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Monday, September 13, 2010
Late summer gradation.
The colors in this Design*Sponge post are too amazing to not repost.
(this one is just perfection)
I've been having a love affair with warm colors lately...I bought a handful of orange, yellow, red decorative items for the apartment recently too. I think it's September getting to me.
(this one is just perfection)
I've been having a love affair with warm colors lately...I bought a handful of orange, yellow, red decorative items for the apartment recently too. I think it's September getting to me.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Breakfast time at the Tang household.
My dad works at night. Friday night, I gchatted him and told him I was on Long Island and could make him breakfast when he got back from work.
Me: Yeah, I can make french toast and bacon or something.
Dad: Uh...how about pancakes and brown sausage instead.
Punk.
During breakfast: [in Cantonese]
Me: Dad, that's a lot of butter you put on your pancakes...
Dad: Go big or go home!
Double punk.
Labor day weekend.
Minus a few bumps in the road, this weekend was a pretty nice weekend to have before I return to my imminent death-by-boredom/irritation/anxxiety thanks to the academic institution I currently am attending a scheduled routine of classes & work. A bit sad though because I left my camera behind for a good portion of it.
Highlights:
Highlights:
- Traveled out to Long Island for a day: Parentals + dog
- Art projects & creative juices
- Back to Manhattan: celebrations + kids card games with a 21+ spin
- Amazing flea markets
- Puppy shops
- Brunch at Penelope
- SoHo/West Village wanderings + meeting new friends on the street
- Lots of sushi
- Rooftopping with good friends
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
08.27.10: Pickles & paintings.
After a yummy lunch at Banh Mi and some Lower East Side wandering, David & I came across that pickle store that my AP Government teacher from high school used to talk about: The Pickle Guys. Awesome.
Then I forced David to paint the rest of the afternoon.
Took a break for sangria & roasted eggplant spread over bread...I think my taste buds danced a little.
After our painting ordeal, we dragged some folks to my favorite neighborhood Tavern on 13th St...where I found a tipsy friend sitting on recycling tossed on to the curb.
Love this fool.
Mellow days make me smile.
Then I forced David to paint the rest of the afternoon.
Took a break for sangria & roasted eggplant spread over bread...I think my taste buds danced a little.
After our painting ordeal, we dragged some folks to my favorite neighborhood Tavern on 13th St...where I found a tipsy friend sitting on recycling tossed on to the curb.
Love this fool.
Mellow days make me smile.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
08.24.10: Fifth Ave + fro'yo.
Jeffrey came back from India recently so we had a day of catch up & curious adventure.
After a beastly meal at Jackson Hole (having lived primarily on a pescatarian & macrobiotic diet this summer, I can't remember the last time I ate that much meat & grease!), we decided to wander my new neighborhood.
The entrance to Central Park closest to me also happens to be where the Central Park Zoo is. Beautiful! I named this fellow Catherine (for privacy reasons, I won't reveal his full name). We also discovered the "Zootique," which has some fluffy stuffed animal toys.
We headed down 5th Ave. where we admired the gorgeous window displays. I'm a fan of the current building design of Louis Vuitton. Not too happy that there was an Abercrombie & Fitch right next to Prada that had a line wrapping around the block just to get in the store. I might have gagged, which might have in turn freaked Jeffrey out.
As we walked into Bergdorf Goodman to peruse, he thought it would be more fun to speak to one another in other languages and disguise ourselves as international tourists. Except that our non-English tongues don't match. Still a fun (and economically humbling) stroll through the store.
We switched over to Lexington Ave. where we passed a building whose top floor looked like a jungle. Being curious kids, we searched for a way to get up there. We finally found an entrance around the corner, through which we met a woman who directed us to the 3rd floor.
This is a spa/salon and possibly one of the most zen feeling places in Manhattan. It was as if we were inside a dream. Phyto Universe has the largest vertical garden in the United States, with over 9,000 plants spanning 3,000 feet creating a mini rainforest in Manhattan. In addition to that, they have a room dedicated to perfumes. I wasn't allowed to take a picture but they have these gorgeous large crystal urns containing different scents, with the names of each engraved in gold script on the crystal. Amazingly beautiful. The owner let me test some scents and pick one to wear. They also gave Jeffrey a sample of their men's scent.
Here are some more pics, stolen off Google image:
Great discovery. I recommend checking it out. And if you can afford it, maybe try their treatments.
When we walked out, it was like being hit -- we went from this completely tranquil place where we forgot that we existed in a Real World, back out to the bustling of Manhattan. For me, at least, I felt like I woke up from a dream (this seems to be a recurring theme in my life recently).
We headed to Bloomingdale's for some frozen yogurt at their Forty Carrots cafe.
Huge portions and super yum, though we both agreed that Red Mango or Pinkberry may still have a better taste to it.
Not a shabby day of catch up.
After a beastly meal at Jackson Hole (having lived primarily on a pescatarian & macrobiotic diet this summer, I can't remember the last time I ate that much meat & grease!), we decided to wander my new neighborhood.
The entrance to Central Park closest to me also happens to be where the Central Park Zoo is. Beautiful! I named this fellow Catherine (for privacy reasons, I won't reveal his full name). We also discovered the "Zootique," which has some fluffy stuffed animal toys.
We headed down 5th Ave. where we admired the gorgeous window displays. I'm a fan of the current building design of Louis Vuitton. Not too happy that there was an Abercrombie & Fitch right next to Prada that had a line wrapping around the block just to get in the store. I might have gagged, which might have in turn freaked Jeffrey out.
As we walked into Bergdorf Goodman to peruse, he thought it would be more fun to speak to one another in other languages and disguise ourselves as international tourists. Except that our non-English tongues don't match. Still a fun (and economically humbling) stroll through the store.
We switched over to Lexington Ave. where we passed a building whose top floor looked like a jungle. Being curious kids, we searched for a way to get up there. We finally found an entrance around the corner, through which we met a woman who directed us to the 3rd floor.
This is a spa/salon and possibly one of the most zen feeling places in Manhattan. It was as if we were inside a dream. Phyto Universe has the largest vertical garden in the United States, with over 9,000 plants spanning 3,000 feet creating a mini rainforest in Manhattan. In addition to that, they have a room dedicated to perfumes. I wasn't allowed to take a picture but they have these gorgeous large crystal urns containing different scents, with the names of each engraved in gold script on the crystal. Amazingly beautiful. The owner let me test some scents and pick one to wear. They also gave Jeffrey a sample of their men's scent.
Here are some more pics, stolen off Google image:
Great discovery. I recommend checking it out. And if you can afford it, maybe try their treatments.
When we walked out, it was like being hit -- we went from this completely tranquil place where we forgot that we existed in a Real World, back out to the bustling of Manhattan. For me, at least, I felt like I woke up from a dream (this seems to be a recurring theme in my life recently).
We headed to Bloomingdale's for some frozen yogurt at their Forty Carrots cafe.
Huge portions and super yum, though we both agreed that Red Mango or Pinkberry may still have a better taste to it.
Not a shabby day of catch up.
Monday, August 16, 2010
08.15.10: Lazy Sunday.
Brunch at Cafe Mogador. Eggs Normandy + really, really good orange juice.
Cute stores with cute elephant paraphernalia.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
06.25.10
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= Afternoon with Carlos & his adventures traveling from New York to Atlanta and back.
First henna of the summer.
We passed a number of women at Union Square doing henna, but there was one who had a sign about fighting modern day slavery. After Carlos headed back uptown, I turned around and found her. We talked for half an hour about henna & human trafficking, exchanged information, & had her do my hand (first time on the hand -- I always get my feet done but I had Keds on). She told me all the money she was making that day would go to a coalition to fight slavery in Florida.
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Spent the night [into morning] sitting on the rooftop of Brass Monkey, overlooking the Hudson River, with KP, Katie, & occasionally Miss Ireland. Not the best rooftop I've been to but it had a good vibe for the most part.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
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