just returned from HK. technically speaking, not JUST. but yah, 2 days ago. went there mon to fri. it's sun now. i dunno how i could manage to look forward to the trip before i went. even then i could already imagine so many problems. which were true. i knew somebody would ruin the trip. i'm so smart. i got it right indeed. before we went i had already told everybody to do their homework, don't count on me only, check up how to get to places, so that we need not waste time there. they don't understand that time in HK is more precious than here bcs we are paying for every second we're there, through our tickets. time IS precious. they just insist on wasting time there. during our discussion i was telling them to compe up with the list of places we they all want to go, so that not only can we check up on how to get there, we can also choose from the list when we're planning their itinerary. don't understand. she insisted we should just come up with the first day plan and then we can decide on everything else when we get there. alright. you insist, what can i say? you're the bossiest one. alright. i wash my hands off. ok, so they need to come up with the first day plan. hmmm... where to go? ok, i think we need a list of the places first. see?? that's exactly what i was saying. you just refuse to accept someone else's opinion. fine. and then you ask me what i think. huh? do you ever listen? oh! i get to speak? weren't i supposed to only listen? everyone agrees to go to the peak on monday. ok. settled! alright! that's all we need for planning before we fly off! everything will fall into place! things will settle in place as the time comes! they take it literally. they don't understand THAT is only a way of consolation when you're hopeless; it's not something to COUNT on. don't understand. ok so let's meet at 445 on monday morning. i know it's early, but it's agreed on. ok! we'll reach on time. promise to be punctual ok? ok! and then she's late. it's always like that. staying far is not an excuse you know. someone was driving you there. it's not like us, having to take cab from the roadside. you had so much more certainty in planning the time. it's not like us. you were still late. let's go for breakfast. isn't it provided on the plane? didn't you listen when we were discussing? we were just afraid it wouldn't be nice, then we'd have to go hungry. so, can we eat breakfast? ok... go in and make phonecalls. p.a. system announces our flight. you hear it and you still continue talking. it says last call, not gate open. "gate open", "boarding" and "last call" is different you know? don't understand. day one. we arrive and it's POURING. but since we only have our day one activities planned, what can we do? we go to the peak on the first day. when it's pouring like crazy. we wander around in the rain. can hardly find that peak tram station. but not to worry! nobody searched for the details on how to get there. but i did! i drew the map on my little booklet, i have the necessary distinctive landmarks. i can find my way! come we walk here, and we follow the signs. now here. we're getting nearer! alright lemme see.... here! no let's go up. huh? why? but the directions says this way, and that's shown on my little map too... no just go up. there's a sign there. ok fine... we walk up, follow that tiny sign, that tells us to go down. wow, we have crossed the road with all that walking! so where are we now? we just continue walking up. ask someone lah! it's just in front... ask that person ask that person! come one just walk it's in front! insist wanna ask. lady says, just walk on, you'll see it. shouts to me, just walk on and we'll see it. YAH that's exactly what i'm saying, WALK ON! don't understand. day two. still raining, so we shall go shopping instead. there are warehouses at sham shui po leh, let's go there. we come out, we only see wholesalers. and they don't do retail. but the newspaper says it's here! just ask people! but can't you see there are only wholesalers here? by simple logic, if there are so many wholesalers here there wouldn't be a mega branded warehouse to compete with. don't understand. just keep asking! alright so everyone we ask tell us, no warehouse nearby, never heard of it. don't have. don't understand. she just can't take no for an answer. the thing with asking is, when the person tells you for certain that there's no such thing there, you need to start believing her. don't understand. insists it's just here. but there's nothing! let's stop wasting time can we? okok... elsewhere then... we're at tsim sha tsui, we go mongkok. at tung choi street, aka ladies market. alright, if we're lost, we'll meet here ok? ok. don't understand. just because we have a meeting place, she has to go off on her own. two of them walk around and round and round. and wait. and walk. and wait. see lah, that's the result of not walking with the rest of us. insist on walking on your own. and then you make us all wait after that. totaly waste of time. go and eat dinner. you don't specify clearly, and you blame me for not asking. this is hk, the wonton meen is soup, not dry. it's not singapore you know. don't understand. ok lhjie and i can't swallow anything already. you should have asked about how big the portion is first mah then you won't be wasting food now that you can't finish. so expensive should have thought of the portion. we cannot eat NOT bcs we are too full, but bcs both of us cannot tolerate the cigarette smell that's shrouding us. don't understand. go home, realise the warehouses are at tsim sha tsui, not sham shui po. thanks a lot. day three. ocean's park! no wait, there are shows at certain times. so 130 we'll watch this, 230 this, 330 we need to reach there and watch that, 5 watch this. er... i don't liks butterflies... neither do it, ok, no need to tell them. huh? er well... fine then... i can't possibly go and tell them on purpose. there's a show at this time. i don't wanna watch birds... they'll fly everywhere and i'd get freaked out.... can i wait for you all outside? i shan't stop anybody from watching... aiyah it's nothing one lah! insist i go. but i'm not interested; as a matter of fact i hate birds! don't understand. turns out, nobody wants to watch birds in the first place. alright let's go up. cable car to headland. let's watch sea lions. where should we stand? lemme ask... he says it's here. let's wait here. don't understand. insist on walking all around the place and make us miss the demo. hmmm. and then. time constraints, we must rush there. watch this and this. restrict the things i wanna play. but we actually have the time.... NO. oh well.. let's just walk that far there then... oh wait. let's change our minds. we shan't go to that show anymore. so we have got plenty of time to play? can we... let's play this! then this! i want this! . . . we wanna go mine train... alright let's play all these... i don't want ferris wheel, it's boring, it's slow and it's hot. don't understand. we must ALL play. no one is allowed not to. ... by the time we got off i was down with a headache from that heat. then we'll play roller coaster. hah? i'm just hit by a headache and... let's go! er... now i wanna play this. aiyah go in with me even if you don't wanna play lah. can't you ALL just accompany me in? but that's so much slope, and we can see you from here, and we don't have to ALL cimb the steps just to accompany YOU. walk on and on. which is a good thing. we just wait here then. haha. wow.... this aircon is curing my headache... ahhh... come out. it's really not scary, it's really ok, it's blah blah blah. i REALLY believe you. hey i wanna play flying swing! can i? ok ok ok we'll go with you! yeah! i love it... no i don't want. i cannot take it. i'll just wait outside. ok... (all the better.) woohoo!!! great feeling! thrill! cool! alright now we've got some time.... mine train? ok ok! let's see.... the map shows this, and the arrow points this way.... i think we can cut through the ocean theatre directly, save the trouble of climbing the same tread and route we came. don't understand. plus don't want to listen at all. keep walking. refuse to listen. so we climb all that slope, and all that distance back. hmmm. after the mine train, we must rush the distance back! it's just here. huh? so near? YEAaah..... dolphins brighten up my day again! happy. =) ok so everything's done. where are we going next? ask the persobn if there is a direct bus to tsim sha tsui. er... ok ok i'll ask. nope, you just take to admiralty station and change bus. like that... isn't it the same? can't we take the same bus we took here? the price is double you know... ok fine let's just take the same bus. reached. just walk off on her own. i ask, how much time are we going to spend there? minus dinner time, do we have a lot of time to shop there? is it worth spending $10 to get there and another $10 back and spend minimal time there? it's expensive, and some people are running low on money. black face. go back then. we'll walk around here then. black face. and the low money level one doesn't seem to appreciate it. hmmm. it REALLY doesn't pay to be nice. i shall just be horrible i think. tsk. dessert tonight. everyone must go. we're tired... can we go back first... then how are you meeting us later? insist insist insist we must all go and eat. step in. tea money, counted per head. i dun really wanna eat. i can, i just don't like it, and the tea money is absurd. well who doesn't want to eat just go out loh, no need to eat loh then no need to count the money. the tea is here already, it'll be calculated anyway. don't understand. insist we can just go. nevermind let's just order the food. and i asked a nicer waitress. yup, tea money is not included if we order food. see. that's why i don't wanna go since i can just order the food. and that was i could take. i'm going back. i can't tolerate any longer time with you; i don't want to upset the atmosphere. day four. i go and visit mahmah. yeah, time away on my own. meet you all at tsim sha tsui. wanna look for warehouse again. ok. i'd like to go too. nice lady at the shop teaches you how to get there and even tells you the name of the road. didn't tell me the road name. wander to the wrong street. then tell me to ask. and THEN you give the name of the neighbouring street. duh, even i know we're at the wrong place, and you still want me to ask such a stupid question? dammit. finally found the place! YES! yes! we are so smart! we managed to find the place without checking up on it beforehand, and we found it simply by asking people how to get there! we are ingenious! don't understand. you check, you reach there in 3 minutes. you ask and ask and ask, you spend half a day just getting there. yet they are still so proud of themselves. god bless. day five. and so, no one checked up on how to get to repulse bay. so everybody shut up and follow me. haha. i love that. with the exception that i was on the verge of passing out from pain. but still i managed to bring them there. nobody seems to keep track of the time, by the way. even after we got to the airport. no doubt, we reached airport early. i tell everyone, remove tags from your bags. nobody-listens. don't understand. remove. your. tags. even after the lady at the counter has repeated the SAME instructions, they still don't get it. boarding gate is announced, boarding time is announced. i give out the passports and boarding passes. everything's clear. then we head in and i immerse in the joy of being in a disney store. i come out in time to set off for gate 63 yet they don't seem to know the time. i tell them it's getting late, we need to set off, but they don't. everybody has a bookmark telling them how to get to gate 63, and there's a note there saying it takes very long to get there. yet they don't see an urgency at all. until 10 minutes have passed and we are still far, then they start realizing how urgent it is. and once that happens, they don't listen again. when you see an empty toilet, grab the chance and go. any nearer to the gate, there'll be more people and you'll have to queue again. i need to start flaring up before they listen. duh. and so, i bring them to the gate in time. phew. i managed to get everyone on board even though i'm barely alive from all that pain. relieved, i knock out immediately. haha. why don't some people understand simple things? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THEM. posted by Yee 4:01 PM . . .
