Monday, 22 September 2008

• 21 years too late?

  working in new york city definitely has its perks.
  even with the tragic and psychotic way the economy is handling itself these days, the cost of a bagel with cream cheese and a regular coffee from one of the food truck guys is a measly $1.75.
  
  i was almost shocked and i thought i heard the guy wrong when he told me the price. seriously, where else can you buy food that cheap these days!? and on top of that, it tastes good and the coffee is sugary sweet...although that can also be attributed to my cheap tongue.
  
  also, learning the streets and different parts of Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs have been a big eye opener and cultural lesson. i never knew parts of brooklyn were so chic and nice looking. apartments in bronx are affordable and the cultural vibe in the neighborhoods is energizing, and queens has some interesting neighborhoods as well.
  
  most asians typically wouldnt live in many of these areas.. understandably so. our parents are inherently racist. sad but true. but at teh same time, everytime i walked around these neighborhoods, i thought to myself, "i could definately live here'
  
  and finally, nyc is one of those places where there's always something you havent done yet.theres always something to do and the vibe in the streets is always buzzing. i guess thats one of the main reasons why people love to live in the city and most folks in the burbs dream about one day making it out here. i have a co-worker like that who schlepped all the way from miami to live in nyc. all her life she dreamed of living here. heck, she even named her dog, ny.
  
  i can't help but feel though, that im 21 years too late. ive been living on the outskirts of the city for all this time, and most of the places i visited in the city were my parents store in chelsea and random spots in and around nyc. but there's just so much more i havent done! what have i been doing!?!?!?
  
  ..and i just realized that i wrote 21 years too late, as opposed to 22. im actually 22 years old. why do i keep considering myself to be 21?
  
  questions...that need to be answered.
  
  
  
  
  

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