W00T FOR GAME 7!!!!

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Location | Taichung

Well… after a struggle… PISTONS WON GAME 6 AND NOW WE’RE MOVIN’ON TO GAME 7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN WE SAY… JOY TO THE WORLD!?

I was watching the game while my grandma and the dog were napping… so I could yell and scream at the TV, but it was fun jumping up and down and chanting in my head for the Pistons to win.

Hmm, first game 7 in 11 years!!! How crazy!!!! Pistons sure know how to get the crowd going. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyway, Taiwan has been fun thus far. I’ve been eating tons of good food and of course, good shopping!!!!!

Ok, so I really don’t have anything poetic to say… so byeee.

[This entry was taken from my old blog, Away from Home. Formatting may have changed when moved to Explore!]

I’m Here!

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Location | Taichung

Well here I am in Taichung. This is gonna be a short entry because I wanna eat my breakfast and I also wanna watch the Pistons game. GO DETROIT!!!

Anyway, I had a nice flight here — right next to this hot guy — and I haven’t gotten sick yet *crosses fingers* but I’ve also been taking lots of multivitamins. I found .38mm pens, but they’re more like the kind that Eu-chan likes…

I’m gonna go eat. More later.

[This entry was taken from my old blog, Away from Home. Formatting may have changed when moved to Explore!]

Thinking About Going

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Location | Canton

I’ve pretty much finalized my plans for going to Taiwan, here’s how it looks thusfar:

Depart from Detroit: June 19th
Arrive in Taipei: June 20th
Arrive in Taichung: June 21st

Report to Kaoshiong for Orientation: June 26th
Return to Taipei: July 2rd

Begin Internship: July 3rd
End Internship: August 6th

Return to Taichung: August 7th
Depart Taiwan: August 10th

I’M SO EXCITED! I’M SO EXCITED! I’M SO EXCITED!!!! I’M GOING TO TAIWAN FOR AN INTERNSHIP!! HOW COOL IS THAT!?!?!?!!

Ok so I need to buy a whole bunch of things before I go. Not to mention make some cash before I go so I can buy everyone gifts.

*sigh, so much work to be done.

[This entry was taken from my old blog, Away from Home. Formatting may have changed when moved to Explore!]

Going Back Again

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Location | Canton

It’s late at night, but today I got awesome news. I’ll be returning to Taiwan this summer. YAY! I’ll be interning at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. So the dates I’m returning are approximately June 20th or so to around mid August.

Please find me and play with me. :)

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Home FREEE!!!

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Location | Taichung

I’m coming home everyone. Tomorrow at 4am I leave Taichung to go to the airport to go home. FINALLY HOME FREEEE!!! I got almost everything I wanted. (minus YaYa’s grosgrain ribbon, a t-shirt that says Taiwan, and all the comic books that I can buy.. but I did buy Zettai Kareshi just so Mimi could read it… Mimi…)

Anyway, I got 2 more of Takeshi’s movies, Lavender and Downtown Torpedoes (wooo Jordan AND Takeshi!!). I really want to get Chungking Express… but I have one problem: I CAN’T FIND IT!… Someone… find it… for me… I want it for my birthday… THAT EVERYONE MISSED ON MAY 21ST.

Well… I’ll be rolling around in my goodies from Taiwan soon… so you should all come and see all the crap I managed to drag home… WAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR…

[This entry was taken from my old blog, Away from Home. Formatting may have changed when moved to Explore!]

Aw Shitter…

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Location | Taichung

Aww shitter. I just wrote this long ass entry and then I accidentally turned off the computer in Chinese… wtf does that mean? I have no idea.

Anyway, these are my wonderful glamour shots. Click on “Glamour Shots” and “Glamour Shots 2.”

Tomorrow is my last day in Taiwan. Let me do the sentimental thing I wrote before…

I’ll never forget the shopping, the mass transportion, the food, and the people. I’ll be trying to forget the weather, the mutated gigantic creatures, and the smell of pee and sweat. I’ll never forget my classmates, the places, and the hilarious moments. I’ll be trying to forget sleeping in fear, hard mattresses, and the stupid mountain that I lived on.

Overall, it’s been a fun fun fun experience. This journal is almost coming to an end. I’m going to go try to finish packing. I have to give up 3 pairs of shoes because my suitcases are full. *cry*

[This entry was taken from my old blog, Away from Home. Formatting may have changed when moved to Explore!]

Still in Taipei

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Location | Taipei

I’m still here, but tomorrow is my last day. Today I went to Hsimen with Sami, Steve, and her cousin. I’ve spent so much money… -_-;;;;;;; I got another Takeshi poster and also a Takeshi sticker… Then I went up to Danshui with Steve and I got gifts for my friends. Stevie and I had some mussels and vegetables. Total cost: less than $10 american. Oh yeah, at Hsimen we also got sticker pictures… but the big problem was… the machine was in Japanese so we had NO IDEA what was going on… the poor pictures…

Anyway, I can’t believe I’m leaving tomorrow. I’m really sad. I really love Taipei now… but I must… go… oh the sadness… At least in November I’ll probably see Sami, Timmy, George and Stevie… aww the Californians.

[This entry was taken from my old blog, Away from Home. Formatting may have changed when moved to Explore!]

Lusi’s House

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Location | Taipei

So this has been a great past 2 days. On Friday we had Lusi’s “official” birthday party. We first went to dinner in the Dunhua S. Road and Renai Rd. circle and it was pretty good I guess. Everyone except Tim was there, but we had Stevie to replace him :D. Anyway, afterwards we went to Luxy to do some partying.

At Luxy we had a table and so we chilled until the dance floor started to fill up. Then tons of dancing… for everyone else, LOTS of drinking. Our tab at the end of the night was approx NT$9,700 (or US$300) They’re insane! Lusi had like 5 shots of Jack Daniels, 3 glasses of wine and then 1 shot of tequila. Needless to say, she passed out within the first 2 hours. She spent those few hours of being passed out on Chris’s lap… and Chris totally took care of her. I of course, was the only sober person in the whole place… dude why would I spent so much money drinking, getting sick, and not feeling well? I just ended up dancing and just having a blast with everyone. 😀

We left Luxy around 3 or 3:30 and I took Lusi home (she had thrown up everything anyway). Overall, it was a fun night and I’d gladly hang out with all my classmates again. Too bad… clubbing is just WAAAAAYYY too expensive. Gotta play it cool on Ladie’s Night (Wed here… wtf, who wants to party on wed, make it a fri or sat!!!)

Well, I’m staying at Lusi’s house for the time being — until Tues. Then I’m going home to Taichung until I leave on Sat. I hope that my suitcases will fit everything I bought. Crap I bought A TON of stuff.

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The Mountain of Stuff

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Location | Taipei

Here is the listings of my mountain of stuff.

  • 6 purses
  • 1 tracksuit
  • 2 capris
  • 2 shorts
  • 3 skirts
  • 7 t-shirts
  • 2 tank tops
  • 1 dress
  • 5 pairs of shoes
  • Gackt “Crescent” CD
  • L’Arc~en~Ciel “Smile”
  • TETSU69 “Suite November”
  • Jordan Chan “Black Hole”
  • Men’s UNO featuring Takeshi
  • Marie Claire featuring Takeshi
  • May-Aug editions of Sugar
  • Vol 35 and 36 of Hana Yori Dango
  • MP3 Player
  • USB Hub
  • Web Cam
  • USB Memory Key
  • 11 Movies
  • 2 Books
  • Whitening Cream
  • Mexoryl Sunblock
  • Jewelry
  • Glamour Shots
  • Takeshi Poster
  • Takeshi wall scroll
  • 2 L’Arc~en~Ciel posters
  • David Beckham poster
  • Leg Warmers
  • Pins

There’s more… but I’m too lazy to think up what they are.

Should I get Wang Lee Hom’s CD? I think I’d like to listen to it.

[This entry was taken from my old blog, Away from Home. Formatting may have changed when moved to Explore!]

Coming To An End Soon…

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Location | Taipei

My stay here at the International House is coming to an end. The only thing is, I’m not too happy about going back to Taichung (SCARY HUGE SPIDERS). I’m moving to Danshuei for Thursday night and then staying at Lusi’s for Friday night. Then Saturday I’ll probably head back to Taipei.

Anyway, here’s a sample of the Chinese I can now type on my computer:
我現在可以寫中文字, 但是寫的很慢.

Ok, soon I will compile a list of all the things I bought. Today I went to Hsimen again, but this time I got the Gackt Crescent CD, 3 movies (2 of them with Takeshi and Young and Dangerous 4) and I also got the Takeshi poster, a Beckham poster, and a L’Arc~en~Ciel poster.

My huge compiled list will probably come quite soon, but right now I have to focus on finishing packing. My cousin is coming to get my stuff soon. Anyway, I’ve been focusing on finishing my shopping. I still have to get “souvenir” type items. Plus I have to go back to Danshui to buy some “gifts” for the girls. After that, I’m DONE. FINISHED. Oh yeah, I can’t wait to get my glamour shots.

[This entry was taken from my old blog, Away from Home. Formatting may have changed when moved to Explore!]