Dear jumjum...
Continuing with my NY adventure log... This is so super overdue and I barely remember most of the details, but here we go:
Week 5
I was craving barbequed beef so Raphie and I headed to Koreatown, Instead of beef, I ended up getting seafood soup- just as good! Then we checked out Union Square and Whole Foods. I decided to walk for almost an hour to St Patrick's Cathedral for sunset mass.
Continuing with my NY adventure log... This is so super overdue and I barely remember most of the details, but here we go:
Week 5
I was craving barbequed beef so Raphie and I headed to Koreatown, Instead of beef, I ended up getting seafood soup- just as good! Then we checked out Union Square and Whole Foods. I decided to walk for almost an hour to St Patrick's Cathedral for sunset mass.
Mum demanded that I ask someone to take a picture of me.
On Sunday I had brunch with Mika's friends Audrey and Sherra in Brooklyn. It was crazy hot and we had to wait in the sun for a seat. And I finally crossed the Brooklyn Bridge :)
W6
Visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I thought I'd be there for 2 hours max but the place is huge, and super interesting. I like visiting museums but this one really takes the cake. It took my amateur appreciation of art to a whole new dimension! So glad I went alone so I could make erratic circles back to the pieces I liked the most.
Visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I thought I'd be there for 2 hours max but the place is huge, and super interesting. I like visiting museums but this one really takes the cake. It took my amateur appreciation of art to a whole new dimension! So glad I went alone so I could make erratic circles back to the pieces I liked the most.
My favourite sculpture! Even though it's just the rough model for the real thing.
W7
Woke up early to avoid the midday sun while walking the High Line. Had a cronut at the Dominique Ansel Bakery (second trip there since they ran out of cronuts on my first, but they are way too sweet for my liking).
I went to Chinatown for the sole purpose of visiting a cheap optical shop to buy contact lenses, and I was really surprised how big Chinatown is, and how much it resembled HK. It even SMELLS like China. It has that Chinese herby aroma, with aunties yelling in the outdoor wetmarket stalls...
Hung out with supervisor's family again, this time at a bar in a park near our apartments. Emma had just started walking and was determined to explore as much as she could, so we took turns being dragged around by the baby, supporting her by her tiny hands.
W8
I finally got to visit Bibble & Sip, the place I knew I HAD to visit even before I arrived in NY because it is known for its matcha puffs, and I am a matcha fanatic! It certainly didn't disappoint. Raphie and I tried getting our makeup done at Sephora, but they used such a heavy hand on me and I had to remove most of it to avoid looking like a panda.
W9
This weekend was basically dedicated to studying for the GREs. I chose a brunch spot near the apartment and studied the whole afternoon.
That Thursday the lab had a farewell dinner for one of the labmates, and we headed to a rooftop bar after dinner. Since half of my labmates were older and married, I was pretty sure that I'd be home by midnight. But I guess it was their first night off in a long time, because they were so determined to party! I was falling asleep by 3am while they were still going strong... AND everyone was back at work in the lab the next day, some at 9am xD
I finally got to visit Bibble & Sip, the place I knew I HAD to visit even before I arrived in NY because it is known for its matcha puffs, and I am a matcha fanatic! It certainly didn't disappoint. Raphie and I tried getting our makeup done at Sephora, but they used such a heavy hand on me and I had to remove most of it to avoid looking like a panda.
W9
This weekend was basically dedicated to studying for the GREs. I chose a brunch spot near the apartment and studied the whole afternoon.
That Thursday the lab had a farewell dinner for one of the labmates, and we headed to a rooftop bar after dinner. Since half of my labmates were older and married, I was pretty sure that I'd be home by midnight. But I guess it was their first night off in a long time, because they were so determined to party! I was falling asleep by 3am while they were still going strong... AND everyone was back at work in the lab the next day, some at 9am xD
*atm*
