Sat II, Sun II, then Home

Alrighties, in another 8hrs time, i'd be braving the long 24+hrs plane ride(s) again. From Big Apple back to Small Red Dot. Borrowing a 'primary sch comprehension start sentence' - In the blink of an eye, (18) days had passed by... It's time to return home. Well, if you were to ask if I had felt truly rested, I guess a frank answer would have been 'no' coz had been busy trying out/doing all the touristy things, no time to really REST as in the do-nothing-but-stone-kinda-rest. But I did manage to do all/most of what I'd liked to, including getting some inspiration/thinking about what I want to do in the future... so that's good. We'd see how it'd all work out.

Sat II
Perhaps it's the potent, incompatible combination of super-creamy New England Clam Chowder with super-strong House Brewed Coffee on an empty stomach.. It was hell once the mixture flowed down the oesophagus and rumbled along the small-large intestines. Felt like vomitting and burping at the same time. Torture from noon onwards, all the way to midnight when it finally cleared.

1) Went to check out the famous Brooklyn Bridge. Wonderful views indeed. Very nice to walk the 1.8km long bridge and soak in the scenery.





2) Visited the 2nd X'mas Holiday Market, this time at Union Square. This one's at least 3X bigger than the one at Columbus Circle, and 10X more colourful and exciting. Nice. I like markets.



3) After an asian dinner (quite delicious and better than expected I must say), had a good, long, initially-tedious-but-eventually-fruitful chat with M to clear up some stuff. Well worth the time and energy, things/expectations are surely clearer now. Am glad. Communication really needs active listening plus participation from both sides, at the right time, with a clear and willing mind.

Sun II
Last day in NY. All went to meet D's playwright fren (and her frens) for dim sum in Chinatown. Not bad! Was a huge, noisy, traditional Cantonese, push cart-style restaurant. And we ate lots - some of the dishes, even I haven't seen before. I thought the char siew sou, egg tart and the chive-meat dumplings were excellent.





Then walked around Soho once more before settling for Italian dinner near dorm, and polishing it all off with a final visit to the wonderfully cosy dessert place (The Hungarian Pastry Shop) where I first went to on my 2nd night upon arrival.





Spent over USD 1K I believe. But have seen/heard/thought/done/ate/drank/slept/visited/bought lots. So it's ok I guess. Esp since govt has been so kind to give us poor servants a 2.2mth this year. Thank U, men in white.

Here's wishing myself a smooth, painless journey home. Adieus... till back in s'pore.