so you will be in NYC?
Are you visiting schools in NYC or upstate NY?
IE Columbia, NYU compared to Cornell, Syracuse, Rochester, etc.
in terms of mechanical keyboards, there's really nothing around NY tbh.
Now if you want someone to proxy for you, i'll do it if you want as i live in NYC lol.
in terms of mechanical keyboards, there's really nothing around NY tbh.
Now if you want someone to proxy for you, i'll do it if you want as i live in NYC lol.
I think I have enough keyboard items :p 13 and counting, or is it 14?
I'm looking more at clothing, accessories etc etc......SG is pathetic in terms of variety and price.
in terms of mechanical keyboards, there's really nothing around NY tbh.
Now if you want someone to proxy for you, i'll do it if you want as i live in NYC lol.
I think I have enough keyboard items :p 13 and counting, or is it 14?
I'm looking more at clothing, accessories etc etc......SG is pathetic in terms of variety and price.
well in typical asian stereotype fashion, go to the Woodbury Outlets.
They have buses from Chinatown and Flushing Queens that'll drive you up to the outlets (about 90-120 min ride, i dunno i usually just drive lol)
http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=7
Other than that, if you're ok with spending $$ then head on to 5th ave and the avenue of americas and shop to your heart's desire haha.
Boston:
Harvard and MIT are both in Cambridge, and there's a direct Red Line subway (metro) service connecting the two in just a few stops, so that should be easy enough. If you don't drive and get into Boston by train, you will likely get off at the North or South stations, depending on where you arrive from. Or at the airport. All of those connect to the same subway (metro) system, so you can get directly from those stations to those universities quite easily. I'd print out a subway map from here:
http://www.mbta.com/uploadedfiles/Documents/Schedules_and_Maps/Subway/Rapid%20Map.pdf
MIT is at the Kendall stop on the Red line, and Harvard is on the Harvard stop on the same Red Line.
For general information: www.mbta.com. There are lost of buses in the area too. I would say if you are interested in the Asian culture, Boston/Allston are an Asian hub, growing in size in the past decade. That's just across the river from Cambridge Allston (a western part of Boston) has an Asian supermarket with a food court ("Super88") and a lot small Asian restaurants. A good percent of people I see on the street are Asian students. That would be Boston University area, between BU and Boston College, which is south across the river from MIT and Harvard--very short distances, along Green Line B on the subway.
Hotels: I'd just look them up on-line. There's nothing really very cheap that I'm aware of, unfortunately. Your best bet would probably be to stay somewhere in Cambridge near the Red Line of the subway, if you want to minimize commute times. There aren't really any shady areas to avoid in Cambridge or Boston in the vicinity of those two universities, so just go by what looks reasonable in terms of price.
Stuff to do: MIT Museum! Top choice from me. Other stuff could vary, like the Boston Museum of Science, which has a planetarium, just a walk through old Boston (Quincy Market, downtown, etc.)
There's a train line that connects NY and Boston: Amtrak's regular service and faster called Acela Express.
http://www.amtrak.com/skip-the-bus-from-new-york-to-boston-take-the-train-instead
http://www.amtrak.com/acela-express-train
Those leave from the South Station (also a stop on the Red Line of the subway system). From the same station, there are also buses that go to New York state and city.
I'm not sure actually. I know people from both, and I've done research at both, but I did not go there for undergrad--I went to BU. And BU is increasingly international. There are a LOT of Asians in the area, more so than when I just started in 2001. It's really got a pocket of Asian culture and people in downtown Allston (which is a western part of Boston).
in terms of mechanical keyboards, there's really nothing around NY tbh.
Now if you want someone to proxy for you, i'll do it if you want as i live in NYC lol.
I think I have enough keyboard items :p 13 and counting, or is it 14?
I'm looking more at clothing, accessories etc etc......SG is pathetic in terms of variety and price.
well in typical asian stereotype fashion, go to the Woodbury Outlets.
They have buses from Chinatown and Flushing Queens that'll drive you up to the outlets (about 90-120 min ride, i dunno i usually just drive lol)
http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=7
Other than that, if you're ok with spending $$ then head on to 5th ave and the avenue of americas and shop to your heart's desire haha.
What's the difference between those outlets and 5th Ave? New to the shopping scene since in such a small country like SG, I only can shop in department stores or retail outlets hahaha
in terms of mechanical keyboards, there's really nothing around NY tbh.
Now if you want someone to proxy for you, i'll do it if you want as i live in NYC lol.
I think I have enough keyboard items :p 13 and counting, or is it 14?
I'm looking more at clothing, accessories etc etc......SG is pathetic in terms of variety and price.
well in typical asian stereotype fashion, go to the Woodbury Outlets.
They have buses from Chinatown and Flushing Queens that'll drive you up to the outlets (about 90-120 min ride, i dunno i usually just drive lol)
http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=7
Other than that, if you're ok with spending $$ then head on to 5th ave and the avenue of americas and shop to your heart's desire haha.
What's the difference between those outlets and 5th Ave? New to the shopping scene since in such a small country like SG, I only can shop in department stores or retail outlets hahaha
fashion outlets are factory outlet stores that are cheaper than their 5th ave counterparts.
the stuff that's sold at the outlets are usually stuff that's 1 or more seasons behind.
But the big name stores are all there: Burberry, Coach, Prada, Gucci, etc.
Then the more affordable designers like Polo, CK, Tommy, etc.
But again, it could be like Spring 2013 collection instead of the now spring 2014 collection that's on 5th ave
To me who's not "i must be cutting fashion edge", its better bargain imo.
Anything I'm missing out? ;D
Anything I'm missing out? ;D
Yes, fly down to Nashville! :p
We do have Vanderbilt to come see. Besides MK.com and ME! ;D
Sorry to pop your bubble. The US leg has been cancelled :( My friend's mother needs to return early :rolleyes:
Sorry to pop your bubble. The US leg has been cancelled :( My friend's mother needs to return early :rolleyes:
I can't believe you got my hopes up like that. My jimmies are beyond rustled.Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/xcmP1.gif)
awww i was hoping to stalk you =)
what kind of asian are you?
chinese (mand/cant)?/thai/viet?
actually if you can swing it, chinatown has "semi-private" buses/vans regularly everywhere. this isn't recommended for "white ppl" cuz i mean they'd freak out being in a van with 7 other asians.
actually chinatown "bus/vans" only charge like 3bucks for transport to and from flushing queens/chinatown. they're fast too cuz the operations are always in contact with one another and update on traffic (take this, not that).
if you're in chinatown you can walk anywhere in manhattan really, hell you can walk across the brooklyn bridge (30mins) to cityhall (manhattan) and then it's only a 10minute walk to chinatown. I know cuz i used to work in the cityhall area and walk to chinatown to eat for lunch. (10m there, 10m back, 30m to eat, just enough time!) and then once you're in chinatown, 10mins to the village, midtown, 5av, where ever.
wait is your trip cancelled?
Probably trains and buses. Amtrak services go between New York and Massachusetts. There are also buses (like Grayhound company) from and to the South Station in Boston that go to New York City and other areas, as well as buses from Chinatown in Boston, which are a little cheaper, but not that much cheaper. Once you're in Boston, all the places you've named can be reached by local transportation, as I've mentioned earlier.
Columbia is right in New York City, so you could reach it by metro services as well. There are commuter trains from NYC that go to New Jersey, so you could get to Princeton that way. Can't remember how long it took, maybe an hour? Someone would know better. Unsure about reaching Yale. Brown is in Providence, which is just south of Boston, about an hour ride by Amtrak commuter train from the South Station in Boston. I think you can walk from the Providence train station to the Brown campus with some maps.
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=amtrak+loc:+Brown+University,+Providence,+RI+02912&hl=en&ll=41.827531,-71.408418&spn=0.008642,0.016512&sll=41.84124,-71.395683&sspn=0.069123,0.132093&geocode=CSeHifZ-QEEeFZ45fgIdvnu--ykpjrOQJEXkiTHLIKL3_Gl-Cw&gl=us&hq=amtrak&t=m&fll=41.828242,-71.405736&fspn=0.008642,0.016512&z=17
Not cancelled. Delayed. I'll have to return again after my army since I received news I'll be enlisting in May too :rolleyes:
So.....that's 2 years for me to scrimp and save and then I'll clear all my shopaholic desires at the outlets/5th Ave :p
Not cancelled. Delayed. I'll have to return again after my army since I received news I'll be enlisting in May too :rolleyes:
So.....that's 2 years for me to scrimp and save and then I'll clear all my shopaholic desires at the outlets/5th Ave :p
oh guess you're korean, go defend the world from kim jung, whatever the ****er's name is.
unless another asian country likes to give "surprise" military enlistment so you can' bail?
you will spend two years in the army of the sea rock that imports fresh water?!
Not cancelled. Delayed. I'll have to return again after my army since I received news I'll be enlisting in May too :rolleyes:
So.....that's 2 years for me to scrimp and save and then I'll clear all my shopaholic desires at the outlets/5th Ave :p
oh guess you're korean, go defend the world from kim jung, whatever the ****er's name is.
unless another asian country likes to give "surprise" military enlistment so you can' bail?
Not cancelled. Delayed. I'll have to return again after my army since I received news I'll be enlisting in May too :rolleyes:
So.....that's 2 years for me to scrimp and save and then I'll clear all my shopaholic desires at the outlets/5th Ave :p
oh guess you're korean, go defend the world from kim jung, whatever the ****er's name is.
unless another asian country likes to give "surprise" military enlistment so you can' bail?
many asian country has conscription.....
guess we beg to differ from the map infoNot cancelled. Delayed. I'll have to return again after my army since I received news I'll be enlisting in May too :rolleyes:
So.....that's 2 years for me to scrimp and save and then I'll clear all my shopaholic desires at the outlets/5th Ave :p
oh guess you're korean, go defend the world from kim jung, whatever the ****er's name is.
unless another asian country likes to give "surprise" military enlistment so you can' bail?
many asian country has conscription.....
Nope. Not many Asian countries have compulsory conscription :))
guess we beg to differ from the map infoNot cancelled. Delayed. I'll have to return again after my army since I received news I'll be enlisting in May too :rolleyes:
So.....that's 2 years for me to scrimp and save and then I'll clear all my shopaholic desires at the outlets/5th Ave :p
oh guess you're korean, go defend the world from kim jung, whatever the ****er's name is.
unless another asian country likes to give "surprise" military enlistment so you can' bail?
many asian country has conscription.....
Nope. Not many Asian countries have compulsory conscription :))
i do know China technically has conscription, but doesn't enforce it.
The Koreas, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand all have conscription that's enforced from my knowledge.
Heck I get questioned when I enter Taiwan on my taiwan passport all the time lol.
But SG conscription is for all males 18 and above, and retraining every two years. It's like we are fighting a war than the Chinese/Taiwan/North & South Korea :rolleyes:every country in the world longs for your fertile soil! defend at all costs!
guess we beg to differ from the map infoNot cancelled. Delayed. I'll have to return again after my army since I received news I'll be enlisting in May too :rolleyes:
So.....that's 2 years for me to scrimp and save and then I'll clear all my shopaholic desires at the outlets/5th Ave :p
oh guess you're korean, go defend the world from kim jung, whatever the ****er's name is.
unless another asian country likes to give "surprise" military enlistment so you can' bail?
many asian country has conscription.....
Nope. Not many Asian countries have compulsory conscription :))
i do know China technically has conscription, but doesn't enforce it.
The Koreas, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand all have conscription that's enforced from my knowledge.
Heck I get questioned when I enter Taiwan on my taiwan passport all the time lol.
Not true. In China, many are dying to be conscripted. It's like some money bowl, you need connections and *gifts* to try and get in.
Most countries conscription is like a lottery, or voluntary conscription......
But SG conscription is for all males 18 and above, and retraining every two years. It's like we are fighting a war than the Chinese/Taiwan/North & South Korea :rolleyes:
guess we beg to differ from the map infoNot cancelled. Delayed. I'll have to return again after my army since I received news I'll be enlisting in May too :rolleyes:
So.....that's 2 years for me to scrimp and save and then I'll clear all my shopaholic desires at the outlets/5th Ave :p
oh guess you're korean, go defend the world from kim jung, whatever the ****er's name is.
unless another asian country likes to give "surprise" military enlistment so you can' bail?
many asian country has conscription.....
Nope. Not many Asian countries have compulsory conscription :))
i do know China technically has conscription, but doesn't enforce it.
The Koreas, Vietnam, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand all have conscription that's enforced from my knowledge.
Heck I get questioned when I enter Taiwan on my taiwan passport all the time lol.
Not true. In China, many are dying to be conscripted. It's like some money bowl, you need connections and *gifts* to try and get in.
Most countries conscription is like a lottery, or voluntary conscription......
But SG conscription is for all males 18 and above, and retraining every two years. It's like we are fighting a war than the Chinese/Taiwan/North & South Korea :rolleyes:
I think we're talking about 2 different things.
China's military gets enough volunteers (because much of china is still poor, so they see it as getting room/board/salary) so they have many volunteers to join that they don't enforce it.
Taiwan requires you to serve for 18 months minimum. You can delay for school, but you'll need to serve eventually. Only can avoid if you're past 40 years old or you have medical issues.
the 2 koreas have the same delay option, but still requires you to serve. I don't know about Thailand's specifics, but everything shown online is they have a normal conscription so I assume there's prob options to delay, but still required to serve.
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