we go together
february 16, 2004
[...like rama lama lama ka dinga da dinga dong] only 11 more days till my trip. how did it sneak up on me so quickly? i was initially mentally ready for it but now i'm not so sure. the little glitch that came about last week was that the wedding couple (my brother in law and future sister in law) decided to go with me on the next leg of my trip. which would be somewhat fine had i known about it a little bit sooner. i had already started planning my time and activities and then they dropped this bomb on me. i was scowling a bit for a few days but now, i feel that it's just out of my hands really. i can't stop them from coming with me but it would have been nice had i known about it earlier. i would have completely changed some of my travel dates around.
i tried to encourage them to join a tour but they decided to forego that idea and utilize "my" tour services. you know, the service that i try to not get into anymore because i'm always the one ending up without a vacation?! well, it seems like they have decided to just tag along and do whatever i want to do but you know that never works out right? EVERYONE has an opinion and everyone has a preference. if it was that easy to be together with people, then we wouldn't even have shows like "the real world"! i basically have informed them straight out that i'm just going to do my own thing and if they want to join me, then that's fine. if not, then they are on their own. i figured, no need to beat around the bush anymore. it's too hard being so courteous to one another. it will only strain my mood, my vacation time and i know myself .... i'll end up saying something that will be really blunt because i've been pushed too far. so it's better than i lay it out right now on what i'll be doing, how i'll be doing it and why i'll be doing it.
wait. there's a part two.
they are going to come back to LA with me as well.
yeah. for about 7 days. they will be arriving back here the day after i return. yes, the day after i get back from a 2 week overseas trip. the day i'll be having really bad jet lag, exhaustion, and the day i'll really need to catch up and prep for work again. and the day that i probably won't be in any mood to socialize. i've maxed out on vacation time for this trip already, so i guess they will be taking those $5 chinese tours to vegas. oh yeahhhhhhhh. :p
i know i'm a bit pessimistic at the moment about this. but maybe it's because i just don't want a repeat of certain events and i have been traumatized by bad traveling companions before. and it's even harder when it's family that i've never really spent time with. i wish i could embrace the notion of it turning out to be a fantastic time and all but right now, i'm just thinking about all that could go wrong.
[...as shoobop sha wadda wadda yippity boom de boom.]
as i said, the trip is coming up in 11 days.
and i have this horrible habit of shopping before i leave for a big trip. it's like i have this crazy notion that i'm going to be wearing certain outfits in a certain city and it's going to transform me or something. but believe me, it's not like i'm going to be on some photo shoot - i just....i just start wanting things before a trip.
and i've always had this urge to buy right before i travel too. and the odd thing is, i end up not taking half the things i buy with me. but this time around, packing will require a bit more strategic planning since multiple destinations require multiple clothing uses and so i must give even greater consideration to what i'll be bringing.
i know for a fact i won't be buying much in hong kong as nothing ever fits me there. so it validates why i should buy more here before i leave.
i'm just trying to make myself feel better for spending money.
