blessed is me
new york has not been half as bad as people say. first, there is free unsecured wireless signals everywhere it is just wonderful. i don't even know why i was so stupid not to try earlier (perhaps because my building is so old, i just thought that no one in here could possibly have wireless installed) and subject myself to the pain of DIAL UP for a whole week. but now i am one happy lark. no more waiting till 3am to use the internet because my roommate has a swiss bf that she talks to for hours everyday (she just talks a lot in general, but she is a darlin!)
later, taking my usual route down colourful st mark's place on my way home, i walk into chipotle to check out what they have on the menu (i had just had lunch, but you know, i'm just one of those menu-voyeurs). a little bird crashed onto the ground as i walked in and the poor creature just seemed to not be able to move. i went over, picked it up, took it outside and told it to fly. i went back into the restaurant to check out the menu and thought, wah lau, double the price of the stuff at san loco (which btw, i think will become my favourite place to eat in the next few weeks seeing how much of a big ten/panchero's addict i was in AA). i guess the manager saw me staring at the boards above the counter and asked, can i help you with the menu? erm, no it's ok, i was just looking.
"well, you helped the bird, this meal's on us."
"oh! no it's ok, i've had lunch already."
"no, please please."
"oh really, it's ok. i'm full"
so he gave me two vouchers good for a burrito each. WHOOPIE!!
and the blessings kept raining down. i was anxious to the bone the whole day waiting to hear back from bloomberg, and finally at 5pm, i got a call from them. "Hi, Jia? (haha i love to hear them try to pronounce my name. i always tell them just Ern. simpler for everyone eh?) we would like to extend you an offer..." double whoopie!!!
i'm beginning to like this city more and more.
so tonight i'm running down some ave and i make a turn onto a quiet street when i chance upon a perfect shelf unit. decided to lug it 17 blocks back to my place where after a couple of knocks into place, it looks quite perfect! and i refused to take a cab because it would have defeated the point of it being FREE. and in any case, i was in my running gear and know absolutely no one in ny that i could possibly bump into and look at me like i was crazy. i love this anonymity--i could be a bum, a superstar, no one cared. and neither did i for that agonizing 45 minutes.
so yes, maybe i am slowly beginning to understand why so many people love this place. i think maybe i can get over the fact that i no longer have daily access to heavenly whole foods outlets, or the convenience of meijer or the ever-reliable target at close range...
funny how the burbs have turned me into a sucker for sprawling stores and one stop shops.
later, taking my usual route down colourful st mark's place on my way home, i walk into chipotle to check out what they have on the menu (i had just had lunch, but you know, i'm just one of those menu-voyeurs). a little bird crashed onto the ground as i walked in and the poor creature just seemed to not be able to move. i went over, picked it up, took it outside and told it to fly. i went back into the restaurant to check out the menu and thought, wah lau, double the price of the stuff at san loco (which btw, i think will become my favourite place to eat in the next few weeks seeing how much of a big ten/panchero's addict i was in AA). i guess the manager saw me staring at the boards above the counter and asked, can i help you with the menu? erm, no it's ok, i was just looking.
"well, you helped the bird, this meal's on us."
"oh! no it's ok, i've had lunch already."
"no, please please."
"oh really, it's ok. i'm full"
so he gave me two vouchers good for a burrito each. WHOOPIE!!
and the blessings kept raining down. i was anxious to the bone the whole day waiting to hear back from bloomberg, and finally at 5pm, i got a call from them. "Hi, Jia? (haha i love to hear them try to pronounce my name. i always tell them just Ern. simpler for everyone eh?) we would like to extend you an offer..." double whoopie!!!
i'm beginning to like this city more and more.
so tonight i'm running down some ave and i make a turn onto a quiet street when i chance upon a perfect shelf unit. decided to lug it 17 blocks back to my place where after a couple of knocks into place, it looks quite perfect! and i refused to take a cab because it would have defeated the point of it being FREE. and in any case, i was in my running gear and know absolutely no one in ny that i could possibly bump into and look at me like i was crazy. i love this anonymity--i could be a bum, a superstar, no one cared. and neither did i for that agonizing 45 minutes.
so yes, maybe i am slowly beginning to understand why so many people love this place. i think maybe i can get over the fact that i no longer have daily access to heavenly whole foods outlets, or the convenience of meijer or the ever-reliable target at close range...
funny how the burbs have turned me into a sucker for sprawling stores and one stop shops.
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