pexels-shiebi-35332912 Hey, I'm Florence, and I used to run a Substack called The Sunflower Dispatch. I write mostly creative non-fiction, media analysis ...
Day 17: Macau -> Vancouver Dear friends, I’m coming home today! Well, time zone fuckery means that we are actually twiddling our thumbs until 5pm today before setting off to the airport, flying to Taiwan, then to Vancouver over 10 hours, then returning back to Thursday, July 17th. I pick the last breakfast, and we return to Kong Fai for that good, good, mixed noodle. Spicy mixed noodles, lemon…
Day 16: Macau Hello friends! I’m writing today from the Apple Store inside the Galaxy, a giant conglomeration of luxury brands and hotels and one of many such Vegas recreations here in Taipa. My family just went to the buffet here, but before I show off some buffet pics, here are a few shots of late stage capitalism at its finest. Plush flower display Why Why I’ve been to a lot of capitalist…
Day 15: Macau Hello friends! I’m writing today from a busy food court at Yaohan Centre. It’s a multilevel department store, swanky in comparison to its very sad cousin in Richmond. It’s a bit of a rainy day today, so we are spending our time inside. The weather is much cooler, but so humid that I felt like an umbrella didn’t make much difference to getting wet as it feels like the water comes from…
Day 14: Macau Hello friends! I am ambitiously starting this entry today as I am waiting for the elevator. It’s 4:50pm right now and it has been a very easygoing day. Finally. I just spent about two hours watching dramas and half an hour napping, and I feel like a luxurious cat. Our day started early, as the bank opened at 9:30am, we set out at 9 for 光輝 (Café Kwong Fai). It’s an old favourite of…
Day 13: Macau Hi friends! I’m writing today from the second cha chaan teng of the day. It’s a hot, hot, hot and humid day, and it’s pretty tough even walking around. My sister is at home resting while I’m out with my parents and their friends. Doing the rude thing of “texting” while present here, as this uncle really never stops yapping. He’s nice enough though. Him and his wife are a bit of a…
Day 11 + 12: Izumisano -> Macau Hi friends, I don’t have a lot to report. It’s almost 6 am as I’m writing and I woke up feeling pretty depressed about a lot of things in the way this trip has gone. A lot of things did not go according to plan, and I wish I could say that resulted in fun little adventures. I won’t go too much into detail here, but it is a lot to realize the extent in which my…
Day 9+10: Osaka Hello, friends! I am starting this post today from my sister’s hotel lobby. I decided to walk the thirty minutes here to take in the sights and not be sardined with people on the train, but the sun is finally out and it is hot hot hot. I spent most of the morning trying to catch up on sleep and my dramas. I finally watched the finale I’ve been looking forward to and it did not…
Day 8: Osaka My entire morning was spent catching up on rest and my blog! I woke up feeling hella sore all over, so this was much needed despite my parents' antsiness. Our plans for the next few days are a bit all over the place, so we try to take it a step at a time. First, we head out toward Glico Man for a late lunch. A few things we saw on the way: fresh seafood just downstairs a big seafood…
Day 7: Osaka Dear friends, I am writing today after a very exciting evening of throwing my money down the drain at the brightly gaming centers. Vegas has never appealed to me, but rows upon rows of glass cubes promising a chance of a cute plushie? Sign me the fuck up. We were there for three hours, so I'll probably have to finish writing tomorrow. The day started with a hotel breakfast where my…
Day 6: Japan Hello friends from rainy Osaka! The weather continues to be damp, but we continue to be grateful for the slightly cooler weather. I'm writing again from my hotel room, this time sporting a peach-scented, unnaturally moist face mask. The salesperson told my mom that we can't wear the mask for more than ten minutes, or else some kind of reverse osmosis happens, and the mask will…