
Happy New Year Folks!!
Mon and I celebrated New Year at the Times Square this year. This is my first New Year celebration ever and also the first one in NYC. To be in NYC and never celebrated New Year at the Times Square is a huge sin!!! So , Mon and I despite the cold weather, determined that we are not going to miss it.
The office closed at 3.00 on Thursday afternoon, at 4.30, Mon and I arrived at 42nd street at 7 avenue, only to discover that most of the road has been blocked. The security was very tight, policemen were everywhere. We were told by the police, to enter through 8 avenue. So we walked another block only to be told that we cant enter at 42nd street, they have closed it, we then made our way to 43rd street, it was also closed. We walked further up, until 53rd street where we finally allowed to crossed to 7th avenue.
Like I said the security was tight. Every junction was blocked by a bunch of policemen. From 53rd street we tried to get as close as possible to 42nd street. I was told that people have been waiting since 6.am so, although in my mind we are among the earliest , the nearest we could get was at 48th street. Which is kind of OK because we can still see the ball and the large screen.
sesiapa yang bawak back pack was denied entry. Aku baru beli back pack kaler hitam ok!! Armani ok!!!Yang aku bawak masa pegi time square itu. harus lah polis tu tak bagi masuk. Mak sudah agak frust di situ, walaubagaimanapun, memandangkan tahap kebijak kan yang tidak dapat dinafikan, aku pun sudah masuk satu diner at 48street, keluarkan barang dari bag itam baru itu, bukak jaket, pakai beg and pakai jaket semula. Lalalalalalal, harus lah lepass dari pandangan pak polisi
So there we are at Times Square. At 8 pm it started to rain, at 10, it started to snow. And it was freaking cold!!!. Despite the coldness, the crowd, faithfully remained at their spot. Most of them are tourist. Canadians, Chinese, French and of course 2 fat Malaysians ;). While waiting we were entertained by the life show projected at the huge screen.
At 12.59 the countdown begin. The ball started to move down, and sharp at 00.00 1st January 2010, the ball reached it’s base, the screen screamed Happy New Year, firecrackers lightened up the sky and paper confettis were flying in the air. And this year as you all might have already know, there’s J.Lo in her sexy cat suit singing “LET’S GET LOUD” (tak sejuk ke J.Lo oiii??)
It was FUN. It was one hell of an experience. As the crowd slowly leaving, so did Mon and I. We had our late night supper at a Korean dinner at 48 on Lexington before continuing our journey to 1st avenue. As I reached home, my legs were killing me, but the experience was worth it.
Happy New Year folks, may this year be better than ever!
