Pronounciations

I had fun communicating with people in New York. I wanted to take the train to a station called 'Fulton'. So I asked the lady at the ticket counter for directions. I said, "Can you tell me how I can get to 'Fulllton' station?" She wouldn't understand. I said 'Fullltonn'. Naaa...I then pulled out a map and pointed out the station to her. She exclaimed, "Oh...Foolton! Cross the street, take a left and its two blocks away".
At another time, I wanted to take one of these 'Path' trains that go from New Jersey to Manhattan and I randomly asked a few passer-bys where the nearest 'Paaaath' station was and nobody would know. Then it struck me that these guys just cannot interpret. I said 'Patttttth' and Bingo! Suddenly, everyone knew where it was! Magic! Now this one is completely insane. There is a place called 'Houston' in America, which is pronounces as 'Hue-stunn'. But there is a small part in New York, which is also called 'Houston'. But, guess what this one's called...'House-stunn'. Beats me! The next time i wanted to know something, I knew how to 'aesssssssssk' them!!  ;)

Diwali in New York

Red Mango

I went to the‘Village’ in New York, which is supposed to be a happenin’ place for food and partying at night. It was a weekday, so it wasn’t at its best, but it was quite alive. We were walking down Madison Square Park, NYU, through Bleeker Street,and we stopped by for some yogurt at Red Mango. I was wondering what toppings to opt for, when my friend Jill recommended some ‘mochi’ and strawberry along with yogurt. I gave her a look which said, what??? Mochi!!! (mochi means ‘cobbler’ in India).‘Mochi’ is an Asian something made up of rice crisps. Now,I didn’t know that. The yogurt was delicious. Tasted like a better version of ice-cream. Anyway, I asked for the smallest serving, and I wasn’t even able to finish it. Sometimes I think things are unnecessarily huge in the USA. I had to ask Jill to eat up all the ‘mochi’ while I enjoyed the strawberries and the yogurt. But, a thumbs up for this place. Interesting stuff!

The Dark Knight

Jini at Times Square

My life just changed from black and white to colour!