New York state of mind

I could so fit into the Big Apple. Like a glove ... I love the buzz, the shopping, the people going around with Starbucks coffee in their hands ... it's like being in an episode of NYPD Blues for real. The sirens, the lights in Time Square, the food, the museums, the shows... Did I mention the shopping?

Of course, if one were to live here for real, that could be a different story. But if I don't remember anything else from being in New York this year, the one thing that will stay with me forever is how the waiter asked for my ID when I ordered beer at Applebees, a family restaurant, sort of like TGIF. My brother-in-law said he was just being careful but the guy seriously scanned my licence. Not that he understood the Malay or the numbers but somehow he surmised, yeah, I was above 18.

Forget all the beauty creams, botox and surgery - my sags, fine lines and eye bags disappeared instantaneously for that moment. Someone should market that ... anti-ageing compliments ...