Abercrombie & Fitch

Some of you know about A&F, and have asked me to buy on your behelf. Needless to say, their clothing is good. However, according to my finanical capability, they are expensive as well. Happily, one of my friend, Claire, bought the A&F T-shirt for me as my birthday gift this year. Thanks, Claire!

Sex and the City

This bakery shop is the one Carrie likes. A lot of people were making lines before it opened. I don't know whether because of Carrie or the quality of its cakes. I bought its cupcakes and cheese cakes. After eating the cupcakes, the only comment on it is - too sweet. I have no idea how much sugar they put, but it is true people were buying and buying. Although the cupcake is not my favorite, the cheese cake works fine on me. It is good, but it is expensive though. There is something I must mention it - Hamasaki Ayumi (濱崎步) went to there this January as well. If you take a look at ViVi (Japanese magazine), you will see it!

New Year Dinner

The first day of 2006, my friend, left, BoBo bought Wakko and me a New Year dinner. It was my first time drinking Martini. Well, all I can say is strong! I think I am not good at dealing with alcohol. Anyway, thanks to BoBo. I hope you have good memories with New York.

Forever understructure

The two famous museums - the Metropolitan Meseum of Art and Guggenheim - located on 5th Avenue were understructure at the time I visited. Last time when I went to the Metropolitan Meseum, it was understructure as well. I hope someday it will be in a good condition when I visit. As Guggenheim Meseum, I didn't hear about it before! Sorry for my poor Art knowledge. Inside of it was beautiful, but, for real, I don't think I will get too many notions of what those drawings mean. Therefore, I didn't buy the ticket; instead I just took some pictures in the lobby. If you like Art, I believe you will blame me for the idea of those great pictures. Sorry ~ I don't know much about ART!

Memory of John Lennon

John Lennon, a musical legend, influenced thousands and thousands people. Unfortunately, he was murdered on 8 December 1980. The Dokota, the first picture, the place where John Lennon lived, is located on the west side of Central Park. The Strawberry Fields is named after the song Strawberry Fields Forever in hornor of John Lennon. And the black-and-white mosaic is set near the west entrance of Central Park, where is close to the Dokota. The single word IMAGINE on the mosaic is the title of a popular Lennon song. On the Central Park official site, it says "Hardly a day goes by without some remembrance of John Lennon." I highly agree with it. Music is magic! While studying, I usually listen to light music; while writing papers, I likt to listen to pop music; while relaxing, I enjoy listening to rock-and-roll. I can not image my life without music. How about you?

2006 Happy New Year

　
This year I didn't go the Times Square to see the ball drop and welcome the new year - 2006. Instead, my friend, BoBo, went there, and therefore, I had thess pictures to post on my blog. Thanks, BoBo. It was very tired after the ball drop because last year I stood in front of Times Square 1 for more than 10 hours. This year I was thinking whether I should go. Finally, I gave up because I didn't want to get fatigue just for the 60 seconds. I watched TV at home instead. It was also fun!

Ellis Island

Ellis Island, the island of immigration, was a place where immigrants stayed before the immigration office issued their visas. Sixteen million immigrants had stayed on the island before entering the U.S. between 1892 and 1924. A former U.S. President's , George Washington, grandfather is also one of them. The island has become a museum island. In the museum, it exhibits a lot of stuff that the immigrants brought from their countries.

New York Stock Exchange

　

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the largest stock exchange in the world. New York is a great financial center in the world. If a company had a chance, they would absolutey put their stocks in NYSE. Embarrassingly, Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TSEC) is influenced by NYSE. If NYSE goes limit-up, TSEC will goes up; on the other hand, if NYSE limits down, TSEC does the same. Taiwan, my country, is really dependent on the conditions of outside itself. I hope someday it will be independent!

Staten Island Mall

While BoBo spent her time visiting National Liberty Park, Wakko and I went to Staten Island, where we didn't go before. Since we had to wait for her, we dicided to go to Staten Island Mall. In the map, the mall appears to be close to the seaport. However it is not. It took us more than 30 minutes arriving there. The mall has no big difference from the others that in NYC, but the buildings on the island are mmore beautiful than city's.

macy's

　　
　　　
The world largest store - macy's. It is so large that you have to spend at least three hours to walk around the department store. When it is on sale, you had better go there asap; otherwise, even if you see something you like, it might not have your size. I had the exact experience. I went there during the holiday season which was Christmas, and I saw a jacket I liked. However, there was no size for me. What a pity! When macy's is on sale, it seems every one is a rich man!!

Installation Art

Installation art can be seen around our living environments. New York City has many special installations which have become famous places for sightseeing. At the convenience of my friend's coming, I collected all of them.

Burger King - King Kong Size

By the King Kong fever, Burger King provides a new meal option - King Kong Size Whopper, also called triple whopper. It was really King Kong size because I couldn't finish it by myself. Unfortunately, Burger King dose not offer this meal in Taiwan. If you want to try it, come here!

Empire State Building

　
　
Empire State Building lights up with different colors in different festivals. In the bottom and right picture, the green/red/red colors represent Christmas season. The other one which is blue/white/blue means Hanukkah. There are total 66 colors of Empire State Building. I hope I can collect all of them in this year!