After our last day session of the Open, my brother took us to a Malaysian restaurant at Hoboken. It was pretty good. The soft shell crab was goooooooood :]
The next day, my friend Paula [we've been friends since elementary school in the Philippines] took us shopping at some malls in NJ. I found a nice black clutch from Juicy Couture for $40 :] I also bought a silver starter charm bracelet. Alas, no charms yet hahaha. I really want a tennis charm!
After that, we had sushi. Then, drama went down with Paula's ex. Quy left them to sort whatever out, and listened to some old school RnB...Quyonce and Annaynay HEEEEY! hahahaha
Friday, we just went shopping in SoHo. I lost my shit at Top Shop. Well, I didnt end up spending too much money, but I wanted to! Yay for 10% year-round student discount! We also went to Columbia to take a tour, but they were not offering tours. We went to the Architecture dept., but they told me the same things I found online :/
Saturday, Quy and I spend the afternoon at Central Park. Frollicking in the meadows! hahahaha
My brother's girlfriend's cousins came to town, so we went out to dinner with her and her fam at Cheesecacke Factory. Seating for 10 takes FOREVVVEEERRRR! Food was good, especially when you're really hungry.
Came back yesterday. Still tired.
Thoughts: I had fun, but I wanted to do more! Didn't get to go to Morimoto's, do other architecture-y crap, more broadway, more tennis! hahaha
Monday, September 7, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
US Open Sessions 1-5
Today was my last tennis session at US Open. Quy and I got our tickets in June[?]when the packages became available. We got the Opening Week packages. This lets you watch round 1 in Arthur Ashe stadium [3 day sessions and 2 night sessions].
Our seats were located in the Upper Promenade [almost the bleachers]. It was HAWT! I got sooo dark! I didn't burn...just tanned badly.
Food was EXPENSIVE. It was meh. They had restaurants at the USTA Tennis Center, but they were really expensive [an entree was $30]. You can't go wrong with foot-long hotdogs and waffle fries. They had a signature drink, Honey Deuce. It's a Grey Goose drink, with honeydew melon balls. Soooo goood.
We got see Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Venus and Serena Williams, Dinara Safina. They all played in Arthur Ashe Stadium. All really good tennis. It makes me want to play tennis again...competitive tennis. Watching them play is inspiring.
Gaaah! I love tennis!
Awesome tennis. Bad tans. Great 3 days.
Our seats were located in the Upper Promenade [almost the bleachers]. It was HAWT! I got sooo dark! I didn't burn...just tanned badly.
Food was EXPENSIVE. It was meh. They had restaurants at the USTA Tennis Center, but they were really expensive [an entree was $30]. You can't go wrong with foot-long hotdogs and waffle fries. They had a signature drink, Honey Deuce. It's a Grey Goose drink, with honeydew melon balls. Soooo goood.
We got see Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Venus and Serena Williams, Dinara Safina. They all played in Arthur Ashe Stadium. All really good tennis. It makes me want to play tennis again...competitive tennis. Watching them play is inspiring.
Gaaah! I love tennis!
Awesome tennis. Bad tans. Great 3 days.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
New York Day 3
Quy and I made our practice trek to Flushing Meadows to watch the last open outdoor practice before the US Open tomorrow. It's pretty far...it's the 2nd to the last stop on the 7 subway to Queens. It's almost an hour from Times Square. ... long subway ride.
Anyway, so the US Tennis Center [now called the Billie Jean King Tennis Center] is right next to the Mets Stadium [idk what it's called...I dont watch baseball]. The stadium is really pretty. It's located in a park...lots of green...and ponds. It was a former World's Fair location. [The end of Men in Black 1 was based on that park...with the space ships and junk]. The event is free so that's pretty sweet. We saw Novak Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic and Dinara Safina practicing.
After that, we decided to go to the observation deck of Rockafeller Center [Top of the Rock]. It's at the 67th and 68th floor of the building. It's really nice up there...nice and breezy. Great views of the city. :]
We decided to kill time at Saks & Company [Saks 5th Ave...which is located on 5th Ave] looking at designer shoes. One day, I can afford to buy those shoes...mmmm Louboutin.
We finally got to watch Avenue Q!!! It's sooooooo gooooooooooooood!!! It's really funny, and raunchy! I love it! Gotmy program signed by the entire main cast...YAY!
After the show, Quy and I ate dinner at an Irish Pub called The Perfect Pint. Holy crap, it's like everyone who worked on the floor [servers and hosts] are from IRELAND! They all had Irish accents! I got a pint of cider and bangers and mash. It made me miss England sooooo much, but the food made up for it hahahahaha! Got a lil tipsy from the pint [that's what happens when you start drinking before your food gets to you].
I'm excited! US OPEN TOMORROW!!!
Anyway, so the US Tennis Center [now called the Billie Jean King Tennis Center] is right next to the Mets Stadium [idk what it's called...I dont watch baseball]. The stadium is really pretty. It's located in a park...lots of green...and ponds. It was a former World's Fair location. [The end of Men in Black 1 was based on that park...with the space ships and junk]. The event is free so that's pretty sweet. We saw Novak Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic and Dinara Safina practicing.
After that, we decided to go to the observation deck of Rockafeller Center [Top of the Rock]. It's at the 67th and 68th floor of the building. It's really nice up there...nice and breezy. Great views of the city. :]
We decided to kill time at Saks & Company [Saks 5th Ave...which is located on 5th Ave] looking at designer shoes. One day, I can afford to buy those shoes...mmmm Louboutin.
We finally got to watch Avenue Q!!! It's sooooooo gooooooooooooood!!! It's really funny, and raunchy! I love it! Gotmy program signed by the entire main cast...YAY!
After the show, Quy and I ate dinner at an Irish Pub called The Perfect Pint. Holy crap, it's like everyone who worked on the floor [servers and hosts] are from IRELAND! They all had Irish accents! I got a pint of cider and bangers and mash. It made me miss England sooooo much, but the food made up for it hahahahaha! Got a lil tipsy from the pint [that's what happens when you start drinking before your food gets to you].
I'm excited! US OPEN TOMORROW!!!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
New York Day 2
We slept in. Didn't wake up until noon. Didn't make it to the city until 2.
We didn't really do much today because of our late start.
We got in line at TKTS booth in Times Square to get discounted Broadway tickets for tonight's show. We wanted Avenue Q. The guy sold us Chicago. Avenue Q...Chicago...they don't sound alike.
We ended up exchanging the tickets for 9-5 The Musical [more on that].
After getting tickets, we headed off to Rockefeller Center for the NBC Studio Tour and to go up to the observation deck. Studio Tour was an hour...we didn't have enough time to go up :[
Studio was pretty cool. I've done it before so it's nothing new to me. It made me really really want to see Jimmy Fallon's show [which is also completely booked]. Saturday Night Live Studio changed up a bit. They now feature some of the costumes and plaster busts of the cast [costume: Mary Katherine Gallagher, Church Lady and Cone Heads; bust: Will Forte].
Anyway, 9-5 The Musical is based off of the Dolly Parton movie of the same name. Dolly Parton wrote the music and lyrics. Allison Janney is in the show. The show was really good...really upbeat songs. I feel like the soundtrack would be really good driving music. Some good wire work in the show too hahaha! The lady behind me was whistling really loud and made me want to throat-punch her! Gaaah! I also got myself a sippy-cup of alchy during intermission. I got to keep the cup :] Also, I got a free hat with my program. Yay free things! :]
After the show, we headed went to stage door hoping to get some autographs. I'm kinda sad that Allison Janney left early so I didn't get her signature. I did get signatures from other people from the main cast.
Tomorrow, we're off to free practice day at Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Let's hope for some Andy! :]
We didn't really do much today because of our late start.
We got in line at TKTS booth in Times Square to get discounted Broadway tickets for tonight's show. We wanted Avenue Q. The guy sold us Chicago. Avenue Q...Chicago...they don't sound alike.
We ended up exchanging the tickets for 9-5 The Musical [more on that].
After getting tickets, we headed off to Rockefeller Center for the NBC Studio Tour and to go up to the observation deck. Studio Tour was an hour...we didn't have enough time to go up :[
Studio was pretty cool. I've done it before so it's nothing new to me. It made me really really want to see Jimmy Fallon's show [which is also completely booked]. Saturday Night Live Studio changed up a bit. They now feature some of the costumes and plaster busts of the cast [costume: Mary Katherine Gallagher, Church Lady and Cone Heads; bust: Will Forte].
Anyway, 9-5 The Musical is based off of the Dolly Parton movie of the same name. Dolly Parton wrote the music and lyrics. Allison Janney is in the show. The show was really good...really upbeat songs. I feel like the soundtrack would be really good driving music. Some good wire work in the show too hahaha! The lady behind me was whistling really loud and made me want to throat-punch her! Gaaah! I also got myself a sippy-cup of alchy during intermission. I got to keep the cup :] Also, I got a free hat with my program. Yay free things! :]
After the show, we headed went to stage door hoping to get some autographs. I'm kinda sad that Allison Janney left early so I didn't get her signature. I did get signatures from other people from the main cast.
Tomorrow, we're off to free practice day at Billie Jean King Tennis Center. Let's hope for some Andy! :]
Friday, August 28, 2009
New York Day 1
Today was our first whole day in the city--a very wet day; hurricane season and whatnot.
We woke up really early [around 7] because we needed to get to Albert Einstein College--Quy was meeting someone about the bio program there.
We got lost a few times in the Bronx. Thanks a lot Google Maps app. We found it eventually... we got there in time for her thingie. Off topic, was Peter Parker from the Bronx? The area we were at in the Bronx totally looked like Peter Parker and Mary Jane's neighborhood!
Anyway, the guy showed us around his lab and talked about what they were working on [something about the spindle during anaphase in meitosis...UH! I still know my science!]. ...ummm...pretty much did not understand what they were talking about, but I enjoyed looking at cells on the microscope, super high-tech microscopes, and short clips about the spindle that were colorful!
After the tour, the post-docs and one of the grad students took us to lunch at this Bar and Grill called Coals. It's a very chill place serving paninis and pizzas. Their pizzas were DELICIOUS! Super thin crust, melty, melty cheese, garlic, pepperoni....mmmm. My pizza was called a Dean Martin. I killed it. I was sooooo full! Also had cider with lunch [the guys were drinking beer, so why not?]...it was called ACE and it was made in Sonoma County. Pretty good...it's a little sweeter than imported ciders [strongbow, etc]. Note to self: alchy + empty stomach = no bueno. Kinda tipsy after we left the restaurant.
We were going to Columbia and Pratt Institute afterwards, but we were tired of college campus so we decided to head over to Times Square. I dragged Quy into Toys R Us and we rode the ferris wheel in the store. Not embarrassing at all. We kinda freaked out a bit...but we calmed down after the first cycle. If little kids could do it, we could too!
Decided to head over to Serendipity 3 afterwards. I got the frozen mochaccino and Quy got the frozen hot mint chocolate. OMG SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOD! The server said that the desserts were only 16 ounces. It was waaay bigger than that! It was probably like 24 ounces of chocolate and whipped cream goodnees. It hurt sooooo good! [we're both lactose intolerant]. Totally worth $8 each...I felt like I died and went to heaven.
Dylan's Candy Bar was down the street, so we hit that up next. OVERWHELMING AMOUNTS OF CANDY! I felt like I got diabetes just by walking in. I got roomies, Tony, and my mommy presents there. [Roomies+ Tony, you'll find out when I get back...PS, Tony, you're gonna love it hahahahahaha...it's from me and Quy]. I bought my mom some marzipan [I only got her a little bit because it cost $20 per pound...it cost me $2...do the math]. I also bought a skittles fan for US Open and warheads candy :]
Quy and I felt like such fatties after Serendipity's that we decided to walk to Central Park [it was just a few blocks down the street]. We just walked around and took goofy pictures with the ducks and junk. We were almost mowed-down by a little kid with a mullet on a motor scooter several times. Then, we walked back to Times Square to look for a bar/pub that was still serving food and had pina coladas [our weird craving].
We ate at a place called Pancho [or something like that] on 44th [?] [probably 42nd street or something], serving mexican food. Why there? They had pina coladas. Place was no bueno. The food was ok [combo fajitas], but the pina coladas didn't taste that great. Meh. Maybe we were just tired.
When we got back to Jersey, it was POURING! Our jeans and shoes [sandals] are soaked. Poop.
Rain please stop.
We woke up really early [around 7] because we needed to get to Albert Einstein College--Quy was meeting someone about the bio program there.
We got lost a few times in the Bronx. Thanks a lot Google Maps app. We found it eventually... we got there in time for her thingie. Off topic, was Peter Parker from the Bronx? The area we were at in the Bronx totally looked like Peter Parker and Mary Jane's neighborhood!
Anyway, the guy showed us around his lab and talked about what they were working on [something about the spindle during anaphase in meitosis...UH! I still know my science!]. ...ummm...pretty much did not understand what they were talking about, but I enjoyed looking at cells on the microscope, super high-tech microscopes, and short clips about the spindle that were colorful!
After the tour, the post-docs and one of the grad students took us to lunch at this Bar and Grill called Coals. It's a very chill place serving paninis and pizzas. Their pizzas were DELICIOUS! Super thin crust, melty, melty cheese, garlic, pepperoni....mmmm. My pizza was called a Dean Martin. I killed it. I was sooooo full! Also had cider with lunch [the guys were drinking beer, so why not?]...it was called ACE and it was made in Sonoma County. Pretty good...it's a little sweeter than imported ciders [strongbow, etc]. Note to self: alchy + empty stomach = no bueno. Kinda tipsy after we left the restaurant.
We were going to Columbia and Pratt Institute afterwards, but we were tired of college campus so we decided to head over to Times Square. I dragged Quy into Toys R Us and we rode the ferris wheel in the store. Not embarrassing at all. We kinda freaked out a bit...but we calmed down after the first cycle. If little kids could do it, we could too!
Decided to head over to Serendipity 3 afterwards. I got the frozen mochaccino and Quy got the frozen hot mint chocolate. OMG SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOD! The server said that the desserts were only 16 ounces. It was waaay bigger than that! It was probably like 24 ounces of chocolate and whipped cream goodnees. It hurt sooooo good! [we're both lactose intolerant]. Totally worth $8 each...I felt like I died and went to heaven.
Dylan's Candy Bar was down the street, so we hit that up next. OVERWHELMING AMOUNTS OF CANDY! I felt like I got diabetes just by walking in. I got roomies, Tony, and my mommy presents there. [Roomies+ Tony, you'll find out when I get back...PS, Tony, you're gonna love it hahahahahaha...it's from me and Quy]. I bought my mom some marzipan [I only got her a little bit because it cost $20 per pound...it cost me $2...do the math]. I also bought a skittles fan for US Open and warheads candy :]
Quy and I felt like such fatties after Serendipity's that we decided to walk to Central Park [it was just a few blocks down the street]. We just walked around and took goofy pictures with the ducks and junk. We were almost mowed-down by a little kid with a mullet on a motor scooter several times. Then, we walked back to Times Square to look for a bar/pub that was still serving food and had pina coladas [our weird craving].
We ate at a place called Pancho [or something like that] on 44th [?] [probably 42nd street or something], serving mexican food. Why there? They had pina coladas. Place was no bueno. The food was ok [combo fajitas], but the pina coladas didn't taste that great. Meh. Maybe we were just tired.
When we got back to Jersey, it was POURING! Our jeans and shoes [sandals] are soaked. Poop.
Rain please stop.
I'm in New York!
It's 4:33 AM. I woke up to the sound of garbage truck an hour ago. I've been trying to get back to sleep for an hour but it's not happening.
I'm currently blogging from my phone. Maybe after this I can get back to sleep.
So, I left California Wednesday night. Virgin America is pretty snazzy. Every seat has it's own tv that also plays music, satellite tv, movies, games and you can order food from it. I played Doom for a while, then ended up watching Adult Swim. I also tried out their ordering system: I got hippie chips and an absinthe cocktail. So what you do is pick what you want, then to can use your credit card to pay in your seat! (alchy not free). For the absinthe cocktail, they give you a baby bottle of absinthe and the mix for your drink and you pour it yourself. Let's jdy say I finished half the bottle.
I had the hardest trying sleeping on the plane though! Seats are super comfy, but I just couldn't stay alseep. (oh God weird sounds coming from the AC!!!!) Anyway, Quy and I were super tired when we got here so we slept for about 5 hours when we got to my brother's house. We pretty much used yesterday to get usedto the time change.
That's currrentlu not working out for me because I am very much awake at a very early time.
I'm currently blogging from my phone. Maybe after this I can get back to sleep.
So, I left California Wednesday night. Virgin America is pretty snazzy. Every seat has it's own tv that also plays music, satellite tv, movies, games and you can order food from it. I played Doom for a while, then ended up watching Adult Swim. I also tried out their ordering system: I got hippie chips and an absinthe cocktail. So what you do is pick what you want, then to can use your credit card to pay in your seat! (alchy not free). For the absinthe cocktail, they give you a baby bottle of absinthe and the mix for your drink and you pour it yourself. Let's jdy say I finished half the bottle.
I had the hardest trying sleeping on the plane though! Seats are super comfy, but I just couldn't stay alseep. (oh God weird sounds coming from the AC!!!!) Anyway, Quy and I were super tired when we got here so we slept for about 5 hours when we got to my brother's house. We pretty much used yesterday to get usedto the time change.
That's currrentlu not working out for me because I am very much awake at a very early time.
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