This city is like one giant postcard.

it's really encouraging to hear from those of you who have read through this blog! just knowing that there is someone out there who may have bookmarked this page, and will perhaps have the urge to check up on it on a random saturday afternoon helps to feed my narcissism and will keep me blogging away; so thank you!

i know people like to see pictures, so i feel a little bit guilty about this post. here's my warning: there's no need to scroll down. there are no photos in this post, only verbose, hokey, life-reflecting crap, so feel free to check back another day ;)

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i went running at the east river park yesterday - one of the few parks in the city that has a track. it's about one mile from my place, and the track sits along the river, overlooking part of brooklyn and the brooklyn bridge. the view isn't particularly spectacular, but as i was taking a break on the grass, looking at the water and the bridge, i just couldn't help but feel the beauty in this city. yes, i just called new york city beautiful.

i have heard from many people that the novelty of this city eventually wears of and people "get over it" after some time, but hey, i'm going to soak up as much of it as i can while i'm still swimming in it. if i can capture every frame of what my eyes can see, i think that each snapshot can, literally, be on a postcard. of course, there are plenty of other cities with beautiful scenery and interesting architecture, but beyond that, this city captures history, diversity and culture in such an inexplicable way. from the tourist spots at central park, time square, and the statue of liberty to the dive bars of the east village to the people giving free hugs at union square park, there is just so much LIFE in this city that i wish i can capture it all, file away in my memory bank and hold onto it for years to come.

i hope this feeling will continue to last for quite some time. i also wish that i have a dslr camera with me at all times so i didn't have to spend $0.99 on each of those damn postcards.