Lessons Learned from NYC
Whoo...back home now and I have a couple minutes before Dave comes over...
I've got more flower pics, but I'll post 'em later...
Lessons I Learned from NYC
- Looking to pick up single men in NYC? Go to the NBA store on 5th and wear a Kangol beanie. Like flies to honey. I even flashed my bling bling ring to make them go away and I got the 'Girl, you're not married YET! I just wanna know your name!' Um, sorry dude, I'll give you a 'Sorry guy, but thanks for asking...' and be on my way. This Filipino guy who worked there came up to me and said, 'Are you here from the Philippines?' to which I replied, 'Um, no, CHICAGO.' Come on brutha, you should know better than that! Then he asked me if I was Filipino, and when I said 'Yeah', he was like 'Yeah, I could totally tell by your nose.' Um, yeah, thanks dude...
- I know I've done a job well done at a client when I get a hug from my client. He shook my hand, then did a quick, and slighty uncomfortable yet heartfelt hug, and said 'Thanks so much.' Aww...I have the best clients ever!
- One of my favorite lines from 'Hairspray' - "You have acne of the soul". I have had experience with acne. That's a nice burn to use.
- No matter what kinda exotic sauces a sushi restaurant gives you to dip in, nothing tastes better than good ol' soy sauce. YUM!
- Having sushi 3 days in a row isn't enough to make me sick of it. It just makes me crave it MORE.
- I got a lot of exercise in NYC. Walking from store to store shopping. *wink*
- One thing I still can't stand about NYC is the trash bags on the streets. They don't have alleys. We have alleys in Chicago. That's where our trash goes. It's nice and hidden where only the bums and garbagemen dare to tread. Seeing trashbags on the street just freaks me out.
- Diners. We don't have a lot of them here in Chicago, but there's a ton of them in NYC. I walked into one thinking that it would be a greasy spoon place like Merry Ann's, but they had waiters dressed in tuxes and wine lists. Bizarre.
- Rather than getting the $7 muffin in the hotel, go for the $2 bag of homemade cookies at the bakery across the street.
- There's a surprising amount of men that you'll find in orchid shows. Or maybe it's just orchid shows that they hold on the concourse level of the Rockefeller Center.
- There's a lot of great places to eat in the concourse level of the Rockefeller Center, but no where to sit. I had to almost sign over my firstborn child to get a seat.
- Tourists in Chicago come from all over the US. Tourists in New York come from all over the world. Half the time on the street I didn't know what anyone was saying. But it was pretty cool.
- As much as that little voice tells you in your head, you do NOT need a pair of white linen pants. And you do NOT need a $200 little black dress. And an orchid tree is NOT going to fit in your suitcase.
- Four hours of dinner at a restaurant doesn't seem that long when you're with people that you find interesting, fun, and who you click with immediately. I had the best time at Ruby Foo's, and I haven't laughed that much in a long time.
All in all, a wonderful time. Thanks to everyone who was a part of it, my clients, Denise, Susan, Michael McKeon, Rudy Galindo, the cast of Hairspray, our waitress at Ruby Foo's, the security guards on 5th avenue, and the cute little Japanese lady that works in the fast food sushi place. As if they care. *wink* Thanks for the good times!!! Hope to come back soon!
Posted by Yano at April 11, 2003 08:10 PM
I had a great time too Christine. :) Thinking about sitting in Ruby Foo's laughing with you and Susan is the only thing keeping me from handing in my short track fan credentials today.
I think we ate ourselves from one end of the Island to another. I'm sure I gained at least five pounds in the two days you were here!
When the Yano Tour passes through NYC again, you've got a date! Maybe next time we'll see Squiggy! ;)
i just checked out your links and you put me in your family!!! thanks! *hug* *sniff* now that gives me all the right in the world to make fun of your bowl haircut on Fata's blog.
looky looky...i'm her familia too. *sniff*sniff*tear* i'm touched... :) oh and you fixed my link :D thanks! hehe
woohoo! I didn't know I was coming over!
Great list. I notice little things from visiting places as well.
And you do go to a lot of places.
