Wednesday, December 21, 2005
i think i should continue updating abt the trip. since it was so eventful, but thats kinda the problem. i dont know where to start.
too many hilarious moments. the most memorable one, kweddy moment in the lift on the way up to the top of the empire state. "you can have all of me". cringe-worthy but i swear provided enough entertainment to last a while. eddy is such a fag mag, bob the builder, peakwok and ha-choo!. the view from the top of the empire state building was absolutely breathtaking. despite the extremely strong winds, and the crowd. but it was absolutely amazing. city lights are incredibly gorgeous, i love newyork. it epitomises the idea of a beautiful, bustling, vibrant city with the incredible amount of skyscrapers and wonderful shopping and well-dressed newyorkers. breathtaking really. and yes natural beauty in the form of central park though thats not realy natural, and the monuments such as the statue of liberty. i cant think of anywhere else i'd rather live. but of course its pretty naive to think that 3 days in newyork as a tourist surrounded by friends would give an accurate description of life in the city itself. but still there's something about america. maybe ive just been very successfully brainwashed by the media, and the fact that ive never really felt a sense of belonging in singapore made the brainwashing alot easier. plus the whole idea of democracy and freedom and human rights and freedom of press appeals to the idealist within me. misguided idealist, according to yowie. though its probably not everything or anything its made out to be, i still would rather live in america over anywhere else in the world as i have since i was in seconday school or maybe younger.hmm.
mm oreo candy bars are very good.
i think that we should have had more freedom during the trip though. like in boston, wondering the streets ourselves and photowhoring and shopping at prudential and all that. compared to how torturous it was to walk past a giant a&f and disney store across the road at times square and rockefeller centre and not be able to shop because we were just walking through. but there was something about the christmas lights and the decorations, that despite not being able to shop made for an absolutely magical time in newyork, really. why do i keep gushing about ny, hmm.
about the hotels. the deco of boston park was really nice, though a tad bit oppulent but the rooms were quite tiny. though we spent most of the time in yam's room which is bigger with two double beds and two toilets. days inn was well. a two storey motel. but i guess for two nights, it wasnt too bad? not very convenient for room visiting though, esp mark and shang's room whcih was so far away, since we had to go out in the cold to travel from room to room. holiday inn was nice, big rooms and all. and big beds too.
food, was good most of the time. kept forgetting about lunch with all the shopping, but breakfast was sometimes gross and sometimes good. everything was very oily. very fatty. extremely big portions. but i love american food. and pseudo thai american food and some of the pseudo chinese food wasnt too bad either. i can live on different meals with mainly cheese potatoes and meat forever. and i lost 2kg! i have no idea how in the world, with all the fatty food. but im not complaining.
im surviving on an hour or so of sleep. when i reached home yesterday i slept for almost 12 hours in the day, woke up and then couldnt sleep the whole night last night. and i was supposed to write christmas cards, practice SATs because shang's results gave me a sudden burst of inspiration to actually START studying for them and also read history s books. but ive been online browsing pictures which are bringing back a ton of memories, and having very long overdue conversations. despite everything i guess i felt sort of relieved, like a large space of my mind has been cleared. and now there's so many other things to focus on i guess.
anyhoo. storyline meeting today. i thought i wouldnt be able to wake up but given that i didnt sleep.. then lunched with shang because lousy stef refused to join us. entertaining lunch, i realised that shang has had very bizzare experiences. then went out with my mum and sister, though i was half awake. and sufiyan came over after what seems like a really long time. despite all the time thats passed, during holidays the house is always the same. alot noisier than usual, and alot less lonely than usual. and im definitely not complaining.
btw anyone who wants photos ask me, im too lazy to upload 251 photos. haha.
still not tired. time for christmas cards and possibly SATs. (:
shib picked a flower @ 1:09 AM
