Random Photos for the month of April 2008

I guess to encourage myself to post more entries on my blog... I've come up with an idea of putting up photos that I randomly took during the month whether because it was interesting or random. If I have anything to say I'll probably put comments on there too. If you want a better view of the photo just click on it. Enjoy!


So this is my first ever "myspace" picture (you know... the one where you stick a camera in front of a mirror and you take a picture of yourself). I was bored waiting for my Grandma since she had a doctor's appointment so I decided to one. You probably can't tell unless you click on the picture but my side view mirror is quite dirty lol.




I decided to take a photo of an area of Chinatown that I'd say I'm probably the most familiar with or at least my favorite place to walk past every time. This photo on Mott Street (perpendicular to Canal Street) has my favorite Chinese fast food place ever since I can remember anything - "Big Wong". Its the restaurant with the signature big yellow sign with their signature yellow takeout bag. Best Cheap eat place in NYC, hands down. I'll be taking another photo years down the line and compare the two for an artistic shot.


House of Vegetarian. The reason for this photo is that I'm amazed this restaurant still exists for as long as I can remember. It's a vegetarian restaurant! Sorry, I'm a carnivore and I do eat vegetables but preferably not a whole dinner set with items that resemble meat. Mind boggling while there is this other place on Mott Street that changed names numerous times. Simply amazing...



I never knew that hourly parking (in Chinatown at least) starts at 7:30AM and ends MIDNIGHT. I've always thought that the hourly parking ends around 8:30PM. Another way the city looking to get more money from us... parking. What's next... congestion tax? hehe





Last year I went to China for a family vacation with a tour group and they used a Purple flag so that everyone in the tour group can have a focal point of gathering or following if walking. As I just happened to sit there in the car waiting for my grandma these tourists are following the tour guide and she's using... a Hobby Horse (see wikipedia here). It was a pretty amusing site to see I'll admit haha.



This toy possibly ranks among the most annoying toys ever made. The things that the toy dog does is mainly bark practically nonstop until it moves at the timed interval, walks a couple of steps and then does a wheelie type thing, and then starts barking again. The sign in front of it says "Take me home" for $7.99 USD. I'll take a picture of it for next month and we'll see if the toy dog still needs a home. The shop owner probably wastes more batteries keeping the thing barking than the chances of someone actually purchasing one.