Gave me a break

Summer Palace, Beijing, China

It's just today that I got to update my blog especially about the recent vacation I had with my mom in China, specifically, in Macau and Beijing. If you ask me how was it, I'll tell you that it was the most stressful journey I've experienced in my life. Truly, language barrier gave us a bit of hell especially when we were in Beijing. I never wished to be Chinese but when we were there I wished that I knew their language before I sat foot in their land. Lots of them even in the city don't know English, as well as the staffs from our checked-in hotel hardly speak the universal language we know best. It was tough almost everyday as communication is vital to our lives. It was such an effort to let them know what we wanna say. But no matter how difficult it was in speaking to them, I could say that, still, we managed to have a good time by going to the itineraries as planned. Not everything on my list we had a chance to see, but what we saw were enough to let China have a mark in our memories. It was a beautiful and interesting country to see. With that being said, I have the urge to go back there again as I haven't had enough of exploring what that country can offer. I mean, this is actually the first time I complemented a country this much, so believe what I said was true. Going there is highly recommendable for everyone--- but don't forget to learn a little bit of Mandarin for your convenience.

St. Paul Ruins, Macau, SAR China

And how can I not mention about Macau. Of course, it's a place to be for shopping and casino... shoot! that's cliche already. Well, I haven't been in Hong Kong but I believe that going there and in Macau look almost the same. You can even go back and forth to those countries if you please--- for there are available ferries to take you there. Although we lack of time to experience the latter I have known of that privileged and thought of sharing it with you. Anyway, there was also difficulty in communicating with the local people but it was incomparable when we were in Beijing. I think it shouldn't be a surprise since there are hotels and casinos everywhere so it's expected that staffs are able to speak English. It was to our advantage. Because of the people there are able to speak English and Macau is a small city we had gone to all the tourist spots of our priority. But I should say that our mode of transportation was pretty much not budget-friendly for we only used Taxis to go around the city--- in Beijing too--- and it was costly. I say if you have enough pocket money to pay cabs in a country where people and the road signs are all alien to you then it's somewhat an acceptable option than let yourself go nuts in talking to people you can't properly speak with and read maps that's painful to understand. It was the soft option we know to lessen the burden and be able to enjoy the trip. In the end, our stay can still be considered worthwhile.