In transit

Soooooo sleeeeeepy...I'm now at Incheon International airport awaiting my flight to Beijing. Arrived at 4:30am from HK. I stretched out across some seats and slept for a couple of hours, awaking to pangs of hunger. I still had some Korean won left from the last time I was here so I went to find something to eat. Come to think of it, I'm carrying 4 currencies on me - won, HKD, AUD & JPY! Anyway, I had spicy Korean noodles...maybe a little too spicy for me. Or maybe not a good choice for an early breakfast. Turned my stomach upside down. Yesterday, I went to yum cha in Nth. Point with the grandparents, Aunty Y. and Linda. In the afternoon, I went to exchange some CNY, did some last minute shopping, visited Chairman Chan at her cafe ("eat right - HK's healthiest cafe" on Shelley St. next to the Central escalators^^) for arvo tea, then went back up to 13E to finish packing. Just me and the grandparents at dinner...not much conversation, but I wish I could say more. I must brush up on my Cantonese.^^ On a different note, I've heard lots of stories about Beijing...mostly bad. People say that the weather is extreme, pollution is bad, the people are no good, everything is fake...should I perhaps have packed my own little supermarket? Oh well, I guess I'll just have to live with it. There's gotta be something good about the place, right? I've always considered myself a careful person, but I promise to be extra extra careful. To all those who gave me numbers of acquaintances in Beijing/China, masks, etc., thank you thank you thank you! Thanks also for everyone's kind concern and advice.^_^ Ahhh! Gotta go. Now boarding. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ねむい～！今、韓国の仁川国際空港で北京行きの便を待っている。香港からの飛行機は４：３０AMに着いた。ベンチに横になって、数時間寝ていたら、おなかがすいていて目が覚めた。前回韓国に来たときに使い残したお金を持ってきたので、食べ物を買いに行った。（考えたら、貨幣（？）を4種類持っているの‐ウオン、香港ドル、オーストラリアドルと日本円！）辛い麺を食べて、おなかがおかしくなった。ちょっと辛い過ぎたかな。または、朝に食べるのが良くないもの... 昨日、祖父母とおばとLindaと飲茶を食べに行った。午後、銀行で両替して、買い物して、いとこの喫茶店でお茶して、祖父母のところに戻って、荷造りを終わった。晩御飯は祖父母と私、3人で食べた。会話が少なくて、ちょっと緊張した雰囲気だった。もっとしゃべれるようになりたいね。広東語を勉強しないと！^^ 話は変わるが、北京について色々聞いたけど、ほとんどは良くない話:「気候が良くない」「公害がひどい」「治安が良くない」「偽者が多い」などなど。。。抱えて生きるしかないね。でも、良い点はきっとあるでしょう。とにかく気をつけます！^^ 友達や、親戚の親戚や、知り合いなどの連絡先をくれた方、色々手伝ってくれた方、ありがとう！心配してくれた方、アドバイスをくれた方もありがとう！ ああ～～～行かなきゃ！搭乗中！ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~