NYC!
okies, so my long-awaited vacation is gone and done with. i had lotsa fun meeting up with friends again, and of course, SHOPPING!!! i spent nearly all of fri afternoon studying anatomy (chest, lungs and heart), since i've been slacking for 2 days already! i even declined my taiwanese neighbor inviting me to go look for an asian market. i should've gone with him 'cuz i fell asleep anyways! sigh...not too productive, but i did finish covering the lectures before packing, working out, and getting to bed at 3am.
saturday i woke up at 8am still tired, nearly missed my train which left at 934am (i got there literally at 932am, and got to NY around 11:20am. had a wailing baby on the train next to me, and a woman who kept talking about her breasts and how guys oogle them...sigh! By the time i found my way to the hotel, it was noon. i was SOOOO excited to see so many familiar shops, i had to force myself not to go in! di and sharon looked tired from their red-eye, but we all went out to shop at H&M (got skirt and shirt, total $12) and some other shops. we also had lunch at Au Bon Pian (something like that) after trying to find a highly-recommended mediterranean "restaurant" that turned out to be a NYC food stand! finally Jody and her BU classmates came, and di wanted to rest but sharon agreed to come shopping with me! i only have ONE DAY to buy everything i wanted! i even alloted myself $100 to spend. sharon and i walked down 20 blocks (yep, i know, crazy) to old navy, where HUGE sale was going on. bought 3 skirts ($5-$10 each)! we went into gap and forever 21 too. took 4h total, and i was SOOO pooped after old navy i was actually glad to stop shopping. back to hotel at 7, had YUMMY japanese food for dinner (i soooo miss asian food), and went to Tao's (lounge in "sex and the city") to meet alice and hang out with everyone. the decor was very nice--but we certainly felt young in the older crowd there. anyhow, back home by 2am, and finally got into bed at 3am.
next day i was last to get outta bed. we went outside to find the home-made mochi place, and found out a HUGE street fair was going on right outside our hotel! sharon and i had strawberry-nutella crepe for breakfast, and di had her mochi which she said was really good. the two of them left for US Open, and i continued shopping. I bought my friend some birthday gifts, and also got to try this DELCIOUS freshly-made donut stand. it was sooo good, esp since the mini-donuts were crispy on outside, and warm and soft on the inside. that was the best part of the fair =). oh, and i got myself a wallet and a belt too. i studied in the hotel room til about 3pm (didn't want the vacation to end so soon), and went out to buy a gyro since it was highly recommended. i took it to-go, and was gonna eat it for dinner tonite (sadly, it wasn't that good--meat too salty, and just boring in general). then i had to fight crazy crowds for 45 min dragging my red luggage and the blanket my mom sent with di/sharon, which was such a hassle!! ppl even swore at me to "get the sh^t out of their way". how rude! new yorkers! hrmph!
finally made it to train station, just a few min again before the train took off! so lucky! this ride was LONG and it took 2h to get home. i tried to studying my physio/biochem during the time, but hard to do. it was FREEZING for some odd reason in CT (coldest yet), and i walked home in the wind. spent rest of night trying to study unsuccesfully--way too tired.
Monday was my day to catch up on everything, but it wasn't too productive either. wanted to go shopping still 'cuz it was BEAUTIFUL outside, but forced myself to hibernate in my books. i did manage to review all my notes for physio/biochem for the test this coming thurs. a classmate also came over and we worked on physical diagnosis of each other, which was a bit strange cuz it was two girls in a room, and we needed to lift up our shirts to listen to sounds and examine backs and such. it was quite awkward for me! at night, i worked out for an hour 'cuz ate lots this wknd, but it felt good since i hadn't worked out since fri. gotta try to keep my exercise schedule regular! strange enough, but exercise definitely keeps me LESS tired and able to study longer. all it takes is 30-45min/day, right before a nice shower! =)
saturday i woke up at 8am still tired, nearly missed my train which left at 934am (i got there literally at 932am, and got to NY around 11:20am. had a wailing baby on the train next to me, and a woman who kept talking about her breasts and how guys oogle them...sigh! By the time i found my way to the hotel, it was noon. i was SOOOO excited to see so many familiar shops, i had to force myself not to go in! di and sharon looked tired from their red-eye, but we all went out to shop at H&M (got skirt and shirt, total $12) and some other shops. we also had lunch at Au Bon Pian (something like that) after trying to find a highly-recommended mediterranean "restaurant" that turned out to be a NYC food stand! finally Jody and her BU classmates came, and di wanted to rest but sharon agreed to come shopping with me! i only have ONE DAY to buy everything i wanted! i even alloted myself $100 to spend. sharon and i walked down 20 blocks (yep, i know, crazy) to old navy, where HUGE sale was going on. bought 3 skirts ($5-$10 each)! we went into gap and forever 21 too. took 4h total, and i was SOOO pooped after old navy i was actually glad to stop shopping. back to hotel at 7, had YUMMY japanese food for dinner (i soooo miss asian food), and went to Tao's (lounge in "sex and the city") to meet alice and hang out with everyone. the decor was very nice--but we certainly felt young in the older crowd there. anyhow, back home by 2am, and finally got into bed at 3am.
next day i was last to get outta bed. we went outside to find the home-made mochi place, and found out a HUGE street fair was going on right outside our hotel! sharon and i had strawberry-nutella crepe for breakfast, and di had her mochi which she said was really good. the two of them left for US Open, and i continued shopping. I bought my friend some birthday gifts, and also got to try this DELCIOUS freshly-made donut stand. it was sooo good, esp since the mini-donuts were crispy on outside, and warm and soft on the inside. that was the best part of the fair =). oh, and i got myself a wallet and a belt too. i studied in the hotel room til about 3pm (didn't want the vacation to end so soon), and went out to buy a gyro since it was highly recommended. i took it to-go, and was gonna eat it for dinner tonite (sadly, it wasn't that good--meat too salty, and just boring in general). then i had to fight crazy crowds for 45 min dragging my red luggage and the blanket my mom sent with di/sharon, which was such a hassle!! ppl even swore at me to "get the sh^t out of their way". how rude! new yorkers! hrmph!
finally made it to train station, just a few min again before the train took off! so lucky! this ride was LONG and it took 2h to get home. i tried to studying my physio/biochem during the time, but hard to do. it was FREEZING for some odd reason in CT (coldest yet), and i walked home in the wind. spent rest of night trying to study unsuccesfully--way too tired.
Monday was my day to catch up on everything, but it wasn't too productive either. wanted to go shopping still 'cuz it was BEAUTIFUL outside, but forced myself to hibernate in my books. i did manage to review all my notes for physio/biochem for the test this coming thurs. a classmate also came over and we worked on physical diagnosis of each other, which was a bit strange cuz it was two girls in a room, and we needed to lift up our shirts to listen to sounds and examine backs and such. it was quite awkward for me! at night, i worked out for an hour 'cuz ate lots this wknd, but it felt good since i hadn't worked out since fri. gotta try to keep my exercise schedule regular! strange enough, but exercise definitely keeps me LESS tired and able to study longer. all it takes is 30-45min/day, right before a nice shower! =)
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