on the way home after a day of frantic shopping
Shame! Thats what I am feeling right now. Absolute shame.
Not a very common emotion in me, but today, I went shopping *shaking my head in shame* with HKD50 in my wallet when I walked past DFS Galleria in Tsim Sha Tsui with a huge SALE sign on the entrance. Alarm bells rang *don't go in* but being the addict I am, I instinctively strolled in passed the full priced items and to the 50% sale section.
The root of the shame - the purchase of a Paul Smith shirt on credit which I can't afford.
Anyway, the weather today was actually quite nice. The usual smog over Victoria harbour was missing. Pity I left my camera at home. I also noticed a hot new billboard in TST with this girl covered with dior products - her bra, her briefs, her stockings, her handbag, her hair tie thingy. Quite a hot billboard. Will take a photo next time I am down there.
On a more serious note - I think I've resigned myself to the fact that for the next couple of months I will live on welfare. You'd probably think this might not be a big deal since I've lived on welfare for as long as I could remember - which was in the middle of high school. But being on welfare throws my plans into serious doubt - my plans, or rather, my "goals" will have to go on a temporary hitatus. Why welfare - because the job market is so crappy. I don't understand why. Someone please enlighten me or better yet, offer me a job so I won't have to feel shame everytime I go into Centrelink to complain that the fortnightly payments cannot possibly allow me to live the lifestyle which I have chosen.
tyarrhea not feeling well
on the way home after a day of frantic window shopping
Yes I'm an addict. Step 1 is to admit it and so I have. I don't know what step 2 is though. Anyway, being the lazy bugger I am, I've utilised Yahoo's photo storage thingy to store photos. So take a look
here
hope everyone is well
tyarrhea
on the way home after a day of frantic shopping
Well, its official,
I am broke. I've stretched my money as far as possible, so far that I am now actually in the red. By that, I mean I'm in debt for which I am unable to pay off right now.
The most depressing aspect about being in debt is that I have to now limit my shopping expeditions to essentials and items too good to refuse. I know that being in debt, the sensible thing is to stop spending, but tell me, how can you!
For example, check out my goals page. For my 21st birthday, I bought myself a new wallet. For successfully completing university, I bought myself a watch. All unnecessary but they make you feel so
good inside. Anyway, I'm just upset about the fact that I have to second all thoughts whenever I'm about to make a purchase.
On a brighter side, I knocked an Asian girl over today. She wasn't young, she was in mid twenties. The weird thing here in Hong Kong is that no one ever walks around you in a crowded street. Its you who has to do the dodging. Being the bastard I am, I just gave up and walked straight ahead. I saw the stupid Asian girl coming and she just walked straight into my broad shoulders. Pity she wasn't short, I could of knocked her out! Anyway, she yelled as she feel and said something in chinese on the lines of "You idiot, can't you see," to which I replied in english "Are you blind?" and just walked on.
Stupid Asians. I think I will be getting a sore shoulder every day from now on.
tyarrhea wishing he did weights when he had the chance
on the way home after a day of frantic shopping
Well, its official,
I am broke. I've stretched my money as far as possible, so far that I am now actually in the red. By that, I mean I'm in debt for which I am unable to pay off right now.
on the way to McDonalds for desert after a day of frantic shopping
The conversation I had with the guy serving me:
Guy: Said something in chinese with a really chinese accent
Me: "Hi, I'll have a chocolate sunday"
Guy: "That is five dollars sir"
Me: "Oh, and can I get small fries with that as well please"
Guy: "And then...."
Me: "Sorry?"
Guy: "Is that all sir?"
Me: "Oh, yes, yes thats it"
Guy: "The total is ten dollars"
At which point the guy turned around and started to get the food and I turned around and burst into uncontrollable laughter.
The source of the hilarity - does any remember
Dude, where's my car? And the other funny thing is that the guy didn't know what I was laughing about. He said "And then" in exactly the same manner as that old chinese lady in the movie and he had these rather vacant eyes and greasy hair with the McDonalds hat which made the situation so much more comedic!
Anyway, my stomach hurts from the combined effects of laughing and eating ice cream covered fries.
On another note, that desert worked out to be less than AUD2, which i'm quite pleased about.
tyarrhea needing to use bathroom
on the way to dinner on Hong Kong Island
Again, I am proud to announce that I am no longer a virgin.....to five star hotels that is. Tonight, I was invited to a buffet by my cousins at the Shangri-la hotel. Very
swanky and classy - albeit I wasn't - I kept pointing at everything and going *ohhhh* and *ahhhh* and even said in a very Australian accent "wow, the carpet is soooo soft here!" (BTW, that statement is quite true and everyone agreed with me). And they had these amazing glass front doors that were like 8-9 metre high and had four Rolls Royce and 3 Ferrari's parked in the foyer section. And in the lobby, they had this amazing white grand piano with this young girl playing music which I didn't recognise - should've asked whether she knew the new britney and madonna song.....
Yeah, the hotel is quite ritzy. The bathrooms were amazing with mahogany doors (to the cubicles), three (!!!!!!) ply toilet paper and a toilet that actually flushes where upon I was quite mesmerised by the rotation of the water as it is the reverse to the southern hemisphere (I think this point needs some clearing up - most toilets (older ones) are squating ones: you squat, do your business and then flush everything down the hole. Other toilets are like the ones at home, except that the water creates a waterfall effect which pushes the contents along the bend. In Bangkok, some places had these toilets that were quite full of water, you do your business, pull the lever which causes the hole in the bottom to open up thereby sucking everything down (much like the toilets on the planes). At the Shangri-La hotel, they had flushing ones with the water running down the sides of the bowl, meeting in the middle and creating the waterfall to push the contents down. The resulting spinning effect was quite amazing - I must make a mental note to make a video of it next time I encounter one).
Anyway, I am also proud to annouce that I managed to steal a comb from that guy that hands you towels (I took it while he wasn't looking and FYI, it was in plastic coverings).
And did I mention that the food was so-so, but there was quite a wide selection of dishes which I think is the point of a buffet - but I prefer quality over quantity when it comes to food. As you can probably guess, I'm quite particular when I comes to food.
Oh yeah, I updated my goals page.
Take a look - I've achieved quite a few goals lately. I might have to set new ones.
tyarrhea feeling full and bloated from so-so food
on the way to spend the day shopping in mong kok
I've finally decided to put some photos up. They can be found
here. Ummm, thats about it for today.
Oh yeah, there are like 1000+ photos, i just chose a copy.
Bye
tyarrhea having lots of fun and running out of funding
on the way to gate 51 to board flight CX751 to HKG from BKK
Let me get to the good news first. On the way out of the country, I was confronted with a nice little suprise. Today, as so it happens, is the day my semester 2 results were released. I thought it would be next week and was not looking forward to it as I usually can't sleep the night before. Anyway, I did sleep last night because I passed all my subjects and for once in my academic life, I achieved the next best thing after an exemption - a
distinction in actuarial studies. Through all the blood, sweat, tears, tantrums, and complaints, I'd bloody think I derseved at least one distinction.
Thats the good news - the other news is that I'm rather sad about leaving Thailand and Bangkok behind because I didn't get to do all the things i wanted such as:
1. Cut a durian from a durian tree (i like durians)
2. Beebeeque a young coconut (they are sweater after doing so)
3. Shop at Louis Vuitton (which was around the corner from my hotel)
4. Visit the place where I was born
Well, I guess I can those things next time I'm in the area. The highlight of Bangkok would have to be taking a wrong turn down an alley and encountering the pungennt smell of human waste coupled with the stench of rotting perserved fish emanting from dark green liquid which can be bottled and marketed as the
Essence of Bangkok frangrance
Yes - Bangkok stinks (Thailand generally doesn't), really really stinks. If I wasn't so accustomed to the smell of durian, I don't think I would have lasted. Also, the the other highlight is the
CHEAP food. And by cheap, I mean cheap. Beyond cheap and cheerful, its cheap and cheaper. I've gained at least 3 kilos in Bangkok because everyday, I had at least once piece of durian (NB: AUD1=THB25) (<10THB), a coconut (<15THB), jackfruit (<20THB), a bowl of noodles (<30THB), beebeeque chicken thai style (<25THB), papaya salad (<40THB) and miscellaneous. I'm so fat now.
Anyway, there is nothing to complain about this time - except for Chinese tourists. They would have to be the world's rudest people. They cut in line, talk as though they're in a rave, cheapen the prestige of designer clothes and above all, they think they own the world! I mean, I'm the ruler of the world, how dare they push in front of me, walk into me and don't apologise and expect me to do so. WHATEVER.
I told a chinese lady off today because she walked into my trolley at the airport and started to jump up and down grabbing her foot as though in agony while giving me a dirty look and muttering something in chinese. Being the bastard I am, I just gave her a detached look and said very loudy and in english "Are you blind, can't you see there is luggage in front of you" and turned around and walked off.
Stupid Asians.
tyarrhea now wishes that he did run that stupid lady over with his trolley
on the plane to hong kong
I am proud to annouce that I am no longer a flying virgin! My first experience (actually second but the first time was when I was 10 months old so it doesn't count if I don't remember it) was not very memorable, much like other experiences..... Take off is a lot more fun than landing. The toilets are small, the drinks were small and I've forgotten what I wanted to say. No bitching yet because I'm having too much fun.
By the way, shopping here in HK is
AWESOME. Everything here is so
CHEAP! I really mean it. Its beyond cheap and cheerful....once I've got time, I'll upload some pics so everyone can see.
And you know how everyone says the first thing you notice about hong kongs was the smell? Well, its isn't, its the concentration of asians that you notice - its one huge china town, down to the smallest details. Never been to hong kong, go to Sussex street in sydney - the smell, people, behaviour is exactly the same.
anyway, its 10 AM now, that means the shops are just openning. Time to go shopping!
tyarrhea having too much fun to complain
