T-8 Days...

I know, I know, it's been a month. In all fairness, I did warn you all ahead of time that I'm terrible at updating things. That's why Live Journal and I never worked out. Anyways, I haven't really been up to too much, but here's a few updates:

-Apparently in HK it's customary to save a semester's worth of work and pile it on all of the students the last 2-3 weeks of school. It's really lame. During the last 2 weeks of school, I had 2 tests, a presentation, econ homework, and 2 papers.

-My roommate and I went to Shanghai for four days between the end of classes and finals. First, our bus to the airport in Shenzhen took 3 1/2 hours instead of the 1 1/2 hours it was supposed to take, so we missed our flight. Then we had to buy tickets for another flight, and it was a huge ordeal. They did not prepare me for this in Chinese class.

-Once we got to Shanghai, everything was great. We stayed in a maritime-theme hostel, which was cool. The beds were set up like a boat. It was close to a lot of the tourist places, and there was really good, really cheap food close by, so that was a plus.

-While we were there, we hung out with my Alpha Gam little, Keri. She's on the Chinese LBAT (Language for Business and Technology) program with GT, so we got to hang out with her and other people from Tech. We had so much fun. We went shopping (and got harassed and followed everywhere b/c some of us were white), we went out to eat a lot, and we went karaoke-ing one night. It was great.

-I used to think that the people in HK freaked out about white people, but that was before I went into real China. People stopped us constantly to take pictures of/with us (apparently they don't see many blondes and redheads. Who knew?), and people really liked to stop us so they could practice their English skills.

-We may or may not have gotten scammed into a tea-tasting ceremony. It was expensive, but it was really cool, so I guess it was worth it.

-Getting back from Shanghai was kind of stressful because I had to go back by myself. Elizabeth went on to Guilin for a few days because her finals started later. After getting to the airport way too early, my flight got postponed 2 hours. I thought I'd never get back. Fortunately, I got back just in time to take a bus back to HK.

-2 days after I got back, I had my first final. I ended up getting an A on it, so I'm happy. Really, I'm just glad that it's over. Now I only have to take my econ final on Friday, and then I'm done!

-Tomorrow, I will be mailing packages and the postcards I promised everyone. Yes, it took me 4 months to finally find the post office on campus. Impressive, I know. So, if you sent me your address, you will get a postcard. Unfortunately, I will probably beat the postcards back lol.

-Also, one of my best friends, Calli, got engaged last week! Congratulations girl! I'm so happy for you!

As many of you know, the American Idol finale was last week. Here are all of my thoughts on what all happened on American Idol since the last time I blogged:

-I wasn't shocked to see Matt Giraud go. He was good, but it was his turn.

-It is a travesty that Allison Iraheta didn't even make it into the top 3. I do think that AI purposely made it rock week to keep her in the competition, but that was because she really deserved it. That girl is amazing! She totally should've been in the top 2. Danny should've gone home for butchering "Dream On" by Aerosmith. You just don't take on that song if you can't do the screaming thing at the end. You just don't.

-That being said, I wasn't surprised to see Danny go the next week. I like Danny, and he's a good singer, but I just didn't think he should win. I mean, there's no shame in not being as good as Adam Lambert. That kid is incredible.

-That being said, what the heck was America thinking by voting for Kris Allen *coughCarlincough*?! Now, Kris is a good singer, and a really nice guy, but even he thought Adam deserved to win. He said so on the award show. He totally coasted on his good looks. My only consolation is that Adam doesn't have to record that horrible "No Boundaries" song that Kara Dioguardi co-wrote. I had such high hopes for her to write the first good AI single, but she disappointed me. Oh well, Adam might be the new singer for Queen :)

-I may or may not have a wisdom tooth coming in. My jaw is kind of sore where the dentist told me it would probably grow in. In all fairness, I was warned ahead of time that I should probably get them out before I left, but I already had to get a root canal, and I really didn't want to completely ruin my Christmas break lol. Looks like I can't avoid it much longer...

-I found out Lauren Conrad (from Laguna Beach and The Hills) is releasing a book in June. Here is the description:

"Los Angeles is all about the sweet life: hot clubs, cute guys, designer . . . everything. Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts can't wait to start living it up. She may be in L.A. for an internship, but Jane plans to play as hard as she works, and has enlisted her BFF Scarlett to join in the fun.
When Jane and Scarlett are approached by a producer who wants them to be on his new series, a "reality version of Sex and the City," they can hardly believe their luck. Their own show? Yes, please!
Soon Jane is TV's hottest star. Fame brings more than she ever imagined possible for a girl from Santa Barbara -- free designer clothes, the choicest tables at the most exclusive clubs, invites to Hollywood premieres -- and she's lapping up the VIP treatment with her eclectic entourage of new pals. But those same friends who are always up for a wild night are also out for a piece of Jane's spotlight.
In a city filled with people chasing after their dreams, it's not long before Jane wakes up to the reality that everyone wants something from her, and nothing is what it seems to be."

Really, LC? Why not just call it an autobiography? Then you don't have to go through all of the trouble of changing the names. Not that I don't plan on reading it lol.

-Congratulations to Robby and the Springwood Class of '09! I wish I could've been at graduation! Now that my little brother has graduated, I'm officially old. Good thing I decided that I was done with birthdays. I'm totally ok with staying 21 for awhile. I think I can pull it off for at least 5 years. Everyone thinks I'm 15 or 16 anyway.

-The bathroom on my hall is currently infested with spiders. It's disgusting. It started out with one huge spider, and then it suddenly vanished Charlotte's Web style, and now there's tons of baby spiders everywhere. I'm not sure why no one else thinks this is a problem, but they've been there for a good 2-3 weeks. This is a lot of nonsense. It has to be somebody's job to get rid of the spiders. I started going to the other bathroom on the other side of the hall, but it's infested too. Thank goodness I only have to deal with them for another week.

-It's going to rain and storm for the rest of my time here. Lame.


Well, that's about all I've got for you today. The good news is I'll probably update sooner next time because I only have 8 days left! I'm so excited! I can't wait to see you all! I'll probably update again on Friday after my final.

And here's my quote of the day for you:

"Are you avoiding something out there?" - Max
"Yes, vegans and Coldplay fans." - Dale

-Greek-

See you in around 8 days!