15 hours

It's kind of boring being on the computer when I'm fifteen hours ahead of everyone else I would talk to. Facebook is incredibly slow at night because it is 5 in the morning and everyone has just fallen asleep. The people I would want to talk to are also in bed, and there is nothing to do because everything is just as it was when I refresh things. So when I'm doing things in the day, it'd be the optimal time to talk to people. Late at night, the people I don't talk to are seeded out due to the late hour, and the people I'm fine with talking to are still up. Things are still buzzing on the internets I monitor. When I come home, no one is awake. Nothing is happening. The waters are silent.

My trip has been great. I've been super emotional, seen people I can hardly remember and those I remember clearly. I've heard so many stories and flipped through so many memories...We haven't gone anywhere dreadfully exciting, nor have I seen anything so shocking I am now scarred for life. Everything is just...normal but different.

I am becoming more girly. Maybe it's because I'm further away, or because I'm becoming a newer person, or something entirely else, but my aunt has said I'm becoming more of a Taiwanese girl. My style is slowly fading into that of those around me. I've fully realized I am an adult. We were out for dinner one night with family and family's family. This little girl of maybe 5 from the extended family was playing around the front of the restaurant with her brother of like 1.5 after the meal and I was sent to watch them because I was falling asleep anyways. She called my the equivalent of miss that most would use for adults. Like, she didn't call me Sister like every teen girl introduces themselves as, but Miss. I hesitated a bit in my mind. Wait...do I qualify to be called Miss? When did this happen? Is that the correct term? Holy fuck.

Also, it would seem everyone is out to marry me off. It started when we went to my great aunt's. She had asked how old I was and after hearing the response, said that I should be marrying soon. Then, we went to the Air Force Academy where my aunt's sister-in-law tries to match me with her Australian step son and says that Australian guys are very good at listening to what their women want and are very interested in Asian girls. Mental chuckle. After that, about half a week later, we go to this ancient temple that has been there about 400 years and we pass by the shrine the the minor deity responsible for marriage and all of the stuff before that. My mom urges me to go and pray and take the steps required for such. Wait...No! I don't want to be married yet, and I definitely don't want to be set up with a 26 year old engineer in Australia that I've never spoken to...

People...

So pretty much, while I have been here, it's been a lot of talking to people, going out to eat, walking to places, using the public transportation system, and sightseeing. I'm just really glad I've gotten this opportunity to come back and see these people; especially since the last time I came back was for one of my uncles' wedding and that was twelve years ago! Fun stuff.

-Someone should talk to me...
Scarlet Bloodmoon