The One at Asian Hawaii- Day One

For the last 4 days, I’ve been surrounded by coconut trees and the beach. There’s never a winter in Hainan, it’s like Hawaii- but Asian style. Hainan is really beautiful, and there’s so much to do! But none of the hotels I stayed at had the internet, so I could post up anything! So get ready for a long ass post. =D 

Day One 

I woke up at 6 for breakfast at 7 where my Dad and I met our tour guide and also our tour group. Everyone spoke mandarin. Nobody except the tour guide and my dad could understand me. My dad knows how to speak Cantonese, mandarin, Vietnamese, Hainan dialect, and he even claims he can speak English (only very fobby-ish though). So when people start talking to me, I either point to my dad and smile, and he explains I have no idea what they are talking about, then they further their conversation, looking at me once in a while (even though I have no idea what they’re are saying, I can still tell they’re talking about me =T), or I smile and starts talking in English, they always have the same reaction- ... O_O! If I want to push it a bit further I would go on and say “I’m sorry, but I have an erection, excuse me”, then walk away with a little chuckle. LOL!

The first day was jam packed. There was so much stuff to do. I soon realised that my whole tour was stuffed full. The first place we went to was a temple where I discovered my dad and I had the same sign, Horse, and we were destined for popularity. Oh yes, I am going to be president of the Cool Club. =D

But then I looked over at this:

 

Cynthia? Elegant? HAH!

& my brother is definitely not a deep thinker. Far from it. ... Maybe I won’t be president, with that video on YouTube, it might not even be possible. T^T.  We then got on the bus to the next destination. But before that, someone came running towards our tour group with a tray of key chains with photos attached to them. I was like tourists vultures also exist in Hainan but then I looked closer at the photos & THERE WAS A PHOTO OF MY DAD! I mean I know my dad’s family originated from Hainan, but come one, he couldn’t be a celebrity, right?  Later I found out that these stalkerish vultures were everywhere! Finding any excuse to take your photo and making you buy it for money. They didn’t just come in key chains, they also had badges, just plainly laminated and more. It was kinda creepy at first but then it got annoying. I didn’t want to buy any of them, because they looked like paparazzi snap shots of you in your worse moment, but I didn’t want them to have those pictures of me either.

The Asian side of me won, I didn’t but any. 

Then we rode down a river. Kinda like what you see in Venice, but Hainan style- which means instead of a beautiful boat, I got a plank of wood with little wooden chairs stapled on it, with a little Asian man singing Asian songs. =D

   

And the vultures strikes again. They came in a noisy speed boat, ruining the scene of the quiet ride. This time, I took a picture of them. Hah, how do you like it now?

 

We then arrived at Hainan ecological sightseeing park palms.

I didn’t get much photos of it cause some old lady started screaming at me for taking photos. I thought maybe it was a religious or tribal thing, cause the place was like a re-enactment of the tribal Hainan people. But it turns out that they had their own photographers, and they wanted to make more money. =T

Afterwards we headed down to Taiwan village scenic spot, where they greeted us with flowers. =)  

 

But took them away after they got the snap shot they wanted. =T

At the Taiwan scenic tour when went to “Grandmother’s Home” and had a taste of their food and wine.

The Alpine Paradise was next thing on the agenda. We got to wear this cool hat and a funky necklace that kept falling off me.

 

We watched a performance and later got up for a dance. Actually it was more like holding hands and running in a circle. Well in my dad’s case it was walking, so my arms now feel a little longer.

The Beach was next.

Dad and I didn’t bring any beach wear so we went and got ourselves a coconut and enjoyed the view, which marks the end of day one. =)

So jealous much, Cynthia?