Ni hao
So began my quest to find an apartment in the Chinatown district of Manhattan. We took a train across the Williamsburg Bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan and while going across, saw many beautiful buildings that while they were commercial, would make wonderful studios. Many with big glass windows for light and terrible insulation to drain my wallet.
As I stated before, I am now considering Brooklyn. Home of da Dodgers! Spike Lee and...Well that's all I can recall at the moment. I think perhaps tomorrow I may take a walk around the area and the Navy Yard to see whats available. It seems like a nice area but I will not know till I visit there.
Anyways, I went to Chinatown with lowmedhi and Sar to have lunch. We ended up in a Dim Sum restaurant and I was peeved because even though I knew all the dishes, the servers were looking at lowmedhi for confirmation. The cost was a bit too high for 3 people and this time it really was not as much. I think in Toronto, it is much cheaper.
We then began to look for realtors. The first place we went to did not want to open the door but finally did. But they were closed until Monday. Overall we were so-so successful. After looking for about 1 hour I had 3 realtors names and was glad for the start. As we made our way back to subway, I saw a newsbox with Chinese listings for rent and sale. What a stroke of luck! So now, all we have to really do, is call a few of them and see what they have to offer.
On a personal note, I am ill. I am coming down with a cold. I am not sure if it is because to the state of the place I'm staying or just cause of allergies OR what? Presently LMH and Sar are moving out and everything is everywhere plus dog. I do mean everywhere plus DOG. SO I am in the middle of this chaos plus of course I have my own chaos so..Chaos plus Chaos equals Armageddon.
Today, I am going to see a place but it is coming available in June. I can not take it for June, July and August. It is just too much. It seems that places are coming available all the time. It is just a question of the right place or the right time.
I walked down a street called Avenue of Puerto Rico yesterday. It was vibrant and actually what I had always pictured a New York Street to be like that on a Saturday. However as vibrant as it was and perhaps because of my unfamiliarity of the area, it also had an element of menace. I understand that all unknowns have this element of menace. Yet here is was palpable. Every broken bottle or every raised voice brings it to the forefront. In Chinatown, it was exactly as I expected but a lot cleaner. Since it was a Saturday, it was extremely crowded but also it was manageable and I think I can live there. Yes the smells can be powerful and they run the risk of getting worse as the summer months move on but still... It is so central.
Hope things fall together.
BTW: Happy Mothers Day!
As I stated before, I am now considering Brooklyn. Home of da Dodgers! Spike Lee and...Well that's all I can recall at the moment. I think perhaps tomorrow I may take a walk around the area and the Navy Yard to see whats available. It seems like a nice area but I will not know till I visit there.
Anyways, I went to Chinatown with lowmedhi and Sar to have lunch. We ended up in a Dim Sum restaurant and I was peeved because even though I knew all the dishes, the servers were looking at lowmedhi for confirmation. The cost was a bit too high for 3 people and this time it really was not as much. I think in Toronto, it is much cheaper.
We then began to look for realtors. The first place we went to did not want to open the door but finally did. But they were closed until Monday. Overall we were so-so successful. After looking for about 1 hour I had 3 realtors names and was glad for the start. As we made our way back to subway, I saw a newsbox with Chinese listings for rent and sale. What a stroke of luck! So now, all we have to really do, is call a few of them and see what they have to offer.
On a personal note, I am ill. I am coming down with a cold. I am not sure if it is because to the state of the place I'm staying or just cause of allergies OR what? Presently LMH and Sar are moving out and everything is everywhere plus dog. I do mean everywhere plus DOG. SO I am in the middle of this chaos plus of course I have my own chaos so..Chaos plus Chaos equals Armageddon.
Today, I am going to see a place but it is coming available in June. I can not take it for June, July and August. It is just too much. It seems that places are coming available all the time. It is just a question of the right place or the right time.
I walked down a street called Avenue of Puerto Rico yesterday. It was vibrant and actually what I had always pictured a New York Street to be like that on a Saturday. However as vibrant as it was and perhaps because of my unfamiliarity of the area, it also had an element of menace. I understand that all unknowns have this element of menace. Yet here is was palpable. Every broken bottle or every raised voice brings it to the forefront. In Chinatown, it was exactly as I expected but a lot cleaner. Since it was a Saturday, it was extremely crowded but also it was manageable and I think I can live there. Yes the smells can be powerful and they run the risk of getting worse as the summer months move on but still... It is so central.
Hope things fall together.
BTW: Happy Mothers Day!