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as i stay here in hong kong i realise that nothing’s changed, and yet everything has. and i learn new stuff about my family all the time. there are so many places to visit! hmmm. next time i’ll write more. because i’ve been on this machine way too long.

i still have a lot to do. buy books, watch more football, become a god of mahjong, fix computer, et cetera.

my uncle went to a great university in taiwan, didn’t know that. in fact, he is an electrical engineer. i threw out some old power supplies and oscilloscopes last night. but supposedly he doesn’t work so hard. he has kids. they are full of energy. and they too are very intelligent.

as for other things my grandmother has slowed down a lot. i eat very little compared ot a lot of people. my cousin is doing not so well in school. that kind of thing. i am disconcerted by the fact that some of my older cousins are almost 40, and most are over 30. and soon, i will be 20. and soon, i have to get a job. you’d think i’d realise this anyway but no, i have to leave the united states first.

that’s why it’s so weird that it feels like nothing has changed, when the evidence is clearly to the contrary. there’s only so much time left here.

yay asia rocks and has good food. nothing more to say about that.

the business here is so different from the business i’m used to. actually, my family is fast but quite leisurely in comparison. mainly, we walk slowly to keep cool in the extreme heat. i left all my troubles at home.

i am getting new glasses. i will look totally different to those who have not seen the clean-shaven me or the new glasses. i am going to look asian, haha

it is strange because i immediately feel at home here. even though i can’t read anything. one day.

ha real madrid. boo on annoying children on planes. i think her father spoils her. luckily this was not the trans-pacific flight. i am also sorry to say i spent much of the time at sfo checking out the girls who were approximately my age. (this is what happens when you have a long layover and nothing to do. i finished my books in record time)

oh yeah my cousin has dsl. this is nice, even though this is the first time i’ve used it (and not long).

it is almost time to go. only four more hours! and then i will be gone for three weeks. yay yay yay.

crap i am going to miss oklahoma. i already miss boston. i guess i miss everything. what am i longing for? i know i should be looking forward but i can’t help looking back. some moments i just want to last forever. i should make a list of these moments that i’ve already experienced. it makes me think of after life. (the film)

i also have too much crap and the luggage restrictions have gotten tighter. actually, i don’t have that much crap. it’s mainly because of my grandparents. i think i am going to ditch one more book.

and i will be getting out of the dry heat . . . and going to the humid heat. the most important thing i will see in hong kong is family.

my mother makes packing REALLY stressful. i am all ready but she is all nagging right now. i think it is because she has to pack way more stuff than us.

i’ve been to williams-sonoma twice in three days. i want some new knives. no money, so no knife, oh well. haha

i’d better sleep now. it’ll be hard, though. good bye . . .