The Tale Of The Flatiron And Other Stories
September 3rd, 2008
at the foot of the Flatiron building - a famed and historical structure in Fifth Avenue NYC - at a little past midnight yesterday, shortly after i attempted to put up a good struggle but lost:
Martian: sigh. look at it, baby. isn’t it wonderful?
Me: um why is it so special.. it’s just a triangular building..
Martian: *goes off into a spiel about the building’s history* blablabla considered one of the first skyscrapers ever in the world blablablabla insert something about the wind blablabla
Me: it’s only cool cos it has M.A.C on the ground floor. HEY i wonder if makeup here is cheaper!!!
Martian: ….
little things like the above conversation always snake their way into my days to remind me of just how different Martian and i are, and also to make me smile. to most people, this little snippet of lovers’ dialogue must mean nothing, but it’s precious to me. i really like how Martian and i share things and do things together, even though we dont necessarily enjoy it. this Flatiron building for instance - Martian has been insisting for the past week that he absolutely must show me this building, otherwise he can’t sleep. i still dont know why he likes it so much; apparently it was an architectural wonder back in its day, but i played along anyway because he was just so excited about it. in the same way, he probably doesnt understand why i like musicals so much and why i cried buckets while watching The Little Mermaid on Broadway earlier tonight, yet still brings me to these shows and sits through them even though he hates them.
nevertheless, here’s the Flatiron. it’s actually triangular but you cant really tell from this picture:
anyway i also want to say that Martian and i have moved up one significant rung on the metaphorical relationship ladder! this happened a few weeks ago, and i apologize for keeping so quiet about this, but i just wanted to figure out the best way to break the news to everyone, especially my parents. and after a lot of thought, i have realized that there is no better way to do this than to just be frank. after all, the whole point is that this means Martian and i are closer than ever, and that is a good thing.
so… what’s happened is that… Martian now unabashedly wipes his boogers on me.
i’m not farking joking. he used to be so shy about it, but now when he doesnt have any tissue after picking his nose, he’ll just, like, wipe it on me. and then he laughs. he doesnt even care if i’m wearing a new top. is this supposed to be cute? is this supposed to be endearing? is this what happens after two people see each other for too long? i will never know the answer. so i just wipe my boogers back on him.
a couple of photos from last weekend, when my aunt took me to visit UPenn:
1. this is the Broken Button at Penn. Yau tells me that people apparently have sex underneath it… o__O
2. i tried to climb up onto that platform to take a photo with the statue of Benjamin Franklin, but it was quite high up so it was a bit difficult. while i was trying to climb up, campus security drove over in a little cart and started honking at me -_- then they started following me around -_- what is this!!! i wasnt damaging property or anything…
3. sigh so i had to content myself with a boring picture of sitting on the lap of another Ben Franklin statue.. which i’m sure EVERYBODY has done before… -_- *grumpy
4. you know you are Malaysian when you are very amused by things like this and MUST take a photo with it. happy merdeka everyone!!
5. and lastly, spotted at the Philadelphia Museum of Art - a funny rendition of The Scream by a 15-year-old girl called Danielle.
Entry Filed under: Martianisms, New York City
48 Comments Add your own
1. iamthewitch | September 3rd, 2008 at 2:24 am
OMG! That’s gross! Haha.. I don’t know if I can ever accept that, no matter how long I’m in a relationship. :P Beautiful place really, UPenn. :)
2. theincrediblesulk | September 3rd, 2008 at 2:27 am
the flatiron was the tallest (the only?) skyscrapper in the world when it was completed in 1902. it was first called “burnham’s folly” when many prohesied that the winds created by the building would cause it to crumble. but not only has it survived, it is now a legacy for all to marvel.
3. grace | September 3rd, 2008 at 2:38 am
zzz do u knw i actually don’t know what is boogers n googled it. *embarrased*
but its….ewwww. okay its..very…..erm…gross and intimate thingy haha.
4. kei | September 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 am
I KNOW I KNOW! u move up another step in the metaphorical relationship ladder by farting in his face!!!!!! :P
5. EVo | September 3rd, 2008 at 2:53 am
Poor u. Yeah i’m all too used to that happening so u know what I do before i click post / submit / ok?
I press ctrl-a-c.
Try it. Works like a charm everytime.
Me n my gf are only at the ‘introduction to my booger techniques’ stage la..good for u ^^
6. Mabel | September 3rd, 2008 at 3:01 am
Oh wow! I wish one day to step foot in New York :D Have fun!~ And do take more photos okie?
7. shereen | September 3rd, 2008 at 3:04 am
my bf actually choose to fart whenever I try to explain some serious matter to him. and he laughs. wtf. he did explained to me that its out of his control, but yes, like i believe him.. hahaha..ok, to be honest, i find it funny also la..
well..I have my ways to disgust him as well. whenever I felt like burping, I choose to walk up to him and ‘baby, you know i love you so much, burppppp’ (btw, i have this burping thing tht follows me all the time, I can burp like thousand of times in a day)
We are only dating each other for nearly 1 year and we are starting to move on this ‘I fart in front of you’ stage, it makes me wonder wat’ll happen for after 10 years.
8. ria | September 3rd, 2008 at 3:11 am
boogers?! o_O erm, no thanks :P but but but, i love your hair! :D happy to know you’re having a great time.
9. ronin | September 3rd, 2008 at 3:15 am
After 10 years of marriage I still don’t think I can do that. If I ever wipe my boogers on her blouse, I’m sure she’ll smack me! Probably give me a bloody nose too. :(
I think couples who can wipe booger off each other is truly unique. You guys are truly at a very high level of relationship!
10. seanllon | September 3rd, 2008 at 3:20 am
i feel gay reading a gal’s blog! but oversea trip posts r amazing! post more! :)
11. Nat | September 3rd, 2008 at 3:26 am
no boogers,but we exchange farts. Hmmm is it consider intimate? Yea ur rite, I love it as well when we share things and do things together, even though we dont necessarily enjoy it. Like steak, wines and stuff (ang moh stuff). And he hates when I leave even just for 2 min when we were watching movie. -_-
Anyway, we’re officially engaged!! You should see my 18 carat diamonds ring!! So Happy!
12. kreazi | September 3rd, 2008 at 4:39 am
Hahahahahaha… you had me laughing so hard at that, lim su ann!!! Disgusting yet intimate huh! Ours is farting like everyone else.. sometimes an orcheastra too! Hahahahahaaha.. and I no longer wipe off my hingus hastily, instead I would call out to him and make sure he sees it, then only get the tissue from him and wipe it off! Talk about gross couples!
13. nyrac | September 3rd, 2008 at 5:22 am
hehe, i think i would rather keep my histories of grossness to myself XD
14. KY | September 3rd, 2008 at 5:25 am
hahaha the scream is awesome!
15. kennysia | September 3rd, 2008 at 5:33 am
have you guys done the “Dutch Oven” yet?
It’s when both of you are lying in bed, then you fart, and then you attempt to smother him with your blanket.
try it, it’s fun!
16. ken | September 3rd, 2008 at 5:50 am
Totally love your blog. :) Keep it up!
17. Gin | September 3rd, 2008 at 6:03 am
i always do that to fugz *o*
18. Jiameei | September 3rd, 2008 at 6:09 am
Eyyy that’s the smiley I created! *geek
19. michellesy | September 3rd, 2008 at 6:38 am
HAHAHAH - I thought you were leading up to a revelation of humongous proportions like: ‘We eloped!’ or ‘We got engaged!’.
I certainly didn’t see the booger thing coming wtf!
20. lisan | September 3rd, 2008 at 6:54 am
hahahaha.bodek lounge. where all great bodek-ers meet.
21. Jared T. | September 3rd, 2008 at 7:06 am
pinkpau.. just asking.. can people in US actually pronounce the name -Jared. Cause it kinda piss me off when people here can’t pronounce it while making a reservation.
Decided to have this english name when people seriously misprounce my original name real badly.. Or u got a better suggestion? Starting with J perhaps?
22. Adelyn | September 3rd, 2008 at 7:42 am
haha! bodek lounge! sounds so cute. =D
23. foreverjas | September 3rd, 2008 at 7:49 am
the button is so cute! haha. u and martian are so sweet together. awwwwwwwwww. :)
24. miss p | September 3rd, 2008 at 8:02 am
lol at wiping boogers. i wanna go to the US too! :( *turns green*
25. Benjamin Franklin | September 3rd, 2008 at 8:10 am
Oh no…. Su Ann…. you took a picture with that Ben Franklin….
I’m truly sorry. I really should have warned you that…. people pee on it when they’re drunk.
26. ront | September 3rd, 2008 at 8:34 am
just limited to boogerz ah?
eh…we have bodek lounges everywhere in msia leh…its just not labeled.
27. thegeekinpink | September 3rd, 2008 at 8:50 am
I just recently farted (the silent killer type - the one that smells the worst!) when tingang and i were snuggled under the blanket. shock of his life but after he stopped laughing, he kissed me hard and was like ‘i cant wait to marry you’
sigh… boyfriends are too weird and too amazing
28. Artificially Tamtim | September 3rd, 2008 at 9:44 am
eh the scream looks like a pooch… maybe it’s a screaming milo dog…
29. bryanlyt | September 3rd, 2008 at 9:52 am
LMAO! bodek lounge =____= hahaha!
30. pinkpau | September 3rd, 2008 at 10:27 am
iamthewitch : i used to think that too :P but i think we all become desensitized at one point. have you been to upenn? haha my friends at penn dont think it’s very pretty. but i thought it was not bad!
theincrediblesulk : baby i dont like your new nickname :\ put back martian
grace : haha if it’s both gross and intimate, i dont know if it’s a good or bad thing :\
kei : i’ve never farted right in his face but when we fart around each other, we’re not very shy about it. hahaha
evo : yes i try to do that, but i always forget to :P
mabel : i will ! :D and yes pls do come! i’ll take you around.. but first i gotta go familiarize myself with the city !
shereen : hahaha the burping thing!!! we do that too. at first it was damn gross but now it’s like we’re immune to it. haha you and ur bf sound like a super cute couple
ria : oh u know u want it :P
ronin : haih trust me after 1 year of marriage you will take dumps in each other’s presence and wipe snot on each other’s sleeves. it’s only normal :P
seanlion : HOW SEXIST OF YOU T____T
nat : 18 carat??? oh my word :D congrats on the engagement!!!
kreazi : ORCHESTRA hahahahaha wtf now you have me laughing hard too
nyrac : share lah dont be stingy with ur stories!!
ky : damn funny right hahaha. i saw it in a gallery of drawings made by handicapped kids
kennysia : ya of course :P but i didnt know it had a name! why dutch?
ken : will do, thank u! :D
gin : hahaha we are such gross couples. eh do u take soft toys and disturb fugz? he layan you anot when you do that
jiameei : you created it?? seriously?? if so i must tell you that smiley is like one of the most apt smileys ever! it fits the emotion PERFECTLY :D
michellesy : neither did i, the first time he wiped it on me T___T
lisan : hahahaha thank you for being the first one to mention the bodek lounge!!
jared : yes of course they can! jared sounds good :) i’ve always liked that name
adelyn : hahaha so funny right
foreverjas : aww thank u :)
miss p : come and visit !!
benjamin franklin : WTF WHATS WRONG WITH U PPL. PENN NOT ENOUGH TOILETS ISSIT
ront : hahahahahahahhaa your last line got me cracking up
thegeekinpink : omg /eyes so romantic /eyes
artificially : it is NOT a screaming milo dog..!! dont u know a milo dog when u see one!!
bryanlyt : haha ppl go in there to bodek each other :P
31. Aidan | September 3rd, 2008 at 11:35 am
musicals are da best ! sounds like a begining of a great chapter in ur life! u’re very lucky..
32. entwined | September 3rd, 2008 at 11:50 am
unfortunately, yes, guys seem to think it’s endearing and cute and funny and a sign of love when they do disgusting stuff like that to their gfs! T____T my bf doesn’t wipe his boogers on me (thank goodness), but farts on me every chance he gets!!! he even holds the phone to his butt if he feels a fart coming on mid-convo. WHY WHY WHY??!?!!??!?!
33. May | September 3rd, 2008 at 12:10 pm
hahaha…my bf does it too. the best part it, he acted as if he want to hug me and wiped it on my arm. sigh. hahaha
34. josh | September 3rd, 2008 at 1:16 pm
you shouldn’t have sat on Ben Franklin by the bench…. VERY BAD decision.
35. TheRealAnonymous | September 3rd, 2008 at 1:21 pm
wAH… bodek lounge! I supposed thats where the Malaysian Society meest up for speed dating. =p
Martian oso fly to NYC to be wif u eh? Aiseh… go get married lah u two. Reading just now, i tot u were really trying to say that. =p haha…
36. whimsicaljottings | September 3rd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Oh my, my hubs is rather different. He is seriously the cleanest guy I know. Never seen him pick his nose. Ever. He “cleans” everything, including the nose(!!) in the bathroom during showers. And he doesn’t even like farting in front of me! Strange right. And you know what? Haha, recently I have been persuading @ forcing him to fart in front of me, coz I want to feel closer to him. And he’s learning, slowly but surely! :D Such an adorable fella. <3
37. chareli | September 3rd, 2008 at 4:39 pm
wow.
your relationship has definitely EVOLVED. @_@
HAHA.
i like the tongue on that Scream painting! So cute!
38. Michelle | September 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 pm
BODEK LOUNGE!!! HAHAHAHAHAA. OMG. THOSE LAME PMs SHOULD HANG OUT THERE!
39. nadia | September 3rd, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Hey girl, my friend from KL actually forwarded me your website, I live in nyc too, been here for about 7 years now, and missing malaysia everyday! lol We should meet up for lunch or something. I know a few malaysian spots, its nothing compared to the real thing, but boleh tahan lah. lol
here’s my fb address, hit me up sometimes.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=51305304
40. Kevin | September 3rd, 2008 at 11:56 pm
So did you guys have hawt sex under the button? How many ppl can say they’ve had sex under a button hahaah
41. ront | September 4th, 2008 at 8:36 am
what i mean is…the next milestone is that he’ll take your pinky and go mining for his boogerz…..so no need to wipe it off your clothes anymore.
42. Anonymous | September 4th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Congrats on the metaphorical relationship ladder :P
Americans are the wildest civilized ppl.. sex under a broken button? hahahaha
43. annant | September 4th, 2008 at 9:33 am
seems like u are already enjoying life there :)
44. Lalita | September 5th, 2008 at 5:09 am
Oh wow, Lim Su Ann :) I don’t read your blog for a few months and look where you are now! Anyway, ALL the best with your new life - I am sure you are going to have so much fun. Oh, and the food pics on your prev post. I thought I was going to die of longing la! PS - thanks for the lovely comment you posted on Ethan. :) Take care girlie.
45. Gin | September 5th, 2008 at 8:57 am
he layan sometimes. he especially layan when its domokun *O* i think he has a thing for my domokun. even made a video abt it
46. Patricia | September 5th, 2008 at 9:39 am
i see u both have reached the booger-wiping-stage. after you win this level, the next is the “it’s your turn now, he’s your son” stage.
wtf.
47. george | September 5th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
if this was DA, i’d +fav the rendition of scream! haha
you should have taken a picture in the security cart :p
48. charlenediane | September 6th, 2008 at 1:15 am
Hi Su Ann! When you get the chance can you visit the place where the WTC used to be and tell us all about your experience there? Would love reading your post on that…. When you have the chance of course :)
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