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Thursday, August 22, 2002
This morning our hotel phone rang. My sister, my cousin and I were in there sleeping, but no one moved to pick it up. When I woke and tried to answer it, it was too late. I just had this feeling in my gut that it was RGuy that had called (11 AM our time, 11 PM his time). And I had just missed the opportunity to talk to him.I couldn't fall back asleep after that.
The phone rang again 1/2 an hour later. And it was him again! God I was so happy to talk to him. It was so good to hear his voice. And it was him that had called earlier.
Even from across the world, on a thin telephone line, he could sense what I was feeling, what my mood was.
I miss him. I miss him a lot.
10:56 AM
Tuesday, August 20, 2002
Here I am, at an internet cafe again. At my sister's insistence! She needed to e-mail some more people. Ahh... it's all good, so I'm spending all this time just keeping in touch with people back home.Let me expand on Canadian common courtesy, as I mentioned yesterday. It's subtle... But after a while you notice the differences and you really appreciate the way it is back home.
For example, if you're in the MTR (subway) here, given the choice between pushing past someone to get ahead and not pushing them, people in Hong Kong will choose the former and Canadians would tend to choose the latter. And when someone walking towards you needs to get past you, Canadians would tend to sorta turn sideways to give you room to move, while people in Hong Kong won't.
I miss home, but things are good here. I'm having a good time. Food is good - I'm always eating til I'm super-full here. Shopping is good... haha...
Last night and right now at the internet cafe, I have been able to e-mail back and forth with RGuy - like instant messaging. Just like we did all summer when we were at work, but more often cause I only have an hour. It's pretty good...
Sometimes the paranoia inside me feels like he doesn't miss me enough... But then I know that he already loves me more than I love him.... well mainly because I'm not in love with him yet. I've had time to think a little, and I think relationships just make me super squirmy. Like I feel like I'm being held down. I have to get over that (or get free).
10:45 AM
Monday, August 19, 2002
Hi from Hong Kong! Can't write much at the moment but here's some tidbits:- It's still crazy here
- I'm still a little jet lagged, but I'm recovering faster than I did when I was here last
- You haven't seen a population problem til you've been to this side of the world
- I'm really grateful for living in Canada, I understand the value of common courtesy
- Going on a tour of Tokyo with the family! From Friday til Wednesday. I've always wanted to go to Japan!
- I've been shopping a lot (naturally) but I haven't been too, too crazy
- I've been keeping in touch with RGuy through e-mail, so it's been pretty good! I really, really missed him when we first got here (guess I was homesick) but now it's not so bad
- Been eating like crazy! Food is awesome here :)
- Been walking a lot too, so that probably balances out the eating a lot, haha
12:11 PM
