Because every fangirl needs to step away from the computer and into the sun – AHH IT BLINDS US! – or so they say.
Also introducing the best friends! After all, blinking furiously at the sun is more fun with some company.
First Stop: Brooklyn
Nestled about a twenty-minute walk from the Brooklyn Bridge is an inconspicuous little Thai restaurant. Its twin awnings are black, its frames wooden, and if you’re looking for a sign, you won’t find it. Welcome to Joya!
In all my years of living in New York, I have never stepped foot in Staten Island.
Queens? I know it like the back of my hand.
Manhattan? Love.
Brooklyn? Bronx? Sure.
But Staten Island? That place across the water where no subway lines connect to? Uh…brain does not compute.
Cue the Staten Island Ferry! Continue reading “Blue Skies & The Wind in Your Hair”
It’s a restaurant with a chocolate theme.
It’s a Chocolate. Themed. Restaurant.
The best friend and I knew we could not consider our lives fulfilled until we came here.
The Best Friend: Cocoa? On fries?
Me: And it comes wrapped in a newspaper! That is awesome.
The Best Friend: Okay Jade, focus. COCOA. ON FRIES. This is genius. Continue reading “For The Love Of Chocolate”
IN THE AIR
Can you feel it?
In every breath
That exhales into laughter
Like fairy dust, it’s just as rare.
Can you feel it?
In the way the stars
Shine a little brighter
There’s a hint of magic in the air.
© Jade M. Wong Continue reading “Magic in Manhattan”
