- DäN - Life's like the bittersweet äromä of coffee, ä fixätion: August 2008

It's my last night at New York tonight, and time has past by so fast! Sounds very cliche, but it's so so true. Looking back I feel really really blessed. Might be normal for people in my office, but to me, it's really the grace of God. My first time to New York, and there's really no better way to do it but the way God had allowed me to. Having the company kindly pay for all my accommodations, flight, laundry and food. Not just that but being so generous to this young bum (who also works very hard in return la) and paying him enough to grow so fat in a matter of 2 weeks. I've had the life of my lifetime these 2 weeks and I will look forward to coming back. But I don't think I will ever afford this level of high-class touristy lifestyle on my own. Even if I can some many years later, I don't think I will, because chances are I'll have to pay for a lot my mouths than my own. So, I feel really really blessed. Thank you Lord! (:

Have half a day of work tomorrow to close off as much as I can before I head back. And also show my utmost gratitude to the kind ppl who've been so gracious in making me feel a part of them despite having never seen me before I came over. Then hopefully I can have some rest time in the afternoon before I rush off to JFK for a long flight back. This is my journal for Day 13, and so Day 14-16 will effectively be largely spent on the plane before I pen my journal back at home.

Today. Paramdeep kindly offered me lunch at Olive Garden at 19th Street and it was gooooood. Also gave me a lot of insights on working in New York and his own experiences with the team. After work, we headed off to do some shopping! Cos we happened to be talking about the Wii and he said it costs USD250 over here for the bundle. That's SGD380 where it would cost SGD650 in Singapore!! So I got all excited and we headed to a nearby video game store to check it out. The lady had stock but she only accepts cash, so that was a bit nono for me. We walked up to GameStop at 34th Street and they had no stock. In the end I walked south to 14th street to another GameStop store and found one! I bought it!! The only thing now is that I must buy an adapter/transformer before it can play in SG, but so worth it! Praise God! (:

Ended off the day at Union Square Cafe, on 16th street, where I had my eyes on for a long time. Turns out the place was cool and food was awesome, at a reasonable price too.