2012年11月22日

甘溫啊~~ Thanksgiving ,New York City,NY


            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 !

為了搶一個好的View ! 不惜搏命演出!
I risked my life grabbing a good position for a wide view .









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!
Great posture is required no matter how good you skate !



UConn Whale v.s. Norwalk Admiral at XL Center


男子漢的對決!Macho Play , Physical Fight !



主場球隊Uconn Whale 贏了 ! Home Team Uconn Whale wins !

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