感恩節,傳統老美家庭團聚的日子! 當然,對於孤家寡人又漂泊在異鄉的我,其實對這種日子是很頭痛又不想面對的! 不過,因為有你們,讓我的感恩節過得很豐富! 心中滿滿的甘溫!!
前幾天剛看完神偷軍團,這部電影裡有感恩節大遊行,當下就想去紐約市看看這一年一度的Macy遊行(我想以後也沒機會在美國過感恩節了.....),連繫Chrissy 和博昌之後,搞定了一切活動和住宿,再很不好意思地惋絕同事佛理莎(這名字翻成中文有點像是七龍珠裡悟空的對手...)的邀約,出發吧!!
早上五點出發到紐約,和Chrissy會合後,就卡在57街附近看遊行了,基本上,想動也動不了,這人潮之多,大概和大陸春運差不多吧 ! 被擠在後頭的我們,只能看到大型造型氣球,看不到底下的遊行 !
(其實很想拿個大火鍋往前衝,火花四冒地吆喝,"燙喔~燙喔~船上人叫了大火鍋,燙到不負責喔! " )----我又在講相聲段子了......
但金麟豈是池中物 ? 一個箭步,看到前面的老美閃開後,三步併兩步地攀上了地鐵入口處的欄杆,頓時豁然開朗,遊行盡收眼底!! ( 很多人也都這樣做阿! 我只是跟著做而已啊....)
到了晚上,前往和博昌及其幾個日本中國室友會合,去吃紐約中國城名店--鹿鳴春! 但我必須老實說,儘管排隊排很久,但除了小籠包之外,其實菜餚.......
晚餐後,前往Best Buy去湊黑色星期五的熱鬧,長長的人龍到了12點後緩緩移動,把Best Buy擠得水洩不通,大家拿商品像是不要錢一樣地搬!很受不了擁擠的我,馬上就出來了.... 後來,到Macy's 看看 ! 果不其然,Macy's也是被擠得爆炸! 我看這一天,應該是老美工作最認真的一天吧! 此時,我已經受不了一整天東奔西跑的折磨了,只好拜託博昌帶我回家睡覺,就不和他們去夜店續攤了!
隔天一早起床,馬上趕赴Byrant Park溜冰,這是我的第一次溜冰 ( 誰叫我都不去之前的員工旅遊---小巨蛋溜冰....),USD 14 滑到你爽! 所以我們就滑了快三小時,不過.... 我只有摔倒和緩緩前進的份......
回到Hartford後,去看了第一場的大學曲棍球比賽! 有同事Batman Chris的講解 (他本身就有在打),讓我對曲棍球有更好的了解! 很幸運地.... 看到他們在打架,還打了好幾次! 曲棍球本身就是個很Physical的運動,打出火氣來,其實也不意外! 另外,看到他們大學比賽已經接近職業化的包裝,就很感嘆,台灣的職業運動一直還停留在殺豬公的階段......
感謝有你們! 甘溫!
Thanksgiving , a traditional festival for American family reunion .However , as a lonely expatriate, that would be the last thing I want to face . However , because of you guys , my thanksgiving was filled with fun and warmth.
Once-a-year Macy’s parade ,held by Macy’s in NYC , is an great spark in Thanksgiving . After discussing with Chrissy and Bo-Cang , I finally got done with my schedule and the place to crash .Bidding an apology to Felicia’s invitation . Let’s hit the road !
Setting out at dawn from Hartford, and meeting with Chrissy . We rushed to the parade ,only to got stuck at the 57th Street . At that point of time , the parade route had been deluged with people , what the hell the crowd come from !? With such crowd in front , we saw nothing but the floating balloon in the air .
However , Amao is not a easy guy to be hit . Just in a blink of eye , I climbed all the way up the fence of the subway’s entrance . ha ! What a wide view ! ( Many guys did so , I just followed suit ! )
Joe’s Shanghai , a very famous restaurant in China town of NYC , is the place where I had my dinner with Bo-Chang and his Japanese and Chinese roommates .However , although the long queue took us so long , the dishes are…….. beyond description…. ………except for dumplings . ( Don’t think it in traditional way ….you could feel better )
We turned to Best Buy for black Friday sales after dinner . When the clock tolls at 12:00 , Best Buy was immediately packed with people who seem to take items for free . I got out soon because it is too crowded and I can’t bear the physical feeling .
Next stop , Macy’s ! It was completely the same in Macy’s . Today is supposed to be the day U.S. retailer employee work hardest. God ! I can’t take it anymore after a whole day ‘s torture . I decided to be a wet blanket for Bo-chang . Begging him to take me home for sleeping , I gave up the following night club trip .
Skating is what’s on the next day . Byrant park is where we went to skate ! Just costs USD 14 .. That’s the first time I’ve skated . Haha , although we spent three hours skating , all I can do was fell over and slow move-on .
Back to Hartford , A college Hockey game was waiting ! With Batman Chris ‘s explanation , I got no trouble in watching Hockey . We were even so lucky to see they have a few physical fights . Moreover , I can’t help sigh for the development of the professional sport in Taiwan after seeing even U.S. college sport can be marketed in quasi-professional way .
Anyway , Many thanks to you guys .
不爬上爬下的,大概也不叫蜘蛛人了!
Did you ever see the spiderman who won't climb up and down ?
米奇! Micky !
我想大家都認識他們~ I think you all know them .
遊行!連紐約警察都來湊一腳! Parade ! Even NYPD !
我不認識他們! 你們認識嗎!? I don't know them ! Do you know ?
音速小子! Sonic ! Sonic !
麥當勞叔叔.. 雖然有點消風! McDonald ! but , need airing up !
黑色星期五! 這是12點~2點的Best Buy和Macy's
Black Friday ! Best Buy and Macy's at 12~2 o'clock !
溜冰! Skating at Byrant Park
不管滑得好不好! 一定要擺出很帥的感覺! 再來個白鶴亮翅!
UConn Whale v.s. Norwalk Admiral at XL Center
主場球隊Uconn Whale 贏了 ! Home Team Uconn Whale wins !
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