To start things off, the apartment hunting hasn’t been successful in the least bit. I talked about the really nice studio that my roommate, Samantha, and I found on Lexington Avenue. Well, that didn’t go well. The owner of the studio didn’t allow more than one person to rent it. Here are some pictures I took of it:



The owner seemed to really hate how we were inspecting it so much - we took awhile inside the studio - that she kicked us out of the room. Even so, I still told her I was very interested in getting the studio. Just as she was about to give me her cellphone number, she asks me if I plan to be living with anyone else or if I was by myself. I told her that I would be having a roommate. With a click of her pen, she stopped writing and looks up at me with a smirk. She shakes her head and goes, “I’m sorry but I can’t let more than one person have this. There is no way we can have two people share this studio.” At this minute, I was thinking, “bitch. I know what you are really thinking. You think that I am an irresponsible teenager who won’t be able to keep up with the rent.” But whatever, I didn’t let her get to me, I just nodded and walked away.
Then, as for my second apartment hunt, the apartment looked really nice, however, I didn’t really like the neighborhood much. It was located on 103rd street and close to the six train, but then my mother mentioned how it would be dangerous for two girls to walk back home during the night. And I agreed, I would be going home late every night. Especially since I’ll be having night classes. So me and my roomie dismissed the apartment. I didn’t take any pictures of the place, it was dark in the room and renovations were going on.
So far, we’ve been calling around for other advertisements on craigslist, and haven’t gotten too far. I never knew trying to find an apartment in New York was going to be so hard! I just hope we get one before the end of August. >.<
My birthday was July 27th and so I celebrated it by going to see Dark Knight on IMAX. I went with two of my friends - Patty and Alex. I told Patty last-minute that it was actually my b-day and it was so nice of her to give me $20 and a bag of three musketeers (my favorite chocolate candy). Alex was going to leave for California in two days, so I thought it would be nice to invite him. I’ve known him since middle school, so I’m going to miss him a lot. D: Overall, it was a great reunion for me, even though Patty and Alex didn’t know each other. And wow. This movie is incredible. Seriously, if you haven’t seen this yet, go see it now! Heath Ledger is absolutely mind-blowing. And the IMAX totally made everything 10x better - so if you can get to an IMAX, I suggest you go watch it on IMAX. It’s more expensive, but very, very different from a normal theater. Especially if you are able to find an IMAX that has a dome-shaped screen. Here are some pictures from that night:






The night after that, I decided to have dinner with my roomie, Samantha, and high school friend, Ankita. Sam also brought some of her friends from Baruch as well as her boyfriend, Kevin, so it was quite a lively evening. We ate Malaysian food in Chinatown. Afterwards, we rode around in Kevin’s car and decided to stop by Union Turnpike to get some yummy crepes for dessert. Mmmmmmm they were excellent. Then we were all driven home. I know I’m not being very descriptive right now, but I believe my photos will write more words than I ever could:






And that’s it for tonight. Good night. Or should I say, good morning? >.>