-
Website
http://quaintly.net/ -
Original page
http://quaintly.net/2008/08/28/with-love-from-new-york/ -
Subscribe
All Comments -
Community
-
Top Commenters
-
povege
9 comments · 1 points
-
Grouchy Smurf
9 comments · 1 points
-
carolyong
86 comments · 1 points
-
chareli
10 comments · 1 points
-
pinkyboo
20 comments · 1 points
-
-
Popular Threads
and that previous owner's interpretation was really straight to the point! lol.
I'm from NY too. When I first came to US, I regretted not bringing lots of stuffs, but believe me you get nicer and cheaper shoes and clothes here. You can get packet noodles similar to maggie in local grocery stores, which is affordable.
All the best.
"i'm tired of this shit" HAHAHAHHA
i wanted to go to the US too, but didn't get to. your post made me feel like i was there.
appreciate every minute of your experience there and keep the stories coming girl! all the best and take care.
i guess the best thing about the internet is that i'll still get to know how you're doing in nyc yo! so super totally jealous.
bet you'll be thoroughly americanised by next summer! take care, su ann...God bless!
ATT is good, i liked it so far. :)
have you been following the US politics? both the clintons gave awesome speech!! i have a sudden urge to change field and go into politics wtf.. aih my statement is not coming along so well.
anyways, eat healthy k! :)
yeah it felt a bit awkward too when i came to nyu last year; took a while to get the hang of the gazillion accents around me and all that new yawk jargon. but if you can stick it out for at least 9 months you're HOME FREE!!!
1. getting around very easy wan, esp since almost all streets in manhattan are numbered (unless you are a bit strange and live in the financial district like i do :/) if you take the subway continuously for like a month you'll get used to it for sure.
2. if all else fails try hopstop.com for VERY comprehensive directions :)
3. check if at&t is an affiliate of columbia! you might get a discount on your next bill.
4. yucks, times sq very dirty right? go visit some museums for a breath of fresh air :D
Looking forward to hearing more on your happenings there.
Hmm..wonder how much it costs for me to courier maggi cup noodles there..ain't cheap, but hey, noodles r light...kekeke.
glad you're adapting well in the states.
ok, got your mailing address. will send you some junk when i'm free. hehhehehe
Hope you get used to the language soon, go eat some hotdogs, bagels and other classic NY street foods :D
Surprised they know so much about Malaysia though...are they Americans :P And yeah the Malays aren't indigenous so the girl is right!
oh and by the way, i'm going to apply to columbia for next fall and i was wondering whether the online form regards 'high school' as our secondary school or college?
your help is much appreciated.
take care!
Enjoy, as i'm sure u will.
Take care
a random reader
We would like to send you the warmest wishes from us all here at Hallmark :) All the best in everything you do!!
don't OD on maggi though, go um well explore where you are now cos it's so fantabulously awesome that you've got that chance, I would love to be able to study in NY! But most likely am bound for the UK, shall see what awaits me there.
anyhow, lots of love from a(nother) random reader from a random boarding school in mantin! :)
Anywayz, sorry I couldn't meet up wif u AGAIN before u left. =p I tried calling to ask u whut time wuz ur flight... haha. But I was pretty tied up at work also laaa... sorry again. =)
Gonna miss havin' u around... although we don't hang out as much. I miss having have the option of calling u out. hahaha... am i even making any sense? LoL...
Enjoy urself there yo!
be good now ok? *wink*
Learn the sub-way system..it ain't too hard =)
the subways will start making sense soon =)) and hop on a family plan with me!!!
and YAH i can totally relate to the whole jargon thingy... i found myself saying "can you pop the trunk for me please" to my american cousin =.=
http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.ny... is the link that grace was talking about.
hugs and see you in a bit!
LOL.
“i’m tired of this shit”
take care :)
you got so much time to read everyone's comments ar? nice of you to post a link to city fits. so true rite the article.
So, don't worry about not bringing more stuff, because you'll definitely be making several purchases and won't be missing all your stuff (well, clothes/shoes wise, that is).
Good luck at NYU, make the most of it :)
p/s
our ‘takeaway’ is their ‘takeout’, when things are ready they say “you are good to go”, hardly a simple ‘yes’ always a passionately ‘absolutely’ and “have a good one !” is good for all partings! you’ll learn by and by.. enjoy!
xoxo,
Gossip Girl =D
Good to know that you are doing fine over there, take good care of urself ya~ =)
...and alot of freshmen :D
anyways... hope you enjoy the states... NYC babay!
btw... t-mobile sucks ass in the suburbs of NY... trust me... verizon or at&t where you are...
you'll like ny. lived there 3 years downtown. oh yah, just don't cross 116 st. just dont.
ps- linked through kenny. NEYO party by access. i can get ya tickets if ya need.
take care and blog!
hahaha. =)
love your blog.. welcome to usa. i am a malaysian, currently in Orlando FL. i know you would love NYC. enjoy your stay and take care. hope to bump into each other in near future.
icednyior : i will :D
yosie : no i dont think so.. even americans studying here who came from other states say kleenex.
linda : SO BAD T____T
jessica k : haha it gets funnier!! that guy's a real comic
anonymous : yes i've been looking at some of the asian stores, and there's lots of diff instant noodles though not maggi. so i'm happy :D
ria : but the dining hall food is really so crap =( well ok maybe it's not crappy.. it's just not my kinda food. i'm not really a sandwich person, but all they have here are sandwiches and salad!
waifon : hahaha ya i cracked up reading that. hehe ok i will buy some manolos and then tell my dad u made me do it
edna : thank u so much! :)
iamthewitch : i will when i have the time to! been so busy running up and down, and when i have free time i just want to collapse on my bed =(
jennifer : hehe thank u. will update of course!
jasmine : you mean you wanted to come here and study? why didnt you?
lishun : omg like, i fear the day that like, i come back talking like that. it will be like sooooo ridiculoussss (and i say all this in that nasally twang!)
voon : haha i think it's illegal here in the states T___T
nickie : i didnt watch the clintons' speeches, but i did watch michelle obama's! very touching
grace : let's please meet up one day!!! we can go shopping or food hunting :D hey but seriously.. do you know NY very well after staying a year? it's like so complex. i dont think i'll ever be able to be familiar with NY wholly O_O
ping : haha yes i didnt even have to force him to come with me.
grace : hey thank you for hopstop! and no i dont think at&T; is an affiliate :\ eh times sq not that dirty wat. but i realized that new york smells like dog pee almost everywhere :P
evo : haha my blog content will change to become more personal now that i will have a lot of time to think and reflect. but that's a good thing. gasp are you saying you want to courier me instant noodles?! *excited
chin : and reading ur nice comment makes my day! :D
sieutheng : eh u know right, i actually know ur address by heart. i had this form where i had to put the names and contact info of two friends who can vouch for my existence in malaysia, and hand it in asap. so i just put yours and aira's old house. hahaha ok i send u a cute postcard
kimberlycun : i miss u too kimberlycun T___T
davidlian : hahahaha KY's comment damn funny
reallybites : SOOOON! eh u get the book oredi anot
ky : hahaha yalar this david over humble oredi
gin : ya memang :(
daphne : calm before the storm, maybe? haih okok i shouldnt say things like that
wenqi : i also never see u online :( see ur boss but dun see u
chimpanzee : haha dun feed his ego!!! but yes lah he's a very good bf :) when he's not picking fights with me, that is /hmph
sheon : REALLY AH!
kreazi : i didnt know i would have so much extra :( i didnt really weigh some of my luggage. only weighed the biggest one.
jocelyn : i dont know about timtams, but i believe pods are only available in australia!
shaolintiger : i miss you guys tooooo :( eh i havent eaten hot dogs, bagels or pretzels yet. but i have had pizza! it's yummy! but damn greasy. yeah they are americans! huh malays not indigenous meh.. oh wait that's orang asli.. WTF O_O *slaps self
joyce : you're applying here? fantastic :) drop me an email if you want me to help review your essay or application! i believe on the forms they say 'secondary school report', and that can be either your Pre-U or your high school, depending on how you want to tweak it to make your application better. i would recommend showing them more stuff so that you look more qualified - so what you can do is put your high school and SPM results in 'secondary school report', then your pre-u / alvls / IB results in 'mid year report'. that's how i did it, and also how most people do it
joisle : thank u :) i am excited to explore NYC too
king : haha yes well. i guess he's the best option that we have for now.
jessica : thank u so much jess :)) i was just going to write you an email. wait for it ah!
hk : hahahha you just want the extra luggage allowance :P
michelle : HAHAHA FOR REAL? aiyo this anwar. he's just doing all the right stuff at the right time.
melissa : actually right.. my nokia phone has this thingy which uses 3G to make free calls to other 3G-supported nokia phones!!! i must figure out how to download it into martian's phone, then we can have free phone-to-phone calls whereever and whenever! :D ooh where in the UK are u studying?
sam : hahaha i love it here so far :)
therealanon : there is always MSN!!
naz : i will ! *wink back
kevin : IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO NOT CONVERT T___T of course you must convert if you are earning in ringgit!!!
pacman : what's a 'ted'?
da : zomg but not converting just doesnt make sense T___T i cant wait for classes to start actually .. :D
carol : eh eh for real? what carrier do you use? imma email you now! oh and thanks for the link :D (wtf i just opened my inbox to mail you and it looks like you already mailed me hahahaha)
joiz3 : hahaha! but the egg mcmuffin is cuter right
floojo : yes NY (what little i've seen of it) has been great so far :)
pinkshirtz : yesssss omg that time feels like so long ago.. cannot cannot of course must convert T___T it doesnt make sense to not convert!!!
valisha : i left a detailed comment on kenny's blog! i got it from this colorful toy shop (actually, a stand) that's on the same side as Famous Amos. so basically you either go up a floor or down a floor, or maybe two floors. it's exactly where famos amos is, but on another floor.
esil3 : HAHAHA MY MOM DID THE SAME THING. she damn funny, gave me this really big woolly blanket and insisted i bring it there. i was like O_____O
smartypants : haha yes i know about the takeout thing. now im just wondering how to say mineral water.. is it bottled water? mineral water? water?
tim : you know what i said to her T____T i said "oh your country has a lot of beauty queens right" zomg damn stupid.
realgunners : broadway is a realllllly long road so lots of people live on broadway :P
beebee : GOSSIP GIRL IS COMING BACK SOON!!!! check out my plurk, i posted a link to the preview of the first episode. here in NY, the ads for the second season are EVERYWHERE
cooknengr : LA.. so far away from me :( totally opposite end of the country
vanessa : i will, thank you :))
jeremy lee : eh actually i like staying in dorms! nice wat. what's so cool about freshmen! ya i was told about tmobile, and so i'm going to go for at&T; cos verizon doesnt use sim cards and i wanna keep using my nokia (what is up with american cellphones......)
pik : what do u mean dont cross 116th? that's exactly where my school is!! and i have been crossing the road like almost everyday!! T___T what is neyo party? do you mean neyo the hip hop artist?
ashley : wait ah let me copy and paste my earlier comment for you. " i got it from this colorful toy shop (actually, a stand) that's on the same side as Famous Amos. so basically you either go up a floor or down a floor, or maybe two floors. it's exactly where famos amos is, but on another floor."
chareli : haha i will :D
kiran : oh yes do drop me an email if you're ever in NY ! :)
clem : martian wanted to watch that! but i want to watch the little mermaid..... /eyes
(the rest in gmail)
hahaha..feel sorry for "them' so limited knowledge abt asia. probably the difference is the ppl u talked to? pinkpau talked to a bunch of cool ppl from a highly political active/conscious college.
wow, it must have been an excited journey to be in your shoes now. take care :)
Have been reading your blog for a long time, haven't had the chance to post a comment.
I'm glad you're alright in NYC, I was just there last year, you'll have a ball, don't stress too much ;)
Take care!
i am malaysia student in oklahoma but i've never been to NY, planned to visit NY this coming xmas but everythings seem expensive now so decided to call it off:( maybe next summer then hehe
i am looking forward to see some pics :D
am applying for oxford, imperial, UCL, edinburgh and durham. *fingers crossed* but anyhow I won't get there till september of next year. so. mm. a very long while to wait in boarding school.
i'm sure ur new friends will be interested in your blog as well :P
have fun in New York!
/sends nasi lemak packets over
yah i always have to pull out the "north of singapore, south of thailand" line too. it sucks :(
And yes, it's nice to have Martian along as well - a piece of home with you?
Take care now, and we'll all agog to hear about Su Ann In The Big Apple =)
have fun in NYC!...
not all americans speak like what you hear in NY, when you move south theres a different accent =] and people in California too.. lol.. they have a totally different way of talking i think just depends on where you are i guess =x
and i also never say - kleenex - i find that a bit weird..
and for water... you just say can i get a bottle of water or a cup of water or just plain can i get water? =]
if i ever visit NY -- please take mee around ^____^!! maybe next year ;O
do you have facebook?? can i add you?
whats it like in new york city?
im a thousand miles away
but girl, tonight you look so pretty
yes you do
times Square can't shine as bright as you
i swear it's true
yeap..canot always convert to rm..u'll end up neva makan anything. probably morning some..bread with kaya. then lunch mayb at cafeteria on campus (once a while la ha)..then dinner DIY :)
thats what i'm doin now at perth :P
the aussie gov are kinda strict with their food regulations...even instand noodles..they will koyak..then ask u..whatz this for? (the seasoning packet) *sien
hav to get it here from the oriental store. no choice..aud2.20 for 5 packs of maggi :P
anyways, its good to have tons of people at here wishing u and to give moral support while u're studyin at there.
On reading up on Venezuelan politics - haha good one! Take good care :)