It's hot and humid. Humid and hot. air-conditioning is seriously the best invention ever known to mankind (particularly mankind in singapore).
It was kinda surreal leaving New York, but the plane ride home went by pretty fast. And there was an empty seat next to me the entire time, which was much appreciated. Plus a nice auntie sitting two seats away from me, who helped me heave my heavy carry-on up into the overhead compartment. the guy at the SIA check-in line at JFK airport told me my carry-on was 3kg overweight, but i needed everything that was in there, so i pretended to take things out, but really i just put them on the floor (where he couldn't see it) and then put them back in after he weighed it and gave me the green light. haha.
Got to see 'Hannah montana the movie,' 'Watchmen' and 'Race to witch mountain.'
Liked them all. except that the guy in front of me kept pushing his seat back so i could hardly see the screen. And i was surprised to find that 3 movies they showed on the plane were actually still screening here in singapore! how slow is that. i also realized i've seen most movies that haven't been released here yet, like Up, The Hangover, The Proposal and Bruno. i guess i should've waited and saved $$.
Warm welcome from the family at the airport, then spent the rest of the day trying to keep awake so i wouldn't be so jet-lagged. but i failed, and took a nap. haha.
i guess things here are still the same. brothers are still strong+silent, parents are still working 24/7, the weather's still hot and muggy, and i'm still doing the same old things - shop, watch movies, eat. seems kinda boring in comparison to the past few months.
Met up with suang today to catch up... even though we hardly keep in contact during the rest of the year, we always slip back into our familiar ways with each other, and it feels like nothing's changed, even though lots has. and then we saw kobe bryant (basketball player for the lakers) in orchard!! ok at first we saw a bunch of people gathered outside Ion mall, and we wondered if they were just being typical singaporeans. You know, gathering around something just 'cause everyone else is and you don't wanna miss out. haha. it really seemed like they were standing around and staring at the construction site. but then we figured out they were waiting for kobe bryant, cuz there was a giant poster of him decked out in Nike on the building (and also cuz someone told us). and just when we decided to leave, we spotted him coming out of a car! and people followed him, snapping pictures of his face (which was easy, since he was 2 heads above everyone else).
Just thought that was ironic. After spending 2 months in NYC, the place crawling with celebs, i didn't see any. and then i come home and immediately see one. but i guess he's not that famous, since everyone i tried to tell doesn't know him (everyone meaning my mom, dad and brother). haha.
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
I hate this part right here
Saying goodbye
I'm really not a fan of goodbyes. but somehow my life seems to be full of them. can't believe i've already been here for 8 weeks, and now it's time to leave. no one wants to leave; i know i don't. it's funny how we've technically just come into each others' lives, but it feels like we've known each other for a long time. and we've definitely had plenty of great times together. it's sad to think i might never see some of these people ever again. that's the thing about living in big ol' america. but there's been talk of a NYC summer 2009 reunion next year... i'm definitely there.
Looking back
I'm glad i took that step of faith and applied for the seemingly shady program (its name alone, university of dreams, was enough to make me wonder if i was being scammed). I came all by myself to New York City, not knowing what to expect at all. i was sad to leave my friends at taylor and totally intimidated by this huge foreign city filled with people i didn't know. But now i'm leaving with tons of friends and contacts. I'm pretty sure this experience has exceeded my wildest expectations, and the people i've met have been so awesome.
I have to say, i really don't regret anything i've done, even all the stupid crazy things. I mean, i'm 21, and i'm in New York City with all the freedom in the world (without the ridiculous, life-restraining, don't drink/dance don't-have-any-fun LTC). and i finally feel like i'm living out the real college experience. sure, you might say it's pointless and meaningless and what good is there in that? but i say it's a life experience. i'm finally breaking out of my boring shell at taylor and i'm seeing the world around me without my rose-colored glasses on. yes, i compromised a little, but what's life without mistakes? i definitely learned a heck of a lot about life. it's things that i could never learn otherwise, without experiencing it for myself.
Start of something new
i guess it all started at the Black eyed peas Today show concert, where i met sarah and hit it off, and she introduced me to her group of friends. after adding a bunch of other random people, we had formed our awesome group :)
i just feel like i've been living under a protective shelter for so long. i felt so naive about anything else going on in the world. i wanted to get out and experience it for myself. and i'm glad to have had my friends; they were fun and crazy, but not too wild as to go home with strangers.
Fav memories at village townhouse, marquee, webster hall and hiro. sometimes it's just fun to have a girls night out dancing :) not a big fan of sitting around in bars.
Hot or not
All that said, i'm getting a bit tired of the whole clubbing scene. i realized last night it's not as fun when i'm sober, because i looked around me and saw a bunch of creeps trying to take advantage of girls. and all these people wasting their lives away drinking and partying.
i also realized how superficial people are. i saw a lot of my friends get turned away from so-called exclusive clubs because they weren't 'hot' enough, according to the bouncer's standards. and some of them had to pay extra just because the bouncer didn't like their outfit, and were blatantly obvious about their disdain. ridiculous, but i guess that's just how the world is. luckily (even though i got scrutinized) i never had to pay.
I learned that in this world, people's idea of a fun night is drinking a whole lot and getting drunk. the more drunk, the better. i still can't understand that, because puking in random places is not fun at all, neither is nursing a hangover and feeling like crap the next day, or not remembering much of what happened the night before. so yes, there were times i went over my limit, but then i learned what my limit was, and avoided going near there again.
so maybe my short-lived time of partying is up. i guess it's not like i'll be doing any of that at home or at taylor anyway. i'm kinda glad i'm not going back to taylor in the fall. life there is way boring in comparison. i'll be in LA!!! and then one more semester, and i'm outta there! :)
I really don't wanna leave NYC, but i guess i'm leaving with great memories and friends who i'll hopefully see sometime in the future. everyone's from/goes to school all over the States, which is what makes it SO hard to leave, because we know we might not see each other ever again. and definitely not in this setting.. in the dorm room, working hard and playing hard every week. but we made promises to visit, and i hope it happens.
tonight we had dinner all together at a nice italian restaurant one last time. and then partied it up one last time :)
sarah left first, at 3am, and it was a crying fest. i really hate goodbyes. i guess it's just beginning to hit us that we're really leaving :(
anyway, all in all, definitely the best summer of my life....
fun times. stella brought me to my first-ever all-asian club here. haha it was an interesting experience. never been around so many asians before in the US!
after trying 2 times, the third time's the charm. we finally got into the ever-exclusive hotel gansevoort's rooftop bar -- plunge. and it was free :)
although drinks were a total rip-off. but the view of the city was so beautiful.
Our last dinner together :(
After meeting a random promoter, we ended up the upscale Marquee for free entry+free table :)
...now back to the land of skinny people.
Goodbye NYC, it's been real. i'll see you soon.
I'm really not a fan of goodbyes. but somehow my life seems to be full of them. can't believe i've already been here for 8 weeks, and now it's time to leave. no one wants to leave; i know i don't. it's funny how we've technically just come into each others' lives, but it feels like we've known each other for a long time. and we've definitely had plenty of great times together. it's sad to think i might never see some of these people ever again. that's the thing about living in big ol' america. but there's been talk of a NYC summer 2009 reunion next year... i'm definitely there.
Looking back
I'm glad i took that step of faith and applied for the seemingly shady program (its name alone, university of dreams, was enough to make me wonder if i was being scammed). I came all by myself to New York City, not knowing what to expect at all. i was sad to leave my friends at taylor and totally intimidated by this huge foreign city filled with people i didn't know. But now i'm leaving with tons of friends and contacts. I'm pretty sure this experience has exceeded my wildest expectations, and the people i've met have been so awesome.
I have to say, i really don't regret anything i've done, even all the stupid crazy things. I mean, i'm 21, and i'm in New York City with all the freedom in the world (without the ridiculous, life-restraining, don't drink/dance don't-have-any-fun LTC). and i finally feel like i'm living out the real college experience. sure, you might say it's pointless and meaningless and what good is there in that? but i say it's a life experience. i'm finally breaking out of my boring shell at taylor and i'm seeing the world around me without my rose-colored glasses on. yes, i compromised a little, but what's life without mistakes? i definitely learned a heck of a lot about life. it's things that i could never learn otherwise, without experiencing it for myself.
Start of something new
i guess it all started at the Black eyed peas Today show concert, where i met sarah and hit it off, and she introduced me to her group of friends. after adding a bunch of other random people, we had formed our awesome group :)
i just feel like i've been living under a protective shelter for so long. i felt so naive about anything else going on in the world. i wanted to get out and experience it for myself. and i'm glad to have had my friends; they were fun and crazy, but not too wild as to go home with strangers.
Fav memories at village townhouse, marquee, webster hall and hiro. sometimes it's just fun to have a girls night out dancing :) not a big fan of sitting around in bars.
Hot or not
All that said, i'm getting a bit tired of the whole clubbing scene. i realized last night it's not as fun when i'm sober, because i looked around me and saw a bunch of creeps trying to take advantage of girls. and all these people wasting their lives away drinking and partying.
i also realized how superficial people are. i saw a lot of my friends get turned away from so-called exclusive clubs because they weren't 'hot' enough, according to the bouncer's standards. and some of them had to pay extra just because the bouncer didn't like their outfit, and were blatantly obvious about their disdain. ridiculous, but i guess that's just how the world is. luckily (even though i got scrutinized) i never had to pay.
I learned that in this world, people's idea of a fun night is drinking a whole lot and getting drunk. the more drunk, the better. i still can't understand that, because puking in random places is not fun at all, neither is nursing a hangover and feeling like crap the next day, or not remembering much of what happened the night before. so yes, there were times i went over my limit, but then i learned what my limit was, and avoided going near there again.
so maybe my short-lived time of partying is up. i guess it's not like i'll be doing any of that at home or at taylor anyway. i'm kinda glad i'm not going back to taylor in the fall. life there is way boring in comparison. i'll be in LA!!! and then one more semester, and i'm outta there! :)
I really don't wanna leave NYC, but i guess i'm leaving with great memories and friends who i'll hopefully see sometime in the future. everyone's from/goes to school all over the States, which is what makes it SO hard to leave, because we know we might not see each other ever again. and definitely not in this setting.. in the dorm room, working hard and playing hard every week. but we made promises to visit, and i hope it happens.
tonight we had dinner all together at a nice italian restaurant one last time. and then partied it up one last time :)
sarah left first, at 3am, and it was a crying fest. i really hate goodbyes. i guess it's just beginning to hit us that we're really leaving :(
anyway, all in all, definitely the best summer of my life....
fun times. stella brought me to my first-ever all-asian club here. haha it was an interesting experience. never been around so many asians before in the US!
after trying 2 times, the third time's the charm. we finally got into the ever-exclusive hotel gansevoort's rooftop bar -- plunge. and it was free :)
although drinks were a total rip-off. but the view of the city was so beautiful.
Our last dinner together :(
After meeting a random promoter, we ended up the upscale Marquee for free entry+free table :)
...now back to the land of skinny people.
Goodbye NYC, it's been real. i'll see you soon.
Last days...
Yesterday was the last day at work. i got to go in late, and the atmosphere at work was so relaxed, cuz it was the weekend, and people wanted the weekend to start as soon as possible. my editor took me out and treated me to a sushi lunch, which was so nice of her :) we got to talking, and i must say, i'm actually gonna miss working with her and everyone else. i thought i'd be jumping for joy on my last day of work, but i was actually kinda sad and not ready to leave. at all. but we did say our goodbyes...
i'll probably keep in contact with them though, so i have a network of people to reach out to if i want to work here in the future. (which i really want to)
i wrote out a list of stuff i've been doing in the office, so the next intern can know what to do. and my editor was like, please don't leave! haha. i have to, but it's been great :)
We went to a PR event after work, and got to see exclusive previews of products from all kinds of brand names that will only be launched in the fall. and i got to TAKE SOME OF THEM WITH ME!
Laura Mercier almond coconut milk body creme (it smells soooo good), Godiva chocolates (we got to sample some there, and bring some back. yum), Cookie smelling shower gel from Philosophy (makes me wanna eat cookies), and perfume/lotion from Philosophy's amazing grace. oh and also perfume from Memoire Liquide, this cute brand that lets you custom-make your scent. it smells SO good.
i love philosophy. they had an entire room of philosophy stuff for the christmas holidays, and it was all sooo pretty :)
the event was so fun. a girl came to take us around to see all the beauty products like makeup, perfume, body lotion... then we went to the fashion section, with clothes galore from all kinds of brands, then to the lifestyle section with all kinds of gadgets and cool stuff. the place was SO pink. pink candy, which i took some of, pink cupcakes and cakes...oh it was so cute. and they had an entire bar filled with free drinks too. i so wanna work here!
Graduation ceremony
We had our Dreamer graduation ceremony last night... it was really sad, seeing all 100+ of us all together again for the last time :(
Kaz, our program director (he's awesome) gave one last speech and told us to go forth and pursue our dreams! they played a slideshow filled with photo memories of our time here, and it was nostalgic. we got a free book filled with inspiring words, and then we appreciated the staff members and got in a circle to toast to an awesome summer in NYC :)
And then i did my laundry and accidentally put in a pink shirt with my other white-ish stuff (like sheets) and now everything is pink-ish/stained with splotches of pink. sigh.
I hate packing. and of course, since i'm leaving tomorrow, my period unsurprisingly has to come now. lovely.
i'll probably keep in contact with them though, so i have a network of people to reach out to if i want to work here in the future. (which i really want to)
i wrote out a list of stuff i've been doing in the office, so the next intern can know what to do. and my editor was like, please don't leave! haha. i have to, but it's been great :)
We went to a PR event after work, and got to see exclusive previews of products from all kinds of brand names that will only be launched in the fall. and i got to TAKE SOME OF THEM WITH ME!
Laura Mercier almond coconut milk body creme (it smells soooo good), Godiva chocolates (we got to sample some there, and bring some back. yum), Cookie smelling shower gel from Philosophy (makes me wanna eat cookies), and perfume/lotion from Philosophy's amazing grace. oh and also perfume from Memoire Liquide, this cute brand that lets you custom-make your scent. it smells SO good.
i love philosophy. they had an entire room of philosophy stuff for the christmas holidays, and it was all sooo pretty :)
the event was so fun. a girl came to take us around to see all the beauty products like makeup, perfume, body lotion... then we went to the fashion section, with clothes galore from all kinds of brands, then to the lifestyle section with all kinds of gadgets and cool stuff. the place was SO pink. pink candy, which i took some of, pink cupcakes and cakes...oh it was so cute. and they had an entire bar filled with free drinks too. i so wanna work here!
Graduation ceremony
We had our Dreamer graduation ceremony last night... it was really sad, seeing all 100+ of us all together again for the last time :(
Kaz, our program director (he's awesome) gave one last speech and told us to go forth and pursue our dreams! they played a slideshow filled with photo memories of our time here, and it was nostalgic. we got a free book filled with inspiring words, and then we appreciated the staff members and got in a circle to toast to an awesome summer in NYC :)
And then i did my laundry and accidentally put in a pink shirt with my other white-ish stuff (like sheets) and now everything is pink-ish/stained with splotches of pink. sigh.
I hate packing. and of course, since i'm leaving tomorrow, my period unsurprisingly has to come now. lovely.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Cupid Shuffle
We danced to that song at the cruise, and it was stuck in my head the entire day yesterday.
at the cruise. i don't know why everyone else's photos turned out better than mine :(
i'm gonna miss these girls.
tried to get into plunge, the upscale rooftop bar at hotel ganzevort, but it was impossible and they wanted us to get a table.
table = $250 minimum. heck no. sad.
so we ended up at ono next door, where there was no cover charge, and it was... a gay party!!! awesomeness. although it was kinda sad seeing all those cute guys and knowing they weren't interested :(
but this guy (in blue) we met, he was the gay-est of gays, and he was hilarious!! omg. he came and danced with us, and put on this mini fashion show for us. hahaha. wonder why gays are so funny.
and then we randomly met these promoters on the street and ended up at tenjune!!!
the exclusive club that lots of celebs go to!! heard it was super hard to get in, but we got in for free + free drinks :) i love being a girl.
although... the club wasn't all that. too crowded + ok music + didn't see any celebs. maybe cuz it was a sunday.
Movies
Went to the midnight premiere of Harry Potter number 6 yesterday.. waited in line for 2 hours, because here in America, they don't have this basic thing called SEAT NUMBERS ON YOUR TICKET. so you have to go super early and wait and rush in just to get decent seats, which we did :)
Although we did meet interesting people while waiting, so i'm not complaining. these girls were wandering around trying to sell 'wands' to people for 2 bucks.
their wands = branches from trees. haha.
and this guy behind us was all dressed up in Hogwarts garb, flamboyantly gesturing and explaining all his theories about Harry Potter conspiracies. and when a reporter came to take pictures, he posed in the most ridiculous poses. it was like his own photo shoot.
and i actually really liked the movie. it was light-hearted and funny and better than the previous ones.
but i didn't like taking the subway back at 3am. it was the creepiest thing in the world. creepy crawlies everywhere, creepy weird-looking train that zoomed by and didn't stop, creepy guys mumbling to themselves, creepy guys whistling... ugh. never again.
Also, i finally saw Wall-E. and it was rather boring due to the lack of verbal communication.
But Slumdog millionaire totally blew me away. i'd been putting off watching it cuz i thought it'd be intense and serious and boring, but i totally sat through the entire thing in rapt attention. i couldn't pull my eyes away from the screen. it was riveting! loved it.
One more day of work
YAY! my manager seems to like me a lot... she kept telling the others what a great job i've done and how she doesn't know what she's gonna do without me. haha. awww thanks.
i really like her, she's awesome. and she asked me to continue writing for them, only this time i'll be PAID! $50 per story!! HECK YES. i'm so glad i met her :)
other than that, i almost fell asleep today and monday at work. haha.
at the cruise. i don't know why everyone else's photos turned out better than mine :(
i'm gonna miss these girls.
tried to get into plunge, the upscale rooftop bar at hotel ganzevort, but it was impossible and they wanted us to get a table.
table = $250 minimum. heck no. sad.
so we ended up at ono next door, where there was no cover charge, and it was... a gay party!!! awesomeness. although it was kinda sad seeing all those cute guys and knowing they weren't interested :(
but this guy (in blue) we met, he was the gay-est of gays, and he was hilarious!! omg. he came and danced with us, and put on this mini fashion show for us. hahaha. wonder why gays are so funny.
and then we randomly met these promoters on the street and ended up at tenjune!!!
the exclusive club that lots of celebs go to!! heard it was super hard to get in, but we got in for free + free drinks :) i love being a girl.
although... the club wasn't all that. too crowded + ok music + didn't see any celebs. maybe cuz it was a sunday.
Movies
Went to the midnight premiere of Harry Potter number 6 yesterday.. waited in line for 2 hours, because here in America, they don't have this basic thing called SEAT NUMBERS ON YOUR TICKET. so you have to go super early and wait and rush in just to get decent seats, which we did :)
Although we did meet interesting people while waiting, so i'm not complaining. these girls were wandering around trying to sell 'wands' to people for 2 bucks.
their wands = branches from trees. haha.
and this guy behind us was all dressed up in Hogwarts garb, flamboyantly gesturing and explaining all his theories about Harry Potter conspiracies. and when a reporter came to take pictures, he posed in the most ridiculous poses. it was like his own photo shoot.
and i actually really liked the movie. it was light-hearted and funny and better than the previous ones.
but i didn't like taking the subway back at 3am. it was the creepiest thing in the world. creepy crawlies everywhere, creepy weird-looking train that zoomed by and didn't stop, creepy guys mumbling to themselves, creepy guys whistling... ugh. never again.
Also, i finally saw Wall-E. and it was rather boring due to the lack of verbal communication.
But Slumdog millionaire totally blew me away. i'd been putting off watching it cuz i thought it'd be intense and serious and boring, but i totally sat through the entire thing in rapt attention. i couldn't pull my eyes away from the screen. it was riveting! loved it.
One more day of work
YAY! my manager seems to like me a lot... she kept telling the others what a great job i've done and how she doesn't know what she's gonna do without me. haha. awww thanks.
i really like her, she's awesome. and she asked me to continue writing for them, only this time i'll be PAID! $50 per story!! HECK YES. i'm so glad i met her :)
other than that, i almost fell asleep today and monday at work. haha.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Craziness
Awesome weekend of partying. can i just say how much i love new york city and i never want to leave? everything about this place just fills my heart with great love and joy. from the people to the diversity to the food to the never-ending activities and events... i just love it here and i never want to leave.
anyway now i need sleep and my feet hurt and i hate heels to death.
almost died looking at pics on facebook in my hurry to untag myself.
talking about fb pics, this guy took a pic of me at the beach and i didn't know he was taking it!!! i didn't even know he was there. and then he tagged me. creepyyyyyy.
i wish i could stay here one more week. or one more month...... so many things to do here!!!
anyway now i need sleep and my feet hurt and i hate heels to death.
almost died looking at pics on facebook in my hurry to untag myself.
talking about fb pics, this guy took a pic of me at the beach and i didn't know he was taking it!!! i didn't even know he was there. and then he tagged me. creepyyyyyy.
i wish i could stay here one more week. or one more month...... so many things to do here!!!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Last weekend in NYC
I can't believe how time flies and now it's our last weekend here :(
Black and White
Attempted to find a black dress for the dinner and dance cruise, our last official activity together combining all 3 New York programs, but failed. so i saved $$ and wore an old grey-ish dress. my roomie and i almost didn't make it to the cruise 'cause she took so long to get ready, and there was rush hour traffic. but we made it. and i'm so glad we did, cuz it was so FUN and everyone was all dressed up! :)
AND we partied it up afterwards. I was pretty near wasted, but it was so much fun.
me and rachel. she looks like she's glowing. stupid camera flash.
people thought i was wearing the same dress as stella (on the left). does it look similar at all???
we tried to get a view of the city.
oh kristin.
the dress kept sliding down and riding up when i was dancing. haha. don't think i'll be wearing it again. and those heels were killer. after wearing them for almost 10 hours, my feet and knees are in intense pain today :(
the group.
Got to meet people from the other 2 New York programs, which was cool. and i didn't get seasick, which was a plus. dinner was buffet-style, but no one ate much... to keep our buzz going. haha. was so funny cuz the bar only started serving alcohol at 8.15pm, and exactly at 8.15 you could see everyone ordering their drinks already. and they didn't even check ID. the drinks were pretty expensive, so i only got two.
The view of the river and the city from the boat was so beautiful. we got to see the city at night, in all its glory, and we also passed by the statue of liberty for more picture-taking moments. but most of our time was spent on the first and second deck on the rockin' dance floor cuz it was too windy and chilly outside. the DJ spun awesome tunes all night and it was oh so fun doing crazy dances :)
good times.
Oh i read that drew barrymore and justin long were filming a movie not far from my route from home to work, and i stopped by the past few days, but all i saw were their trailers and no sign of them. sigh! so hard to catch all these sneaky celebs.
Black and White
Attempted to find a black dress for the dinner and dance cruise, our last official activity together combining all 3 New York programs, but failed. so i saved $$ and wore an old grey-ish dress. my roomie and i almost didn't make it to the cruise 'cause she took so long to get ready, and there was rush hour traffic. but we made it. and i'm so glad we did, cuz it was so FUN and everyone was all dressed up! :)
AND we partied it up afterwards. I was pretty near wasted, but it was so much fun.
me and rachel. she looks like she's glowing. stupid camera flash.
people thought i was wearing the same dress as stella (on the left). does it look similar at all???
we tried to get a view of the city.
oh kristin.
the dress kept sliding down and riding up when i was dancing. haha. don't think i'll be wearing it again. and those heels were killer. after wearing them for almost 10 hours, my feet and knees are in intense pain today :(
the group.
Got to meet people from the other 2 New York programs, which was cool. and i didn't get seasick, which was a plus. dinner was buffet-style, but no one ate much... to keep our buzz going. haha. was so funny cuz the bar only started serving alcohol at 8.15pm, and exactly at 8.15 you could see everyone ordering their drinks already. and they didn't even check ID. the drinks were pretty expensive, so i only got two.
The view of the river and the city from the boat was so beautiful. we got to see the city at night, in all its glory, and we also passed by the statue of liberty for more picture-taking moments. but most of our time was spent on the first and second deck on the rockin' dance floor cuz it was too windy and chilly outside. the DJ spun awesome tunes all night and it was oh so fun doing crazy dances :)
good times.
Oh i read that drew barrymore and justin long were filming a movie not far from my route from home to work, and i stopped by the past few days, but all i saw were their trailers and no sign of them. sigh! so hard to catch all these sneaky celebs.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Nothing much
That sums up what i did at work. haha. it's funny how i haven't been writing as much nowadays, because it's totally fine with me.. i'm kinda tired of writing anyway. not this writing, cuz this is fun and pressure-free, but professional writing is draining sometimes. so mostly i just sit in from of the computer and do other stuff. haha.
plus archiving and organizing and helping my manager look for a new intern now that i'm leaving in a week and a half!! :(
Oh how i love free stuff
Today we got a whole bunch of makeup stuff from L'oreal! i was surprised. i thought we usually only get stuff from unknown makeup brands. so i totally grabbed most of it, since no one else wanted it anyway. haha. i took like 5 eyeliners.. black, brown, brown, silver, gold! which was awesome, cuz i was thinking of buying a gold one, but now i don't need to!! and 3 different kinds of eyeshadows... and a lip plumper/gloss. i hope it won't sting like my friend's lip venom, which is supposed to plump up your lips but it hurts soooo much in the process. i think your lips become bigger cuz they're probably swollen. but i guess some people don't care. no pain no gain!
We also got this lip collagen stuff, but i had no idea what that was, so i passed on that.
Sunset on the water
Went to the west side of the Hudson River for the premiere of its summer free movie festival. they were showing Iron Man, and there were tons of chairs set up... people were spread out all around the dock with blankets and chairs... they were giving out free popcorn... so we sat and watched the sun set on the river, with the new york skyline in the background. it was breathtakingly beautiful. too bad i forgot my camera.
The movie finally started at 9, after the sun set... i never get tired of watching Iron Man. love it! but this disgusting old man sat next to me and he kept making weird noises. grossed me out. and this annoying couple sat behind us and had a heart-to-heart conversation THE ENTIRE TIME. everyone tried to shush them, but to no avail.
it was still fun.. just chilling and unwinding at the riverside after a boring day :)
Central park again
I just love it there :) asked my boss for a day off (because i was sick of working and besides, i wasn't getting paid) and went with carly and liz to lay out in the nice warm sun. we found a spot on one of the huge lawns and watched people having picnics, playing frisbee, throwing baseballs, flying kites... so relaxing. although.. i'm still so white. sigh.
At central park
Walking... and walking...
I've been walking so much. it's tiring. we walked from central park west all the way to times square, then at night went to walk the Brooklyn Bridge, which had an amazing view of the city skyline.
view of the city from the Brooklyn Bridge
part of the group at the Brooklyn Bridge
more of the view
view again.
The thought of walking all the way back horrified most of us, so we attempted to find the subway. it was pretty sketchy looking. i'm glad i live in manhattan. brooklyn is full of scary-looking people on the rickety train that keeps swaying back and forth.
but we made it back in one piece. some people tried to 'train-surf' --- standing up perilously when the train is moving and not holding on to anything. it was the most dangerous sport i've ever seen. especially with new york subways! haha.
Caught the midnight premiere of 'Bruno'. if you've seen 'Borat,' this is sacha baron cohen's follow-up, with an entirely new character but the same crazy stunts. his portrayal of a gay austrian fashion designer was so hilarious, although there were (of course) plenty of inappropriate scenes, earning the movie its R rating. haha.
A little disappointed some parts of the trailer didn't make it into the actual movie.
Bruno (in the gayest voice possible) : You may not know this, but... i'm gay. (wearing a see-through black shirt and tight pants and looking very gay)
haha.
plus archiving and organizing and helping my manager look for a new intern now that i'm leaving in a week and a half!! :(
Oh how i love free stuff
Today we got a whole bunch of makeup stuff from L'oreal! i was surprised. i thought we usually only get stuff from unknown makeup brands. so i totally grabbed most of it, since no one else wanted it anyway. haha. i took like 5 eyeliners.. black, brown, brown, silver, gold! which was awesome, cuz i was thinking of buying a gold one, but now i don't need to!! and 3 different kinds of eyeshadows... and a lip plumper/gloss. i hope it won't sting like my friend's lip venom, which is supposed to plump up your lips but it hurts soooo much in the process. i think your lips become bigger cuz they're probably swollen. but i guess some people don't care. no pain no gain!
We also got this lip collagen stuff, but i had no idea what that was, so i passed on that.
Sunset on the water
Went to the west side of the Hudson River for the premiere of its summer free movie festival. they were showing Iron Man, and there were tons of chairs set up... people were spread out all around the dock with blankets and chairs... they were giving out free popcorn... so we sat and watched the sun set on the river, with the new york skyline in the background. it was breathtakingly beautiful. too bad i forgot my camera.
The movie finally started at 9, after the sun set... i never get tired of watching Iron Man. love it! but this disgusting old man sat next to me and he kept making weird noises. grossed me out. and this annoying couple sat behind us and had a heart-to-heart conversation THE ENTIRE TIME. everyone tried to shush them, but to no avail.
it was still fun.. just chilling and unwinding at the riverside after a boring day :)
Central park again
I just love it there :) asked my boss for a day off (because i was sick of working and besides, i wasn't getting paid) and went with carly and liz to lay out in the nice warm sun. we found a spot on one of the huge lawns and watched people having picnics, playing frisbee, throwing baseballs, flying kites... so relaxing. although.. i'm still so white. sigh.
At central park
Walking... and walking...
I've been walking so much. it's tiring. we walked from central park west all the way to times square, then at night went to walk the Brooklyn Bridge, which had an amazing view of the city skyline.
view of the city from the Brooklyn Bridge
part of the group at the Brooklyn Bridge
more of the view
view again.
The thought of walking all the way back horrified most of us, so we attempted to find the subway. it was pretty sketchy looking. i'm glad i live in manhattan. brooklyn is full of scary-looking people on the rickety train that keeps swaying back and forth.
but we made it back in one piece. some people tried to 'train-surf' --- standing up perilously when the train is moving and not holding on to anything. it was the most dangerous sport i've ever seen. especially with new york subways! haha.
Caught the midnight premiere of 'Bruno'. if you've seen 'Borat,' this is sacha baron cohen's follow-up, with an entirely new character but the same crazy stunts. his portrayal of a gay austrian fashion designer was so hilarious, although there were (of course) plenty of inappropriate scenes, earning the movie its R rating. haha.
A little disappointed some parts of the trailer didn't make it into the actual movie.
Bruno (in the gayest voice possible) : You may not know this, but... i'm gay. (wearing a see-through black shirt and tight pants and looking very gay)
haha.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Greater things have yet to come
Liz, carly and me by a fountain in city hall park, some random park we found near ground zero. (we didn't actually go to ground zero since we've all been there before. i'm kinda glad i've been here before with my family, cuz then we did all the touristy things like statue of liberty and empire state building and stuff like that, so i don't have to do that again now!)
At South Seaport on the street filled with restaurants and shops
By the pier where the huge ships are floating aimlessly on the waters. i told carly and liz they'd be glad i'm making them take all these pics for memories! :)
Bodies exhibition!!
The manhattan/brooklyn bridge. it was such a nice sunny day, although it sprinkled a bit. i realize i keep wearing my gladiator sandals. they're so comfy and i didn't really bring many shoes here, in an effort to keep my suitcases light(er).
Mini taylor reunion
Met up with the only two taylor people who live in NYC - carly and liz! :)
(Also skyped with cartoon in the morning and unloaded all my crazy stories to her. so it's been a taylor day!)
Went to 16 handles, the yogurt place that liz works at, to get her paycheck.. it's so cool. they have like 10 flavors and you do it yourself and u put the toppings yourself, and then pay by the ounce. reminded me a little of yami yogurt. hahaha.
Took the bus and attempted to go to South Seaport in brooklyn, but ended up far away from it, so we had to walk for almost half an hour to get there. which i didn't mind at all. exercise is good. that's what i like about NYC.. you can walk anywhere and not be bored, cuz everything's so fascinating and attention-grabbing, even locals like carly and liz never fail to be mesmerized by the city's charm. We walked by the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge, and finally got to the pier, which was such a quaint little place! there were ships docked on the pier, cute little restaurants by the water, a tiny mall filled with nice shops...
Good times. and good conversations.
Bodies everywhere
With great anticipation and a little nervousness, we paid and went in to see the Bodies Exhibition (i think it came to sgp before). was a little anxious, cuz i didn't know how gross it would be, and i'd heard horror stories about the disgusting displays. but it was surprisingly pretty cool and interesting.
since i've never taken biology, i definitely learned A LOT about my body today. too bad we weren't allowed to take pictures in the exhibitions.
i learned that our urinary bladder is like half the size of my fist. no wonder i keep going to the toilet. haha. they had real bodies made out of bone and muscle and nerves, and it was pretty gross. as we progressed, we saw bodies cut up into more and more pieces! it went from being sawed in half to being sawed into 6 pieces! grossness. i don't know how the person who cut the bodies managed to do it without screaming like mad. ew. i also can't imagine volunteering for such a thing. why would you want your body to be cut into pieces even if you're dead? someone said the bodies were all taken from china, and i was like, yeah that makes sense. it's probably cheaper there. haha. (inside i was thinking, 'no wonder they all looked asian! i thought my eyes were just biased.')
There was also a display on fetuses and how they grow... and we saw their little skeletons developed by about 12 weeks! just made me wonder how anyone can justify an abortion. babies obviously already are alive and have a soul the moment they're conceived. And we saw the nerves in our body, which looked like fancy little trees with tiny branches. haha.
So yeah. it was really interesting, although by the end i was a little nauseated. haha.
Last seminar
Today was the university of dreams' last seminar (thank goodness. the seminars have been interesting, but they take up an evening where i could've been doing something more fun)... the CEO of the company came and spoke to us, and even though he went on for two hours, i listened in rapt attention the entire time, along with everyone else.
His life has been... filled with ups and downs. he was co-founder of the Vans Warped Tour!! he did tons of stuff and earned LOTS of money... then he went through setbacks and obstacles, and found himself poor and in debt... but through it all, he never gave up, and pushed on with his dream of doing what he loved.
I like what he said to us about living life to its fullest - do what you love and what you're particularly good at.
And who cares about what everyone tells you to do. even if you're earning 8 figures at some boring finance job, you're not gonna be happy as you would be doing something you love.
He lamented on how he always fell asleep at his first job in finance, and so he figured out it wasn't for him. and it made me think of how i'm falling asleep in my job now. haha. it just proves that a 9 to 5 job sitting at a desk just is not my cup of tea. i'd rather be up and about, talking to people, doing something useful instead of staring at a computer screen for the rest of my life. but i'm still grateful for this opportunity.
And there was a point where he actually teared when talking about his best friend who was stabbed to death... it just makes you realize you never know what tomorrow holds, and all you can do is live today the best you can.
Yeah he was pretty good at sparking off that inspirational little flame in all of us. i swear, the entire room was just captivated by him. i totally wouldn't mind working for him. haha. it's amazing how he built this company up with his own bare hands. and yes, the name 'university of dreams' sounds sketchy, added to the fact that i found it online and it could've been a scam... but i'm so glad i did this. if not, i wouldn't have met these amazing people, i wouldn't have had the experience of working with an online magazine, and i wouldn't have gotten the chance to live in this awesome city and experience it all.
On a side note, my roomie and i went out and walked around union square after the seminar. i got frozen yogurt from this place called 'daydream,' and she, on the other hand, went to 5 different frozen yogurt places and got samples. she brings kiasu to a whole new level. and then, she got back and called her mom immediately (duh) to discuss her classes next semester. and when i say discuss, i mean a thorough, detailed, LONG chat about professors, classes, websites that rate professors, classrooms that are near good eating places, etc.
i can't help but wonder if she ever decides anything for herself.
other than that, we had good conversation during our walk :)
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Let's talk about...
Guys.
Haha. because we just had a girly party watching 'the bachelorette season 5,' and if you're not keeping up with it, there's this HUGE jerk named wes. the most awful person on planet earth. basically he went on the show to promote his music and brag about his girlfriend. and he still managed to stay on and charm his way into jillian's heart until the final four!! so annoyed. but now he's gone. good riddance.
Anyway, after being around people of all kinds of ethnicities in the US, i've come to realize that...
1. black guys are super forward. they know what they want and they go for it without hesitation.
2. white guys can be forward most of the time, but sometimes they're intimidated by girls of other ethnicities.
3. asian guys are wimpy cowards. i'm sorry, but in comparison to the others, they really have no guts to approach girls.
4. i don't really have much experience with hispanic/other minority guys.
of course all these are just general observations. there are exceptions, but this is what usually happens. kinda sad, huh. i'm glad i'm a girl so i don't have to feel pressurized to do the approaching. haha.
So here are some funny pick-up lines i found while bored at work.
"do you have a library card? because i'm checking you out."
"you owe me money. why? you've been living in my heart and you haven't paid rent."
"can i take your picture? cause i want santa to know exactly what i want for christmas."
"you must be a broom cause you're sweeping me off my feet."
"do u believe in love at first sight, or should i walk by again?"
"i hope you know CPR, 'cause you take my breath away."
And my personal favorite..
If someone ever used these on me, i'd just die laughing.
Random thoughts
5 more days of work :)
Also, i'm so glad i met so many friends here. they're awesome and hilarious and i'm gonna miss them when we have to leave!!! we're already planning a reunion. some of them might come visit me in LA!!! so excited to be out of taylor for an entire semester :)
Have you ever tried to say something to a friend or wave hi/goodbye to them, only to have the random stranger in front of them wave back/say hi back???
Yesterday i said goodbye to my friends as i left the baseball game early, and this guy in front of us turned around and replied 'bye' to me in a cheerful voice. and he seemed so happy about it, i couldn't help but say 'bye' back to him.
And i remember once.. i waved hi to my friend, and this guy in front of her waved back at me excitedly. and i had no idea who he was. and then he turned around and saw my friend and fled the scene in embarrassment. haha.
Haha. because we just had a girly party watching 'the bachelorette season 5,' and if you're not keeping up with it, there's this HUGE jerk named wes. the most awful person on planet earth. basically he went on the show to promote his music and brag about his girlfriend. and he still managed to stay on and charm his way into jillian's heart until the final four!! so annoyed. but now he's gone. good riddance.
Anyway, after being around people of all kinds of ethnicities in the US, i've come to realize that...
1. black guys are super forward. they know what they want and they go for it without hesitation.
2. white guys can be forward most of the time, but sometimes they're intimidated by girls of other ethnicities.
3. asian guys are wimpy cowards. i'm sorry, but in comparison to the others, they really have no guts to approach girls.
4. i don't really have much experience with hispanic/other minority guys.
of course all these are just general observations. there are exceptions, but this is what usually happens. kinda sad, huh. i'm glad i'm a girl so i don't have to feel pressurized to do the approaching. haha.
So here are some funny pick-up lines i found while bored at work.
"do you have a library card? because i'm checking you out."
"you owe me money. why? you've been living in my heart and you haven't paid rent."
"can i take your picture? cause i want santa to know exactly what i want for christmas."
"you must be a broom cause you're sweeping me off my feet."
"do u believe in love at first sight, or should i walk by again?"
"i hope you know CPR, 'cause you take my breath away."
And my personal favorite..
"you must be tired cause you've been running through my mind all day."
If someone ever used these on me, i'd just die laughing.
Random thoughts
5 more days of work :)
Also, i'm so glad i met so many friends here. they're awesome and hilarious and i'm gonna miss them when we have to leave!!! we're already planning a reunion. some of them might come visit me in LA!!! so excited to be out of taylor for an entire semester :)
Have you ever tried to say something to a friend or wave hi/goodbye to them, only to have the random stranger in front of them wave back/say hi back???
Yesterday i said goodbye to my friends as i left the baseball game early, and this guy in front of us turned around and replied 'bye' to me in a cheerful voice. and he seemed so happy about it, i couldn't help but say 'bye' back to him.
And i remember once.. i waved hi to my friend, and this guy in front of her waved back at me excitedly. and i had no idea who he was. and then he turned around and saw my friend and fled the scene in embarrassment. haha.
Monday, July 06, 2009
Fourth of july and then some
TGI Fridays
Friday was... an experience. with too much alcohol. that's all i'll say.
Girls night out.
At continental
Independence Day
Felt pretty crappy but still managed to get up and go to Coney Island for the annual hot dog eating contest between skinny world champion japanese guy and white guy. don't know their names. haha. it was soooo packed. and we got to eat Nathan's famous hot dogs, which were yummy and well-worth the one hour line wait.
Hot dog eating contest at Coney Island.
I think my friends think i'm super kiasu now.
Lady (holding a bunch of paper fans): Anyone want these?
Me (trying to ignore her politely): No....
Lady: They're free!
Me (turning around abruptly and lunging forward to grab one): FREE??? Ooooh yes, i want one thank you!
It was a useful fan for a hot day ok. no judging! haha.
Coney island was pretty cool.. walked along the boardwalk at the beach... met lots of creepy guys who kept staring for some reason. People were smoking weed.. it was gross. Saw some professional volleyball league competitions going on... walked through flea markets... went to the carnival and saw the freak show (which claimed to have a snake woman and a two headed baby among other weird stuff), but it was a waste of 3 bucks. All it consisted of was a lame magician and his card tricks, a woman/man (looked like a masculine woman, but when she/he opened her mouth to say 'happy fourth of july,' a deep, baritone voice emerged instead of a high feminine one) walking on glass, someone lying on a bed of nails, and... get this.
Spider woman. you're probably thinking, oooohhh, a woman with the body of a spider??
YES! right on.
but the spider was some SOFT TOY. it was like she just poked her head into the soft toy spider's body, and ta-daaa! SPIDER WOMAN. *sways her 8 legs to make it look real*
omg. SO weird.
we tried to go on some rides, but the rollercoaster looked rickety and old and about to fall apart, and it cost 9 ridiculous dollars.
So after all that we were pretty much exhausted and i actually took a nap in my room.
Bumblebee from transformers! i practically chased him down to take this photo, only to have it turn out like this. haha.
Its all in the shirt
So i was wearing my 'save ferris - ferris bueler's day off' shirt. and ferris bueler's day off is like a classic movie here in the US released about 10 years ago.
OMG whenever i wear it, all sorts of people come up and strike up a conversation with me. i swear, that shirt is cursed! first on the subway, this guy comes up and tells me i'm too young to remember that movie! and then we talk and he tells me about good grad schools for journalism, cuz i told him that's my major.
Then on another subway, this other guy gets in my face and says, 'sweetheart, that was ten years ago.' (with a fake-o british accent). i tried not to crack up.
Then yesterday, while i was getting food, this guy just waltzes up to me and comments, 'i need to take you clothes shopping, girl.'
Me: what the heck.
And he explains and says my shirt is old, blah blah blah. and then, seconds after meeting me (we don't even know each other's names), he whips out his phone and tells me to put my number in.
Me: heck no! i don't know you!
Random guy: oh, sorry.. i'm (i forgot his name) _____, and i think you're really attractive.
Me (oooh i like hearing that. say it again!): Sorry? (innocently pretending i didn't hear him)
Random guy: I think you're really attractive.
Hahahaha.
And then he keeps talking to me but i finally manage to get away.
Fireworks!
We walked to chelsea piers at night and saw the macy's fireworks!!! there were hundreds of people gathered, and it lasted like 20 minutes. it was amazingly beautiful. they had all sorts of sparkling cute little fireworks. we were in awe for the whole time. lots of 'ooohs' and 'aaaaahs' from the crowd.
fourth of july fireworks!!!
After that, Shivvy's 21st birthday at some exclusive place that turned out to be just average. i like having rich friends :)
Shivvy's 21st birthday.
Yankees game
Went to the brand new New York Yankees stadium in the Bronx today to watch the Yankees play the toronto Blue jays.
My very first baseball game ever!!! I was excited.
The Yankees museum
Watching the baseball game from the bleachers and roasting in the relentless sun
On the way to the yankees game.
Look at the huge crowd behind us!
The stadium was HUGE and so cool. food stands everywhere, crazy yankees-loving crowd, even a mini yankees history museum. and our seats were pretty good too.
obviously i had no idea what was going on in the game, even though people tried to explain it to me. i gave up after a lot of confusion. i just cheered whenever people cheered, and booed when they booed. haha.
The sun was burning down today. my shoulders are red, and i have like 5 different tan lines now.
I feel so american. fourth of july... coney island.. hot dogs... fireworks.. singing the star spangled banner (american national anthem).. watching a baseball game (america's favorite pastime. haha)...
Good times.
Friday was... an experience. with too much alcohol. that's all i'll say.
Girls night out.
At continental
Independence Day
Felt pretty crappy but still managed to get up and go to Coney Island for the annual hot dog eating contest between skinny world champion japanese guy and white guy. don't know their names. haha. it was soooo packed. and we got to eat Nathan's famous hot dogs, which were yummy and well-worth the one hour line wait.
Hot dog eating contest at Coney Island.
I think my friends think i'm super kiasu now.
Lady (holding a bunch of paper fans): Anyone want these?
Me (trying to ignore her politely): No....
Lady: They're free!
Me (turning around abruptly and lunging forward to grab one): FREE??? Ooooh yes, i want one thank you!
It was a useful fan for a hot day ok. no judging! haha.
Coney island was pretty cool.. walked along the boardwalk at the beach... met lots of creepy guys who kept staring for some reason. People were smoking weed.. it was gross. Saw some professional volleyball league competitions going on... walked through flea markets... went to the carnival and saw the freak show (which claimed to have a snake woman and a two headed baby among other weird stuff), but it was a waste of 3 bucks. All it consisted of was a lame magician and his card tricks, a woman/man (looked like a masculine woman, but when she/he opened her mouth to say 'happy fourth of july,' a deep, baritone voice emerged instead of a high feminine one) walking on glass, someone lying on a bed of nails, and... get this.
Spider woman. you're probably thinking, oooohhh, a woman with the body of a spider??
YES! right on.
but the spider was some SOFT TOY. it was like she just poked her head into the soft toy spider's body, and ta-daaa! SPIDER WOMAN. *sways her 8 legs to make it look real*
omg. SO weird.
we tried to go on some rides, but the rollercoaster looked rickety and old and about to fall apart, and it cost 9 ridiculous dollars.
So after all that we were pretty much exhausted and i actually took a nap in my room.
Bumblebee from transformers! i practically chased him down to take this photo, only to have it turn out like this. haha.
Its all in the shirt
So i was wearing my 'save ferris - ferris bueler's day off' shirt. and ferris bueler's day off is like a classic movie here in the US released about 10 years ago.
OMG whenever i wear it, all sorts of people come up and strike up a conversation with me. i swear, that shirt is cursed! first on the subway, this guy comes up and tells me i'm too young to remember that movie! and then we talk and he tells me about good grad schools for journalism, cuz i told him that's my major.
Then on another subway, this other guy gets in my face and says, 'sweetheart, that was ten years ago.' (with a fake-o british accent). i tried not to crack up.
Then yesterday, while i was getting food, this guy just waltzes up to me and comments, 'i need to take you clothes shopping, girl.'
Me: what the heck.
And he explains and says my shirt is old, blah blah blah. and then, seconds after meeting me (we don't even know each other's names), he whips out his phone and tells me to put my number in.
Me: heck no! i don't know you!
Random guy: oh, sorry.. i'm (i forgot his name) _____, and i think you're really attractive.
Me (oooh i like hearing that. say it again!): Sorry? (innocently pretending i didn't hear him)
Random guy: I think you're really attractive.
Hahahaha.
And then he keeps talking to me but i finally manage to get away.
Fireworks!
We walked to chelsea piers at night and saw the macy's fireworks!!! there were hundreds of people gathered, and it lasted like 20 minutes. it was amazingly beautiful. they had all sorts of sparkling cute little fireworks. we were in awe for the whole time. lots of 'ooohs' and 'aaaaahs' from the crowd.
fourth of july fireworks!!!
After that, Shivvy's 21st birthday at some exclusive place that turned out to be just average. i like having rich friends :)
Shivvy's 21st birthday.
Yankees game
Went to the brand new New York Yankees stadium in the Bronx today to watch the Yankees play the toronto Blue jays.
My very first baseball game ever!!! I was excited.
The Yankees museum
Watching the baseball game from the bleachers and roasting in the relentless sun
On the way to the yankees game.
Look at the huge crowd behind us!
The stadium was HUGE and so cool. food stands everywhere, crazy yankees-loving crowd, even a mini yankees history museum. and our seats were pretty good too.
obviously i had no idea what was going on in the game, even though people tried to explain it to me. i gave up after a lot of confusion. i just cheered whenever people cheered, and booed when they booed. haha.
The sun was burning down today. my shoulders are red, and i have like 5 different tan lines now.
I feel so american. fourth of july... coney island.. hot dogs... fireworks.. singing the star spangled banner (american national anthem).. watching a baseball game (america's favorite pastime. haha)...
Good times.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Long, long weekend
YAY no work again today :)
Went to the Met (metropolitan museum of art) with sarah and walked till our legs were sore. the place was way too huge to cover in one day... thank goodness we only paid 5 altogether 'cause the museum runs on donations.
Outside the Met.
We saw way too many paintings, funky cool modern art exhibits, primitive tribal elements, greek/roman sculptures, and best of all, the fashion exhibit sponsored by marc jacobs! it chronicled the changes in the fashion world from the '50s till now, and it was SO cool to see all the different models and designers that revolutionized the industry. plus the cool clothes and magazine spreads were fascinating too :)
Sushi + frozen yogurt for dinner = super duper full.
learned a lot about sarah's past. admire her cuz she really went through a lot.
Met this crazy guy on the subway who commented on everyone's dressing and mumbled unintelligibly to himself. he was so queer and he smelled bad.
he went up to this black guy in a suit, and was like 'you know when you see a black brother in a suit, he's got it goin' on for him!'
and the terrified guy was like, uh... ok.
Reminded me of kristin last night, when she drunkenly proceeded to imitate the actors in The Lion King broadway musical. she struggled to claw the air like a lion and make roaring sounds, her mouth open wide and contorted. we were already trying to swallow our laughter so as not to offend her, but then this guy standing next to her looked so horrified that he risked his life ('cause you're not supposed to go from carriage to carriage when the subway is moving) and opened the door and stepped gingerly into the other carriage. then he looked back at us, with a mixture of relief and a how-do-you-girls-deal-with-her look. so then we just burst out laughing, and kristin was pleased 'cause thought she had succeeded at making us laugh.
Times Square at night is pretty interesting. this guy made my friend pay $5 just to hold his slithering snake and take pictures. such a rip off! i attempted to touch the snake, but it felt so slimy and leathery and i screamed. ugh.
Lots of street vendors selling illegal fake bags/watches/purses/DVDs.
Also lots of guys trying to talk to us and make friends. as if.
Went to the Met (metropolitan museum of art) with sarah and walked till our legs were sore. the place was way too huge to cover in one day... thank goodness we only paid 5 altogether 'cause the museum runs on donations.
Outside the Met.
We saw way too many paintings, funky cool modern art exhibits, primitive tribal elements, greek/roman sculptures, and best of all, the fashion exhibit sponsored by marc jacobs! it chronicled the changes in the fashion world from the '50s till now, and it was SO cool to see all the different models and designers that revolutionized the industry. plus the cool clothes and magazine spreads were fascinating too :)
Sushi + frozen yogurt for dinner = super duper full.
learned a lot about sarah's past. admire her cuz she really went through a lot.
Met this crazy guy on the subway who commented on everyone's dressing and mumbled unintelligibly to himself. he was so queer and he smelled bad.
he went up to this black guy in a suit, and was like 'you know when you see a black brother in a suit, he's got it goin' on for him!'
and the terrified guy was like, uh... ok.
Reminded me of kristin last night, when she drunkenly proceeded to imitate the actors in The Lion King broadway musical. she struggled to claw the air like a lion and make roaring sounds, her mouth open wide and contorted. we were already trying to swallow our laughter so as not to offend her, but then this guy standing next to her looked so horrified that he risked his life ('cause you're not supposed to go from carriage to carriage when the subway is moving) and opened the door and stepped gingerly into the other carriage. then he looked back at us, with a mixture of relief and a how-do-you-girls-deal-with-her look. so then we just burst out laughing, and kristin was pleased 'cause thought she had succeeded at making us laugh.
Times Square at night is pretty interesting. this guy made my friend pay $5 just to hold his slithering snake and take pictures. such a rip off! i attempted to touch the snake, but it felt so slimy and leathery and i screamed. ugh.
Lots of street vendors selling illegal fake bags/watches/purses/DVDs.
Also lots of guys trying to talk to us and make friends. as if.
Friday, July 03, 2009
The little things
More feature stories :)
Dallas - carolina's mexican cuisine
http://www.julib.com/dallas/mexandmatch062509DA_email.html
London - the compass
http://www.julib.com/london/direstraits062509LO_email.html
London - cote brasserie
http://www.julib.com/london/coteofarms062309LO_email.html
Atlanta - rosebud
http://www.julib.com/atlanta/rosyroots062509AT_email.html
All cities - 4th of july special
http://www.julib.com/newyork/july4thspecial063009NY_email.html
(all our subscribers in all 14 cities got to see my writing!!)
Long, long weekend
So today i received the best news ever. my manager told me i didn't need to go in for work!! YAYYYY. was gonna go back to sleep, but then i opened up my computer, and was instantly flooded by a barrage of calls and emails and chats (so i guess between sleep and talking with family and friends, the latter won).
No more talk about brothers. oh the wonders of censorship.
Lazing away
Lazed the day away...went out with haley, my suitemate, to this asian restaurant called Je'Bon around the corner. i have no idea why an asian resto has a french-sounding name. i think they tried to explain that it had some chinese meaning, but however i tried, je'bon just does NOT sound even vaguely chinese at all. anw the food was good, and i had a good time. haley's really cool. she's got the whole theatre major thing going... she wants to move to new york and try to get into broadway next time, which i think is awesomely cool. she's probably gonna be super famous one day, and i'll know her! haha.
And of course it had to start pouring cats and dogs as soon as we were done with our meal! so we waited it out. attempted to flag a cab, but they all ignored us for some reason. fine, don't earn our money! so we just walked back in the rain. no biggie, since we both hadn't showered. haha.
I think i took like 3 naps today.. just lazed on my bed and watched movies. felt so good to just slack :)
Was a little tired still, but managed to pull myself out of bed to go to times square and go bar-hopping. i love girls night out + cheap margaritas :)
AND i'm so jealous of my roomie cuz she eats with reckless abandon, like nobody's business, always stuffing her face with cookies and chocolate and cakes and calories, but she's stick thin.
and i, on the other hand, try to eat healthy and stuff, but obviously i'm the furthest thing from being thin. how can life be so unfair?????
So tonight i shared a bunch of random details with my roomie (who was, surprisingly enough, still awake) about my past. and showed her my sgp ID, where i look gross. as someone once said, 'eeeee, u look like my dad!' and proceeded to take a picture for future laughs. all i can say is, we all go through awkward stages, some worse than others. i'm just glad i grew out of the short hair, center parting, round, harry-potter-like glasses, and baggy clothes.
thank God for contacts and makeup.
But we had a good laugh, and she shared some awkward middle school stories too. i'm glad to hear i'm not alone. haha. i'm also glad to be the source of joy for people whenever i whip out my sgp IC and show it to them. most people just about die laughing on the spot 'cause i look so different (and hideous) from how i look now. so i always tell them, if they ever have a bad day, just come to me and i'll show them my IC and they'll feel all better again :)
Dallas - carolina's mexican cuisine
http://www.julib.com/dallas/mexandmatch062509DA_email.html
London - the compass
http://www.julib.com/london/direstraits062509LO_email.html
London - cote brasserie
http://www.julib.com/london/coteofarms062309LO_email.html
Atlanta - rosebud
http://www.julib.com/atlanta/rosyroots062509AT_email.html
All cities - 4th of july special
http://www.julib.com/newyork/july4thspecial063009NY_email.html
(all our subscribers in all 14 cities got to see my writing!!)
Long, long weekend
So today i received the best news ever. my manager told me i didn't need to go in for work!! YAYYYY. was gonna go back to sleep, but then i opened up my computer, and was instantly flooded by a barrage of calls and emails and chats (so i guess between sleep and talking with family and friends, the latter won).
No more talk about brothers. oh the wonders of censorship.
Lazing away
Lazed the day away...went out with haley, my suitemate, to this asian restaurant called Je'Bon around the corner. i have no idea why an asian resto has a french-sounding name. i think they tried to explain that it had some chinese meaning, but however i tried, je'bon just does NOT sound even vaguely chinese at all. anw the food was good, and i had a good time. haley's really cool. she's got the whole theatre major thing going... she wants to move to new york and try to get into broadway next time, which i think is awesomely cool. she's probably gonna be super famous one day, and i'll know her! haha.
And of course it had to start pouring cats and dogs as soon as we were done with our meal! so we waited it out. attempted to flag a cab, but they all ignored us for some reason. fine, don't earn our money! so we just walked back in the rain. no biggie, since we both hadn't showered. haha.
I think i took like 3 naps today.. just lazed on my bed and watched movies. felt so good to just slack :)
Was a little tired still, but managed to pull myself out of bed to go to times square and go bar-hopping. i love girls night out + cheap margaritas :)
AND i'm so jealous of my roomie cuz she eats with reckless abandon, like nobody's business, always stuffing her face with cookies and chocolate and cakes and calories, but she's stick thin.
and i, on the other hand, try to eat healthy and stuff, but obviously i'm the furthest thing from being thin. how can life be so unfair?????
So tonight i shared a bunch of random details with my roomie (who was, surprisingly enough, still awake) about my past. and showed her my sgp ID, where i look gross. as someone once said, 'eeeee, u look like my dad!' and proceeded to take a picture for future laughs. all i can say is, we all go through awkward stages, some worse than others. i'm just glad i grew out of the short hair, center parting, round, harry-potter-like glasses, and baggy clothes.
thank God for contacts and makeup.
But we had a good laugh, and she shared some awkward middle school stories too. i'm glad to hear i'm not alone. haha. i'm also glad to be the source of joy for people whenever i whip out my sgp IC and show it to them. most people just about die laughing on the spot 'cause i look so different (and hideous) from how i look now. so i always tell them, if they ever have a bad day, just come to me and i'll show them my IC and they'll feel all better again :)
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Mid-week madness
Meet the family
So yesterday i went and met aunt nancy, a relative from my mom's side, who's an air stewardess and happened to fly into NYC for the weekend. Brought some stuff for her to bring back to good old singapore... so here's hoping my suitcases won't be overweight anymore :)
It was kinda weird, meeting up here, when at home i've never really talked to her much. but she was nice and all.. she told me she didn't know anything that goes on in me and my brother's lives (and vice versa)... which i thought was kinda sad. i guess sometimes family doesn't mean closeness. but it was good to catch up. she told me tales of demanding caucasian people in airplanes.. swine flu alert.. and how she and her crew get to stay in grand hotels now that the economy is bad. ironic.
Nature and wilderness
We walked along 5th Avenue.. she snapped pictures of everything possible (for her nephew). And then we took a stroll in Central Park, with my pizza pretzel and her hot dog bun, and admired the park, which was SO beautiful. it was just refreshing to 'get out' of the city and breathe in the gorgeous fresh air in the park. Just being surrounded by trees, grass, happy little kids, people tanning in the sun... so totally summer :)
We walked by the Central Park Zoo (think Madagascar! haha), which smothered us in stinky animal smells... met this adorable group of little kiddies on a school field trip (altogether now, awwwwww!)... sat and listened to the melodious sounds of random bands playing in the park... so soothing and relaxing. i love love love central park.
Me and auntie nancy in central park.
This stretch of central park totally looks like scenes from sooooo many movies.
one of the group of musicians we saw busking in the park. reminded me of that one time when i made the comment, 'how come people in other countries can do busking for fun and make money, but the only people who do busking in singapore are handicapped people, without legs, without arms, blind or deaf?' haha. (so true, right??)
random church on 5th avenue amidst all the shops - fifth avenue presbyterian church. isn't it beautiful? (this is basically what most conservative churches in US look like) auntie nancy insisted on going in to take pics. haha.
Had a mini photo shoot when we met this girl from HK.. attempted to capture the beauty of the park, but didn't really succeed. haha. then i walked with her to Times Square where she met her friend, and i went to meet carly (my friend from school) back at Union Square!!
Reunion
Sort of. i guess we haven't seen each other since... the end of may. haha. so it's been a few weeks. but i love carly, she's awesome :)
(Plus i didn't wanna go back to my room. both my suitemates have been sick, so i'm trying to avoid them.)
We went shoe shopping for her work shoes at DSW, met her mom, who was wonderfully sweet and nice... then i wanted to introduce her to bubble tea, so we headed down 3rd avenue.
Upon reaching the bbtea shop, i excitedly turned to carly and was about to tell her all about the wonderful world of bubbles/pearls, when this burly, freakishly huge, intimidating policeman BURST into the shop and began yelling and shrieking. he demanded the owners to close the place down immediately, because apparently they haven't been paying rent. the open-mouthed gaping look on their faces was priceless. and i would've found the situation hilarious, if not for the fact that i was tremendously upset at being denied my bubble tea!!! but the policeman was determined to chase away every single customer, so we headed to Pinkberry (the Obama kids' fav frozen yogurt place) instead.
Upper East Side
I realized that carly lives in the UPPER EAST SIDE!!!! where all the rich and glamorous live!! so jealous. we went back to Central Park in an effort to find robert pattison, who was filming a movie called 'remember me' on 5th ave somewhere in central park. but we failed, sadly enough. i don't actually care much for him, but it would've been cool to see a movie being filmed. oh well! (still determined to stalk gossip girl shoots. apparently they've begun filming on tues a few streets from my place! but stupid work is getting in the way of me finding them!)
Anw since central park is crazy huge, we walked uptown toward the lake, and saw a beautiful bridge, a fun carnival, playgrounds filled with joyful children, and even baseball fields. so we sat and licked our ice cream and chatted for the longest time as carly attempted to explain the rules of baseball to me. finally she gave up and we just talked.... about life.
me and carly :)
the lake at central park.
I got to see the place she used to work at and is going to work at this summer.. it's a restaurant in times square called 'Juniors' and it looked pretty quaint and cool, like an all-american diner style place.
Then we headed back to her place! it was an apartment in a cute little neighborhood, not as ritzy as the filthy rich, but really cozy and comfy all the same :)
(Now i have a new goal in life - to move to NYC and live in an apartment like this!!!)
it was totally refreshing to actually be at someone's house for once and have them stuff me with food, instead of being at the dorm all the time. and to watch tv, oh TV, how i've missed thee. we watched disney channel. hahahhaa. and played with her cute little tiny dog. awww it was so nice to feel at home again :) and her family was awesome.
She took me to see the rich neighborhood, a few blocks up from her, and although they all look the same on the outside, like normal apartment buildings, the inside looked like HOTELS. from what we could see as we peeked in, there were guards and concierges and chandeliers and the place was just reeking of money.
And then i headed back and watched the midnight showing of 'The Hangover' with rachel. it was.... inappropriately hilarious. haha. definitely earned its R rating.
Boredom
So bored at work today. 7 more days and counting (to freedom)!!!
but one thing happened today: my manager told me she's bringing me to a PR company's exclusive party where they give out TONS of free stuff, and its way better than all the free stuff we've been getting!!! I'M SO EXCITED! it's on my last day of work. CAN'T WAIT!
Top of the Rock
Went with a bunch of people to the top of the Rockefeller center in the evening. we had a view of the entire NYC brightly lit up, and it was gorgeous. saw times square, central park, the empire state building, the chrysler building, brooklyn bridge.... it was soooo beautiful. but my legs were a little wobbly from being up so high.
we got our tix to go up to the top!
View of one part of NYC. the building in red is the empire state building (where king kong climbed up. haha.)
can't really see, but we were at the top of the rockefeller center.
they had these weird crystals encased in the walls throughout the building, and it just reminded me of the rock planet lex luther tried to create in 'superman returns'
you can kinda see the background.
And then... KARAOKE the night away at a bar in times square!!! once again, the entire bar could hear us shrieking to songs. and this bar was more high-end than the other one we went to. but we didn't really care. haha. and we kinda forgot about the time so it's late now and i have to go to work tomorrow but i really don't want to but i guess i'll go. haha.
So yesterday i went and met aunt nancy, a relative from my mom's side, who's an air stewardess and happened to fly into NYC for the weekend. Brought some stuff for her to bring back to good old singapore... so here's hoping my suitcases won't be overweight anymore :)
It was kinda weird, meeting up here, when at home i've never really talked to her much. but she was nice and all.. she told me she didn't know anything that goes on in me and my brother's lives (and vice versa)... which i thought was kinda sad. i guess sometimes family doesn't mean closeness. but it was good to catch up. she told me tales of demanding caucasian people in airplanes.. swine flu alert.. and how she and her crew get to stay in grand hotels now that the economy is bad. ironic.
Nature and wilderness
We walked along 5th Avenue.. she snapped pictures of everything possible (for her nephew). And then we took a stroll in Central Park, with my pizza pretzel and her hot dog bun, and admired the park, which was SO beautiful. it was just refreshing to 'get out' of the city and breathe in the gorgeous fresh air in the park. Just being surrounded by trees, grass, happy little kids, people tanning in the sun... so totally summer :)
We walked by the Central Park Zoo (think Madagascar! haha), which smothered us in stinky animal smells... met this adorable group of little kiddies on a school field trip (altogether now, awwwwww!)... sat and listened to the melodious sounds of random bands playing in the park... so soothing and relaxing. i love love love central park.
Me and auntie nancy in central park.
This stretch of central park totally looks like scenes from sooooo many movies.
one of the group of musicians we saw busking in the park. reminded me of that one time when i made the comment, 'how come people in other countries can do busking for fun and make money, but the only people who do busking in singapore are handicapped people, without legs, without arms, blind or deaf?' haha. (so true, right??)
random church on 5th avenue amidst all the shops - fifth avenue presbyterian church. isn't it beautiful? (this is basically what most conservative churches in US look like) auntie nancy insisted on going in to take pics. haha.
Had a mini photo shoot when we met this girl from HK.. attempted to capture the beauty of the park, but didn't really succeed. haha. then i walked with her to Times Square where she met her friend, and i went to meet carly (my friend from school) back at Union Square!!
Reunion
Sort of. i guess we haven't seen each other since... the end of may. haha. so it's been a few weeks. but i love carly, she's awesome :)
(Plus i didn't wanna go back to my room. both my suitemates have been sick, so i'm trying to avoid them.)
We went shoe shopping for her work shoes at DSW, met her mom, who was wonderfully sweet and nice... then i wanted to introduce her to bubble tea, so we headed down 3rd avenue.
Upon reaching the bbtea shop, i excitedly turned to carly and was about to tell her all about the wonderful world of bubbles/pearls, when this burly, freakishly huge, intimidating policeman BURST into the shop and began yelling and shrieking. he demanded the owners to close the place down immediately, because apparently they haven't been paying rent. the open-mouthed gaping look on their faces was priceless. and i would've found the situation hilarious, if not for the fact that i was tremendously upset at being denied my bubble tea!!! but the policeman was determined to chase away every single customer, so we headed to Pinkberry (the Obama kids' fav frozen yogurt place) instead.
Upper East Side
I realized that carly lives in the UPPER EAST SIDE!!!! where all the rich and glamorous live!! so jealous. we went back to Central Park in an effort to find robert pattison, who was filming a movie called 'remember me' on 5th ave somewhere in central park. but we failed, sadly enough. i don't actually care much for him, but it would've been cool to see a movie being filmed. oh well! (still determined to stalk gossip girl shoots. apparently they've begun filming on tues a few streets from my place! but stupid work is getting in the way of me finding them!)
Anw since central park is crazy huge, we walked uptown toward the lake, and saw a beautiful bridge, a fun carnival, playgrounds filled with joyful children, and even baseball fields. so we sat and licked our ice cream and chatted for the longest time as carly attempted to explain the rules of baseball to me. finally she gave up and we just talked.... about life.
me and carly :)
the lake at central park.
I got to see the place she used to work at and is going to work at this summer.. it's a restaurant in times square called 'Juniors' and it looked pretty quaint and cool, like an all-american diner style place.
Then we headed back to her place! it was an apartment in a cute little neighborhood, not as ritzy as the filthy rich, but really cozy and comfy all the same :)
(Now i have a new goal in life - to move to NYC and live in an apartment like this!!!)
it was totally refreshing to actually be at someone's house for once and have them stuff me with food, instead of being at the dorm all the time. and to watch tv, oh TV, how i've missed thee. we watched disney channel. hahahhaa. and played with her cute little tiny dog. awww it was so nice to feel at home again :) and her family was awesome.
She took me to see the rich neighborhood, a few blocks up from her, and although they all look the same on the outside, like normal apartment buildings, the inside looked like HOTELS. from what we could see as we peeked in, there were guards and concierges and chandeliers and the place was just reeking of money.
And then i headed back and watched the midnight showing of 'The Hangover' with rachel. it was.... inappropriately hilarious. haha. definitely earned its R rating.
Boredom
So bored at work today. 7 more days and counting (to freedom)!!!
but one thing happened today: my manager told me she's bringing me to a PR company's exclusive party where they give out TONS of free stuff, and its way better than all the free stuff we've been getting!!! I'M SO EXCITED! it's on my last day of work. CAN'T WAIT!
Top of the Rock
Went with a bunch of people to the top of the Rockefeller center in the evening. we had a view of the entire NYC brightly lit up, and it was gorgeous. saw times square, central park, the empire state building, the chrysler building, brooklyn bridge.... it was soooo beautiful. but my legs were a little wobbly from being up so high.
we got our tix to go up to the top!
View of one part of NYC. the building in red is the empire state building (where king kong climbed up. haha.)
can't really see, but we were at the top of the rockefeller center.
they had these weird crystals encased in the walls throughout the building, and it just reminded me of the rock planet lex luther tried to create in 'superman returns'
you can kinda see the background.
And then... KARAOKE the night away at a bar in times square!!! once again, the entire bar could hear us shrieking to songs. and this bar was more high-end than the other one we went to. but we didn't really care. haha. and we kinda forgot about the time so it's late now and i have to go to work tomorrow but i really don't want to but i guess i'll go. haha.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
It's only life
Thanks MJ, for all the good times.
Friday was karaoke (American: 'care-ree-oh-kee'. Singaporean: 'kah-rah-oh-kay'. hahaha.) night in some (surprisingly not-so-ghetto) bar in Brooklyn to commemorate Michael Jackson's awesome contribution to the world of music.
Great songs + crazy friends + fun dancing = amazing night :)
Karaoke was so fun!! instead of little private rooms to yourself like in sgp, here it's like the ENTIRE bar listening to you screech your head off to your favorite song.
we screamed and danced along to every song (whether we knew it or not). i'm pretty sure everyone knew who we were by the end of the night. and then when we finally got the mike, we shrieked along to 'Summer nights' from Grease. And by we, i meant the girls. the guys just sat and laughed at us. haha.
The crowd was a good mix of soulful singers and horrible wannabes. some people just didn't know they were off beat/off tune/didn't even know the lyrics (even though they were flashed on the screen.) it was some highly entertaining stuff.
Our conclusion: Rachel and I somehow always manage to attract the most creeps in our group. I don't know if it's her or me, but when we're together... it's an interesting experience. But i've learned from past experience. No one's getting my number or anything else from me other than an i'm-sorry-i'm-not-interested smile :)
You know you love me, XOXO
Gossip Girl tour bright and early on saturday morning. way. too. early. But it was still fun, and we walked everywhere till our feet hurt. Saw a bunch of gay-looking people with name tags on their shirt... celebrating some kind of gay marathon, 'cause this week is Gay Pride Week. heh.
The Met (Metropolitan museum), where Blair and her bitchy group of friends gather on the steps for Pinkberry (yummy frozen yogurt).
Yes, I was on the very steps that Leighton Meester once sat. hahaha. she's cute. and apparently she can sing, too. She's featured in Cobra Starship's 'Good girls go bad' song, and her voice is surprisingly good.
At this quaint little neighborhood on the Upper East Side... visiting the 'school' where Serena and gang attend. It's actually a CHURCH! what irony. and it's teeny tiny and dirty. amazing how camera work can totally change your perspective, huh.
The New York Palace, the hotel where Serena (i think) lives. it was pretty cool.. opposite the largest catholic church in NYC.
We also went to Henri Bendel's on 5th Avenue.. it was gorgeous. filled with expensive little trinkets that i'll never purchase 'cause it's just not worth it.
Fifth Avenue is just... jaw-dropping. all those name brands along the same street. so much materialism floating in the air. Fendi, Bergdorf Goodman's, Louis Vuitton, Elizabeth Arden, even Playboy enterprises.
Day in the Sun
Went to Brighton beach... 45 mins on the subway and located in Little Russia! i didn't know there was a little russia here! when we saw all those cute little signs in russian and weird russian food we totally felt like we weren't in NYC anymore. it was weird.
Anw the beach was awesome. haven't seen so much sun in... months. now it finally, genuinely feels like summer.
Conversations
So.. I'm kinda sick of all these dirty conversations around me. And when i say around me, i mean other people talking and me feeling weird and not knowing what to say.
So i guess most of my friends here have lost their virginity a long time ago, and they like discussing... about that kinda stuff. So i worked up my courage and admitted i still have my V-card. And... i got a bit of a shocked reaction. they thought i was just like them.
i'm thinking, that cannot be good. why would they think that? do i act too much like them??
it was kind of a rude awakening. but anyway, i was talking to one of the girls, and she told me she accepted Christ earlier this year. she admitted she regretted giving herself away to guys, and since she became a Christian, she's abstained from sex.
And she told me how she admired me for staying strong and wanting to wait for the right person, and that if she could turn back time, she would do things differently.
It was really encouraging to hear that.. especially from a wild party girl like her. I guess it's ok to go out and drink and dance and all, but that's about it. No further than that. And i'm really glad i met this group of people. We really look out for each other and come to the rescue when someone's being approached by sketchy guys :)
Expensive meals
This weekend i spent a lot on food. sigh. went to this famous italian restaurant, Vento, in the Meatpacking District, which was so pretty. cobblestone paths and quaint little shops :)
Food was reallyyyy good. Prices... even better. haha.
Also went to Olive Garden (which they have in Indiana) in Times Square, and got the shock of our lives when we discovered the prices here are twice as much as that anywhere else. so we definitely ate our fill and took the rest home for another meal.
Tomorrow... work... noooooooo.....
Friday was karaoke (American: 'care-ree-oh-kee'. Singaporean: 'kah-rah-oh-kay'. hahaha.) night in some (surprisingly not-so-ghetto) bar in Brooklyn to commemorate Michael Jackson's awesome contribution to the world of music.
Great songs + crazy friends + fun dancing = amazing night :)
Karaoke was so fun!! instead of little private rooms to yourself like in sgp, here it's like the ENTIRE bar listening to you screech your head off to your favorite song.
we screamed and danced along to every song (whether we knew it or not). i'm pretty sure everyone knew who we were by the end of the night. and then when we finally got the mike, we shrieked along to 'Summer nights' from Grease. And by we, i meant the girls. the guys just sat and laughed at us. haha.
The crowd was a good mix of soulful singers and horrible wannabes. some people just didn't know they were off beat/off tune/didn't even know the lyrics (even though they were flashed on the screen.) it was some highly entertaining stuff.
Our conclusion: Rachel and I somehow always manage to attract the most creeps in our group. I don't know if it's her or me, but when we're together... it's an interesting experience. But i've learned from past experience. No one's getting my number or anything else from me other than an i'm-sorry-i'm-not-interested smile :)
You know you love me, XOXO
Gossip Girl tour bright and early on saturday morning. way. too. early. But it was still fun, and we walked everywhere till our feet hurt. Saw a bunch of gay-looking people with name tags on their shirt... celebrating some kind of gay marathon, 'cause this week is Gay Pride Week. heh.
The Met (Metropolitan museum), where Blair and her bitchy group of friends gather on the steps for Pinkberry (yummy frozen yogurt).
Yes, I was on the very steps that Leighton Meester once sat. hahaha. she's cute. and apparently she can sing, too. She's featured in Cobra Starship's 'Good girls go bad' song, and her voice is surprisingly good.
At this quaint little neighborhood on the Upper East Side... visiting the 'school' where Serena and gang attend. It's actually a CHURCH! what irony. and it's teeny tiny and dirty. amazing how camera work can totally change your perspective, huh.
The New York Palace, the hotel where Serena (i think) lives. it was pretty cool.. opposite the largest catholic church in NYC.
We also went to Henri Bendel's on 5th Avenue.. it was gorgeous. filled with expensive little trinkets that i'll never purchase 'cause it's just not worth it.
Fifth Avenue is just... jaw-dropping. all those name brands along the same street. so much materialism floating in the air. Fendi, Bergdorf Goodman's, Louis Vuitton, Elizabeth Arden, even Playboy enterprises.
Day in the Sun
Went to Brighton beach... 45 mins on the subway and located in Little Russia! i didn't know there was a little russia here! when we saw all those cute little signs in russian and weird russian food we totally felt like we weren't in NYC anymore. it was weird.
Anw the beach was awesome. haven't seen so much sun in... months. now it finally, genuinely feels like summer.
Conversations
So.. I'm kinda sick of all these dirty conversations around me. And when i say around me, i mean other people talking and me feeling weird and not knowing what to say.
So i guess most of my friends here have lost their virginity a long time ago, and they like discussing... about that kinda stuff. So i worked up my courage and admitted i still have my V-card. And... i got a bit of a shocked reaction. they thought i was just like them.
i'm thinking, that cannot be good. why would they think that? do i act too much like them??
it was kind of a rude awakening. but anyway, i was talking to one of the girls, and she told me she accepted Christ earlier this year. she admitted she regretted giving herself away to guys, and since she became a Christian, she's abstained from sex.
And she told me how she admired me for staying strong and wanting to wait for the right person, and that if she could turn back time, she would do things differently.
It was really encouraging to hear that.. especially from a wild party girl like her. I guess it's ok to go out and drink and dance and all, but that's about it. No further than that. And i'm really glad i met this group of people. We really look out for each other and come to the rescue when someone's being approached by sketchy guys :)
Expensive meals
This weekend i spent a lot on food. sigh. went to this famous italian restaurant, Vento, in the Meatpacking District, which was so pretty. cobblestone paths and quaint little shops :)
Food was reallyyyy good. Prices... even better. haha.
Also went to Olive Garden (which they have in Indiana) in Times Square, and got the shock of our lives when we discovered the prices here are twice as much as that anywhere else. so we definitely ate our fill and took the rest home for another meal.
Tomorrow... work... noooooooo.....
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