NY in NY?

It's going to be a month of NO WAKEBOARDING for me. I don't know how I'm going to cope with it so the plan is to ride twice on Saturday. The plan is to go out 10am - 2pm, go for lunch and to sit around till 5pm and I'll finish around 7pm. Call me crazy! And after planning for my flight "sleeping" schedule, I have decided not to sleep on Saturday night and if I can't take it, I'll take a short nap and force myself to get up and to board the plane super sleepy on Sunday. My "concierge" Zhoos already warned me that he's going to be very tired and wants to go to sleep. That means, do not disturb him if I'm jet-lagging. Hopefully the "hotel" is not like one of these... HAHAHA!!!

Dunas Paraiso

I told Zhoos I wanted to go all the touristy stuffs so before he goes on leave, I shall wonder around myself, check out all the museums, do all the touristy stuffs like before we plan other stuffs in the pipeline like snowboarding and what not. Needless to say, the shopping is a guy-less affair, unless he wants to entertain me. Hur hur *hint hint

What can I do while I'm there?

Any suggestions?

I've been told to be put on the waiting list after I touched down in New York if I'd like to return earlier. Initially, the itinerary is designed based on flights available and not by personal preference. With the current itinerary, I would have to get extra annual leaves from next year but that is not of an issue if I don't intend to go for another huge trip next year. And most likely, that is not going to happen. My pocket is already bleeding from this trip and I even have to get my credit limit increased like 3 times. On one hand, I just wanna complete my trip and let time roll while I'm there. Besides, if I come home in the brand new year, the world might be all new again. On another hand, I wanna spend New Year with friends and family. But considering this year's New Year is going to be different without the bunch of nieces and nephews, maybe I should just count the year down in Times' Square. I miss the Christmas tree we all helped set up last year and the Kris Kringle was so much fun.


CCM's Itinerary...

SUN 16DEC
DEP SINGAPORE 1125 CX 714 NON-STOP
TERMINAL 1 ECONOMY BOEING 777-300
ARR HONG KONG 1510 CONFIRMED 03HR 45MIN
TERMINAL 1 LUNCH

SUN 16DEC
DEP HONG KONG 1900 CX 840 NON-STOP
ECONOMY BOEING 777
ARR NEW YORK JFK 2110 CONFIRMED 15HR 10MIN
TERMINAL 7 MULTI MEALS

FRI 04JAN
DEP NEW YORK JFK 0900 CX 841 NON-STOP
TERMINAL 7 ECONOMY BOEING 777
05JAN
ARR HONG KONG 1400 CONFIRMED 16HR 00MIN
MULTI MEALS

SAT 05JAN
DEP HONG KONG 1600 CX 711 NON-STOP
TERMINAL 1 ECONOMY BOEING 777
ARR SINGAPORE 1950 CONFIRMED 03HR 50MIN
TERMINAL 1 REFRESHMENT -
COMPLIMENTARY

As much as I wanna come home for New Year, I have no idea who to spend it with. So I might opt to spend it on the way back. Besides I'll be traveling "ahead" of time, so effectively, I could skip New Year altogether. Awww, this sounds so bitter! So let's vote, should I spend New Year in Singapore or New York?