Wham Bam Baby It's Cold!
Hi guys, its been a long time since I've updated and I thought its high time I started since I have embarked on a totally new life journey. I'm living in a totally different time zone and different culture. And I got quite sick of repeating all my stories to different ones and leaving out important and juicy nuggets when I retell my stories.
In short, I had the most fab time in NYC after getting off a grueling 26-hour journey on the Plane. SG-DOHA-JFK. No joke, when a Middle-eastern dude just sleeps with his head touching ur thigh/butt most of the time. Crossing over with his crotch in your face. I found it hard to laugh. Wham Bam Baby it was Cold when we reached. Apprehensive thoughts about touring a city I've never been to with 3 other strangers came to naught when I realized how easy it was for everyone to be around everyone else, and exploring one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to. I'm glad I took on the risk as it just took 5 days to become fast friends with everyone. People say that the NY subway system is dirty among many others, but I love it! Hello, they haven't seen the Indian railway system?! Took the subway by myself many times and I am so glad I managed to figure it out. Somehow my direction sense in NY is way better than in SG. (reminds me of the times where I would stop my car on the side of the road just to check out my Google Maps ten more times)
Err I just told Gi I was blogging and she said, "Wow blogging? Is it 2008 again?!?!"
Manhattan is so starkly vibrant that when we arrived in Troy we were like "how dead can this town be". Haha but I'm slowly learning to love it embrace it and I am so glad I came along with many Singaporean students. Each one is like a different spice on an Indian dish. (they have like 15 spices) Some are mild, some are sassy, but most are extremely nice people that I feel horrified and disgusted by myself. Cue bitchy comments, crude remarks. I know that I am on exchange and I shd make more friends from other parts of the world. I made some, but I just can't help but feel that they will never be lasting friendships so why bother? And it is, a hassle to constantly think of topics to talk about, when there is absolutely no common interest there. Cue minds working like clockwork. I should be used to that. (Sunday mornings with new friends ha ha)
It is one of my dreams to live in my own apartment, with friends and it still seems quite surreal that I don't have my mom or sister barging into my room only to find the door locked (Bahaha) As some of you already know, here are some low-downs on my house mates.
Basically, I have one house mate that doesn't eat. She doesn't need to eat. She only lives on kopi-o, cigarettes, diet soda, yoghurt, chips, cookies, biscuits. When we go out for meals, she never orders anything, doesn't share our grocery costs but that's ok because she doesn't eat. She doesn't feel excited about food, about REAL Food. Oh my. How can anyone be like that? Food is one of the most glorious things on earth. God made food. God made awesome and tantalizing food. Pasta, RICE, chicken, beef, lamb oh my oh my. Oh well, I will tell you guys when I stop feeling she's weird. Maybe 6 months later.
Hmm other than that I don't think I can dedicate a full paragraph to my other house mates because they are pretty normal, like me. Just that some of them are rather fussy eaters. Again, not in my dictionary. Most of the friends that I am accustomed to gobble pretty much everything in sight even after a "I'm not very hungry". I am madly honing my cooking skills even though I suck coz I think I am at least a bit better than the rest. Ok that was a long entry. Phew. Next entry with pictures! But who knows when that will be. :D
Going to church later. I'm eggcited! But i miss everyone at home surely. My family, cell group, friends, sg food. you guys are sorely missed. I felt a tinge of homesick yesterday. I need a can of Home. And to a dear dear friend who's mom has just passed away, I send you my condolences and love but you know it already :)
I'm out!
In short, I had the most fab time in NYC after getting off a grueling 26-hour journey on the Plane. SG-DOHA-JFK. No joke, when a Middle-eastern dude just sleeps with his head touching ur thigh/butt most of the time. Crossing over with his crotch in your face. I found it hard to laugh. Wham Bam Baby it was Cold when we reached. Apprehensive thoughts about touring a city I've never been to with 3 other strangers came to naught when I realized how easy it was for everyone to be around everyone else, and exploring one of the most beautiful cities I've ever been to. I'm glad I took on the risk as it just took 5 days to become fast friends with everyone. People say that the NY subway system is dirty among many others, but I love it! Hello, they haven't seen the Indian railway system?! Took the subway by myself many times and I am so glad I managed to figure it out. Somehow my direction sense in NY is way better than in SG. (reminds me of the times where I would stop my car on the side of the road just to check out my Google Maps ten more times)
Err I just told Gi I was blogging and she said, "Wow blogging? Is it 2008 again?!?!"
Manhattan is so starkly vibrant that when we arrived in Troy we were like "how dead can this town be". Haha but I'm slowly learning to love it embrace it and I am so glad I came along with many Singaporean students. Each one is like a different spice on an Indian dish. (they have like 15 spices) Some are mild, some are sassy, but most are extremely nice people that I feel horrified and disgusted by myself. Cue bitchy comments, crude remarks. I know that I am on exchange and I shd make more friends from other parts of the world. I made some, but I just can't help but feel that they will never be lasting friendships so why bother? And it is, a hassle to constantly think of topics to talk about, when there is absolutely no common interest there. Cue minds working like clockwork. I should be used to that. (Sunday mornings with new friends ha ha)
It is one of my dreams to live in my own apartment, with friends and it still seems quite surreal that I don't have my mom or sister barging into my room only to find the door locked (Bahaha) As some of you already know, here are some low-downs on my house mates.
Basically, I have one house mate that doesn't eat. She doesn't need to eat. She only lives on kopi-o, cigarettes, diet soda, yoghurt, chips, cookies, biscuits. When we go out for meals, she never orders anything, doesn't share our grocery costs but that's ok because she doesn't eat. She doesn't feel excited about food, about REAL Food. Oh my. How can anyone be like that? Food is one of the most glorious things on earth. God made food. God made awesome and tantalizing food. Pasta, RICE, chicken, beef, lamb oh my oh my. Oh well, I will tell you guys when I stop feeling she's weird. Maybe 6 months later.
Hmm other than that I don't think I can dedicate a full paragraph to my other house mates because they are pretty normal, like me. Just that some of them are rather fussy eaters. Again, not in my dictionary. Most of the friends that I am accustomed to gobble pretty much everything in sight even after a "I'm not very hungry". I am madly honing my cooking skills even though I suck coz I think I am at least a bit better than the rest. Ok that was a long entry. Phew. Next entry with pictures! But who knows when that will be. :D
Going to church later. I'm eggcited! But i miss everyone at home surely. My family, cell group, friends, sg food. you guys are sorely missed. I felt a tinge of homesick yesterday. I need a can of Home. And to a dear dear friend who's mom has just passed away, I send you my condolences and love but you know it already :)
I'm out!