cranky and frustrated

I'm still tired but my mind can't stop thinking about blogging. I think I only got about 4 hours of sleep again which is super annoying to me but my scumbag brain just wants to think all the things.

I can't help but feel frustrated about not having internet at the apartment. There's a ton of things I actually need to do that aren't just checking my email or facebook.

Last night while I was rushing to get my pictures cropped and uploaded and writing my blog at the same time, Aaron called me on skype finally and asked if It was I who called him 14 times because he thought it was a classmate he didn't want to talk to - -''

At the starbucks that I was at, there wasn't anywhere I could plug into, so skype was quickly draining my battery along with the fact that it was getting close to closing time..(why do I always think of that song whenever i say closing time?...see now it's in your head too!)
Aaron gave me the details about the bangkok flight and that I had to order it myself through airasia.com. The flight plan was to leave Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon for Shenzhen, then fly from Shenzhen to Bangkok.
Later, on the 29th I would fly from Bangkok to shenzhen alone, stay the night, then fly out at 7am from Shenzhen to Shanghai, arrive at noon, then fly home at 5pm.

I went on the website and they didn't take my credit card that my dad gave me, I then realized that I didn't activate it when I got it in the mail when I got home from chicago. I then put in my debit card number and right when it was approving, my laptop battery died

Now I have to wait until Starbucks opens again so I can check my bank account to see if it was charged and call the travel site at 8am when they open to make sure my flight wasn't booked.

It also would be convenient to have internet in the apartment so I can leisurely surf the web and relax, not find a place and get down the business so I can rush to the next thing I have to do.

I'm going shopping today for I don't even know what. I need to buy presents for my family since I'm not home for Christmas, I'd like to get a new flashdrive because my last one is broken. I'm sure I'm going to find a ton of amazing electronics I've never seen before either so I will keep my eyes peeled for those.

Ok so I was all over Hong Kong yesterday. I have to say this city is freaking amazing. There's really awesome nature areas that the government have promised that will not be touched. I loved the beaches but I'm sure that they're horribly busy during the summer time. Also, Science park was amazing to me. The fact that the government is heavily investing in people's ideas and innovations for the betterment of mankind is neat. I've seen multiple banners for going green conferences that are going to be happening soon. I also saw a banner for the Asia video game conference happening in HK on the 26th and I won't get to go :(

There's just so much to do and see here, I can't help but feel compelled to find a temp job with an American company and move here for at least a year. It's just interesting how much willpower it takes to break away from the normal day to day in minnesota and realize that if you plan things right and have an open mind, your job doesn't become the reason for staying in the same place forever. I don't want my life to be boring is all I'm trying to say.

One very small thing that's super enjoyable for me is that I'm walking down the street and I understand what most people are talking about around me. I know they're not speaking in english but I understand what they're saying which is just a really nice feeling.

One other thing is that I recognize a ton of music that they play in the streets. One shop was playing Jay Chou last night and a dude on the bus was listening to Wedding Dress on his ipod. One thing that REALLY bugs me is that probably 80% of the smartphones I've seen here are Iphone 4s'. I walked into a cell phone store last night to get my SIM card and they had Iphones there. The funny thing is that nowhere do they advertise SIRI on the display because apparently it doesn't work well if you don't have perfect American English.

Although the streets are pretty clean, people still throw garbage wherever they want which is annoying. The smog is also another bad thing about HK, although nowhere near as bad as Beijing. I had my hand out the window in the car and within 30 seconds, it started feeling sticky and gross.

I honestly can't believe it's friday. I lost a day while traveling and there's just a crazy amount of things to do. My mom's younger brother, my favorite uncle, is flying in today from the Phillippenes so I'm assuming I'm hanging out with him tonight. I haven't had time to call my favorite uncle on my dad's side to grab lunch with him either. Hopefully I can manage my time well enough to cram everything in. Here's my HK itinerary right now:

Friday-Shopping with Uncle William, dinner with Uncle Peter
Saturday - Lunch with Uncle Lincoln, Aaron arrives at 2pm
Sunday - Hang out with Aaron, leave for Bangkok in the pm

If you guys get a chance, I uploaded yesterday's photos on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/24737890@N07/sets/72157628435707157/
I took over 200 photos and selected 150 to upload so I'm sure you'll find some interesting ones. When I get another chance, I'll upload more and write captions on the images too.