{Warm Afternoon Green Tea Addiction}

1.31.2006

Kevin arrived in town out of blue. Um, two days earlier than we expected. Even greater!

On the 2nd and 3rd night we went to the beach "Nan Bin" to shoot some fireworks. Fun!

And of course, when guys saw the video games...that's what happened. Just look at their faces!

Another firework shot, this one was about 5 meters away from us. So loud, yet so beautiful.

I thought about blogging my Chinese New Year holidays and the whole time spending with Kevin, one of Ryan's BFs (Best Friends, Ha!), Ryan and family. But I decided to use photos to show all the fun experiences we had during the New Year time. Sorry about the pictures that come in disorder. Oops!

1.16.2006

I hate gossip!

A recent dinner with a friend reasurred me of how much I hate rumors. Especially those which concern "us."

We had this agreement to have dinner together since we were free earlier than usual today. Picked a restuarant, sat down. We ordered, chatted a bit.

Friend:"So, tell me what have you heard about me?"

Me:"Your gossip? You mean the gossip that's about you?"

Friend: "Yeah, I want to know what people say about me."

Me:"Oh... so... um... how's that rosemary chicken you have, good?"

Friend:"Don't dodge the question! Just say it!"

Me:"Well. you know. well."

Friend:"Oh, what?"

Me:"Okay, okay. well, I only heard some things about you..."

So the conversation continued. I told her about what I had heard about "her gossip."

And she told me what really happened. Surprise surprise. None of it was true!

To be honest, if it wasn't for a good friend that Ryan and I have, I wouldn't even know this new friend at all. And if she didn't ask so directly about the gossip, I wouldn't even have known the truth (not that I really care one way or the other). But rumors do snowball as they are spread. Scary!

And surprise surprise, I asked the same question in return and found out some really unbelieveable shit about "myself." I got the chance to tell her what really happened, too!

Oh well, I guess everyone has a past. But what is frightening is that people might formulate opinions of me simply from the "gossip" past that circulates and I would never know!

Arghhhhh. Gossip!

I know that if I say I will never gossip about people again, I'd be a big fat liar. But somehow this conversation over dinner really made me think. Before we said bye after dinner I asked her a favor: "Please be sure to ask me anything you are curious about next time you hear it!"

There was one thing I should have told her but I never did: "I really appreciate you for being so open with me. And I think I know you more now than I would have ever expected."

1.09.2006

Another Taitung trip. This time, a business run.

We spent our weekend driving down to Taitung, while the weather in Hualien is wet, shitty and gloomy, going South seemed to be a perfect idea.

Each time I went there, my impression of the town seem to change a little bit. (yeah, but it's still a pretty boring town) Although on Saturday night, there remained few people on the streets, there seemed to be full of clothing shops one after another...I wondered how they could survive!

After having some okay dinner at the "Young's", which we have been told by some young locals that was the only "western" restaurant; we headed to the one and only but very COOL pub called: Who's. Not a single person there when we got in, a huge lounge and dancing space but just Ryan and I sitting at one corner. As time went, people started to get in...

"Wow..."

"What?"

"Do you think he/she is a guy or a girl?!"

"Guy!!!! Of course, my feminine sense can never go wrong."

"Buy,...He/she just went to the girl's bathroom with a male friend (who also acted like a girl)

"I don't know...But, I can tell you girls don't walk that way..."

"Yeah, I know he/she walks with his belly pointing at everyone, nope..He's more like ... floating!"

"Mm...Taitung's definitely changed!"

Later on, there came the 199 shopping music and all the guys went dancing crazy rubbing against each other. And once in a while, you see everybody cheering and clapping for the "hot" guy is dancing sexily with the pole!

Interesting, maybe Taitung has never changed that much, instead, we are just getting old. O, Taitung.

I don't think I will see you again anytime soon!

1.02.2006

Both Christmas and New Year holidays fell on the weekends. Weekend celebrations sound cool and exciting, but they were actually exhausting. After finding time to shop, wrap, prepare lunch and dinner parties, there came the New Year parties, oh and of course family get togethers...

So we tried our best to do everything we could, racing against time... still these weekends seemed far too short and tiring than the usual. And we still had to work our usual schedules during the week. No days off if the holiday falls on the weekend.

Not that I don't like parties and mad crowds cheering, it's just that I really miss the lazy sunday mornings without any priorities. And man does my travel bug start to itch again.

Anyway, Happy New Year --> Shin Nian Quai Le!!