremony.
DON'T TELL ME that america thinks this is "sick" and "shameful," look at our entertainment! MTV? the trials in american idol??? american entertainment thrives on EMBARASSMENT and mockery of others. i was embarassed when my australian friends laughed at what they saw.
and i'm not going to start on the "fakery"
both had their faults and their talents, and together, both are recognized for the better part.
peiyi says that it is an honor to be able to sing for the olympics. i don't get how some people think she is only saying this bcus she is young. her maturity and understanding at a young age is the respectable thing, and also shows the culture.
while the show was flashy, she also showed her humility.
please, world, china only caved in to the pressure to produce the perfect show to your standard (and they were pretty close). it was a SHOW so everyone needs to chill just a little. it's not like you haven't done it before, am i right?
the fireworks were a safety issue, and they wanted the best footage to be shown. the fireworks were real. the americans were only sore that they didn't know about it earlier, the europeans did....
what's next.. what if li ning was NOT ACTUALLY USING HIS SUPER POWERS TO FLY???
oh shizz, they must have used wires D: FAKING. RIGHT THERE.
CAM COLE SRSLY NEEDS TO JUMP ON THAT STORY.
if this had happened anywhere else, there would be no issue.
I SPY A DOUBLE STANDARD.
also, if people haven't noticed, asian people age extremely well. take that into account before basing your arguments on petty physical observations.
i don't think the argentinian team/spanish team should apologize for their chinky photoshoot but they SHOULD apologize for accidentally offending. if they were to straight up apologize, it would imply that they did have ill intentions. i'm sure it was done out of childish humor so it wasn't meant to be racist. but risk losing the chance to host the games?? i think not. and besides, having 1.3 billion chinese plus the koreans and japanese hating on you isn't too good either :/
siigh sadly, i'd have to say that living in australia and america, i'm used to it now.
and the attempt of asian nations to agree with western standards of beauty is truly pathetic. eye surgey? whitening cream? YECK.
there are two view points of asian slanty chinky eyes.
1. it's ugly and we suck
2. fascinating part of the mysterious orient??
(btw, why is oriental so offensive? i understand chink but chink no longer has such a serious connotation...)
yet recently, there has been so much pressure to conform to western standards
and when they do, asians get bashed again!! (tyra banks show RE: gorgeous korean girl who got her eyes done)
the world's different cultures really can't agree, neither can ethics and politics
so we're just pretty much pathetic and God is probably laughing at us.
as much as i love You, this sense of humor sucks.
quite frankly, some of the U.S. media is very embarassing.
i've seen both ends of the media bcus surprise surprise! I READ ABOUT THIS IN CHINA?? AND WE ALL THOUGHT THE CHINESE WERE NAIVE IGNORANT PEOPLE.
and to be honest, the "i'm cool bcus i hate china" fad is getting old. (quote)
if i were tibetan and were indeed being unethically and unreasonably tortured, i'd be very offended that the world choses to care at this opportune time merely to make china look bad. THANK YOU WORLD FOR CARING NOW, selfish bastards.
I'M BIASED, i know you're all thinking that. but don't tell me you wouldn't defend your country.
I ALSO RECOGNIZE THE FAULTS. and believe me, there are MANY FAULTS within china
but when china does something good, something right, DON'T GET BUTTSORE.
really, i'm slowly getting used to the fact that china will never do right in the world's eyes.
but i'd like to believe that there is hope in the world! (reason for influx of entries hopelessly defending china)
so let's all leave each other alone, okay? (pity how the closest thing to peace can only be reached through his.) bcus really, the chinese government doesn't give a crap about ignorant canadian (front page!!) coverage on LIP-SYNCHING and all this other petty "news" that is being "uncovered." btw, peiyi was in the brochure for the opening ceremony..... the chinese have much more important things to worry about and that guy really needs to find real news, like why the canadian atheletes are lacking in the medal department...
I'M NOT HATING ON CANADA, i love it there and my dad lived there for a couple years
but the news is really pathetic.
bringing back that article in newsweek about china's inferiority complex, if that is truly what america believes, don't feed the fire.
you cannot deny the nationalism you see, blind or not.
also, if you truly believe china is rising as in international superpower, i'd advise not to provoke the country. this should be common sense.
but what do i know, i'll leave it to our amazing government that has led us so well! :)
anyways, good luck to vancouver! canada does well in winter sports if i am not mistaken? and i'm sure the opening ceremony will be amazing! :D
GRANT HACKETT lost :(( HE ALMOST MADE HISTORY but nooo DD: i was soo disappointed
i wish ian thorpe was here. then, watching swimming would be much more exciting. yeah, okay, michael phelps wins bcus he's amazing AND NO ONE ELSE IS THERE TO COMPETE. no fun in that :/ but congrats on his 8! beast.
i was also very surprised that tyson gay didn't even make the final?? EH?? surprise!!!
liu xiang, please be healthyy~
i came home today and was instantly reminded of the very inefficient workings of SFO baggage claim. besides that, going through customs was alright. the airplane showed medal standing updates! which was exciting.
also, did not get in trouble for bringing in snails, farm animals, or live bacteria cultures.
security is sucking, i sucessfully smuggled in 7 large snails (that frequently populate the areas outside sorrento tower 2) and 1 goat.
just kidding.
although it was a close call for the egg yolk moon cakes.
also kidding, my dad knows how lame security can be.
BTW did i fail to mention how fast security is in other countries!!
I LOVE HOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF
except in america.
this one lady at JFK international airport laughed at my socks and i would have told her to STFU but she was a bit larger than me...
went to a family friend party thing where we had chinese food
T_T
then i tried watching the olympics but only after three hours of commercials (and bad ones i must say, except that sumo wrestler plane one, LOL) and michael phelps touching the wall 7 times, did i finally watched my first event!!! which was the woman's marathon. two hours and 26 minutes of it. thrilling, really T_T
although china scored bronze!! one second off kenya's silver :(
i'm quite sure that there is activity going on inside the bird's nest while these ladiess are running around beijing. and if not, show replays!!!
SHOW SOME GOOD STUFF, PLEASE. not only do you block other channels, but the coverage is very minimal :(
the commentary is good though.
and i'm surprised that they make an effort to show chinese culture!! and here i was, thinking americans didn't give a crap! kudos :D
btw, the LIVE in the corner is a LIE. it MAY BE LIVE IN NY but it sure as heck isn't here on the west coast.
i found more fakery O_O
THINGS I MISS ABOUT HONG KONG/CHINA:
my daddy
best asian food, of course, and the cheapness of food in general!!
convenience and efficiency
good olympic coverage
the change in weather
cute boys
cute clothes
cheap shopping
culture :D
very nice people
work
OLYMPIC SPIRIT! it is EVERYWHERE. and i love it i love it
and very professional service. it never ceases to amaze me.
america is unfortunately lacking in some areas^
THINGS I LIKE HAVING BACK HERE IN THE STATES:
MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS!
not having to chose between speaking in mandarin and english and hoping they understand
blue skies
reading more hilarious western media
more laidback, lazy lifestyle :D
CHURCHH!! yayy
and supposedly, free speech and all that good stuff :)
i've noticed that young children here mature much faster and some also achieve a sense of judgemental bitchiness (girls, i suppose) earlier than other places.
this sounds racist, maybe
but for some reason, i always feel like people are looking at me so judgementally O_O esp when i'm alone.
don't lie, girls
we're catty.
well, it's relatively nice to be back
despite everything i've got to do
i'm hungry :( but food has definitely lost it's appeal right now.
btw, i'm sure i've lost a lot of readers (did i even have any??) who hate my youguyssuckforbashingonchina posts.
and i'm not sure anyone actually reads it
but eh, free speech? i loooove it :P
20080815
a message from HK mtr escalator railing:
"please hold me tight!"
right now, i'm at the HK international airport
which is sort of exciting, except that i hate airplanes and flying and all that :(
i'm also not excited about leaving hk :((
i have so many things to do when i get home!
APsa, SATs, yearbook, tennis, LINK
blehhh D:
LOL i read an article talking about our little gymnasts and it said something along the lines of how
one of the smallest american gymnasts was 108 pounds at 5 ft. and said that was probably obese by asian standards. totally LOL
bcus it's kind of true :(( to be honest. i'm obese by asian standards :/
DUDE. my qipao was an altered size L D: as in altered DOWN, i'm not THAT FAT
but still, i felt massive T_T
i wish american press would STFU sometimes! it's very embarassing T_T
americans do not set the standard. nor do we know as much as we think
siiigh, such ignorance.
i never thought i'd be sick of asian food, but i'm getting close.
actually, i'm just sick of food. no, i'm not anorexic
i've just been eating too much D:
but when i get home, deniz and i are going for some chili fries at JR :D it's been SOO long :(
i'm fat now.
why is it that it's okay to say
"WTF, ARE YOU ANOREXIC?"
but not
"GEEZ ARE YOU FREAKING OBESE???"
it's not like skinny people have no feelings T_T
the best explanation i've heard so far is that, being skinny is the better end of the spectrum, therefore, those who mock are just jealous :/
my dad and i slept in today and watched the olympics until we left for the MTR station
the MTR station is below our building and has a direct train to the airport
you can also check in downstairs as in, you don't even have to carry your luggage to the airport!
talk about convenience.
^ a couple more reasons to come with mee to hong kong!
i'm thinking that once the olympics are over, my dads going to buy soo much olympic merch :) hahaa
these two korean fobs next to me are super cute, taking pictures of each other
and listening to their MEGA OLD SCHOOL IPOD aka "classic."
it's mega fat D:
face whitening is gross. i bet it has bleach in it :(
however, tanning products are ALSO GROSS.
NATURAL FTW!
track and field is startinggg
and i feel nervous inside
my dad says that he feels like there is a chance liu xiang won't even medal
O_O UNHEARD OF! there is noo way, i'll cry so much if he doesn't T_T
also, i watched one of my favorite events, SPEED WALKING :D
a chinese guy placed, fourth, 5 seconds off third T_T
and the numbah one guy, russian, was one second off the OR!!!! when it's long distance, that just REALLY SUCKS.
i think that china is going to reach their gold medal goal, and i'm very excited :) i don't even care if america beats them overall, as long as they reach their gold medal goal.
it's an obvious distinction,
yahoo.com shows standings in accordance to overall
yahoo.com.cn shows standings in accordance to golds
anyways, jetlag is going to be KILLER in terms of tennis doubledays, however
i can watch live footage of the olympics (hopefully??)
i can work on APsa at night when no one else is around to bother me
i can talk to mai alll night bcus she's nocturnal
although i hear that MSNBC/america does not allow chinese broadcasting which means
reruns, delayed footage, and nothing but the red white and blue.
not excited about that :(
well.
ALMOST HOME :|
right now, i'm at the HK international airport
which is sort of exciting, except that i hate airplanes and flying and all that :(
i'm also not excited about leaving hk :((
i have so many things to do when i get home!
APsa, SATs, yearbook, tennis, LINK
blehhh D:
LOL i read an article talking about our little gymnasts and it said something along the lines of how
one of the smallest american gymnasts was 108 pounds at 5 ft. and said that was probably obese by asian standards. totally LOL
bcus it's kind of true :(( to be honest. i'm obese by asian standards :/
DUDE. my qipao was an altered size L D: as in altered DOWN, i'm not THAT FAT
but still, i felt massive T_T
i wish american press would STFU sometimes! it's very embarassing T_T
americans do not set the standard. nor do we know as much as we think
siiigh, such ignorance.
i never thought i'd be sick of asian food, but i'm getting close.
actually, i'm just sick of food. no, i'm not anorexic
i've just been eating too much D:
but when i get home, deniz and i are going for some chili fries at JR :D it's been SOO long :(
i'm fat now.
why is it that it's okay to say
"WTF, ARE YOU ANOREXIC?"
but not
"GEEZ ARE YOU FREAKING OBESE???"
it's not like skinny people have no feelings T_T
the best explanation i've heard so far is that, being skinny is the better end of the spectrum, therefore, those who mock are just jealous :/
my dad and i slept in today and watched the olympics until we left for the MTR station
the MTR station is below our building and has a direct train to the airport
you can also check in downstairs as in, you don't even have to carry your luggage to the airport!
talk about convenience.
^ a couple more reasons to come with mee to hong kong!
i'm thinking that once the olympics are over, my dads going to buy soo much olympic merch :) hahaa
these two korean fobs next to me are super cute, taking pictures of each other
and listening to their MEGA OLD SCHOOL IPOD aka "classic."
it's mega fat D:
face whitening is gross. i bet it has bleach in it :(
however, tanning products are ALSO GROSS.
NATURAL FTW!
track and field is startinggg
and i feel nervous inside
my dad says that he feels like there is a chance liu xiang won't even medal
O_O UNHEARD OF! there is noo way, i'll cry so much if he doesn't T_T
also, i watched one of my favorite events, SPEED WALKING :D
a chinese guy placed, fourth, 5 seconds off third T_T
and the numbah one guy, russian, was one second off the OR!!!! when it's long distance, that just REALLY SUCKS.
i think that china is going to reach their gold medal goal, and i'm very excited :) i don't even care if america beats them overall, as long as they reach their gold medal goal.
it's an obvious distinction,
yahoo.com shows standings in accordance to overall
yahoo.com.cn shows standings in accordance to golds
anyways, jetlag is going to be KILLER in terms of tennis doubledays, however
i can watch live footage of the olympics (hopefully??)
i can work on APsa at night when no one else is around to bother me
i can talk to mai alll night bcus she's nocturnal
although i hear that MSNBC/america does not allow chinese broadcasting which means
reruns, delayed footage, and nothing but the red white and blue.
not excited about that :(
well.
ALMOST HOME :|
GAH YOU
that's how they say it in cantonese :P
today was the last day of work and i was kind of sad :(
kinda wrapped things up, catherine and anthony got me a gift! so super cute :D
anthony also told me about the lego OLYMPIC edition exhibition in mongkok and showed me pictures, the bird's nest looks so good O_O
afterwards...
i left and went to find my dad on the fifth floor, he told me the staff at SAE china thought i was japanese.
i have never gotten that one before, i've gotten korean, but never japanese :/
we went to sha tin after that and waited for the stores to open. then we went to KFC :B teehee and then WENT SHOPPING
and checked out the olympic exhibit that i love so much
the birds nest they have is so cool, and the photo gallery shows the progress through 7 years
i have to say that the designer of the bird's nest is a flipping genius :/
as is the director of the opening ceremony, no wonder he's world famous
AND the designers are SO PRO, i like to admire the designs of the volunteers/officials' clothes
so pretty O_O, i especially like the blue and gold ones
they make me so jealous, i like to watch them flock into sha tin and fo tan during lunch
being so close to the olympics yet SO FAR is very painful.
jay chou is also a genius, just thought i'd throw that out there bcus V.I.Ps are making a fuss about jay chou copying BIG BANG mvs (for nanquanmama).
which is SUPER LOL to me, not like those videos are at all original, most westernized korean R&B videos are inspired by american hip hop artists. anyways, jay chou is much more famous
and is a flipping musical genius.
so much so that he has respect from people who don't like his music :/
btw, big bang's new mini album is SO GOOD O_O
but their oh my friend song is so not big bang'in. as in it doesn't sound like them :/
GD's hair is fug btw. and i think if his voice belonged to anyone else, it'd be so annoying.
but GD can pull anything off.
AND. SHINee's new concept is SO ATTRACTIVE, they grew up O_O over like
...two months? lol, glad to see they ditched their multi-colored skinny jeans, the retro wannabe euro style, and taemin's bowl cut T_T
although i'll miss it, TAEMIN IS SOOO JAIL BAIT NOW DDDD:
i'm creepy.
anyways.
we went home and watched the olympics, then went to watch the mummy 3. it was okay, i'm very jealous of the girl who plays lin :/ she's sooo super pretty
the movie theatre is so flipping cool, the seats vibrate :O
aughh soo going to miss asia :((
her english is very good while the dude's chinese really sucks haha i saw an interview of the two of them a month or so ago, they have cute chemistry.
i packed my stuff and then
we took the bus to around...tsim sha tsui? and walked to the waterfront
visited the olympic piaza
which was SUPER cute hahaa
had dinner and watched the china v. US vball game
our waitor was sooo cute haha he looked like jay chou O_O
i saw so many good looking people in the past three days :/
unfortunately, this all ends tomorrow T_T
we took the ferry to IFC and thenn rode the MTR home
on the MTR back, there was this guy, he was like constipated or SOMETHING. anyways, he was like rubbing his butt on the pole and doing weird things O_O lolz SO HARD NOT TO LAUGH. half the car didn't even bother hiding it :/
then we ran into this drunk white guy hahaha he was hella lost and stuff. and smelled groddi :/
poor dude.
this video always makes me lol when i see it on tv.
i don't understand it bcus it's in cantonese but the bobble...waist part is SO FUNNY.
he looks a lot like su xing/alan su.
:OO NADAL, omgeez such an intense match...
and whats with the williams sisters -___-
SOMESING WRONG, although i'm happy for li na hahaha i like her.
i read about some fake bomb threats in HK hahaha one was in a green paper bag that said
"BOMB: STAY AWAY!"
hahaha silly trouble makers
i watched this interview of yang wei and he is SO adorable, the athletes really know how to speak and they're so mature and poised on camera, i'm impressed.
anyways, he's very down to earth, and so sweet to his fiancee
who was also, btw, an amazing chinese gymnast and verryyy pretty :/
i dunno about athletes of other nations bcus i've only seen chinese channels hurr...
on the TVB channel, they always say
"wei zhong guo jia you, wei ying guo he chai" (that was soo a mando canto mix lol) in cantonese
and i always thought they were saying "HE CHA" so i was like wtf, why would they drink tea to england -_____- lol
anyways. it doesn't mean drink tea and i just suck at guessing cantonese :/
must be british funded :/
lol i just read the dumbest article ever about the three medalists in the woman's all around gymnastics
it talked about how yang was shy and immature compared to the americans and how her idea of fun was going to the gymnastics hall to play with her teammates, how this was strange compared to watching MTV and listening to music and thinking about boys.
HAHAHAAHA
-______- this clearly demonstrates the differences in american and asian culture lol
which even carries over to asian american culture
the values are just so different :/
it also never ceases to amaze me how people never realize just how different people in this world are
and how america can't get off their superiority complex
my dad told me today at dinner "you're definitely not american. not patriotic."
to be honest, i've never felt a sense of loyalty to america
only recently did i become an american citizen, which was not my choice
i think america is a great place, it has been my home for a little over ten years
not a bad place, although boring
the weather is nice, education is good, opportunities are amazing
but i was never raised in an american household, and i have never really identified myself as american
if america was the melting pot it is reputed to be, it'd be a little easier.
anyways, i think the only way to learn is to see the world
which i am very lucky to do
(facebook says i've only been to 7% of the world though)
i do hope that america sees better times and continues to be succesful
but also learns to accept success of other countries.
new kicks=forever the sickest shoes.
LIU XIANG starts prelims on monday
i wish he could just skip to the finals and burn everyone, i don't want him to get hurt!! esp during the prelims T_T
it's selfish, i know :P hahaha
but i hope with all my heart that he wins
he has fair competition
but even if he doesn't win, he's made history already :)
i wonder what he feels like right now, with a billion times more pressure than most people deal with (literally)
hope he's healthy :))
everytime i see the track, i feel giddy and nervous inside, track just makes me so nervous T_T
if you could eliminate only one, would you pick poverty or racism?
i tend to ramble :(
today was the last day of work and i was kind of sad :(
kinda wrapped things up, catherine and anthony got me a gift! so super cute :D
anthony also told me about the lego OLYMPIC edition exhibition in mongkok and showed me pictures, the bird's nest looks so good O_O
afterwards...
i left and went to find my dad on the fifth floor, he told me the staff at SAE china thought i was japanese.
i have never gotten that one before, i've gotten korean, but never japanese :/
we went to sha tin after that and waited for the stores to open. then we went to KFC :B teehee and then WENT SHOPPING
and checked out the olympic exhibit that i love so much
the birds nest they have is so cool, and the photo gallery shows the progress through 7 years
i have to say that the designer of the bird's nest is a flipping genius :/
as is the director of the opening ceremony, no wonder he's world famous
AND the designers are SO PRO, i like to admire the designs of the volunteers/officials' clothes
so pretty O_O, i especially like the blue and gold ones
they make me so jealous, i like to watch them flock into sha tin and fo tan during lunch
being so close to the olympics yet SO FAR is very painful.
jay chou is also a genius, just thought i'd throw that out there bcus V.I.Ps are making a fuss about jay chou copying BIG BANG mvs (for nanquanmama).
which is SUPER LOL to me, not like those videos are at all original, most westernized korean R&B videos are inspired by american hip hop artists. anyways, jay chou is much more famous
and is a flipping musical genius.
so much so that he has respect from people who don't like his music :/
btw, big bang's new mini album is SO GOOD O_O
but their oh my friend song is so not big bang'in. as in it doesn't sound like them :/
GD's hair is fug btw. and i think if his voice belonged to anyone else, it'd be so annoying.
but GD can pull anything off.
AND. SHINee's new concept is SO ATTRACTIVE, they grew up O_O over like
...two months? lol, glad to see they ditched their multi-colored skinny jeans, the retro wannabe euro style, and taemin's bowl cut T_T
although i'll miss it, TAEMIN IS SOOO JAIL BAIT NOW DDDD:
i'm creepy.
anyways.
we went home and watched the olympics, then went to watch the mummy 3. it was okay, i'm very jealous of the girl who plays lin :/ she's sooo super pretty
the movie theatre is so flipping cool, the seats vibrate :O
aughh soo going to miss asia :((
her english is very good while the dude's chinese really sucks haha i saw an interview of the two of them a month or so ago, they have cute chemistry.
i packed my stuff and then
we took the bus to around...tsim sha tsui? and walked to the waterfront
visited the olympic piaza
which was SUPER cute hahaa
had dinner and watched the china v. US vball game
our waitor was sooo cute haha he looked like jay chou O_O
i saw so many good looking people in the past three days :/
unfortunately, this all ends tomorrow T_T
we took the ferry to IFC and thenn rode the MTR home
on the MTR back, there was this guy, he was like constipated or SOMETHING. anyways, he was like rubbing his butt on the pole and doing weird things O_O lolz SO HARD NOT TO LAUGH. half the car didn't even bother hiding it :/
then we ran into this drunk white guy hahaha he was hella lost and stuff. and smelled groddi :/
poor dude.
this video always makes me lol when i see it on tv.
i don't understand it bcus it's in cantonese but the bobble...waist part is SO FUNNY.
he looks a lot like su xing/alan su.
:OO NADAL, omgeez such an intense match...
and whats with the williams sisters -___-
SOMESING WRONG, although i'm happy for li na hahaha i like her.
i read about some fake bomb threats in HK hahaha one was in a green paper bag that said
"BOMB: STAY AWAY!"
hahaha silly trouble makers
i watched this interview of yang wei and he is SO adorable, the athletes really know how to speak and they're so mature and poised on camera, i'm impressed.
anyways, he's very down to earth, and so sweet to his fiancee
who was also, btw, an amazing chinese gymnast and verryyy pretty :/
i dunno about athletes of other nations bcus i've only seen chinese channels hurr...
on the TVB channel, they always say
"wei zhong guo jia you, wei ying guo he chai" (that was soo a mando canto mix lol) in cantonese
and i always thought they were saying "HE CHA" so i was like wtf, why would they drink tea to england -_____- lol
anyways. it doesn't mean drink tea and i just suck at guessing cantonese :/
must be british funded :/
lol i just read the dumbest article ever about the three medalists in the woman's all around gymnastics
it talked about how yang was shy and immature compared to the americans and how her idea of fun was going to the gymnastics hall to play with her teammates, how this was strange compared to watching MTV and listening to music and thinking about boys.
HAHAHAAHA
-______- this clearly demonstrates the differences in american and asian culture lol
which even carries over to asian american culture
the values are just so different :/
it also never ceases to amaze me how people never realize just how different people in this world are
and how america can't get off their superiority complex
my dad told me today at dinner "you're definitely not american. not patriotic."
to be honest, i've never felt a sense of loyalty to america
only recently did i become an american citizen, which was not my choice
i think america is a great place, it has been my home for a little over ten years
not a bad place, although boring
the weather is nice, education is good, opportunities are amazing
but i was never raised in an american household, and i have never really identified myself as american
if america was the melting pot it is reputed to be, it'd be a little easier.
anyways, i think the only way to learn is to see the world
which i am very lucky to do
(facebook says i've only been to 7% of the world though)
i do hope that america sees better times and continues to be succesful
but also learns to accept success of other countries.
new kicks=forever the sickest shoes.
LIU XIANG starts prelims on monday
i wish he could just skip to the finals and burn everyone, i don't want him to get hurt!! esp during the prelims T_T
it's selfish, i know :P hahaha
but i hope with all my heart that he wins
he has fair competition
but even if he doesn't win, he's made history already :)
i wonder what he feels like right now, with a billion times more pressure than most people deal with (literally)
hope he's healthy :))
everytime i see the track, i feel giddy and nervous inside, track just makes me so nervous T_T
if you could eliminate only one, would you pick poverty or racism?
i tend to ramble :(
20080814
Haru Haru
i don't like racist and ignorant people :(
my daddy came home early this week and we had dinner at this really good restaurant/food court place downstairs
tomorrow is the last day of work andd i'm going to miss it! actually.
lol i sometimes wonder why anthony is so nice to me T_T
we watched the ping pong match today during lunch, aus v. china.
battle of the motherlands.
china of course, beat australia hahaah
hmm i also watched china lose in fencing which was sad :( bcus they had such a lead and lost by one
china beat japan in vball! lol i liked the guy who ran around with his mouth open. i don't expect vball to go far at all hahaha but it was a fun game
i'm happy for yang wei! i like the way he talks, he's very down the earth. also, the second place japanese guy was pretty cute :)
ahhh the gymnasts are so cutee teehee zou kai! he looks like 17 but he's actually, like, 20 -__-
today, i met this girl who asked me about the sat
she was so cute haha she told me she's very scared of it o_o hahaahah
when people talk to me in cantonese, i never know if i should say
我讲国语 or "i speak english"
haaha
my feet are officially monstrous. in fact, i don't think they even make shoes up to size 39 in asia T_T I HAVE TO WEAR MAN SHOES???
i go home in two days :((
my daddy came home early this week and we had dinner at this really good restaurant/food court place downstairs
tomorrow is the last day of work andd i'm going to miss it! actually.
lol i sometimes wonder why anthony is so nice to me T_T
we watched the ping pong match today during lunch, aus v. china.
battle of the motherlands.
china of course, beat australia hahaah
hmm i also watched china lose in fencing which was sad :( bcus they had such a lead and lost by one
china beat japan in vball! lol i liked the guy who ran around with his mouth open. i don't expect vball to go far at all hahaha but it was a fun game
i'm happy for yang wei! i like the way he talks, he's very down the earth. also, the second place japanese guy was pretty cute :)
ahhh the gymnasts are so cutee teehee zou kai! he looks like 17 but he's actually, like, 20 -__-
today, i met this girl who asked me about the sat
she was so cute haha she told me she's very scared of it o_o hahaahah
when people talk to me in cantonese, i never know if i should say
我讲国语 or "i speak english"
haaha
my feet are officially monstrous. in fact, i don't think they even make shoes up to size 39 in asia T_T I HAVE TO WEAR MAN SHOES???
i go home in two days :((
20080813
BEI JING
why are chinese women so buff O_O
three WRs shattered :OO
work was long today, i left home late (kinda on purpose....)
only two days left :)
then i had a not so good afternoon haha (sha tin, mongkok) and i was feeling sad :( but then i met up with jingjing and had dinner with her and now i feel happy again :)
we were talking about the mascots (and the nikes modeled after them!) and she said she liked the green one, jingjing hahaah
and the shoes i want are modeled after beibei (also my name)
i only just realized that the two of us are bejing :B hahaha
so much press covering chinese controversies! so popular
it makes the games so interesting haha
it was all over chinese news too, the lip synching thing, i feel bad for the little girl whose voice was used :( and the cute one too, it wasn't her decision....
and i'm very jealous of her bcus she got to be in a commercial with liu xiang....
anyways. while i think switching the girl was a pretty stupid thing to do
i'm pretty sure if they left the original girl, there would be critics too
there are always critics
no matter what China does, there's always something wrong
RE: the firework footsteps, the americans are just sore they didn't know about it earlier
it's not any different from when the archer in the barcelona olympics missed the cauldron. lol.
the fixing just makes it prettierr
the idea is genius anyways
while i'm annoyed at the lipsynching thing, the footstep thing is forgivable.
interesting how this is all over the news but the photoshoot of the spanish soccer team is not.
the argentinian woman's soccer team did the same, but china beat them good so it's okay :)
...i love western media...
no matter how i say this, it's going to come off as offensive so i'll just say it
i was watching tv in the train and
i'm sorry but i'm totally loling at some of these free tibet protestors
setting yourself on fire is not going to change anything
and to be honest, it's a little late to be hopping the pro-tibet bandwagon, isn't it?
because that's what most of it is anyways.
i'm surprised that the gymnastics competition had such a big margin :/
lol, i wouldn't put it past the government to change their ages
but those girls deserve the medal
and they're awfully mature (the way they talk), if they are 14 :/
he kexing is so cute :D hahaha
"_______wants every chinese olympic team to lose. especially in ping pong."
also LOL worthy.
too bad for him :(
ping pong is one of the many things china is owning in :/
LOL THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST ARTICLE EVER:
“Little babies,” she kept telling her team in the middle of the Olympic women’s gymnastics team final. “Oh, look at the little babies.”
...
three WRs shattered :OO
work was long today, i left home late (kinda on purpose....)
only two days left :)
then i had a not so good afternoon haha (sha tin, mongkok) and i was feeling sad :( but then i met up with jingjing and had dinner with her and now i feel happy again :)
we were talking about the mascots (and the nikes modeled after them!) and she said she liked the green one, jingjing hahaah
and the shoes i want are modeled after beibei (also my name)
i only just realized that the two of us are bejing :B hahaha
so much press covering chinese controversies! so popular
it makes the games so interesting haha
it was all over chinese news too, the lip synching thing, i feel bad for the little girl whose voice was used :( and the cute one too, it wasn't her decision....
and i'm very jealous of her bcus she got to be in a commercial with liu xiang....
anyways. while i think switching the girl was a pretty stupid thing to do
i'm pretty sure if they left the original girl, there would be critics too
there are always critics
no matter what China does, there's always something wrong
RE: the firework footsteps, the americans are just sore they didn't know about it earlier
it's not any different from when the archer in the barcelona olympics missed the cauldron. lol.
the fixing just makes it prettierr
the idea is genius anyways
while i'm annoyed at the lipsynching thing, the footstep thing is forgivable.
interesting how this is all over the news but the photoshoot of the spanish soccer team is not.
the argentinian woman's soccer team did the same, but china beat them good so it's okay :)
...i love western media...
no matter how i say this, it's going to come off as offensive so i'll just say it
i was watching tv in the train and
i'm sorry but i'm totally loling at some of these free tibet protestors
setting yourself on fire is not going to change anything
and to be honest, it's a little late to be hopping the pro-tibet bandwagon, isn't it?
because that's what most of it is anyways.
i'm surprised that the gymnastics competition had such a big margin :/
lol, i wouldn't put it past the government to change their ages
but those girls deserve the medal
and they're awfully mature (the way they talk), if they are 14 :/
he kexing is so cute :D hahaha
"_______wants every chinese olympic team to lose. especially in ping pong."
also LOL worthy.
too bad for him :(
ping pong is one of the many things china is owning in :/
LOL THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE BEST ARTICLE EVER:
“Little babies,” she kept telling her team in the middle of the Olympic women’s gymnastics team final. “Oh, look at the little babies.”
...
“Little babies,” she barked.
It was too much to bear. The little babies had gotten her. The little babies were driving her and her husband nuts.
The little babies were winning gold.
i don't want to go home
bcus i have so many things to do :(
WHY IS SCHOOL COMING SO FAST??
20080812
soccer: chn v. arg
:D
EDIT:
this made me lol so much:
work, lunch (krn!), watched olympics, work, home, causeway bay, sugong's house, home
work was better today, lunch was good :) anthony took me to phase II where the new cantine was and it has super international food
lol i had korean food bcus i had japanese two nights ago. asian food FTW!
it never gets old :/
afterwards, we joined the huge crowd around the wallsize HD tv showing the men's gymnastics competition. as expected, as zou kai finished his routine (with a 15.925!!), the place exploded (both next to me and on screen) as china won another gold!
i have never felt such comradarie amongst complete strangers.
and as noel pointed out, the athletes are good looking :D teehee
hmm hong kong station/central was full of olympics advertisement haha i love that station :)
i visited sugong todayy, which was fun. his shirt had LIU XIANG ON IT :O he said he'd try to get me one hahaha the post office sent it to him for free when he sent a giant package to china. i should try that sometime :/
anyways, didn't stop by time square
although i did see a huuuge billboard with xiang on it
that made me happy enough
dinner=wontons
i've always wondered why they're called wontons, it sounds nothing like the chinese word. mebe it's translated from cantonese? most english-chinese is...
also, i've always wondered why chow mein=fried noodles but chow fan =/= fried rice???
i'm very disappointed bcus the tickets to the equestrian events are sold out :( I AM TOO LATE D:
i saw a cute couple today, cept the guy had a MURSE.
which immediatly lowered their/his cuteness :(
as much as i like fob boys, i will never ever find murses to be acceptable. or if acceptable, attractive. which eliminates .5 of the japanese and korean population and possibly all of the hong kong population. perhaps i AM fated to marry a chinese boy.
i don't like living alone. and i feel very very sad for my daddy :( who has lived like this for two years DD:
since i have arrived home, china has won two more golds.
on the way back to kowloon station, i saw a kim heechul guy. a.k.a. guy prettier than a majority of the female population.
EDIT:
this made me lol so much:
work, lunch (krn!), watched olympics, work, home, causeway bay, sugong's house, home
work was better today, lunch was good :) anthony took me to phase II where the new cantine was and it has super international food
lol i had korean food bcus i had japanese two nights ago. asian food FTW!
it never gets old :/
afterwards, we joined the huge crowd around the wallsize HD tv showing the men's gymnastics competition. as expected, as zou kai finished his routine (with a 15.925!!), the place exploded (both next to me and on screen) as china won another gold!
i have never felt such comradarie amongst complete strangers.
and as noel pointed out, the athletes are good looking :D teehee
hmm hong kong station/central was full of olympics advertisement haha i love that station :)
i visited sugong todayy, which was fun. his shirt had LIU XIANG ON IT :O he said he'd try to get me one hahaha the post office sent it to him for free when he sent a giant package to china. i should try that sometime :/
anyways, didn't stop by time square
although i did see a huuuge billboard with xiang on it
that made me happy enough
dinner=wontons
i've always wondered why they're called wontons, it sounds nothing like the chinese word. mebe it's translated from cantonese? most english-chinese is...
also, i've always wondered why chow mein=fried noodles but chow fan =/= fried rice???
i'm very disappointed bcus the tickets to the equestrian events are sold out :( I AM TOO LATE D:
i saw a cute couple today, cept the guy had a MURSE.
which immediatly lowered their/his cuteness :(
as much as i like fob boys, i will never ever find murses to be acceptable. or if acceptable, attractive. which eliminates .5 of the japanese and korean population and possibly all of the hong kong population. perhaps i AM fated to marry a chinese boy.
i don't like living alone. and i feel very very sad for my daddy :( who has lived like this for two years DD:
since i have arrived home, china has won two more golds.
on the way back to kowloon station, i saw a kim heechul guy. a.k.a. guy prettier than a majority of the female population.
20080811
77m
"Nastia Liukin is bringing the toughest uneven bars routine in the world, and Shawn Johnson will be strutting some of the strongest stuff on vault, floor and balance beam. When it comes to sauce and sass, no one comes close to Alicia Sacramone.
C’mon, China, think you can top that?
Actually, yes.
For every dazzling routine the Americans throw out there in Wednesday’s gymnastics team final, the Chinese can come right back with one of their own. And then some, in some cases."
-NANCY ARMOUR, AP National Writer
atm, korea has more gold medals than america. LOLS :)
RIGHT NOWW it's raining :)
work was freaking boring :( i went out with katherine and some other people for lunch and met mike who is freaking hilarious hahahaha he speaks in half chinese half english and it's soo funny -__- anyways SAE HK>SAE CHINA atm hahaha the office is nicer. but i still like china better
i left the office at 5:15 and took a diff bus to sha tin station/THE MALL which is like 7 freaking stories or something :(
SO BIG.
hmm on the way back, bought dinner and watched badminton, china v. HK lol
went downstairs and found this REALLY CUTE shirt which was too big :(
and thenn went down to the subway station to buy magazines at 711 but they didn't have the one i wanted :(
it's conveniant to live on top of the mall :P
and now. i am watching vball, poland v. china,
it's a good game, pretty close
i think china will win though :)
I WANT TO WATCH THE OLYMPICS FOR REAL!
i pass by the jockey club like EVERYDAY and anthony made me feel worse when he told me he went yesterday morning and got tickets for like 50 dollars. 50 HK????? that's like 6 dollars. i hope he means US hahaah
20080810
"is he married?"
FRIDAY
got to sleep in a leetle and went to work
cept today, i didn't have to work bcus it was the opening of D2D in the morning so we all went over there and had the opening ceremony which was pretty cool hahaha
the whole cutting of the pig, burning money, the whole shibang hahaah
afterwards....went shopping with jojo! (i guess i got the day off....)
i bought a qipao after trying on 294837498 times bcus it jus didn't fit right
i got it altered and it was soo cheap still haha :)
anyways, got back to SAE at like 315 and then headed back to HK
(i just saw angelababy in a commercial :O)
ate dinner downstairs
and then watched the opening ceremony :))
SATURDAY
woke up late T_T
i don't remember what i did, we ate at this really good thai resturant though
dinner was good
heehee my life revolves around food T_T
we watched the olympics alot on saturday
silly cantonese channels, only like 4 of them are broadcasting and like 3 are in cantonese T_T
we were watching the women's bball game downstairs on the HD tvs and decided to go home and watch and none of the channels were showing D: they were showing the stupid 5 hour cycling race instead.
anyways. we won so yeeh :D
SUNDAY
woke up EARLY and my dad took me to SAE to show me the way for the rest of the week
takes more than an hour D: two buses and one subway ride
so i have to get up early :/
we watched the shooting competition on the huge screen in the common area for a bit (china dominated!)
on the way back, we stopped by mongkok and i bought some random crap :D hahaha on nu ren jie, also looked in 284839 different shoe stores for these shoes i really wanted but my FEET ARE TOO BIG. stupid asian people and their tiny feet D: just kidding.
hm came back
i made lunch
watched more olympics :)
went to dinner with katherine at this really good japanese restaurant
TWO OBSERVATIONS about the olympics
1. when park taehwan won in the 400m freestyle?? they played snsd as he got out of the pool
that made me LOL :D hahaahahah
so i wonder if they always play the winning country's pop songs :P
2. i was wondering why the US anthemn never had words but then i realized that it was bcus when china's anthemn plays, everyone sings along :)
my mother tells me msbnc bought complete rights to cover the olympics and therefore only shows the american team.
i hope that is not true and if it is
how stupid -__-
anyways atm, i'm watching US cream China in basketball
which is to be expected, as my dad admits
"chinese men are wimpy"
TEEHE :)
anyways. they're doing better than i thought they would but :/
it can't be helped
got to sleep in a leetle and went to work
cept today, i didn't have to work bcus it was the opening of D2D in the morning so we all went over there and had the opening ceremony which was pretty cool hahaha
the whole cutting of the pig, burning money, the whole shibang hahaah
afterwards....went shopping with jojo! (i guess i got the day off....)
i bought a qipao after trying on 294837498 times bcus it jus didn't fit right
i got it altered and it was soo cheap still haha :)
anyways, got back to SAE at like 315 and then headed back to HK
(i just saw angelababy in a commercial :O)
ate dinner downstairs
and then watched the opening ceremony :))
SATURDAY
woke up late T_T
i don't remember what i did, we ate at this really good thai resturant though
dinner was good
heehee my life revolves around food T_T
we watched the olympics alot on saturday
silly cantonese channels, only like 4 of them are broadcasting and like 3 are in cantonese T_T
we were watching the women's bball game downstairs on the HD tvs and decided to go home and watch and none of the channels were showing D: they were showing the stupid 5 hour cycling race instead.
anyways. we won so yeeh :D
SUNDAY
woke up EARLY and my dad took me to SAE to show me the way for the rest of the week
takes more than an hour D: two buses and one subway ride
so i have to get up early :/
we watched the shooting competition on the huge screen in the common area for a bit (china dominated!)
on the way back, we stopped by mongkok and i bought some random crap :D hahaha on nu ren jie, also looked in 284839 different shoe stores for these shoes i really wanted but my FEET ARE TOO BIG. stupid asian people and their tiny feet D: just kidding.
hm came back
i made lunch
watched more olympics :)
went to dinner with katherine at this really good japanese restaurant
TWO OBSERVATIONS about the olympics
1. when park taehwan won in the 400m freestyle?? they played snsd as he got out of the pool
that made me LOL :D hahaahahah
so i wonder if they always play the winning country's pop songs :P
2. i was wondering why the US anthemn never had words but then i realized that it was bcus when china's anthemn plays, everyone sings along :)
my mother tells me msbnc bought complete rights to cover the olympics and therefore only shows the american team.
i hope that is not true and if it is
how stupid -__-
anyways atm, i'm watching US cream China in basketball
which is to be expected, as my dad admits
"chinese men are wimpy"
TEEHE :)
anyways. they're doing better than i thought they would but :/
it can't be helped
20080809
北京欢迎你
"Friday’s Opening Ceremony was one of the few moments in the fantastical world of sports when superlatives had no shot. Brilliant. Powerful. Gripping. Take your pick. String them all together and they can’t exaggerate this one. Maybe the only way to understand how fulfilling the 2008 Opening Ceremony was is to think four years in advance to the 2012 games, and pity the city of London."
-Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports
Beijing Huanying Ni
-Charles Robinson, Yahoo! Sports
Beijing Huanying Ni
20080807
what a small world
i just talked to this guy at the office and his son went to harker, graduated in '06
he was in neil chao's group har har
i actually remember lol :P
anyways. the end. i'm going shopping now :D
he was in neil chao's group har har
i actually remember lol :P
anyways. the end. i'm going shopping now :D
happy qixi festival!
it's chinese v-day!
i went to a wedding today, it was super corny but so cute haha :D
and the food was good :) as always.
i'm freaking obese now :(
last night we went to another nice dinner with lots of drinking! :D HAHAAHAH
i've now decided that korean soju does not taste so good D: bleh
hahaha and suen yu "ge" AHAHAHAH gave me a present that the guys from samsung gave him but was too girlyy
it's pretty :)
we watched the soccer match on tv yesterday, CHINA WON :D YEAH.
everyone agreed the men had no hope, in my father's words "THEY'RE, i mean WE'RE WIMPY."
BUT AHA. we tied todayy hahaahah
an ad customer from CA called yesterday and it was freaking 1:20 AM T_T and i totally didn't remember the phone call after i woke up AHAHAH
suck.
i'm so excited for the olympics!!!!!
TEEHEEEhioakdjfkg
i'm actually sad bcus i was informed that jay chou will not be singing. instead, some european lady is D: LAMESAUCE
liu xiang should sing lol he's actually pretty good!
he did a song with anson hu (the ugly guy. just kidding.) and se7en "run foreverrr to be the weeener" HAHA it's good
i hope they perform the 北京欢迎你 song, even if it's wayyy long
hanggeng is in it :D
i also! changed my mind,
i think chinese boys are super cuuute :)) teehee
i'm kinda surprised at the way people treat each other in restaurants sometimes, i guess that's the biggest culture shock. at the same time, i'm not surprised at all. i guess to survive you really gotta be a bitch :P haha
I LOVE CHINA
despite the influx of fugly blue makeup and murses (more in hk than mainland)
it's back to HK after this weekend, still trying to decide whether or not to watch the opening ceremony in HK. they'll probably have fireworks and the whole deal :)
i went to a wedding today, it was super corny but so cute haha :D
and the food was good :) as always.
i'm freaking obese now :(
last night we went to another nice dinner with lots of drinking! :D HAHAAHAH
i've now decided that korean soju does not taste so good D: bleh
hahaha and suen yu "ge" AHAHAHAH gave me a present that the guys from samsung gave him but was too girlyy
it's pretty :)
we watched the soccer match on tv yesterday, CHINA WON :D YEAH.
everyone agreed the men had no hope, in my father's words "THEY'RE, i mean WE'RE WIMPY."
BUT AHA. we tied todayy hahaahah
an ad customer from CA called yesterday and it was freaking 1:20 AM T_T and i totally didn't remember the phone call after i woke up AHAHAH
suck.
i'm so excited for the olympics!!!!!
TEEHEEEhioakdjfkg
i'm actually sad bcus i was informed that jay chou will not be singing. instead, some european lady is D: LAMESAUCE
liu xiang should sing lol he's actually pretty good!
he did a song with anson hu (the ugly guy. just kidding.) and se7en "run foreverrr to be the weeener" HAHA it's good
i hope they perform the 北京欢迎你 song, even if it's wayyy long
hanggeng is in it :D
i also! changed my mind,
i think chinese boys are super cuuute :)) teehee
i'm kinda surprised at the way people treat each other in restaurants sometimes, i guess that's the biggest culture shock. at the same time, i'm not surprised at all. i guess to survive you really gotta be a bitch :P haha
I LOVE CHINA
despite the influx of fugly blue makeup and murses (more in hk than mainland)
it's back to HK after this weekend, still trying to decide whether or not to watch the opening ceremony in HK. they'll probably have fireworks and the whole deal :)
20080805
渌色好心情
is what it says on my bottle of green tea :)
atm, i'm in dongguan, which is pretty exciting bcus i haven't been to china in a very long time :)
the weather is freaking hot and rainy
but i like it that way
hmm just so i don't forget....
DAYONE
plane ride was okay, sat next to nice people, came in an hour early and sat there in the airport for 40 minutes
showered and watched tv
made dumplings and ate them
went to lunch forrealz at a shanghainese when everyone else woke up
came back
went to mongkok, visited nu ren jie for the first time!! hahaah soo touristy but it was fun, the bape knockoffs were way to fape so i didn't buy any but i want to go back and buy keychains :)
at this point i'm like falling asleep so we went to a thai restaurant and thenn
i went to sleep.
DAYTWO
hmm slept wayyy in
went to festival walk! yayy shopped
and then went to dinner in this very fancy restaurant near our apartment with a lot of people
believe it or not, it was also the first time i had shark fin soup :O
DAYTHREE
got up suuuper early and took a car to dong guan, which took about three hours.
first time back to china in a loong time :O
uhmm got to SAE and jojo took me around, it was exciting.
went out to lunch with a lot of people and ate too much (again)
came back and met anthony
work
got off and went to the hotel to check in
DINNER at lan niao which was SOO GOOD if you're ever in dong guan haha go there
ate too much...
went to some department store and bought contraband (lol...)
went home and studied
slept
DAYFOUR
woke up early -___-
work
lunch at this japanese noodle restaurant
work
writing this blog entry
THE END :D
nothing THAT exciting yet, but i'll keep yous posted :)
i want to go shopping.
it's so muggy, my skin is going to suck in a few days
and i'm going to become obscenely obese (like dr. harley)
not that i mind bcus the food is SO GOOD and SO CHEAP ajfdkljghkjioeurtoi
i spy many good looking guys.
atm, i'm in dongguan, which is pretty exciting bcus i haven't been to china in a very long time :)
the weather is freaking hot and rainy
but i like it that way
hmm just so i don't forget....
DAYONE
plane ride was okay, sat next to nice people, came in an hour early and sat there in the airport for 40 minutes
showered and watched tv
made dumplings and ate them
went to lunch forrealz at a shanghainese when everyone else woke up
came back
went to mongkok, visited nu ren jie for the first time!! hahaah soo touristy but it was fun, the bape knockoffs were way to fape so i didn't buy any but i want to go back and buy keychains :)
at this point i'm like falling asleep so we went to a thai restaurant and thenn
i went to sleep.
DAYTWO
hmm slept wayyy in
went to festival walk! yayy shopped
and then went to dinner in this very fancy restaurant near our apartment with a lot of people
believe it or not, it was also the first time i had shark fin soup :O
DAYTHREE
got up suuuper early and took a car to dong guan, which took about three hours.
first time back to china in a loong time :O
uhmm got to SAE and jojo took me around, it was exciting.
went out to lunch with a lot of people and ate too much (again)
came back and met anthony
work
got off and went to the hotel to check in
DINNER at lan niao which was SOO GOOD if you're ever in dong guan haha go there
ate too much...
went to some department store and bought contraband (lol...)
went home and studied
slept
DAYFOUR
woke up early -___-
work
lunch at this japanese noodle restaurant
work
writing this blog entry
THE END :D
nothing THAT exciting yet, but i'll keep yous posted :)
i want to go shopping.
it's so muggy, my skin is going to suck in a few days
and i'm going to become obscenely obese (like dr. harley)
not that i mind bcus the food is SO GOOD and SO CHEAP ajfdkljghkjioeurtoi
i spy many good looking guys.
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