Lists, they complete my life.....

Another list to compile the non-hospital related things I did--or didn't--while in New York.

-Everyday I walked up and down 4 flight of stairs to get to and from my apartment.

-My cooking ability is still not enough to be called "skill".

-I lint rolled the clothes I was wearing before I left the apartment, while walking to the subway, on the subway, and sometimes once I got to my destination. Those cats shed like there's no tomorrow. Damn.

-Speaking of cats, I cleaned up cat's puke once.

-During the 3 months of my stay, I have only worn heels one night. ONE, and a ONE inch heels at that....

-Holy a lot of walking, Batman!

-Bought many a flat shoes.

-Once, under the influence of an impulsive friend (you know who you are), I spent way more that I usually would on a dress. Like, 5 times more that I would. To this day, no matter how good that dress makes me look, I still cringe when I thought about it. What the hell was I thinking?!

-Gone out past 2-3 am on many occasion, which usually is unheard of when the semester is in session.

-Smoked Hookah for the first time. Did not like it.

-Went to the Met twice and to MoMa once and was surprised that I actually enjoyed museums more than I thought I would.

-Fell in love with the little boutiques in SoHo, even though I barely buy anything from them.

-Didn't see as many Broadway show as I thought I would. I only saw 2, shocking, considering how big of a Broadway fan I am. Why didn't I see more will remain a mystery.

-Kayaked on the Hudson River. For free! So much fun!

-Spent a weekend in Boston with my roommate and my friend. One of the best weekends this summer.

-Took a day trip to Washington D.C. with another friend. Another fun time.

-Until we arrived in East Chinatown area at 1 am-ish with no yellow cab in sight and only black cab drivers trying to woo us.

-The subway already looked scary enough for me when I got there earlier that morning, so I bravely took the black cab.

-And was scared shitless the whole way home. The driver was nice and my gut trusted him, but still you know, unregistered cab past midnight is nevertheless shady.

-Then I scared my roommate shitless when I got home. I had tried to be as quiet as possible, but right when I entered the room, the cat had woken her up, plus the light from my cell phone screen was on. There was some screaming alright....

-Went karaoke in Ktown and experienced the horror that is Korean background video as we sang. Nothing like watching bloody war video as you're singing a love song. Really....

-Walked the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan to Dumbo. The view of Manhattan from Dumbo was worth the long walk across the East River.

-Fell in love with the East Village. St. Marks, what would I do without you?

-Ate out a LOT and tried many a fabulous food and desserts, which is not conducive to said cooking skill mentioned above.

Speaking of food:

-Had a hotdog from the food stand on the street. It was like a rite of passage to New York or somethin'....

-Went to Serendipity and had the famous frozen hot chocolate. It was good.

-Went to had Japanese ramen. Great, but Samurai noodle in Seattle still wins by a mile.

-Spent an afternoon at Cha An teahouse in the East Village chatting with girlfriends. Good time.

-Went to this two super cool and authentic Japanese places, Oh Taisho! and Kyotofu. Gah, I love Japanese food.

-Went to Rice to Riches, a whole store of rice pudding desserts with a plethora of flavors.

-Tried the cupcakes from Crumbs. Overrated.

-Went to Max Brenner, the chocolate desserts haven. Can't get enough of it.

-Had a very very good Korean BBQ at Madangsui.

-Had Indian food for the first time at one of the Indian restaurants on the Indian street in East Village.

-Had the ever delicious soup dumplings from Shanghai Cuisine.

-Tried the hot chocolate soup dumpling from Rickshaw.

-Ate many a dish from my home country in Elmhurst. Yuuummmeeh!

-Took advantage of New York's Restaurant Week twice. First to Cafe Centro at the Grandcentral terminal, and second to Firebird, a Russian restaurant.

-Fell in love with Martha's Country Bakery across the street from my apartment. Everything there tastes delicious, like little pieces of heaven. Gelato, cupcakes, pound cakes, cakes, pies, pastries, you name it.

-I went to Coney Island and had an affair with a very yummy funnel cake.

Okay, enough mentions of food.

-Bought my first laptop.

-And also bought my first digital camera. Both with the money I earned from the internship. :)

-Met the cutest baby ever. That Kayla, she's all cheeks and rolls, a doll that one.

-My roommate and I, on our way out for a night in the city, went to her friend's apartment due to some rat incident. Needless to say, we didn't go out and I experienced the infamous New York rat-in-the-apartment story.

-Speaking of roommate, I had the nicest, funniest, most wonderful roommate ever.

-Went to my first Jazz concert.

-Stepped out of my comfort zone of being quiet and pushed myself to be more talkative with new people, however uncomfortable that made me feel at first.

-As a result, I've made friends with wonderful people. They made my New York experience all the more memorable.

-Over the summer, I've met people who are copywriter, graphic designer, clothing designer and store owner, model, music therapist, accountant, art director, Wall Street person, nurse, doctor, interior design student, food science student, media student, etc. It's like, wow, I've never thought I've met such a diverse group of people in one short period of time.

I'm sure there's plenty more that I did and didn't do, that I can't remember on top of my head right now. So for now, this is it. I'm sure I will still make some New York related posts for some time. I mean, summer in New York, can't write about it in a single post....

Well, hello there!

This blog desperately needs to be updated. I thought I was going to write more while I was in New York, but who am I kidding? I was out and about every chance I got when I wasn't working. I mean, it's New York City!

I am now back in the great (and hot) land of Texas. A lot has happened since I last wrote, so this is just going to be another update lists, until I find time to gather my thoughts.

• Summer flew by fast. Too fast!
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• I flew back to Texas one weekend due to family emergency.
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• My Grandfather was sick and eventually passed away.
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• I was there when he passed, but missed the funeral because I had to go back to finish the internship.
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• Speaking of internship, it is done. Sadness....
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• It was an amazing experience, one I would treasure for the rest of my life.
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• Now I am back, and I've been settling down into my new room.
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• When Grampa got sick, my grandparents and I switched rooms for an easier access for them since my old room was downstairs.
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• My cousins and I pretty much stuffed everything from my old room upstairs.
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• And I didn't have time to clean and organize in the short weekend that I was home.
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• So now I came home to a room full of things everywhere. I mean EVERY FREAKING WHERE, I can barely walk in that room.
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• It took me two days to get everything cleaned up and neat.
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• I am so tired, someone should give me a message.
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• And it has been so gloomy here.
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• Heck, am I not in Texas?!
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• Where is the scorching heat?
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• Okay, I'll shut up. Better not jinx it....
• I miss New York. A lot.
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• And this post doesn't make sense at all. Just be blabbering.
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• And now I'm gonna eat. Haven't had a meal since morning. Stupid moving....