In the Cold and On the Subway
It got soooooo cold I decided to cover my ears with this beanie hat I bought in Scotland some years back. The windchill can make you so unaware of your ears that if they dropped off, you wouldn't know. It's ironic to put on a Scottish beanie when I am in NY, but I just didn't like the idea of purchasing any of those "I love NY" merchandise which tourists are so fond of -- from T-shirts to mugs, and from pencils to plastic bags.
At 9:00pm at the Grand Army Plaza station in Brooklyn, the station was devoid of life - a very rare sign in New York. Even past midnight, most trains are crowded. Everything suddenly looked so spick and span I could not believe I was in New York.
This is the Number 3 train, with a wonderfully clean and bright interior. It is a new train, with an automated voice-over announcing the name of the next station. Most of the time, the conductor mumbles loudly over the P.A. system, and you really wonder what they are saying.
Even my nephew, Nigel, feels my shivers back in Singapore and wears something to keep his head warm. Hehe...
Now, this is a typical scene of New Yorkers rushing around on the platform. 59th Street Columbus Circle is where I usually change trains.
At 9:00pm at the Grand Army Plaza station in Brooklyn, the station was devoid of life - a very rare sign in New York. Even past midnight, most trains are crowded. Everything suddenly looked so spick and span I could not believe I was in New York.
This is the Number 3 train, with a wonderfully clean and bright interior. It is a new train, with an automated voice-over announcing the name of the next station. Most of the time, the conductor mumbles loudly over the P.A. system, and you really wonder what they are saying.
Even my nephew, Nigel, feels my shivers back in Singapore and wears something to keep his head warm. Hehe...
Now, this is a typical scene of New Yorkers rushing around on the platform. 59th Street Columbus Circle is where I usually change trains.
posted by Prometheus | 12:55 pm
2 Comments:
you look quite scary! If i don't know you on the train, i'll probably try to sit away from you! :) You look quite dubious in that beanie! It seems really cold from your description, but your photos show other people in rather thin looking shirt leh! :)
No lah, the pic at the 59th St Station was taken long ago. The guys standing between the yellow lines were also taken BEFORE autumn set in. I look dubious.. Hahah... That's so New York! OK, never mind. I'll try to go for a complete makeover soon!
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