Didn't really have a good morning with her starting of the day. I remember she was fully exasperated as I brought up my attempt to be an exchange student right after she said I wasn't independent at all, unlike one of her friends' daughter who helps her mum to do all the chores at home. She made me sound like one useless failure when she made the comparison between she and I. And I didn't even mean to make such a provoking remark by saying I want to join the exchange program. She was the one over thinking what my intention really was, which was rather a demand for her than a wish. But then again, I didn't want to make any of us to be so awkward, I told panpan not to worry too much. Maybe I should have never told him any of my family issues at the first place.
He was awkwardly greeting us once he saw us at the station, then he dragged me to walk with him ahead, and left her behind. It made me even more awkward not knowing what to do or if I should also ask her to walk with us. Btw we got several bottles of free coke at Belmore park but mine leaked with its lid open after I put it into my bag. I didn't know til we got to fish market after almost an-hour walk, spent some time picking what to order, and asked somebody what he wanted yet he said he didn't mind what we ordered for him at all. I started to be a bit cranky after we settled down, started eating, he then whispered to me saying he needed to get more food because the amount of seafood we had ordered wouldn't be enough for him. I mean, why didn't you tell me what you wanted in the beginning when I asked you for several times? If you did think it wasn't enough for you, you should have told me to get more, instead of saying you didn't mind but you really weren't satisfied with the amount of food we got for you. And definitely, you are eating a meal with a parent, not only with your gf, she's your gf's mum, what kind of respect you were showing there when you complained in front of her saying you wouldn't be full with the food she got for you. First kiddy act at fish market...another bad impression...
Anyways I sent some photos of raw salmon and fresh seafood to make my primary school friend jealous lol She is now working in Alibaba company where it's one of the biggest media industries in China. She told me she was doing her animation related project for her team as a part of internship she applied for. Sending her some tempted salmon photos was one way to get her less stress out.
We didn't really have an exact plan though roughly we did know where to go after fish market. We walked all the way back to Darling harbour to see what was going on at the Turkey Fest. There wasn't much to see. We didn't feel that captivating vividness either. Maybe we couldn't get us involved due to the fact that this culture has barely heard. Nevertheless, it was still a good chance for us to feel the diversity Australia offers.
A rainy day was hard to walk on mud, so as soon as we checked everything out, we left the Turkey fest and headed to one of the ice cream place where we could chill a bit there. A box of ice cream was shared by three of us. The two flavours we picked was almost identical from their colours unless you try them separately. It was a good time having ice cream with le panpan and mum in the arvo. That box of ice cream was like a universal message to share the infinite love. I don't know if two of them felt the same, but I did have one of the most memorable moment here.
The most exciting part here was starting from the time when we saw a bunch of people dressed up for the parade standing near Hyde park. These people were brave enough to show their upper bodies for people to take pictures with them. I was one of the exciting ones asking for their permission to take some pictures. Black is the colour they use the most to express their temptation and sexiness in this case. The ladies in black and a few muscular doggy men who got their nipples pierced swinging right in front of me, making me go quite amazed of how wild people can be these days. Human does have no limits, they keen to go over the limits, it can go so disgusting to its extreme. As a girl walked past me telling her bf how uncomfortable she felt when these guys act so sissy and all that, but hundreds of thousands of spectators like me, who came all the way to view this parade along Oxford St only found it as a spectacular moment to buy yourself some life experiences. It leads to greater happiness than buying any other possessions in my point of view. I admire western cultures in a way. The freedom to express individually, the freedom they have here is most likely public acknowledging whether you like it or not. It's the happiness they gain from opening up themselves, displaying their bodies to celebrate the most out of it. I have seen so many of them exposing large part of their bodies with their private parts covered. They weren't scared to walk through the crowd or being less confident to show their real body figures. Mum kept on asking me if most of them were gays and lesbians, I told her that some of them were just coming here to celebrate, doesn't mean they are ones. I even saw some guys with abs and nice asses struting with his Mardi Gras pride. I felt so short standing next to some tall ones with high heels on though, they were all the spotlight taking everyone's eyeballs away. Some of the guys who I believed were gays acting too alluring that I have once uncertained whether I saw a girl. There were quite a few of them worth watching, the tall one spoke Chinese to a crowd of people after they finished taking photos with him was too damn hilarious. Also this one with black feathers around his neck, black undie showing his nice ass shape and that pair of black high heels have made him totally a woman, much more feminine than women I saw on the street, even myself. Oh oh I also got some posters expressing the main purpose of Mardi Gars, which are diversity, equality and love. Though at the end of the day, I left all of them to panpan to carry back home...>3<
The only imperfection that day was that we were too late to look for a spot for the parade after we spent too much time on taking pictures. Hence, three of us had been looking for somewhere which could fit mum and I, two shorties to watch the parade, especially her who only came here the first time. Some people wisely bought their chairs to sit at the front, and stood up as they could. We finally found one but the guy in front of us was a jerk moving around in order to have a larger space to stand. He even selfishly asking us not to poke him with our bags for a few times. Like come on, it's so crowded behind you, can't you see? It's not like we wanted to touch you with our bags, just bear with it...
The parade started at 8-ish, was really one of the world's lastgest and beloved LGBTQI celebrations, as its official event page said. The excitement you got from watching different sponsors and actual celebrators brought the best view of all the glamour in the parade. Video capture is the best idea to record every detail that may be missed, it made it easier for me to see all those fast paced movements in HD version. Well, of course I shouted so much that my throat went dry. The atmosphere there was too overwhelmingly engaging, you didn't know what came next, but you couldn't repress your excitement once they arrived at your sight. During the parade, it had given me a feeling of all of the colours of the kaleidoscope come at once as though I have been living in a fancy world that only can be seen in Hollywood movies.
There was one old guy seemed so high at the front getting a kiss from the gays, having all the 'prizes' that some others possibly wanted that night. He doesn't show any indications of being aged from the way he acts, he was even more excited than us at times. I wish my parents can be like him who enjoys life so much when they get older because it's hardly to see anyone like him in the older generation. He accepts new things in new era, most people don't. But I was even more surprised when mum had gut to talk to them in English after the parade. Good on you mum xD
Tiredness after the parade had made me become super dumb at direction. However, it doesn't mean it was right to be judged by somebody who thinks I should know something yet I seriously was lost. Make sure this is a right thing to say before you actually say it out because this gf is so easily to be pissed off. Silence, my silence means a lot. To stop my crankiness, le panpan lifted me up before we went across the road...>.> then I laughed...
As expected, I know what she was going to tell me about the day once we got on board. To be honest, I totally agree with some of her judgement towards people. Seeing small things as insignificant and uncritical only shows how ignorant you are, being aware of surroundings and the ones next to you does require for effort to do so...
Lastly...I don't go against any belief. Mardi Gras may not be everyone's thing. It may be a combination of all manner of weird stuff walking on the street. But who cares? It has given me a great time laughing uncontrollably and another way of showing the convergence of creativity to enhance my joy of living...
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