new.york.city

you never expect this sort of treatment at the embarking airport, you were scrutinized and that's almost unacceptable, although the security asked in his absolute politeness.

security: what is the purpose of the trip?

you: business cum pleasure...

security: what is your profession and who is your employer?

you: i am bla bla and I work for bla bla company

security: do you have any thing that proof your work identity with your employer? your business card?

you: i checked-win my business card, I can show you my laptop which is a property of my company

security: no, that's not needed. what are you going to do there?

you: first two days pleasure - shopping, and from tuesday onwards business

security: what exactly you are going to do?

you: bla bla bla

security: who is picking you from the airport?

you: no one, I will take a cab to my hotel

security: which hotel you are staying and do you have the confirmation?

you: open my laptop bag and take the printout of hotel confirmation for the first two nights and showed him. *thanked God I printed it out*

security: how about the rest of the nights, where are you staying?

you: I am staying at bla bla, that's when my company is paying, I don't have the printed copy of the hotel confirmation but I have my itinerary of the entire trip.

security: show it to me, and please wait for a moment.... 5 minute later

security: do you have a client contact? the name and phone number?

you: I don't have any printout but I do have it in my cell phone. *show the client's email to security*

security: walked away and discuss with his supervisor.

security 2: okay, you may board your flight, sorry for the wait

you: has the security procedure changed? I didn't expect this at the boarding gate?

security: it has always been like this.

you: I never experienced this on my flight to USA

security: it happens to US carrier, have a nice flight

you: ah, I see @_@

lesson learned, never take a US carrier perhaps, the interrogation almost made you gave up hope to come to the states. not even at the immigration gate you expected such treatment.

anyway, here you are ^^. right in the very heart of new york city - manhattan.

 you can't get it wrong with the new york yellow cabs...

 and a time square scene in the evening

still a little surreal, a little tired and a little jet lag, but you are here in manhanttan.

you hope you can rest well tonight as tomorrow you are going to hit woodbury outlet mall.