Nokia Plaza : place where they held Emmy awards and all those award stuffs
i was the FIRST girl !!! (bangga --> norak) to take pic with him that nite
Friday, November 26, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
review of the best dance moment of my life
I typed this blog entry yesterday
en semuanya ilang :P hux hux hux :P
so let me just zoom in to the highlights that get me goosebumps all over :
1> The Opening:
Ga ada MC to deliver the opening, just Video upon Video. They have 2 small screen at the top right and left side of stage and one BIG digital screen at the centre of the stage. Try to you tube the tour and you'll see how the stage is.
Open by Nigel who brought us back to audition week of SYTYCD season 7, and showcase 5 of the most unforgettable audition. Some are just plain joke, funny ! At number one : cowok yg pendek yg udah form his own crew doing stop motion, that truly inspire all of us to dance. I almost cried when I saw the video again.
Lalu : Cat Deeley opened the concert (on screen doang again), slowly sambil cue musid that bring up the tention, terus the Big screen was lifted up and behind them are the dancers. Mereka cuman step left and right doang padahal, with building music line, but I can feel the energy of the whole room build up and tense up !! Argh...sweet !
Lalu, they perform one opening number and introduce the dancers one by one, and as usual : here are your girls, and here are your guys. (back ground : so you think you can dance song)
Finish : each dancer got to introduce themselves one more time while mentioning where they come from, then each of them go backstage.
Throughout the night, the dancers and the MC themselves (save budget !!!) hahaha :) Ieie gua nonton bareng gua and she say : hebat yah bule! Biasa dancers mana berani kl disuruh jadi MC, ini dancer2 nya bisa jadi MC sendiri and they are so fun:)
2> And then they showcase the best dance of season 7 and the best group performance. Some are new numbers especially for the tour, which I love Bollywood and disco the most. Bollywood lebih keren seh : coz of the colour of the dress jg ...striking banget :) and everyone dance together (all stars jg). Try to youtube them...it's SSSOOO energetic !
3> On each contemp numbers: gua duduk di belakang and jauh but I can feel the dancers emotion deeeply... I can almost cry each time they finish. Kayak yg Astrid bilang, menyeruak dari panggung emosinya...and yup....that's true. Ieie gua sampe touched :) hahaha :) Couple of times we give standing ovation :)
4> Best number ? I dont have. Coz it's EVERY MOMENT !! From the first time Nigel shows up on TV, jantung gua udah DEG...fall rock bottom.... gua bisa rasain geteran sekujur badan dari atas sampe bawah : cant believe that I can be here to watch them .... and when the digital screen lifted up and I saw the dancers.... AAAAA free fall gua ....
5> The show started abit late...around 7.40 instead of 7.30 (gua pikir bakal se strict and sekejem Singapore...haha) It ended around 10.20 gitu lah yah.. Selesai gua ke WC sama Ieie gua. Gua selesai duluan, I went out and while waiting for her..my eyes catch :
TYCE DIORIO.. (kali ini ..jantung gua udah ilang dari body...ga tau kemana lagi)
gua SHOCK, bingung mo reaksi apa, camera belon siap, ga jelas dia mo foto atau ga.... sampe gua liat ada orang foto...
gua buru2 keluarin camera, tapi dia kayak buru buru gitu, so gua ga berani minta foto sama dia (camera gua telat banget keluarnya btw), so I just take a picture of him ---> itupun blur ....
Sambil liat dia from his back .... not believing what just happen....
I just met the Choreographer of the dance that has moved my entire life : Ade & Melissa : Dance for breast cancer women (season 5)
aaarrrggghh...I cant believe it :P
6> Selesai liat Tyce, gua jalan beli kaos SYTYCD yg bujubuneng : mahal !
Tapi daripada beli poster ? hee hee :) mending kaos dong ? Terus I was trying to find the place to wait for the dancers to come out and gua liat the crowd waiting there. So I figure out that must have been the place, gua tunggu sana.. tapi kita nunggu dari jam 10. 30 sampe jam 11 ga ada tanda2 en ga ada news kapan dia orang kluar..
I almost gave up untill around 11, ada dua orang jalan belakang kita... en they were like dancing around kanan kiri sambil nyanyi2 so you think you can dance .... salsa2 gitu lah..
Terus yg cowok kayak ngomong : wow !! look at them waiting, they must have enjoy the night .... en then...ceweknya balik badan en bilang : wait : I know those girls.. let me go and say Hi to them...
Gua udah notice ini cowok waktu mereka jalan berdua coz the face is familiar and his voice is familiar too... gitu mereka balik badan ke arah kita and yg cewek say hi to the rest of the girls..gua liatin tuh cowok baek2...en tanpa ragu2 lagi (desperate nunggu) gua lari deketin dia and nanya: Are you Legacy ?
His answer : you are right I am
my reaction : OH MY GOSH !!!!!!!! Can I take a picture with you (lesson learnt : camera ready all the time)
legacy : Off course you can (so there I am ...the first girl to trigger the crowd to take picture with Legacy !!!---> en foto gua blur ...hu hu hu sedih)
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
not long : segabruk manusia dateng en foto2...en coz gua ga puas foto gua blur..gua tanya can I take it one more time coz the first one is kind of blur...
legacy : oh please...no problem....
foto sekali lagi dah gua....tp kali ini pun no better...tampang gua jelek bener coz gua lagi ketawa lebar (so sipitlah gua 100 %), gara2 tiap kali foto si Legacy tuh angkat jempol dia, gaya2 bboy gitu :P
friend : he is ..SSSSSSOOOOOOOO friendly !! He stayed there for around 20 minutes or so...to take pictures, sign autograph.... gila gilaa gila.... gua udah ke langit ke 7 !!
Cewek yg bareng dia is Noele tapi gua ga inget dia dari season berapa.... just for sure she's so pretty .... tall ..and have dancers body:)
7> and then..mereka berdua cabut... and still there's no news from the season 7 dancers !!
kita masih nungguuuu aja terus..... terus around 11.30, securitynya bilang the dancers will be here in half an hour from now ... (jreng !!!..jam 12 mateng lah ?)
Gua sekali lagi udah mo give up and walk away sampe...Legacy and Noele balik lagi jualan T-Shirt dia, yg sayangnya ga ada yg mo beli coz they are broke (bayar concert kali...haha)
And then Noele kaya see his old friends, a bunch of 3 good looking guys which I reckon one of them is :
BRANDON BRANT ! Season 5 runner up
kali ini : jantung, ati, empedu gua ilang semua kali....I've gone mad
Friends..... he is the most gorgeous african american I have ever seen & met (well not that many I've met) Gila.....dia charming banget !!! And I will not forget : he dances so so soooooooo well !! He's soooo good !! Kl gua ga tau Janine is the winner of season 5, gua beneran imbang b/w mereka berdua loh....both are so good
So sekali lagi dia dikerubutin en gua ngantri foto.... this time around gua pose biar foto gua ga sejelek waktu gua sama Legacy :)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
kl ini...gua udah di langit ke 9.....
when I took pics with Legacy and Brandon...gua udah ga malu2..langsung gua pelok aja pinggangnya deh....
I regretted gua ga hug legacy !! ARGH !! I should have !! then I will never sleep till today pasti .....
to sum up:
Lauren & Russell deserve to win in both season 7 & 6. Lauren's movement is so full, perfect & sexy.
Dominic is just plain joker !
Kent as always as boyish blur
Let me declare the Robert is officially the best hottest looking contestant in this season7 finale !!
Jose bboying's skill is AMAZING and he's getting better in other dance scope --> see his video in you tube doing 5 turns non stop
Asleigh is pretty & sweet. Billy Bell has no bone is his body --> en belon shave his beard. Adechike is chikyy... hahahah :)
Allison Holker is amaaaaazzziiinnnnggggggg contemp dancer : it's not a wonder why she's brought back as all stars !!
Katherine is beautiful. I have always admire Ade and I have not stop ever since... it's such an experience to see him dance in person.
yah in any case: I am totally
GR8FULL
for an amazing night of my holiday
and I made a small wish: if time & money permits me to come back nex year...I wish I can come and attend the nex tour, with a condition that Alex Wong must be in the tour :)
as for now.
I am gr8full
*and I promise to hug Alex when I finally meet him*
happy bombie {=^o^=}{=^o^=}{=^o^=}{=^o^=}{=^o^=}
en semuanya ilang :P hux hux hux :P
so let me just zoom in to the highlights that get me goosebumps all over :
1> The Opening:
Ga ada MC to deliver the opening, just Video upon Video. They have 2 small screen at the top right and left side of stage and one BIG digital screen at the centre of the stage. Try to you tube the tour and you'll see how the stage is.
Open by Nigel who brought us back to audition week of SYTYCD season 7, and showcase 5 of the most unforgettable audition. Some are just plain joke, funny ! At number one : cowok yg pendek yg udah form his own crew doing stop motion, that truly inspire all of us to dance. I almost cried when I saw the video again.
Lalu : Cat Deeley opened the concert (on screen doang again), slowly sambil cue musid that bring up the tention, terus the Big screen was lifted up and behind them are the dancers. Mereka cuman step left and right doang padahal, with building music line, but I can feel the energy of the whole room build up and tense up !! Argh...sweet !
Lalu, they perform one opening number and introduce the dancers one by one, and as usual : here are your girls, and here are your guys. (back ground : so you think you can dance song)
Finish : each dancer got to introduce themselves one more time while mentioning where they come from, then each of them go backstage.
Throughout the night, the dancers and the MC themselves (save budget !!!) hahaha :) Ieie gua nonton bareng gua and she say : hebat yah bule! Biasa dancers mana berani kl disuruh jadi MC, ini dancer2 nya bisa jadi MC sendiri and they are so fun:)
2> And then they showcase the best dance of season 7 and the best group performance. Some are new numbers especially for the tour, which I love Bollywood and disco the most. Bollywood lebih keren seh : coz of the colour of the dress jg ...striking banget :) and everyone dance together (all stars jg). Try to youtube them...it's SSSOOO energetic !
3> On each contemp numbers: gua duduk di belakang and jauh but I can feel the dancers emotion deeeply... I can almost cry each time they finish. Kayak yg Astrid bilang, menyeruak dari panggung emosinya...and yup....that's true. Ieie gua sampe touched :) hahaha :) Couple of times we give standing ovation :)
4> Best number ? I dont have. Coz it's EVERY MOMENT !! From the first time Nigel shows up on TV, jantung gua udah DEG...fall rock bottom.... gua bisa rasain geteran sekujur badan dari atas sampe bawah : cant believe that I can be here to watch them .... and when the digital screen lifted up and I saw the dancers.... AAAAA free fall gua ....
5> The show started abit late...around 7.40 instead of 7.30 (gua pikir bakal se strict and sekejem Singapore...haha) It ended around 10.20 gitu lah yah.. Selesai gua ke WC sama Ieie gua. Gua selesai duluan, I went out and while waiting for her..my eyes catch :
TYCE DIORIO.. (kali ini ..jantung gua udah ilang dari body...ga tau kemana lagi)
gua SHOCK, bingung mo reaksi apa, camera belon siap, ga jelas dia mo foto atau ga.... sampe gua liat ada orang foto...
gua buru2 keluarin camera, tapi dia kayak buru buru gitu, so gua ga berani minta foto sama dia (camera gua telat banget keluarnya btw), so I just take a picture of him ---> itupun blur ....
Sambil liat dia from his back .... not believing what just happen....
I just met the Choreographer of the dance that has moved my entire life : Ade & Melissa : Dance for breast cancer women (season 5)
aaarrrggghh...I cant believe it :P
6> Selesai liat Tyce, gua jalan beli kaos SYTYCD yg bujubuneng : mahal !
Tapi daripada beli poster ? hee hee :) mending kaos dong ? Terus I was trying to find the place to wait for the dancers to come out and gua liat the crowd waiting there. So I figure out that must have been the place, gua tunggu sana.. tapi kita nunggu dari jam 10. 30 sampe jam 11 ga ada tanda2 en ga ada news kapan dia orang kluar..
I almost gave up untill around 11, ada dua orang jalan belakang kita... en they were like dancing around kanan kiri sambil nyanyi2 so you think you can dance .... salsa2 gitu lah..
Terus yg cowok kayak ngomong : wow !! look at them waiting, they must have enjoy the night .... en then...ceweknya balik badan en bilang : wait : I know those girls.. let me go and say Hi to them...
Gua udah notice ini cowok waktu mereka jalan berdua coz the face is familiar and his voice is familiar too... gitu mereka balik badan ke arah kita and yg cewek say hi to the rest of the girls..gua liatin tuh cowok baek2...en tanpa ragu2 lagi (desperate nunggu) gua lari deketin dia and nanya: Are you Legacy ?
His answer : you are right I am
my reaction : OH MY GOSH !!!!!!!! Can I take a picture with you (lesson learnt : camera ready all the time)
legacy : Off course you can (so there I am ...the first girl to trigger the crowd to take picture with Legacy !!!---> en foto gua blur ...hu hu hu sedih)
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
not long : segabruk manusia dateng en foto2...en coz gua ga puas foto gua blur..gua tanya can I take it one more time coz the first one is kind of blur...
legacy : oh please...no problem....
foto sekali lagi dah gua....tp kali ini pun no better...tampang gua jelek bener coz gua lagi ketawa lebar (so sipitlah gua 100 %), gara2 tiap kali foto si Legacy tuh angkat jempol dia, gaya2 bboy gitu :P
friend : he is ..SSSSSSOOOOOOOO friendly !! He stayed there for around 20 minutes or so...to take pictures, sign autograph.... gila gilaa gila.... gua udah ke langit ke 7 !!
Cewek yg bareng dia is Noele tapi gua ga inget dia dari season berapa.... just for sure she's so pretty .... tall ..and have dancers body:)
7> and then..mereka berdua cabut... and still there's no news from the season 7 dancers !!
kita masih nungguuuu aja terus..... terus around 11.30, securitynya bilang the dancers will be here in half an hour from now ... (jreng !!!..jam 12 mateng lah ?)
Gua sekali lagi udah mo give up and walk away sampe...Legacy and Noele balik lagi jualan T-Shirt dia, yg sayangnya ga ada yg mo beli coz they are broke (bayar concert kali...haha)
And then Noele kaya see his old friends, a bunch of 3 good looking guys which I reckon one of them is :
BRANDON BRANT ! Season 5 runner up
kali ini : jantung, ati, empedu gua ilang semua kali....I've gone mad
Friends..... he is the most gorgeous african american I have ever seen & met (well not that many I've met) Gila.....dia charming banget !!! And I will not forget : he dances so so soooooooo well !! He's soooo good !! Kl gua ga tau Janine is the winner of season 5, gua beneran imbang b/w mereka berdua loh....both are so good
So sekali lagi dia dikerubutin en gua ngantri foto.... this time around gua pose biar foto gua ga sejelek waktu gua sama Legacy :)
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
kl ini...gua udah di langit ke 9.....
when I took pics with Legacy and Brandon...gua udah ga malu2..langsung gua pelok aja pinggangnya deh....
I regretted gua ga hug legacy !! ARGH !! I should have !! then I will never sleep till today pasti .....
to sum up:
Lauren & Russell deserve to win in both season 7 & 6. Lauren's movement is so full, perfect & sexy.
Dominic is just plain joker !
Kent as always as boyish blur
Let me declare the Robert is officially the best hottest looking contestant in this season7 finale !!
Jose bboying's skill is AMAZING and he's getting better in other dance scope --> see his video in you tube doing 5 turns non stop
Asleigh is pretty & sweet. Billy Bell has no bone is his body --> en belon shave his beard. Adechike is chikyy... hahahah :)
Allison Holker is amaaaaazzziiinnnnggggggg contemp dancer : it's not a wonder why she's brought back as all stars !!
Katherine is beautiful. I have always admire Ade and I have not stop ever since... it's such an experience to see him dance in person.
yah in any case: I am totally
GR8FULL
for an amazing night of my holiday
and I made a small wish: if time & money permits me to come back nex year...I wish I can come and attend the nex tour, with a condition that Alex Wong must be in the tour :)
as for now.
I am gr8full
*and I promise to hug Alex when I finally meet him*
happy bombie {=^o^=}{=^o^=}{=^o^=}{=^o^=}{=^o^=}
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
SYTYCD TODAY !!
YEAH YEAH YEAH !!
The highlights of my tour is FINALLY here !!
So you think you can dance tour concert...
aaaaaaa..nervous banget gua (norak abis yah) ...
I felt young again :) ahhahahhahahahha :)
anyway by the way bus way
gua ketemu new found love neh
instead of yg kaya El or Lolo nyang lg jatoh cintrong sama boy boy korea..
try to check this .... well...boy jg ... lahir taon 87
search them in internet...glee season 2 episode 6: never been kissed
en zoom to the section yg McKinley boys choir : teenage dream -- katty perry
re-sung glee style is such a wonderful way
ENNN....there you'll see: Blaine : lead cowoknya....AAAAAAAAA ganteng :p
hux hux hux :P *ini lagi muter muter terus si teenage dream*
nama asli this boy is Darren Criss..
tp kl udah google fotonya...you'll find out that dia cuman cakep di Glee doang :P ahhahah
soalnya rambutnya item, klimis, pake jas gitu kali yah di Glee
gila... gua jatuh cinta :P hux hux hux...suara ini boy bagus bener pula
also on Glee...gua suka banget btw sama Mae Ching or..sapa lagh gitu (sampe hari ini gua ga jelas nama dia on glee sapa ...Mai Ching ... me cheng ...???)
the only Asian guy in the show :) he's a great dancer btw, well he danced in Step up 3d :)
yah...anyway lagi :
Elll !!
hee hee hee....
ai yoo El...gua pengen banget bisa jadi loe. Everything that's in ..is out :) Loe tau kl ini very healthy for your mental health kan ? ahhahhah :) ga ada yg loe simpen2 .. en loe jg ga akan marah dendem sampe gimana banget sama orang...
gua ada temen yg kayak loe El dulu...sebut lah si A.....tapi dia lebih cablak lagi...en even worst : ga ada tobatnya...ga ada instropeksinya....bangga pula..
dulu...pengen banget gua gaprok dia !!! haha...sampe sering gua tinggalin dia sendiri ...males jg bilangin dia suruh rem mulutnya yg kayak buldozer..nabrak terus...
but .... I learned that jadi dia itu lebih enak than anyone else ....what's in is out...and even more..dia ga dendeman jadinya....
However.....ada some other friend ...sebut aja B ......yg ga tahan dia en akhirnya mereka choose buat ga temenan till today... padahal... tadinya mereka temenan baek banget...malahan gua yg out of the picture..
sekarang .. mereka udah ga bisa temenan coz...well... dia orang choose not to accommodate each other and ga ada yg mo ngalah...
gua itu dulu kayak si B banget... terus now.. gua adjust sama temen gua si A yg mulutnya kayak truk gitu... try to understand that itu emang mulut dia.... appreciate that she's what she says from inside out.... she wont stab me from her back... en.....believe it or not.. try to learn to be like her... speak the most truth even if that's hurting rather than keeping it tight inside my heart en .... not getting a good night sleep --> kesel sendiri...
everyone is differrent ... en you being so honest you....is your strong point..
it can build...it can destroy...and in between that... I believe that you have not gone to the case on how my friend is.... dia seh destruction machine :P hahahah :)
all in all : you got a good night sleep right ? heee :) and... you don't really keep your anger that long right ? hee hee hee :) be happy for that !! gua ngiri :) hee hee hee
eh..tapi in any case : ngutip salah satu your blogger friend yg comment : blood type loe B ga ? konon ...konon lah yah....yg blood type B emang gitu...
pernah ada email yg kasih liat the diff in all the blood type personality.. lucu banget El..I find mostly are true
bisa di check sama Lydia sista and Da-chan yg konon blood typenya B ::P HAHAHHHAH :p
okay thats all..
saatnya siap2 .... concert !!!! uhuy !!
*mandi, dandan, dan berdoa bisa ketemu the dancers :) hee hee hee hee*
The highlights of my tour is FINALLY here !!
So you think you can dance tour concert...
aaaaaaa..nervous banget gua (norak abis yah) ...
I felt young again :) ahhahahhahahahha :)
anyway by the way bus way
gua ketemu new found love neh
instead of yg kaya El or Lolo nyang lg jatoh cintrong sama boy boy korea..
try to check this .... well...boy jg ... lahir taon 87
search them in internet...glee season 2 episode 6: never been kissed
en zoom to the section yg McKinley boys choir : teenage dream -- katty perry
re-sung glee style is such a wonderful way
ENNN....there you'll see: Blaine : lead cowoknya....AAAAAAAAA ganteng :p
hux hux hux :P *ini lagi muter muter terus si teenage dream*
nama asli this boy is Darren Criss..
tp kl udah google fotonya...you'll find out that dia cuman cakep di Glee doang :P ahhahah
soalnya rambutnya item, klimis, pake jas gitu kali yah di Glee
gila... gua jatuh cinta :P hux hux hux...suara ini boy bagus bener pula
also on Glee...gua suka banget btw sama Mae Ching or..sapa lagh gitu (sampe hari ini gua ga jelas nama dia on glee sapa ...Mai Ching ... me cheng ...???)
the only Asian guy in the show :) he's a great dancer btw, well he danced in Step up 3d :)
yah...anyway lagi :
Elll !!
hee hee hee....
ai yoo El...gua pengen banget bisa jadi loe. Everything that's in ..is out :) Loe tau kl ini very healthy for your mental health kan ? ahhahhah :) ga ada yg loe simpen2 .. en loe jg ga akan marah dendem sampe gimana banget sama orang...
gua ada temen yg kayak loe El dulu...sebut lah si A.....tapi dia lebih cablak lagi...en even worst : ga ada tobatnya...ga ada instropeksinya....bangga pula..
dulu...pengen banget gua gaprok dia !!! haha...sampe sering gua tinggalin dia sendiri ...males jg bilangin dia suruh rem mulutnya yg kayak buldozer..nabrak terus...
but .... I learned that jadi dia itu lebih enak than anyone else ....what's in is out...and even more..dia ga dendeman jadinya....
However.....ada some other friend ...sebut aja B ......yg ga tahan dia en akhirnya mereka choose buat ga temenan till today... padahal... tadinya mereka temenan baek banget...malahan gua yg out of the picture..
sekarang .. mereka udah ga bisa temenan coz...well... dia orang choose not to accommodate each other and ga ada yg mo ngalah...
gua itu dulu kayak si B banget... terus now.. gua adjust sama temen gua si A yg mulutnya kayak truk gitu... try to understand that itu emang mulut dia.... appreciate that she's what she says from inside out.... she wont stab me from her back... en.....believe it or not.. try to learn to be like her... speak the most truth even if that's hurting rather than keeping it tight inside my heart en .... not getting a good night sleep --> kesel sendiri...
everyone is differrent ... en you being so honest you....is your strong point..
it can build...it can destroy...and in between that... I believe that you have not gone to the case on how my friend is.... dia seh destruction machine :P hahahah :)
all in all : you got a good night sleep right ? heee :) and... you don't really keep your anger that long right ? hee hee hee :) be happy for that !! gua ngiri :) hee hee hee
eh..tapi in any case : ngutip salah satu your blogger friend yg comment : blood type loe B ga ? konon ...konon lah yah....yg blood type B emang gitu...
pernah ada email yg kasih liat the diff in all the blood type personality.. lucu banget El..I find mostly are true
bisa di check sama Lydia sista and Da-chan yg konon blood typenya B ::P HAHAHHHAH :p
okay thats all..
saatnya siap2 .... concert !!!! uhuy !!
*mandi, dandan, dan berdoa bisa ketemu the dancers :) hee hee hee hee*
Monday, November 15, 2010
my first and only rest day
it's monday November 15, 10.30 am LA time --- > which mean it's 02.30 am Nov 16 SG time
This is my first and only rest day in my holiday.
Why my first ? coz I have been moving around so much for the last 1 week.
why my last ? Coz I got couple more of places to cover before I leave states
Before I do my review....let's begin with this famous statement :
yeah..... it is :
I LOVE NEW YORK !!!!!!!!
argh ! there you go...I say it out loud !!
jadi waktu gua mendarat last week and during my previous update.... I have not heart New York for the following reason :
1. The weather was so unpredictable. Rain, wind, then hot and sunny..and then chill at nite...I don noe..most prob ly...gua shock sama cuaca when I landed..
2. aje gileee....the miles that I walk in New York .... puarah.....gua rasa gua jg agak shock sama the amount of walking
3. you've heard... subway nya ga sebersih singapore or semodern the one in china or japan.. it's an old city
4. bau rokoknya....astagaaa... rokok seems like makanan pokok disana....
kl summer sebau apa coba ?
and yah..many more.. yg pasti it's because gua belon jalanin New York, belon terlalu familiar with the subway ..and ...yah etc....
which make me sempet wondering : kenapa coba there's so much I love New York T shirt when it's not that fantastic ?
when.....then..... I walked New York for a week....and I felt ssssoooo soooo heavy hearted when I have to leave it..
for the following reason :
1. It is the closest city that can give me our homey (singapore---> erm..yah...singapore is half my home) feeling.
I went LA, SF, Seattle, Chicago last year....all shops and stores closed at 9 PM mostly ? Not in Times Square !! Gua shop close to 10 past...and all the shops are still alive !! Rame...just like in sg..I can see ppl ....alive... hee hee
Also....They have : Ippudo ! hahahaha ..which I did not manage to eat coz of the queue... got to wait for one and a half hour to get seats. Mad.
But...I ate : the best Khong Bak bao in my entire life here in Ippudo New York. Which is super expensive too --> USD 4 ...astaga :P.... cuman enaknya....woh :)
2. It's the city where subway is the way. Just like the way I love to travel in SG ...by train :) I took MRT in sg, I took MTA in NY:)
Sebelon gua berangkat...banyak review dari friends who have been here that says that the subway system is not that easy, making me so scarred coz I'll be moving all alone...
So I do ALOT of studies on how to go by around.sampe2 minta tolong Widiya print out subway map nya....and waktu gua masih di SG...gua lemes aja coz I simply couldnt get it.... I cant understand
However: let me just say this : Thank God for English !!! Train system nya become friendly and learn-able for me... Kl di Jepang, or Hongkong, or Korea---> gua nyerah deh.
Tapi ini teh USA and all the subs explanation are in English .... YEAH !! I survive !! hee hee hee :) For those coming here : trust me : the Metro is reliable, good ... I never saw sardencis moment di Metro nya New York ....ga kaya di SG yg mana manusia digempet di train kaya ayam di kandang...not in NY.... sepadet padetnya even during rush office hour..there will always be some space
well..it's not that clean and new like singapore..but it's reliable...and CHEAP !! (for USA) ha ha ha :)
3. Gua jg denger review that ppl are not friendly here... well emang ga bisa dibandingin sama Seattle where people are just drop dead so friendly.... but overall....it's nothing like Asia. Dot.
Banyak orang gila disini....gila as in..they are just so ignorantly crazy...bukan gila cacat mental.. There's so many ppl dressing up for no good reason.. dancing in the middle of times square....
ppl are just so ignorant...that makes u feel like u can getaway doing anything....even if that's something that makes you...in chinese : diu lian : buang muka :) hahaha :)
4. for the rumour that says that crime rate is high in NY...well gua belon idup sana to proof that...tp at least I can see NYPD eeevvveerrrrryyywhere..
udah kayak CCTV..mana2 polisi semua...esp times square. Mereka keep patrolling around.
off course..jauhi daerah2 tertentu emang....gua jg cuman muterin manhattan doang...coz gua udah diwanti wanti jangan naek ke atas...belok terlalu jauh ke bawah....and stuff....so if you stay around Manhattan only...it's enough and it's safe:) there's so much to see around Manhattan itself anyway
Even so, 1 minggu di Manhattan dengan kekuatan dan kecepetan jalan gua....masih ga cukup to enjoy New York....
5. for all the tall skyline and the building structure in Manhattan. It's like almost every building are tall ....padahal some are just rumahan normal..bukan apartment ... and some are storey houses
and then when you see them at night from Empire state or Top of the rock.....hmm ... nothing tops this :) It's ...soooo sooo bright and beautiful.... Esp when you have to fight the chill of 4 celcius and strong wind on some 80th floor to take the picture of Manhattan's beauty... huah .... that's some serious effort and struggle man :P gua perang di atas :) hehehe :) give you the pics later :)
6. NY is the Financial capital of the world, still so till today ... right ? And I work in this area... so it really feels like as if I'm home....in my subject ...or probably seeing the live things of what I mostly only see in TV :)
I saw : Dow Jones building, NYSE, I walked Wall street, visited the World Financial Centre....well...just so homey...
hah....for all that reason...and many more ..I love New York !!
In brief...here's how I walk New York in 5 days :
Sunday Nov 7
Jalan2 sama Fei ke Times Square, Central Park --> lg ada marathon kelilingin Central Park yg btw : gede beeng --> sepatu boots gua kebelah sodara sodara...for the cruelty of New York roads
Then we go to upper east side yg emang keliatan upper class :p
Fei selalu bilangin: try to look at your surrounding of the people when you walk from street to street...liat the way they dress up, tipe orang orangnya, the colours that create New York :)
Dari upper east, kita ke Bryan Park, where there's a skating rink sponsored by.....who else ?
CITI :P... namanya Citipond :P heh..cannot runaway
Then we have dinner sama a Fei's Asian friends that consist Taiwanese, Malaysians, Indonesians off course and one bule, di Korean Town.
Monday Nov 8
Initial plan : gua mau ke Wall street. However, the weather is SO not friendly !!
Each morning gua struggle to get out from home although gua bangun pagi en cepet....becoz to go to train station itu jauhnya kayak dari office gua ke boat quay...ditemenin tiupan angin yg bikin rambut gua yg masih basah en dingin naek 90 derajat ke atas, and the fact that I got to push myself against the wind to reach train station.
En..this day is the worst weather that I had while I was in NY.... why ? coz : UJAN !! Angin ketemu ujan yah gimana gitu ? Payung gua udah jadi mangkok shape semua .... ujannya jg udah ga berasa turun ke body ....udah kaya air bergerak dari segala arah aja...bukan dari atas doang... so no point of holding umbrella..
Jadi..gua change plan : museum is a better option. Cari yg indoor2 aja deh..
Nah gara2 weather...by the time gua sampe museum itu udah siang bener..coz gua tunggu ujan reda dikit... sampe museum udah jam 12 siang...
American Museum of Natural History: Gua kejar beresin in 4 hours. Cuapek....although hati senang.....never saw a museum that's so informative and amazing..
kl dulu kita belajar sejarah or biologi disini...it will be SO much more interesting...en mungkin gua masuk IPA --> hahah masih ga puas sampe hr ini masuk sos
Selesai sana..gua makan Steak anjuran Jojo yg ada di guide book Dian jg : Del Frisco. Crab cakes nya...OMG !!!!! liat foto.... SO great !!
Lanjut : gua ke Empire state building, brave the wind and rain...fight for a good pic..
Jam 9 gua sampe rumah....langsung tidur....tewas kecapean lawan angin en kebanyakan jalan di museum
Day 3 Tuesday Nov 9
Sekali lagi ...rencana awal gua mau ke Wall street...tp entah kenapa sekali lagi jg gua jadi end up ke Metropolitan Museum of Art....which I have to say ....it is SSSSSOOOOOO GREAT !!!! o m g.....it's the best museum I've seen..and if I have to back again....I 1000% will.
Konon kata Dian, di museum ini ada bagian yg masuk Wall Street movie yg ke dua, tapi gua ga tau yg mana :P hahaha :) All so great :) sadly .... camera gua k.o... batere abis... hur hur hur....
but : thank God for bie-phone :) saves my day :)
karena batere abis..gua udah ga bisa kemana mana yg perlu difoto...so I decide to go Soho...shopping....ketemu sm Fei... makan di sekitar sana..
That's when kita ke Ippudo en makan si Khong Ba Bao 4 dollar yg UENAK:)
Day 4 Wed Nov 10
Hari Pahlawan !! Konon Obama dateng ke UI ? yeah..dia ke UI..gua ke woodburry ...outlet..shopping :P Sekali lagi gua mau ke wall street tadinya....tapi sekali lagi jg ga kesampean...hahaha :P
Not recommended buat balik ke outlet yg satu ini...I dont get much stuff... kecuali sepasang boot penolong yg harus gua beli kalo ga..kaki gua udah ga bisa jalan that very moment and the next next day...langsung gua pake si boot ga malu malu :P
benernya pagi itu sekali lagi gua bangun pagi..tapi gua harus urut2 kaki for half an hour becoz...kaki kiri gua ga bisa jalan napak..sakit... gilee yah New York ?
Bukan cuman kaki ..benernya badan gua udah kayak abis pemanasan sama David swt tiap hari...sekujur badan pegel tiap bangun ... astaga...
karena gua ga dapet banyak shoppingnya (sementara gua liat segabruk tante2 en om om pada bawa koper kosong and balik koper penuh semua....gilaaaa dah...belanjaan dia orang seh...scarrrryyy) gua decide buat buru2 balik ke NY (woodburry sekitar 1 jam keluar NY) at walk times square at night ... and there I fell in love to times square :)
Day 5 Thursday Nov 11
Last day...hux hux hux... !!!
Berbekal new boots....gua berangkat as early as I can to walk Manhattan down town...where all the financial buildings are...
1st stop : Starbucks : toffee mocha.
Next stop: Brooklyn Bridge ....walk half way till the middle part of it ..and then go
Then walk all the way to wall street....New York Stock Exchange....to Batterrey Park..
lanjut naek ferry ke Miss Liberty : pertama kalinya gua say Hi sama dia after 4 days in New York...ga sopan yah gua ? hee hee :P
Terus gua mo cari si kerbonya merryl lynch ... yah ampun...nyasar sampe ke ujung mana tau....
kaki gua udah mo patah...en Iphone map ga nolong banget this time..
giliran gua ketemu si Bull en foto...terus gua ambil paper map gua yg gretongan dr hotel...tertulis jelas di map si hotel itu... charging bull statue.... yg notabene deket banget sama liberty ....aaarrrgggh....
anyway...gua lanjut ke Rockerfeller Centre. Home of NBC, and 30 Rock, and the tonight show with Jimmy Fallon....
Go up the observation deck and enjoy the night skyline of Manhattan once again for the last time...
Lalu : here's the best part.
When I updated my status in facebook, some long lost friend from NUS yg udah ga gua ketemuin for 7 years, yg tadinya gua rencana mo cari dia en contact buat numpang di tempat dia dia di NY....saw my update...
padahal dia jarang banget buka facebook....thanks to Iphone, dia ga ada kerjaan di bus stop, she opened FB and saw my status....then she contacted me...
I called her on Wednesday..en kita janjian ketemu malem itu...
Kebetulan lagi Fei bisa join kita...(Gua tinggal di tempat Fei)....so 3 of us meet in Soho..
Finally...ketemu jg gua sama si Julia ketekkkkkk (panggilan sayang)...and the first thing she say when she saw me : ketekkkk !!!!!!! hahahhaha :)
this is ....by far.... the best gift I brought home to Singapore....
all her updates on her relationship....all our gossips....and finally...a contact with her :) I'm so going back to NY to stay at her place again:)
en gua seneng banget bisa ketemuin si Fei and Jul together...coz they both in NY...si Julia jarang Asian frens anyway...si Fei banyak...si Jul banyak bule friends...si Fei demen...and they both really lovin NY like mad....they converse well together... huah:) like Jackpot !!
Cheers for my best last night in Manhattan...
and ....that's it...
my very short trip to NY (centralised in Manhattan only)
I still have not got enough of Magnolia cupcakes or other cupcakes yg konon kata Julia...taste much better than Magnolia.... I have not gone to some Museum.. have not visit Little Italy, China town, or Dumbo.... have not walk around Central Park
no.... I have not had enough of New York...
the saddest part...I have not gotten to meet Rachel yg konon punya some hidden secret place to take a beautiful picture from NYU, that tourist would not know....
so... New York I love you...and I will be back :)
Oh : some tips when u are coming here :
1. Take subs to Manhattan...it's safe and cheap en clean (the one to manhattan). Do your homework to learn about it before you fly here...and u'll be good to reach your destination.
2. If you have smart phone....and you travel alone pls do spend some money on buying prepaid card with internet access. Gua beli sekitar total 73 dollar for a month......that gives me 500 minutes of talk time and unlimited SMS (local USA) plus internet access yg emang ga 3G power, tapi comparable sama kecepatan 3Gs starhub SG ---> see how sucky SH is ? haih
Anyway It helps me alot ...my Iphone.. Gua cuman berbekal Iphone Map and one more Map, minta dari Hotel lobby gratisan to walk my five days.
3. Depending on you, but I dont really plan my itinerarry...
Gua pengen plan dari Singapore ....want to have some fix one...tapi entah kenapa gagal terus...en nyerah gua...
so what I do is I list down the place that I have to visit when I'm there, in random order, and then walk my day there judging by: weather, what time do I get off from home, what does my foot strength say for that day.
Coz : weather is something that;s totally unpredicted there. Terus jg seberapa pagi kita keluar dari tempat tinggal, that determines everything.
And then, when I have visited the place, I strike down my list ;) that way...it makes me happy :)....terus tempat yg bln gua cover...gua plan lagi the next day on how to finish my list...
Maybe jg gara gara gua on holiday mood, gua ga mo dikejar2 apapun...I just want to enjoy.....
Although: I have to say....for total holiday relaxation : do not go to NY !! It's only a place for ppl to feel that their days are filled with soooo much activity and that time fly so fast and still there's so much things to see, where there's a lot of good food --> even that's just street food hot dog
In a way : it's a bit like Hongkong with friendlier ppl and language :) haa haa
For total greeneries....relaxation, watching American TV shows: go Seattle :)
4. As NY is 12 hours apart from SG or Jkt... I suggest everyone to just sleep once you've landed. Get the longest sleep you can. Drink hot tea or hot water before you sleep.. then you can get off your jet lag.
Gua emang ga gitu jet lag -an orangnya ... tapi this time around... at least I get used to USA time better than last year :)
Bring Pocari Sweat !! that's a must !!
This is my first and only rest day in my holiday.
Why my first ? coz I have been moving around so much for the last 1 week.
why my last ? Coz I got couple more of places to cover before I leave states
Before I do my review....let's begin with this famous statement :
yeah..... it is :
I LOVE NEW YORK !!!!!!!!
argh ! there you go...I say it out loud !!
jadi waktu gua mendarat last week and during my previous update.... I have not heart New York for the following reason :
1. The weather was so unpredictable. Rain, wind, then hot and sunny..and then chill at nite...I don noe..most prob ly...gua shock sama cuaca when I landed..
2. aje gileee....the miles that I walk in New York .... puarah.....gua rasa gua jg agak shock sama the amount of walking
3. you've heard... subway nya ga sebersih singapore or semodern the one in china or japan.. it's an old city
4. bau rokoknya....astagaaa... rokok seems like makanan pokok disana....
kl summer sebau apa coba ?
and yah..many more.. yg pasti it's because gua belon jalanin New York, belon terlalu familiar with the subway ..and ...yah etc....
which make me sempet wondering : kenapa coba there's so much I love New York T shirt when it's not that fantastic ?
when.....then..... I walked New York for a week....and I felt ssssoooo soooo heavy hearted when I have to leave it..
for the following reason :
1. It is the closest city that can give me our homey (singapore---> erm..yah...singapore is half my home) feeling.
I went LA, SF, Seattle, Chicago last year....all shops and stores closed at 9 PM mostly ? Not in Times Square !! Gua shop close to 10 past...and all the shops are still alive !! Rame...just like in sg..I can see ppl ....alive... hee hee
Also....They have : Ippudo ! hahahaha ..which I did not manage to eat coz of the queue... got to wait for one and a half hour to get seats. Mad.
But...I ate : the best Khong Bak bao in my entire life here in Ippudo New York. Which is super expensive too --> USD 4 ...astaga :P.... cuman enaknya....woh :)
2. It's the city where subway is the way. Just like the way I love to travel in SG ...by train :) I took MRT in sg, I took MTA in NY:)
Sebelon gua berangkat...banyak review dari friends who have been here that says that the subway system is not that easy, making me so scarred coz I'll be moving all alone...
So I do ALOT of studies on how to go by around.sampe2 minta tolong Widiya print out subway map nya....and waktu gua masih di SG...gua lemes aja coz I simply couldnt get it.... I cant understand
However: let me just say this : Thank God for English !!! Train system nya become friendly and learn-able for me... Kl di Jepang, or Hongkong, or Korea---> gua nyerah deh.
Tapi ini teh USA and all the subs explanation are in English .... YEAH !! I survive !! hee hee hee :) For those coming here : trust me : the Metro is reliable, good ... I never saw sardencis moment di Metro nya New York ....ga kaya di SG yg mana manusia digempet di train kaya ayam di kandang...not in NY.... sepadet padetnya even during rush office hour..there will always be some space
well..it's not that clean and new like singapore..but it's reliable...and CHEAP !! (for USA) ha ha ha :)
3. Gua jg denger review that ppl are not friendly here... well emang ga bisa dibandingin sama Seattle where people are just drop dead so friendly.... but overall....it's nothing like Asia. Dot.
Banyak orang gila disini....gila as in..they are just so ignorantly crazy...bukan gila cacat mental.. There's so many ppl dressing up for no good reason.. dancing in the middle of times square....
ppl are just so ignorant...that makes u feel like u can getaway doing anything....even if that's something that makes you...in chinese : diu lian : buang muka :) hahaha :)
4. for the rumour that says that crime rate is high in NY...well gua belon idup sana to proof that...tp at least I can see NYPD eeevvveerrrrryyywhere..
udah kayak CCTV..mana2 polisi semua...esp times square. Mereka keep patrolling around.
off course..jauhi daerah2 tertentu emang....gua jg cuman muterin manhattan doang...coz gua udah diwanti wanti jangan naek ke atas...belok terlalu jauh ke bawah....and stuff....so if you stay around Manhattan only...it's enough and it's safe:) there's so much to see around Manhattan itself anyway
Even so, 1 minggu di Manhattan dengan kekuatan dan kecepetan jalan gua....masih ga cukup to enjoy New York....
5. for all the tall skyline and the building structure in Manhattan. It's like almost every building are tall ....padahal some are just rumahan normal..bukan apartment ... and some are storey houses
and then when you see them at night from Empire state or Top of the rock.....hmm ... nothing tops this :) It's ...soooo sooo bright and beautiful.... Esp when you have to fight the chill of 4 celcius and strong wind on some 80th floor to take the picture of Manhattan's beauty... huah .... that's some serious effort and struggle man :P gua perang di atas :) hehehe :) give you the pics later :)
6. NY is the Financial capital of the world, still so till today ... right ? And I work in this area... so it really feels like as if I'm home....in my subject ...or probably seeing the live things of what I mostly only see in TV :)
I saw : Dow Jones building, NYSE, I walked Wall street, visited the World Financial Centre....well...just so homey...
hah....for all that reason...and many more ..I love New York !!
In brief...here's how I walk New York in 5 days :
Sunday Nov 7
Jalan2 sama Fei ke Times Square, Central Park --> lg ada marathon kelilingin Central Park yg btw : gede beeng --> sepatu boots gua kebelah sodara sodara...for the cruelty of New York roads
Then we go to upper east side yg emang keliatan upper class :p
Fei selalu bilangin: try to look at your surrounding of the people when you walk from street to street...liat the way they dress up, tipe orang orangnya, the colours that create New York :)
Dari upper east, kita ke Bryan Park, where there's a skating rink sponsored by.....who else ?
CITI :P... namanya Citipond :P heh..cannot runaway
Then we have dinner sama a Fei's Asian friends that consist Taiwanese, Malaysians, Indonesians off course and one bule, di Korean Town.
Monday Nov 8
Initial plan : gua mau ke Wall street. However, the weather is SO not friendly !!
Each morning gua struggle to get out from home although gua bangun pagi en cepet....becoz to go to train station itu jauhnya kayak dari office gua ke boat quay...ditemenin tiupan angin yg bikin rambut gua yg masih basah en dingin naek 90 derajat ke atas, and the fact that I got to push myself against the wind to reach train station.
En..this day is the worst weather that I had while I was in NY.... why ? coz : UJAN !! Angin ketemu ujan yah gimana gitu ? Payung gua udah jadi mangkok shape semua .... ujannya jg udah ga berasa turun ke body ....udah kaya air bergerak dari segala arah aja...bukan dari atas doang... so no point of holding umbrella..
Jadi..gua change plan : museum is a better option. Cari yg indoor2 aja deh..
Nah gara2 weather...by the time gua sampe museum itu udah siang bener..coz gua tunggu ujan reda dikit... sampe museum udah jam 12 siang...
American Museum of Natural History: Gua kejar beresin in 4 hours. Cuapek....although hati senang.....never saw a museum that's so informative and amazing..
kl dulu kita belajar sejarah or biologi disini...it will be SO much more interesting...en mungkin gua masuk IPA --> hahah masih ga puas sampe hr ini masuk sos
Selesai sana..gua makan Steak anjuran Jojo yg ada di guide book Dian jg : Del Frisco. Crab cakes nya...OMG !!!!! liat foto.... SO great !!
Lanjut : gua ke Empire state building, brave the wind and rain...fight for a good pic..
Jam 9 gua sampe rumah....langsung tidur....tewas kecapean lawan angin en kebanyakan jalan di museum
Day 3 Tuesday Nov 9
Sekali lagi ...rencana awal gua mau ke Wall street...tp entah kenapa sekali lagi jg gua jadi end up ke Metropolitan Museum of Art....which I have to say ....it is SSSSSOOOOOO GREAT !!!! o m g.....it's the best museum I've seen..and if I have to back again....I 1000% will.
Konon kata Dian, di museum ini ada bagian yg masuk Wall Street movie yg ke dua, tapi gua ga tau yg mana :P hahaha :) All so great :) sadly .... camera gua k.o... batere abis... hur hur hur....
but : thank God for bie-phone :) saves my day :)
karena batere abis..gua udah ga bisa kemana mana yg perlu difoto...so I decide to go Soho...shopping....ketemu sm Fei... makan di sekitar sana..
That's when kita ke Ippudo en makan si Khong Ba Bao 4 dollar yg UENAK:)
Day 4 Wed Nov 10
Hari Pahlawan !! Konon Obama dateng ke UI ? yeah..dia ke UI..gua ke woodburry ...outlet..shopping :P Sekali lagi gua mau ke wall street tadinya....tapi sekali lagi jg ga kesampean...hahaha :P
Not recommended buat balik ke outlet yg satu ini...I dont get much stuff... kecuali sepasang boot penolong yg harus gua beli kalo ga..kaki gua udah ga bisa jalan that very moment and the next next day...langsung gua pake si boot ga malu malu :P
benernya pagi itu sekali lagi gua bangun pagi..tapi gua harus urut2 kaki for half an hour becoz...kaki kiri gua ga bisa jalan napak..sakit... gilee yah New York ?
Bukan cuman kaki ..benernya badan gua udah kayak abis pemanasan sama David swt tiap hari...sekujur badan pegel tiap bangun ... astaga...
karena gua ga dapet banyak shoppingnya (sementara gua liat segabruk tante2 en om om pada bawa koper kosong and balik koper penuh semua....gilaaaa dah...belanjaan dia orang seh...scarrrryyy) gua decide buat buru2 balik ke NY (woodburry sekitar 1 jam keluar NY) at walk times square at night ... and there I fell in love to times square :)
Day 5 Thursday Nov 11
Last day...hux hux hux... !!!
Berbekal new boots....gua berangkat as early as I can to walk Manhattan down town...where all the financial buildings are...
1st stop : Starbucks : toffee mocha.
Next stop: Brooklyn Bridge ....walk half way till the middle part of it ..and then go
Then walk all the way to wall street....New York Stock Exchange....to Batterrey Park..
lanjut naek ferry ke Miss Liberty : pertama kalinya gua say Hi sama dia after 4 days in New York...ga sopan yah gua ? hee hee :P
Terus gua mo cari si kerbonya merryl lynch ... yah ampun...nyasar sampe ke ujung mana tau....
kaki gua udah mo patah...en Iphone map ga nolong banget this time..
giliran gua ketemu si Bull en foto...terus gua ambil paper map gua yg gretongan dr hotel...tertulis jelas di map si hotel itu... charging bull statue.... yg notabene deket banget sama liberty ....aaarrrgggh....
anyway...gua lanjut ke Rockerfeller Centre. Home of NBC, and 30 Rock, and the tonight show with Jimmy Fallon....
Go up the observation deck and enjoy the night skyline of Manhattan once again for the last time...
Lalu : here's the best part.
When I updated my status in facebook, some long lost friend from NUS yg udah ga gua ketemuin for 7 years, yg tadinya gua rencana mo cari dia en contact buat numpang di tempat dia dia di NY....saw my update...
padahal dia jarang banget buka facebook....thanks to Iphone, dia ga ada kerjaan di bus stop, she opened FB and saw my status....then she contacted me...
I called her on Wednesday..en kita janjian ketemu malem itu...
Kebetulan lagi Fei bisa join kita...(Gua tinggal di tempat Fei)....so 3 of us meet in Soho..
Finally...ketemu jg gua sama si Julia ketekkkkkk (panggilan sayang)...and the first thing she say when she saw me : ketekkkk !!!!!!! hahahhaha :)
this is ....by far.... the best gift I brought home to Singapore....
all her updates on her relationship....all our gossips....and finally...a contact with her :) I'm so going back to NY to stay at her place again:)
en gua seneng banget bisa ketemuin si Fei and Jul together...coz they both in NY...si Julia jarang Asian frens anyway...si Fei banyak...si Jul banyak bule friends...si Fei demen...and they both really lovin NY like mad....they converse well together... huah:) like Jackpot !!
Cheers for my best last night in Manhattan...
and ....that's it...
my very short trip to NY (centralised in Manhattan only)
I still have not got enough of Magnolia cupcakes or other cupcakes yg konon kata Julia...taste much better than Magnolia.... I have not gone to some Museum.. have not visit Little Italy, China town, or Dumbo.... have not walk around Central Park
no.... I have not had enough of New York...
the saddest part...I have not gotten to meet Rachel yg konon punya some hidden secret place to take a beautiful picture from NYU, that tourist would not know....
so... New York I love you...and I will be back :)
Oh : some tips when u are coming here :
1. Take subs to Manhattan...it's safe and cheap en clean (the one to manhattan). Do your homework to learn about it before you fly here...and u'll be good to reach your destination.
2. If you have smart phone....and you travel alone pls do spend some money on buying prepaid card with internet access. Gua beli sekitar total 73 dollar for a month......that gives me 500 minutes of talk time and unlimited SMS (local USA) plus internet access yg emang ga 3G power, tapi comparable sama kecepatan 3Gs starhub SG ---> see how sucky SH is ? haih
Anyway It helps me alot ...my Iphone.. Gua cuman berbekal Iphone Map and one more Map, minta dari Hotel lobby gratisan to walk my five days.
3. Depending on you, but I dont really plan my itinerarry...
Gua pengen plan dari Singapore ....want to have some fix one...tapi entah kenapa gagal terus...en nyerah gua...
so what I do is I list down the place that I have to visit when I'm there, in random order, and then walk my day there judging by: weather, what time do I get off from home, what does my foot strength say for that day.
Coz : weather is something that;s totally unpredicted there. Terus jg seberapa pagi kita keluar dari tempat tinggal, that determines everything.
And then, when I have visited the place, I strike down my list ;) that way...it makes me happy :)....terus tempat yg bln gua cover...gua plan lagi the next day on how to finish my list...
Maybe jg gara gara gua on holiday mood, gua ga mo dikejar2 apapun...I just want to enjoy.....
Although: I have to say....for total holiday relaxation : do not go to NY !! It's only a place for ppl to feel that their days are filled with soooo much activity and that time fly so fast and still there's so much things to see, where there's a lot of good food --> even that's just street food hot dog
In a way : it's a bit like Hongkong with friendlier ppl and language :) haa haa
For total greeneries....relaxation, watching American TV shows: go Seattle :)
4. As NY is 12 hours apart from SG or Jkt... I suggest everyone to just sleep once you've landed. Get the longest sleep you can. Drink hot tea or hot water before you sleep.. then you can get off your jet lag.
Gua emang ga gitu jet lag -an orangnya ... tapi this time around... at least I get used to USA time better than last year :)
Bring Pocari Sweat !! that's a must !!
5. Pack light : even during winter. Ulang en tumpuk aja bajunya :) heee hee hee :) Tapi yg essential tetep harus : gloves, scarf (yg anget !!)
btw pada tau magic shawl yg bulu bulu yg dijual di SG di push cart yg bisa dimacem macemin itu kan ? Nah...that shawl is GOOD enough:) really really :) beli itu deh....bisa bawa balik SG btw... some NY-ker commented on my scarf that they love it :P ahhahah :)
yah...sgitu dulu tips from my trip ....
For Vegas part...I'll update next time :)
bombie {=^o^=}
Monday, November 8, 2010
it's cold outside
aaaaaaaaa
dinginnnnn..
I'm now at Fei's home waiting to get ready to go explore another New York day :)
kemaren gua ke times square, see a bit of central park, I went to Bryant Park...
and yeah...the part known as upper east side .... hee hee hee :)
and off course : grand central station...
DINGINNNNNNNN :p
aje gileee..
ini belon siap2 gara gara I can hear the wind blow outside, blowing like MAD :p oh my gosh..
Think I should change my itinerarry .... Perhaps I go for somewhere that's covered as the weatherman says today is a rainy day. Museum will be a good choice I believe....
Btw Singapore is raining too ...right ? hee hee hee :)
okie lah...ke Museum aja dah gua today....
here's some pictures
that proof that I'm definitely gemukan than last year
*hu hu hu...sob sob sob...CRYYYYY*
hormat dulu ah
The most milkiest softest banana cake I've ever taste in my life by lady M
GRAND CENTRAL !!! and I look tiny :P hee hee --> only here
outside Lady M store, a lady by the name M-elissa is waiting :P
sini banyak ketemu orang Indo euy !! Fei ketemu sama arek suroboyo nyo...temen dari Seattle jauh jauh dateng demi makan si Lady M..
it is...GOOOOOOODDDD btw
daerah upper east side emang..... hee hee hee
tell by my attitude that I'm most definitely came from
New Yorkkk...
concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there's nothing you cant do
now you're in New York
part of Empire state of mind song
and picture of Empire state building itself :) hee hee hee
got to go and brave the cold weather and the wind.... aaaa
the 8 degree to 4 degree celcius wind
kerokan deh neh gua
bombie {=^o^=}
Friday, November 5, 2010
before I fly
and so...this is the day...
I'm flyinnnnnnnn
see you soon Singapore..
pls pray that I'll be saved there...
and I'll enjoy and be grateful on each and every moment that I am granted with....
anyway :
in what seems to be my dull painful year that I portray in this 2010 blog
gua udah banyak erase many details yg mau gua tulis di blog.. en by the time gua mo tulis...
either I'm too tired...I forgotten ...or I just really don bother
especially the good ones...coz I focus too much on the bad ones.
kind of ....self pitying..or self justification that I have a right to be pitied...
contohnya :
there's one point of time in this year that I feel like I want to swim in the infinity pool in Marina Bay Sands....
not long after, I got what I wish....
another one
in the midst of all my complaints of life.. work ....and everything else...
something happen to Indonesia.... and when I read Lolo's blog...
and all the preaching in church.... I sit down and think of everything I have..
I am a spoiled girl complaining in the midst of my blessings for having to want more to life...
yah....what is there to complain when we are not directly affected by tsunami, merapi ?
yah... blown by so much comfort Singapore has offerred...
many times....i forgot to count my blessings
and the obvious dream come true : finally New York :)
waktu gua bilang last year kl gua mo balik ke Amrik again this year...
I thot it was just some wish..
gua ga bener2 mikir on making it happen... and it was ...half hearted here there here there
*tiba2 deg degan gua inget I'm flying soon*
but now that I am going...*jd deg degan lagi*....boy oh boy...
when you send your wish up on above...He'll make it come true
you might not choose which wish.....but Daddy knows best..
lastly...
you guys heard of momster ? a combination of mommy and monster
recently I heard quite a story from couple of friends and relative on how hard it is to please their mom when it comes to ...well...wedding....
It's kind of nonton kardashians di E channel, waktu Khloe is getting married en how Kim the mom....comes as headache..
I hope gua ga nyinggung siapapun yg baca blog ini just in case you face the same matter and thinking that I disrespect your mom.....I really apologize upfront just in case you feel so...
Or when I give advises for my friends on what to say to their moms so the moms remember that it's their wedding.... I really pray that gua ga kasih advise yg bikin gua jadi anak yg kurang ajar sama orang tua...or durhaka bahasa mak gua...
this entry is just to say that again...after hearing all this.. gua fall in love even more to my mom... and berasa how kurang ajar gua as anak actually.. ngebangkang banget waktu teenager....and what kind of headache I gave them..
and dalam segala kekurangan mak gua... satu yg paling gua respect and angkat jempol is her patience..... sabarnyaaaaaaaaaaa minta ampun biar kata galak kl udah marah jg..
it takes a lot to make my mom raise her voice and scold.... kebalikan gua :P
and gua beneran thankful for her...en how she handle me well...
gua ga tau what she prayed for when she had me.... I dont think she pray for such a hot blooded daughter... however I know, no other better person who can be my mom....than my mom...
somehow I felt alot of my advises given to my frens... I base that from my relationship with my mom...where mostly I have the say..
gua sadar kl ga semua mom - daughter relationship itu kayak gua and my mom.... and I do understand how hard it is to respect our parents and sacrifice our wishes ....
so friends.....gua salute sama whoever you are who face this problem, on how you stand on your position and still respect your parents well.....I pray for your strength and the best for your wedding and future wedded life
and ....really sorry kl gua sampe2 kasih advise yg salah...also really apologize kl gua sampe ada nyinggung perasaan siapapun... I really really never mean to do so....
lastly I believe....gimanapun jg our mom is.... God has given no one else but the best for us
sekian...
with this I close my entry today...
siap2 berangkat .....
see you in NEW YORK baby !!
God bless you my loved ones
have a fantabulous November !!
bombie {=^o^=}
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