UGH! I'm peeling  like a mofo. This is bad. Why did I think I didn't need sunscreen while snorkeling?? The dead skin is brown!! And now my new raw pink skin is showing. Talk about uneven tanning. My arms are the darkest of all.

I ate a lot on the cruise. I hope that helped spring my metabolism back into action. So far, it's still quite slow. BWAHAHA But now that I'm back, I'm going to start eating a bit more. I think my body was going into starvation mode.

And now that I am back, I am also going to curb that spending. I didn't buy that much on my trip. I did manage to get some jeans and makeup though. Yay!

I took tonnes of photos though -- more than a CD's worth. I'll be getting a whackload of them printed off. I still wonder why most people take sucky photos!! I mostly got scenery shots and food shots. I took several candid familiy shots, too.

The best part about the trip was just hanging out with family. Hawaii isn't one of those places where I think "I definitely want to go again!!!" However, feeling the tropical breeze and getting in sun was really nice, too. Aside from lounging and eating, I also tried horseback riding and snorkeling.

I learned that I'm really not a water person. I don't like being in it!! I would do snorkeling again though. I wanted to try kayaking but our excursion was cancelled due to rain! No matter where I go, it rains! And my horse was sooooo slow. I couldn't make him go any faster unless I tapped his butt with a stick. I didn't want to tap his butt, so I just let him go at his own pace.

One of my cousins was the constant topic of conversation. I felt kind of bad that almost everyone disliked her. I don't know if she can help being a bitch. And it was easy for people to talk about her because she can barely understand Chinese. Anyway, she wasn't very pleasant, and she was almost embarrassing to be around. She'd often make comments about people very loudly. She hadn't participated on any of our previous family trips because her mother didn't want my uncle and cousins to have anything to do with the family. I could go on about her, but I'll save that for another day should the mood ever strike.

She suggested having a reunion for the cousins. Hopefully, that is just all talk. I'm not sure any else would want to participate.

Maybe the mood is striking now...??

Are middle children generally attention whores?!? She seemed to want a lot of it. Or maybe she was uncomfortable with silence. She felt this constant need to verbalise all her thoughts all the time. But she was never really interested in what anyone else had to say. I don't know how many times she'd ask me a question and before I even finished answering her, she'd be talking about something else.

Tact wasn't also her strong point. I don't know how many times she told other people they were annoying. And so many things were "EEEEWA! GROOSSSS" Sometimes I just wanted to tell her to just grow up and suck it up.

I think one of my favourite things she said (to her sister) was, "we're cute and skinny, and we're with a big group of people. They're not going to not let us into the dining room because we're in flip flops!" On the ship, it was stated that no flip flops, tank tops, t-shirts, and shorts were allowed at dinner time. My cousin brought only flip flips on this trip...

And being around Americans makes me bring out my southern accent. I don't know how I picked up that accent, but I do a meeean drawl. 

Time to get caught up at work.