tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73694115775591067712024-02-21T10:55:42.543+11:00all the nice placesSweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-6804087174438930832015-06-06T05:06:00.000+10:002015-06-06T05:06:00.453+10:00exchange- the end I have not been keeping up to date with these posts at all. It's unbelievable how fast the last 5 months have gone by. <div>
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Last 4 days in Lund. It's been incredibly surreal, I feel a little bit like this has been a really long dream or something... so strange! </div>
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My housing area is Ostra Torn and I love it! At the beginning I didn't, because it was not within walking distance of the central station. It also gets quite dark around this area in winter when the sun sets at 4pm. As soon as I got a bike (which you should definitely do if you're living in Lund), I had no problem with transport. Speaking of bikes, the facebook group 'Buy/Sell Lund' is a great place to find one. I wouldn't recommend bike shops because they generally have a lot of bad quality bikes and the good ones they sell for a lot. </div>
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Groceries are the cheapest at Lidl, Willys or Netto. I prefer Willys because they have a greater variety of stuff and it's one of the cheapest places to get things in Lund. I avoid getting things from the ICA in the town centre because it's a tad more expensive. It's not all bad though, keep an eye out for sale items because some of them are pretty good! </div>
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Student nation... I joined a student nation, I think it's something you should do if you're on exchange/erasmus here. It's around 200kr for the semester and you get all sorts of discounts around town. The nations also run events every so often. Every week they have a dinner at some of the nations and you can get pretty cheap food from there (45kr). </div>
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Lund is a quaint little town and it's generally pretty safe here. Excellent bike/pedestrian lanes and pathways and the whole town is so beautiful in springtime! Sad to be leaving but also super glad I chose Lund University. </div>
Sweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-74230252923091768122015-03-08T03:21:00.004+11:002015-06-06T04:53:38.662+10:00exchange #6 NorwaySometimes I still can't process the fact that I'm in Europe, living in Sweden. How on earth?! A year ago I was only beginning to think about going on exchange, thankfully I toughed out the long application process otherwise I'd be missing out on all of this wonderful Swedishness.<br />
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It's March 7th, and the days are already getting much longer and warmer. When I first arrived in January the sun didn't rise till 830am and sunset was at 4pm, now it gets bright nice at early at 7 and doesn't get dark till 6pm.<br />
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The last few weeks my class went on a little study trip to Norway, to visit the town of Moss in the Ostfold region. It was such a lovely trip, the buildings are so sweet and quaint. Too bad it was super quiet during the winter, we saw very little people around.<br />
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<br />Sweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-39108945521491579302015-02-02T08:25:00.000+11:002015-06-06T04:53:30.775+10:00exchange #5 I had some trouble last month staying under budget, but I think that's excusable because the first month did have some start up expenses. Bedsheets, pillows, detergent, bike... etc<br />
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So I've discovered a new place to do my grocery shopping! It's a store called Lidl. It's almost exactly the same as Aldi back home. And the best part is that it's cheap. Unfortunately it doesn't have a wide variety of things, but another store called Willy's is good for the rest. It's also quite cheap.<br />
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What I'm trying to figure out now is how to cook for one... It's kind of awkward because if I cook too much I have a billion meals but if i cook to little it seems inefficient. Any tips? Lately I've been cooking enough to last me 2 meals, which doesn't feel like enough.<br />
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I bought a whole chicken the other day from Lidl, portioned it and froze the pieces for meals later on, thought that was pretty clever of me.<br />
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In the meantime, check out some pics from the last week. Oh boy, Scandinavian landscapes- breathtaking.<br />
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<br />Sweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-91718136985693223722015-01-20T08:06:00.000+11:002015-06-06T04:53:23.995+10:00exchange #4 settling inHere are a few things you need to know if you're moving to Lund soon.<br />
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1. Jojo Card<br />
It's a travel card where you can load money on and use it to catch the buses and trains. Make sure you get a student one if you're a student.<br />
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2. Sim card<br />
I'm using Telia. It's okay. I've heard there's a better one with more data, which is really what I need...<br />
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3. Bike<br />
Get a bike and save on travel money, cause it ain't cheap on a student budget.<br />
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4. Food<br />
Meat is expensive! Shoot. I'll have to cut down on that. There are a few grocery stores in the neighbourhood. I've only been to ICA & COOP Konsum... Not sure which one is cheaper yet. The ICA near Lund C station is expensive so avoid that one if you can.<br />
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So I'm still figuring out how to cook for one and make the most of my meals. At the moment I've been buying frozen veggies and frozen fish, and only a tiny bit of meat. Rice and Pasta have been my meals for the last few days. When you're hungry, everything tastes good!!<br />
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It has been a hectic 3 days. Arrived in Copenhagen airport on the morning of the 11th and caught the train to Lund. The good thing about arriving on the set arrival day was the many student mentors from Lund University who were extremely helpful and helped the new students to their varying accommodations. Arrive on arrival day!<br />
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My home for now, Ostra Torn (pronounced Oooostra toorn) is so damn eerie because of the large space of the student housing block in a country setting and the few students that currently occupy it. I think many students have yet to move in (I sure hope so because at the moment it's kinda scary. It's almost always dark here so that makes it worse). The apartment itself is very nice, complete with a kitchen and bathroom. If you're reading this and deciding whether or not to apply for Ostra Torn through LU Accommodation, I would recommend you think about whether you prefer a nice living space or location. I didn't apply for Ostra Torn but was put here anyway- still can't decide whether I like it or not... will let you know at the end of it all.<br />
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Behold, there is is! My very own studio flat with a bathroom and kitchen. Super spacy and comfy.<br />
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Currently at Guangzhou airport waiting for my connecting flight to Amsterdam. Let me tell you now it's not a pleasant stopover airport at all! There's no free wifi (unless you have a Chinese phone) which is the silliest thing ever since most of the people are international peoples! Also, not many restaurants in the international transfer area, unpleasant toilets and is a verrrry boring place to wait for 6 hours. </div>
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I am going on an adventure!<br />
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Tomorrow I will begin my 6 month exchange studies at Lund University, Sweden with a 34 hour flight. I don't know if you've ever been away from home before, I can tell you that I haven't and I'm experiencing a gazillion different emotions at the same time. I've been told this is normal. </div>
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One last look at the beautiful home I call Sydney... </div>
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Goodbye warm and sparkly Aussie summer, and hello Swedish winter!<br />
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Markets @ the Australian Technology Park, Redfern.<br />
We saw some really beautiful items- jewellery, clothes, antiques, stationery etc!<br />
Definitely eye candy but a a little too gourmet for my wallet :-(Sweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-89575589273412746372013-11-02T21:15:00.001+11:002013-11-02T21:15:21.044+11:00Spice I am <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thai milk tea- a little too sweet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beef Green Curry<br />This was excellent. So full of flavour and quite chilli. One of the best thai green curries I've had, ever! </td></tr>
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I loveeee watching movies and I love going to the cinemas to watch newly released movies. </div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Annoying people. </li>
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So anyway, I watched 'GRAVITY' last night (run time 91 minutes). </div>
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<b><u>Did the movie meet your expectations? </u></b><br />My expectations were high. I had been looking forward to this movie since the first time I saw the trailer on TV. I had heard a lot of positive comments beforehand and was expecting a lot.</div>
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The movie didn't meet my expectations. But then again, maybe they were too high. The movie started off strong, it was captivating and thrilling and exciting- I was so excited, I mean who isn't excited by space?! There were some beautiful shots of our dear planet Earth. (and of Mr. Clooney's face). </div>
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I watched this film in 3D and I thought the images were great. Some of the shots of Earth were really beautiful, though they were brief shots. Music was good- I mean I really don't know how to describe music in words. Tense? Suspenseful? Loud?</div>
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If you are claustrophobic and get car sick easily, this won't be a comfortable movie for you. About 30 minutes in the spinning starts- and doesn't really stop till the end. Sandra Bullock was great in it I thought, she played her character quite well but got a little whiny and annoying in the middle. George Clooney was wonderful *Swoons*. This film had a very small cast- I only remember 2 characters. </div>
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I think the main problem I had with this movie was that it felt a little stale, that the storyline could've been padded more. </div>
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Yes, I recommend watching this movie in the cinemas- if not for Clooney then for the beautiful shots of Earth & space. Would you pay extra for the 3D experience? Yes- normally I'm not a fan of 3D movies because they're only 3D for about 5 of the 90 minutes and it drives my brain nuts. However, because it does in this case add to your overall experience I would say yes to spending the extra 3 dollars. Be warned though- you might still be seeing stars after the film finishes. (haha pun) </div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span>Sweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-71593590189562064782013-10-01T00:01:00.000+10:002013-10-01T00:01:31.351+10:00Watts on Crown! <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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What a nice way to start the week! Tonight, I tried out a new restaurant tonight with Miss Amy- (www.milkteaxx.blogspot.com )</div>
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[WATTS ON CROWN] 368 Crown St Surry Hills. It's a cute little restaurant in Surry Hills with a bright red door. The ambience is lovely- a tiny candle in the middle of the table and clean white tablecloths. A decently priced restaurant for a nice, sort-of fancy meal. Mains start from $23-$30. </div>
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If you want to try something different, some quirky flavours and ingredients then head over to Crown St and try it out. It's not toooo too expensive and it's close to Gelato Messina! Though after that choc fondant I don't see the need for any other dessert.<br />
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I have decided to grow my own herb and whatever-is-edible garden. Bought the seedlings from flower power and re-potted them into bigger pots. It costed me around $80 including a bag of fertilised soil- I've reassured myself it's an investment so it's okay...<br />
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I am a terrible, terrible plant keeper-aliverer. BUT, I am more determined than ever to keep these little seedlings growing! I dunno- maybe it's the weather, maybe it's the expensive herb prices or maybe I'm just bored, but I am soo excited to start gardening!<br />
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Well actually it's not really very delightful, but it sure is colourful! These are Vanessa's pics. So we had a little 'tea party' yesterday at Veronica's- thanks again for the kitchen vee! Apart from the rainbow minicakes, other highlights include almost setting her house on fire and overdosing on sugar :D<br />
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But before I go ahead with other things, I'd like to wish Vanessa a very happy birthday!!!!! :D I hope you find happiness in all you do :)<br />
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Now for the less important matters, we went to Sculptures by the Sea at Bondi again this year. How was it? Personally it was just o-k. I thought the sculptures last year were a little more interesting, or perhaps it was because the wind went crazy and nearly blew us off our feet!<br />
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Sweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-79815915235466316472012-01-17T22:22:00.001+11:002012-01-17T22:28:17.474+11:00China #41-45: au revoir, sayoonara, zai jian!I'm really no good at goodbyes. <br />
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Airports are filled with so many emotions- happiness, excitement, longing, disappointment, sadness... I like to look at people and imagine why they're there and where they're going (in a non-stalkerish way!) Im sure many of you understand the feeling of parting with loved ones at the airport, how incredibly difficult it can be, especially if you don't know how long it will be before you can see them again. I guess there's not much you can do in these situations, except be thankful for the time you had together and look forward to the next time you meet.<br />
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Spending 45days in china has made it feel like home. Im going to miss crossing the road like a crazy person, the general impoliteness and terrible customer service and even the constant passive smoking... X) (however smoking is bad so don't smoke!) haha. But most of all I'm going to miss my granny and grandpa and aunts and uncles and cousins! :( <br />
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However, here's a rough overview of my trip:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30/11/2011 Excited and eating aeroplane food!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Finding Shantelle in my hotel in Beijing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fixing my bike with my grandad :) </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Revolving buffet :D </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baking eggtarts!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">dinner that tried to run away</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day trip to the mountains</td></tr>
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</div><div>p.s haven't read a post from you in a while vanessa!!! </div>Sweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-16378187535975350252012-01-12T18:11:00.001+11:002012-01-12T18:16:04.113+11:00China #30-40: Happiness<div class="body" style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="pbk" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="luna-Ent" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="dndata" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 37px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: initial;">For me... happiness is family. It's realising how lucky and fortunate I am to have such a wonderful family, spending the last 5 weeks with them has made it hard for me to go back to Sydney! I wish I could shrink them all and bring them back with me, especially my grandparents. x)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: initial;">My other happiness is food and TV! I thoroughly enjoy s</span><span style="background-color: initial;">itting like a blob infront of the TV with a table full of junk food keeping me company. I spent the most part of last week watching taiwanese series and immersing myself in make-believe fairytales starring non-existent, perfect characters who are extremely droolworthy!! This habit is not a good one. But I'm not changing it just yet...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: initial;">All that aside, I think I've had an epiphany!</span><span style="background-color: initial;"> Lol. I have realised, in my days of deep thinking (not), that happiness is not hard to find. It's ironic to think that we were happiest as kids because that's when we had the least to lose... </span><span style="background-color: initial;">It's the little things in life that get to us, but often it's the little things that we shouldn't be worrying about. We all know it's easy to tell somebody else to smile and walk with their chin up, but when it's your own problem cheering up seems so much harder. :( </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: initial;">I've realised that when things get tough, its time to take a step back (and a deeep breath) and a good look at the bigger picture, what's really important to you and what are the things that make you happy? Count your many blessings and be thankful for what you have. People should all smile more (especially in china), lol. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: initial;">They say good things happen to people who smileeee. :) :) :) </span><br />
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Dear blog, sorry I haven't updated you in almost 2 weeks, I've been busy being lazy and waiting for something exciting to happen so I could blog about it, but nothing exciting's been happening so I'm going to blog about my non-exciting daily life x)<br />
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So in the last 2 weeks, I've been to Xiamen and done some shopping- mainly for butter and cheese and baking ingredients... I was so excited to see butter and cheese cause I really wanted to bake stuff and there weren't any ingredients in my hometown. Anyway, I quite liked it there. It was almost like an asian version of Sydney, like a more asian version of Sydney. We went to this cafe for lunch one day, it looked really nice from the outside, kinda like the cafes you see in taiwanese series, kinda like the one below but nicer. (I didn't take a photo cause I didn't feel like it at the time)<br />
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I was expecting really nice food, really nice NON ASIAN FOOD, but I was sorely disappointed when I looked through the menu and they only had all these weird asian dishes. I turned to the 'Coffees' section, hoping to try their coffees, but all I found under the Coffee menu was more asian dishes. x( I felt mislead and confused!<br />
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Moving onnnnn.....since I have so much spare time at the moment I decided to pick up another hobby, drawing with pastels! It was such an awkward experience when I went to buy this packet of oil pastels at the local stationery shop. The shop owners had a baby sitting in the corner of the shop, it was bald and it kept making these funny hiccuping noises.Anyway so as I was about to pay, I felt as though I should say something to break the ice cause it was so awkward having a lady follow me around and glare at me as I touched all her pens, so I told them that their son was cute! Then there was an awkward moment where the father looked up at me and said, 'It's a girl....' Then the shop lady asked me how old I was, I said I was 3rd year uni. She then looked at my colouring stuff and papers and asked if I was buying a gift for somebody, I said these were for myself... and then replied with an awkward 'oh...'.<br />
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I felt like Christmas and New Year came and went so quickly ... I remember how I used to get so excited when it was Christmas! I guess that's one of the downsides of growing up, things seem less exciting. : ( I spent my Christmas in Xiamen, making pizza for my cousins! I spent New Years day back in my hometown baking eggtarts lol! </div>
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Oh I forgot to mention that I spent NYE visiting my aunt's kindergarten (she's a teacher there). IT'S A FREAKING HUGEEE KINDY! For kids up to 6 or 7... it's so nice there. So much wasted dead space though, they have all these hugeee unused spaces for little kids to run around in lol. If I was a kid there I would never want to leave.<br />
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I went to play on the playground and some cheeky little boy comes up to me and goes, 'This playground is for children, not for adults. hmph.' <br />
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Argh little kids have it so good. Lol. Anyway that about sums up my last 2 weeks.<br />
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WISHING EVERYBODY A<span style="font-size: large;"> HAPPY 2012! </span></div>
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Oh and I want to leave you with this song, it's so bittersweet but very lovely.<br />
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Sweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-46877761142689053842011-12-21T15:02:00.000+11:002011-12-21T15:02:48.302+11:00China #16, 17,18: homesick, fOrg meat and blood relationshipsDay 18. It's been almost 3 weeks since I've last been in Sydney. Not too long of a time span, but I'm starting to miss home lots, especially when I see all the fun I'm missing out via Facebook news feed! Stupid facebook. Maybe that's one of the reasons fb is banned here, so people won't see what they're missing out on, lol. I knowwwwww, I should be enjoying what I have now- all the time in the world and no obligations whatsoever. However, even nothingness has its limits... <br />
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Okay okay I'm exaggerating. I haven't been doing nothing, my family drove down to Quanzhou yesterday to visit some relatives and then we went to this aweeeesomeeeee revolving buffet for dinner. SO MUCH FOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so excited. They had everything, from sashimi to ice cream to coconut juice to 'delicious fOrg meat' to deer to loads of cakes and the list goes on.<br />
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The only downside is the after-buffet-bloating and feeling like the purple balloon girl from charlie and the chocolate factory, the one who blew up like her chewing gum...<br />
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But the turning platform (with our table on it ) made it hard to find where i was sitting every time i went to get food cause the platform would turn (imagine 2 circles one inside the other, and the bigger one turns while the smaller one is fixed). So anyway, I ate too much and felt like my stomach was ripping open, but it was worth it. :)<br />
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I was heading to work but ended up watching a movie instead. So it was a huge cinema, quite nice, a little bit like the theatres I went to in Beijing. Then all of a sudden people run in screaming there had been shark attacks! And lots of them... So everybody panicked and ran to the beach (which was right outside the cinema) to find the sharks. I found one, and it looked like the shark from jaws, but then again all sharks look like the shark from jaws..<br />
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Sweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-35016982771582981602011-12-14T01:03:00.002+11:002011-12-14T01:06:51.021+11:00China # 10, 11, 13I didnt realize I skipped #10 and # 11, I skipped 13 on purpose though, no wonder the days went by so quickly lol. So I went to get my hair washed tonight (cause I'm lazy and I don't like to wash my own hair anymore...) and they used a ginger shampoo. IT FREAKING BURRNT!! Lol it was soo hot. The guy who was washing my hair took my breath away... Literally. <br />
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He was massaging my head and at some points he pressed so hard I felt my brain convulsing and I couldn't breathe for a millisecond. The massage was really weird... He reached under my head and his fingers went into my shirt and down between my shoulder blades. Anyway, overall hair wash experience...weird.... If you like a burning sensation on your scalp and forehead and neck and ears and face then wash your hair with ginger shampoo! If you like getting your back shampooed then come get a hair wash in china lol. I also got my hair trimmed last night ... I asked for a trim and no layering and specifically NOT to have my hair curve into my face- I ended up with a half fringe and somewhat layering because he thought it was more '3D', wth? Apparently un-layered hair is for old ladies.<br />
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Something that really bothers me is how I get followed around in shops, like hello personal space pleaseeeeeeee! And then I feel all uncomfortable when I leave without buying anything and they stare at me as I walk away...some lady pushed me today :( so I glared at her and then walked into her real hard and didn't look back HEHE. I hate going into shops alone cause it is SO awkward. I have also become desensitized to car and bike horns, they beep at everything. I went for a walk by myself today and some crazy lady on a huge bike nearly ran me over lol, she sped out of nowhere and started beeping like crazy as she swerved away. I've also realized that I'm not allowed to look left and right like a normal person when I'm crossing the road otherwise I will look too much like an outsider- like I did today- and then strange men with cigarettes on bikes will approach me and ask if I need a lift somewhere... like hell I'd get on his bike. T_T<br />
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I also bought a bottle of juice today, and it wasn't till I finished it that I read the used by date was '2010.06.26' lol! Ahhhh. During my spare time I play my aunt's piano and I'm also trying to play my dad's old guitar! It really hurts ze fingers ya :( Hope you're having fun working in Hong Kong Vanessaaaaaaaaaaa a a a a a a aa a :)<br />
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<3 chloeSweating Tomatoes http://www.blogger.com/profile/02700287920956028218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369411577559106771.post-86774666754709315602011-12-12T11:44:00.001+11:002011-12-12T11:44:02.621+11:00China #14: nostalgiaSpending some time here is bringing back a lot of bittersweet memories. I visited my grandparents old house, the one where i grew up in, it hasn't changed much but it feels so empty and hollow now because nobody lives there anymore since the architecture is too old and no longer 'safe'. I took some photos, but unfortunately I still haven't been able to override the great firewall problem on my laptop so I'll have to share them later. I barely recognize the streets and people, i don't have many (any) friends here lol. :( it's really nice spending this time with my family though. Strange enough I feel right at home, its great not caring about my manners. When I dislike somebody here I just stand and glare. >=| It feels really good to be rude and asian and not be judged, lol..<br />
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What have I been up to? Not much, sick and tired, all I really want to do is talk to you guys, but the crappy network connections make it really hard. Vanessa why are we both sick at the same time? I'm feeling hot and can't breathe through my nose ,lol. The stress of the final weeks are catching up with us I think... I wanted to bake today. So I went hunting for ingredients, they don't have anything ! No icing sugar, no butter, no cream... Oh and i have no oven, well a tiny toaster one but that doesn't count, lol. <br />
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Ooh Marie I dreamt of u last night! We were in our school uniforms walking to school from kogarah station and I was late so u were waiting for me and then we were both late for maths in period one. It feels like a lifetime ago since we actually went to school. :( <br />
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Anyway, today I went mandarin picking in the mountains. The view was so nice, cept it was difficult climbing up the hillsides to reach the mandarins. I tripped on some soil lol, but happy I'm still alive! <br />
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Today marks one week since I left Sydney, it's gone by so quickly ! 7 days of indulgent eating is going to catch up with me soon. <br />
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And so my journey in beijing comes to an end with clear skies and a table full of dumplings. We spent this morning visiting the birds nest and eating lunch at a dumpling restaurant. <br />
What's your favorite time of the day? Mines LUNCH TIMEEEEEeEEE!!!!!!!! Everyday I look forward to lunch, I get so happy when we have a nice lunch. X) <br />
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Spent the afternoon in Tian Jin, a small town near Beijing. The people there are apparently very friendly, but the infrastructure isn't as developed as the major cities. For dinner we had hotpot, I felt like there wasn't enough food though ... :( and the restaurant was quite grubby x.x one of the waiters got bored waitering so he just spat where he stood... About 1.5 meters from<br />
our table, that turned me off right away lol. <br />
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Overall, this has been a pretty good week! I like the pace of the schedule and having things planned out for me, always having something to do. I want to go on more of these tours next year!! :D <br />
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What's next? Going back home to see my granny tomorrow!! <3 I'll be staying in fujian for the rest of the time, visiting Xiamen inbetween. There's not much to do in my hometown... Except eat. This could be my last blog post for a while due to lack of wifi and social website access, so I bid you all a happy holiday! Email me of you need me! I'll check every few days hehe.<br />
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Hopefully the weather clears up for you guys so you can go and play, but don't forget to be sunsafe!! :) <br />
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With lots of love,<br />
Chloe e e e e. e e e. e e <br />
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