The Christmas hype has built up, and Christmas has come and gone. But since I don't really celebrate Christmas, let's talk about what happened prior to the Christmas quiet at home.
Went to Hong Kong for a week, where I had the most delectable egg tarts I've ever set my eyes upon, felt some Disneyland magic, saw the Cirque du Soleil in Macau, amongst other things.
Have footage of our trip to Ocean Park and Disneyland with my cousins, so will probably edit out the stupider things I did on camera and post it as a vlog (which I haven't done in quite a while now, because I'm too ashamed to do it in front of my family).
It's quite sickening how many rides end in some kind of shop which baits little children into wanting to buy toys and various other trinkets, but I admire their genius. And it's quite interesting how being in a Disneyland makes me want to prance around and burst into song every few minutes despite my um, age.
The Cirque du Soleil performance was really good, but it was the stage atmosphere that made it so brilliant. Quite stunning; totally enjoyed it.
Visited a casino, and honestly, I didn't like it. Not in a "I disapprove of this sinful behaviour" kind of way, but more of a "I say, this really is an ingenious concept I can't help but feel a sense of admiration for whoever's running the place, but this is really quite disgusting how people can sit there all day being cold and calculating and in a generally pissy mood" kind of way. So uncomfortable.
And the pollution was disappointing, too. It could be so beautiful, but most of it was a foggy mess. It's like being in one of those video games where you could only see a few squares around you and everything else is in shadow. Just like that.
Watched 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' with my parents yesterday, and I loved it. All that strange, lingering sexual tension between Holmes and Watson, and the general feel of the movie. And Stephen Fry, oh Stephen Fry.
Then watched 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' today, and it was quite a flop compared to the Sherlock Holmes movie. No no no. The chipmunks were awfully cute, but no. At least little kids seem to love it.
Okay, should go off now.
Adieu.
P.S. Also, have a new pair of glasses and it's awesome.
P.P.S. Oh, and I also read the Hunger Games trilogy, which was honestly quite awesome. Terribly unputdownable and so action packed you're finished before you even had a chance to breathe and go "whoa, okay" (and there were too many of those moments in 'Inheritance'). I sort of hate Katniss at times, but I don't blame her; I'd go crazy too. So yes, it deserved all those awards. Hope the movies turn out fine.
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