settled...
i'm feeling very settled-in in my new home... i've been here a month now, and it's just flown past so quickly... i've been so bad with blogging - but that's coz i don't have a computer yet (and i still don't!!) - so broke... i still need to save for several big expenditures e.g. blinds, sofa & rug...
new york is great! there are always things to do, places to go, food to eat (mmmmmm....), everything is just too easy! my apartment management provides free breaky and juice... i have a nice gym in the building that i'm trying to go to every morning (i think it's only averaging at about 2-3 times a week at the moment though)... i don't have to cook because food is just too convenient here - it'd almost be a waste of time and money to cook!
now i just need to find a piano, then i'll know i'm really settled in!!! hmmm... blinds & sofa VS piano.... or piano VS new clothes & shoes??? hehehe...
okay - let's step backwards to see what i've done so far....
- October 17: Arrived in LA, did a tour of LA city and fell asleep during the tour
- October 18: Went to universal studios
- October 19: Went to disneyland
- October 20: Arrived in NYC
- October 21 to 22: Found an apartment with a broker and put a deposit on it, walked around Times Square for the first time - absolutely electric!
- October 23 to 25: Found out broker was ripping me off, and found an apartment on my own! Signed up to a mobile phone contract (which didn't charge us USD$800 security deposit because we don't have a US credit history), and saw a taxi EXPLODE! i think that's when it hit me - i am IN NEW YORK! hehe..
- October 26: Signed lease for new apartment!!
- October 27 to 28: Started looking around for furniture and things for the apartment
- October 29: Bought and moved lots of furniture to the new apartment - and got RIPPED by AVIS because the SUV was returned early!!?? resulting in double the hire fee!!! Spent first night in our apartment on the new mattress =)
- October 30: Put the furniture together and unpacked our luggage into our new wardrobes!
- October 31: Celebrated first Halloween - went to the Halloween parade (but never quite made it - too many police roadblocks)
- November 1 to 5: First week of work - orientation week *yawn*
- November 7: Went to Central Park and Rockefeller Center
- November 8 to 12: Went to my first US client - at Wilmington, Delaware
- November 13: Walked half-way on Brooklyn Bridge and back! Went to Wall Street (will be working there next week!!)
- November 14: Met my cousin for the first time! went to a GREAT restaurant at Soho called Mercer's Kitchen.... mmmmmm..... yummy.... everything was divine... we had mojito's (my favourite drink at the moment), oysters, i had a fish for my "entree" - btw americans call their entrees appetizers, and their mains entrees - go figure! and then the BEST chocolate cake EVER... yummy...
- November 15 to 18: Went to my second US client - at Boston, Massachusetts
- November 20 to 21: I think I slept the whole weekend away... oh wait - i remember! i think I got cable internet and TV then... haha... probably watched tv the entire weekend...
- November 25: Went to Macy's Thanksgiving Parade - AMAZING! LOVED IT! the BEST parade I've been to by far - even better than our Mardi Gras!! I think the key character this year was Grover (bye bye Elmo). My favourite was Kermit the Frog - he went wild, trying to knock down the street signs, and hi-5ing the crowds (or just smacking them silly). Went to Long Island to visit my cousin, and have Thanksgiving dinner with her family - and met her baby son for the first time - he is GORGEOUS, just like his mum.
- November 26: Spent another day in bed - I think it was "Back to the Future" day - watched the whole series....
- November 27: Went to Queensboro bridge, and caught the sky-tram to Roosevelt Island and back..
- November 28: Went to Empire State Building, 86th floor... had a GREAT view coz there were no clouds - but there were no clouds because it was SO WINDY!!! froze my nose off...
- November 29: Went to Greenwich, Connecticut for another client...
- November 30 to December 2: Finally had some more time to work in the NY office...
and i guess that summarizes everything! see? who needs to blog everyday??? =D
new york is great! there are always things to do, places to go, food to eat (mmmmmm....), everything is just too easy! my apartment management provides free breaky and juice... i have a nice gym in the building that i'm trying to go to every morning (i think it's only averaging at about 2-3 times a week at the moment though)... i don't have to cook because food is just too convenient here - it'd almost be a waste of time and money to cook!
now i just need to find a piano, then i'll know i'm really settled in!!! hmmm... blinds & sofa VS piano.... or piano VS new clothes & shoes??? hehehe...
okay - let's step backwards to see what i've done so far....
- October 17: Arrived in LA, did a tour of LA city and fell asleep during the tour
- October 18: Went to universal studios
- October 19: Went to disneyland
- October 20: Arrived in NYC
- October 21 to 22: Found an apartment with a broker and put a deposit on it, walked around Times Square for the first time - absolutely electric!
- October 23 to 25: Found out broker was ripping me off, and found an apartment on my own! Signed up to a mobile phone contract (which didn't charge us USD$800 security deposit because we don't have a US credit history), and saw a taxi EXPLODE! i think that's when it hit me - i am IN NEW YORK! hehe..
- October 26: Signed lease for new apartment!!
- October 27 to 28: Started looking around for furniture and things for the apartment
- October 29: Bought and moved lots of furniture to the new apartment - and got RIPPED by AVIS because the SUV was returned early!!?? resulting in double the hire fee!!! Spent first night in our apartment on the new mattress =)
- October 30: Put the furniture together and unpacked our luggage into our new wardrobes!
- October 31: Celebrated first Halloween - went to the Halloween parade (but never quite made it - too many police roadblocks)
- November 1 to 5: First week of work - orientation week *yawn*
- November 7: Went to Central Park and Rockefeller Center
- November 8 to 12: Went to my first US client - at Wilmington, Delaware
- November 13: Walked half-way on Brooklyn Bridge and back! Went to Wall Street (will be working there next week!!)
- November 14: Met my cousin for the first time! went to a GREAT restaurant at Soho called Mercer's Kitchen.... mmmmmm..... yummy.... everything was divine... we had mojito's (my favourite drink at the moment), oysters, i had a fish for my "entree" - btw americans call their entrees appetizers, and their mains entrees - go figure! and then the BEST chocolate cake EVER... yummy...
- November 15 to 18: Went to my second US client - at Boston, Massachusetts
- November 20 to 21: I think I slept the whole weekend away... oh wait - i remember! i think I got cable internet and TV then... haha... probably watched tv the entire weekend...
- November 25: Went to Macy's Thanksgiving Parade - AMAZING! LOVED IT! the BEST parade I've been to by far - even better than our Mardi Gras!! I think the key character this year was Grover (bye bye Elmo). My favourite was Kermit the Frog - he went wild, trying to knock down the street signs, and hi-5ing the crowds (or just smacking them silly). Went to Long Island to visit my cousin, and have Thanksgiving dinner with her family - and met her baby son for the first time - he is GORGEOUS, just like his mum.
- November 26: Spent another day in bed - I think it was "Back to the Future" day - watched the whole series....
- November 27: Went to Queensboro bridge, and caught the sky-tram to Roosevelt Island and back..
- November 28: Went to Empire State Building, 86th floor... had a GREAT view coz there were no clouds - but there were no clouds because it was SO WINDY!!! froze my nose off...
- November 29: Went to Greenwich, Connecticut for another client...
- November 30 to December 2: Finally had some more time to work in the NY office...
and i guess that summarizes everything! see? who needs to blog everyday??? =D
posted by c`kREtZ at 11:03 pm
3 Comments:
good to hear your settling in well!! Miss u guys back here! Gosh did u guys do enough stuff in your first month - sounds very busy over there!!
actually, looking back, it does look like we've done a lot - but then i feel as though there's HEAPS we still haven't done!! we haven't even seen the statue of liberty yet! or any broadway shows - even though we live in the theatre district! hehe... when are you going to the UK?? you'll have to come and visit us!
yes NYC will def be on the cards! we plan to go uk june 05 so trip to NY after that!!! so make sure u find all the hotspots so u can bring us there!
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