4th day in China

I arrived HK airport at about 1215pm and bought a ferry ticket to China. I then promptly spent $85HK in Starbucks! hahaha! I arrived in China at about 330 where Tita Alice picked me up from the ferry terminal. We went home to drop off my luggage and diractly went to Sam's Club to buy some food stuff. Shopping for food has never been so enjoyable since the start of this year, knowing I can get anything I want and not spend. We came home had dinner then went to a friend's house. I called some people as well, to let them know I have arrived. We went home at 9pm so that I could sleep, but I didn't get to sleep till 1am. I was nervous and excited at the same time.

2nd day I went clothes shopping, but I really didn't get to buy much since size is always a problem here. People are too thin (hahaha! i can say i'm too fat!)! We also accompanied a friend to do some errands because she's decorating a new apartment. I then went to Guangzhou to meet a friend. Spent the night there and came back the next day.

3rd day I got back in the afternoon and fell asleep on the couch waiting for my dad to arrive. He arrived at 5pm and we spent about an hour chatting then we had dinner. Then I met a friend in the newly opened Starbucks here in our area, then she decided to sleepover. We were talking till 3am in the morning. Considering we haven't seen each other for a year and a half it wasn't too bad.

4th day, we spent most of the day watching dvd's and eating and talking. It was a restful day especially since I haven't had that much sleep since I got here. It's really nice to have friends who understand, even if I use the simplest words in my vocabulary to express a deeper meaning she still gets what i mean. I've been talking no-stop in Chinese and I find myself having to stop and think of the english word to write in this blog. It's not easy taling in chinese and sending text messages in chinese, but tita alice said I'm not doing well. Hmmm... I wonder if I would have the same problem once I get back to Australia.

I also talked with my dad about other options in my life like working here in China. But I would really need his help to do so, since he has to talk to his friends and acquaintances here. I might end up here eventually, which is really not such a bad idea anymore. I won't go to the extent of saying that I should probably have never left, but I appreciate this country more now than I used to. After seeing my options in Australia and totally ignoring my wish to go back home, China is not such a bad place to be in especially now.

Nothing is set in stone at the moment. My dad suggested I stay in Australia and get the citizenship then move here after. The question that remains now is "can I stay another 2 years in Australia without losing my mind?" Things are a bit unsettled with me at the moment, too many things going through my mind. Maybe the next few days will bring a bit more clarity or maybe not. With my luck I'm not getting my hopes up. Oh well! That's my life and this is the way I have chosen to live it.