More pictures from today

This is the cutest (and thinnest) dog I've ever seen! I really wonder whether the coat is meant to keep it any warmer or for pure aesthetic purposes. We went to Citibank to collect our bank accounts today and this little thing was just wandering around. I'm sure no bank in Singapore allows dogs, except those huge police dogs.
Most expensive Granny Smith I've ever tasted, but it's already the cheapest I've seen around- 75 US cents. At least I was very happy eating fruits, really wonder if I can get enough fruits/vegetables over the next few months... really can't imagine life without fruits after every single meal. This eateries the nearest to Stern, so I'll probably be grabbing an apple everyday from now on. They sell bagels for 75 cents, I should just eat those everyday.

I thought I would never wear anything as ugly as ear muffs, but today was the coldest day in New York City so far this winter, and I finally bought a pair (it's the thing sticking out about my hat) from K-mart today. I must say, it's really a good buy for less than 2 dollars, helps keep my ears much warmer and when I decide not to look stupid, I put it around my neck and it keeps my neck warm.

The weather was terrible today. The first drops of snow came in the morning, but we couldn't get a picture because it lasted for less than 5 minutes... more like a drizzle. Frankly, I don't care much about how pretty it could get if it snows... I HOPE IT DOESN'T SNOW ANYMORE this winter. I've never felt as cold as today in my entire life... the number of layers I managed to squeeze into my jacket doesn't quite matter. It's the cold and pain when the wind blows across your face... the wind was so strong today that all I wanted to do was go into every nearest building. Normally, we start taking out all our coats because it gets pretty stuffy indoors, but not today. As Erwin put it, 'I'm not going to complain that it's warm when I step into the next building... I figured the longer I feel stuffy inside, the longer I'll keep warm outside.' While waiting for our shuttle bus back, Cat and I were so cold that we just stood inside a phone booth. Probably looked very ridiculous. There're still some girls walking around in mini skirts and jogging around the park... which is plain crazy as far as I am concerned.

A very short mayor of NYC.

In the shuttle bus. The girl's Geecha (pronounced geisha). She's German, but studies in Hongkong... lived in Singapore for 3 years too!

I haven't ran for a few days already and it makes me feel like there's something abnormal about my life. I hope the weather starts to get warmer, so that I can attempt to run about on the streets... it must be pretty cool to run along the streets and avenues around here. Otherwise, I'll have to use the gym at Palladium, but that's about 20 minutes away from where I live, and I hate running on the threadmill (absolutely boring).

I forgot to mention that people around here are really taller and bigger. On the plane from Frankfurt to NYC, I already noticed that the passengers around were significantly taller... well, probably around my height for the ladies, but they're just a lot bigger. I actually felt puny and scrawny compared to them, which is pretty amazing for someone my size. And I keep seeing really tall and big people around over here... which is pretty good because they help block the wind.

We got more furniture and stuff today, including a tall lamp. At least my room looks more presentable now... and I guess we've sufficient things to survive for now. That means... we can start looking at the sights and SHOPPING soon instead of running about buying boring and expensive things! 50% off storewide at United Colours of Benetton now... guess what I'm doing tomorrow?

Well, and I'll have time to start e-mailing back and writing to people. Linda, I'll send you a postcard when I can find one! =)