Photos!!

I have decided to make http://www.wretch.cc/album/cyndork
So now you can check out my Christmas album!!

First Trip to China, Shenzhen

Believe it or not but I've never been to China. Other people assume Hong Kong is within the Chinese area and it is but it's a different city and is independent - very complicated. But anyways, today I went to Shenzhen for a very big buffet. Was a very short ride to Shenzhen and there was a line/border dividing Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Once I walked over to the Shenzhen line everything was in Chinese writing without the English translation and I can't read chinese!!

Everyone was speaking mandarin in Shenzhen. We took a taxi and it was hella different than the Hong Kong one. The traffic lights were also very different and less more people in Shenzhen than in Hong Kong. Buses were also different it was like going from Perth to like Melbourne or Sydney or something. Everything looked really new and the apartments were cleaner, I think?

Everyone spoke mandarin and instead of using Hong Kong Dollar they used Yuan. The cars on the road - less trucks and double decker buses and in Hong Kong the cars are mostly 7-8 seat vans but in Shenzhen it's mostly smaller cars. Rarely any vans. Oh, and lots and lots and lots of people riding bikes. Everything was less brighter and smaller - itwas like a undeveloped Hong Kong version.

And what I did in Shenzhen? Well....I ate heaps at the buffet!!! Salmon, seafood, soup, beef, pork, chicken and heaps and heaps of other stuff and was so freaking full. Then we went shopping and the shops were really big! In width not in height like In Hong Kong. Then I went up to my Grandfather's apartment in Shenzhen,,,really big compared to apartments in HK.

Let it snow!!!!!

It is freaking freezing cold and yet there is no snow...there is only wind rain and coldness. I look like a stuffed plushie snowman because I have like 5 layers of clothing,,,,

Mosquitoes

Some people have asked me how I apparently got 18 mosquito bites in Hong Kong...welll,,in Tuen Muen there is lots of mosquitoes. That's where I lived when I first arrived in HK until Sunday because I moved to my half sister's place in Wong Tai Sin. In Wong Tai Sin - mosquitoes are pretty much extinct.

Apart from my strong hate towards flies I also hate mosquitoes as well, in fact, I hate mosquitoes even more....They leave you with embarassing wart like red dots that itch like crazy.

Today, because I'm moving back to Tuen Muen to go to church on Sunday, stuck on some 'keep mosquitoes away' repellent sticker thingie. It keeps mosquitoes away and I really wished Australia has some of these and also some 'keep flies away' one as well....

P.S Was going to put a mosquito picture on but all the pictures look horrible and I cringe looking at it so...NO

Hong Kong 09-10 Trip: Day 9

So I saw the Storm Warriors 2 and not that good,,,
Bought Heroin Make - Mascara and it is like super good!!! Seriously, really really superbly japanese super. Japanese people are incredible. They make the coolest things....
Oh yeah, went to that Modern Toilet restaurant and food/drink was not that good but it was really funny eating from a toilet bowl XD and was really creative.
This was all in Mong Kok and there were loads of people!~
Then went to celebrities house (of course they weren't there) lol, i was gonna take picture but then the security guy came towards our car and I hid...scary.
Their houses are like super pretty and awesome, want it!!!!
Looks way prettier than normal houses.
What else......saw so many stuff but I hate shopping with my sister cause she never lets me buy anything even though in Perth she tells me to buy everything in Hong Kong but now we're in Hong Kong and I say I wanna buy it then she tells me to not buy it!!!!
I also dislike shopping with my mum even though I like that she pays for it kekeke~
These days the weather is getting warmer and warmer, so I can wear skirts and shirts.
Today I'm going to IPSA appointment to learn about makeup ^^ Maybe I can get that Missha BB cream that is 200HKD :O Still have lots of things to get like:
1. Foundation
2. Blush
3. BB cream
4. Shoes
5. Jeans
6. Bag

Yahhhhhh but only have 500HKD T.T Spending so much on eating these days....totally need to slim down.

Tonight was suppose to go to SS501's concert with Jess but mum won't let me go cause
-It's from 8PM to 12PM
-Going to church tomorrow morning (Sunday)
-Too faraway, concert is at the airport
-It's Hong Kong, not Australia so it's going to be dangerous

Yahhhhhh, oh well I just pray that church will be worth it....or something will make up that im not going to the concert,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Need buy Jess something to make up for not going to the concert with her >__>
Ahhhhhhh, did I tell you that theres like 50 billion bubble tea stores in Hong Kong?
And TAKOYAKI XD YUMMMM....lol wanna try it, havet had some yet.
Anyways gonnna go sleep now, think my hairs dried up...
OMGGGG theres taxis still driving around at this time (3:24am)

ahhhhhh Maccas in HK totally pwns the ones in Australia
Asia is very muchh more advanced than Australia...or perth in general
Maybe that's why Australians are racist? Cause Australia is so undeveloped and are just jealous?
XD~   Wannna go to Japan or Korea so badly..............
bought Popteen magazine here sooo pretty~

Differences between Hong Kong and Australia [UPDATED: 11 December]

While it's my 6th day in Hong Kong, I can already name a few things that are very noticeably different from Australia.

~The Roads are very skinny
~Lot more population
~Cars are very clean
~Reckless and skilled drivers (super duper good drivers but they're all really dangerous, they speed trhough red lights and dont do signals)
~A lot more fashion/food stores
~Better winter clothes (cheaper too!)
~Hairsalons are cheaper and they have Perming, Ionic Straightening, Treatment (all the hair salons have the same things while as in Australia rarely hair salons have perming, ionic straightening...)
~Has Subways, Trains, Taxis, Light Bus, Buses, Trams and a lot more transportation
~Lots of different kinds of skincare and makeup shops - some like Chanel, Dior, Maybelline and some like IPSA, Missha, SK-II, Sasa
~You can tell students froms students and young adults from young adults really well (even if the students arent in their uniform)
~Students can leave schoolgrounds during lunch breaks
~Lots of couples
~Lots of markets with really cheap stuff
~In Hong Kong you can't see the sky so no rainbows and no stars and no moon coz of the humidity it fogs up but it looks really cool because the buildings are so high up so it's like covering the top of the building
~Everyone is really fashionable especially the young adults (even guys!)
~Theres two categories for guys they either are really fat and ugly or skinny and handsome
~There's three categories for student guys - fat, nerdy (usually has glasses and carries books) or the hot guys with a tie and has a messenger bag and are really tall
~There's three categories for student girls - chubby with glasses, average looking w/glasses and ponytail or the really naturally pretty without glasses and usually has a hot guy beside her
~Mostly appartments rarely any houses with a garden and everythng
~Elevators - HEAPS
~Lots of different races in Hong Kong
~Christmas Lighting in shopping malls totally pwns over any Australian christmas lighting
~Lot of shops don't close until 10PM

Will think of more...

[UPDATED: 11 December]
~Definitely more transportation
~Crowded streets
~Be careful of your handbag and belongings!!
~Hanging your clothings when you have an apartment is quite scary because you hang it outside your window on a horizontal pole and since I live in level 33 it is very high up o.O
~Has famous stores that Australia doesn't have like Tiffany & Co, H&M, Starbucks Coffee
~Cinemas are smaller but screen is larger and sound is way better
~Variety of magazines
~Has English everywhere for tourists, except for markets (but no tourists go there anyways)
~Saw white person speaking cantonese at McDonalds (have you ever seen a white person speaking chinese in Australia?) They're really fluent, very impressed ;O
~You can work at Starbucks,Maccas if you know english

Hong Kong 09-10 Trip: Day 4

sica arriving in hk today!!!!

yaaayy~ finallyy can rest after 3 days of waking up early x.....x


pichars up keke...disneyland zzz on facebook....sadly no wedding fotos yet
 
 what colour shood i dye my hair with buubble liese hair dye o.O?? looks rly awesome!!!! I LOVE JAPAN!!!!!
 
cant wait til going to beijing so i can see snow...
 
running out of HKD already :O sooo pooorrr
 
bought a mini compact mirror and a Kiss Me Heroin Make Lipgloss in Beige.
Think I'm gonna get more at Sasa tonight,,,,,so tired it is already 1:14 yet it is so bright and noisyyyy and theres still lots of cars on the freeway and very bright lights are all still on...
 
ate japanes sushi today (MOnday) and had vietnamese...but then mum kept on saying that the food in aus is better hahhhhhaaa mmmm yah
 
mozzzzyyyy bites have so many on my leg its not even funny x.x so itchy
 
^)))____^ goodnitee evewyone dun wan anymore mozzy bites V___V ORZ ahhhhhhhh
 

Hong Kong 09-10 Trip: Day 1

Airplane
So...I was on the plane for 7 hours and nearly died. My body is still aching from lack of sleep and the way I leant on the hard seat. Tried to watched The Time Traveler's Wife and 500 Days of Summer. Didn't brush teeth xD but at least everything went really smoothly... Food was not that great.

Yum Chai
Hungry, hungry and very hungry and first thing we do when we get off the plane is go YUM CHAI. Nothing much was eaten during this time.

Beijing License Passport Thing
Errrr....least favourite part I had to get some license for Beijing and waited like hours and hours for it.

Shopping
Walked the whole day -___- my feet are killing me. Bought 1 jacket and 1 shirt no shoes yet =___= and saw bridesmaid dress...its white with a blue ribbon. My mum bought more than me! :O

Market shopping (EW!!!!)
I SAW AN EEL THAT WAS MOVING AROUND EVEN WHEN ITS HEAD IS CUT OFF AND IT WAS BLEEEDING!!! And there were frogs...jumping around in a basket thingie... People eat frogs?! It was disgusting and smelt horrible.

Home
Saw my cousin's daughter XD SOOO CUTE~ Don't think she lieks me that much though.

Streets
SOOOOOOOOOOO many asian students. I LOVE TEH SCHOOL UNIFORM!!! So jealous of themmm and asian guys :O and pretty asian girls :O the asian girls are very stereotypical:

-black hair tied up in bun or ponytail
-glasses
- fringe pinned by bobby pin to side
-uniform with knee high socks and black shoes
-school bag (usually black)

Disneyland tomorrow and wedding on sunday..things will get interesting

@Sarah: I had to delete the videos from the french excursion unfortunately TT____TTT\
sorrry~

Hong Kong 09-10 Trip: Day 0

You know how I had that Confessions of a Teenage Dork?
Well, I think I'm going to do something similar to that but I'm not going to make up anything.
This is real, this is me. XD

10:01 AM Thursday 3/12/09
So, I woke up at like 7:20 AM today because that's the time I usually wake up and I couldn't get back to sleep so I started playing with my phone. Then it was like 8:50 AM and I wondered if the people at KCC were missing me (they probably weren't :/ ) Now I am here, downloading songs that I can sing in Hong Kong. I shall continue some other time :)

11:40 AM Thursday 3/12/09
Officially finished packing.

4:00 AM Thursday 3/12/09
Has officially finished shopping at Harbour Town. Went to the city at 11/12 and ate brunch. Then decided to go to Harbour Town where I got a hotpink luggage!! Finally~ more room to fit all my clothes in!!! My lock combination is: 520 (not worried that someone is gonna steal it cause theres no valuable stuff in it TT___TT) Mmm then went to shops cause mum wanted to buy stuff for family in HK. Had to finish unpacking and packing into my new luggage when I got back home. Now I'm on the computer kekeke~ Only 8 more hours left!!!! Wanna get a window seat. >,<

8:30 AM Thursday 3/12/09

(Scary) Last Day of Year 9!!!

My life as a Year 9 has officially ended with a loud siren.
Apparently there was a little black box and the teachers thought it was suspicious and think it is a bomb.
It was located near the library/office area.
I was in my French class which was near the library and I thought the lockdown was fake!!!
Omg I could have died on my last day of school.
Then the police came and the teachers told everyone to go to the oval to go home.
But me and Emily were rebels and went towards where my mum was parked.
Then the teachers wouldn't even let us out and so my mum got mad cause we were taking ages!

~At Emily's House~
Giving her IRIS eps 8-14 and my mum came in and started talking to Emily's mum, Michelle (I think that's her name???)
My mum's english is so bad =___=