Beginning the
journey with my soigne smile and ambition, and listening to Boston on the way there. I take full pleasure in my travels at experiencing the
world at its best and worst seeking how each city functions and learning some
tricks. I must admit Boston has a New York Lite feel to it, although it was
terribly colder than I expected but Uniqlo always tends to my heating needs thankfully.
I saw people were traveling to work but no stores open just yet, but what I
fell in love with was the consistency of Dunkin Donuts (even with one across
the street from another one) and
discovering Dunkin Radio (which is quirky & entertaining), with barely any
Starbucks in sight. I don't hate Starbucks, we're simply not friends we speak
only when I've run out of my tazo supply in my purse....and I'm desperate for
some. However turning the corners like NYC, and finding that Boston runs on
Dunkin was :D Although I was expecting to still be met with a military like presence
like the city I just left due to an senseless, stupid, useless unfortunate
bombing. I only found proud stern cops, quiet streets and no curiosity about me, I blended in and fit. I was also curious to see if people would be jumpy after what happened but they carried this "We don't take any BULL..... from anybody!" New York feel to it and I loved it knowing the city felt that way.
Although my only complaint is not finding a Barnes and
Nobles as easily as I hoped for like in Seattle but that's because I didn't know where I was going and unfortunately where I saw where one was it was where it was blocked off due to the unfortunate violent attakcs. I did find the
Hubway fascinating, but could not ride one due to my skirt choice but next
time! I have learned why my only Boston friend has a serious face like I do,
and most of the people do but they are friendly.....I'm suspicious its because
of the cold. So for once my serious face wasn't met with "why are you
angry???" which gets annoying because I know in NYC if I walk with a BIG
smile on my face I'll be marked crazy not happy -_- I arrived at the docks and had to listen to Otis Redding to complete the moment.
I found the bigger
equivalent mall of Time Warner and found interesting stores like OroGold Cosmetics,
Neiman Marcus & Kim's Fashion for your Asian (particularly Chinese &
some Vietnamese) attire I saw in the store, at least what I saw from the window.
I got a great recommendation and made a run to it after my audition. However OroGold Cosmetics is something to write home about. When I met Jac at the store he showed me how wonderful their peel was, it worked within seconds and I didn't need water, or 20 minutes of fighting in the bathroom. All I needed was a cotton ball to rub the dead skin off and my skin was softer than I had imagined and NO residue to clean up because it was all gone. I have combination skin and working often places me under a lot of make-up and my skin gets very upset when it is overloaded. This always leads to breakouts that can get out of control, annoying and frustrating even more so because when they do "pop" or go away they scar so it's become a never ending battle. My war is won, I am in love with the OroGold Cosmetics peel I am using it once a week and this product will last me a year. Shopping for skin care just got much cheaper, I spend a lot of money over a course of time within a year between facials and at home self-care. For a tomboy this is a I usually flounder around in my dramatic tyranny that my skin holds over me.
After the peel I started checking out the store and Jac showed me a skin brightener. I admit I grabbed it being a bit skeptical, having bought many before for my spots and scars and I was astonished and amazed that after one night by morning the scars were obviously lighter. I don't fall in love with cosmetics but I would freaking check this out!!! My skin tone is much more even and no acne. He also introduced an eye cream that pulls up that constant tired look that I carry from working so much that worked over my make-up in seconds and stayed that way....what more could I possibly need not want for work! OroGold Cosmetics new Crynogenique for eye care is wonderful!!!!! I was shocked to actually see a major difference and have been dedicatedly using it every morning. Ever since I've switched to OroGold my skin has not been happier than now. I have cut down my routines by so much time and the best part is I don't need to use a lot of the product. This is going to last me a good while, say year to 2 =) For the amount of money that's wasted on products that don't work well for me or start to work or cause my acne to become worse I couldn't be happier than I am right now. I was happy enough that I hugged Jacob at the Prudential Mall, for the once I entered a cosmetic store with a sales representative who actually knew what he was talking about when it comes to products as well as other people's skin. Usually I'm bombarded with trying 50 million things just because they were about the sale, Jac personally took his time got to know me as well as show me which ones he thought would work best and I have to say I'm in love with this product. The battle is over and I've won. So due to my extreme happiness with this I am recommending it to anyone who wants to try it, even the anti-aging serum works well, I've tested this on my bff whose over 40 and his laugh lines are decreasing. I haven't had to change my facial wash and I can still use my regular moisturizer BioOil without complications but hey I was happy so I wanted the full package. I love this stuff!!!!!! So thought I'd share my wonderful Bostonian experience of cosmetics with you.
To end my wonderful journey I boarded the ship back to 1773 and gave the King a little message of what I thought about his taxes, with some other tourist and had a blast for a while and ended the tour with tea tasting that's the tea that the colonist used to drink from the Bohea tea to the "expensive" one back in the day with Young Hyson tea and a few others in between. The staff was wonderful and a lot of fun to be around. The interactive experience is a blast! I also discovered how much I walk because I was exhausted I had walked all over from downtown to across to the water up to Cambridge and even traveled as far as North Cambridge where I found this lovely Japanese supermarket. I rode the subways eventually but I wanted to feel like a Bostonian and get the full feel of the city. I must admit the one thing I adore the most about the city is the preservation of the old buildings with new names on top and the brick pavement/ cobblestone streets. The whole city is very historical and warms the heart. I love history, (Of course I paid to do a Boston Tea Party raid at the museum ). And as the day dwindled down and I became tired I decided I would go to the one place I knew would make this evening perfect....where everybody knew my name , right Sam?
And yes I did listen to Gary's song in full while I ate and drank Stoute from the classic mugs. The waitress told me I didn't have to drink the beer but who the hell goes to a bar that was renamed Cheers and drinks soda out of their mug while eating potato skins !!!!!! It wouldn't be complete it had to be beer! so I must return to this city for fun for a week or weekend and not for work so I can have all the time in the world to get to know the Suburban New York. I LOVE THIS TOWN!!!
