day 2

woke up at 8am today and had cup noodles for breakfast at the lounge in the motel. temp plunges down to a bitter cold of 2 degree today because of the showers and mist in the morning. it was freaking cold walking in the streets today. bought a pack of reds and smoke 3 fags while walking down to the subway station, hoping that it will keep me warm for awhile. it did worked. today itinerary was going to be shopping spree at the factory outlet in new jersey, outskirt of nyc. took 7 line all the way to times sq and took a 15 mins walk from there to port authority bus terminal. the terminal was huge but thankfully, the directions at the terminal was pretty clear. bought the roundabout tickets for like 10usd to jersey gardens from njtransit. boarded the 115 and it took me 1.25hrs for me to arrive there. i got lotta of discount vouchers after showing my passport to the helpdesk for authentication as a foreigner. the sales were kinda crazy. calvin klien, banana republics, levis and polo items going as low as 15.99usd. WAHAHAHAHAHAHA. i bought a polo shirt for 16usd, 3 levis jeans for 25usd each, calvin klein dark pants for 20usd, a shirt from banana republic for 25usd and a couples of t-shirts which have really cool design prints on it. help my sis to scout for the 'coach' handbags and bought her one for like 300usd. she pays for herself though. bought my mum a pair of nike sneakers for 40, my dad a bottle holder for running and a couple of t-shirts for my bro. spend close to 400usd in all.(excluding the coach handbag) had chinese rice and meat for lunch in the outlet. the serving was huge, guess i could skip dinner later prob. after which, boarded the bus back to nyc and next in line would be the infamous times square. when i arrive there, it was close to 6pm. it was a dazzling, dizzyling spectacle. broadways, numerous famous playhouses and the crowding sidewalks illuminated by billions of watts of electronic billboard power was just so spectacular. i would say a MILLION TIMES better than ORCHARD RD. HAA! i really enjoy the walk in times square, seeing the street performers, artists, people and policemen. everyone seems to be really happy over there. a cosmopolitan city indeed. all sort of nationality and people there were all being themselves, doing crazy performances and doesn't care what others think about them. NICE! the most rewarding part of the walk was a self portrait i got for myself by this street artist. i really like the portrait. spent 20usd on it with the frames. walk again later to the public library of nyc and had coffee there. stayed there and enjoy the manhattan panorama before heading back to flushing. great day indeed.

the self potrait.

times sq.
hilarious performance.