June 24

I apologize for not blogging last night, but I have a legitimate reason. So don't be hatin' on me yet.

Yesterday, I woke to find myself on the couch at Aunt Kuen's. I was very happy because, as I said, Ilove this place. It was joyous.
Anyways, I woke when my mom came back from her morning rounds (Mass and breakfast-shopping). She bought "buut zai go" (help, Cec), 茶果 (translated literally as "tea fruit", it is filling surrounded by ground sticky-rice. It is steamed), grass jelly, and a red fruit (天桃; "sky peach") whose name I honestly don't know (it's red and shaped like a bell. It's apparently very juicy but not very sweet or flavorful unless you find THE RIGHT one, which will be way too sweet). But instead of this, I started my breakfast began with ube ice cream mochi. Hahaha... Anyways, I also had some bites of the 茶果 -- my mom bought black sesame (sweet), peanut (salty), and (). But then my aunt came back saying that we should have dim sum. So I was like, "Oh..." And so I stopped stopped eating and therefore did not get a bite of the "buut zai go", fruit, or grass jelly. :(

Anyways, I went to the dim sum in the plaza behind Aunt K's. It was good -- I took pictures, etc. I'll describe them when I upload them. (I don't have my cord... and there are way too many pictures that I have not yet uploaded. I'm really bad at this, aren't I?)
But after this way-too-filling lunch, we went and walked along that harbor. It was nice. Okay, it was WAY too humid and hot to bear. But still, it was really nice because we walked along the whole harbor, which I had never done before -- the max extent before I have ever walked is from Maritime Square to Serene Garden, so it was a nice experience.
After this harborside escapade, we went to Maritime Square to chill in the air conditioning. On the bottom floor, there was aplace that sold gelato, so I had to have some (nom). I ordered "Chestnut Rock" (栗子杏仁) (even though it was actually chestnut flavored with almond bits and NOT rocks), coconut (椰子), and passionfruit (熱情果). They were very good, and I split it with Aunt K because my brother and mom were not in the mood for frozen treats (and Uncle Kau was at home).
Afterwards, I went to Prince Edward (太子; this is a district) to do some acupuncture. But the doctor said that I have too much fire and wetness in my system, so I have to drink herbal medicine for a while before I go back. So I did some shopping because I had some time to kill. The shop people were rather pushy, which kinda irritated me. But being the passive person that I tend to be (and conflict-avoider, even though I'm trying to fix this!), I let them be. Which still irritated me. BLAHHHH!!!
Anyways, we split up -- Aunt K went to to meet up with her friend while my mom and brother went to Tsuen Wan (荃灣) to meet up with (whom I call) Uncle 4. I went to Mei Foo to meet up with Sara. They were all nervous (barring Mom, who says, "If you get lost, it's your own fault for being bad at directions." Which is so kind) for me (that I'd get lost), but I've been to Sara's a few times. So I'd be embarrassed to not know my way. And so I went and did some hanging with Denise, Sara's daughter (Nathan went to nap). And all was well.

Then at about 3:30, Sara's husband (Eric) came back from work. And so Sara and I left for the hair place at about 4:10, leaving Eric to look after the kids (he also but Denise to sleep). And we got to the place in Tsim Sha Tsui at about 4:30. And we went up there, and it was good.

Let me tell you what transpired (what a funny word).
So they sat me down and were like, "What do you want to do to your hair today?" And I was like, I need a haircut because my hair is actually u-cut at the bangs. Also WTG? Anyways, I was just unhappy. Blah.
Anyways, I told them that I need the bangs to no longer have a mushroom-cut and that the sides must be fixed. And also that I want blue highlights (which I've wanted for four years). It was all very good.
So we were discussing for a while what kind of haircut I want. And then he was like, "Let's just dye first. And then we'll decide."
So it was settled. They bleached my hair for about [a really long time], using the whole tin-foil method (which I had only seen in movies and TV shows. Omigh, so excellent). During this time, a man was seated (by the people) next to Sara and me. And she started talking to him. And she was like, "This is my sister-in-law." And I was like, "You mean to say that he's your brother-in-law, right?" But it was embarrassing because I didn't recognize him. And so I was like, "Is he Fun's** husband?" And Sara was like, "Nope. Gwun's husband"
And so it was a bit awkward because I don't know Fun and Gwun that well.*** But it was still nice and all to make small talk and stuff. When they finally finished with the bleach, washed my hair (first time having my hair washed by someone else! I felt so pampered...), and brought me back, I was like, "Oh. Wow. I have blond streaks in my hair." It was so cool -- I was so excited!
And then they dyed it blue. (It was really funny, though. Sara and Gwun's husband were like, "OMIGOODNESS. You have blond hair! Are you scared? You're scared. You're scared, aren't you? Omigoodness, you're scared."
But I was like, "Chill. I'm fine. I know that you have to bleach before you dye black hair. Chill."
But then the the dye finished, and the cutting of my hair started. And Gwun's husband peaced out (his cut having finished). And Sara was also already done with her perm and cut. So we just sat while I got my hair cut. We tried three different cuts until I got to this. And now my hair's really different. And I need to invest in some hairspray and molding... stuff. He called it 泥, which means "dirt".
So Sara and I left at 10:59. WTG, six and a half hours. So we had dinner at a nearby place (I had curry beef brisket on rice, and Sara had beef brisket in noodles) and hurried home (respectively). By the time I got off the MTR at Maritime Square, it was 12. And so I scurried on to Aunt K's to sleep another night.
Mom was like, "o_0!!! Your hair!!!" But I like it, so I'm perfectly happy. Sara and Aunt K also like it, haha.
Anyways, that was my night.
(Extra story: I was shampooing my hair last night to get rid of the hair bits. And so I was using the shampoo here at Aunt K's. And then I washed my hair. And I was like, "Omigoodness, the blue's coming out!!! I think it might've been because I used the shampoo, which is herbal shampoo. So I panicked and scrambled for some conditioner. And I found some "Color Protection Conditioner" (wow. Stroke of luck, anyone?) and lathered it on. Thankfully, my hair is still blue. But still... I panicked when I saw blue on the floor.)

** My mom is, as I've said, one out of technically nine children. But long story short, I call my mom's oldest sibling Uncle 1. He has four daughters: (in order) Older Joey (貞), Sara (珊), "Fun" (芬), and "Gwun" (君).
***I always spent time with the "Fab Five" (I came up with this really embarrassingly homosexual name in the eighth grade. This is obvi. before I knew any better), which comprised: Aunt K, Joey, Sara, Vivian, and Ada. Older Joey and Zalu make it into into a sub-category of my memories (that group's just below the Fab Five in rank. Like, barely below), which is odd. Mainly because I spent lots of time with Zalu, but he doesn't star so prominently in my memories...