Hello Eleven!

Each morning since Saturday, I woke up and still trying to adjust and believe that 2010 is really over.  2010 has been an amazing year to me, there were some down part, but this is life not Santa Claus.  I've been really lucky my whole life because I always seem to get anything I want and need.  I honestly think that I myself is never truly a good person because I always put myself as priority but people around me are always so wonderful, from family, to friends, even my boss and people that I see randomly.  I couldn't ask for more!  I'm crossing my fingers that my life will stay this way forever.

So what did you guys do on New Year Eve?

I was at Amber Lounge in New York City with a bunch of people.  Open drink and sushi bar, dancing all night.  Who could say no to that?  Here are some pictures to share.

I don't dare to even step on my scale, have overloaded myself with food and holiday season is always a happy moment.  Now that it's over, I'm thinking about hitting the gym and finally will be able to get back to my regular blogging schedule.  2011, so excited and many more to look forward to!

Dress & tights - ModCloth, shoes - Ruche

Louie Louie, the sleeping beauty

Those moments of bliss

I'm amazed, the fact that I might be the laziest blogger in promoting my blog and the content of my post is not interesting most of the time, I actually have 49 people following my blog.  My heart swells and swells because of you girls and it has been my habit to smile even more just by reading all the sweet comments from you girls!

Well, I better stop before I turn even sappier.  This post is about my last weekend in New York City.  Another reason I love this city is because I could never get bored of it!  The spirit of celebration is so transparent!  Christmas is about four weeks away but I almost believed that it was already Christmas.  And the fact that the Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center was not even lit up!  I wish I have a better way in describing it.  Eek, I'm so silly!  Heheh...

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Bug and I at the apartment where we stayed.  It is located between Lexington Ave. & 3rd Ave., 31st Street.  So convenient!

The view from the apartment.  It was actually a studio, so cute!  I'm just not so used to tiny space.

Us at SoHo.  We were looking for Tory Burch boutique for the flats that I want.  But I got them the next day at the mall, which offered 30% discount!

I really adore this candid of us.

The Traditional Japanese snack store, its green tea rice cake was so yummy!

Ice skating rink at the Rockefeller Center, I was hopelessly wishing to skate, but the place was so packed and I disliked being in long line.

The Christmas tree will be lit up later today, around 8 PM.

Scarf - Lucky Brand, dress - Forever 21, tights - Benetton, coat - Guess, boots - Macy's, bag - Zara

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Here are some of the Christmas displays that I adore:

The famous Saks whimsical holiday windows display and its moving snowflakes light!

Do you watch 30 Rock?

Fendi

Juicy Culture

How excited are you for Christmas?

I smile constantly thinking about the food, giving and getting presents, spending more time with friends and family, more traveling, then New Year!  Life is so good!

The girl in fedora hat

So I went to watch Jackass 3D and RED last Friday.  Both were indeed very entertaining and funny!  I laughed so hard that the guy sitting next to me couldn't help but stare each time I burst into probably the craziest laughter in the room.  I have lived this weekly movie routine (2 to 3 movies per week) life for as long as I could remember.  I enjoyed all kind of movies especially horrors, thrillers, and Indies.  Therefore, I was so used to those disturbing, nasty, horrifying scenes.  Until last Sunday when I watched The Human Centipede.  It was the STRANGEST and SICKEST movie, like EVER!  I laughed so hard because it was hilariously ridiculously sick! (kudos to the creator, though)  And those victims in the movie seem to be so lack of safety knowledge and logic!  When the movie ended, the guy and me were just sitting on his coach, speechless.  And we couldn't eat anything anymore for the rest of the day.

What is your craziest movie experience?

These pictures were taken about four months ago during our family trip to Universal Studio, California

I'm always the quirky one in the family, I was not supposed to be in this picture but I sneaked in.  My mom once told me that maybe I came from another planet (dropped down from a UFO or something).  My aunt always refuses to stay in the same car with me alone, because she couldn't stand my teases. RUN BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

Monsieur, Monsieur... Please feel better.  Things may never be the same again but I still care!  Is it appropriate to tell him that I want to be there for him, to listen to him, to make him feel better, even after I told him that I didn't want anything to do with him anymore? I'm such a horrible person!

Superwoman of the weekend

First of all, I'd like to thank this super sweet blogger, Toni from Misings of an Offbeat Biped (she is such a doll and fun!  Check out her blog!) for this cute Follower Award!

So weekend was as amazing as always! I went to New York City again for another Birthday celebration with 2 super sweet friends, I was doing better this time because I know them well, so I could be less awkward.  I was actually grateful that the other girls couldn't make it.  Heheh.. so evil!  I decided to drive to the city this time.  Traffic in the city was so bad with crazy drivers, but since I drove for about 2 years in Jakarta and the condition was 10 times worse, I was so used to curse, honk, cut, and other depressed driver attitudes.  My friends called me SUPERWOMAN.  Hahah..

We got a Junior Suite at Fitzpatrick Grand Central (at 141 East 44th Street).  Everything was so pretty! The room was HUGE, with a feather king size bed, and a mini jacuzzi with a mini TV in there.  A little pricey but it was so WORTH it!

I love our bed!

Then we went to this French restaurant, Matisse (at 924 Second Avenue)

The food was CLOUD 9 to me, here are what we had.  The name was complicated, so I had no name for them, heheh..

Right at 12AM, we did a little celebration with this super delicious cake, a bottle of white wine, and Cheetos!

Can you believe that this girl just turned 30 and she looks AMAZING!  I wonder how I will look when it's my turn

The outfit parade!

I was happy to the MAX!

So what did you do on the weekend? I would LOVE to know! (:

Winner of cards she can't play

My day was a LONG SHOT!

Explain why?

I finally decided to see my new dentist today, one of my fills went off like few months ago.  I had 3 years relationship with my orthodontist before for my braces, and it caused me some kind of trauma (uncountable numbing shots, she forcefully took away 4 of my good teeth, having sprue for months, etc), although the result was worth it, but the experience turns on all my goosebumps.  I thought the damage was not all bad since it had only been few months (the broken fill), but no, my dentist gave me 2 numbing shots.  I turned so pale that it shocked everyone in the room.  My dentist told me to raise my hands up if I happen to feel abnormal and he kept on saying 'you are a very good kid, you are doing a very good job'.  What am I, a 3 years old?  It took him more than an hour to finish because I couldn't help to chock for like every 2 minutes.

I can read this soul's mind:

1. Monsieur

2. My best friend (until he got a girlfriend who hated me), he was really cute last week when he liked a picture of me, he went 'just want to tell you that you are handsome', I pulled a ??? face, then he made me grinned (because I knew what he actually meant) when he said, 'that picture of yours' and he slipped away

This person can read my mind:

1. Monsieur

2. My best friend (until his girlfriend did everything she could to block me out of his life)

Any unusual dental experience to share?

I don't usually post pictures of others (not everyone is comfortable with it, lesson's learned), but I got some of the girls' approval this time

The Birthday girl, I LOVE LOVE her dress!

Her jumpsuit is so cute! She got it from ASOS

I wonder why my eyes are so small in all pictures? Trust me, they are not that small in real life (who am I kidding?) Any make up tips for bigger eyes?

Red lipstick - Estee Lauder, Knitted mini dress - Forever 21, Bow gold belt - Modcloth, Clutch and shoes - Zara

She skips around the city

According to an article I just read, generally a person is said to be a 'blogger' if he/she makes at least 3-4 posts a week.  I made 2 at most and sometimes only 1 in a week.  I failed terribly to consider myself as a blogger based on that article.  But I love blogging, and writing!

So my New York City weekend was one of the most awkward I could think of, but I still manage to enjoy myself in my little awkward world.  Sometimes I wonder why I'm always having such hard time bonding with girls?  I almost bailed on this 'girls night out' weekend until the birthday girl told me that it's really important to her for me to be there.  Any tips about this issue?

I was actually nervous about all these situations like what I should say when these girls share stories about guys, family, celebrities, or during the 'outfit parade'.  I was afraid I may say something that would hurt their feelings.  So most of the time, I just sat there, nodding and smiling.  Is it weird that I was always the first one that got dressed, fastest at the shower, or using the mirror for make up?

Then they had all these plans about the night club.  I didn't really like the idea at first, being the old fashioned I am.  But I thought why not, it's not like I'm going to die there or something.  It turned out not so bad.  I actually enjoyed watching people getting kicked out for presenting fake IDs, overly dressed girls being hit by overly dressed guy.  I supposed I looked pretty decent because guys that came to me looking pretty decent too, until these 2 guys forced himself to sit with us, then we got stuck with them for the rest of the night.  My friends exchanged phone numbers with some guys but I decided to just leave them with my email address (received 2 emails so far, but no plan on replying).  Any interesting night club story to share?

Enough with my craps, here are some pictures to share.

 We had lunch at Junior's across the street from our hotel (Marriott Marquis).  Kudos for their heavenly made cheesecake.

The view from our hotel room at night.  I felt so touristy.  Heheh!

The super M&M store, so colorful and such a candy land!  I could just run around and throw myself among them (luckily I didn't, the security guy was thrice my size).

I really like the cartoon painting on these billboards!