February 18, 2005

• UGH!! I HATE MOSQUITOES!!! I seriously do! It seems that no matter where I go in Asia, I get attacked by them. I had multiple bites in Thailand, and I got more here in Hong Kong. I have this one huge one on my right wrist that makes me look as if I have a tumor there, soooooo irritating, and itchy! I want to kill every mosquito there is! ARRRRGH!!!! I don’t get it; why were they created?! I’m pretty familiar with how the food chain works, and I just don’t see where they fit in. They aren’t crucial for the existence of any specific insect, so I don’t see why we can’t just undergo a massive effort to eradicate the whole damn species! Sure, scientists would argue that extinction would be bad, but really, who would miss a mosquito?! Not I!!!!

  On a better note, it looks like I’ll be able to hit about 7 countries while I’m here in Asia. I love the centrality of Hong Kong, it makes traveling so much more inexpensive accessible. So here are my tentative travel plans:

  Feb. 20: Shen Zhen, China
  Feb. 25-28: Singapore
  Mar. 5-6: class field trip to somewhere in Southern China
  Mar. 11-12: maybe Philippines or Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Mar. 18-20: Guangzhou, China
  Mar. 22-29: Japan
  Apr. 13-17: Vietnam
  May 1-7: Beijing/Shanghai, China

  Man, I love traveling!! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

  I picked up my tennis team’s polo shirt today. One word…TACKY!!! It has this nasty design on it. Man, I so can’t believe I’m going to have to wear such a hideous garment. Oh well, at least it won’t be for long. We have our first match on Tuesday against New Asia College. Supposedly, I’ll be playing #1 singles , but I’m so freaked out because their #1 player is really good. I just hope I can at least win a couple of points off of him, heh. Speaking of tennis though, the coach still really irritates me. He had me play doubles with some guys without giving me any time to warm up. The other guys had been there for a while and I had to come in cold. Needless to say, it wasn’t pretty and I was so embarrassed. Ugh, I hate losing, I looked like an amateur. Whatever, I’ll let my game do the talking. I just wish there were better guys to practice with though. Most of the guys aren’t consistent or are just walls, so I don’t get much practice in. I’m just not accustomed to hitting with guys who just dink the ball back. It’ll be both a relief and a challenge when I play guys who can actually hit the ball back. On a brighter note though, I did get to see Allen again. Man, he just keeps getting hotter and hotter each time that I see him. It’s not that he has like model good looks or anything, rather, he’s got that intelligent, but totally sexy look instead. He’s my motivation for going to practice, hehe. On Tuesday, our first day of humid weather, he totally lifted up his shirt to wipe his sweat off and I saw ripples. OMG, he had some awesome abs, sooooo yummy!!! Yes, I love tennis, hehe…

  My Cantonese is coming along well. I’m understanding more and can carry out a basic conversation with a stranger now. Yay for progress. Yesterday, when I was speaking to Mom, I started off in Mandarin, then slowly slipped into Cantonese and Teochiu, hehe. Man, too many languages, hehe. I’ve totally gotten into listening to Chinese music again though. Growing up, Mom used to play a lot of Mandarin songs, and they kind of stuck with me. Now that I’m here in Asia, I decided to try some local music, and it’s surprisingly good. I’m currently hooked on F4 and Harlem Yu…

  The weather’s been really weird as of late. I’m not sure if it’s Hong Kong or if the weather has just been uncooperative. It was really humid the past couple of days, hence all the mosquito tumors I have now, but today was quite cold. Actually, it was really cold and wet, but it didn’t stop Shirley and me from exploring Fo Tan. We went to this hole in the wall noodle place. They didn’t have any pictures and neither of us could really read Chinese characters so we settled for ordering safe stuff. I got wonton soup with noodles and it was really good. I think I’ll explore more during my off days during the week. I still have to go to Stanley Market, Discovery Bay and Lantau Island, and so much more. Geez, there’s just not enough time, just sooooo much to see!!!

  Last night, a big bunch of us went clubbing in Lan Kwai Fong. Despite the fact that it was completely straight, it was still good times. I hadn’t gone out in such a long time, so it was much needed. A lot of people got wasted, but to each his/her own. We went to C-Club first, but it was really dead, so we headed over to Club Nu where it was PACKED! It was a completely different atmosphere there. There were lots of thug-like guys there, and you could hardly move, but they bumped good music and I was with a cool bunch of friends. There was also this incredibly hott bartender there as well. Amy and I couldn’t figure out if he was gay or not, so she and Daisy straight up asked him what he was. I was so embarrassed for the guy. Anyhow, he said he was straight and that he was from New Zealand, but I still got vibes that he was gay, or at least bi; maybe he was just metro though. Ah well, at least he was pretty to look at…

  Some people are starting to get homesick, but the bug hasn’t really caught me yet. It’s not that I don’t miss my family and friends back home, but I’m just having a great time here and really enjoying being away from all the drama and bullshit. Surprisingly, I haven’t really cared about bois all that much here. I’m just been enjoying my time exploring this new world and all that it has to offer. Every day is a new adventure, and I’m soaking up as much as I can…

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