So this is why I'm do easy to persuade. I drink way too much coffee!! I guess if I'm caffeinated all day, I become a pushover.
Haha...
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
Weekend June 9 to June 11: Citi, Finger, Scooba, Over the Hedge & Sushi Samba
Had a great weekend!
June 9 - Friday
Started calling Citi MAs in earnest, trying to get a clue as to the rotation-picking process before leaving for vacation. Was lucky. Got Columbia alumni MT at 9:30AM and DF at 11:30AM. They are so nice and helpful, I feel so much better now that I have a direction and people to contact. After leaving several voicemails with current MAs, I got a call from an MA who was willing to meet with me that afternoon at 2PM. I readily agreed.
Arrived in LIC at 2PM, met with wonderful and friendly 2005 MA who was nice enough to bring me to meet with another MA in a group that I was particularly interested in. All in all, I met with 4 incredibly friendly MAs and met a ton of people. Unfortunately all the Managers were either gone for the weekend or busy in their offices, I guess I'll have to set up meetings to speak with them. However, I am feeling great because I now know which direction I would like to go in and have so much more background information as to the structure of the MA program as well as Citi Cards overall.
That night, one bad thing happened.
The Target patio table arrived, I wanted to have it built before Ricky got home so I could impress him with it's beauty. :)
I set up shop near the door next to our big mirror, yes, bad choice. Just as Ricky was unlocking the door to come home, one of the parts of the table I was working on pushed the mirror too close to the wall and it came smashing down on me. To prevent the mirror from breaking, I stuck my hand under it at the last moment. The mirror didn't break, but the middle finger of my right hand caught the brunt of the fall. It hurt like a M%^@#$!! I thought my finger was broken. Turns out it was ok, but he pain was quite overwhelming. I stood up to get away from the mirror and table parts and started blacking out, I sat down, still black around the edges of my vision, so I lay down on the floor and took deep breaths. After maybe 10 minutes, the pain started to subside, I could move my finger (slightly) so I knew it wasn't broken.
After I recovered, Ricky took me out to La Isla for dinner. I think partially to help me recover from my almost broken finger predicament. I had steak, was craving it for a while. Yummy! I felt much better after that.
June 10 - Saturday
Ricky slept late, as usual, but for some reason I woke up at 8:30 and couldn't fall back asleep. As result was groggy most of the day. Instead, I put together the rest of the patio dining table and manuevered it outside. My finger still hurt, but not so bad now.
To celebrate the new table, we grilled rack of ribs leftover from our Memorial Day grill party as lunch. Was good, but a little too burnt. Ricky is not that good with the grill. Afterwards, we went to Edgewater to the Sharper Image to buy the Scooba.
A friend, VW, had bought us a Roomba Discovery as a housewarming present. A wonderful present, but unfortunately we had already bought one for ourselves. Therefore, we returned it and got a Scooba instead. V. happy!
Afterwards, we drove over to the cinema just in time to catch Over the Hedge. Hilarious animated feature about woodland animals venturing over the hedge to gather food from humans in suburbia. Loved how the movie made fun of humans (our lives are all about food!)
Met with the crew for dinner in Flushing.
June 11 - Sunday
Had every intention of taking part in the Da Vinci Code hunt in the Met (from an email that Nancy sent). Ended up being late. Met R & U, C and J at Sushi Samba for brunch. It was a pretty amazing brunch! I didn't even kn ow Sushi Samba had brunch!
They offered a "family style" menu for groups of at least 2 people. You choose three courses from column A and another three from column B and it's $15 each person. Ricky and I decided to share and we had Brazilian Warm Churros, two types of rolls, steak and eggs and french toast. Six courses for two people! But the food was delicious.
After lunch we figured we'd go to The Met and see how the hunt was going. Unfortunately, this is the same day as the Puerto Rico Day parade and the area by the Met was a big mess. The crowds were gregarious, and I think a lot of them were drunk...haha... Besides to get to 82nd and 5th, we had to walk to 72nd St. first just to get through the police barricades. Was nuts! So decided to give up and go home. Too bad...next time! :)
June 9 - Friday
Started calling Citi MAs in earnest, trying to get a clue as to the rotation-picking process before leaving for vacation. Was lucky. Got Columbia alumni MT at 9:30AM and DF at 11:30AM. They are so nice and helpful, I feel so much better now that I have a direction and people to contact. After leaving several voicemails with current MAs, I got a call from an MA who was willing to meet with me that afternoon at 2PM. I readily agreed.
Arrived in LIC at 2PM, met with wonderful and friendly 2005 MA who was nice enough to bring me to meet with another MA in a group that I was particularly interested in. All in all, I met with 4 incredibly friendly MAs and met a ton of people. Unfortunately all the Managers were either gone for the weekend or busy in their offices, I guess I'll have to set up meetings to speak with them. However, I am feeling great because I now know which direction I would like to go in and have so much more background information as to the structure of the MA program as well as Citi Cards overall.
That night, one bad thing happened.
The Target patio table arrived, I wanted to have it built before Ricky got home so I could impress him with it's beauty. :)
I set up shop near the door next to our big mirror, yes, bad choice. Just as Ricky was unlocking the door to come home, one of the parts of the table I was working on pushed the mirror too close to the wall and it came smashing down on me. To prevent the mirror from breaking, I stuck my hand under it at the last moment. The mirror didn't break, but the middle finger of my right hand caught the brunt of the fall. It hurt like a M%^@#$!! I thought my finger was broken. Turns out it was ok, but he pain was quite overwhelming. I stood up to get away from the mirror and table parts and started blacking out, I sat down, still black around the edges of my vision, so I lay down on the floor and took deep breaths. After maybe 10 minutes, the pain started to subside, I could move my finger (slightly) so I knew it wasn't broken.
After I recovered, Ricky took me out to La Isla for dinner. I think partially to help me recover from my almost broken finger predicament. I had steak, was craving it for a while. Yummy! I felt much better after that.
June 10 - Saturday
Ricky slept late, as usual, but for some reason I woke up at 8:30 and couldn't fall back asleep. As result was groggy most of the day. Instead, I put together the rest of the patio dining table and manuevered it outside. My finger still hurt, but not so bad now.
To celebrate the new table, we grilled rack of ribs leftover from our Memorial Day grill party as lunch. Was good, but a little too burnt. Ricky is not that good with the grill. Afterwards, we went to Edgewater to the Sharper Image to buy the Scooba.
A friend, VW, had bought us a Roomba Discovery as a housewarming present. A wonderful present, but unfortunately we had already bought one for ourselves. Therefore, we returned it and got a Scooba instead. V. happy!
Afterwards, we drove over to the cinema just in time to catch Over the Hedge. Hilarious animated feature about woodland animals venturing over the hedge to gather food from humans in suburbia. Loved how the movie made fun of humans (our lives are all about food!)
Met with the crew for dinner in Flushing.
June 11 - Sunday
Had every intention of taking part in the Da Vinci Code hunt in the Met (from an email that Nancy sent). Ended up being late. Met R & U, C and J at Sushi Samba for brunch. It was a pretty amazing brunch! I didn't even kn ow Sushi Samba had brunch!
They offered a "family style" menu for groups of at least 2 people. You choose three courses from column A and another three from column B and it's $15 each person. Ricky and I decided to share and we had Brazilian Warm Churros, two types of rolls, steak and eggs and french toast. Six courses for two people! But the food was delicious.
After lunch we figured we'd go to The Met and see how the hunt was going. Unfortunately, this is the same day as the Puerto Rico Day parade and the area by the Met was a big mess. The crowds were gregarious, and I think a lot of them were drunk...haha... Besides to get to 82nd and 5th, we had to walk to 72nd St. first just to get through the police barricades. Was nuts! So decided to give up and go home. Too bad...next time! :)
Monday, June 05, 2006
Happy First Anniversary!!
June 3rd 2006 is Ricky and my first wedding anniversary. We made it! One full year. :)
To celebrate, I sent out a last minute invitation to the crew for brunch at Amanda's, one of the fanciest restaurants in Hoboken. Since we unexpectedly arrived as a large group of 7, the manager set up a semi-private dining room for us near the back of the restaurant. I ordered poached eggs with crab hash and Ricky ordered the steak and eggs. Both dishes were amazing, the steak especially was very impressive.
After lunch, it took us a while to decide where to go to. We ended up going to BJ's in Paramus and as an anniversary present, Ricky bought me an elliptical! YAY!!
After that, we drove out to Riverside Mall to the Barnes & Nobles there. Since the Cheesecake Factory is also conveniently located at Riverside Square, we put out names down and proceeded to peruse through the bookstore and other stores at the Mall. Before we knew it, the buzzer sounded and we had a table (it was a one hour wait which went by real fast). The food at Cheesecake Factory is always a crowd pleaser. I had salad, which came as a small mountain of veggies and steak. Ricky had the bang bang chicken and shrimp, very tasty in coconut peanut sauce. It was almost midnight by the time we got home, but we had a very happy anniversary indeed!
To celebrate, I sent out a last minute invitation to the crew for brunch at Amanda's, one of the fanciest restaurants in Hoboken. Since we unexpectedly arrived as a large group of 7, the manager set up a semi-private dining room for us near the back of the restaurant. I ordered poached eggs with crab hash and Ricky ordered the steak and eggs. Both dishes were amazing, the steak especially was very impressive.
After lunch, it took us a while to decide where to go to. We ended up going to BJ's in Paramus and as an anniversary present, Ricky bought me an elliptical! YAY!!
After that, we drove out to Riverside Mall to the Barnes & Nobles there. Since the Cheesecake Factory is also conveniently located at Riverside Square, we put out names down and proceeded to peruse through the bookstore and other stores at the Mall. Before we knew it, the buzzer sounded and we had a table (it was a one hour wait which went by real fast). The food at Cheesecake Factory is always a crowd pleaser. I had salad, which came as a small mountain of veggies and steak. Ricky had the bang bang chicken and shrimp, very tasty in coconut peanut sauce. It was almost midnight by the time we got home, but we had a very happy anniversary indeed!
Friday, June 02, 2006
Summer Arts Challenge 1: MOMA (and a celebrity sighting!!)
My first museum of the challenge was MOMA, for two reasons. First, Ricky's office is right by there so I can pick him up after work. Second, MOMA is the only museum that is open so late on a Friday, because it has Target free Friday nights. Since I got to the city at around 4PM I didn't have too many choices.
The Celebrity Sighting
I decided to take the 33r St. line, and change for the V train at 23rd St, which would take me to 53 and 5th, just half a block from MOMA. The sky was clouding up as I went into the PATH, and I knew it was going to rain, but museums are indoors, what better entertainment destination during a storm? Sure enough, as I waited on the platform for the V train, fellow passengers stumbled in with wet umbrellas, it had started to pour outside! After two F trains passed, I finally got onto the V train.
The train was pretty empty...I found a seat and sat and it was then that I noticed, sitting diagonally across from me (facing my direction) was Kiefer Sutherland! Kiefer Sutherland on the V train! I was pretty excited... and started debating many options of action in my head.
Choice 1: Go talk to the guy and ask for a photo. I had my camera in my bag, ready for use, but did I have the courage to walk up to Jack Bauer in a subway train? How would he react?
Choice 2: Sneak a photo of him with my camera phone. So, being somewhat chicken, I thought, maybe...I can pretend to be playing a game on my phone! But then, I know celebrities hate that stuff, and if he catches me, what if he gets pissed and berates me on the train? Hmmm...
Choice 3: Do nothing, and just sneak glances at him while pretending to read a book. Keep the excitment to myself with the camera in my head.
As I pondered my choices and wondered why Kiefer Sutherland would be riding the subway in the first place, we arrived at 42nd St, Bryant Park, which apparently was Kiefer Sutherland's stop. With his back turned to me, waiting to get off, I stared at the man's back, no longer needing to sneak glances...oh well, maybe next time.
I called Ricky as soon as I got off my stop at 53rd to tell him that I saw Jack Bauer on the subway. Of course he asked whether I talked to the guy and I said...of course not, that would be weird. But all the time, it was my second celebrity sighting in NYC and although all th
e action took place inside my head, it was fun. :)
MOMA
So the Museum of Modern Art is a pretty amazing place. I was just there about 3 weeks ago, but there was still so much I hadn't seen because I just got too tired from walking. The same happened this time, after 2 hours or so of modern art appreciation, my feet were tired and I was ready to meet Ricky for dinner.
The Celebrity Sighting
I decided to take the 33r St. line, and change for the V train at 23rd St, which would take me to 53 and 5th, just half a block from MOMA. The sky was clouding up as I went into the PATH, and I knew it was going to rain, but museums are indoors, what better entertainment destination during a storm? Sure enough, as I waited on the platform for the V train, fellow passengers stumbled in with wet umbrellas, it had started to pour outside! After two F trains passed, I finally got onto the V train.
The train was pretty empty...I found a seat and sat and it was then that I noticed, sitting diagonally across from me (facing my direction) was Kiefer Sutherland! Kiefer Sutherland on the V train! I was pretty excited... and started debating many options of action in my head.
Choice 1: Go talk to the guy and ask for a photo. I had my camera in my bag, ready for use, but did I have the courage to walk up to Jack Bauer in a subway train? How would he react?
Choice 2: Sneak a photo of him with my camera phone. So, being somewhat chicken, I thought, maybe...I can pretend to be playing a game on my phone! But then, I know celebrities hate that stuff, and if he catches me, what if he gets pissed and berates me on the train? Hmmm...
Choice 3: Do nothing, and just sneak glances at him while pretending to read a book. Keep the excitment to myself with the camera in my head.
As I pondered my choices and wondered why Kiefer Sutherland would be riding the subway in the first place, we arrived at 42nd St, Bryant Park, which apparently was Kiefer Sutherland's stop. With his back turned to me, waiting to get off, I stared at the man's back, no longer needing to sneak glances...oh well, maybe next time.
I called Ricky as soon as I got off my stop at 53rd to tell him that I saw Jack Bauer on the subway. Of course he asked whether I talked to the guy and I said...of course not, that would be weird. But all the time, it was my second celebrity sighting in NYC and although all th
e action took place inside my head, it was fun. :)MOMA
So the Museum of Modern Art is a pretty amazing place. I was just there about 3 weeks ago, but there was still so much I hadn't seen because I just got too tired from walking. The same happened this time, after 2 hours or so of modern art appreciation, my feet were tired and I was ready to meet Ricky for dinner.
This time, I enjoyed works by such famous artists: Andy Warhol, Frank Gehry, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Vincent Van Gogh, and many others...
As I snapped pictures of the artwork, I started to make a game of capturing myself reflected in the various "reflective" works of art, here are some photos I took. For more, go to my Flickr page.
Summer Arts Challenge
Woke up early to take the car to the Honda dealer with Ricky. So sleepy still! We thought the freon might be leaking out of the AC unit, but apparently, there was nothing wrong with the car at all. It was just so hot the past couple of days that the car's AC was not strong enough to keep up.
Today, I received an email from the ISSO with recommended fun things to do in the city! There are a full 27 museums that I can get into for free with a Columbia student ID.
CUArts.com
So I've decided to give myself a little challenge! Before leaving for Hong Kong, I will try to visit as many of these museums as I can. Gives me something to do, and sounds like fun!
Today, I received an email from the ISSO with recommended fun things to do in the city! There are a full 27 museums that I can get into for free with a Columbia student ID.
CUArts.com
So I've decided to give myself a little challenge! Before leaving for Hong Kong, I will try to visit as many of these museums as I can. Gives me something to do, and sounds like fun!
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