Enough.....for now...

Blissfulness and perfection comes only in their own good time.

New York ... New York

New York ..New York..

Start spreading the news

I'm leaving today

I want to be a part of it, New York, New York

These vagabond shoes Are longing to stray

And make a brand new start of it

New York, New York

I want to wake up in the city that never sleeps

To find I'm king of the hill, top of the heap

These little town blues

Are melting away I'll make a brand new start of it

In old New York

If I can make it there

I'll make it anywhere

It's up to you, New York, New York.

I want to wake up in the city that never sleeps

To find I'm king of the hill, top of the heap

These little town bluesAre melting away

I'll make a brand new start of it In old New York

If I can make it there

I'll make it anywhere

It's up to you, New York, New York

My NYC trip

I arrived the the Big Apple yesterday around 3pm, then I went to the office chatted up for half an hour then went back to the hotel. After a 20hr flight, I was pretty smashed, after indulging in a NY Strip Sirloin and fresh berries for desert (Room service btw... I kno ..i kno.. spoiled) I decided to take a short nap ..then prolly go walk around ..then I woke up all of a sudden then realized it was 10pm (but I was supposed to have a drink with some colleagues during 9:30) Anyway..I rushed down..tired and all and went out to grab a bite with them...after that I went back to my room ..showered..then waited for a document from email...till 2am..darn it...

Had 5 hrs of sleep...ONLY

Then woke up 7am and went on my business trip to Philadephia..3 hrs on the road..3 hr meeting in Philly..had lunch..headed back to Newark..for another meeting..then went to Manhattan soho for dinner.. whilst passing by the various shops in Soho..my heart was torn into pieces as I could not enter those cute little botiques. Its mental torture..it is..honestly..its not humane.. to pass by one of the most facinating shopping areas and not be able to go into the shops... I was pratcially drooling when I passed by Miss Sixty (SALE SIGN)..Anthropologie (only available in the States)..Diesel (my fave store)..REISS (the kool UK brand)..

However.. I did rather enjoy my meal..we all went to this Italian Restaurant located in centre Soho area. Off the bat, I noticed that the ppl eating there were either incredibily hot or chic. (Even the old ppl looked good..skinny..fashionable..with an uptown kinda radiance) We sat in the garden terrace..very nice with the summer breeze..had some italian wine..Chianti..."Castello di Fonterutoli "..very full bodied...yum..I had a salad plus beef carpaccio..but the real deal was the desert ..a warm banana tart with ice cream on top AND a nice cup of espresso. Absolutely heavenly....

A very New York / Italian terrace

Terrace after dark (Sun sets at 9pm here)

"Barolo" on West Broadway...Fab place...

The oh so devlish Banana Tart + Ice cream & Lavazza espresso

Jap food.....mmmmMMMmmmMM....

Emmmmms.. Sukiyaki pot prep...














I did not eat all this food I swear..there were like 13 more ppl with me














Don't ask me why I took this photo..



Quite an eventful weekend I must say.. Japanese food on Friday night..went to Frabrique (sucked)..went to windows.. left windows... went back to windows to find my friends..then went to "Siu Yeah" in "Sun Wang"..gosh felt like "Tsui Wah" ..that place!!

Saturday was work work work..then home..laundry..then World Cup...goooooo England!!! Then went to Bar Rouge eventho I was extremely tired..but I know Teresa will twist my neck if I don't go. It was a fun night..moderate drinking and lots of dancing..thats the way to go I think..

Sunday.. yoga.. then golf..eventho my ribs were still hurting.. After yoga..my ribs actually had a heated burning sensation..its prolly from the circulation ..I don't know..But for some reason..I kinda think it would heal it better.. then golf..I couldn't fully extend my swing coz of my ribs.. and some guy next to my lane..couldn't bear my posture and started coaching me.. gosh ..now I have to relearn it again...urghhhhhhh....!!! Hopefully I'll get a coach if I get my salary next month..lols

But of coz I have snowboarded before...

So I went to snowboarding for the first time today..(i can hear the audience gasping and shaking their heads in disblief)..since when is it a crime for an individual who had lived in Toronto for half of their life has never tried snowboarding / skiing? huh??? Tell me... To make my whole experience more eerie than it is.. I had my first go of the sport in a pretty skimpy indoor place in Shanghai...think smelly equipment with no ski lift..oh wait they did have one..but its so crappy I just refuse to believe that it is a ski lift.

Snowboarding is considered an extreme sport for various reasons.. sometimes its extremely dangerous..but yet extremely fun eventho you're in extreme pain. Let me explain...

After my short intro lesson.. I had a few runs in the bunny slopes.. then I decided to go to the intermediate level (where the sign clearly saids beginners or ppl who can't stop or ppl who can't turn should not enter) But..come on.. knowing my mischevious and adventurous nature ..PLUS..snowboarding is all about looking good..rolling and falling down the slope looks way better then going down a bunny slope at grandma speed. So I went down.. the first few times was alrite..I mean of coz i fell and tumbled a bit ..but no biggie ..it was still fun.. Then about on the 5th or 6th go.. I freakin skidded on the far left and fell on some hard snow..I did like 2 somersaults I think..and when I stopped I just naturally grabbed the sides of my ribs... and in my mind I was thinking boy this really hurts..damn it..while on the other hand I was thinking..falling and doing somersaults in a highly accelerated speed is actually quite exhilerating and quite fun..emmm..am I a masocist or something? Anyhoo after that.. my left ribs kinda hurt while I deep breathe and stuff so I decided to pratice turning on the bunny slopes again...then when it was about time to leave.. I went back to the intermediate slope to go for a few runs for the last time. Everything was ok until my last go.. it had to be like that..why..?? I freaking fell into the same spot..hitting the same spot (my left ribs)..but HARDERRRRRRR! It hurt so much I wanted to scream..but I couldn't..coz I guess the hit was so hard..I couldn't even breathe for like 5 seconds... Oi.....

Injury list
- Strained left ribs I think....can't hold my back straight widout pain..and it hurts even when i yawn...
- Bruise on left foot
- Bruise on left calve..with freaking warts (cox the Class A staff was nice enuff to help me tie the boots but he tied it too damn tight)

After dinner.. I then went for a massage..and the guy keeps telling me..whats wrong with u're neck, back ,spine and lower back..they're all so stiff? I tried to mumble something back but didn't coz I was too busy try to hold my breathe thru all the pain.. but in my mind i was thinkin... neck..prolly coz my head was diving and rollin around in the snow so much..back..prolly coz the back is right next to my ribs???..Spine..think i landed on that during my somersaults at some point..lower back..hell I have no idea..

It was worth it tho...I spose..coz now when ppl ask me..I can say "Oh yes..but of coz I snowboarded before.. you silly...!!"

Yawnnnnn..I'm tired..(Grabbing ribs)..Doh!!!