Dear Reader, I just had the most amazing trip to Sydney! My good friend and I were gone for the weekend to see Swedish House Mafia (SHM), but in those two days, we had so many new experiences. It's exactly this kind of stuff that I started this blog for in the first place. On the Saturday we went for a jet boat ride in the harbour. It's definitely something for the thrill seekers out there. Be prepared to get wet though because the ride is full on fast turns. They blast the music as the jet boat goes and sights are pretty amazing too. Saturday night was the SHM concert. No words can describe how much I loved it. Now, I don't usually listen to dance music, and to be honest I only knew a few of SHM's songs, but when I was there, the music and the atmosphere took over and I found myself dancing like a true fan. I won't forget the experience. On the Sunday my friend and I climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge! If you told me a few weeks ago that I'd be doing something like this, I would have told you otherwise. The view was gorgeous and the exercise was great. This is something that is on my list of things to do, and it feels so good to cross it off. Sydney, I love you man.
My parents are Asian. Sometimes that's I all I need to say before my friends nod and say "yeah ok, I get it now". Some Asian parents just do things differently and sometimes the only short answer that can be given is "because they're Asian".
My parents are also very loving. When i was little, I saw them as loving to the point where they were just too over protective, but now their love doesn't restrict me, but it inspires me. The point of saying all this? I'm 21 now and over that time, I've built up trust and respect. My good friend invited me to join her in Sydney for a girls weekend away. I didn't think my parents would agree to it, but they gave me their blessing without any conditions. We fly tonight. My parents have never let me go with just a friend for leisure before, so this is something totally new to me.
A weekend trip away? No biggie you say? Well it is for me. My parents are Asian.
My dad kinda reminds me of Liam Neeson's character in Taken. I'll make it an effort to never let my dad watch this movie. It will just give them more reason to think that I'll get kidnapped anywhere I go outside a 50km radius of home. My dad is funny that way, but I love him always.
