-my -ny

2011-10-02T19:56:00.002-04:00

Every year I tell myself it will be better than the last year and then it turns out to be worse. I feel like I'm losing control and the world is spinning and I keep trying to grasp, to hold onto something but everything slips away. The things I thought were right, the kind of people I never wanted to be friends, I always thought I had it figured out. But what do you do when what you think is right will hurt more people than if you don't act on what you believe on? What if your friends turn into what you hate? Have I changed or have they changed? I feel like my whole life has been falling into an infinite hole and because it was an unnoticeable amount every day I never realized until now.

Life

2011-07-01T00:58:00.001-04:00

It's so easy to slip back into what you once were. Why am I so afraid of becoming the same person I was sophmore year?

Mumbling

2011-03-28T19:48:00.003-04:00

From time to time I experience a degeneration of my speaking skills. All of a sudden I feel timid or blank out and I begin to mumble even more than usual. And then people get mad or annoyed because they can't hear me and it causes me to stress even more and my mumbling increases. Even though I know it's a psychological thing it turns into a physical thing, like I am unable to get any words out of my mouth.

If you're bored and want to watch a pretty good movie The King's Speech was interesting. Colin Firth is such a good actor.

what was senior year like in hunter?

2011-03-15T01:18:00.002-04:00

have you seen a vivorg today?

2011-03-15T00:34:00.003-04:00

a vivorg is a hummingbird
with hair thin and fluttery
it flaps in the wind

a vivorg has been compared
to a chipmunk: brown (not green)
jacket, like brown fur

a vivorg has words sharp
like forks. pins on your
vulnerable spots like forks.

what goes in amy soup?

2011-03-13T21:09:00.002-04:00

-a pair of red puma suede sneakers
-few violin strings
-a polaroid camera

-some non-new navy
-no eggs
-loaves of bread. and maybe some naan
-a mountain of curry powder
-simmered in a 장고

reading for leisure again

2011-03-12T23:05:00.003-05:00

so, the exciting sequel to "The Name of the Wind" came out: Wise Man's Fear!

i poured over this in B&N and finished it in 6 hours. my eyes were blurry afterward but it was worth it :)

happy to be reading fantasy again. yay spring break!

what kind of candy are you?

2011-03-11T23:42:00.007-05:00

a random thought has occurred to me today that i thought i should blog it!

if sarah pasternack were a candy, i would identify her as

a pixie stick! why, might you ask? well, the first thing that came to mind was the unescapable alliteration which makes the whole comparison a zinger...
pixie stick is sarah past backwards...almost. it's a stretch but an acceptable one.

of course, i am referring to the really small pixies and not the giant ones. the small pixie sticks match her size and frame; observe:

i loved pixie sticks as a child; especially the blue raspberry flavored ones...
i wish they were more commonly found in grocery stores these days.

do you ever wonder what kind of candy you are? well, then tell me and i will try to find your match!
no guarantees that the match up will be as perfect as sp to ps...but i'll give it my best shot.

so much....Borscht

2011-02-25T00:55:00.003-05:00

we got beets from the fruit-veggie coop today...

"Three"

2010-12-18T12:31:00.004-05:00

My daydreams are
sugarcane caught on a spindle
woven into a knot
and released to childhood.

The crone has pursed lips
her tongue is hungry for the palate.
She carries an umbrella
because I dream of day.

The matron snores lightly
window pressed to her cheek.
She wears all black
and mourns for the children.

The maiden grows lint on her dress.
She is barefoot:
her knees are knobs
because her harvests are a not.

Jellybeans dance a ritual
around a puddle of milk
their movement spill
color into my daydreams.

© 2010 Johnny Tan

2010-12-14T23:59:00.004-05:00

The things you loved. The things you'll never do. I found your last.fm page and it broke my heart to see the last thing you listened to was at 11:22 pm, August 1st.

I'm at Joohyung's place with Joe and he's laughing hysterically at something. If you were here you would probably be laughing with him.

I'm sorry I hurt you. I just listened to a song that I showed you when we were going out. I liked it before we started going out, but now I realize how befitting it was about our relationship, that I never lied even though you probably think I did.

goodbye

2010-08-21T03:06:00.003-04:00

It's so hard to say good bye, and in a way it's never quite real or the truth because we always hope/believe that we'll see each other again. Even when we know that we won't. I think that's the amazing thing about human nature. Faced against all odds, we do lose so much hope, but never completely. I want to say that I hope wherever you are you're happy but I don't believe in after life or heaven or such things. So I drift in between, tricking myself into believing that you're still in this world far far away experiencing the things that you always wanted to. Because I can't yet face the truth that you're really gone.

My friend told me that Buddhists believe that the soul remains among their loved ones 49 days after their death. So when we were talking after Christiana's wake she commented that she didn't like how people kept saying that one day we'll meet each other again because she's still here. I thought it was interesting because from my point of view it showed how people in older times dealt with death. Because when a person dies it doesn't quite sink in for a while. So 49 days I think would be the general amount of time for the average person to accept the reality of the situation. Cos I don't feel you're gone.

2010-08-08T13:01:00.000-04:00

You lovely girl. Rest in peace.

o4.06.1989-08.04.2010

2010-08-05T00:51:00.003-04:00

I'm sorry.

I was always amazed that you were shorter than me because your personality was a hundred billion times bigger than me. I still expect to go back to bing and have you next to me laughing your crazy laugh and being so cheerful and bright. I still remember sitting with you at walmart, telling me how much you loved Do. Going to wegmans late at night and being the only ones there. Being the life of the party at all the sulpoong events. I don't think I'll ever fully grasp that you're not here anymore. You, everyone's favorite noona and dongseng. Everyone loves you. I want to believe that this is all a joke, and you'll come back tomorrow and laugh in everyone's faces and yell gotcha!

Christiana Lee.

2010-06-30T22:22:00.003-04:00

Today, or I guess yesterday in Korean time Korean actor Park Yong Ha commited suicide. He was 32 and a very famous actor across Asia. His friends said that they had spoken to him on the phone the day before and were shocked because he seemed quite normal. He even had plans with his friends later that day the morning he died.

It's strange and scary how easy it is for people to hide their pain and smile and laugh in front of others when secretly inside they are suffering. Humans generally take things at face value and are easily satisfied in matters that are not about themselves. Perhaps if someone had asked out of the blue if he was sad or wanted to talk about his personal problems he would still be alive. Unfortunately it takes events like this to wake us up from time to time and make us think and really try to help others. You never know the positive effect you can have on another just by one small action. Just by asking one more question.

"Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead". -The Great Gatsby

Hello World

2010-06-20T17:48:00.002-04:00

It's terribly awkward hanging out with friends of your friend and your friend. I've been doing it a lot recently because my friend keeps inviting me to hangouts. Even though they treat me kindly the same feeling always comes back; a sense of sadness and loneliness. I guess this is due to not understanding inside jokes. I hate imposing on other people so I never ask anyone to explain what's so funny. I smile when everyone laughs because I don't want to ruin the mood. But then it begins to add up as the jokes pile up and it becomes harder and harder to smile. I start to feel isolated and I start having these strong urges to run away from the current situation. I'm too sensitive to other people and have a crazy imagination, so I'm told by my friends hahaha. I don't know what to do. I know I have a problem with keeping my emotions in check. Sometimes I feel unreasonably sad for no reason. It's happened a lot less since I came back from binghamton but it came back this past weekend when I was hanging out with bing people.

Therefore, the conclusion must be that Binghamton is terrible for your mental health!

"Hunger"

2010-05-27T22:06:00.002-04:00

Amy's Self Portrait

2010-05-27T00:58:00.001-04:00

Lamp

2010-05-26T23:52:00.002-04:00

What's that on her face?

2010-05-26T10:55:00.001-04:00

When They All Came to Wes

2010-05-23T21:57:00.001-04:00

No H8

2010-05-18T03:15:00.003-04:00

hahaha I didn't realize what the No H8 organization was about before I copy/pasted their picture for this post.

2010-05-16T03:11:00.002-04:00

I'm back.

Useful application

2010-04-11T17:37:00.002-04:00

for merging two pdf documents together

Currently Listening to:

2010-02-15T01:53:00.002-05:00

HEY SOUL SISTER

Magical Jellybean Keyfinder

2010-01-05T02:16:00.002-05:00

Magical Jellybean Keyfinder (for Windows users)
The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware open source utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install Windows from your registry.

Digital Post-its! (for mac users only)

2010-01-05T01:44:00.003-05:00

These are post it's for your desktop that you can draw on, type on, whatever!

New Year, New Song

2010-01-02T03:36:00.002-05:00

"War On Sound"

Good TV

2009-12-30T20:21:00.002-05:00

MAD MEN!

Recent Music

2009-12-30T20:14:00.004-05:00

"Scar That Never Heals"

"I'll Believe In Anything"

"The Frog Prince"

What's this all about

2009-12-29T01:49:00.003-05:00

"Girls love compliments."

My friend said this to me as we ate dinner. At first I laughed it off, saying that guys loved compliments too. He agreed but said, "Girls take compliments more seriously." He then backed his point of view by saying that when you want to get a girl you're always told to shower her with compliments. Which is true. Sadly, if you tell an average girl that she's pretty and sexy you probably have a good chance of getting some action. Guys are less affected because they will be up for anything regardless of whether or not you compliment them. All girls secretly love compliments, so guys, if there's a girl you like, start complimenting! :-D

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Recently I've been thinking/ looking at pictures of people from high school and it's weird, because it's like I'm seeing at them for the first time. Because it's been almost two years since I've seen them, I am finally forgetting their personalities, so when I look at pictures of them I see their physical features. It's interesting to what extent your actual view of a person is clouded by your thoughts and things, good and bad, that you heard about them.

Recent Reading

2009-12-26T20:23:00.004-05:00

I've been reading The Name of the Wind lately (my favorite genre). Unfortunately, no one knows when the sequel is coming.

Also eagerly awaiting Garth Nix's next book: Lord Sunday, which is the final book of the series. Comes out in March 2010 which is also a very long wait.

Secrets

2009-12-26T18:15:00.001-05:00

"How can you trust someone to keep a secret if you yourself weren't able to do it?" -my dad

2009-12-23T22:44:00.000-05:00

I will annihilate you Johnny Tan! Where's your update????

What I Learned First Semester Sophmore Year

2009-12-15T01:44:00.003-05:00

No one cares if you have a significant other. From the stories I've heard from friends, people will still go after what they want. When did having a boyfriend/girlfriend become so insignificant?

Also, drunk guys will go after anything, even if they don't really want it.

Terribly confusing.

2009-12-10T23:15:00.001-05:00

Twiggy and Richard Avedon Dancing
Richard Avedon
Paris
April 1967

Katrina Visits Wes

2009-10-25T23:19:00.004-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY SU!

2009-09-04T00:52:00.002-04:00

My dear co-blogger joins the prime-numbers club.
Let's have a very warm welcome for her.

What I Learned This Summer

2009-08-26T01:04:00.001-04:00

Human nature is rather terrifying.

There is only

2009-08-21T02:15:00.003-04:00

infinite pain.

When it comes to,

2009-08-21T02:15:00.001-04:00

being a good person.

Which means,

2009-08-21T02:07:00.002-04:00

doing the right thing.

Indescribable

2009-08-11T00:34:00.002-04:00

Facebook is a very strange thing. It's weird to look at your friends page and see all the comments that their friends leave for them. And to see their crush, or a person they hate, post things on their wall. It's so easy to be civil and come off very kind and nonchalant when secretly you continuously type and erase to create the perfect cool message, the one that will make you seem like the chill perfect person.

I don't think half the things I write in this blog make sense. hahahahahahahahaaaaa

Oh my mind.

Brooklyn Bridge and Momofuku Ice Cream

2009-07-28T20:23:00.004-04:00

I said I would never buy from here again.
This is Sarah's peaches and cream flavored ice cream.

Katrina's Pool

2009-06-14T20:16:00.007-04:00

To be young...

2009-06-14T01:25:00.002-04:00

When I was high school I would hear random gossip about people who I wasn't friends with. How so and so got with someone because they were drunk or high. I would always think to myself how stupid so and so was, embarrassing themselves in front of others who they thought were their friends. I thought I was above the influence, better than them because I didn't do any of those things.
How naive and silly I was. To think that I could be better than that. Ultimately I can only blame myself for not caring enough to keep myself in check. I'm stupid. When the guy I was interested in offered I accepted. Nothing happened with the guy but I continued to do it. When to stop? It's crazy how as an 18 year old I think that I can't possibly die. I know that death is inevitable but what's the possibility of it happening now? Seeing all those totaled cars off the Manhattan Bridge, knowing that the drivers died on impact, instantaneously, scares me. Yet I still speed when I drive on the highway. It's easy to forget reality.

So when do you stop?

Big Apple Barbeque

2009-06-13T21:48:00.004-04:00

Museum Mile; Farewell Jean!

2009-06-11T19:49:00.004-04:00

"DUMBLEDORE'S DEAD"

2009-06-08T21:43:00.005-04:00

that is how jenn yang ruined two kids' childhoods at cosi.

Some Sofa

2009-06-02T23:22:00.002-04:00

Because They Fall During the Summer

2009-06-02T00:02:00.018-04:00

Jean in Patsy's and Crate&Barrel

2009-05-29T09:57:00.003-04:00

Wesleyan in New York: Summer Issue

2009-05-28T09:52:00.005-04:00

Love

2009-05-10T15:09:00.003-04:00

This post actually has nothing to do with love, hahaha. TRICKED YOU! :) I'm supposed to be writing my lit paper right now, but if I don't put a certain random thought down I will forget it.
We're all human and view each other as humans, yet we hide our true nature because for others to see it would be shameful and to see the true nature of others is too much to handle. I feel like I'm clumsily wording things and apologize for it. I wish I were more eloquent. Everyone has the desire to be accepted and has their secret wants, but if others knew of their true manner they believe they won't be accepted. My theory is that if everyone put all their real thoughts out there we would be amazed at how similar they are. We all get angry and want to do terrible things, or we get lonely and wish we could call someone at 3 a.m. but because we don't want to inconvenience others a lot of amazing conversations go unsaid.
I started thinking of all this because a friend who lives off campus and I were at a friend's dorm last night. I asked him to drive me back to my dorm cos it was quite chilly at 3 a.m. We talked as we walked to the parking lot and when we got into the car I immediately put on my seatbelt. My friend had started the engine already and had his seatbelt on as well but he kept the car in park. I didn't know what he was waiting for. He started talking about how his relationship with friends had changed after moving off campus. We sat and talked in the empty parking lot. I didn't think much of it at the time, but remembering it, I feel like it was something profound. (I sound pompous. Sorry. I need to expand my vocabulary ._.) It was something raw and real, that feeling you get after a really fun day with friends, when you're evaluating why today was so fun. There's a certain depression that comes with the realization that it's because you guys don't see each other often. A certain bittersweet feeling. I admire my friend, for feeling comfortable enough to just sit in the car and not drive and talk about his thoughts. Is that strange? Perhaps he does this with everyone.

Loneliness is a terrible thing. I was watching a movie yesterday and the mother in it was telling her daughter that when you're feeling lonely, just think about how everyone else has felt lonely before, so therefore you're all in it together. How stupid is that. How is that suppose to make your widowed daughter feel better??

If only writing a paper was as easy as writing a blog entry~ :-/

Random Thought

2009-05-04T15:07:00.003-04:00

After coming to college I've ended up spending a lot of time with "fob" friends. At first communication was frustrating sometimes because we would both have to think of other ways to say things that were already at a basic level. But I've come to appreciate their efforts to try and explain their thoughts and emotions that they could so easily say in their native language. There's something beautiful in human communication when it transcends language barriers. To be close enough to a person that you really desire for your friend to understand you instead of giving up and not trying.

Rereading what I wrote, it doesn't really make sense. But it's something that's been on my mind for some time.

Hello World

2009-04-30T22:08:00.003-04:00

I am alive! Next week is the last week of classes, and then finals week, and then home sweet home! For three months! Happiness :-)

^ I built this bike for nephew. Unfortunately the tires were flat and we had no air pump -_- But he enjoys sitting on it.

This is my nephew Angel. He enjoys sitting in boxes as well.

Modern Dance Group

2009-04-26T20:43:00.002-04:00

Rachel has a her eyes closed. At least everyone is smiling :D

the Kiwi in the Kraft

2009-04-25T16:35:00.004-04:00

leftover pictures from wesfest

2009-04-24T17:12:00.007-04:00

Johnny's favorite pictures from Hunter-moves to-Wes Weekend

2009-04-12T18:05:00.005-04:00

Senior (Studio Art) Theses

2009-04-06T21:06:00.003-04:00

On the left side is a long row of photos taken by Sasha Portis, one of the three studio art majors (photo concentration) exbihiting in the Zilka gallery. I took it yesterday (Sunday).

In a few years, I hope to be one of those people who's featured here. But at this rate, not getting into Photo I for the past two semesters, it doesn't seem very likely. Stupid small class sizes

But things will eventually work out. They always do.

My life thus far

2009-04-06T02:10:00.004-04:00

Because I feel that the readers of -my-ny are the greatest people in the world, I've decided to reveal my haircut here, and only here. You will not see this on Facebook!

I used to cry after haircuts because I do not adjust to change well, but now I just laugh because that is the mature thing to do. Maybe. Or I'm just too shocked to cry. My sisters tell me I look like a Taiwanese school girl. I look like I'm 13. Whatever, it'll grow out.

Dan's Birthday

2009-04-03T20:09:00.003-04:00

in which we all go to thai gardens.

happy birthday dan k. flynn!

some of the other photos were not suitable for public viewing.

but you all look great in this one :D

these awful people

2009-04-02T23:30:00.004-04:00

These people shamelessly took my unused unemployed philosopher's guild disappearing Cheshire mug from my room when as i was fetching my laundry.

they dunked it in jell-o and stained my mug pink. parts of the trees washed off. my left hand is temporarily stained too from washing it off.

i love a well-executed practical joke. BUT I WANT A NEW MUG, NO JOKE!

I Saw a Lamb Today

2009-03-25T22:16:00.004-04:00

I think this was my first up-close encounter with a baby lamb. Her name is Jillian. I think that she's gonna grow up to be a black sheep.

back to WES

2009-03-22T16:07:00.003-04:00

...and back to business!

I have a feeling that the next few weeks are going to fly by--especially with exams, and most importantly, !!!WESFEST!!!, coming up. freshman year is drawing to a close.

The first time I visited wes was with teresa. There was this sense of newness and unfamiliarity that only comes once; the feeling leaves within a few days of settling in. I want to take pictures of daisies again with the full might of the sun shining on them (but this time, I will use a good camera).

question: Amy, i know your dad is a tea fanatic. where does he buy (or import) his tikuanyin tea from?

p.s. I'd like to take a moment to thank Amy for the scarf. it keeps me warm on windy days this this. (edit 01.23.-9)

Something Old

2009-03-21T01:50:00.002-04:00

Samson and I went back to Hunter today to visit our dear kids at drumming. The teacher is still very kind and expressive and tries so hard to teach everyone. Those three hours were the happiest I've been in a while. To look at old members and be able to smile and laugh while playing is something that can't be experienced anywhere else. I'll always be thankful to Samson for persuading the stubborn 9th grade me to at least give drumming a try and not care about who else was in it. Thinking about all the things we went through and how important and serious we took each thing that happened, it all seems like a very strange dream. I still can't believe some of the things that went down but we all came out wiser. Heh.

I hope that we can all come together and play again someday~

Hunter Samulnori, fighting!

The Lam: spring break about to end

2009-03-20T16:07:00.010-04:00

Destinations: Le Pain Quotidien & Levain Bakery

these came out very yellowish.

guess they needed some flash.

the natural lighting from Levain is much better for skin tones.

the cookies there were amazing too. they were half-baked so they tasted like cookie dough.

the cookies we bought.

chocolate chip walnuts

dark chocolate and chocolate chips

it's lonely half eaten.

this is all the varieties.

we past by this place walking to the 1 train station.

i thought it was too odd of a sign to ignore.

03.19.09 no pictures this time...

2009-03-20T00:29:00.006-04:00

I went to another interview today. It couldn't have gone any better.

Saw Ms. Roque :D I haven't chatted with her since January.

I had some time to kill before meeting my sister so I went to b&n to read up about my nikon d80. the more i know about it, the more there is to like about that camera :D

By far the most exciting thing was seeing DanceBrazil at NYU with my sister. Their performance was spectacular. Seriously, go see it if you get a chance. Worth the money. thank you, SAMSON for the tickets!!!

03.18.09 photos of concon

2009-03-18T21:42:00.004-04:00

highlights of the day:
-tenren. i've been there way too many times this break. its my new starbucks. bad habit.

- getting chinese hot cakes for the first time! they are good.

-vietnamese sandwich, always one of my favorites

i couldn't believe that i knew more about chinatown than someone for a change. i'm use to following people around.

My first impression of Johnny

2009-03-18T02:28:00.003-04:00

I was rereading my xanga entries when I randomly found this:

Johnny: Ehh I can't see anyway.

Me: How bad are your eyes?

Johnny: 300.

Me: That's not too bad. I'm 500.

Johnny: You should get surgery.

Me: it's not that bad....

Johnny: I meant plastic surgery.

The Johnny I met in 7th grade was a very strange boy who felt the need to mumble angry comments in reaction to the announcements in assembly. But now he has flourished and become an engaging, intelligent, kind hearted young man. Cheers to you Johnny!

03.17.09 the Bonnie Day

2009-03-17T21:37:00.014-04:00

Okay, so starting with lunch, we went to Johnny Rockets, a fifties-style diner.

I ordered the Rocket Wings and Bonnie got a Garden Salad with a scoop of tuna.

They charged us $2.39 for a coke. They were not special Rocket-Cokes served in orbital cups so I don't understand the price. However, Bonnie's coke left a cool shape in the ice because she finished it so fast.

Speaking of drinks, a drunk guy rammed into Bonnie around noon. Good thing she has amazing balance; otherwise she would've been knocked over. Cheers.

Moving along, we walked down to Battery Park, keeping along Broadway.

isn't the anchor a cool inscription?

since it finally feels like spring, the birds are feeling promiscuous.

look at that male pigeon chasing the poor female around.

they are too preoccupied to notice the cool anchor on the rock. they're missing out on so much.

Bonnie says that her eyes don't smile.

I disagree.

Her eyes look pretty smiley don't they?

sunny days are great for pictures. even though they can cast some pretty harsh shadows, I think bonnie manages to pull it off gracefully.

me on the other hand....

a lot less pro at posing for the camera.

you may have noticed that our arms do not appear in any of these pictures

that is because we lent ours to a homeless man for the time being so that he can collect spare change.

don't worry, he promised to return them within the hour.

there is a dramatic re-enactment taking place behind bonnie.

the man is trying to aim the gun at his target without being distracted by the seagull that is about to poop on his head.

sad story: a bird pooped on bonnie's coat. bonnie says she is angry that the bird's mommy never potty-trained it

Walking back to Union Square and arriving at Red Mango:

I haven't been there since....the summer actually.

i got mango and chocolate for toppings

bonnie: coconut, granola, and (something else)

Shoemania: Bonnie's cat threw up in her shoe so she needed a new pair.

it appears that animals in general enjoy leaving bonnie gifts.

the salesman at shoemania were all very helpful. that's because they were eager to get rid of inventory.

too bad bonnie couldn't find the right pair.

also, bonnie really needs to get an eye exam soon.

Yo yo yo

2009-03-17T15:32:00.007-04:00

Readers may not know it, but there's actually another contributer of this blog :-/ My apologies. Unfortunately I am not yet on spring break and I don't have a great camera so this will be a sad little post in comparison to Johnny's.

The reason why I'm updating is because last weekend Will and John visited me! Hurrah! A little bit pf Hunter in this vast wasteland called Binghamton. It was lovely and made me really miss the city and the people. My break is from April 3-12 so come back to the city and eat with me.
It was interesting driving Hunter people around because it made me feel so collegey and mature and yadayadayada. I don't know why I'm having such a hard time putting things down in words. I realized this weekend that guys smell :(

Some pictures:
Tools at a club hahaha.

Will's monster face :) (Taken inside my car)

After a hard night where we got back to my dorm at 5 a.m.

I miss hanging out with people and being completely dorky and not being afraid to say whatever I want no matter how stupid. I miss laughing so hard that my stomach hurts and my eyes are tearing and feeling that warmth inside after a good talk. I miss a lot. I'm a loser.

Have a good day.

-Amy

03.16.09 a Commute between NYC and Westchester

2009-03-16T21:40:00.022-04:00

During my first visit to a strange suburbia town called Tarrytown... :

For our first pit stop, we ate at a Greek restaurant called Lefteris.

Anya, Sarah had a chicken gyro:

if you're curious to see anya attempt to fit a gyro in her mouth, ask me for the picture.

she'll kill me if i post it online.

anya also orders a (diet?) coke. the rest of us have water.

Viv had a shrimp Greek salad (large), which she obviously could not finish

look at that diet coke across the table mocking the waters next to it. the coke even has its own pink straw. where's MY straw, huh? WHERE?

I had Lamb on a stick. It was very good wrapped in pita.

next time i visit, i will get it again.

After lunch, we made out way to Lyndhurst. To my great disappointment it was closed. No tours were being given and I could not look inside. Furthermore, they don't let cameras inside anyway. bummer. I got lots of pictures of this historic monument from the exterior though, and will only bore you with one of them:

very beautiful site.

As if Lyndhurst being closed wasn't bad enough, we walked over to Sunnyside only to discover that Washingtin Irving's house was also closed. Along the way back, a couple of really nice drivers offered us a ride--they thought we were lost international students. What kind people. Anyway, Tarrytown is closed for business in March. Do NOT try to visit any famous places there during spring break...

taking a break on rocks after we go locked out of Sunnyside:

viv munching on a quaker oatmeal bar

sarah is laughing at whatever

anya flashing the camera.

lol actually she's reaching for her phone to call pei and sarah qiao

she would make a grade-A flasher though.

Baking SUGAR COOKIES!!!

viv taking cookies fresh out of the oven.

see the J shaped one? i made that!

putting sprinkles on cookies

i like the translucent sprinkles better. they've got more class.

viv also let me get a picture of her awesome scar. i don't think i can put it up though.

the finished products!

now, does this cookie look like the top half of a ginger bread man or does it look like bullwinkle?

anya holding up a music note.

i've got pictures of her devouring cookies. they are very attractive. ask me for them!

viv bullies me into letting her use my camera to take pictures of me.

this was taken against my will.

look at them so sleepy & peaceful after baking.

actually, these people all banded together and gave me a collective middle-finger.

made me feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside.

sarap led the revolt!

Peking duck:

well, since we were on mott street, who can resist stopping by tenren?

second time i've been there this spring break.

nice haircut, pei!

qiao and anya split a green tea.

how does sarah manage to look qute in every photo?

-__- me jealous

they try to unfurl their napkins at the same time.

epic fail.

surprisingly anya does not order a soda this time. she is content with water and tea.

ahhh, tonight's star attraction!

mr. peking over here is calling out to me...

can't resist....

i'm sorry rheesoo, but ducks are not too cute to eat. they are too yummy to leave undisturbed

a picture of everyone together.

teresa, you get to meet a new friend.

as do you, pei.

where's MY kiss on the cheek?!?!

this is discrimination! why does anya get special treatment?!

03.15.09 A Bobb Renion; Random Architecture

2009-03-13T15:07:00.014-04:00

I haven't seen Sofa since my graduation (thank you for getting the picture of me walk across stage, btw, sofa). Fortunately, I was able to catch her while she was still in NY for spring break.

I like the photo below for various reasons:

1. Sofa is in it

2. the bus ad for In the Heights
(I have yet to see it)

3. the trashcan. we both like BoA

statuesque in front of a statue :D

Washington Square Arch

Grace Church

notice how it's not straight...

Washington Square North

Washington Mews

photographing architecture is difficult; so many pictures came out crooked. i really need to get myself a tripod.

-observation: i've been spending a lot of time around union sq, soho, and the general nyu area recently.

NYU, Cosi, Strand, Central Park, Natural History Museum, Havana Central

2009-03-12T22:08:00.039-04:00

Very full and eventful day today. we went from the east side of Manhattan to the west side and back east!

In these photos: Yong-sun Lee, Jen Ko, Sarah Pasternack...and a mystery guest :)

Strand, Central Park:

look at jen ko skipping on air!
but she had to get rid of the rock in her shoe

As we strolled along...

Stairs near Shakespeare Garden:

Sun scaling wall...impressive:

Everyone loves hugs from sarap:

On top of Belvedere Castle, with the sky as background:

I look like an ant from up there:

Obviously, we hit the Gift Shop first at the Museum of Natural History:

Magnetic rocks are SO MUCH FUN:

we met sarah's long lost relative...and jenko found her inner diva:

sun tries dried ice cream for first time;
i should've taken some...never had astronaut food before:

pictures that lee gottesdiener would appreciate:

take a second look to see why...

one of my favorite pictures of the day:

so
full
of
expression

This guy/gal is menacing:

i forgot what was so nose-pressed-against-glass interesting:

sarah got stabbed in the eye,
while she was blindfolded by sun's large hat:

sorry to end with that picture, but jenko has more of havana central over at her blog, carnivorous cupcake!

Timmy's Birthday [celebrated early Feb 13, 2009]

2009-03-11T01:35:00.005-04:00

We made brownies and anya put her artistic skills to draw timmy an erotic card.
i believe timmy enjoyed those items immensely...

left to right: Timmy Lee, Anya Palkowski, Vivian Foung

The other one of my favorite pictures:

left to right: anya, sarah pasternack, timmy, viv

Spring Break: union square, uni qlo, ten ren, custard king

2009-03-11T01:09:00.010-04:00

Custard King's Egg Custards:

Left to Right: Sarap, jen Ko, kelvin Poon:

winner: sarap!

winner: clearly jen KO!

winner: three cheers for kelvin!

Honorary Mention: Mr. Samson Wu was unfortunately unable to join the funny faces competition as he had to leave early (he's not on spring break) but i'm sure he would've won all the rounds if he were present :D

personality twins!

2009-03-11T00:59:00.002-04:00

these two are like the same soul. separated at birth.
in this pic: rheesoo lee [L] and sarah moustafa [R]

spring break!

2009-03-01T23:21:00.001-05:00

i am so excited to go home and not worry about work for two weeks.

hope to have lots of hang out days with friends.

Schedule for Spring Semester 2009

2009-02-05T23:25:00.004-05:00

Basically the same schedule as last semester with more work and two more classes. Plus, I'm auditing ECON101 on Tues and Thurs afternoons 1:10-2:30.

Funny USB product

2009-01-17T00:30:00.003-05:00

i couldn't stop laughing at these things:
they are so freaking hilarious!

golden globes

2009-01-12T00:12:00.002-05:00

my thoughts:

cheers to 30 Rock as it scores THREE awards! (sadly the office won none but i like the dwight/serena combination)
WALL-E!!!!! best animated film. obvious choice. i'm so happy for that little robot.
heath ledger wins best supporting actor--predictable...i was not at all surprised.
best motion picture: vicky christina barcelona--saw it and it really was not all that good. the only good parts was with penelope cruz (even though i'm a big fan of scarlett johanson) but she only comes in the second half of the movie. the rest of the film was not to my taste.
the one thing that did surprise me was that slumdog millionaire won every category it was nominated. must see it sometime to determine if it was any good.

remind me to never get sick again

2009-01-11T19:53:00.004-05:00

being stuck at home is awful. i'm running out of entertainment/tv shows to watch. what i really need is something to take thoughts from my head and clear my head. i want more distractions!

today was my dad's birthday: happy birthday to him!
i couldn't help but wonder if it's inevitable that we'll end up like out parents despite our efforts... frightening thought.

Random Picture

2009-01-11T13:01:00.002-05:00

I miss samulnori.

2009

2009-01-09T18:16:00.000-05:00

To a new year!

The start of something new....

HURRAH :)

winter break!

2009-01-09T17:06:00.017-05:00

Winter break is awesome! but right now, i'm sick so i'm stuck at home trying to get better. what a lame way to end the week, considering how busy the first few days were.

Monday:
chinatown--woot!

dang, look at all those asians.
from left to right: sam, eunice, sutin, me, dean, kelvin, luke (i stole this picture from becky, she's taking the picture so she may be the one not shown)

places we stopped by include:
1. tenren. always good. the agar jelly is NOT as good as tapioca pearls despite what some might say.
2. duck restaurant--we went to "Mr. Tang" because it was cheaper but that place has horrible service. i will never set foot in it again. i wish we could've left less tip. damn those waiters.
3. we stopped by the tea house afterwards. i didn't get anything. however i did snag myself a vietnamese sandwich in this random restaurant afterwards.
4. too bad we did not have time to stop by eunice's house afterwards.

Tuesday:
these alien suburbians came down from westchester to make contact with us city folk.

from left to right: viv, timmy, lee

from left to right: sarah, anya, viv. qiao arrived later.

from left to right: sam anya, sarah, viv, timmy

we rocked out at this karaoke place called "duet" and i sang my humps. a lot of my songs got vetoed. hopefully that videos of me will never see the light of day.

momofuku was being mean with its strange customer policy of no table merging. wtf. i don't think that i will be returning. lee did not get to order anything--which i don't feel half bad about in retrospect because he was the one who gave me this cold.

the diner (i'm blanking on the name) we went to afterwards was, in my opinion, much nicer than those snobby people at monofuku. they had the best tasting chicken pot pie i've ever had and furthermore, they take custom, semi-outrageous requests. apparently you can ask them to put anything in a roll for you.

Wednesday:
we were SUPPOSED to go ice skating but we got rained out. good thing that indoor activities are just as cool. [haha no pun intended]

that's amy in the photo. the other blog author :D

we went to another vietnamese restaurant for lunch! it's the one near the subway entrance on grand street. their sandwiches were better than the one i got on monday.

next stop: union sqaure! i did not know they sold hot cider at the farmers market. what rustic tradition!
i got a new guide for my d80 at b&n because they other one was confusing. the new one has more pictures.
then we dropped by max brennar for another choctail! very intense dark chocolate granitas they've got there. hopefully there was no milk products in those drinks. max brennar is officially on my list of favorite frozen chocolate drinks along with dylan's candy bar and serendipity 3. fortunately their union sqaure location was not as crowded as the time i went with sarah, bonnie, and yang.

after that i visited cooper union! i think it was my first "college visit" after i got into wes. we saw jon and will. will's hair looked spiky even without gel--strange. i was surprised that they willingly subjected themselves to school because classes hasn't started for them either...anyway, their pool tables are great. (i don't think i will ever be any good at that game.)

instead of getting a moleskin, amy convinced me to get a notebook from muji. it was only $1.35. can't wait to test it out. yay for frugality.