from Queens to Brooklyn, with love.

Was all dressed and ready to go out of the house this morning at 8am when I was told that no buses are gonna be running today, at least not for awhile. What else can I do but go back home.

Reason why I was heading out so early was because I had an appointment to go check out my new potential room in Brooklyn. Right now I'm living in Bayside, which is next to Long Island but essentially within Queens. In the end, The Fiance made the trip to Brooklyn in my place.

Being stuck at home, with only a couple hours of sleep, feeling woozy but not wanting to go back to bed, here are some pictures. A shot of the city at night.

 

 

This is a shot of cold-looking botak trees near my soon-to-be-ex-Bayside-home.

Update: 
I am told that the Brooklyn house is brand new with gleaming floors. A clean, brand new house in New York with a monthly room rent of only around $400? I'll take it, thank you very much. It's really a steal, considering most houses and apartments here are old yet pricey, dirty and cramped (think $700 and up, over $1000 in the city area).

I guess I'll be moving out really, really soon then. Like tomorrow. A couple of blocks down my new home is the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, and I will have to cross the Manhattan Bridge everyday, so I get a view of the Brooklyn Bridge.

So from Queens to Brooklyn, I sign off with love.

Tabularasa.

What is the simple life to you? 

Is it living away from the city working in some farm ala Paris Hilton in her reality show with the same name as my blog? Or is it not wanting luxurious things, being low maintenance?

Myself, I seem to have different standards of what 'simple' is with different facets. Some things can be simple yet complex at the same time – a sensible paradox. As I grow older each year, I have come to aspire for precisely this class of simplicity.  (Hopefully I do not sound like a prude here.) Of course now and then I like a little frou frou. 


Then again, what does it matter of our earthly definition of what simple means? Jesus is the perfect example of the simple life.

Anyway, The Fiancé fell ill two days ago. And he still managed to surprise me with a box of donuts. Dunkin Donuts to be exact.

So to return the favor I made some chicken… tomato… soup? Honestly I have no idea what I cooked up. I didn’t start of wanting to make this dish the way it turned out to be, rather, I wanted to make chicken soup. This turned out to be better. There wasn’t any stock or water involved, I let the chicken simmer in the tomato (since its contents are mostly water) for about 1.5 hours. So now it’s all moist and tender. 


And I smell like tomato chicken.

Also, here’s a picture of the pecan tart I was talking about in the last post. Deliciousness, innit?

"Cream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels...

...Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that melt into springs
These are a few of my favorite things"

Ahh, the lines from Sound of Music's "My Favorite Things". Somehow they're stuck in my head today and I thought, why not put up a post on my winter favorite things!

1) Swiss Miss French Vanilla Hot Cocoa Mix

I reach for this like nobody's business, gulping two or three packets a day. Probably have enough calcium to last me a year. Costs about a dollar for each box.

2) Scarves that keep me warm and snuggly.

3) My room!

This is only a portion of it. What I like about it is the supergirly lilac walls, the size of it and the wooden floors. I will definitely miss it when I move in 2 months.

4) Pretzels!

I eat a lot. So when there isn't an option of just going across the street for a mamak session with friends, I am always on the hunt for snacks to keep my tummy happy especially during the winter months. I think my search for the perfect snack might finally be over. Costs only 99 cents for a small packet.

5) These insanely good pecan tarts. I don't have a picture though! Costs $1.50 each.

So there you have it - my winter favorites!

Auld Lang Syne.

Well hello 2011.

I wanted to blog on new year's eve but was bummed that my pictures weren't loading that day, so I had to wait til they got their acts together. In this blog I try to load my own pics, and frankly I haven't had the time to take shots nor the proper tools.

But anyway, what a year 2010 has been! (I'm just gonna randomly insert pictures and events in no particular order or importance).

 I moved halfway across the country. This shot was taken in Midtown Manhattan.

And then I got engaged to the most wonderfullest, perfectest, yummiest *ahem*

man. Technically I got engaged before I moved, but you don't really care - you just want more pictures I know. Moving along...

Fall came and went. 

There was a mini-fire at John Jay during one of my classes. 

And somehow I got hold of a firetruck during the 2010 NYC blizzard.

Note the dirty pile of snow.

Here's a shot of the largest Macy's in the world (allegedly).

To my absolute delight, Per Se is located near John Jay.

 Oh, and a Christmas tree at 34th St.

Another dress. Yikes, I know. 

I've purchased one too many dresses it's almost criminal. 

In my defense it was marked down so low (only $10, originally $50 from H&M).

And it was just so flowy, so pretty, so 'I have to get it'. 

I got to try square fly-trap sunnies. Yay.

 And I definitely cooked a lot.
Here's some stuffed asparagus.

I don't know how much I'll be blogging from here onwards. The Fiance is arriving at LGA tomorrow afternoon. It's nearly 2am, I should really get going. That's all folks! For now at least.