Boston 2008

I went to boston on the 1st of january 2008, took a united flight lasting 12 bloody hours, i watched like 3 movies on the lousy airplane...let me try to remember, not that u'll be interested anyway but it's just for memory's sake, u know, just to remember one of the worst times of your life...lol. I watched hairspray(which was pretty good btw, hoping i can maybe catch the musical in new york or something), the champ (starring the ever gd looker josh hartnett with his oh-so-cute small eyes, just like mine, a-hem), the movie was pretty touching btw, cried on board the plane...what a loser huh? lol, luckily most of the people were sleeping. And finally, i watched the darjeeling limited(starring owen wilson and the guy from THE PIANIST). Oh well, that was 1 bloody fulfilling ride huh....the flight took me to chicago where i transited and...oh, did i mention, missed my next flight to boston. What luck. That's cause the plane from narita airport in japan to chicago was delayed and so bee and i couldn't make it in time for the connecting flight which was at abt 1.45 pm i think. we reached the chicago airport at like 12+pm but with all the customs and declarations and blah blah nonsense, we ended up being late and so, with hell's luck, we had to take the next flight at 4+pm if i'm not wrong.

We met up with bee's friend, Huilin, who studies in kansas. When we stepped out of the airport, there wasn;t much lights, it's nothing like singapore or japan, it's more dreary in boston. We took a short shuttle bus trip to our hotel, hotel airport boston-logan hampton inn. It was pretty cosy and gd for the price we paid and it was convenient too as they provide free shuttle services to nearby train stations as well as the airport. We were pretty confused on how much tip to pay the drivers though and in the end, we decided to be stingy asians and gave only the driver who helped us carry our huge luggages. lol. The first night, which was...what do u know...new year's eve(time difference between japan and boston, japan was new year's day already but boston was still the 31st of dec, u know what i mean). We spent it at this tiny restaurant called jevalli's restaurant where i ate chicken casear salad while bee ate lasagne(with no meat, don't ask me why, they serve lasagne without meat over there, unless they specifically tell you on the menu, really weird). Food wasn't that good. New year's eve was just like that. Tired and cold, we went back to the hotel to get some rest before we go travelling again the next day!

Boston, hmm, what can i say....well, it wasn't much of an adventure, there's no jungles or rivers for me to cross...unless u include mountains of white snow. Boston was pretty cold compared to japan, the coldest being -13degrees on one day(I practically died that fateful day). But you definitely should try the clam chowder at quincy market, yum yum yum (look at the pic below, don't envy me, lol) There's lotsa yummy looking food at quincy market bt i didn't wana eat too much so i just had my clam delight. That's oyster biscuits by the side in case you're wondering, not that they're made of oysters or anything even close, i think it's just the name.

So what else, can i show you...we went shopping around south station for 2nd day. There was a coach shop, urban outfitters, american eagles and a few other shops. There was hard rock cafe too. And it was snowing and raining, stupid weather i tell you. one minute you're covered in snow, another minute, you're soaked. And below is a picture of us at the train station, i like the red block buildings in boston, it's sooo...how do you say....nostalgic? historic? harry potterish?

We also went to....HARVARD UNIVERISTY(the land of noble prize winners and all other genius)!! It was really nice, the architecture of the building is really a sight to see and well, just standing right in the middle of the compound was an experience all by itself. I mean, this is harvard, not lousy, ulu-ated ntu. Haha, after the visit, i immediately went to the harvard right across the street to purchase harvard tee! Such a poser! i know i know...

KK, this is like 2 posts at one shot, my fingers are aching, and my butt is rotting and most importantly, nature calls. I will update again on more of boston sights and sounds and whatever left there is and of corz, more of an even colder fredericton!