From Nobu, we walked leisurely and window shopped on Fifth Avenue.
Sarap sanang mamasyal pero super init.
Oyen——— “Mom, are you wearing sunblock?”
Me———– “No, I never wear sunblock”.
Me——- “Anak, let’s go inside. This is where I bought our sink”.
Oyen—– “Really? I have never seen it”.
Me——- “Nadun sa toilet sa….. Hindi terno sa tiles”.
This handpainted dresser is $7,500+ 8.875% sales tax.
$75 per piece of drinking glass
$45 per piece, table napkins.
Me——– “Anak, look at that tiny carriage… how much kaya is that?”
Oyen—— “Mom, don’t buy Ivory, they’re killing elephants. How many elephants have they killed……… you will be supporting them….”
Oyen—– “Do you wanna go inside?”
Me——- “No, we might end up buying something”.
Oyen—— “Are we going to Louis Vuitton?”
Me——– “Okay”.
Nakakasilaw!!
Look at the dinosour, it’s holding a small LV purse. I bet that’s a super expensive wallet, it comes with a matching golden kalansay.
As soon as we entered the LV store,
Oyen———- “Oh ma, look, it’s so nice”.
Me to the sales guy—- “How much is that?”
Sales Guy——— “Oh that’s a limited edition, it just arrived this summer”.
(The so-called Limited Edition is a warning that we cannot afford the bag).
Me——- “How much is it?”
Guy—— “It’s five thousand…………”
(I’m confused. Did I ask how much his monthly salary was? Hindi sulit yan. There’s nothing spectacular about that bag. It doesn’t look like a five thousand dollar bag. Not even a $3,000 bag. The leather is ordinary and the only LV thing is the gold plated metal hardware. Nothing else.
Eh eto, mas mura ng konti $3,900+++++ Cora Ong, owner of CDO Foods, has something like this but in different color, she said she bought it in Paris. Parang mas mahal ang bili nya
Hey people, picture-taking is not allowed inside the LV stores ha? Take note of that.
LV never give any discount. Wala silang sale-sale, or coupons.
Me——— “Anak, there’s a Chanel in Madison Ave…”
Me——–“Hi, how much is this?”
Sales Lady — “Four thousand……….++++”.
Me—— “anak, hindi bagay sa’yo, masyadong malaki. Parang pang matanda”.
Let’s go to Prada.
I saw a small wallet… it’s $350. Nung araw iyan na ang presyo ng mga handbags. Ngayon coin purse pa lang.
Throngs of tourists crowded the entrance of Abercrombie & Fitch, kasi there’s a very tall male model you could pose with for photos. He’s topless, naka litaw ang ABS at yung jeans nya ay medyo nasa hips na. The girls were giggling and screaming. I didn’t know what they’re screaming about. Guwapo, matangkad, nakahubad, or konti na lang nakahubo na?
Oyen wanted to buy some cookie from Momofuko, eh naubusan naman sya.
I have to make sure I typed the correct spelling at baka magkamali ako.
Nice plate #, this limo was parked in front of the Consulate of Argentina
The temperature was in the 90s, kaya ang init.
We went inside this church thinking that it’s Catholic, yun pala Episcopal. They also have Christ and Mary.
We stayed inside their church for a few minutes. Ang sarap kasi aircon.
Antuk na antok ako. Gusto kong humiga.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral is under major renovation.
“Anak sino yan?”
“Atlas”
Oyen—– “I’m thristy”.
Me——- “Me too, lakad tayo, di ba sa Rockefeller merong mga coffee shops?”
Ma-check nga family tree namin, baka lolo ko si John Rockefeller.
We were so thirsty, we went inside Bouchon Bakery to sit down and get a cold drink.
The small place was full of tourists. No place to sit.
We went out and crossed the street. The Today news program’s studio is right there at the corner.
We couldn’t find any cafe that’s quiet, so we just walked towards our apartment.
There are so many street vendors around Manhattan. One original New Yorker was complaining that their streets look like Baghdad. Most of the vendors kasi are foreigners.
Avenue of the Americas
