Haha.
Let's see how long this will last *smirks*
So today we decided to venture about and explore Chinatown!
Cos other tourist attractions like Disneyland and Universal Studios required more time and..
Financial abilities... Haha
Beware about lots and lots of ranting.
But don't worry, it's all balanced out with pictures.
One thing I have to re-emphasize.
The public transportation here is BAD.
Like really bad.
#1 Outfit of the day. Shirt my brother bought for me last Christmas. I think I express my homesickness in fashionable ways. LOL
Went online to check how we should make our way to Chinatown,
wrote down the bus number,
and went to the designated bus station.
Seems pretty straightforward right?
Except that the website did not tell us that this bus that we're waiting for only operates from 10pm to 4am.
Wow.
And, we waited for TWO HOURS for this non-existent bus. TWO FREAKING HOURS.
*deep breathes*
#2 We were waiting for Bus 45.
#3 Started camwhoring after a while..
#4 Then it was down to me only cos the other one was getting grumpy. Haha!
#5 Oh hello, it's still me :p
#6 We were bored enough to take pictures with the handsome dude in the CSUDH poster.
Continuing with the story.
After waiting for like 1.5 hours, we were thinking, hmmm.. A bit too long dy.
So we decided to ask around.
And the we waited another 10 mins for someone to pass by,
cos everyone drives here and you seldom see pedestrians.
And the kind soul gave us suggestions that we could take another bus to a transit center,
where we would be able to find out which bus we should take to Chinatown.
#7 So we finally boarded a bus that brings us to the transit station.
Upon arrival at the transit station,
it was quickly clear that no one knew how to get there.
All bus drivers only knew their own routes,
and no one knew for sure how to get to Chinatown.
And the information boards din help either!
I must say,
for a country so developed,
its quite surprising to find their public transportation as such.
So finally we decided to take a bus to Downtown LA,
where we would try to walk from there.
So we chose a bus that says Downtown LA,
but unfortunately,
there is no specific station named Downtown LA (we were obviously expecting it).
And so we missed the stop and went all the way to West LA.
Aiya, in short,
we spent another TWO hours on the freaking bus.
We almost gave up.
The thing is, I was soooo frustrated.
And all kinds of negative emotions emerged.
I felt helpless, lost and confused, physically of course!
And I miss the freedom of being able to drive in KL.
But eventually, we found the place la.
By accident some more!
#8 North Broadway Street. Love how Chinese characters are included on the signboard! :)
#9 Colorful things!
If you're wondering, Chinatown is very..
Pudu-ish and central marketish and not really China-ish.
I wouldn't say it worth a visit but it was a huge step for us as we really stepped out of our comfort zone.
#10 Ice cream truck!
#11 Da Xue Jie.
#12 Playing the piano under the hot hot sun. Talk about a "unique" experience. Hah!
#13 How most of the building aim to look like.
#14 Lanters. They reminded me of the Mooncake Festival.
#15 Ths actually look similar to the picture I took in Kyoto! Haha. You can see it here: Japan Trip
#16 The lao ren jia that needs to rest.
#17 Jackie Chan's Rush Hour was filmed here!!
#18 We were hungry after the whole expedition and so decided on this decent looking restaurant.
#19 Happiness! LOL
#20 Me and Chinese tea cup. =.=
#21 Waiting for our order.
#22 Camwhored. As usual.
#23 Ta-daaa! Its here!
#24 Basically this was our lunch AND dinner. Haha. This was the portion that I couldn't finish and had it tapao-ed for dinner.
#25 Milk tea is considered "exotic" drinks. O.o
#26 Try one piece for 15cents. Lolol.
#27 Newspaper vending machine. Looks pretty old school huh?
#28 At first glance I thought it was some Chinese hanyupinyin. It actually means Pedestrian Crossing. Haha!
#29 Random building. Because we were waiting for the bus back.
All in all,
it was quite an eventful day,
though most of the day were spent sticking my ass to the bus's seat.
Haha.
More adventures to come!
Nighties :)
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