The Big Turkey Buffet

This thanksgiving weekend has been the most exhausting weekend i ever had since coming here. Managed to touch the soil of four states in four days. Considering i sleep about 9 hours on any average day, i managed to survive through it with about 4-6 hrs of sleep a day.

Wednesday night: Left Philly to New Jersey with Mike and Claire. Drive took 2.5 hrs. It would normally take less than 1hr. Drove through the most dangerous city in America. Camden, NJ. Didn't get shot. Happy. Visited Claire's family to load up on chinese food. Claire's mum had an indianchineseamerican accent because she was a chinese girl born in india and immigrated to America. interesting. They were hakka. They spoke hakka. I'm half hakka. I had no idea what they were talking about. Feel bad betraying my chinese province. Feeling lasted for 3 minutes.

Drove to Debra's home in holmdel, NJ. Feels good to be back. Went to some mexican restaurant for drinks and to listen to lousy karaoke. Ordered peach magarita. Waitress shouted "BITCH" at me. Took me a few minutes to realise she meant peach. Listen to conversation about people i don't know. Saw deers. Went back. Slept.

Thursday (Thanksgiving day): No snow. Grumpy. Woke up early to watch macy thanksgiving parade. Laughed at performers in their skimpy costumes on a freezing morning. 10:10am. Watch RENT in the movie. Cried a bit because Cary Shields was so hot. Five people in the cinema. Walked out. Ran into the original actress who played Maureen in the broadway version of RENT. Found out she use to date Cary Shields. Told her i needed to pee and excused myself.

Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey, stuffing, sweet potato, corn, salad, chocolate banana pie and alot of alcohol. Family gossip. Conversation went into breast implants and other unmentionables. Laughed so much i got high on oxygen. Funniest dinner i ever had. Visited Deb's extended family. First time in a house with 30 Jews. Felt slightly awkward. Family friend asked me if i was jewish. Was stuck in a corner with a towering man talking to me at too close a proximity. Rainshower of spit. Went home. Wash face. Watched Dave the movie. Slept.

Black Friday: Woke up. Still no snow. Was about to get grumpy when i realised today is national shopping day. Sped to the mall. Spend $250 on unnecessay stuff. Went bridesmaid gown shopping with Deb. Shoke my head and made faces at most of the dresses. Made a new friend. I would put his name down except he wouldn't tell it to me. Went to Manhattan. Had chinese food which took 3 minutes to arrive on the table. Watched the worst musical in the world. The sacastic comments shooting between Deb, her mum and I were more entertaining than the off key singing and uncoordinated dancing. Started doing retro dancing in the middle of a slow song. Show over. Told Deb's cousin who was acting in it that it was "Awesome". Felt bad for lying. But there was an awkward pause after she asked me "How was is?" Took the train to connecticut. Went to Dan's house with a forest for a backyard. Met up with Nisha, Justin, Steph and Dan along with Deb. Watched Wet Hot American Summer. A movie about 13 year old's making out in summer camp. Scarred for life. Slept.

Saturday: Woke up. Went shopping at nine west factory outlet with the girls. Had no money to buy anything. Took Dan's car to Manhattan. Car sick. Went ice skating in Bryant Park. So many crazy kids. Nominated it as my favourite sport for now. Met Alex. Left to Manhattan chinatown to take chinatown bus back to philly. Walked like for one hour dragging a heavy luggage through chinatown which was bursting with the thanksgiving crowd. Found the freaking bus company. Told me they only go to boston not philly. Refused to tell me which company would bring me to philly. Walked around aimlessly. Finally found a small sign which said "Chinatown bus to philly for $12". Bought ticket. Counterstaff spoke broken english and couldn't tell me where the bus was parked. Walked around somemore. Found bus like 6 blocks away from company. Sped back to philly chinatown. Met Singapore claire, david and other friends. Had good vietnamese food. Got back to campus. Called Mike. Was told that he was only one street away from me in new york chinatown and i should have just called him to pick me up. Went to asian party at marbar. Danced. Drink. Got back at 5:30am. Slept.

Sunday: Woke up at 8:30am. Had 3 hours of sleep. Went to church. Had brunch at RX. Very good. Brought Claire, David and Dennis down to liberty bell and independence hall. Walked down south street to penn landing. Had philly cheesesteak for the 3rd time. Convinced now that i hate it. Chatted on the phone and on msn till 1:30am. Slept

Monday: Woke up at 1:30pm. Missed all three classes. Realise that essay is due tomorrow. Decided to have lunch and blog instead. 4pm now. End of blog entry. Have to start on essay.