Happy Birthday to me...

Guess what I am currently doing now? Eating my birthday cake in my room, the giant 3/4 left from KTV tonight. Tonight I had a fun night with Donovan, his GF Silvia and Michelle. Dinner was really nice at SkyLark. Then we went to KTV and sang til 10pm. Donovan has a great voice!, and I got to sing the Taiwanese song of the girl they think my voice is similar to. Even got a big birthday cake to eat, b4 we left. They drove me home, and I had to take the rest of the cake. I called some people when I got back to the dorm to ask if they wanted cake, and one by one they declined, either for the reason of being full, or wanting to sleep. Even when I said I would bring it to their home or walk up the mountain to bring it to their dorm. I guess I was very desperate. Or maybe I felt a bit lonely, and just wanted to chat with someone after I got dropped off, but no one knew that, they just thought I wanted to stuff them with my cake. Or they were to busy for me. I guess I shouldnt have the same expectations of my friends here as in Toronto. I chatted with Jason on msn after, and he said he would have eaten my whole cake if he were in the same situation. *sigh* made me really miss my friends in Toronto, the ones that won't politely reject me... it isn't even about the cake, it's just the thought of coming out when a friend asks you to. makes me think, have I ever done this to someone else.... prolly... must be more sensitive in the future... IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE CAKE....

I think God is encouraging me to read my Bible. Since my brother came over on Saturday... I was contemplating to skip fellowship, but I didn't. Then at the end, my brother didnt call me until 11pm, phew =P. In fellowship we had to read the scriptures consecutively. One girl read two versus by accident, I was the last in the circle, and I was wondering how good it would be if I could actulaly read my verse. When it came to me, I declined, but then the councillor asked me to try. I looked and the words were like to simple ones!!... And I could actually read the whole verse... so happy...=)

On Sunday, I go to church... I dunno why, but though I feel like a loner sitting around in the church lunch, it still feels so warm to be there... and I dont feel sad that people aren't given me any attention.

My Brother and Carol reach NCCU at 5pm, they walk around my campus and like it a lot. They made some videos about me talking about life here, but I dont have much to say. Life is just fun and relaxing here. We taxi to his hotel, then head over to Shilin Night market, even though it was raining. We tired som stinky tofu in soup and fried, some special noodle, salty chicken, gyros, almond milk, icea tea with jelly... ( a stupid thing that happened: waiting for Bro and Carol when they were listening to the tourguide speak, and this man comes to me and gives me two coupons and says "here, treat u for some red tea" and I was like so surprised, then i find out the man is the bus driver, and Bro makes fun of me saying I attract old men...UGHS... and that he wont take the coupons b/c it was meant for me...aiya =P)

Next day, they join their tour to Danshui. I ask them to buy me this special food from there called "AhGei" b/c last time I didnt have time to buy it. I wake up and head to the place we planned to meet, but then they call and say they are 3 hours delayed. So I go walk around and get lost, but I found the Presidential Office and 2-28 Memorial Park that I have never seen b4 =) and shopping at Xinmending and get a nice Roxy T-shirt. Then I head to the Soldiers camp, but I end up missing the soldiers changing shifts...and Bro tell me they arent going there anymore. So I had to go look for Taipei 101 to meet them. I get soaked on the way there, but I am greeted by my bro with my Ah Gei =) mmm mmm, but not that good cold... We walk around the shopping center at 101 b/c the fog is too big and there is no point in heading up the 101. We go shopping at New York New York, then drop in a WEDDING Trade show. Where they all think we are getting married... and Bro keeps telling them, in his bad Chinese, that he is here to look around for ME!!... then I feel so awkward... b/c I dont want to say I am single =P and the ppl keep going after my Brother b/c he was with Carol. Too bad they are already married, b/c the photographers there have a different way of capturing weddings pictures. So I entertain a few and look at their photos and they give me some free stuff, and some are really nice... I really liked the ones where the girl is in the gown and runners with her husband in a casual khaki suit and runners sitting on the grass... such a youthful feeling =) BUT IT FELT SO WEIRD being there when I know I am not getting married yet. *SIGH* Will I get to take wedding photos in Taiwan? the scenery is quite nice =) After that we go to Ximending to shop (Japanese style shopping district) We have omlette dinner b/c there was this big lineup for it...=P Then we chat, about the same things as in HK. We get onto a topic of who my Brother is to me, but I realize that I don't know him well. And he prolly doesnt know me that well either. I think they have a biased opinion of me, b/c they only know how I am with family. Very respective and polite and soft and easygoing. I think they feel that I do not really have what it takes to do much. They get all scared that I can't find a job or BF =P... but I think, they should have a bit more faith, if not in me, in God. I am not as worried as they are, prolly as all youth are, to just want to take things as they come. But Bro is giving me a lotta opportunities (that I do want to repay later). Funny Side note ( Dad calls and asks me if I was with Bro, and I say "Who are you" in English and hes like "huh"... then I realize its DAD...OMG... whops =P)