Monday, October 30, 2006

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

indescribable

I will see you face-to-face one day.


Time lapse movie of an aurora display over British Columbia, Canada.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

new york

Had a fun weekend in ny before I headed down to nj for business. Thanks mr. ku for housing me and for sacrificing yourself to sleep upon on a makeshift bubble-wrap mattress for two straight nights. Here's some moments.



One of the courses at the Otto. I can now proudly say that I've tried and tasted oyster and anchovy pizza, although I simply couldn't finish it. The TMNT would be sorely disappointed.



Washington Park. We waited for over a half an hour watching these street performers go through their song-and-dance just to see their final act, but it's hard to say if it was worth the wait. The guy in the red shirt on the far right actually jumps over the five people who are lined up in the middle.



What me and giancarlo had at Pamba's steakhouse that night. Sadly, this turned out to be one steak that kicked my ass. A huge red apple encased in a glass box hangs outside the 24/7 Apple store. Gorgeous.



Me, billy, andy at a diner. It's friggin 7am. We would proceed to wake up at 3pm the following day.



Me and andy slept on the air mattress while billy, being the rugged beast that he is, slept upon strips of bubble wrap.



Ground Zero.



Somewhere in the financial district.



Katz's Deli. Omg. This place is incredible for their pastrami sandwiches.



Outside of Katz's. And.. we definitely got our quarter's worth out of that horse. Yes, the bar was crowded at the time.


You're a good town new york. However, you ruined my sleeping schedule for the next two weeks.

Sunday, October 08, 2006

dc

Flew to VA this past weekend for work. Tabbed it as a future vacation hotspot, check. One plane with maintenance problems later, I found myself stranded at washington dulles at midnight waiting for the 6am flight to LAX. It didn't take long to make the decision to either ride it out at the airport or go on a spontaneous date with an arabian cab driver around the city.

The White House was, disappointingly, a lot smaller than the White House I had ingrained in my head.


The backside of the Lincoln Memorial. Due to construction roadblocks, it was impossible to go around the front to see lincoln resting in his chair. Sigh.

Incredible. Mark foley once worked here. Turn around and see this in the distance:


It's not on fire. It kinda reminds me of the famous green beacon from The Great Gatsby.


Up close. The Campanile can't even compare.


Tired security guard takes picture of bemused asian boy at three in the morning.


Well, the night was too short. I have to definitely come back... future vacation hotspot #2, check.