So, since I never really spent the holidays away from home, I was wondering how Christmas and New Year's Eve would be like. Christmas turned out to be great because my brother and sister came all the way from Manila to surprise me, and they got to celebrate with me and my friends. But they left the day after Christmas, so I was feeling a bit homesick, and not at all expecting New Year's Eve to amount to much. My friends wanted to go out for NYE, and I was like, yeah, let's! Just because it would have been sad to stay in while the rest of the world's ringing in the new year.
The night's festivities started out with a buffet teppanyaki dinner at Tairyo 太渔, just the girls. It was so good to have seafood for a change, since we hardly ever get to eat seafood here (if anything, that's ONE good point Manila has, all the seafood you can eat!). I think the chef and managers didn't think we would eat too much, coz really now, how much food can nine girls consume, right? But hey, it was new year's, so might as well make the most out of it. I think we stayed there for a full 3 hours. And just a side note, my personal opinion is that Tairyo's chefs are a bunch of flirts. The first time we ate there for Maisie's despedida, the chef was hitting on the girls, Shani especially, even going as far as to ask for her number; she gave him Rainy's number instead. Haha. Anyway, this second time at Tairyo, we were debating on what would be the proper Chinese term of respect for the chef. The choices were 服务员，师傅，and this other word for 'chef'. The argument wasn't getting anywhere, so Elaine finally decided to ask him how we should call him, and with a big grin on his face, the chef said, "(Insert name here), 你喜欢吗?" Oh, we just burst into laughter after that!
Finally very, very full, we headed to The Village at Sanlitun 三里屯 to meet up with the others for the countdown. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Happy New Year!!! And that was that. Went to Nanjie for some to get pre-drinks, then ended up at Bling. Spent the rest of the night/morning dancing away 2008 and welcoming in 2009. None of that craziness, but just really great fun celebrating with friends. And would you believe it was the first time I never, not once, felt sleepy?? It was an incredible feat, a fact all can attest to, coz I am usually sleepy starting 10pm, which sucks. Hubert, for one, always, when seeing me, asks me, "Are you sleepy yet? Because everytime I see you, you're either drunk or sleepy." Heeey, I'm NEVER drunk! Just because my usually big eyes (I still say my eyes aren't all THAT big!) droop to tiny slits like the rest of you Chinese people when I'm sleepy doesn't mean I'm drunk. Haha.
Anyway, it was an awesome night/morning, with the party ending around 5:30am. Got food to eat, and everyone headed home about 6am. Got back to the dorm around 6:30am, just in time for the 服务员 to open our dorm doors. Pretty much fell on the bed and woke up around noon. Surprisingly, I was not at all sleepy, just could feel a bit tired, but in a good way. Couldn't stop moving either, like the night/morning's dancing wasn't enough. Everytime I heard music played, I just wanted to keep moving. It was insane! And if you knew me, and how I usually am, you'd find it hilarious too!
That was, by far, the best NYE I've ever had. New Year's usually spent with family, and I love those times like crazy too, but this one will go down in the books as THE BEST with great friends and good fun, and in a way only Beijing knows how.
Thanks for 2008, you guys. ♥
How was your NYE?
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