Tucson Photo Diary Week 2

• Went to Waffle House and shared a big breakfast set. How in the world is that one person portion?
• Did grocery shopping at an Asian supermarket because we need our rice, chinese sauces and chinese veges. Oh how i missed hawker centres :(
• Cooked fried rice at home. Actually le hubs cooked while I just did some eyepower like a boss
• First time having tamale (pronounced as ter-mah-lee) and it was yummy! I really love Mexican food (burritos, salsa, tacos, black beans and now tamale)
• Gorgeous sunset on the way home

We went to Catalina State Park to do some morning hike. It wasnt super tough but the waterpools were waaay too far so we turned back at a peak point. Plus the sun was coming up and we didnt want to end up as 2 dried up corpses. Too sad a way to die.

Week 1 in Tucson

I have decided to (sort of) document my time here in Tucson for memories sake and hope to fill this space with some nice pictures. Going back to pre-Tucson, I was working till the day before I was scheduled to fly because I wanted my bonus and my big boss was incredibly nice to give a nice little bonus, "as a farewell gift" as he put it. So basically said my farewells, packed my table (it was a WAY WAY WAY shorter and less painful process compared to the leaving of the previous company where I amassed a ton of crap. To be fair, I was there way longer. Anyway, thanks to the clean desk policy at the next company, I didn't have too much stuff because I was too lazy to clean up the desk everyday before I go home. Then again, I see my colleague simply swiping everything into her drawer...) and rushed home to do some last minute packing.

Woke up the next day for my flight, said my goodbyes, did the standard picture taking with my in-laws, gugu, er jie, elliot and le bff and off I went! ON BUSINESS CLASS (Since I dont exactly make big bucks nor does le hubs, it is a big thing to take business class. Damn suaka to be so excited but this is probably the first and last time (actually, secretly hoping this is NOT the last time. Got to drop some (not to subtle; cuz men) hints to le hubs). The seat is so damn comfy; so much leg room; can totally be converted into a bed; blah blah blah. Basically business class = THIS IS FRIGGIN HEAVEN. How to go back to Economy class!! (stares hopefully at le hubs).

Reached LAX airport and yeap, it is crap compared to Narita Airport. They have the most ridiculous system. After passing custom, there is another "custom" where they just simply collect your custom card?!!??! Why can't they just collect it at the custom point? At the next "custom" point, the guy looked at me and said "I like Japan". I was thinking "我又不是日本人" -.-

Anyways safe and sound now in Tucson. Did a ton of furniture shopping and now it is looking more like a livable apartment rather than a slum. So far, all I did was clean the house, grocery shop, gym and then clean the house again. So much for a taitai life which everyone was envious about. The bedroom and living room are carpeted and I find carpets absolutely filthy and disgusting. WHY CANT U JUST HAVE NORMAL WOOD FLOORING?!?! Cleaning will be such a breeze! I vacuum everyday, and I still wear slippers to walk around because. SO FILTHY. Ordered 2 huge rugs to so that I can minimise stepping on the carpets when I don't feel like wearing my bedroom slippers.

Suddenly, it feels like living by yourself isn't as glamorous as I envisioned it to be. It is only glamorous when you don't have to do any household chores. They are super time consuming. My days so far like I mentioned is filled with cleaning, cooking, doing laundry, ironing and packing. Great I just made myself sound like a maid -.- What happened to wearing super chic clothes, popping by Starbucks and then walking around and taking nice pictures???? Hopefully when things settle down and I ever get my hands on a driving license (that is another story on how I badly want to wring le hubs neck).

Just a simple bucket list that I hope to accomplish in my time here:-

• Travel to South America (this where I also want to wring le hubs neck because it seems almost impossible for him to nail down his leave)
• Painting class (that is when I get my driver's license. Which i hope is SOON)
• Become a better cook (yet another story where I want to wring le hubs neck. How come I seem to always want to wring his neck...)
• Brush up on my Japanese
• Have kid (maybe?) (Another story for another day)
• Travel to other parts of America (San Fran! New York (Oh I have missed you NYC!) Las Vegas! Chicago! Portland!)

Hi grumpy

Is it possible to dread one of the supposedly greatest day of your life? "Supposedly" because i cant agree how having 70% of the ppl at a "greatest day of my life" event that i have never ever met nor care would conjure a happy image. And of course the table seating. So. Painful. I. Can't. Even. Dont even let me get started on all the stuff that we are suppose to buy all in the name of chinese tradition. 

No wait i want to get started on it. Because it was one of e rare moments where i literally rolled my eyes (most of the time is an imaginary eye roll out of courtesy to the rolled-at party) and had to use my handphone to keep my fingers busy (which means bitch texting to e bff)., else the same fingers will be wrapped ard the dude's throat at the store selling wedding stuff. SERIOUSLY my future baby is not gg to be blessed just because i bought a fugly cheap plasticy crap that is meant to be a bathing tub okay?!?!? TELL ME WILL ROLL EYES ANOT. Wtf. And i have already said beforehand i just want the bloody tea set and porcelain bowl set, so quit trying to sell ur whatever shitty set at extorbitant prices in e name of chinese tradition ok? Got so mad that i went to taobao to get them instead (which is cheaper btw).

And to the part which to me is the most important, the solemnisation, could potentially end up to be ruined by the said 70 percent ppl loitering ard to pass time. Cannot chase them away or something. May need to do something drastic like setting up a bloody carnival elsewhere to keep them occupied so i can say my vows in presence of ppl who truly care. 

Word of advice, dont have a banquet if u can get away with it. Unless u are marrying someone where money isnt an issue and all e misc stuff is settled for you and All u fret abt is what to wear.

flashback

Flash of certain images, texts. Emotions resurfacing. Feel a little comforted, a little angry, a little happy, bits of regret, perhaps a little guilt. Too many too little. It is going to be a tough long night.