On the sidewalks of New York City

My friends went shopping at American Eagle and H&M and I sat on the sidewalks of New York using the internet. Clearing my emails, chatting on MSN, enjoying the view of passer-bys. What was missing was a cuppa nice fruppacino in one hand and a donut in the other. This is life.

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The 24 hour city

The 24 hour city really runs 24/7. As Marc puts it, "its a sin to sleep in Manhattan". Its simply amazing how the streets are still packed with people at 2am in the morning. Subways run 24 hours and people fill up the train at these odd hours. Goodness. This city never sleeps. Another thing that amazes me is the horrendous traffic they have here. Right now I'm typing on my laptop while being stuck in the jam. I've already been stuck here for nearly 2 hours inching forward every minute or so. Haha, couple with the fact that there's practically wireless internet connection wherever you go, its so easy to surf the net while you're waiting for the traffic to move. Hehe... there's always an open linksys network that allows you to leech on. Weee!!!... hmm... so much for not allowing people to use the handphone while you drive huh...

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Origin of the Jazz

I'm now in New Orleans. Took me 14 hours to get here by bus from Orlando Greyhound terminal, the longest journey yet. New Orleans is so special in its own rights and has such a rich history worth mentioning. First up, jazz music originated from here. Secondly, cajun cooking and creole style cooking had their roots here in New Orleans. Not to mention my favourite Tabasco sauce and other Lousiana Hot sauce. As you can tell food has become one of our group's favourite hobbies. The price of our lunch ranges from S$16 -25 and dinner from S$20 - 30. Nevertheless, the humongous servings more than satisfy our cravings for food.

There's also a street here called Bourbon street. Yes, the drink was named after this street. This is where you can find the most bustling forms of entertainment be it adult entertainment, clubbing, pubbing or street basking. Some place huh? Listen to my jazz, get a drink, chat with friends. What more can I ask for? =)

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Magic Kingdom

Did Disney world today. Mom always told me that when she brought us there 15 years ago, we could not appreciate it enough to warrant the amount she paid so she said I should go there again 1 day to appreciate it with my own money. Today, that was exactly what I did, costing me US$63 for a 1 day ticket to Magic Kingdom, one of the 4 Disney world theme parks. Ouch. However, I really felt the magic which I think I did not feel as intensely when I was 7. Just 1 park. Imagine if I did exactly what I did 15 years ago and visited all 4 parks. Purr-fect.

It was so special and made all $63 worth it. The rides were well designed and maintained to world class standards which set the level for other theme parks to aim for. The attractions were also cleverly structured to accomodate huge crowds. It was both entertaining and simply magical. What made it even better was the on-the-ball staff who were constantly smiling and lively. Purr-fect!

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Miami

Have not blogged for some time. I'm done with Miami. Leaving Wildwood was hard as I left many people behind, but after we settled down in Miami. All was well again. We lived the high life. Eating a US$50pax dinner at Rendevous restaurant. Crazy right?! Basically we spent at least US$20 a night for dinner only, not inclusive of the Hagen Daz and gelatos we took for dessert. Not only were we spendthrift on food, we also splashed on beach chair rentals, scooter rentals and clubbing. In fact, after proper accounting, I realised I spent US$480 on Miami alone. Shit. Nevertheless, we left Miami feeling satisfied and yearning for more. The clear-water beaches with nice sand and water that you could see the seabed even when you're 100 feet from the shore. The beachside scooter rides and getting caught by the police for riding the scooter from the rear seat. The fresh and tasty food. The wonderful hostel with internet access and free phone to anywhere in America. The chill out pubs which wraps up the day perfectly. The list goes on.

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Clubbing

For the first time, the girls to guys ratio was good. Technically, we had 2 girls to each of us guys. Yup, its the first time the Taiwanese girls joined us for clubbing, together with Cindy and Grace. We drank and danced all night till Michelle couldn't even stand properly. Haha,,.,. At the end of the day, we had 3 girls in our room. Knocked out. A pity we are not bastards like how Marc puts it. Nevertheless, it was definitely a memorable night coz the gals we went with were so amicable and affable. Had a whale of a time! Again again! A pity Cindy's gone back to Singapore.

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Feel good

Went to work at 5pm for Hunt's pier and it was not long before John comes over to tell me "Sash (my manager) ask me to replace you coz he doesn't want his best guy working for others, so head back to morey's pier." Whoa! That feels good. But poor him, he was not wanted at Morey's piers then? Haha... He was pissed.

Later on, I was working at the long range basketball stall. Near the end of the day a bunch of drunk Americans came over to play. Since they were nice and friendly, I gave them free shots since I was getting bored and I had no customers. However, Gilberto came over and told me not to give them free shots. And the guys were worried that I got ticked off for giving them free shots so they offered to bash him up for me. Hilarious!

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