New city, new life, new beginnings, new hope? This is New York.

So if the majority of the photos are uploaded on to Facebook, what is the impetus to visit this site then? You know you only do so out of dogged perseverance that there might be something different here than on Facebook. And right you are. There are like, 4 extra pics here that are not there, I suppose. Think of it as bonus material, my immaterial audience.

Pics I like a lot (also known as lumping nice pics together so I don't have to think up of witty captions for them







So that makes it 5. Which means I have 33 more pics to caption. Bah. Oh wait here be another overarching category!

Views from my window (and are not photoshopped!)








That makes it... uh, wait I can do the math... 27?

Flying the Singapore way



I like how the German announcements have a Singapore accent to them.

We are so speeshul



We have our very own subway station with our own signs in mosaic on them!

Uh..



Wait what? So did Columbia? And their signs look prettier! Hell what are we paying our insanely expensive tuition for? Votes to have 'More pimp NYU signs at the 8th St subway station'.

Pretty statues



Columbia University has nice statues at their campus. We don't even have a campus.

Dungeons



Where Columbia students get banished to if they score below an A. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200. Haha.

and Dragons



Their cellars look like some crypt-y dungeon thing, and you expect to slay a dragon any moment now. All these happening in the basements of Columbia dorms.

Nice... building?



I dunno. Felt like taking a picture. I think there is some significance to this building, though I cannot remember what.

The Crows



Even the birds have it tough here in NYC. Look how stressed they are.

Library and clouds



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Two couples on a bench and a kaypoh kia



On surface they may seem like a loving couple...

But on closer inspection...



"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS GIVE ME THAT STONY EXPRESSION WHEN I AM TALKING TO YOU???"

Colors of the rainbow



ROYGBIV. But why is the violet weirdly placed?

The wind did it



The Stonewall Inn, where the root of LGBT-equality action began.

Narrowest building in New York



The car is longer than the house is wide. And the house is pretty expensive too.

Insubstantial



It's address is 75 1/2. Reminds me of like Platform 9 3/4.

Peedofeeliiaaa



In honor of Charmaine.

Oldest street in New York



Stone Street, because the street is paved in stone. Duh.

Pretty



Don't know what else to say about this.

Standard tourist shot



EVERYONE must take a picture of this signpost when they go to Wall St. Strangely I didn't take a picture of the bull.

Oldest surviving church building in the city



St Paul's Chapel. Built 1764, it survived The Great New York City Fire of 1776. See? My blog can be educational.

Healing Hearts and Minds



Patches sent by policemen and firefighters all around the world make up this exhibit commemorating the Sept 11 attack.

Candles



Another of the exhibit.

San Gennaro



Festival at little Italy with tons of booths with games that actually look fun and foods that looks good.

Lost Turtle



Uh. Must be some turtle, if it can escape fast enough for the owner to be unable to notice. Or some owner.

Buskers



Seriously, New York City is infested with them. I get woken up by jazz saxophonists everyday at around 9am. I understand your need to a starving artist on the streets, dear buskers, but give it a rest already. I NEED MY SLEEP.

If Peter Parker loses his job...



He could take over their jobs anyday.

And to end off...



OOOH LOOK LOCH NESS MONSTER!!! HAHAHA.