The Diary Of...

Since we had such a super jetset holiday, I have decided to create my own Diary of...hahahahaaa...(in case there are swaku's among the readers, A Diary Of is a program on MTV - hmph!)

This is The Diary of Tweetymanggis (to all those non-Malay speaking people, manggis means mangosteen. What's a mangosteen? Go to the supermarket and discover the mysteries...)

Ok, here is the story of our trip to NYC in pictures. Have to tell you though, that a couple are missing coz I don't have anymore space to upload pics and I am too stingy to pay the 25 bucks to upgrade. So just too bad, have to wait a couple of weeks to see the last few pics before my camera went kaput.

Here goes:

Day 0:
Took a picture of Chiara just before leaving so I have a latest and greatest picture to gaze at during my holiday. Thought about taking one of her body suits with me but decided against it lest it make me cry. So here is a pic of my pouchoo the morning before I left:



Isn't she just the cutest baby in the world? She is even cuter now by the way.

Anyway, on to the airport where I checked in and got to the gate where I was supposed to meet Gloria and Cat. Cat was there with her colleague (they were flying biz class "ahem", "ahem") however, Glo hadn't arrived. Small panic coz she didn't appear but finally showed up and we boarded the plane! All happy happy happy!! Unfortunately we (Glo and I that is - Cat looked completely like a business class passenger) looked like crap...

Beginning
Originally uploaded by tweetymanggis.

So 9 hours and a cab ride later, we arrived at the NY Palace ready to begin our adventure. Went to say hello to Sonia and Anushia who had arrived the day before and were looking much fresher than either Gloria or myself:


Sexy sisters

Ok, I am too tired to tell long stories so I am going to let the pictures do the talking. Here are pics from our first night out in NYC. We went for pre-dinner drinks at the Gansevoort Hotel (can u believe that I actually got the spelling right??) rooftop bar which was really fantastic. The best part of this bar was the fact that they actually played Aerosmith music!! Haahaha..ok, just kidding but it was definitely a plus factor in my books. After we went to Spice Market for dinner and then onto Movida for boogying.


Anushia, Sonia and Judith at Spice Market


Gloria, me and Christine at Spice Market

By the way, you see the white blouse I am wearing in the picture? Later I actually performed a magic trick and changed it into a black top (see the Movida pics)! Please don't tell anybody but I am actually a closet magician and my ultimate ambition is to make all RED WINE STAINS ON WHITE CLOTHES DISAPPEAR INSTANTLY!!!! A big thanks to Chloe who lent me her blouse so I could finish dinner before going back to the hotel to change. And I am so glad noone took a photo of me topless holding my braless boobs in the girls toilet while MY TOP WAS WASHED IN THE BASIN!!!! CHEE BYE LAH!!!

On to more pics from that night...


Anushia, Cat and Sonia


That's Chloe between my sisters.

Please take note of the little monkey behind in the photo below..



This picture by the way is a tribute to Xiaxue and friends . Note the fingers. Everybody say CHEEEEEEESE!!!!


Yup, the party is getting better


The beginning of the end...


ooooh..the sting of vodka


Jude - the champion amongst pregnant women - taking a shot of OJ - I wonder what Glo is laughing at???


Christine and David doing a shot


Must've been a helluva shot babe!


that's coooool Cat! and whose is feeling up her boobie??

The next day we woke up all fresh and feeling wonderful and went for a true blue American breakfast in a diner.


DA Bluesteele and the beauties


The tribute "just-arrived-tourists" picture near our hotel

Sonia is not in that picture because she had to scurry off for her manicure and pedicure appointment back at the hotel in the middle of our meal. Hehehheheeee.


Shot of the city from my sis 36th floor hotel room

So i missed one whole night of pics because I forgot to bring my camera. And you know what? I was the only ONE WITH A CAMERA in our group (Glo forgot her camera charger so also not counted)!! AIYAH! Talk about disorganized. Anyway, it was Glo's birthday and thanks to Christine and all her fantastic efforts we celebrated it in style. Dinner at Bed and then partying at Quo. Finished at 6am and 5mths-pregnant-Judith actually lasted the whole night. A round of applause please. Especially from the men reading this.

Next morning back at the diner on Lexington


Sonia and me


Anushia and Sonia - Dont you just luuurve THAT TOP Sonia is wearing??!!!

Ok so there is actually a big adventure story about that day which involves speed shopping, Singapore kiasu-ism at its best, running in the rain and missed aeroplanes but I shall not go into details. Suffice it to say that a West Indies policeman and Indians in the City (the sub-continental kind not the woo-woo-woo kind) SAVED THE DAY!!! YAY!!!

We had a VVVIP staying at our hotel for 3 days while we were there. As a result, the place was crawling with cops, secret service and the most handsome Israeli bodyguards/Mossad/policemen/whatever. So much action I tell you and we managed to capture one exciting moment when Ariel Sharon was leaving the hotel and we had to wait on the street until the whole convoy had left



Coming up next are a couple of rather bo liao photos taken from the open top bus tour we took around the city. Let me explain the significance of this outing. We are the girls who have been to Mykonos numerous times and never seen Delos island. Judith has been to Paris and never seen the Eiffel Tower. Been to Rome and never visited the Colloseuem. Been to Vatican and never went into Sistine Chapel. I can go on but I won't because it is a much too embarrassing testament to our alcoholic partying holidays. Therefore, the fact that we actually managed to buy tickets and do an open to bus tour in NYC is really an achievement for us. Anushia can take credit for getting our asses into gear. And Jude for being currently "alcoholically-challenged".


Empire State Building - the weather was sooo bad


Wall of Tiles (made by kids) - 9/11 Memorial


Look familiar or not? You all never watch TV is eeet?

End of amazing bus tour


Times Square

I wanted to upload the pic of the MTV TRL place but forgot and now I have no more space. Too bad. Must wait to see. Oh and that was also the day we saw a live taping on TRL and missed seeing the Black Eyed Peas perform. UURGH!!!!

On the Tuesday, Christine invited us to attend an Armani cocktail party at Barney's. Oh the stress of getting ready!!!


Pretty Jude


What to wear? What to wear?


OH GOD!! WHAT TOO WEEEEAAAARRR???!!!!!

And the final result...

Anushia, me, Jude, Adam and Christine

After the cocktail we went to Suba for tapas and DA Bluesteele joined us.


DA Bluesteele doing his Iceman interpretation - you know, Iceman from Top Gun lah


Bluesteele and the gals at Maritime Hotel - spot the wristlet anyone?


Adam, me and Adam's friend at the Maritime Hotel openair bar

After we went to a club called PM. Nicest doormen I ever encountered in NYC. Told me much about foie gras and Reisling. And his name is Aramis. Wow. I want a name like that too.

Jermaine Dupri was there that night. Aside from the fact that he looks like any other mama boy hanging out in Serangoon Road, he is so short Jude and I couldn't see him. Hahahahaaaaa.


The gals and me at PM


There is Bluesteele steeling the thunder from Glo and I


Glo with Russel Crowe's stunt double

The next morning I woke up with the NASTIEST hangover. The kind that left me shivering and trembling and unable to even sit properly on the toilet to pee. Too old already for this kind of piggy drinking.

Must remember next time not to mix drinks. : )

I actually have a picture of me in this state - 2 even, and I REALLY REALLY wanted to post one up here but ooops, whaddya know...NO MORE SPACE!!!

That night at a fantastic Vietnamese fusion food place called Bao 111. I love Pho!!!


Jude and Glo


Anush and me - 2 ponytails and flat shoes on a night out - THAT'S how hungover I was..

Just to prove that I am truly Singaporean here is the obligatory picture of the food we were eating

Yummy yum yum...

After dinner we went to a pub next door to have some drinks (Coke please!!). We met this bunch of people who were celebrating a birthday. And they were desperately trying to finish this mug of beer


The bday boy was the boy with the hat and his girlfriend was a sweetheart (he is 25 and she is 39 - "gasp"). She actually took the trouble to write down on a piece of paper places for us to go and visit. The funny thing is that Christine had taken us to most already. hahahahaaaa.

Next day we went to my favourite brunch place in NYC - Bubby's. We saw Ed Burns there. You never watch movies EITHER IS EEEET??????


Anush in that classic "pose with phone" photo at Bubby's

Ok guys. I think that's it for today. Very tired already. More pics and witty comments tomorrow. Stay tuned for the next episode of "The Diary of....Tweetymanggis"