November 4th and 5th

走訪記

昨天為了令今天的時間表空出一點時間來溫習，我把兩天的行程合起來。跟友人聯絡後，就出門了。在十二小時內，我到過紐約上城，Brooklyn, 再返Manhattan。

整天在Subway及人群中穿插。Coffee 完又Coffee。一Tea再Tea。之後仲有甜品。

One of the highlights is The Hungarian Pastry Shop on Amsterdam Avenue.
A neighborhood-friendly cafe with neither air conditioning nor music. It has indoor and outdoor seating. The order was to be delivered to the table. It's dim inside, but I found myself seating by the wall where a wall light is located.

When I was walking home, I heard people screaming. I had no clues why they got so excited on a Tuesday evening until I heard "O-ba-ma."

悠閒的一天

今天應該可以把那封遲遲未完成的信寫完。

November 3rd

I signed up for a pastry course more than a month ago at Cha-An. They called me up to confirm over the weekend, letting me know that I would be the only non-Japanese in the course, which would be taught in Japanese. I knew it might be awkward, but it's not like the first time I've been to places or situation like that. So there I was, standing in a kitchen with ten Japanese students and one ABC. The majority of students seemed to be a bit older, and Chef Sato assigned me to be in a group with three younger girls (one got a call from office, so she left early). We made chestnuts tarts, though they looked more like huge macaroons to me.

其實今早感到不適，忘記食藥打底就出門去了。弱不襟風，竟就此出事了。

原先定下的行程要臨時取消，改為睡覺。醒來後，心情煩燥兼暈陀陀。幸好只浪費了大半天，就已完全康復。 (可能我底子好啦，哈!)

明日是出遊記
後日是今日行程的延續
星期四的早上不容錯失
星期五仍有待確實

November 2nd

Shortly after my post last night, I fell asleep. How ironic! Today, I was planning my week-off and trying to organize some pictures on my online album.

I am looking forward to my extraordinary pastry experience tomorrow. (How extraordinary? I will let you know, but I can say that it has something to do with communication.)

十一月，玩時玩，有些事情得要認真起來。

November 1st (evening)

12 hours later...

Okay. Having a venti coffee works, I did not doze off at work.

I am off this week. I will keep you updated more frequently. (^.^)>

November 1st (morning)

十一月一日

今早爬起床，已急不及待要報告一下昨晚萬聖節狂歡晚會的盛況。

Last night, I went to my friend's apartment for a quick dinner before heading to a Halloween party. When I was showing one of my friends my green sparrow curtain holder, he broke its wings. Oh... no! At first, I was worried that the little bird would get dirty or be lost later tonight, but I realized that being a "bird without wings" made me feel uneasy because I don't know how and where to place it when I get home. I also asked my girl friend to do my last minute nail because my hands were too shaky. In fact, manicures require more practice.

It was a long journey... hah... we passed by the Halloween parade, but it did not look as exciting as last year. We got in with a little trouble. Wow! It was packed. Anyway, let's have a birthday shot and great fun will follow. Cheers!

We left the dancing hall before 3 a.m. Like everyone else, we were competing for a taxi, but ended up waiting for someone to pick us up. On the way home, many drunk people were still hanging out; one passed out at the corner of a road. There also was a traffic jam at 4:18 a.m... (Oh, this is New York on a Halloween Friday, no wonder.)

Was I sleeping?
When I was sleeping, my mind seemed to have been running in the past hours, and I woke up without feeling tired at all. Same thing happened not long ago. Was I really sleeping that night? I wonder. Anyway, I am going to order a large coffee for my breakfast.