F E L I N E R S

we were at China Town - it took us only about 5-10 minutes to walk there from kitty's place. it's this wide avenue with tiny streets. we get to pass by shops with slippery wet floors, stinky smell of seafood, bloodied meat, herbs, roast ducks & chickens etc hanging in restaurants, hair salon (many of them), souvenir shops etc. everything here is really, really, affordable.
some random picture of a random seller taking a break

this is the Columbus Park- an active communal space for old folks to play majong, chinese chess, cards.. mostly old folks.. there are also a few stalls nearby with which we could have our destinies read on our palms.. i got shoo-ed away as i was trying to photograph them.. this old lady was cursing in chinese (which i couldn't comprehend) but judging from her gestures *1 hand covering her eyes, another holding a rolled up magazine hitting the air (towards me)* oh well.. =P i find this whole scene interesting..

we visited the museum of Chinese in the Americas. it's this small, 2nd floor homage to Chinese Americans who grew out of a community based organization found in 1980. there was a display of artifacts found since the Chinese immigrated here -stuffs like coal-filled iron, old banners, shop front signs, old letters, clothes.. and there's this slides presentation of the history too.. charming..

The first Chinese immigrants arrived in 1820 according to U.S. government records. Fewer than 1,000 arrived before the 1848 which drew the first significant number of laborers from China who performed menial work. There were 25,000 immigrants by 1852, and 105,465 by 1880. Most of the early immigrants were young males with low educational levels from the Guang Dong province. i read this one particular heart warming letter written by a wife waiting for her husband's return, longing for his love.. as she was struggling her days through living under the same roof as his brother and the wife..

kitty-in china town

garfette in China Town
after the visit to china town, we went back to have our laundry done at the nearby laundromat.. had to put in 7 numbers of Quarters.. and then wait another 40 minutes for it to be done and transfered to the dryer.. and then another 40 minutes.. all of which, i was not there to help coz i was napping.. *evil grin*.. thank u kitty..
the following day, (which is today), the Chimpz arrived. woohoo. in the morning. we went out for brunch -this bacon, egg, cheese sandwich.. walked around SOHO.. saw and walked past rather xpensive shops, u know like, A|X,Paul Frank, Victoria's Secret and the likes.. yaddayadda blablabla.. (i'm not interested in shopping..) =P

for dinner we had Korean Food. not bad. we ordered some Beef thing, some Chicken thing and some Seafood Stew thing.. =) most of the times, i keep telling kitty that i'm hungry i'm hungry i'm hungry.. i get hungry easily here . must be because of all the excessive walking, wey. and it's not normal paced. it's POWER walking man. everybody here is like, sprinting, like rushing somewhere all the time. and kitty is constantly ahead of me. and my legs are hurting. bad shape.
later after dinner, we went to the movies. but separated. Chimpz watched the Matt Damon's movie. what's it called? some Bourne Ultimatum, but the movie shows only on the 11th street, 3rd av or something.. kitty and i caught another movie - it's an indie movie, situated at some indie cinema, which is about 10 blocks or so away from the one Chimpz was at.. we watched Into The Wild (screenplay n directed by Sean Penn) a movie that is based on True Story.. something that is deep & profound kinda thing.. (psssst.. poosy.. u know.. the kitty kinda movie..?) AHAHA.. well yeah..

quite productive days so far.. can't wait for 2moro.. the plan is to walk the Brooklyn Bridge, which is very near the china town.. til then..

as always, we miss you, poos

Dear Puss,

We know what you mean when you said, "...btw you know what you're doing to me right with all these photos..."

We do and we're sorry... but at the same time, we'd like to share too... Don't lar be upset...there will come a day when we'll be able to just come here and hang out in Central Park. We're young and full of ambitions and I believe that as long as you don't limit yourselves, God knows what you're capable of. I think humanity's main problem is that they often underestimate themselves. Anyway, enough blablabla.

We had a nice day at Central Park yesterday and I made Garf walk alot. Her legs hurt at the end of the day she said. I took these photos of her sitting on the grass at the Great Lawn which she didn't post in the earlier post because she feels 'shy and embarassed'. Boo hoo.

Then there's me...

And since there are requests for more photos, here's the rest of Central Park.

Kite-flying

Romeo & Juliet

The Mall

That's all for now...I'm bringing Garf to Chinatown to day so I'm sure she'll have more photos to share.

Puss, take care and we love you long time!

xoxo,
Kit

halloween's coming and pumpkins can be seen in most supermarkets.. this is an exceptionally BIG one i can't resist taking a picture with it

went to the Central Park. it's this 843-acres parkfor sheer recreational pleasure. we went there for a picnic.
kitty mentioned that there's a job such as Dogs Walker. there's this 1 person at the park with all these dogs above. weee! i noticed all the dogs here are tame; like really properly trained. i feel like owning one right away, i was telling kitty.
people chilling at the Columbus Circle (59th st), which is where we started our journey into the park.
kitty in a green top - in line with the surroundings.. green green green.. i luv greennnn..

most people would think that i'm a South Korean, like this Saxophonist who's at the park guessed... he's really friendly... chatted a little and invited us to watch him play at some jazz place..

us at the Bethesda Terrace. remember, poosy, this is the image that u did last year with an imposed kitty.. apparently this terrace was intended to be a "magnificent marriage between art & nature".. wuah.. damn Art loh..

this is a sculpture of Hans Christian Andersen - the childrens' book author who did The Little Match Girl, Ugly Ducklings, The Brave Tin Soldier.. i didnt remember the author until kitty mentioned "thereeeee...!! remember the story about the match stick girl or not?? he write 1 lahhhh!!" haha... anyway, usually on saturday mornings, there'd be a story telling session..

conclusion, this is quite a happening park - there are quite many people - doing different things.. jogging with their strollers, walking dogs, jogging, mommies grouping together with their respective babies, children playing baseball/ football/ kites, boating, painting, picnicking, couples lying down on the lawn hugging each other.. etc..

today, i have learnt that i still don't walk fast enough.. kitty said she feels bad for walking ahead of me..

NYPD tuktuk

sushi samba

jess and her friends.. from L-R : Ling, Violet, Shirin

went to watch a gig- shirin's husband - Telling on Trixie
the rest from L-R : Tommy (lead), Derek (Vocalist), Matt (Drummer), Brad (Rhythms) & Charlie (Bass)
Brad, Tommy & i

graffitti.. graffitti.. there are graffitti everywhere..

brunch.. morrocan eggs..

racist chairs at Delavega

Lower East Side , yo
my hostess

vera got off work just in time to send me off...
my housemate, sooky, was there too...

the first and only picture i took when i arrived nyc. this is where kitty stays...

will post more pigtures soon...

luvluv

just a day before my 3 weeks trip, packing at home, mom, dad and the kids came to watch me pack.. =) I'LL SEE YOU IN A DAY'S TIME, KITTY........!!me, weiwei & her masterpiece

happy girl
the kids..

this morning i am greeted with such happyhappy statements
you totally made my day, kitty, when i read these lines on MSN:-

kitty says : i cant wait to fuckin see u wei
kitty says : like, cant fuckin wait kinda tiu

u totally made my day.. and also made 2moro's day.. and the day after.. and.. and..

HAHAHA

weiwei did this masterpiece within what felt like 15 minutes upon my arrival home.. and u know kids' imaginations are often interpreted through their drawings..

and with this, i conclude that.. through her eyes.. i am fatter than fumi.. (wth) heyyyy but then again.. look closely.. i think she created a sense of Perspective loh.. i appear nearer (therefore bigger in size =p) and him further that's why can see his legs and all.. i like how she drew my hair.. heehee..

i luv weiwei.. my 6 year old niece..