BREAKFAST --- coffee | apple
LUNCH --- ( at Onya Japanese Noodle, NYC ) tempura: eggplant, shrimp, smelt, squash | chicken wings | udon noodle: Sanuki Kake udon, curry udon, chicken udon, cold Kijyoyu udon
AFTERNOON-TEATIME --- coffee
DINNER --- (at Sichuan Chili restaurant, NYC) Dan Dan noodle | Sichuan chilled mong bean tofu | poached chicken with Sichuan peppercorn and chili sauce | braised thin sliced pork belly with garlic paste || spicy fish and tofu | Hunan chicken | Chengdu shrimp and cucumber | cumin lamb chop | deep fried lotus root | rice
Count-down NEW YEAR --- (at M.M.'s) champagne | chocolate | Japanese sweets
lunch at a Japanese corner 
Alexander McQueen's swan song 
AB.EX.NY at MOMA
waiting for the New Year- only on this island one can find all of these within a few city street blocks.