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~ dimanche, janvier 26, 2003 ~
Today was a very ummm... Asian day. I spent the whole morning and afternoon in Honk Kong (Alhambra) and Taipei (Baldwin Park) with my family. There's this big Chinese supermarket in Baldwin Park with the most interesting things. They sell a lot of French stuff. I saw some weird things though. There was this aquarium with huge gigantic goldfish-like... fish. One of them was swimming upsidedown! It was the weirdest thing. I just watched it for 12 minutes. My mother said that it was retarded but I don't know. Oh! This elderly Chinese lady pushed me! She was trying to get by and she just rammed me and got through. I was like, "Excusez-moi!?" and she just kept walking. Sheesh... no respect. It's like when i went to the mall and this Korean lady took the pillow I was holding in my hand... I mean, she just grabbed it! I didn't know what to say so i just left. Something is very odd about some elderly Asian women... they're kindof mean. Oh well, maybe a thousand years of societal bondage has left them bitter or something. Hmm... Well a bit of advice to you... If you ever go to a Japanese antique shop, don't comment on the smell of the wood, it just simply isn't done. Goodness... soo much drama just because of an oak fungus.
~Benjamin 1/26/2003 11:51:00 PM
~ samedi, janvier 25, 2003 ~
Well now thank goodness class semi-finals are over. I hope I passed them all. Aww, did you all hear that Miss Key is leaving? It's soo sad the reason for her leaving too. Poor Miss Key. Poor poor Miss Key. And she was voted Best New Teacher. Hmmm... we'll miss her.
I visited my physician yesterday. Bad news for me. I have to get some tests done in the laboratory. They say i'm becoming more and more anemic. Lately I've been feeling dizzy and not in that fun sortof way eithre hehe. Hmm... I've been feeling faint too. Very not-so-good feelings.
So anyway, I don't know what else to blog about. Umm... this morning, I went on a five-mile hike up the mountains. Whoo, it was a spectacular view. I saw Downtown Los Angeles from up there. They say that when there is no smog, one can see all the way to Catalina Island from there. I think that's true because I remember mountain hiking in Catalina during the evening and seeing Los Angeles lights from the top of the island mountains. It really is a spectacular thing to see. Some of you may enjoy it and i recommend it. Anyway, I met some people while hiking and they educated me a bit about the plant and wildlife. I learned about wild cucumbers and a minty weed used to make candy and tea. Oh, and I saw two 'red-tailed falcons' hunting sparrows. Twas very interesting.
Have you ever noticed how teens act around other teens of the opposite sex? It's very humourous in a way. I was taking a walk after my hike and noticed that a group of active males, when introduced into the presence of active females, become inactive and vice versa. Silence strikes and both representatives of opposite sexes become very very very aware of each other. Both groups begin to talk amongst themselves as the males slowly pass by. Then both groups look back in awe once they have passed. Something about the way opposite sexes act around each other. Same happens in Church when it comes time to wish people "Peace Be With You". There's always hesitation in shaking each other's hands. The guys can shake other guys' hands easily but replace one with a girl and they pretend not to see and totally avoid the handshake all together. Just a little evident observation.
Anyway, this blog is getting a bit long... I'll end it here and blog tomorrow. Have a good day everybody!!!
~Benjamin 1/25/2003 10:19:00 PM
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