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Today is Wednesday, May 27th.
Happy Birthday, Sis!! Hope you have a great celebration dinner with your buddies yesterday :D

Wednesday ---> Broadway Day!
I have wanted to watch another show since the previous one.
But, I woke up pretty late today, at 11am, and didn't get to the City until 1pm.
And, Wednesday show usually, if not always, starts at 2pm. Plus, I'm having a little hard time locating the "Phantom of the Opera" theater. When I actually got there at 1.40pm, they did have the $26.50, but it's a standing ticket. Yeah, I do love to watch it. But, standing for 2 hours? Not a good idea! I'll do it next time, maybe August, when I get back from work. Hopefully.

What should I do then? Red Mango Frozen Yogurt might be a good way to start my day. I had a green tea yogurt with 3 toppings (cost me a fortune...) By the way, I only realized that there is a Red Mango in Times Sq when I was walking down the street. Yeah, there is no need to go to the Koreantown if I'm carving for one next time! I started planning my trip then.... Actually, I made a to-go-list yesterday as Plan B just in case I didn't watch a Broadway show. Some places that are on my list was Greenwich Village and SoHo --> the Bohemian districts that were highly recommended by my Art-History-major ex-roommate. The Forbes Gallery that kept a collection of Toy Boats, Toy Soldiers etc was situated in the area. It is kind of interesting. BUT, too bad, I left my list in my room... I was too tired to put it in my purse yesterday... Aiyo!

So, Plan C. Brooklyn Bridge. I kind of remember where it's located when I browsed through the website yesterday. And, I guessed the Green Train would bring me there. Since I had no place to go, I might as well try my luck. After all, I planned to walk on the bridge last time. Alright, I would just do it..

As I was walking towards the subway station, a guy accidentally knocked me on my arm. The impact was so great that I let go of my unfinished yogurt. Damn, there go my 7 bucks! The part that annoyed me the most was that he didn't even notice what he had done, and so, didn't even utter a sorry! %^&*! Was that an antic of a busy New Yorker? Hate you!

There was no point crying over a spilled milk, or yogurt. I should enjoy my outing with a happy heart. I took a subway at 41st St, changed 3 subways on my way to the Brooklyn Bridge coz I didn't really know how to get there until I saw a map in the subway (it's foc to change the subway so it's not a big deal! ;) Finally, I found a way to get to the Green 6 subway (the same train to the Japanese st.) The Bridge was at the final stop.

The moment I walked out from the underground station, I saw the City Hall with a big "Manhattan" carved on the top of the building. I saw the building on the net yesterday. Wait a minute... the place seemed familiar. I've been the place before! With Mellisa, during CNY last year! Duh, I didn't even realize that the building was City Hall by then :S ...

Ok, Brooklyn Bridge.. Where was it? I'll save from elaborating on how I got there. Took me some time coz I didn't dare to ask the police officer (they didn't look that friendly...) I'm glad that I found it before I gave up. Many people were walking on the Bridge. Some were visitors. Some were normal people. The Bridge was concrete at the beginning and wooden in the middle. It's kind of scary walking on it because there were so many cars passing by your side. It does have a special lane for cyclists and pedestrians. But, the "Druuum, druuuumm" sound just made me feel uneasy (one of the reason I'm afraid of driving...) I took a bunch a picture on the Bridge. I walked until the middle of Bridge. It took me around half an hour coz I stopped frequently for pictures.


Finis Coronat Opus
[Ibrahim's motto :) ] Taken by a stranger from Ipoh ~ what a coincident encounter!



Cars; 4 cruises; blue Manhattan Bridge clearly visible

After the small stroll, I went back to the City Hall place. From there, I walked to Chinatown. It's around 7-8 blocks north.... I didn't feel tired during the walk coz it's interesting to see buildings along the street (but now while writing this, I do feel the muscle sore...) Finally, I was there after 30 minutes. I stopped by a book store (or gift shop?) and bought few cards while trying to find a graduation gift for Silvia, the graduate student in my lab. But, no luck. Nothing was interesting there. I went to a accessories store by the Columbus Park. Everything was 50% off! WoW!

I walked around Chinatown. Ate some yam cake and tong shui, Yummy! I was trying to find the Nyonya restaurant, but to no avail... Bad memory :( So, I had dinner at a random place... and go home after that, I was too tired for walking all day....

This will be my last to trip to NYC before leaving NJ! Til then!