July 30, July 31

-----Thursday, July 30-----
Thursday will sound like a terribly boring day, but I found it very nice.
I woke at 10:45, which was a terrible thing because I was supposed to eat out with family (Mom's siblings & co.: Big Uncle, Big Aunt, Big Aunt's husband, 3rd Uncle, Hei Hei, Aunt K) at 11:30. But somehow, I miraculously made it in time and left at 11:15. And so Mom, and LilBro, and I went to the Lee Theatre Plaza and got to our reserved table. And we waited... and waited... and waited some more. And then Hei Hei and 3rd Uncle (Hei Hei's dad) called and said that they'd been wandering aimlessly for the past hour (which I think was an exaggeration) because they couldn't find Choi Fook. And so we tried giving them direction, but it didn't work. And so in the end, I went outside, met them, and led the way. And so 3rd Uncle and Hei Hei arrived at the table at about 12:10. And by that time, the food had arrived, so we began eating. And so we ate. And ate. And waited. And then Aunt K, Big Uncle, Big Aunt, and Big Aunt's husband arrived... after 1 PM. So it was a bit funny because we had set the time up for 11:30, haha. But it just goes to show that my mom's side of the family believes in being fashionably(?) late.
But it was genuinely a very happy time. :) It was nice to have most of my mom's siblings together because it was like a mini-reunion.
Anyways, we ate 'til 2:45 because they arrived so late. And also because we ordered (after finishing the dim sum things) rice in soup because I wanted to try it. It was really cool because they had the big bowl of soup and rice, and they gave you another plate, which had baked (and crispy) rice in it. And so you added the rice to the soup and ate it so that there was the regular rice (which was in the soup) as well as the crispy rice. It was really neat and yummy.

After this, we all walked to our place so that they could see what it looks like. And we all just chilled and talked, etc. It was really good to have everyone together like that. :)
But they left after about an hour, and I went off back to Facebook replying.

And then we ate dinner and dessert (my mom made bean curd with gingko biloba seeds (白果; "white fruit") dessert soup). And then my mom and I ran in place while watching TV because it had been raining out -- we didn't want to slip on slick surfaces.

It was a rather plain day, but I liked it. It was very enjoyable.

-----Friday, July 31-----
Omigoodness, I've been in HK for about two months. WTG, man. Where'd the time go? I spent one or two weeks in quarantine/getting used to life out of quarantine. And then I spent a few days in Japan. And what about the rest of the time? What happened!?! It just (POOF!) vanished.

Anyways, I got up at about 10:45 again and had the same dilemma as yesterday. But I somehow made it by 11:15 again (strokes of luck, my friend), only to discover (via Mom) that we had made plans to meet family friends at 12, not at 11:30. So I was safe.

Anyways, I had lunch with our ex-neighbors, and it was a very nice time. They were like, "Oh, my... You've changed so much! You used to be so chubby and energetic. And now you've grown to be such a polite young man."
It was nice to see them because it's been so long. :)

Anyways, I then spent the rest of the afternoon at home, contemplating Facebook but never getting to it (haha). And then I played some videogames with LilBro, and all was well.
And then my dad had to get a massage at 8, and Mom and I went to the running track. It was very nice, but I kept thinking of how little time I have left in HK...
It makes me a bit sad even though I miss my friends in the States. But I think it's that I've just realized that I have to make new friends at Pittsburgh (I won't see my old friends as much), so it's kinda hard to shake the feelings of... anxiety(?).

Anyways, I'm tired. Peace out, my friends.

August 1 (WTG, man? August already?)
2:22 AM