Trip to Pakistan
just got back from pakistan on sunday. sadly, i have an upset stomach 'coz of the trip and have had this for quite a while now. that, and the fact that it was so amazingly hot made my trip practically unbearable. not that i don't love my family or anything, but that country is harder to live in than i imagine. but then again, that's probably because i'm not used to it any more. it got a lot better near the end, when i could actually stand the heat a bit and didn't mind that there was no electricity sometimes.
we went to lahore first. most of my dad's side of the family lives there. we stayed there for almost 10 days before going to karachi. saw all our cousins, had fun. my brother made friends with some of his older cousins, and we found out that they weren't really the greatest influence on him. they smoke a lot, and one ran away from his house with his mom's money to go see a someone in karachi (which is on the other end of the country). they taught my brother to ride motorbikes, though, which he now enjoys, and that doesn't seem too bad.
most of my mom's family is in karachi. almost everyone there is older than me, but they were all really nice. they seemed to want me to use a lot more makeup than i was used to, but it wasn't too bad. my dad's side of the family raised the question of marriage, but i think they're too scared of my parents to even ask them when they want to get me married. everyone there seemed to be thinking about marriage.
i also met this one guy who's three years older than me. their family knows my family, and i used to play with him when i was younger. when i got a bit older, i used to have a crush on him. i didn't get over this crush for a good 3-4 years after we came to canada, but i realized that i'm still quite intrigued by him (and by "intrigued", i mean "attracted", except i feel weird saying that i'm attracted to him...) it's not the greatest feeling, 'coz i know he thinks i'm a little kid, and i had to work so hard to get over him.
my cousin got married. she seemed really happy. she got engaged after meeting the guy twice. i found that a bit weird, but it's the norm, so i guess i shouldn't, 'coz that's probably what's going to happen to me. the whole trip seems like such a blur... i kinda wish i hadn't come back so soon. but then again, i'm so much more comfortable here. but i do miss the people. especially the people i was staying with (my mom's sister and her family), and this guy that i find "intriguing." my brother left early 'coz he had to go to flight camp. and... i don't really know what else to add, so i'm just gonna stop this already-too-long post kind abruptly...
we went to lahore first. most of my dad's side of the family lives there. we stayed there for almost 10 days before going to karachi. saw all our cousins, had fun. my brother made friends with some of his older cousins, and we found out that they weren't really the greatest influence on him. they smoke a lot, and one ran away from his house with his mom's money to go see a someone in karachi (which is on the other end of the country). they taught my brother to ride motorbikes, though, which he now enjoys, and that doesn't seem too bad.
most of my mom's family is in karachi. almost everyone there is older than me, but they were all really nice. they seemed to want me to use a lot more makeup than i was used to, but it wasn't too bad. my dad's side of the family raised the question of marriage, but i think they're too scared of my parents to even ask them when they want to get me married. everyone there seemed to be thinking about marriage.
i also met this one guy who's three years older than me. their family knows my family, and i used to play with him when i was younger. when i got a bit older, i used to have a crush on him. i didn't get over this crush for a good 3-4 years after we came to canada, but i realized that i'm still quite intrigued by him (and by "intrigued", i mean "attracted", except i feel weird saying that i'm attracted to him...) it's not the greatest feeling, 'coz i know he thinks i'm a little kid, and i had to work so hard to get over him.
my cousin got married. she seemed really happy. she got engaged after meeting the guy twice. i found that a bit weird, but it's the norm, so i guess i shouldn't, 'coz that's probably what's going to happen to me. the whole trip seems like such a blur... i kinda wish i hadn't come back so soon. but then again, i'm so much more comfortable here. but i do miss the people. especially the people i was staying with (my mom's sister and her family), and this guy that i find "intriguing." my brother left early 'coz he had to go to flight camp. and... i don't really know what else to add, so i'm just gonna stop this already-too-long post kind abruptly...