Extremely unnatural I know, updating my blog twice in the same week. What can I say, I'm inspired.
No, I'm not. Just the overwhelming reluctance to do my lab reports forces me to turn my attention towards something productive. Well I try to convince myself it's productive otherwise the guilt sets in.
Anyway, I just returned home from Cherlyn and Felicia's birthday party. Thankew thankew very much you two lovely ladies, the food was delicious, got to know Benny which was a bonus. And of course, you (Cherlyn) even forgot about us but it's ok.
Really.
My first exam paper is in 19 days (woo hoo) and the last paper ends 20 days later. State of revision: deplorable. Reason: lab reports. Scientists are sadists. I'm already a sadist so will I become a scientist?
*smirk*
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
25 Dec
Christmas Day. We went to Soho and Little Italy. They were rather deserted though, prob cos it was Christmas. The rain didn't help things either. It's not so bad when it snows cos snow is solid so you can just brush it off your coat. Rain just seeps right in and in the cold weather, it's not a good idea to be wet. Sheesh I think this is wat procrastinating really does to me... I can't quite remember much about wat we did during this day. Except that it was just a pretty normal day to me. Nope, no festive spirit in New York City on Christmas Day. New Year's Eve is the one that everyone goes gaga.
26 Dec
Now I do know wat we did. Auntie Swee Tai, who's my mom's fren living in New Jersey, specially made a trip down to New York City to treat us to dim sum. Then we walked around Chinatown together until about 2pm where Auntie Swee Tai had to leave. Then the 4 of us went looking for this Abercombie & Fitch outlet that was supposedly near Chinatown, at Water Street. Well we were at the right street but couldn't find the shop. Hmph. So we asked around and finally made our way to the port/harbour front sort of place and wat a surprised we got. There were a whole bunch of shops and eateries there, quite a nice breezy atmosphere. We even bumped into a wedding entourage, think the bride and groom are Korean. I really admire the bride for a guts man... imagine wearing a tube dress and posing for pictures when temperatures are 5 degrees celsius or so. So not funny lor. We didn't hang around too long, cos Denise had to catch her night flight home. We headed back to the hotel, Denise picked up her luggage and we walked her to the Port Authority Bus Terminal to catch the shuttle bus to Newark Airport. Jowyn then left to watch broadway. Cherlyn and I met up with her after her show to go look for some late night snacks heh.
27 Dec
I caught a couple of hours of sleep. I'm pretty sure Jowyn and Cherlyn hardly slept cos they were busy swapping photos. Anyway, our cab arrived at 6am to bring us to LaGuardia (again...). I had to repack a little cos one of my luggages was overweight so I ended up with 2 hand-carry bags. The queue for security check was crazily long, as usual. Hmm then I guess that's pretty much it, the long long journey home. First flight was to Detroit to catch a flight to Tokyo. Lucky for us, we got bumped up to business class. Yup my 12 hour flight to Tokyo was in style and comfort. Hiak hiak. I sat next to this kind middle-age businessman who explained to me how to operate the controls of the seat. It reclines fully *smug grin*. Then the air steward came around to serve a salad. Then I realised that was only starters for dinner. He even asked if I wanted champagne. Woo hoo. I can't remember wat was the main course but I'll never ever forget the dessert.
1 luscious scoop of Ben & Jerry's ice cream served in a Godiva chocolate cup.
Heavenly.
Stopped by Narita to buy some Japanese goodies, then it was an 8 hour flight to Changi Airport. Once I exited the arrival gates, I gave my mommy a great big hug, then my daddy a great big hug too, and proceeded to poke Kor's tummy.
Yup so I guess that's about it. My USA experience. The last bits literally in bits cos that's wat procrastinating does to you. But one tries one's best so... :)
Christmas Day. We went to Soho and Little Italy. They were rather deserted though, prob cos it was Christmas. The rain didn't help things either. It's not so bad when it snows cos snow is solid so you can just brush it off your coat. Rain just seeps right in and in the cold weather, it's not a good idea to be wet. Sheesh I think this is wat procrastinating really does to me... I can't quite remember much about wat we did during this day. Except that it was just a pretty normal day to me. Nope, no festive spirit in New York City on Christmas Day. New Year's Eve is the one that everyone goes gaga.
26 Dec
Now I do know wat we did. Auntie Swee Tai, who's my mom's fren living in New Jersey, specially made a trip down to New York City to treat us to dim sum. Then we walked around Chinatown together until about 2pm where Auntie Swee Tai had to leave. Then the 4 of us went looking for this Abercombie & Fitch outlet that was supposedly near Chinatown, at Water Street. Well we were at the right street but couldn't find the shop. Hmph. So we asked around and finally made our way to the port/harbour front sort of place and wat a surprised we got. There were a whole bunch of shops and eateries there, quite a nice breezy atmosphere. We even bumped into a wedding entourage, think the bride and groom are Korean. I really admire the bride for a guts man... imagine wearing a tube dress and posing for pictures when temperatures are 5 degrees celsius or so. So not funny lor. We didn't hang around too long, cos Denise had to catch her night flight home. We headed back to the hotel, Denise picked up her luggage and we walked her to the Port Authority Bus Terminal to catch the shuttle bus to Newark Airport. Jowyn then left to watch broadway. Cherlyn and I met up with her after her show to go look for some late night snacks heh.
27 Dec
I caught a couple of hours of sleep. I'm pretty sure Jowyn and Cherlyn hardly slept cos they were busy swapping photos. Anyway, our cab arrived at 6am to bring us to LaGuardia (again...). I had to repack a little cos one of my luggages was overweight so I ended up with 2 hand-carry bags. The queue for security check was crazily long, as usual. Hmm then I guess that's pretty much it, the long long journey home. First flight was to Detroit to catch a flight to Tokyo. Lucky for us, we got bumped up to business class. Yup my 12 hour flight to Tokyo was in style and comfort. Hiak hiak. I sat next to this kind middle-age businessman who explained to me how to operate the controls of the seat. It reclines fully *smug grin*. Then the air steward came around to serve a salad. Then I realised that was only starters for dinner. He even asked if I wanted champagne. Woo hoo. I can't remember wat was the main course but I'll never ever forget the dessert.
1 luscious scoop of Ben & Jerry's ice cream served in a Godiva chocolate cup.
Heavenly.
Stopped by Narita to buy some Japanese goodies, then it was an 8 hour flight to Changi Airport. Once I exited the arrival gates, I gave my mommy a great big hug, then my daddy a great big hug too, and proceeded to poke Kor's tummy.
Yup so I guess that's about it. My USA experience. The last bits literally in bits cos that's wat procrastinating does to you. But one tries one's best so... :)
Monday, March 06, 2006
Right, back to New York City :)
23 Dec
Hehe. This day was the crazy day haha. We purchased the New York City-One Day Pass. This essentially granted us free access to as many attractions as we could cover in that day. Needless to say, we've got it all planned out to make the most of that pass. Keyword: Kiasu. Let's see if I can remember all the places we went to heh.
We started off the day at the NBC Studio Tour. They are the ones who brought to you Friends (I didn't know that haha). Radio City Music Hall Stage Door Tour was next. Our tour guide was a sweet Asian lady who enthusiasm about the place rubbed off on us too haha. Really enjoyed this tour. Next was the American Museum of Natural History where I got to see "terrible lizards" aka DINOSAURS! DINOSAURS! Yay! (I guess in many ways, I'm still a kid at heart). We somehow landed up at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum which was near the port. Hmm I think we wanted to get on a cruise but decided against it after we learnt that it would take 2 hours. Time was precious.
Hehe. This day was the crazy day haha. We purchased the New York City-One Day Pass. This essentially granted us free access to as many attractions as we could cover in that day. Needless to say, we've got it all planned out to make the most of that pass. Keyword: Kiasu. Let's see if I can remember all the places we went to heh.
We started off the day at the NBC Studio Tour. They are the ones who brought to you Friends (I didn't know that haha). Radio City Music Hall Stage Door Tour was next. Our tour guide was a sweet Asian lady who enthusiasm about the place rubbed off on us too haha. Really enjoyed this tour. Next was the American Museum of Natural History where I got to see "terrible lizards" aka DINOSAURS! DINOSAURS! Yay! (I guess in many ways, I'm still a kid at heart). We somehow landed up at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum which was near the port. Hmm I think we wanted to get on a cruise but decided against it after we learnt that it would take 2 hours. Time was precious.
Our next stop was the Empire State Building Observation Deck. It was probably only 5.30pm but the sky was pitch black and the wind was merciless towards us up at the 82nd storey. Nevertheless, we were treated to a breathtaking night view of New York City. Our last stop was Madame Tussaud's wax museum. From what I understand, they have another museum elsewhere so what I saw wasn't the full collection of wax figurines. There was Brad Pitt (I hugged him!) and George Clooney (double squeal!) and many many other celebrities and prominent figures. My camera ran out of battery at the end of my tour there heh. We finally stopped torturing our feet and sat down for a good meal at Planet Hollywood.
What a day that was.
24 Dec
Christmas Eve. We slept in (definitely deserved it) and left the hotel room at 11am or so. Walked down 5th Avenue, popped into a couple of departmental stores. Ooh, there was this gigantic toy store (not Toy 'R' Us) that had lifesize elephant and giraffe soft toys. And they've each got a 5 or 6 digit price tag attached. Must be one terribly spoilt brat to own a soft toy like that. At midnight, we went to Rockefeller Center where the big christmas tree was to take pictures. Also met up with Yuan Xiang and a couple of his friends and we wished one another a merry merry christmas :)
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