it seems a lot of my time in new york has been spent waiting and queuing. queuing for bus tickets, stuck in new york jams, waiting for a seat in serendipity, getting stuck in times square on new year's eve, queuing for tkts and broadway lotteries, waiting for friends... you get the idea.

so one wonders, is the 2-3hr wait into serendipity really worth all that chocolate? or the 10 lottery tries waiting for that ticket in the cold only to end up with nothing, or maybe one ticket in the end if you're lucky? okay i wasn't bored enough to try out the times square on new year's eve part, beyond popping my head into the crowd at around 8pm to check it out, then running home to hide, but still..

but then i suppose this is all part of the new york experience, especially around this time of year, and with broadway, getting a US$25 ticket when the guy behind you paid around US$100 is kinda satisfying. not to mention being able to see all the actors up close (okay the spit spewing out of the mouth when they sing is disturbing, as is the thick makeup and the wiglines, but the feeling when they come out to take their bows and are less than 5m away is just intense)

so the rest of you can come to new york, do your touristy stuff and see all your tv series locales (friends, seinfield, even gossip girl). me, i'll stick to my broadway queues. on a side note, i don't believe i've ever been so happy to hear someone mangling up my name so badly (the guy from the wicked lottery today)

happy new year everyone!