Day 26 - The Other Side

Recap:

After spending yesterday with my dad's side of the family, today was all about my mom's side.  Sad to say, this was the first time I've seen since I've been back (and I'm already leaving in 2 days), but oh well, better late than never right?

Woke up bright and early once again and off we went to China to visit my grandpa.  Safe to say half my uncles/aunts did not recognize me nor did I recognize them.

Aunt: I'm trying to see if he looks the same.
Uncle: Yeah he does, you can still see the baby face!  But he's just a lot more grown now, and he's bigger too.
Other Aunt: Of course he's bigger now, he's a grown man! *Turns to me* Right?
Me: *sticks my chest out* Yes ma'am!
hahah

 Loaded up the car with my grandpa's  favourite things along the way.

Setting up at his tombstone.  This day was all about you grandpa.  Crazy how it's already been 3 years since his passing...R.I.P.

So the weather was absolutely killer sunny and hot.  We were sweating bullets the whole time.  So my aunt wisely took a bunch of leaves and branches and made herself a 'cooling' hat.  My uncle saw her and was like 'Wtf is that?! You look like Jesus!!' hahaha sorry, I thought it was funny at the time.

After we brought out some food and had "lunch" with my grandpa, it was time to pack up and say our goodbyes.  But not before some good ol' China firecrackers (according to tradition).  Since those things are not legal (after you watch the clips, you'll see why), my uncles told me to light them because I've never tried it before.  I believe his exact words were "You're not a man until you've lit firecrackers! DOO IT!".  And we all know how I respond when I'm being called it haha so here it is.  Enjoy the clips and don't judge me haha

Part 1. Notice the ZERO lag-time between lighting the cord and the explosions.  In Canada, fireworks usually have a long cord for you to light so you have time to run away before it goes off.  Nope, no such thing in China.  I swear the cord was like 1cm long MAX.  My uncle's advice was "once you light it, you run ben. You RUN." Nearly lost my damn finger on that thing man, holy haha


Part 2.  This one had a bit more of a lag-time.  But notice how quickly I dipped haha.

Guess I'm officially a man now after doing that....a Spart-Man! Unnnnnhhhh!

We the went to an actual restaurant to have a real lunch ourselves.

 Place was a jip.  We brought some food in for them to heat up and they stole some of our chicken....they STOLE our chicken!!!!! :@ you don't fuck with another man's chicken!!! (black-man rage)

 A toast.

 The food itself was ok.  Portions were dinky though.  This place is getting stinge according to my uncles.  Damn China for developing so fast! jks

 This eggplant dish was proper though.  Best plate of the meal hands down.

The hardships of life in China...

The rest of the night was spent chilling with Carson, Venus, Winnie, Wendy, Attracta, Jen, and Huang.

Tsuen Wan - my HK home.

Some more beer? Why not.

Some more more beer and sheesha? Ok.  View of LKF streets from the sheesha bar.

All in all, good day.