Beethoven @ Carnegie



A long day in the City.

The concert at Carnegie Hall was good but begins late. Sandwiched between Beethoven‘s two symphonies ( #2 and #3 Eroica) Climb (2019) by composer Jessica Hunt (1987-) is somewhat less attractive, it makes me cringe. Her short piece was commissioned by Philadelphia Orchestra, who suffers some kind of illness. She has my sympathy but I certainly don’t appreciate her music.

I walked 8.1 miles,

and encountered many kind people.

I took the N20 bus to Flushing for Joe’s Steam rice roll but didn’t know for sure if I’ve enough fare for the bus. The driver quickly pressed something and said, “it’s ok” after I inserted the Metro card. After the rice roll, I walked to the street
level subway elevator. A kid with a bike was inside. I hesitated for a second. He reached out, pressing the button, “Come in.”
“Going down?” I asked before stepping in. What was I thinking? Duh…
“Yes,” He replied.
“Oh, silly me … must be my age.”
“No, you’re fine. I got your back.”
So sweet and nice.

Down to the subway, the booth staff was out helping an Asian lady. The cash machines on the other side has line too. So I waited.
“Can I help you?” He turned to me when he was done.
“Oh, no, thanks. Just need to refill.”
“Give it to me, I do it quicker.”
When I take out my credit card, he said, “you know, with the chip, you don’t
need metro card any more.”

He walked me to the turn dial, “just tap it.”
“Cool,” I said. Then thought about if this can handle transfer from the bus ride.
“Yes, it can,” he said with a smile. He then took out a card and swiped it to let me in.
I was still holding my metro card. “So this is useless now?”
“Yes, keep it as souvenir to your boyfriend.”
“I don’t have one,”
“No worry, we’ll get you one.”
ha ha ha … happy holidays
As he hurried back to his booth, I tap my credit card for the next rider, “happy holidays, paying forward.”

Covid-19 testing, UPS tracks and drivers, Plaza Hotel

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