walking under the noon sun
it appears that I haven't posted for a while and people who actually read what i complain about have been asking about it, so here it goes.
these days things are plain yet not without a few stressful moments. work is bland, yes, already. dating prospects are not so hopeful, so i will only mention it.
met up with high school friends a couple weeks back for a night of cards. i am finally getting good at playing 80 feng, considering this is like my third time playing it. we played all night at this hk tea drinks place in Alhambra inside a shopping mall. during our break, i walked around the mall listening to my ipod nano. asian kids in their late teens and early 20s smoking and having drinks outside. it was a nice night for a night of hanging out. sometimes I can't tell the difference between here and china when all i could see are chinese characters on stores and asian faces speaking cantonese or mandarin passing me by. I find myself blending in so well with this atomosphere. but then, perhaps the fact that I realize this singles me out.
starting this week, my co-works and I begin to walk around the streets during lunch breaks, because my butt will grow huge if i sit on it any longer. yesterday the sun was pretty hot, you know how the weather is always warm here. one co-worker suggested me to wear a hat, otherwise my face will darken. i thought, that's just so chinese, but I am a chinese, therefore i ought to remember wear one one of these days. another point for this walk is sight seeing million dollar houses on the way. however, with the crazy property price in california, a million dollar will only get you a two story house with about 5 or 6 rooms and that is all. I was definitely not impressed with what I saw, but i haven't gotten to the better district yet, the ones in the 2 million range i suppose.
these days things are plain yet not without a few stressful moments. work is bland, yes, already. dating prospects are not so hopeful, so i will only mention it.
met up with high school friends a couple weeks back for a night of cards. i am finally getting good at playing 80 feng, considering this is like my third time playing it. we played all night at this hk tea drinks place in Alhambra inside a shopping mall. during our break, i walked around the mall listening to my ipod nano. asian kids in their late teens and early 20s smoking and having drinks outside. it was a nice night for a night of hanging out. sometimes I can't tell the difference between here and china when all i could see are chinese characters on stores and asian faces speaking cantonese or mandarin passing me by. I find myself blending in so well with this atomosphere. but then, perhaps the fact that I realize this singles me out.
starting this week, my co-works and I begin to walk around the streets during lunch breaks, because my butt will grow huge if i sit on it any longer. yesterday the sun was pretty hot, you know how the weather is always warm here. one co-worker suggested me to wear a hat, otherwise my face will darken. i thought, that's just so chinese, but I am a chinese, therefore i ought to remember wear one one of these days. another point for this walk is sight seeing million dollar houses on the way. however, with the crazy property price in california, a million dollar will only get you a two story house with about 5 or 6 rooms and that is all. I was definitely not impressed with what I saw, but i haven't gotten to the better district yet, the ones in the 2 million range i suppose.