new york

i feel obliged to tell you all about my new york trip. because not telling you will be like disrupting the flow of my stay here in penn state. hahs. we reached new york on friday afternoon, about 2pm and only headed to the city at about 4pm? at the end of the day, if given a choice, i think i'd rather go elsewhere with more nature rather than new york.

new york is a city full of life. it never sleeps. it's full of people from all around the world. every where you go, you see people, yellow taxis and more people. there is no one corner you go without seeing someone else. anyways. the subways are dirty and VERY hot. the trains take very long to come, and people in singapore complain about the inefficiency of our public transport system. the city is big. very big. and my feet hurts from walking from one place to another.

places we went on friday: grand central terminal, central park and times square. i walked into the mega big toys 'r' us again, but there was no excitement like there was the previous time. i realised that i dont normally do things 2 times. it's harder to appreciate it. esp if its nothing to admire or slowly enjoy. and when i looked at the spot where we (car, sherron, joa and i) went to to get this funky toy for ernie, now in that same tray, they sold talking pigs. hahas. times square was its usual buzzy self. full of life and lights and noise.

on saturday we went to wall street to see the new york stock exchange, the bull, went to the ferry point where ppl take the ferry to the statue of liberty. (queue was too long), chinatown for lunch then to the brooklyn bridge (where i rmb that fateful day). next united nations building, back to central park then chinatown again for dinner and then headed back to the carpark. it was really crowded on saturday. there was this bike marathon thing, and they closed off some of the main roads to let bikers ride on them. central park was nice. but i prefer it in spring where the trees are either still barren or just about to grow back its leaves. it was just way too crowded for my liking. a park is meant to be peaceful. not jammed packed with ppl. i think new york was nicer the last time i came with car and gang. it was cold. but it was more peaceful.



i'm not too excited as you can tell. hahas. ohwells. anywyas, i'm in my new room now. with my new roommate. she's nice. =) and some other ppl along the hallway just popped in to introduce themselves. really friendly ppl.... =) tomorrow is my first day of school. excited but nervous. i don't really know wad to expect. handball, fencing, some sports ethics class and also stats in sports. hahas. weird. and everyone who reads this. i need your prayers. my units here are not fully settled and i cant get into some classes that i need to. so pray that i'll get into KINES 360 and KINES 422. and that God will provide!! thanks all. i'm sleeeepy. goodnight.