Day:3 The Shopping Spree

No one would want to drive in the crazy and busy street of New York. So do we. Therefore, booked a tour to Woodsbury Common Premium Outlets which was an hour away. 

That was one of the biggest shopping outlets in US and we couldn't complete it as our bus was leaving at 6pm. That's the disadvantage of taking a tour bus for a shopping trip. Not to worried as we had covered 80% of the shops there. 

We were all happy especially Ju! We had such a wonderful time there. Love it. 

Check this out:www.bustowoodsburycommon.com

Great tour to and from Woodsbury Commons!

Birthday Wish

So far, about 80% of my birthday wish came true. Including the one I wished recently. I'm so fortunate! (Excited and Happy)

Happy Birthday to Ruiz

29, 3 simple birthday wishes:

1. Ju and our family to remain fit and healthy.

2. Ju and I to have a cute little baby

3. Smooth sailing for my current job. 

It's not too late to choose the path I want for my future. I think I have serve enough. Time to pursue things I'm interested at! 

Day 2: Cycling down Central Park

After drinking so much and having so much fun in Marquee, we woke up late on the following day. There wasn't much plan that day except to visit the famous Central Park. A park in the middle of the busy city. 

It took us almost 30 minutes to walk to the park and we were so excited when we finally got there. As the park too big for us to complete it by foot, we rented our bicycles from some illegal vendor who were renting bikes at a much lower rate. 

Cycling in the park wasn't easy as there were lots of upslopes. The scenery at the park was beautiful. There was a big lawn where people would play soccer, baseball and football and there was also a lake for people to raft and relax. Singapore would not have such luxury. 

After spending two hours burning the calories, we went to Little Italy for a fabulous dinner at Nyonya Restaurant. I'll share more the restaurant in the next blog. 

P.S. We are already on the plane from Minneapolis to Boise. 😩😩

Nyonya Restaurant

Rajesh and I visited this restaurant 2 years ago and it was Jason who found it. It serves Malaysian cuisine which was what we had been missing. Here's some reviews on the restaurant. 

1. Food 4/5

The food was really delicious and very close to the taste of what we had back in Singapore. We ordered oyster omelette, sambal kangkong and sambal stingray as the side dish. As for the main course, we had Malaysian Prawn noodles, beef kway teow, Indian me goreng and stir fry chicken. We also ordered Ice kacang (they called it "ABC"), chendol and burbur  cha cha for dessert. For the main course, I would say they got the prawn noodles totally right! The broth was delicious and the prawns were really fresh. For the side dish, I would say all of them tasted excellent. For the dessert wise, the ABC is my number one choice. There is room for improvement for the bur bur cha cha. The tapioca balls are missing. 

2. Service 2.5/5

I thought they could have done better with their service. The lady who served us was not very friendly at all. 

3. Price 3.5/5

The price is pretty reasonable. To have such as nice asian food in New York is rare. To fly all the way from Boise, it even more worth it! 

Day 1: Empire State of Mind

We are onboard the transit flight to Minneapolis. I'm somehow lack of energy. Holiday is over and time to be prepared for work. Before I get mentally prepared for work, I'll share on some lovely memories we had in the Empire State. 

This is my second time to New York and nothing changed much. We survived the taxi ride from JFK airport to New Yorker hotel. The traffic there is crazy! After checking in to the small four star hotel, we wasted no time and made our way to Maze restaurant for a wonderful dinner. 

After the dinner, we went to Times Square. We didn't spend too much time there as we already had plan to party in New York City. Two years ago, Rajesh and I did not managed to party as planned and we were left disappointed. This time, we managed to find a decent nightclub called Marquee nightclub. It wasn't too rowdy but it was pretty expensive. Despite that, we still enjoyed our night partying away in New York City!

Air Force Appreciation Day

It was a tiring day as both of us didn't had sufficient sleep. However, we really enjoyed the parade. Dressed in pirates costume and walking down the streets, waving to the people who came to say 'Thank You'. We really appreciated that! 

Love life in Idaho!