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Thursday, January 26, 2006

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Friday, January 06, 2006

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 19:49:32 GMT

Friday, January 06, 2006

Today is my last day in New York City. I went to SOHO. Its name comes from the SOuth of HOuston Street. It is famous for art galleries, architecture and nice small shops. But the shops there are very expensive. Still I bought something again, very good deal on sale. Anyway it's my last shopping day in New York. I am happy I didn't lose control! This winter holiday is really really great experience for me and I really like New York City. Thank you very much, Frank.

I have packed up my stuff already. On one hand I am happy to go back. I love my Westwood but on the other hand I am really afraid of the new semester. There are too many problems I don't know how to solve. But I am sure things goanna be fine once it starts running.

My flight tomorrow takes off at 13:45 (New York Time) and arrives at Los Angeles at 18:55 (L.A. Time). And it takes around an hour to travel from the airport to my place. Because of the jet lag, it's acutally an eight hours' flight. Very tiring. And I have to transfer at Chicago...

Thursday, January 05, 2006

Thu, 05 Jan 2006 21:43:57 GMT

Thursday, January 05, 2006

In the past two days, I went to the Empire State Building, the United Nation and the Wall Street. They are all worth visiting. I was really impressed when I got there. I got to the 86^th floor of the Empire State Building (I can go to 102^nd floor by paying extra 14 dollars, but I am too lazy to wait for such a long long time. I already waited for 2 hours to enter 86^th). I am sure it would be very beautiful in the evening for the night view of Manhattan. But I went during the day. So it's not that amazing. For the United Nation, we can get in to see the main conference rooms, really exciting experience. On Wall Street, I saw the New York Stock Exchange and some famous companies.

I am going back to Los Angeles this Saturday. I have mixed feelings for the new semester. Time goes too fast. I have so many things to worry about that I am afraid I don't have the mood to enjoy the second semester any more.

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Tue, 03 Jan 2006 19:12:41 GMT

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

It rained for two days in NYC! Cold, windy and wet...Yesterday I went to the Statue of Liberty with Emily. It was very nice though it was a bit cloudy. We were already lucky that it didn't rain until late afternoon yesterday. We also went to the Ellis Island nearby. There is a U.S. Immigration History Museum on that Island. After that we went to the site of World Trade Center...nothing there now but only wreathes and memorials.

Today I went to the China Town. I had hoped to have my hair ironed but I was told the cheapest price is $70 - $150! So expensive even in China Town! I am too poor to afford that so I went back home...

I will post some pics about the Statue of Liberty on SPACE

Monday, January 02, 2006

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:35:49 GMT

Sunday, January 01, 2006

A new year has come!

I just got back from my Washington D.C. trip. It's nice and Washington is really worth visiting. D.C. is very small but it's very clean and you can see nice architectures almost everywhere. In the 2 days' trip, I actually passed 6 states. Starting from New York, I passed New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware (I just got to know that it's the second smallest state in U.S.), Maryland, Washington and Virginia. On the way to Washington, I stopped at Philadelphia and a nice harbor city in Maryland, Baltimore. In D.C. I visited the White House, Capital Hill, the Pentagon, Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson memorials, Vietnam and Korean War Memorials and two museums. I took many pictures and I will post some of them on my SPACE later.

I did nothing special at all on New Year's Eve. I was so tired after a day's trip that I went to bed at ten. I have one more week left in New York before the new semester starts and I still have many attractions to visit~~~

Happy New Year to all of my dear friends~~

Friday, December 30, 2005

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 19:00:31 GMT

Friday, December 30, 2005

Today I went to Time Square. There will be a time counting down on New Year's Eve at Time Square. This is the most famous New Year's Eve event in the world. But I cannot go tomorrow because I am traveling to Washington D.C. tomorrow morning and I will spend the weekend there. Today at Time Square, I saw people establishing stages for tomorrow night's event. But there will be very strict security measures there tomorrow. A whole area goanna be closed for traffic and several subway exits will be closed too. It's natural after 911. Maybe it's not too bad that I miss the chance to go there tomorrow, I am sure it will be very cold, crowded and tiring. Also maybe I can do it next year.

Tomorrow I will leave very early in the morning. I goanna pack up some necessities tonight. It's only for a weekend so I am not going to take a lot of stuff with me.

Thursday, December 29, 2005

Thu, 29 Dec 2005 00:10:32 GMT

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Today is nothing special but another shopping day. I went to Macy and H&M again on the 7^th Avenue to have one suit I bought earlier exchanged. I found a nice sweater with 65% off! Also a nice jacket with half price... I didn't spend too much till now because the stuffs are really good deals with the sales. But still I decided that today should be my last shopping day. I have done with my budget and I have nothing special to buy anymore.

I will go to Washington D.C. on 12/31 and 1/1. It is a very cheap traveling package with a local traveling agency. And D.C. is very close to New York City (like 4 hours' driving). Again I have to spend New Year's Eve alone this year...it reminds me of my last New Year's Eve in Hong Kong, eating cold dumplings alone in the guest house on campus, very bad experience. But after that I think this year cannot be worse.

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Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Tue, 27 Dec 2005 21:03:01 GMT

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Shopping Day! Today I went to the famous shopping place in NY ¨C the 5^th Avenue. It's really great. There you can find all the big names but also several of my favorite brands. I found some good deals again. The biggest sale of the year is after Christmas. Almost all the shops have 50% off.

I also saw the Rockefeller Plaza and the skating court. I saw a big Christmas tree there. I wonder whether it is the big tree in Home Alone. I began to get used to my life in NY and I enjoyed it more now.

Monday, December 26, 2005

Mon, 26 Dec 2005 22:00:20 GMT

Monday, December 26, 2005

I went to Columbia University today. It was a wonderful trip. I was really impressed by the campus and how well the classrooms are equipped. The campus is much smaller than UCLA but there is a great historical atmosphere and it's obvious that the university is very rich. Jim told me that his tuition fee is $5,000 more than mine! The living expense is more than UCLA but the living condition is much worse.

In the afternoon, I went to a Cathedral nearby and it's huge and beautiful. Later I went shopping in 5^th Avenue. It's the part where all the most expensive brands are. I bought a pair of boots in Zara ¨C the very few brands I can afford there. I had a happy day today and tomorrow I plan to go there again.

Visit my SPACE for pics of Columbia.

P.S. thanks Jim for everything today!

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Sun, 25 Dec 2005 20:04:37 GMT

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Yesterday is Christmas Eve. I went to the 5^th Avenue, the Central Park and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the afternoon. It was a very nice trip and I took a lot of pictures, but it was very tiring too. Some of the new pics have been posted on my SPACE. Go and see them!

In the evening, I went to a Christmas dinner held by Frank's boss. It was a very traditional American family Christmas. There were around 30 people. The whole extended family was there. They are very rich ¨C super rich in my understanding. Their beautiful house is in Long Island. We had great food, wonderful deserts and the most exciting moment came at 12 o'clock when everyone exchanged gifts and opened them. We were just guests, so no gift exchanging...but I really enjoyed the atmosphere. And it's really funny the way in which those rich people behave. Their kids are so spoiled that they really spoke in a very funny way. The son of the boss, who I guess is only 16, kept showing off how rich he is in front of me for half an hour...it's really funny when such a little boy try to be extremely cool in front of a girl. That's typically American ¨C all about money.

Today I went to the China Town and the Little Italy. I had very cheap Hong Kong food for lunch and I practised my Cantonese again. Really nice food. I had planned to visit the Wall Street and the Statue of Liberty too. But it rained heavily and I didn't take an umbrella with me. Most importantly, there is very heavy fog that I am afraid even if I go I cannot see the statue clearly. I may go next weekend...I have plenty of time...too much perhaps.

I received calls from Jenny and Jackie in the past few days. It's really really wonderful to talk to you~~~ I feel I am really close with you when we talk over the phone. I miss you guys so much but because of the jet lag, sometimes it's hard to call. I will call you, Jessie and Wen later.

Jackie, have you decided for your new hairstyle?