My Thoughts from New York: Day Eight and Nine

Hello!

Today is going to be a two-day summary, simply because yesterday wasn't that exciting. I'm kidding, it was, but not in summary format.

Day Nine

We went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and wondered around for almost three hours lost in the sea of art. My favorite painting was Blind Man's Meal by Picasso. We went to a nearby burger joint afterwards and had burgers and a lot of fries. By a lot, I mean two orders. After that, we split up. I went with my dad to his office and drank tea brewed from an amazingly awesome machine. My sister and mother went to buy tickets. We ended up running to the theater to see Dracula, the play. I kind of wished it was a musical, but it was still wonderfully acted out. Then, we went home and rested.

Day Ten

The morning started out with a short trip to a bagel shop, the same one that we went to on Day Five, and bought two muffins and chocolate roll. We walked to the subway station and ate our breakfast on the train. We rode to the World Trade Center where we boarded the PATH. The PATH, for those who don't know, is a train system that runs between New York and New Jersey. We rode to New Jersey and, after finally figuring out the complicated NJ transit system and the difference between Orange Street and Orange Station and being lost and throwing snowballs at a woman's face that was on a poster, we hopped onto a car driven by my mom's friend.

After an hour long ride, we arrived at Woodbury Outlet Mall, home to a ridiculously large outlet mall and fabulous discounts. The first store we went to had a 50% sale on the entire store! It was here that we stayed for three hours.

My mom's friend drove us all back to the light rail station** and we all rode back to the PATH station that took us back to the World Trade Center. Then we rode the subway towards our home in NY and walked the rest of the way there. In summary, we spent a lot of time travelling.

~LG607
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**Funny story time! As we were heading back to the station, there was a lot of traffic. By a lot, I mean enough to set us back one hour. At one point, we needed to switch from our current, empty lane to the crazy backed up lane. People wouldn't let us cut, so we had to slowly ease our way into the lane until the car behind us had to let us in. After finally getting in the lane, the car in front of us stopped. A lady opened the door, stood up, and started cursing at us. It went a little like this:

Lady: "You a**es!" (stops, returns to car, drives forward a little)
Us: (confused and a bit shocked)............(follows traffic)
Lady: (opens door again, stands from car) "Wait like the rest of us you a**es! You could have caused an accident you f***ing a**holes!" (closes door and sits in car, continues to follow traffic)
Us: (a bit confused and shocked) ...LOL (follows traffic)

There are some flaws to her complaint, so here is my personal letter to her.

"Dear Lady who honked and cursed at us,

'You a**es! Wait like the rest of us you a**es! You could have caused an accident you f***ing a**holes!'

Above is the exact quote of the words you cursed at my family and our friends. I understand that traffic is annoying, but there is no excuse to speak these words at us. Also, there are some flaws with your complaint.

1. Like you, we also have lives and things to do, so waiting all night to get in the back of the line is not ideal. Also, we would have blocked traffic in the middle lane if we chose to obey your advice and cause more traffic and road rage and possibly an accident.

2. Obviously, we would have not caused an accident. This is due to the fact that 1. the person behind us is smart enough to locate the brakes in case an accident were to almost take place and the car was going less than 1MPH and 2. we are very careful people. Besides, even if we had caused an accident, you will most likely survive and get to see the pretty flames and testify as a witness.

3. Us trying to cut into a lane is not a criminal offense. However, cursing in front of your child is, or at least should be. Even if your situation was horrible, like you were just getting over a divorce with an alcoholic and abusive husband who is still asking you for money and 'forgiveness' and violating the restraining order and the police are not paying any attention and there is a gigantic pile of bills in your house almost as tall as you and you have no way of getting a better job or a job at all and your child has some horrible disease and you were trying to get to the hospital or your dying mother was in the hospital and you were trying to see her before she dies and your child was being an annoying brat and you were just fed up with him and then there was traffic that has been setting you back for hours and then we tried to cut in front of you and your last nerve broke, you do not have an excuse to use such a dirty vocabulary in front of your child! You are a horrible mother. You should be ashamed of yourself.

I understand that traffic is annoying and life sucks, especially if your situation was exactly as I had explained above. However, it is rude and inconsiderate to yell and curse and honk at a fellow driver who may or may not be going through the exact same situation. If you had let us cut in front of you and lost that extra second, no potential accident would have taken place. If you had not yelled at us with such vulgar language, I wouldn't be writing this letter. Please reconsider your attitude into a more friendly one.

Thank you and have a wonderful New Year,

The people you honked and cursed at."

Anyway, after that incident, two more cars tried to cut in front of the Lady. She cursed at them too. We let them cut in front of us. Beat that Lady. Good always prevails.

My Thoughts from New York: Day Seven

Hey world!

Sorry, Dan Brown influence there. Anyway, you may notice that this isn't technically the seventh day (it's the morning of the eighth). Actually, who am I kidding? No one really pays attention to the blog dates.

Day Seven

My mom, my sister, and I woke up and left at around eleven or noon-ish. We boarded a subway train (where I won a bet on which side would arrive first) and went to Macy's! That store was HUGE!!! Nine levels! Ten counting "The Cellar". I was utterly impressed.

After shopping for three or four hours, we rode the subway home. We ate a simple dinner of leftovers and M&M's and went to bed.

~LG607

P.S. I think most of you were expecting more. Well, there isn't.

Although, there was something very interesting in Macy's. The escalators change right in the middle of the store from modern to old and wooden ones. It's strange, how there are sudden glimpses of the past among all the modern merchandise in the store. Makes you wonder, are people who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it? I believe it is so, simply out of experience....

My Thoughts from New York: Day Six

IT SNOWED!

Hey guys!

It snowed today! At first it was more like a light sprinkle. Then, it became a blizzard. It's still snowing hard now, and soon people are not going to be allowed to drive. Scary.

Day Six

Today was very lazy. I woke up at ten after staying up until midnight watching movies. We ate some leftover cakes and breads and left to go to Grand Central Terminal. We bought train tickets, not for the subway, and got on the Harlem Line. We rode for a while, me in complete awe, and got off at the Botanical Garden stop.

Why? So we could go to the NY Botanical Garden! It may seem a bit weird to go during winter, but they have a really cool show that displays famous NY buildings and landmarks made completely out of plant materials (twigs, leaves, resin, cones, fruits, etc.) and little toy trains circulating all through the display. It was so amazing! I especially loved the airport they made with shells and other plant materials!

We left the gardens after two short hours and rode the train back to Grand Central. We boarded the subway to Flushing for lunch. Well, it was more like dinner because by then it was three or four-ish. We had delicious soup noodles and dumplings as well as other little side dishes. Yum!

After that, we split up. My mom and I headed back home and my sister and father went to Times Square to watch a Broadway show. I think I made the better decision.

~LG607

P.S. You may notice the absence of actual thoughts. Here's one: New York is very much like a human. It seems like all elegance and high end, but it has its slumps and diversities. There are gardens and museums and banks and tall offices. There are beautiful apartments and people who live on the streets or in the subway system. There are local Americans, and there are foreign tourists who speak other languages besides English. Either way, New York is beautiful and very diverse like humans. People seem like something that is completely different to what they truly are. People have opposites inside them, which makes them more interesting and beautiful.

Also, I am planning on making a video with all the pictures I took here. It will be like a narrative with me explaining my thoughts on New York. Look forward to that after the New Year!

My Thoughts from New York: Day Five

Hello!

Happy Christmas! To those who don't celebrate this, then happy _______! Feel free to fill in the blank yourselves.

Today was very uneventful, so it's going to be short. This was due to 1. the freakishly cold weather and 2. my sister wasn't feeling so hot. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this and the rest of your weekend! I suggest listening to Pandora Radio again and entering "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt as you read.

Day Five

Again, the day started out very sluggish. Not exactly late, we woke up at around eight, but very lazily. My mom took my sister and I to Daniel's Bagels for breakfast. We each got a hot apple cider. I got a yogurt muffin and my sister got a nova bagel. My mom just drank some of my cider.

Afterwards, we rode the subway to Macy's. Funny story, the internet said that it was open. In reality, it was closed. We settled on looking at the animated window displays.

We met up with my dad and headed to Korea Town. Heard of it? Probably not, since it's barely two streets long. We had some good Korean BBQ and rice. I love Korean rice. I really wonder how they make it so tasty!

After lunch, we headed back to the apartment. It was only three-ish. We spent the rest of the time watching Toy Story 3 and Dispicable Me and eating dinner. I really want a minion now.

~LG607

My Thoughts from New York: Day Four

Happy Christmas Eve to those who celebrate it! To everyone else, Happy December 24th?

For those in the Christmas mood, I suggest going to Pandora Radio and enter your favorite holiday song and listen to the playlist generated while you read. I entered "Santa Baby" by Eartha Kitt and I am loving every minute of it!

Day Four

I've noticed that as the week goes on, we start the day off later and later. Today we got up and left at ten-ish. Breakfast was some pastries that we bought the day before in Flushing and Chinatown. Delicious, like all of the food here.

We first went to the subway and rode to Century 21. That store was huge! There were three floors of clothes and accessories. I have never seen such a large Men's department or purse room! The women's clothes, however, seemed endless. Not only was the store big, it was also ingenius. The baskets had wheels and a retractable handle so you could lug it up and down the escalators and through the racks of clothes. Also, they staple the bag shut so they could tell that it was paid for and not shoplifted. Genius! I bought a red French beret. It even had the little stem on top! I was so happy (and still is!).

Next, after a break in a Starbucks across the street, we walked back to Chinatown. We had dinner and then searched for a perfect hair salon. Eventually, we found the perfect one and got our hair cut. By "our", I meant my sister and I, and by "hair cut" I mean a trim for my sister and cutting off a good three to four inches from my head. Both of us look absolutely adorable! That's just my opinion of course.

Speaking of opinions, I had been thinking lately. Our entire world that we know of today was completely built on opinions. If Columbus hadn't had the opinion to go west instead of east for spices, he wouldn't have found the large landmass known today as America. If scientists did not go with their gut feeling and opinion to form hypothesizes, then we would still be living in caves! I think opinions are everywhere and unavoidable. Some are bad and corruptive, and some are good and should be shared all around the world. Even though it's dangerous to listen to them, I think people should be open to opinions and be willing to form their own as well to share. Otherwise, what progress will be made?

~LG607

My Thoughts from New York: Day Two and Three

Hello everyone!

Today is technically day three, but I'm going to summarize both yesterday and today. A lot has happened, so pay attention and don't get lost like I did on the cold streets of New York. If you get bored, listen to some music. I recommend "Bread" by Charlie McDonnell. I must warn you, you might want to watch the video first, then listen to it as you read.

Day Two

It was a busy day as usual. We woke up fairly early and went down to Grand Central Termninal and bought two cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery. We, my mom and I, walked back to our apartment and ate breakfast with the rest of our drowsy family. After breakfast and a hectic blur, we set out on a journey into the city.

The weather wasn't too cold, thank goodness, so walking from point to point was not that bad. Our first stop was craft chopping at Grand Central and St. Bartholomew's. Then, we walked to St. Patrick's and walked around. It was a grand sight. It seemed so large for a seemingly small church. Actually, it looked pretty big on the outside too.

From there, we went to Bryant Park and the NY Public Library. Bryant Park had a lot of little shops that had everything from scarves and chocolate by Max Brenner (where we bought chocolate covered nuts and a chocolate chip cookie) to Mighty Wallets. Those things are amazing!

The Library was huge! There was an exhibit on ancient scriptures of the three main religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

We left after a short tour. Not because it was boring, but because I felt somewhat awkward to be running around, taking pictures and acting like a tourist amongst quiet, reading folks who wanted to get some research done.

With that taken care of, we went to Rockefeller Center. People were ice skating and there was a long line and we decided not to even try. Oh well, that will have to wait for another trip.

We went to Times Square next. It was dark already, so the bright lights were quite blinding. It was also very astonishing. We tried to win four cheap tickets to West Side Story through a lottery, but no luck. Our family seemed to lack in that area.

We walked home. I spent the rest of the night reading Looking for Alaska and sleeping to the hum of the city.

Day Three

The morning started an hour late. We rushed out the door and headed to the subway. Considering I'm from a suburb and vans seem to amaze me, the subway was a completely new experience. Sure, I've been on one before and there was an electric train back home, I was still impressed. I took many pictures, and before we knew it, we were in Flushing.

Flushing is a lot like China. It's full of people, Chinese words, and chaotic roads. The only difference I could tell was the absence of piles of litter on the streets. We went downstairs into a basement of deliciousness and ate good food. By good food, I mean delicious, handmade noodles with lamb. Yum!

We left Flushing after walking a bit and went back on the subway and towards NYU. For those who don't know, NYU has an "open campus" or their buildings where spread out and camouflaged among the other buildings. The only way to tell if it was part of NYU is the purple flags and the tiny, silver letters on the side. A couple of pictures and joking around about my sister's future here and away we walked.

Since we were in Greenwich Village, we walked to Lombardi's Pizza. Yes, that pizzeria with the awards and fantastic pizza. Not much else to say except that the food was spectacular.

We walked, then, through Soho and Little Italy (which was completely taken over by Chinatown), and dove into the familiar Chinese shops of Chinatown. We bought some pastries and snacks.

The fun starts after dinner. The night was freezing with gusty winds blowing in our faces. We felt completely frozen. My dad was trying to find the subway station, which was slow torture. Eventually, we found the station, but only after our bodies lost feeling.

It feels good to be back in the warm apartment. I guess I'm just a small town girl, stuck in a lonely, cold world.

~LG607

My Thoughts from New York: Day One

Hello!

I hope ya'll are having a great winter! Thankfully, yesterday was my last school day of the year and I got to hop on a plane to New York! Although today is a completely new day, I'm going to blog about the journey here first.

I woke up on December 21st at about six in the morning like any other weekday where I had to go to the prison named "school". Nothing exciting really happened, except I am pretty sure I didn't fail my geometry test and my usually exceptionally long art class seemed to last a couple of minutes. At the end of the day, I rode the bus home, just like usual.

The car ride was very short, thanks to my sister's driving that strangely resembled my mom's. The airport parking lot was extremely full, and I was pleasantly surprised when we found a place to park. The plane checkpoint security was full of nonsense as usual. We had to take off our jacket, our shoes, and our sweatshirts and scarves! I was trying to rush so we wouldn't hold back the line, but my mom was very chill about it.

The plane ride was very peaceful. As we took off, I watched as the plane slowly lurched forward, then gathered speed until finally we were in the air. It was a magnificent sight! The lights of my little city became little stars among the black masses of forest, as if the night sky and the earth switched places for a moment. It was beautiful, yet visibly harmful as the bright lights seeped into the atmosphere, lightening the sky.

On the plane, I read Looking for Alaska by John Green. Then I arrived in New York. The city seemed like chaos from the sky; the light formed lines that drew strange symbols on the earth. It seemed crazy, yet peaceful. The first phrase that came to my mind was organized chaos. The grids cut up the city in semi-equal squares and rectangles. It was wonderfully amazing.

That night, my family went to my father's place, a very small apartment. By very small, I mean very small. Miraculously, we were able to fit our fabulously tall and thick air bed and went to bed. The journey was just beginning.

From the packed parking lot to the bustling city of NYC, nature's way of balance seemed perfectly convenient. There was always a place for every person to stand or park, and there was always a place to live. One would think that all the land in the world has been used up, and it has. Yet, the earth has a way with her people, and she will always provide them someplace to live. This is nature's way of caring for her residents, despite the destruction the human population crates in its path. Does the earth forgive us, or does she simply understand that death comes with life and destruction with growth?

~LG607

Day Nine and Ten! And p4a!

Hey!

First, the last two days in the 10 Day Challenge.

Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
1. xD
2. :)

Day Ten: One confession.
1. The world is a scary place with many monsters. I'm scared.

Now, PROJECT FOR AWESOME!

Here's my video
And here's the youtube channel for p4a

Check them out! It's for charity!

~LG607

Day Seven and Eight

Hey!

Day Seven: Four turn offs.
1. Evil/Jerkiness
2. Overly Stuck up/Arrogant/Snobby
3. Hating people and/or the world
4. Negativity

Day Eight: Three turn ons.
1. Kindness/generous
2. Compassion/Caring
3. Same interests

~LG607

By the way, NEW VIDEO UP! Click here!

Day Six and p4a

Hello!

Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
(I hope this means people who mean a lot to me, and not are mean all the time. Either way, here they are....)
First Assumption:
1. My mom
2. My sister
3. My dad
4. My family
5. My friends
Second Assumption:
1. My friends
2. Strangers
3. Some teachers
4. The office (of my school)
5. Your face. (just kidding, I just ran out of things to say)

Second order of business, new video up soon! Also, I'm looking forward to finishing my Project for Awesome video, which you can find more info about it on this website. Come show your support!

I'll see ya'll tomorrow!

~LG607

Day Four and Five!

Sorry these are late! I was (honestly) busy!

Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
1. Music
2. Anime/Manga
3. Art/Art Ideas
4. Internet stuff
5. Story Ideas
6. Memories
7. Regrets

Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
1. Messing up in a competition
2. Not practicing piano harder
3. Argued with family
4. Said stuff
5. Being shy
6. Some other stuff in my past....

Done! Back to work!

~LG607

Note: Yes, I'm only doing these for weekdays. That way it'll last two weeks even.

Day Three!

Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.

Oh gosh, this is going to be hard...

1. Be kind
2. Be open and considerate
3. Be compromising
4. Be funny, but not immature funny
5. Be well learned in a craft (painting, computers, Shakespearean insults etc.)
6. Be able to enjoy quiet time (moments of just reading or pleasant silence)
7. Be able to start conversation
8. Enjoy the same things I enjoy

Just kidding, that was easier than I thought.

See ya'll later!

~LG607

By the way, still working on that new vlog! Hopefully, there will be two within the next two weeks. My Youtube channel is on the side of this blog.

Day Two

Hello!

It's day two of the 10 Day Challenge.

Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
1. I draw. A lot. Here's my deviantart
2. I'm knitting a scarf for my mom's birthday, but that was last week and I wasn't able to finish on time. Fail.
3. I fail. A lot.
4. I've never been able to keep a consistent journal. This is a new thing to me.
5. Computers are not my thing, even though I spend most of my time on one.
6. I enjoy reading Shakespeare. In fact, I've competed in reciting Shakespeare for three years now. This year will be my fourth.
7. I spend most of my time on Youtube. I'm a proud nerdfighter, beardlover, wilsontech-ie, elmified person, MGM fan, and many many more. My youtube channel is on the side of this blog.
8. I am a band geek. In fact, today's my concert. I play first chair flute. I'm excited.
9. I get hungry really easily and have random moments of food addiction. Right now it's chocolate. Last week, it was clementines.

Okay, time to get dressed for the concert. I'll see you later!

~LG607

Side note: New vlog out soon, I'm editing it right now!

10 Days and Other Things...

Hello!

I'm going to start the 10 Days Meme band wagon since it's a good meme and because it's something I've been wanting to do since it came out. Here are the days:

Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot (in no order whatsoever)
Day Seven: Four turn offs.
Day Eight: Three turn ons.
Day Nine: Two smileys that describe your life right now.
Day Ten: One confession.

Today is day one, which is to write ten things I want to say to ten people. Here goes!

1. I love you
2. You're amazing
3. We really have no lives.
4. Stop being a jerk!
5. You'll do better next time!
6. Don't give up yet!
7. You're amazing
8. Thank you.
9. I miss you....
10. Sorry!

Secondly, I got a new netbook and it's really annoying me with its little keyboard, but it's so cute and portable! Anyway, I am working on a new vlog which will be out hopefully soon (like, tomorrow soon) so look out for that and I'll see you later!

~LG607

December!

It's finally December!

November was not a good month for me. It was mostly because I was so busy and I didn't get much of the things that I wanted to get done, done. No videos, no NaNoWriMo, nothing but schoolwork and afterschool clubs.

It's still ridiculously freezing. I'm bundled in my blanket, nice and warm.

Hot chocolate anyone?

~LG607