CHINA IN TWO POSTS. PART 1

CHINA WAS OVER REALLY QUICKLY...INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD 2.5 MONTHS, I WAS ONLY THERE FOR ONE MONTH AND I DIDN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING...COMPARED TO WHAT I USUALLY DO. QUICK RECAP-

SPENT TWO DAYS IN HONG KONG, BEST HOTEL EVER. HUNG OUT WITH LUCY, SAW ROBERT AT THE MALL. MUJIMUJIMUJI. OCEAN PARK TYPHOON.

SPENT A WEEK DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN HUMEN. I STAYED IN MY ROOM AND READ MANGA AND PLAYED DS ALLLL DAYYYY LONG. WENT DOWN TO THE HAIR SALON MINIMALLY. IT IS NO LONGER A PLACE OF EXCITEMENT FOR ME. HUMEN THIS YEAR WAS THE SUMMER OF TRYING TO FIX MY FACE. :I

HAD MY BIRTHDAY IN HUMEN. WE HAD SUSHI LOL






WENT TO BEIJING FOR A WEEK. IT WAS...DISAPPOINTING. UNLESS I SPEAK TO PEOPLE ALOT (WHICH I USED TO DO WHEN I WOULD HANG OUT AT THE SALON), MY CHINESE DETERIORATES LIKE WHOA. SO I WAS PRETTY SHIT AT HAGGLING AND THE CLOTHES IN XIDAN DON'T REALLY APPEAL TO ME ANYMORE. AND I GOT A NOT SO STELLAR HAIRCUT AT TONI&GUY. WHERE IS MY IAN CAAAAO? MET UP WITH TONYA AND VICTORIA!


XIAO CHI IN BEIJING


OLIVIA T---T





THEN WE WENT TO YUNNAN WHICH WAS PRETTY COOL.



THEN WE DROVE ALL THE WAY TO LIJIANG...12 HOUR DRIVE MANNNN. NARROW MOUNTAIN ROADS IN THE GHETTO LITTLE CAR WE RENTED WITH MY DAD PASSING EVERY TRUCK/TOURBUS WAS SO SCARY @___@ THERE WERE ALSO INTENSE MUDSLIDES IN YUNNAN AT THIS TIME, SO WE PASSED ALOT OF ROADS THAT HAD COMPLETLEY BEEN WASHED AWAY FFFF


AT STONE FOREST IN KUNMING


OLIVIA WAS ROLLING AND ALL THE OTHER KIDS DID IT TOO LOL






WE ALL DRESSED UP IN TRADITIONAL GARB. AND A BUTTERFLY LANDED ON MY SLEEVE!

THERE IS A BACKSTORY TO WHY WE DID THISSSS. MY PARENTS WERE IN AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE, AND HOW IT WORKED BACK THEN WAS THAT EACH SIDE WOULD BE SHOWN A BUNCH OF PHOTOS OF THE OTHER PERSON AND THEY WOULD PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH ONE THEY WANTED TO DATE. THE PHOTO MY GRANDMA SENT TO MY DAD WAS MY MOM AT STONE FOREST (20 YEARS AGO) DRESSED UP IN THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHES. AND NOW...20 YEARS LATER...IT REVERSES LOL


OH, DAD






THE WATER HERE IS APPARANTLY 40-80 FEET DEEP?!




THREE PADOGAS OR "TA" IN DALING. WE JUST PARKED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM IT AND LOOKED AT IT, AND BOUGHT LOTS OF MANGOES HAHAHA


LUNCH WE HAD AT DALING...THIS WAS THE KITCHEN :I




THIS DRIVE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL ;A;




CHINESE GAS STATION


BEAUTIFUL COW




SCARECROWS


THERE WERE ALOT OF 3 WHEELED CARS


*A*

LIIIIJIIIIANNNG. IT...WAS...BASCIALLY COLORADO LOL. THE ENTRANCE FEE TO NATIONAL PARKS (BUT THIS WAS A STATE PARK) IS RIDICULOUS COMPARED TO THE STATES. IT COST AROUND 100 BUCKS FOR US ALL TO GET IN...IN THE STATES, ITS 5 DOLLARS PER CAR. WTF CHINA WAY TO MAKE NATURE INACCESSIBLE TO GENERAL PUBLICCCC

ANYWAYS.


SO MUCH LIVESTOCK


CHOPPING WOOD


THERE WERE ALOT OF ETHNIC MINORITIES. I THINK SHE WAS BAI?


WENT ON CABLECARSSS TO GO SEE THE YAKS.

BUT THERE WERE NO YAKS.








A...MIAO. TEMPLE?


TSUP STORM CLOUDS


ON THE WAY DOWN IT STARTED RAINING REALLY REALLY HARD


THEN IT TURNED SUNNY. AND THERE WERE COWS IN THE PARKING LOT




GOD RAYSSSS


BRO THIS BE UNEDITED




THE WATER WAS OPAQUE AND VERY...TEAL



OR SEAFOAM I GUESS




ANGELA FELL IN. I LOL'ED


HOW MY PARENTS REACT TO SITUATIONS WHEN WE DO DUMB STUFF; MOM GETS MAD AND DAD LAUGHS. NOTICE THE WEDDING COUPLE BEHIND US LOL




THEN IT STARTED HAILING AND RAINING AND THERE WAS A RAAAAINBOW.

NEXT WE WENT TO...LIJIANG OLD TOWN. WE RODE HORSES LOL


OTL SHAME


THIS FOOD WAS SO GOOD HOMG


RESTAURANT STREET




THIS PLACE, THERE WAS A DANCING...SHOW. BUT NORMAL PEOPLE COULD JOIN IN. IT WAS LIKE ONE BIG PARTY


DAD STOLE THE CAMERA AND WENT TO TAKE PICS. HE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE @_@



WENT ON UNTIL LATE AT NIGHT


I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS.

OK TOO MANY PHOTOOSSSS IN THIS POST SEPERATING INTO TWO YEAH!