Luckily (or unluckily) for me, it isn't snowing here. When I stand in the sun, I feel so toasty and warm, but in the shade, the cold wind blows so that I can feel it cutting through my jeans and sneaking under my coat. Atlanta's 6 degrees, a natural air-con. Actually I'm worried that the winds would blow the snow down into the middle of New York, and then my parents will have to drive back in the snow. Praying that God will grant them a safe trip back.
Anyway yesterday was a fun day. I took the marta, Atlanta's mrt, to travel around city. Well maintained, but I still prefer our mrt - more familiar and more like home. And then we stopped at Five Points Station to see the preparations being made for the big countdown. Georgia's called the Peach State. It's famous for producing the highest quality peaches, and it's the official state fruit. (For s'pore, it'll be durian?) Hence for the big countdown, they 'drop the peach' during the last precious seconds. There is this tower, with the peach on top, and when the counting starts, it'll move downwards (motorized), and reach the bottom at "0"!
So we hung around, and took pics of the tower and the decorations. They were setting up the stage for the concert, and the band was rehearsing. The music blasting! The drums! The Electric Guitars! Oh gosh, i'm such a sucker for electric guitar music. Apparently the music-high was infectious - us and most passerbys plonked down on the nearby stairs, and were entertained.
This guy next to me started playing air-drum. HAhah oh but he's GOOD...he actually knew the drum score for the songs. And his gestures were the same as the drummer on stage. I've seen ppl play air-guitar before, but never air-drum. And then a few guys who were walking out of a nearby shopping area (the Underground) just dropped their bags on the side, and began breakdancing to the music. People cheered, and a few starting wishing passerbys a Happy New Year in advance.
After awhile, we left and walked on to the nearby Olympic Park, and sat down to watch park-goers play soccer and impromptu frisbee (just walk up to those playing and say that you want to join in the game).
I'm sorry, I took a few pics, on my hp, but somehow my com refused to bluetooth with my hp, and then i'm too sian to find a wire and connect it manually. Paiseh! Just imagine the scenes then! *evil grin*
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School's starting soon, and I'm meeting Mm and Sharon tomorrow! How nice! And thx for all those who wished me Happy New Year! *muacks* Everyone, take care in s'pore and I hope everyone will have a wonderful 2008 (and had a wonderful 2007).
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Yami! hahhah hi how are u?! (heehee exclusively to yami)
