I was walking between Broadway and Amsterdam avenue. it was pretty dim. The ground was wet from all the rain. I looked at some dustbins and thought... hmm... Rats normally scurry around during these kinda places- dustbins, dimly lit wet areas... my eyes were shooting at every corner. Then WHAM! I saw a huge rat scurry across the pavement to under the car with some garbage in it's mouth. In my mind: ARRRGHHHUGHGHGUGHHGHGEEUUU!!!!YYYAAAAHH!!

i stopped dead in my tracks and when my mind recovered, I quickly crossed the road! and I was still telling my friend just the other day how I haven seen a rat ever since I got back. =.=

I walked back from the train station at flushing. This black man came up and said, "Hey... do you like to talk?" In my mind: *rollin' ma eyes?

I replied blurred-ly, "你在说什么?" after that he said, "You don't speak English? very good." I dont know if he was being sarcastic but he walked on after me. Later he said, "Alright have a good day." =.= Anyway this mandarin thing seems to work pretty well huh!