5.18 Yankee v Mets

jeter batting in this shot. im glad i finally caught the yankees live in action. and they were playing the mets that weekend. double joy. needless to say, the experience was electrifying, though they lost 11-2.

5.13 LES

if you ask me- which is the part of nyc that you ll miss most, i ll shout out "LES"!!! i fell in love with this part of nyc when i realized that the brunch places that i picked seemed to be located in this area. LES has a flavor of nyc that cant be found in other parts of the city. the people hanging ard are "weird". the buildings are all very old but so pretty. as i walked along, i couldnt help but take many many pictures. after a while, i decided that i should just "breathe in the air and take it all in". yea, they are part of "my precious memories" comparment in my brain now.

5.13 Hummus place

i love hummus. i love to eat them with stacy's pita chips. went to this place with bobby. was so good. wonder where in spore will i be able to get such stuff.

5.13 Wicked

im so glad that i i managed to tick this off my list. this is one musical that had a real story. not one of those "make it big" or "feel good" broadway show.

5.12 jean georges

there are so many must-try restaurants in nyc and one good (and affordable) way to go about doing it is going for prix fixe lunches. well you dont get the best of what they have, however, if you are lucky, many of them actually have their signature dishes as part of their prix fixe. part of my restaurant hunting is also to check out the place, the ambience and their toilets haha. i picked this french place with mabel. the soupe was great but my entree was lacking and the dessert as above was pretty much the same as many others that i have been to. however, i had a lot of fun taking pictures outside the restaurant. another restaurant that i could check off my zagat guide.

5.12 Guggenheim Museum

Finally got my asse to this museum. unbelievable that a museum freak like me did not check out this place for the whole time i was in nyc. and i picked a crazy day to go. it was pouring on this monday morning and naturally tourists flocked to indoor places, ie museums. luckily, my coporate pass came to my rescue. i did not have to stand in line for a minute and got in quickly. i was definitely taken in by the structure of the building and the special exhibition that was going on was really very captivating- Cai Guo-Qiang: I want to Believe.
i liked it so much that i returned on sat with the herrings.

5.11 Brooklyn with Marion

We were in Park Slope area in Brooklyn. Marion's grandma used to live there so she knows the area very well. For one, i know that that area is known for the rows and rows of townhouses. marion even brought me to the one that her granny used to live in. she kinda teared when she was telling me stories about her. we had italian at ai di la which was great great great. got a treat from her too.

5.10 nyc sighting

this bizarre thing that we did- i can only imagine doing it in nyc. after my good friends got to know that i was living off my couch, they decided to move their spare mattress to my place. of course, it was becos of the imminent visit of my cousin and baby. if not, i probably wldnt care less. i couldnt stop laughing while carrying the mattress so tt had to take over. she is stronger than me too haha. we got looks from passerbys and some were grinning. i hoped that my friends took another route home.

5.9 the back room

i brought cw to this bar, the back room. the experience lies in the journey there. for a minute, he really thought that i was going to bring him to a place to get fixes (ie drugs). he loved the place. we were the only ones there, at 8pm. i told him to get whatever drinks for me. he got me a mojito which they served in a teacup, complete with saucer. his mug was in a cylinder clay container with no handle. how cool eh.

5.8 central park run

the weather was finally kind and i went for my first run in central park this year. how i relish the run and the memories of my manhattanite days. these i know will stay with me forever. since i have moved to astoria, whenever i have the itch to run in the park, i will have to take the train to 5th ave. imagine the amount of motivation needed to do that. i have tried jogging in astoria park a few times and i dont really like it. oh well, you will only understand me after you have run in central park.

5.7 nyc sighting

i was walking along 24th street i think, on my way to tia pol to meet lily and marcel for dinner. dont you love these structures. they are the old-fashioned fire escape stairways. the walkups in the ancient buildings of nyc have unimaginable narrow and unstable stairways. however, a studio in these kind of buildings can easily cost above $2k/mth depending on the location.

5.6 cora's crepe

this place had great crepes. needless to say, this is one of my favorite food. this one is in cambridge ontario. according to my cousin, the next nearest one is in toronto. the restaurant is very cute too.

5.4 First baseball game- LIVE

my first baseball game. i love the game but i have not been able to get anyone to watch a game at the stadium with me. my cousin and her hubby were kind to offer me this option. instead of going to the african safari zoo, which i wasnt too keen on, we headed to toronto to watch the blue jays play chicago white sox. they won 4-3.

5.3 My Matthew

this amazing picture of en-en that i captured.

we were waiting for the ice wine tour at the pellar estates in niagara.

4.30 last day

marla made my favorite dessert- cheesecake. of course, i had better ones before but this is home-made and her sincerity and kindness. i was definitely touched.

4.30 Lunch- Bouley

on 4.30 Wed, i had lunch at Bouley with CE. of course, it was another amazing meal and great company. she was being her very gracious self and she refused to go dutch. she took the bill which included a bottle of ____ white wine. if only i took down the name of the bottle becos it was so good and went very well with our cod fish.
the picture above is the entrance of the restaurant which greeted us. imagine the fragrance of the apples.

4.26 Brunch- Public

on 4.26 sat, I had brunch at public with yx. this was the place that i had longed to go and finally, i managed to check it out. it did not disappoint me at all. the food was very nicely done. it was the ambience more than anything else. and of course, with my fav eating bud- yx. i told her that but she denied it. but she had a great time too.