horrible hours.
i left boston MIT hostel at about 5pm on 14th Jun evening to catch my plane and finally reached singapore at 11pm on 15th Jun night.... about 30 hours of flying and transiting... want to cry.
6 hours of transit altogether at new york and bangkok
1 hour flying from boston to new york
16.5 hours flying from new york to bangkok
2 hours flying from bangkok to singapore
was a great holiday, but the flying part is killing.
anyway, before i sort out the photos, just an entry to say hi to you guys who have been thinking of me while i'm gone to have fun :)
yes, benny, there's roaming, but it's 50 bloody american cents per sms. anyway, i refused to be online or even switch on my phone unless it's most necessary. :) the only time i've checked my emails was at the mac shop at new york, it's free, haha.
it has been a nice trip. yes, weiya, we went to MOMA of course, and also the Museum of Art and Design which is just opposite. it had a show on knitting at that time, that was fabulous. Also pop down to the ulu PS1, another sub museum with MOMA. a very strange old school building and it's totally nostalgic, just the building itself. however, can't take any pictures there.
of course it's also shop shop shopping in new york. mostly see-only but managed to get some interesting stuffs back too, just burning pockets :)
eating is actually quite fun, as everything is that giantic portion. a look at the price seems a bit tough, but the price goes with the quantity. it's such big servings for whatever kind of food.
boston is very different from new york, and i think i like it better in boston. it's not so crowded and dirty and seems to be more cosmopolitan. perhaps it's filled with universities, that is why.
we stayed in the MIT hostel in boston as A was on a workshop there with various students from NUS, NTU, RP, SP, NYP, NP, NAFA, LaSalle. met up with some of the kids and talked to several lecturers while i'm there for the 5 days. hostel is not the best accomodation now that we are all pass 30 years old, but cos it's free, so just have to bear with it. there is only ONE shower, ONE toilet cubicle in the girls toilet on the floor i stayed in. luckily only 5 girls were on this workshop while the 20 plus other kids are guys. so i'd only have to share the toilet with 5 other girls. but they are usually out in the labs for their work early so i can have the hostel to myself for the past days :)
it's been really nice weather there.... sunny, chilly wind here and there, little drizzle for a day or two when i was there.
so, we shall seriously consider going to boston for PHD eh, A :)
well, back to cleaning the house that has accumulated two weeks worth of dusts, and to fetch kiki from my mom's and back to school for work and meetings :)
reality sucks big time.
reader k | 6/17/2007 10:43:00 AM |
