I feel so uber-cool

*a friend of mine forwarded this article to me since I might go here in a few months' time by myself...so, entri ini mungkin ada unsur-unsur riak sedikit (my comments in pink)...anyway, if you think I mengada-ngada...budak ini lagi mengada-ngada (tapi menghiburkan).

10 ways to not be a New Yorker


by:Robert Reid
Lonely Planet Author

photo by: Richard Cummins, Lonely Planet

There is no right way to see New York. Want to see the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, a Broadway play? Fine, so do many locals. But other things more easily separate visitors from New Yorkers.

HOW TO NOT BE A NEW YORKER

1. Spend at least 20 seconds at South Street Seaport. This commercialized strip of shops and that confounded ‘Bodies’ exhibit has never seen a single New Yorker come without the company of out-of-town guests. Not one. *not in my plan either.

2. Walk around Times Square, a lot. Even hardened locals pause a second to admire the lights of Times Square on occasion. But few ever spend more than 10 minutes there, and zero would consider going more than once in a month, much less on a three-day weekend. *not going to spend 3 days straight here anyway, gonna spend a few hours of the first 1.5 days in this area to go to see some buildings and such, then off to DC/Philly/Niagara Falls for the next 3 days and the remaining 3 days, I'm staying in Brooklyn with 1 full day of shopping agenda..hehe.

3. Be scared of East Village’s St Marks Avenue. And its punks, tattoo parlors, ‘New York F***ing City’ t-shirts, plus the Chipotle Mexican-food chain in the building where Andy Warhol once staged his wild ‘Exploding Plastic Inevitable’ events. It’s not remotely dangerous. Just go, be a bit trepid, then brag about it afterwards. *it's not wise to feel scared or overly confident, especially when you're traveling alone....pandai-pandaila nanti jaga diri. InsyaAllah...


4. Skip Brooklyn.(maksud dia, jgn tak pergi ke tempat ini) This ’90s throwback will separate you from being any local, who knows you get more space, less stress and pressure — and frequently better-value meals — at Brooklyn restaurants in Boerum Hill, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Ditmas Park or Williamsburg.*quoting Carrey Bradshaw from SATC The Movie - "Brooklyn is the new Manhattan". This is where I'm planning to stay - www.zip112.com ....the view from the balcony is just so amazing!


5. Take a double-decker bus tour. If you want to see New York by one, go ahead. But don’t expect any street-cred points looking down from the open top. New Yorkers prefer buying an all-day subway/bus pass, getting a free bus map, and crisscrossing Manhattan on their own. It’s much much cheaper ($8.25 vs $39) and you don’t have to listen to the guide the whole way. *yess! memang I plan to take the subway pun. $24 for a 7-day pass.


6. Order a ‘piece of cheese pizza.’ Locals call it a slice here. You can just say, ‘gimme a slice, guy.’ And you’ll get that piece of cheese, nice and toasty. *I'll keep that in mind...but I think I always say slice anyway..

7. Go to Wall Street or Midtown on weekends. It’s deserted. Though busy, the areas are alive Monday to Friday. *not too high on my priority list of places to visit

8. Eat in Little Italy. And debate in whispers whether the waiter and people at next table are in the ‘goodfellas.’ (The diners are from Houston, though we’re not so sure about the waiter…) As dining goes, Little Italy is wayyy past its prime. Go to Roberto’s in the Belmont of The Bronx for the real(er) thing. *I don't really travel for food, anyway...anything would do


9. Point at the rats. They say there’s always a rat within five feet of you at any time in New York. You’re most likely to see them around garbage after dark or on the subway tracks any hours. Locals take it easy, and don’t point or squeal. Unless the rat’s on the subway platform. Then it’s prison rules for all. (By the way, the exact same rule applies for celebrities.) *Miri banyak tikus, aku tak heran, kecuali kalau dia merayap kat kaki aku la...celebrities...tengok muka sombong diorang tu ko nak point and squeal pun takde selera...


10. Exhibit any US geographical knowledge. Other than New York, New Jersey, Florida and California. Every other state should be confused for North Dakota. (Little known fact: New Yorkers have the world’s worst sense of geography.) *I don't really bother anyway...except for special reasons...


hehehehehe...sangat suka baca article ni sebab boleh berlagak dengan TC that I'm not as j**** as he thinks I am...

itu saja untuk hari ni...mudah-mudahanla takde aral melintang and boleh pergi. Amiin.