The world's tallest man-made structure is now the Taipei 101 Tower. However I have never quite heard of it. I was lucky enough though to have landed on The Empire State Building, the tallest and most famous skyscraper in new York.
The queue was kinda endless, but lucky for that I also met two Australian ladies whom I travelled with for the rest of the day. I remember it costs US$18, a two dollar increase from my guide book. Some areas in the interior were also under renovation - rather unglamorous. Queen Elizabth II had been at the Observatory to gaze down at the City - so I have to do it too!
On the 86th floor observatory (320m above the city), you can see breakthtaking views of the city. To me, what was amazing wasnt the "beauty" of the city (like you would expect from the Eiffel Tower)-- rather it was the tall, packed buildings, which signifies tons of activities, business transactions going on to build this giant economy. The Chrysler Building (center, silverish, pointed) definitely adds a touch of difference or you can call it grace, to the skyline.
This week was definitely hectic again. So much so that I had to ask for a one-on-one with my boss to discuss the mounting workload. He was cool. He offered me compromises to every problem I brought up. I think I might just be quite lucky to be working with him directly.
Saturday didnt cease to slow down. My bf put down every item in his PDA with an alarm, and we basically followed a planned (and stressful) schedule to complete the muliple tasks we wanted to achieve this weekend.
We kicked off with a morning visit to the hospital, then headed to Friend Art to buy papers & stickers because his mum would like to see everyone with a table name tag during Thursday's dinner. We also bought a Japanese theme paper so that we could print the family tree chart for both families & relatives. We then collected our engagement bands, and then went off to Raoul to buy a shirt for the dinner. Finally I slowed down by having facial with my mummy at Thomson. In the evening, it was followed by dinner with bf's sister, who returns from London only once a year. After dinner, we had to put our origami skills to the test, and started cutting, writing, putting stickers for every guests on Thursday. I was dead beat by midnight, and couldnt even spell some of my cousins' names properly... All of this.. just for an engagement dinner? I am determined to keep my wedding dinner really small. Maybe 15 tables.
Finally the chaos stopped a little on Sunday. I could write my blog, pay my bills, and took out Ajahn Brahm's book to read. Funny enough, the new chapter I am embarking on is "Love and commitment". It talked about unconditional love - it means opening the door of your heart to somebody else, with no 'ifs'.
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