We have been on the road since Thur. For the past few days, we stayed with the Spieler family in their semi-detached house in Brooklyn, New York. On Friday, I presented a research paper at the Hofstra University in Long Island, NY. 
On Saturday, we went into Manhattan. It was a complete wash out as it rained the whole day. So, we decided to take it easy and have a feast. First, we went to Chinatown to have some dim sum. After lunch, we walked around Chinatown and Little Italy, before its time for tea at 3 pm. This time, we went to a Malaysian restaurant, called "Nyonya", located along Grande Street. We had "assam laksa" and "penang lobak". In the evening, we participated in a surprise Birthday Party that our host planned for his wife. The meal at a Spanish/Mexican restaurant was delicious.
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Our coming itinerary:
On Sunday and Monday, we will be taking a leisurely drive towards Connecticut. We plan to stopover in Mystic, a popular seaport resort favored by the Americans, and then to Foxwoods Resorts and Casino, which has the largest casino in the world. No, we are not going there to gamble. We thought it would be a good place to break our journey as it has quality rooms, live entertainment and good food at reasonable price. In Singapore, it would not be called a "casino" but an "Integrated Resort". So, this will be a good chance for us to check out the feel of an IR!
On Sunday and Monday, we will be taking a leisurely drive towards Connecticut. We plan to stopover in Mystic, a popular seaport resort favored by the Americans, and then to Foxwoods Resorts and Casino, which has the largest casino in the world. No, we are not going there to gamble. We thought it would be a good place to break our journey as it has quality rooms, live entertainment and good food at reasonable price. In Singapore, it would not be called a "casino" but an "Integrated Resort". So, this will be a good chance for us to check out the feel of an IR!
From Wed to Friday, I have research meetings at the University of Connecticut. So, we will be back in Happy Valley on Saturday.
BTW, the universities in the US is on a one-week spring break. As a further indication that Spring is coming soon, we adjusted the clock forward by one hour today. So, we are now back to 12 hours behind Singapore.
