Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Edit: I'm so traumatised that it's been more than one hour since I've gotten back and I haven't checked Facebook.
*flipping out!*
My handphone bill for last month is a bomb! I've never seen such a long bill before. I just thank God I wasn't at home when my mother opened the letter. She was so angry she hung up after telling me the amount and obviously I got the shock of my life.
Looks like my supposedly smart plan of getting a calling card backfired. Apparently they're charging me for calling the USA every time I used the damn thing. And I called A LOT, thinking it was cheaper and still marvelling at the fact that after 8 days of usage we only used up about USD$4.
I am so dead.
I need to eat.
dinky squiggled @5:04 PM

believe me, i'm trying to move on
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
"Radcliffe appears on Conan O'Brien show."
Daniel Radcliffe last night made an appearance on NBC's Conan O'Brien show, where he talked about Equus, among other things.
OH MAN! We could've gotten Dan Radcliffe but we got Benicio del Toro and Sarah Chalke. Well ok Sarah was quite funny but Daniel Radcliffe!
I kind of regret not waiting outside Broadhurst theatre on Sunday night to get his autograph but if I had, I probably would have been falling asleep every half an hour the next day.
dinky squiggled @10:40 PM

New York's Heart
Friday, January 09, 2009
The trip was made out of awesomeness. With great company in the city that never sleeps, it's nigh impossible not to have the time of my life.
What made spending about $3K worthwhile:
1. The famed New Year's Eve countdown in Times Square where I was freezing, but Lionel Richie waved to us and we saw Jo Bros, Taylor Swift and Ludacris perform
2. Waking up to snow on New Year's Eve morning and going out to catch snowflakes in our pyjamas and coats
3. Having lunch at 3-Michelin-star Le Bernardin (and thoroughly embarrassing my dining companion with my complete lack of etiquette, I'm sure)
4. Upskirting Lady Liberty whose real name is Liberty Enlightening the World
5. Watching Equus on Broadway, with tickets bought at 50% off the actual price
6. The museums that are simply Wow
7. Seeing the skyscrapers being dwarfed by the Empire State Building; it was so tall I can swear we were in the clouds.
8. Sitting in on a live taping of Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Also went on a tour of the NBC Studio, home of Friends and Saturday Night Live!
Things which Singapore should implement:
1. Not honking at pedestrians (really, I didn't hear a single honk unless the pedestrian was really reckless and even then, the drivers try not to)
2. In restaurants, everyone at the table should be served at the same time; we didn't have to wait at all over there for each other as is the norm here
3. Unlimited MRT rides. I paid US$25 for an unlimited one-week Metro card and it's so worth it. Plus it's a flat rate of US$2 per trip! To anywhere!
4. 24-hr MRT service! You want to have a vibrant night-life? Give us a better public transport system that doesn't involve taking a cab.
Things that can stay in NY and never make an appearance here:
1. The freaking make-my-ears-freeze wind.
2. The labyrinthine subway stations
I'm obviously stalling putting up the photos cos I'm really lazy to organise them but I will, eventually.
dinky squiggled @3:10 PM
