Two Saturdays ago, with the bone chilling temps, and beautiful blue skies, I wanted to go to Whole Foods Market. I simply wanted to replenish my supply of the ‘healthy’ kind of goods in my pantry. With my husband in tow, we separated as he went to get his haircut while I proceeded straight to Union Square. We agreed, he will join me wherever I was at the time of his call as soon as he was done with his barber.
As I exited the Union Square Subway station, and I was weaving my way out through the staircase, I was really shocked as I was greeted with a massive crowd. At that point, I thought I was going to fall as people were shoving and pushing. Crazy me, I was already thinking that a fall protection system would have come in handy.
What was going on in the area that people were so crazy about? As I alighted out of the station, it was only then that I realized that the Union Square Holiday Market is ongoing. After I checked the directory to see if anything is interesting enough for me, I tried to get myself in. I gave up! I couldn’t take the crowd. There was more pushing and shoving inside. I was not in the mood for that.
And at Whole Foods? With about 10 check out counters (if my memory serves me right) serving their patrons, the line was too long for me to go through. I wound up not getting anything. My eyes just feasted on the different gourmet breads that I would have wanted to buy. For now, my pantry still needs replenishment of the ‘healthier stuff.’ I guess, it will have to wait till after the Holiday. I’m not even going to attempt to go there again. But just to satisfy myself, I actually walked over to Trader’s Joe; yes, it was bliss walking away from the Union Square crowd, but just the same, the crowd in the store was as bad.
I almost went home empty handed. Yes, I wrote almost… because I got myself a lovely pair of boots. The crowd on Fifth Avenue was also bad but, I braved it just because— I just wanted to get that pair. Love it!
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merry christmas
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Nice of you to share how NYC looks like in this Holiday season.
Grabe! Super crowded pala talaga! Buti na lang nasulit yung hirap mo sa crowd with your much loved pair of boots. (Pa-share naman ng photo nung magandang boots!he he..)
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@ Tita Beng
I’m glad to be able to share these pics. Hindi pa nga yan ang real crowd. The 5th Ave/ Rockefeller area crowd is even worse but I just didn’t have the patience to deal with the crowd and snapping around with my camera when I was there.
re: boots, I have stopped posting pics of stuff like that kasi yung inggitera kung hipag ay hanggang langit ang pagiging pakialamera at lurker yun dito lagi. besides, since the economic turmoil loomed upon us worldwide, I have been restrained from publishing mga excess kumbaga, medyo nahihiya ako hehe. baka sabihin ng iba I’m insensitive.
Hay nakoh, why mind those kind of people? To each his own. Bakit ba? E di ‘yaan mo sila mamatay sa inggit! he he..
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Uy parang Quiapo at Divisoria pag Pasko. I used to go around Divi pag uuwi ako pag Pasko just for the heck of going around…hahaha….isang beses nabiktima tuloy ako ng slasher….na slash ang backpack ko na walang laman kundi hangin….hahaha….
Kamusta ang weekend dyan? nasty pa din ba? Kami in the 50s today….sunny kaso lamig ng hangin.
Have a good night….btw, post ka lang ng pics at mamatay sa inggit yung hipag mo….hahahaha….nah…not worth the aggravation…
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@ Tita Beng
oo nga eh.sa lagay na yan. puti yun ha.
@ Tuks
oo nga, buti na lang kamo at malamig kaya ok lang kahit siksikan. neverko pang na experience ma-slash o snatch in all of my years of stay sa Manila.
binago ko nga yung hipag na sinulat mo eh, para hindi maintindihan ni puti na hipag kasi nagbabasa yan dito palagi.
Kamusta ang Lunes, Tuks? Medyo di busy dito today sa amin. Hopefully bukas busy ulit….I don’t like being idle for long periods of time kasi inaantok ako.
Little E is singing ‘It’s a Wonderful Time of the Year’ right now habang naliligo….hahaha. Pasko pa din ata dito. Grabe ang puyat ko sa kanya nung Pasko. I think she hardly slept…but like you said it’s all worth it when we see how happy she was opening her presents.
Have a good week….
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@ Tuks
linis to death ako today hahaha.
ay ang saya kaya. E must still be so happy with her Christmas loots.