Yesterday was a day of two halves. In the morning, I journeyed to the city to undergo some Dao Yin Bi Ji, at the hands of a Shaolin monk. I admit I was a bit apprehensive as to be honest, I was not impressed with the whole Colon thing from when I first arrived, and that planted seeds of doubt in my mind. As it turns out, I actually found this enjoyable and that it had a noticeable effect on me. Dao Yin Bi Ji is in the same school as the Accupressure massages that I used to have while working at London, but two stages higher. It seeks to do something with your Chi, I think realign your energy so that in places were you are injured (which is a Chi block), the blockage is removed and the pain goes. I had my knees and my back specifically looked at, hopefully that will be the end of their playing up! It starts off with Master Lee (who is in his 80s but moves like he is much younger) trying to burst your head open with his hands - this is to relieve stress. He then goes to the pressure points on the body for each major organ and some hurt more than others (a sign of a block there - for example, my lungs were sore and he asked if I smoked, which I don't, and then asked about allergies, which I have at Lorena's house due to her sister's cat), and then you just relax. I did feel very relaxed afterwards, not hyper like from an Accupressure massage but very calm and nice, as if a lot of crap has just floated away. The best thing was that Master Lee told me that I was very healthy, and that he normally does at least three sessions with people as they need it, but I did not need to come back at all, although I was welcome to if I liked. I may just do that one day.
Afterwards, Master Lee told me to relax and as I had to wait for Lorena and her mum to have their turns, I thought, what better way to relax than to go 84 storeys (83 if you are in England due to the American fashion of calling the Ground Floor the First Floor) up in the air and peer out over New York on a lovely clear day. So it was off to the Empire State Building for me. Entry to the ESB's observatory is $19, although ludicrously they attempt to sell you a ticket and a map for... $27 (seriously, that had better be a 3d hologram map for $8). Then it is a 15-20 minute wait as you go up two elavators, and then you are out to enjoy the view, provided that you don't decide to wait behind some people who are seemingly photographing every building individually as I seemed to do so. But you get some great views on a clear day such as this one looking out toward downtown:
You can also get great views of the Chrysler building, admittedly via a zoom, which is my favourite skyscraper:
I like that one so much that I have turned it into a print:
Once I had finished galavanting around in the sky, it was time to meet up with everyone. We headed off to the Merchant's House Museum, the oldest standing house in NYC (built late 1820s) and a place where I may be volunteering in the future - I have an interview in early November. It is packed to the gills with ghosts too apparently, so I hope I get in there! It costs $8 to get in, takes under an hour to go about and is a lovely example of a Victorian home, with all the original furniture still intact. After that, I was pretty knackered, so it was back to Long Island where I managed to either sleep or play Mario Kart all evening.
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