Because we were able to catch up on our itinerary yesterday, little miss exorcist was a bit chill today & didn’t harass us to get on with the program, lol.

Checked out NYU or New York University. The kids bought souvenirs since alam nilang hindi namin afford ng Daddy nila na paaralin sila jan. Kaya hanggang t-shirt, jaket at ballpen nalang sila bilang ala-ala. 😛

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Bagay kayo ah. Parang #youbelong. Bayaan nyo mga anak, pag tumama kami ni Daddy sa mega lotto, lipat agad tayo sa NY at jan ko kayo ie-enrol! ;P

In the meantime, magkasya nalang muna kayo sa mga souvenir items hihi.

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Had a leisurely walk to lunch at Artichoke Basille’s Pizza. I’m surprised at how knowledgeable Ate is when it comes to the popular destinations abroad. Talagang inaaral nyang mabuti bawat lugar na pupuntahan namin, kaya naman nakakahiya din to let her down because of the effort she puts into planning our trip & making sure we get the most out of our family bonding.

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In 2008, two cousins left the family business in Staten Island to take on Manhattan’s cutthroat pizza scene. (Oh yes, if you haven’t eaten a slice of pizza when in NYC, you haven’t really lived!) A little over a decade later, they’ve grown BIG with locations scattered all over the country! Artichoke Basille’s Pizza owners Sal Basille and Francis Garcia star in the Cooking Channel’s “Pizza Masters” – a U.S. series, now on its second season. After growing up in the restaurant industry, the first cousins, whose parents co-owned Basille’s in Staten Island, decided to put their pizza mastery to the test and strike out on their own. And strike big they did.

The artichoke pizza (L) was THE BOMB. Well worth the $6/slice hehe. Kahit si Kap hindi na naka-angal. Ayan si Ate oh, katakawan! ;)) Menawhile, I preferred the crustier (twice baked in a pan!) & spicier version – The Sicilian.

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The boys don’t feel full though pag walang rice, so they crossed the street to the asian resto, Mighty Bowl, for what else? Eh di rice bowls. The servers are all asian, natuwa sila kay Kap kasi pini-R sila ng husto, so Kap got a compli kropek with matching sawsawang suka hehe.

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Itong mga barako ko, kailangan laging may kanin.

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We were able to try these Pommes Frites in Belgium 2 years ago, so when the girls saw this cafe offering some, they requested for chunky fries, pang-throwback ba. 😛

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These fried potatoes are big & crispy. Ang laki pa ng serving, kaya sobrang sulit at nakakabusog. May pa-CR pa mwahaha!

Our day turned out to be a food trip kind of day. Ganyan ang mga tipong lakad na gusto ko. ;))

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Good thing too coz we were able to do our “business” there. Napakahirap pala maki-CR dito sa Amerika hay naku. Lahat nila-lock. You can only use if you buy something or patronize the place. Kaya si Kap, aligaga. “Wag kayo inom ng inom bg tubig para hindi kayo ihi ng ihi, napapabili tuloy tayo ng kung ano-ano ng wala sa oras“. HAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh honey, you crack me up! 😛

After lunch, the girls & the boys went separate ways. The boys for some manly shopping, and the ladies (meaning the 2 girls), to shop around noho & soho ’til they drop. Nagpaiwan nalang ako sa coffeeshop as usual. Hindi ko type ang American brands, so no shopping for me. Paguwi nalang, dun ako sa Greenbelt, mwahaha! *insert evil laugh here*

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Mahirap palang pakawalan itong mga anak namin sa tindahan. Kung gumastos, akala mo peso ang pinangbabayad. At hindi pa nagko-compute ha! ;)) Sa New York palang nangalahati na agad ang pocket money nila at naubos sa mga walang katuturang bagay. Zomg.

Eto namang si OTL, walang ginawa kundi bumili ng mga jaket. Jaket doon, jaket dito. Akala mo naman malamig sa ‘Pinas, asu! Naka-2 sya jan sa Ralph Lauren at naka-1 naman si Babyson. @_@ #bigyanngjaket

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Met up for dinner. Wah Fung, the roasting take-out place Ate wanted to try ran out of peking duck. So we just went back to the first chinese resto in chinatown we tried for a quick dinner before heading home.

It was a pretty chill day today. Sigurado ako, bukas, pagbabayaran ko itong easy life ahuhu.

“Travelling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller”

I hope I’m doing our travel justice. 🙂

PS: Ayan si OC Linda, tuwang tuwa ayusin ang mga pinamili nya. Antok na antok na ako, hindi pa rin ako makahiga dahil sa lecheng kalat nya! 😛