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NEW YORK BABY!!!!
I still cant believe that I was in new york; the city that i've always wanted to visit since foreva. Initially hesitant to even step onto US soil (stories of US customs obviously didnt help) but the MAS offer of $818(before tax) to nyc was simply irrestible.i was plannin my annual vacation way back in march; and there really wasnt anywhere else i was dying to go. I have been to europe;Japan was a close second on my list of places i wana visit.So I went ahead to book the airtix on de last few days of its promotion online; and there was no lookin back...literally.

The days leading to my departure was a hectic time at work and I didnt plan as detailed an itinerary as i wanted. I was not feelin anxious about the whole trip although a week to go to my trip,I have yet to pack and even find a luggage!! Perhaps that i have travelled a lot helped de anxiety of packing. In retrospect, a few darn essentials was missing in my bag and that was moisturizer and the most important, eye-drops! The weather there was cold and very dry. I kinda had to "borrow" some moisturizer from my roommate in the hostel I was stayin at. And thanks to Kevin for the eye-drops (dude i think my tuna-sandwich is still in your friend's fridge!!)..more on that later...

So off i went on the longest-furthest trip of my life with the most trustworthy guide book in the world- lonely planet in my backpack. Yups, 20hours till I get there so I had plenty of time to plan my itinerary. Wrong, Mr Lazy had to watch the on-flight movies and sleep... and 20 hours later with 2 stop-overs(KL & Stockholm; no one told me we had 2 stopovers!! glad we did tho; it was too long a flight for it to go direct)...i was in new york!!

Customs was surprising kinda a breeze except the fact no one told me to fill up that green visa-waiver form. I had to go and fill up the form and rejoin the queue!!A slight hitch but surprisingly not as bad as i had expected. And yes they scanned my fingerprints & took a snapshot of me...

I landed at Newark Liberty Airport and took the pre-arranged Supershuttle to my hostel. I booked my transfer and my accommodation prior to my arrival as I wanted to have a hassle-free vacation; especially important when you're staying at a hostel for 10 nites otherwise they can't guarantee a bed for your entire stay.

The airport transfer took you from across the river and through a narrow tunnel to Manhanttan. From inside the Supershuttle Blue Van, I could see New York from the distance. It was a strange feeling for me; I knew I was supposed to be excited, but i was all relaxed and casual about the entire situation. Maybe because the Empire State building wasn't as tall as I imagined it to be; maybe because it was all too familiar; you see her(NYC) on tv constantly, maybe she wont fulfill your expecatations... New York no longer was just a city to visit; she has become a character, a person that you wanted to get to know. A person or even a celebrity if you want to put it; you see her on tv and now, meeting her for the first time, you find her she's really down-to-earth... I simply cannot wait to know her more....

posted by muz at 11:37 PM 0 comments

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		NYC [May1-11 2006] NEW YORK BABY!!!! I still cant believe that I was in new york; the city that i've always wanted to visit since foreva. Initially hesitant to even step onto US soil (stories of US customs obviously didnt help) but the MAS offer of $818(before tax) to nyc was simply irrestible.i was plannin my annual vacation way back in march; and there really wasnt anywhere else i was dying to go. I have been to europe;Japan was a close second on my list of places i wana visit.So I went ahead to book the airtix on de last few days of its promotion online; and there was no lookin back...literally. The days leading to my departure was a hectic time at work and I didnt plan as detailed an itinerary as i wanted. I was not feelin anxious about the whole trip although a week to go to my trip,I have yet to pack and even find a luggage!! Perhaps that i have travelled a lot helped de anxiety of packing. In retrospect, a few darn essentials was missing in my bag and that was moisturizer and the most important, eye-drops! The weather there was cold and very dry. I kinda had to "borrow" some moisturizer from my roommate in the hostel I was stayin at. And thanks to Kevin for the eye-drops (dude i think my tuna-sandwich is still in your friend's fridge!!)..more on that later... So off i went on the longest-furthest trip of my life with the most trustworthy guide book in the world- lonely planet in my backpack. Yups, 20hours till I get there so I had plenty of time to plan my itinerary. Wrong, Mr Lazy had to watch the on-flight movies and sleep... and 20 hours later with 2 stop-overs(KL & Stockholm; no one told me we had 2 stopovers!! glad we did tho; it was too long a flight for it to go direct)...i was in new york!! Customs was surprising kinda a breeze except the fact no one told me to fill up that green visa-waiver form. I had to go and fill up the form and rejoin the queue!!A slight hitch but surprisingly not as bad as i had expected. And yes they scanned my fingerprints & took a snapshot of me... I landed at Newark Liberty Airport and took the pre-arranged Supershuttle to my hostel. I booked my transfer and my accommodation prior to my arrival as I wanted to have a hassle-free vacation; especially important when you're staying at a hostel for 10 nites otherwise they can't guarantee a bed for your entire stay. The airport transfer took you from across the river and through a narrow tunnel to Manhanttan. From inside the Supershuttle Blue Van, I could see New York from the distance. It was a strange feeling for me; I knew I was supposed to be excited, but i was all relaxed and casual about the entire situation. Maybe because the Empire State building wasn't as tall as I imagined it to be; maybe because it was all too familiar; you see her(NYC) on tv constantly, maybe she wont fulfill your expecatations... New York no longer was just a city to visit; she has become a character, a person that you wanted to get to know. A person or even a celebrity if you want to put it; you see her on tv and now, meeting her for the first time, you find her she's really down-to-earth... I simply cannot wait to know her more.... posted by muz at 11:37 PM 0 comments __________________________________________________

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