day 6 in nyc: the metropolitan museum of art

27 Dec 2005:

Sandra, Bryna and I met up to visit the Met today... It is after all, one of the most famous museums in the world...

And yes, we did see a lot of fascinating in mind-boggling exhibits...



Like this one...

It hearkens back to the age-old tale of "The Emperor's New Cloak"! How cool is tt? ;)



Oh... And have you see how my new hostel room looks like?

Nooo...



I would kill for a bedroom like tt.



And tt's me and the main sculpture in the sculpture hall. Pretty, eh?



And yes. Sex and violence is such an innate part of human nature tt it always exists, no matter the time or place in history or the present.

Get used to it.



The sculpture above is about a woman who was raped. I can't remember her name, but this is her committing suicide by stabbing her breast so as to protect her chastity. Or. Okay, coz the chastity's gone, she sees no other reason to live.

I prefer the modern ages, did I tell you?



This is how the whole sculpture hall looks like in general.



And this is the sculpture of 2 angels. Raphael and some other guy. I'm not sure what they were supposed to be doing, but I bet the sculptor was gay.



And now this is us doing what we do best... Taking photos... This time with mirrors.



I do so love the mirrored effect.



So does Sandra. :)



That's Bryna appreciating the finer art of paintings.



And this is me trying to do the same thing...




Okay lah. Can say tt appearances can be deceiving...



If you look at what I am looking at.

Hey, I have no idea why the painter painted what he did in, ok?

The below are just paintings and pictures drawn by different artistsm tt I found particularly worth mention.



The above is a modern artist's impression of New York and Times Square.



The above and below are just strikingly colourful. Dammit I can't remember who painted them tho, but I know it's the same guy.





The above is a Picasso.

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This one fascinates me. It looks like it's drawn by a kid, yet it's too detailed and too well done to be. Artists... We never understand them.



And pretty colourful painting...



And another Picasso.



This is my fave piece in the entire Met. It's a Salvador Dali painting involving the Crucifixion.



And now we move on to the above and below, Incan Relics.





And the above is a statue recovered from the Greek/Roman ages. It has no dick.

For some reason, this phenomenon is consistent with ALL other statues here.



That's me with too much time on my hands.



Ditto Sandra (but I like this photo!)



This is from the Egyptian side of the Met. A real-life... I mean dead, mummy.



And it's tomb.



And the hieroglyphics found on the insides of pyramids.



One of the guardians of the dead. Boy do I feel like I'm returning to a scene from "The Mummy".



And the 4 guardians Horace, Anubis, Isis... DAMN! I can't remember the rest! ARGH!!! I got the names from Gaiman's "Ämerican Gods", but now I can't remember.... SIGH.



Ooh. Egyptian temple ruins.

And now moving on to the armoury section...



Armoured knight and horse!



Samurai swords!



Other... swords...



Chinese armour (this looks creepy, doesn't it)?

And ladies and gentlemen...



THIS is how crowded the Met was when we visited it it.