Hong Kong Trip Part 4

        Day 12: Film Archives+Egg Waffles+Star Ferry - Finally got to go to the Film Archives. The last time we went, it was closed. So was the egg waffles shop. This day definitely made a mark in my heart because it made me think if I really should change my concentration in business from accounting to entertainment and tourism management. Currently, I'm sticking with my plan but I will definitely talk to the people at my school to get more advice and input on it. Honestly, it really comes down to do I want to go with a realistic path where I do have a liking for the subject or go with a  unrealistic path where I think I would have more fun and passion in what I learn and do. It's hard to choose because society makes me always keep one thing in mind. What major will get me a job in the future. Don't get me wrong. I will work very hard in either concentration. The question is will I find a job. It's sad sometimes when we got to choose between reality and dreams/fantasy. I'm honestly at war with myself on this topic always. When I think I figured it out, something comes up, making me rethink all over again. It's really about what path will i not regret. I know, some people may say it's what you make of it. But sometimes no matter how much you try, it comes down to reality again. Society. The world. Okay, back to HK. Haha. The Film Archives explained how films come to live, which was really neat. I finally tired the famous egg waffles and they were so good! Some I can take. I think in HK, some use a sugar or some ingredient that does not go well with my stomach so my tummy hurts depending on what egg waffles I eat. This one was fine. (: Then we went to Star Ferry, a little ferry ride. A nice, breezy view. Peaceful and lovely.

        Day 13: Hello Kitty Restaurant + Macau - We went to the Hello Kitty Restaurant and I love it! The food had Hello Kitty's face on it. Super cute!! Then Macau we went! We went to the famous Ruins of St. Paul's. There was a lot of people and it didn't make it any easier to see the church when there was a parade happening. Sadly I couldn't see it closer, but I can say I saw it! After we ate lunch at Fat Siu Lau and I got to see the San Va Hospedaria, the location where Brother's Keeper (a Chinese show) filmed. So cool! It was amazing!! Then we headed back to Hard Rock Hotel and watched the House of Dancing Water. It was awesome! I loved the entire show and the amazing cast and crew. It made me remember the days I was in theatre, part of the tech theatre. The ones who make the staged production and make the production come to life with our technical equipment and knowledge.

 

        Day 14: Chibi Maruko Chan Expo - The highlight of my Macau stay. I am a huge Chibi Maruko Chan fan. I would say it became huge when I knew I be going to this expo this summer. Haha. I literally binged the episodes right before my trip. I watched it when I was little but grew up and it stopped playing on television as well. She's an adorable anime character who always gets into trouble. You can't help loving her though because of her fun curious personality. We also got to ride the Golden Reel in one of the hotels too. Then off to Hong Kong again.

 

Winter Break Adventures

        Happy holidays everyone! I hope everyone had a great Christmas this past Saturday with family and friends.

        It has been almost two weeks since I have been back from college. I have been doing quite a bit actually. These past 13 days consisted of spending time with family, browsing internship opportunities that I may apply to in junior year, learning how to code on my own, reading a book, catching up on sleep, helping out in the house, and planning meet ups with friends.

        Two Saturday's ago, my family and I went to the California Science Center to see the Science Behind Pixar exhibit. Without a doubt, you will learn so much about the production process of a Pixar animated film. I know I did. I had no idea how much it takes to make a single Pixar animated film. It's incredible to see the whole process and appreciate animated films and films in general more. It made me feel really happy learning all of this because I want to be a part of the production process in the future. After going through the Science Behind Pixar exhibit, we went to the Space Shuttle Endeavour after. The Endeavour is humongous! It was really cool to see it in person and learn a little about the emergency exit of the shuttle and the tiles of the bottom of shuttle. Next stop was the Earth in Concert exhibit. There, I saw some of the ways musicians used music to protect our planet. After that, we headed out to get an early dinner. I hadn't had Pho in such as long time. It is so nice to eat authentic Asian food.

        I was craving Dim Sum, so two Monday's ago, I got Dim Sum with my mom in the morning. My tummy definitely was a happy camper the rest of the day. My mom and I went again to get Dim Sum with my grandma the next day. It was so nice to see my grandma in so long.

        Starting the first Tuesday back, I started learning coding on my own. I started with HTML and now I am off to JavaScript. I always wanted to learn ever since my friend Connie helped me with my blog's design. It seems so cool and amazing to know the nitty-gritty details of websites and computer programs. These codings are the backbone structure of the websites and programs we use. It is nice to how things work. By the end of winter break, I hope to finish learning JavaScript and CSS coding.

        Then the next few days in the first week back was spend with family. Thursday I got ramen at Hanashima with my parents. Friday, my sister was off and took my mom and I out to get Korean soup at Sun Nong Dan and got a waffle dessert after at Caffe Bene. Nothing is better on a cold day than something warm. To top it off, we went to get some Dolci desserts. On Saturday as a family, we went to Disney on Ice, a little tradition we like to do every year. As you can tell, I am a huge Disney lover, along with my family. For dinner, we went to Jazz Cat and had dessert at Chelo Creamery.

        On Christmas day, my dad and I went to watch Rogue One. A little father daughter bonding type of day. It was a little slow in my opinion in the beginning, but it was still really good. To top of Christmas, we had homemade hot pot for dinner. Yum!

        Today, I hanged out with some high school friends, Kim and Ashley at Boiling Point and Boba Avenue. It was really nice to catch up since college started.

        As 2016 comes to a close, I like to thank all of my fellow readers for reading and bearing with my absences as I am adjusting in college and balancing everything. Thank you so much! I also like to mention I will be publishing a few more posts in the next three days. Some of them include my trip to Hong Kong. Yes I know, I have not finished posting the last three posts of my Hong Kong trip, and I apologize. BUT they are coming! Stay tuned as they will be coming in the next few days!