averagejose

THE AUTORICKSHAW – A ROOF A HANDHORN AND A BANGING SOUNDSYSTEM

averagejose — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:21:17 +0000

These mini roller coasters come fully loaded with a roof, a hand horn and if your lucky a banging sound-system. While not for the faint at heart - they are definitely easy on the wallet provided you are not afraid of a little negotiating. 7 STEPS TO A GOOD AUTORICKSHAW FARE Following these steps kay and I [...]

ART ON A BUDGET

averagejose — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:19:38 +0000

The Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a pay-what-you-wish museum. The suggested donation is $20 for adults, $15 for senior citizens (65 and older), and $10 for students. If you buy advance online tickets you will have to pay the full admission price. After you have paid your [...]

WEST VILLAGE FOOD PILLAGE

averagejose — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:52:19 +0000

On Saturday Morning we made our way to the Queensborough bridge and rode the Tram to Roosevelt Island. A weekly Metro Card (27$) allows access to the Tram, it departs every 15 minutes and the ride to the Island is only about 5 minutes long. Once on the Island you can take the Island Red [...]

SUMMER SUN-DAY AT CENTRAL PARK

averagejose — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:04:09 +0000

Central Park spans two and a half miles from 59th Street to 110th Street and half a mile from Fifth Avenue to Eighth Avenue. Map There is a lot to do at Central Park so give yourself a good amount of time, bring some comfortable shoes, water and lots of energy. I was surprised by the size [...]

C.R.E.A.M….PUFF?

averagejose — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:11:18 +0000

I recommend taking a walk around the West Village (Carmine & Bleecker Street) to anyone planning to visit NYC in the summer. Its got a beautiful vibe to it. People walking around enjoying the sunshine – streets lined with pizzerias, deli’s and dessert shops and a nice little park to sit down and take a breather. Beard Papa’s!!! Kay shrieked as she pointed to a [...]

RAISING THE BAR

averagejose — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:57:59 +0000

On the bench press sweat dripping down my face a whole five minutes into my first training session – thinking to myself “what the hell was I thinking??” I stretched my arms cracked my knuckles and prepared myself mentally – did a few deep Lamaze like breathing techniques – revved up like all [...]

MINI GOALS

averagejose — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:16:52 +0000

After a 5 minute warm up on the tread mill – I met with my new personal trainer Dan Go – We went into an office were I was weighed and provided my BMI. Current Weight : 203 Current BMI: 34.8 Dan entered my height, weight, age and measurements into a computer program. A figure appeared on his [...]

MEMBERSHIP TO THE GOODLIFE

averagejose — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:30:03 +0000

The Questionnaire. Rate Your Habits on a scale from 1-5 (1 = Chris Farley and 5 = Christian Bale) • Eating 1 2 3 4 5 • Exercise 1 2 3 4 5 • Sloth 1 2 3 4 5 Write down your goals/reason for joining the gym Lose weight. Not feel and look like sloth. The questionnaire was a bit longer than [...]

SAME COAT – SAME BOAT.

averagejose — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:06:53 +0000

Monday Morning Break Maybe it was the beat down look on his face, the bags under his eyes or the smell of ash emanating from his clothing – whatever it was – it was enough to make me think we might be on the same page. – You ever feel like your body is falling apart [...]

HEY CHUMPCHANGE ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE – CHUMP!

averagejose — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:23:43 +0000

Summer 2007 Must’ve been a nice day out.. I thought to myself as I watched the sunset from my balcony. I’d been out partying since Friday afternoon and finally gotten to bed that morning around 5AM. I sat on this old wooden table my roommate had brought from his old place and lit my [...]