astoria boulevard subway station

one of our apartment seeking days...
we ended up taking the subway from astoria boulevard to home... we were amazed with the view and so we took pictures of it...

a time for us

a day.. a time for both of us...
at central park botanical garden

patrik making a wish after throwing a penny into this pool of water

this rock was too slippery that i had to squat in order to reach the ground

my little boy up on the tree.. brace that branch tight!!

one saturday afternoon, patrik's friend bruce invited patrik and i for his girlfriend's dance program.. :) nice to have time with good friends... and here are our snapshots..

patrik and leah

bruce and anika

taken on fulton street by patrikleah and anika at some park near J&R.. :)bruce's gayness revealed

after a few hours, anika had to go back to the studio for another performance at around 8:30 p.m... so bruce, patrik, and i killed some time until she was done.. the night would not be complete without FOOD..

we walked to chinatown... ate mochi ice cream and drank chalky bubble tea..



and the three skillful and talented individuals did some crazy shit..

and here's the final product:presenting...
CAST
bruce
patrik
leahpaging for the parents of these two lost boys...

patrik : mommy i wanna poooo!!!

bruce: raise your hand if you're sure



patrik: i believe i can fly... i believe i can touch the sky..

1.. 2.. 14.. JUMPsuccessful jump.. okay okay..

bruce: air freeze my obama...

- THE END -

roosevelt island

a day in an island called ROOSEVELT ISLAND.. it is located in between manhattan and queens new york.. patrik and i took the cable car to go to this island...patrik wanted us to walk the perimeter of this peaceful place...

a few of leah's poses before we walked

we went to their octagon garden...


the lighthouse...
a random bird in the islandan island so peaceful... beautiful.. small but cozy...

flor's birthday :)

october 14, 2008 --> my dear friend's birthday.. a celebration at serendipity, NY with friends anja, en-en, marichu and myself..

we met at rockefeller center (l-R) marichu, flor, me , anja

the food : lemon chicken, meatloaf with mashed potato, mixed grill, and seafood fettucini.. delicious!!

shared iced tea (ORGANIC hehehe) by marichu and leah
the dessert : fobidden broadway sundae and hot fudge, a specialty by serendipity



THANKS FLOR!!

Niagara - USA side

A weekend getaway.. i was with my two beautiful friends namely anja and flor... :) we had the 2 - day paradise travel bus tour... it was a long tiring bus ride... it took us 7-8 hours to reach the magnificent scenes around niagara falls... but those were priceless times... smiles reflected the deepest joy we felt... it was simply amazing!!!!

starting point --- flushing, queens, NY

in the bus and we were ready to go.

two girls on the block

off we go..
welcome to thousand island stop... :)

before the boat ride, we had some ice cream

alexandria bay
the boat ride !!!!




this is the smallest island with the smallest house... and tree is bigger than the island.. an island made for me... :)

the three amigas

the place we stayed for a night... a not so special fancy hotel... but we made it extraordinary... heheheh :)

in the lobby

in the room... :)

next stop ---> HORSESHOE FALLS



NIAGARA FALLS

wet.. wet... wet...

maid of the mist


after the breathtaking ride... :)
NIAGARA ---> "A MUST-SEE PLACE"great! magnificent.. extraordinary.. amazing.. breathtaking.. wonderful.. brilliant.. superb... gorgeous.. regal