I feel like a kid all over again

The picture on the left is the view I got from my room when I woke up this morning - grey. There were little sprinklings of snow on the buildings because it snowed a little the night before. Check out the picture on the right - snow on our window in the living room. Snow, in fact, a snowstorm was forecasted for the morning but it didn't happen, just light flurries. Visibility has been bad though. I usually get a good view of Lower Manhattan from the living room but I couldn't see anything past Midtown. The bad visibility began the night before but it was a lot worse last night.

I spent all of today walking with my Mum. I felt like a kid all over again because I tagged behind her. Mum was shopping for her latest hobby - beading. I had to follow her around to the shops on 37 Street off 5th Avenue where there were wholesalers of all the beading material. It was interesting for the first 5 minutes but imagine going into 5 shops looking at the same things when you don't really want to be there because there are many more other things to see. Remember the time when you were 7 when you had to follow your mum everywhere when she went shopping? Most of the time, you were bored but you had no choice because. So yes, that's exactly what I did today - follow Mum.

But I treated Mum to lunch at TGIFridays where we had really yummy fajitas & we were bitching about the mum & daughter combo on the table next to us - they were really huge & the girl seemed like she was 10 but she was bigger than me. Mum kept commenting on the portions they were having, like how much fries & how much ribs they were eating & how they finished every single thing on their plate. Hur hur! That's why I appreciate speaking in dialect with my Mum :)

The Christmas decorations are wonderful as ever. Rockefeller Center's yearly feature of the hugest Christmas tree is the highlight in New York City because everyone goes there to have a look & take the obligatory picture. The tree stands at about hmmm...4 storeys high & it seems that each year, someone will donate the tree to this place. I can imagine how many families actually grow the tree in their yard for ?? years before the tree gets chopped down & decorated to be displayed at Rockefeller Center.

Just one of the many window displays at Bloomingdales

It's amazing how people Q up to look at these window displays of department stores at Christmas. Each store has a different theme, like fairy tales, Arabian Nights, fairy land, etc. The Q gets rather insane at places like Saks at Fifth Avenue & at Lord & Taylor. But looking at how elaborate & pretty the decorations are, I can understand why. Even when it's cold & colder, people still Q. I haven't seen anything like people Q-ing to check out the decorations on Orchard Road :)

After a long tired day of feeling like a kid, I came back home to watch the Amazing Race. A disappointing season, I must say, especially when the travel takes places mainly in the USA, except for 2 legs that took place in Panama. But what got me interested after that was the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show after the Amazing Race. Mum & me actually saw the big advert for the show at the store in Herald Square.

Arrrgghhh!! I was sitting in front of the TV waiting to capture this for the blog

It was an amazing fashion display, I must say. It's not about oggling at there bodies but really, the outfits, however little, were fantastic. Imagine, diamond-studded lingerie, angel wings, etc. So pretty!! I also liked the bit where the camera went behind the stage where all the crazy preparations were taking place. It made me appreciate the kind of effort & co-ordination that goes into making these women look so good. (Hur hur, like watching them airbrush the bottoms of these models :p)

The divine Giselle

I was whining to my Dad how is it that people can be so tall & skinny. He said that there are lots of people who are like that. How unfair! I know - I will spend an hour in the gym everyday from tomorrow onwards *snort*

The living room - sorry about the lighting

It's time to sleep now - it's tiring being a kid, you know?

Luv,
~MiL~
New York City