take the good with the bad

Happy Chinese New Year everyone! Or in other words, Kung Hei Fat Choy!! That's a phrase I learned when I was young but I wasn't ever really sure how to say it exactly or what it meant. Now I get it. :)

In spirit of Chinese New Year, almost all of the exchange students went to a club called Skitz last night and it was open bar and ladies night which translates to free drinks are bad for you. I didn't have a whole lot but it turns out that the drinks are strong and I spent until 5pm today sleeping. Great, right? Then I talked to my dad today and his only piece of advice for me was "don't get drunk." Then he also told me which means when I drink, don't get to the drunken point. Which translates to my dad knows and is okay with me drinking a little bit. Well maybe not okay with it but not oblivious. Anyway, it's when things go shitty that you know who cares and who steps in. My friend Christine and some other girls were helping me out and apparently they weren't very convincing to me when trying to make me go home, but as soon as I heard my friend Jake's voice, I was ready to go. He was very sweet last night and pretty patient with me.

On a much worse note, my good friend Sebastian got sucker-punched by a guy trying to take his cab (big freakin' deal, right?) and then he got knocked unconscious and hit his head on the pavement which resulted in stitches and a sore jaw. Dumbass drunk people make me so mad. Today he wasn't feeling too hot and I left Central with him to go to back to campus and he was falling asleep on the train. Amid the drifting off and being tired, we managed to make some plans and brainstormed for our spring break trip in Tokyo. I can't wait!!

Oh and two days ago we went to the flower market for New Years and I bought a plant and a balloon for my friend Frances' birthday, but failed to get a plant for myself. I did try some crazy dessert thing and had some sugar cane juice which wasn't too bad but definitely sugary. Then tonight we went to TST to watch the CNY parade and it wasn't that great but we managed to get into this VIP section of a nice hotel where we definitely didn't belong. But it was fun anyway! Afterwards, Kristen and I and a few other people went to an Italian restaurant which wasn't awesome but it was the best service I've had in Hong Kong and definitely a nice break from Chinese food. Asian food for that matter.

Anyway, it's time for rest and recouperation and a good start to the new year! :)