You know, I planned on sleeping early today. I really did. LIKE I DO EVERY DAY

Instead, I stayed up late researching more than I ever wanted to know about flying with a cello and cello flight cases, and how to get from Munich to Rome in a way that is safe enough that my mom won't worry and pay extra $$ to accompany me. Oh, and watching youtube videos of violin duets and discussing them with violin friends. I FEEL LIKE SUCH A GEEK.

Did I mention that I vacuumed my room today?

If the me from five years ago saw the me from now, I don't think she would recognize me. Vacuumed! Really?

So the Italy thing isn't really set in stone yet, because Mr Kim is sloppy and didn't bother to deal with any of the logistics or follow up on anything I'm beginning to understand why he likes Wooho so much, they must be kindred souls and now he's off on a business trip! Sloppy sloppy. Doesn't that kind of remind you of our gathering-planning skills? Oh yes. (koffDebrakoff)

But in any case, during all this research, the question that inadvertently rose to the top of my mind was--

Why am I constantly sacrificing Asia for Europe?

All right, I admit, Japan is part of Asia. But it's just... it... Japan just doesn't count, you know? I suppose in some ways you could really just change that to--

WHY DO I KEEP SACRIFICING TAIWAN FOR EUROPE?!?!!?!

T_____________T I miss Taiwan so much~~~~~

Obviously (if it goes through), the choice isn't even a choice. Italy > Taiwan, no matter how you look at it. A festival like that (esp w/Mrs Kim ♥) is a once in a lifetime experience.

But oh, the nightmarkets.

And oh, the 小吃s.

And the bookstores.

And the cheap cheap clothes.

And the noise. And the people. And the alsjdglajshblja jbjad;gjlajdf;askjfs GIVE ME TAIPEI. NOW. T___________________T

Asia Asia Asia. Asia > Europe. /sulks

addendum: After all that thorough research and deliberation, I think I have decided to purchase a case that, in all ways, looks like a coffin.



RIP?

Today! easy day. easy classes, general fun.

...somebody I mayhaps should have asked out to lunch but didn't :o lost opportunity? no names disclosed as too many bloody random people from my school read this blog. without telling me, to boot.

anyway I made up for it coz~ ! arashi and wendy came visiting! so me and them and a couple more fobs (Karen & Christy & Christy's friend who didn't actually come; also is that how Christy spells her name) went off to Q-cup &were fobby.

yeah so I am slowly being converted into a fob. First, there's the Chinese thing, which pwns most fobby looking ABCs who can't speak worth sh** (not counting the ones that actually moved from China/Taiwan/Hong Kong etc etc). On top of that:

1. I have a Death Note bag

2. &a really fobby haircut

3. I go out to lunch w/a group of really fobby looking people

4. @ Q-cup//Chinese takeout

5. and we order... in Chinese.

ANDAND. THE WORST ONE: I am starting to talk with a faint fobbish accent. not the retarded one that everyone laughs at, but the one that you can't really place and just sounds randomly... Asian. actually I think it may be faintly Korean.

...THIS JUST PROVES THAT I'VE BEEN HANGING OUT WITH TOO MANY KOREANS OF LATE.

... ...

so!

I had something else to say.

but...

I forgot.

/facepalm

will update later if I remember.

edit: ( awww I want my gentle seme <3 )

I. love. Taipei.

I am in LOVE. ♥♥♥♥

They opened a new bookstore. Next to Taipei 101. Seven stories, each story at LEAST as big as Targets, 4 of the stories COMPLETELY devoted to books. Books books books. It's comfy, they've got chairs, they've got food downstairs, you could just stay there day and night and never come out.

Ah, Taipei. The clothes are cheap. The books are cheap. The food is cheap. And good. And there are a million littles stores selling food and clothes and trinkets and whatnot... right out the back door.

And you can call a taxi with a wave of a hand. Or, better yet, take the lightrail. Or go on a bus, since they come to the bus station every TWO MINUTES.

I WANT TO STAY HERE FOREVER I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME~

'cept, of course, the total lack of internet and a Delmar. But we're visiting yet another great uncle/aunt! And they have a laptop. And. OMFG THEY HAVE A PIANO AAAAAAAH YAY~

Mmf. Er, since I seemed to have missed it,

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENISE!!! (a.k.a. cougarfang)

I have to go back tomorrow. We're leaving at 6:30 and arriving at 6:30 the same day. No time lost whatsoever. :) But. I DON'T WANT TO GO WAAAAAH~

And I'll have HOMEWORK, too, when I go back. A crapload. And instruments. (and jetlag!) And a LIFE, goddammit.

T.T I'll just... forget about that for now...

Edit:

PS. I got a haircut. I feel weird whenever there's a mirror nearby, but everyone else says it looks good. I'm just not used to having bangs again. I also was reading Inuyasha (we got the newest volumes!!) and happened to realize that I have the exact same hairstyle as Kagome now. And half a million other manga girls. =.= The Japanese really favor layered hair, don't they.

PPS. I also found more CLAMP books. ♥ This is the first place I've found Suki Dakara Suki~ ^^ And another random CLAMP special + latest TRC and holic (book 12 and 7). And. They had Gohou Drug!!! Only book 2, but YAAAH love~ Also stole the 1st book to Fairy Cube and DNAngel book 11 'coz I couldn't resist... well come on, they're two bucks apiece... hehe ^^ We did get other nonmanga books. But, since this is Taiwan, everything's in Chinese, so I'm guessing nonmanga stuffs don't interest you guys. We got two giant bags of them though. Not a lot considering the box gramps sent back from mainland last time, but still. We need another suitcase for them now. ><  

Fwee internet cafes~

Yes, I am in Taiwan right now. On the same side of the world as cougarfang. Mom's chatting with an old friend. I got dumped here because she didn't bother to find me a library or a bookstore or a piano because they're harder to find while we're in this hotel.

We visited this great uncle I didn't know I had and I spent a lot of time playing with a little cousin I didn't know I had who's absolutely DARLING and the cutest little thing you ever saw~~ she's 4 years old. XD I wrote a lot in my writing journal. In the plane, in the other plane, in the taxis... it's only the first day. I don't think I'm going to bother transf.ing it onto LJ. Too much work. Unless someone asks me to or something.

Bah. 30 mins of time. It is running out rather quickly.

Hey all, guess what was the 1 thing I forgot to bring? Money. I'm so smart, aren't I...