11/01/14 10:21AM
I can't believe I've already spent over 2 months in HK. Time sure does fly~. Midterm season was quite relaxing for the first time in my college career cuz I only had 1. However, multiple late nights were spent on projects and reports. Now that THAT'S over, I'm glad that I can finally relax and continue to plan trips.
Possible trips:
Singapore 11/27-11/30
Korea 12/19-12/23
Japan 12/24-12/30
Taipei/ Taiwan 12/30-1/2 or 1/5
I'll have to try to fit Beijing and Shanghai somewhere in the 2 months I have left before my return flight. At the moment, my return flight is 1/7 but I can't decide whether I want to extend my stay to 1/22. #struggles
Recently, I've also been looking for more plays and musicals to watch. This is one of my new hobbies after I watched a pretty good musical in Taipei. I had just watched a musical last night, as well, called The Common Cold. It's interesting to see the different styles of plays that each city offers. The one in Taipei was more fun/chickflick-like, whereas the ones offered in HK are more relatable. The Common Cold portrays a city that is infected by a sickness, with "loneliness" as its root cause. They try to create a utopia in hopes of curing this sickness. It was interesting to watch each character develop within this world. Needless to say, I am on the hunt for more plays/musicals to attend.
11/01/14 11:06AM
Friday, October 31, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Taiwan Withdrawals
10.14.14 // 3:41AM
My sleeping cycle has been wayyy off recently. I find myself falling asleep at 5am and having to wake up at 10AM. I'm beginning to miss the days when I first arrived in HK and would fall asleep at 10PM to wake up at 5AM because of jetlag.
Sleeping schedule aside, I miss Taiwan a LOT! It has only been a day since I've been back from my 5-day trip to Taipei, and I'm already missing how convenient everything was. The walk to the closest convenient store would be about 5 minutes, and I'd be able to grab a quick breakfast before starting my day. 7/11's in HK are very different. The most I can probably find would be a quick bun and drink. For two nights, my friend and I visited night markets full of snacks and yummy food such as grilled pork, sushi, etc. We tried a variety of Taiwanese specialties. Next to these markets would be small boutiques that sold clothing for an affordable price. Places like ShiLin (an area in Taipei) felt like heaven. :D
The craziest thing I did during this trip would be attending an outdoors music festival for over five hours whilst it was raining. Don't think I'll ever try that again, but it was definitely worth the experience.
On my second to last day in Taipei, friends and I visited this area in Taiwan where we were able to release Sky Lanterns. It is believed that the wishes we write on these lanterns will come true when we release them into the sky. Not sure how environmental-friendly this is, but it was fun! Each layer/color of the lantern represented different wishes. For example, white stood for success, while purple represented good grades.
My sleeping cycle has been wayyy off recently. I find myself falling asleep at 5am and having to wake up at 10AM. I'm beginning to miss the days when I first arrived in HK and would fall asleep at 10PM to wake up at 5AM because of jetlag.
Sleeping schedule aside, I miss Taiwan a LOT! It has only been a day since I've been back from my 5-day trip to Taipei, and I'm already missing how convenient everything was. The walk to the closest convenient store would be about 5 minutes, and I'd be able to grab a quick breakfast before starting my day. 7/11's in HK are very different. The most I can probably find would be a quick bun and drink. For two nights, my friend and I visited night markets full of snacks and yummy food such as grilled pork, sushi, etc. We tried a variety of Taiwanese specialties. Next to these markets would be small boutiques that sold clothing for an affordable price. Places like ShiLin (an area in Taipei) felt like heaven. :D
The craziest thing I did during this trip would be attending an outdoors music festival for over five hours whilst it was raining. Don't think I'll ever try that again, but it was definitely worth the experience.
On my second to last day in Taipei, friends and I visited this area in Taiwan where we were able to release Sky Lanterns. It is believed that the wishes we write on these lanterns will come true when we release them into the sky. Not sure how environmental-friendly this is, but it was fun! Each layer/color of the lantern represented different wishes. For example, white stood for success, while purple represented good grades.
I really hope I can go back to Taiwan one last time before heading back to the States. This weekend was truly relaxing and fun.
3:58AM // Insomniac
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