All my dear friends back home, I know I have been really bad about staying in touch. Though I think of my blog as a way of updating everyone about whats up with my life, I have somehow not found the desire to blog till today since I left Singapore. Whats so special about today you ask? Ive arrived in New York. Yes, finally after 8 years of dreaming nonstop about the bold dashing diva that this city is, Im finally here. When I got off the bus, I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs - Im finally in New York!! But then people would probably look at me strangely or get me commited or something, so all the screaming only took place in my head.
Ive just arrived and Im going to be meeting my bestest friend in the whole wide world Swappy. I sit at a Starbucks waiting for her to come pick me up and it seems like the most perfect moment to finally write again. Picture this, Im in the Starbucks on a barstool with a view of the busy road in front of me watching New Yorkers walking by doing their daily morning rituals. It is only fair to say, that Im having my very own Carrie Bradshaw New York moment right now!!
The next 3 days are going to be full of crazy fun for sure as they usually are when Im with Swappy no matter which city we meet in. But im being unfair to the city that I currently live in, a much more docile sister of New York, yet beautiful and quirky - Boston. So New York my darling, you’ll have to wait for my next blog so I can write more about you, after all Ive only arrived 10 minutes ago…
Boston was an unexpected surprise, the picture I had in my head about it is entirely different from what she really is like. I don’t know where to begin describing, so I’ll start with the thing I know best – Shopping. Having been accustomed to my fabulous Orchard Road in Singapore I was worried to see the malls were so average in Boston. But then someone told me about Newbury Street and the smile was back on my face! Its by far the most picturesque shopping street Ive ever seen. Its street after street of beautiful red and brownstone buildings housing the best brands in the world – Prada, Marc Jacobs, Chanel…the list goes on. I was thrilled to find a Zara on this street (though I never find anything my size in their store, I love going in cos their clothes are so pretty!). So my roomy and I walk excitedly in, spend about 45 mins there where she buys a pair of black pants (really nice!) and a top. I wait for her outside while she pays up and 3-4 times in succession, I hear from the people walking by – Whats Zara? This was a really surprising experience, cos when you live in a place for so long you get used to the brands there and expect that everyone will be on the same page as you when you move to another country!
Boston is filled with students, undergrads, grads, PHDs, med school, law school, nursing school, Design school….you name it and Boston will teach it. There are people from all over the world here it is seriously a kaleidoscope of cultures, which is what makes Boston so interesting.
Bostonians are OBSESSED with the Red Sox, which they rightfully should be, I guess, since they are a terrific team. But their obsession is seriously beyond ones comprehension. On an average I see atleast 10 different people everyday wearing either a Red Sox Tshirt or Hoody or Cap or some kind of paraphernalia. On an average I hear the Red Sox name in a conversation atleast 4 to 5 times a day.
Curious to find out what all this hype was about my schoolmates and I(I can’t wait to tell you all about my terrific schoolmates!)decided to go to Fenway Park and watch the Red Sox play the Cleveland Indians. First of all, we almost froze our bottoms off cos it was damn cold! Secondly, I realized that you should know what baseball is about before you go see the Red Sox play (hehe) some of us girls were so clueless, at the beginning we were like, are they really playing or are they practicing? The most fun part about being at Fenway Park is the beer, the awesome Hot Dogs, the great songs you get to sing in between innings, the classic being Sweet Caroline of course. Personally, the best thing for me was that 40 of us went to see the game together and that just made it so much sweeter! Pics will be up on FB soon!
Well gotta go as Swappy is here!! You know what they say true friends are not bound by time or geography, After 3 months, I am thrilled to meet her and we have kept our promise…we meet in New York!
More soon….
XOXO
Dee
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