6.12

What did I do today (technically yesterday)?
Well, I didn't wake in time for morning Mass, so my parents went without me.
But I just ate breakfast and then headed out to my dad's workplace because he wanted me to give him my mobile phone's SIM card. (I have to renew my subscription in three days). So my mom and I just chilled there for a while until it was suddenly lunchtime? So we went to eat some Chinese food (not the American kind!). We had steamed buns, steamed fish (with soy sauce, scallions, and ginger), steamed chicken (with scallions and ginger), steamed (for a long time) pork with Chinese pickle, beef shank, and noodles. It was good, as all of my meals have so far been. I will upload the(se) picture(s) later!
And then my mom and I headed to my cousin's since I had promised to come visit. See, the local case of swine flu caused all of the schools in HK to close for two weeks. So my cousin was like, "This is terrible." Mainly because her daughter is at that young age where she cries a lot and is really naughty (four). And then she also has to care for her younger son (two). So it's kinda stressful. So I promised to go over and entertain them.
So I did. And it was fun. At first, they didn't recognize me, but it's okay because I played with them. And then they were like, "Even if we don't remember, you're really cool. May we 'fly' again?" And my aunt was there as well because she helps to clean my cousin's apartment every so often (which she also does here at my dad's) because she doesn't want to spend her retirement in utter boredom. So I chilled with my aunt, my mom, my cousin, and the two little sprouts. And it was lovely. And then we had dinner together because my brother was hoping to have the hospital release him (this statement makes no sense until I explain it. See, the hospital took his blood daily and tested it for swine flu. If it came negative for three days straight, he'd be released. So yesterday was the last day, and we were just waiting for comfirmation. And my cousin lives in Mei Foo, which is where the hospital is. So we decided to eat dinner and wait for the phone call). In the middle of dinner, (tofu with mushrooms and carrots; pork; crab; pidgeon) we found out that he was clear to go. So we quickly finished eating and picked him up.
The first thing the brat (I say this teasingly) did upon discharge was complain about the humidity, haha. But I did miss him a lot, no matter how much complaining he does. So now he's at home. (Finally, after nine days.)
And that was my day. :)

Also, as a last note!
My friend (who knows of my current, freakish obsession with Lady Gaga, as does the whole world) told me that some people did a cha-cha routine to Poker Face. Intrigued, I did some Youtube searching for So You Think You Can Dance. And I ended up watching each routine of that night, as I obviously would. And here's my favorite -- I couldn't refrain from posting this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-aIYOiT17s. It's lovely.
If anything, the awe I feel when I watch people dance only inspires me to get up and move. I don't know if I could ever do anything really excellent like be on TV, but I don't care. I think dancing is for oneself. Which is why I've decided to def. take a course in college. :) It's just fun to get up and move, to not care about what others think. It's a lifestyle.