packing times one gazillion.

i'm so exhausted, i don't think i can do this again. pack pack pack.
just leaving taiwan makes me so sad. SO SAD.
this taiwan trip has left me feeling like i can live in Asia.  permanently.

spending time with my jojo, joma, dad, cousin-- all of our night market trips and shopping trips have made me feel like a Taipei ( Read more... )

I thought August 1 would be on a Thursday, not Tuesday. 
OMG! My awesome Asia summer vacation is going to end in 4 days instead of 6! It's only a 2-day-difference, I know... but when we're talking vacation, that makes a huuuge difference. 
Damn it.

im writing this entry from the tatami of my grandparents' house as i scratch my millions & millions of mosquito bites from yesterday. 
it's only noontime but we've already made a trip to the hospital this morning to meet with grandma & grandpa's bone doctor, and my *possible heart doctor.  i've even made a businessy-related call this morning. now i ( Read more... )

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i can finally enjoy Taiwan 10000% now.
... now that i have finally convinced grandpa to come to the U.S. with us-- despite cancer, despite inflammation, despite whatever health problems that most people face when they reach 80 years of age-- they are coming.  This process of convincing, begging, praying, and sending emailing the doctor has taken me ( Read more... )

Japan...Yay!

Confession: Japan was such a culture-shock.  Just two hours away by plane in a neighboring island.  YET-- we were suddenly in a completely different country with its own set of of language, customs, traditions, beliefs... etc. etc. In my head, I had envisoned Xiao Ding Dong in his japanese house eating sushi and playing with the most- ( Read more... )

i am going to japan on friday!

ahhh i am so excited!
this past weekend, when all of my mom's side of the family came for big-family-reunion, my aunt and my older cousin norman invited me to go to japan with them for a week!
i've been dying to go to japan since... forever!
but my papa had said that china was enough to overwhelm me-- so i couldn't plan ( Read more... )

what a week! it flewww by in the blink of an eye ( Read more... )

omg, the heat in taiwan is unbearable ( Read more... )

my own graduation present to myself was a trip to Florida this week.
and Florida was truly vacation, vacation, vacation.
i. was. in. heaven.

wednesday & thursday, i spent mucho time celebrating with ato's family for the pre-wedding parties: dancing ,singing, dressing up in beauuutiful dresses, and enjoying delicious loads of catered food.  got to see ( Read more... )