MyDailyRoti is finally in the Big Apple!

As of now, I am sitting on a cosy chair in our hotel room typing and feeling quite satisfied. Started my day off alright though I really wasn't looking forward to another plane flight, I was however very much looking forward to be in Manhattan. Pittsburgh was really cold today, about -3 deg celsius. Just as we were about to reach the airport for our flight, it started snowing a little and then it got heavier while we were abroad the plane. Great, my first experience of snow. =) Had another great breakfast and we were ready for our flight.

Above: This is some nigga shit man. No prob fittin 5 bodies and 6 packs of cocaine in 'ere.

Above: Real prawns, real meaty and real tasty. You still think the dim sum in Ipoh is good?

    Anyway, after a 1 hour flight, we finally landed at JFK International. The weather in New York is better compared to Pittsburgh, cold but not as cold and no snow, yet. Mr B, a family friend came to receive us at the airport and off we went for a Dim Sum lunch in his friend's Caddy Escalade. Bling bling. Anyway, the Dim Sum restaurant is run by a Malaysian and ironically the Dim Sum here is so much better than what we get back in Malaysia, which is really just pathetic shit. 

Above: It's really confusing. Americans really like their gas guzzling V8s, but they really really adore their hybrids as well.

Above: Going on to Manhattan. No stray planes in sight.

    After lunch, got back onto the Caddy and headed for Manhattan. Along the way it was interesting how Mr B told us stories of our ministers and how they spent our tax money on boxes and boxes of designer items everytime they visit the USA, especially you-know-who(Mr B is the chairman of the Malaysian Association here and he accompanies officials from Malaysia during their trips to NY, including our Prime Minister). Checked into our hotel and I had to force my mum to not take her nap so we could get down and stroll along the famed 5th avenue just nearby. 

    Manhattan is really a concrete jungle (Keys, A 2009), packed with skyscrapers and buildings that are made from reinforced steel and concrete rather than dreams. 5th Ave is a famous shopping street, more of a main avenue. It is here where a lot of the flagship fashion stores are located. Louis Vuitton, BCBG, Prada, Abercrombie & Fitch (they have semi nude models in their stores all the time) and my favourite designer store, Bottega Veneta as well. It was also along this avenue that I got my first haul from NYC. Something I had been looking for for a long time and I knew exactly where to look for it and I bought it in an instant. I was also considering to finally buy another pair of raw jeans, APCs but they cost a little bit too much, plus my parents were there. I do feel like killing myself now.

Above: Chrysler Building.

Above: Empire State Building lookin sick.

Above: Kinda like the one back at the Portugese Settlement except in every detail.

    5th Ave is really pretty with all the buildings lined up at the side, including the famed Empire State Building, once the tallest tower in the world. Trump Tower can also be found here, easily spotted as it has the Gucci flagship beside it. Also visited the famed giant Christmas tree at the Rockefeller Center. Very niccce place.

Above: Looks shit but tastes the shit man. Just like Ramli burger.

    Finally we walked back to our hotel and along the way brought back some food. I've always believe that street food is the ultimate expression of every food culture. I love street food, street food is so much more authentic compared to some shit like McDonald's and so we bought some Kebab wraps by the roadside. Not very American you might say, but what's American? The US is a melting pot of so many different cultures and they are all represented in the street food found here. The kebab wraps were absolutely fantastic. Just wanna say, I <3 New York (Empire State of Mind playing in the background).