May 23, 2006
We left the house at 930am and took a train to the Harlem area. Harlem is famous for its high crime rate. It is the so called Black area. I don't mean to be racist. This is just what I heard. Mr. Lee advised us no to go there but we, the risky adventurers decided to go ahead and explore. Hehe.
We didn't do much at Harlem. The town was rather busy. The people there looked a little scary. Some were rude - Pei Shan got elbowed because she was blocking someone's way. We walked around the town and stopped for a while at the Apollo Theatre, one of the oldest theatre in NYC, if I am not mistaken. The theatre stages a lot of famous Black American performers. That day's journey was rather aimless. We had a rough list of places we wanted to visit but we didn't have an organized schedule. Also, Che Ven, Yunn Hanm and I decided to take a break from the map that afternoon. We had Fenella and Mi Ki to show us the way, which apparently wasn't a very good idea. Haha. Both the girls were just so cartoon :P "Erm..this way or that way?" I looked at Che Ven and said, "Probably it's time for us to take our map out." And we did.
Our next stop was Columbia University, followed by SOHO and the flat iron building. We spent a few minutes at each location and took some photos. There weren't anything extra interesting. Our last stop for the day was Chinatown. A big hooray! I know it may be kinda weird. I know we should probably be experiencing more of the American stuff while we are traveling in the States. But we love our culture, especially the food! We were so Asian-food-deprived in Bemidji, so here we are, satisfying our gratification.
In Chinatown, we had economic rice - white rice, 3 dishes for only USD3.00. What a great deal! Eating economic rice reminds me of my college years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Also, in the restaurant, there was a bakery section. All kinds of Asian pastries sitting right in front of our eyes saying "Eat me..eat me." Drools.
After our lunch, we went on separate ways. We went shopping around Chinatown, got more souvenirs and some groceries as we planned to cook for the Lee Family later that night. We got back to the house at around 530pm. The rest of the girls started cooking while I took a nap :P Later in the evening, Yogi called and said that he will be going back to Bemidji the next week, before heading back to Malaysia for a break. I was really excited that I will be able to see him again =)
We didn't do much at Harlem. The town was rather busy. The people there looked a little scary. Some were rude - Pei Shan got elbowed because she was blocking someone's way. We walked around the town and stopped for a while at the Apollo Theatre, one of the oldest theatre in NYC, if I am not mistaken. The theatre stages a lot of famous Black American performers. That day's journey was rather aimless. We had a rough list of places we wanted to visit but we didn't have an organized schedule. Also, Che Ven, Yunn Hanm and I decided to take a break from the map that afternoon. We had Fenella and Mi Ki to show us the way, which apparently wasn't a very good idea. Haha. Both the girls were just so cartoon :P "Erm..this way or that way?" I looked at Che Ven and said, "Probably it's time for us to take our map out." And we did.
Our next stop was Columbia University, followed by SOHO and the flat iron building. We spent a few minutes at each location and took some photos. There weren't anything extra interesting. Our last stop for the day was Chinatown. A big hooray! I know it may be kinda weird. I know we should probably be experiencing more of the American stuff while we are traveling in the States. But we love our culture, especially the food! We were so Asian-food-deprived in Bemidji, so here we are, satisfying our gratification.
In Chinatown, we had economic rice - white rice, 3 dishes for only USD3.00. What a great deal! Eating economic rice reminds me of my college years in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Also, in the restaurant, there was a bakery section. All kinds of Asian pastries sitting right in front of our eyes saying "Eat me..eat me." Drools.
After our lunch, we went on separate ways. We went shopping around Chinatown, got more souvenirs and some groceries as we planned to cook for the Lee Family later that night. We got back to the house at around 530pm. The rest of the girls started cooking while I took a nap :P Later in the evening, Yogi called and said that he will be going back to Bemidji the next week, before heading back to Malaysia for a break. I was really excited that I will be able to see him again =)
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