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That's Not My Name
December 30, 2008
// 10:08 PM
This song is so ridiculously catchy; I think I've listened to it on repeat for half an hour or something like that.
The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
Go find it.
Anyways, I'm home, in the States, finally after 6 months. I must say, the instant I left Beijing and landed in Hong Kong where they speak English and Cantonese, I missed Beijing. I didn't realize how sad I'd be after not hearing Mandarin being spoken to me and not being expected to be able to speak it. I ordered some food at the Hong Kong airport and although I ordered in Mandarin, she spoke to me in Mandarin, English and Cantonese (which just happens to be the only three languages that I can at least some what understand). It wasn't a good feeling, actually. I liked that pressure and that expectation, to utilize what I was learning in China for 6 months. But now at home, it's hard for me not to speak Mandarin to people I see, especially at restaurants with Chinese waiters. I just hear English everywhere, and it actually sorta sucks. I feel like my learning curve just went down tenfold.
Well besides that, I'm back and I'm back to dealing what I always deal with back here. It's been nice hanging out with old friends. I must say, nothing has changed since I've been gone. It's like I never left. Aside from a few stores here and there that have popped up in the mall and closed down, a few new songs on the radio, everything is just like I left it. I think I expected more, but I'm not complaining. I really do miss being in Beijing though. It was definitely a different feeling and I think I was a different person. Let me tell you, it was weird talking about people that I met in China, back here in Milpitas. I felt like it was years ago that I was there, but it has only been a week.
School starts in 3 weeks, and the new year comes in a day. New Year's resolutions? I figured this out today with a friend--something that I might actually be able to achieve.. get an A in an Econ class! YES! It'll just take a lot of studying, but I think I can do it. I'd also like to visit my old friend Gym more, but that's time dependent. Ahaha.. yeah right, I'm just lazy.
Anyways, I'm excited to go back to Berkeley. I want normalcy again I guess. I'm happy to be back, but I don't know, there's still stuff in the back of my head that isn't really allowing me to enjoy my time at home the way I'd like to. Things need to changeeeeeee. I need to change.
T.I. ft. Justin Timberlake - Dead and Gone.
Okay yeah, I liked it the second I heard JT. muaha.Labels: China, Home, School
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Name: ymmatammy