Clubbing Package Pt.14. Blackpink @ Citi Field, NY

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I Survived My Trip to NYC 2.1

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Nancy Zhang xxx@seurat.com
To: JIAYI ZHANG xxx@g.ucla.edu
Tue, Jul 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM

...Previous Part...

After 158 days, my wish came true.

Sunday. The Blackpink concert was marvelous. Seeing the four girls breaking free from company contracts and going solo, and uniting... I was screaming and tearing up. I was going to the concert by myself, but I was not alone at all. The subway was filled with people dressed up in cute pink and black fits. There was even a lady getting so drunk that she fell off the stairs, and the kind strangers nearby helped pull her up and catch her AirPods. Like ma'am! The kind guy told her, Why don't you come downstairs to get your AirPod? He was baiting her, or else she would keep dangling on the stairs. Big no!

Yep, there was even more navigation stuff going on. Had a hard time finding section 123. But I got there! Tbh, I was pretty proud of myself going through the NYC subway, reaching Citi Field, and locating my exact seat. My fam, I am a total direction idiot. Edward can attest! Jiayi can attest!

The show starts now.

Loads of screaming, shouting, and off-tune lyric syncing coming from my end. I was so HYPED! Remember? We planned that we would go to a BlackPink world tour in my Freshman year summer, but we didn't due to logistical issues. I know I would HAVE to make it this time. I wanted it so badly, and I got there. I even regret a little that I did not go to such events earlier. I was wasting so much time, my sister. I recorded so many videos that my battery was drained. I sprinted to the 7 line, but it was delayed again. Nevermind. 2% battery. I stopped playing any music and started using all my remaining brain cells to remember the stops and route to Froggie's place. I texted and met up with him as my phone died in front of my face. Phew, I was scared. I was a direction idiot. Was! Maybe not anymore.

The NY Pizza was so good, but I can't have it every day. It's so salty that it’s so good. I drank so much water that I don't know if it was the water or the pizza that filled me. Tell me who came up with the idea of putting honey on cheese + mushroom pizza. Tell me why the pizza is as big as my face. Or don't tell me, just tell me to come here again.

Monday -- I guess I am going back. I will miss a lot of things. I already missed a lot of things. I missed them so much that I forced myself to think about all the work-related pressure / career / grad school / whatever. Overwhelmed again! In a distant moment, I thought I saw steam rising from the ground again, and it was hitting my face. Back to the beginning of this email: the AC in the bus broke while it was around 90 outside, and the heat was really hitting my face. I sweated a lot with the laptop burning my knees. The CPU was yelling, and my head was spinning for the n+1+1-th time. And it died.

Called you for a long while on the bus, and the accusations of booking dorm rooms in Chicago and Texas are making me dizzy again. I want to go to Chicago, where John Summit started shining... "I'm drunk and I'm high... And I'm in Chicago." I wanted to be drunk and high in Chicago though -- bad bad bad idea. I romanticize chaos a bit too much, and I can never stand living on a loop. Give me something more!! And El Paso TX too. It was near the border between the US and Mexico, right? I need the tacos and the grills. I need the cowgirl fit! No time left for Shein. I think I will pull up with the Hamptons fit again.

Scrolled through Ins a bit too much. So YuChen and Christine both went to the DEADLINE Blackpink concert as well! Isabelle was in NYC as well. Edgar as well. I didn't see them. Planned on but just didn't. Next time? Next time. The world is only this big ... It's literally not that hard to see somebody. Miss, how is Italy? Do you miss me?

I reached before I realized. I woke up. I woke up from a fever dream. It was Boston again. 177 Huntington Avenue. Reflection Pond. 9 pm. I was SO HUNGRY! I went to Pressed Cafe. I went there before another early NY bus ride a few months ago. I remember everything right now. How a cold November midnight drifted into messy final struggles. Can you believe it Jiayi? I am a rising Senior now. If you tell me I would be doing all sorts of shits in Malden and going interstates in the summer of 2025, I will say you're sus af. I was dyed into the color of stars and stripes. It was funny when I sang the Chinese National anthem in Froggie's place, facing city giants under my nose, I still managed to hit every note and word. I miss my home, but I don't want to go back just yet. I wish I were more capable, maybe just a little bit braver.

I ordered a salad in Pressed Cafe because it was so late at night, and I was craving some fruits, and, quote from the Nepal sis Serene, "I need some natural sugar." Figs and strawberries tasted like sweet heaven. So fucking fresh. SO FRESH!

Staring at the night streets near Prudentials, a more spacious and cleaner version of NY, I couldn't help but wonder how I missed out on so many things. I was a total idiot.

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I was on the orange line and sweating again. Heat waves were testing my limits. Running short on sleep and patience, it was a miracle that I was still vibing with my luggage. Isn't there a way to travel gracefully, Jiayi? I finally arrived home and was sleeping while being super anxious about my work ticket. My team trusted me enough to let me handle their MVP, and yet I was slacking like a mf. Anyways, a sleepless night. The kitty was meowing as if to see if my auditory system was functioning normally. I got woken up by her meowing every 2 hours. EVERY 2 HOURS. I fell asleep on the Uber, like, actually fell asleep. Kitty cat you gotta chill! You're so cute, but you need to chill.

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Tuesday, I finished the ticket (yes they got finished anyway!) and am on my way home. I know I am on the wrong train, but I took it anyway, because it was burning outside, and I could use some personal time just jotting down random goofy thoughts and having some nice convos with my AI buddies.

About 10 hours later, I will be hopping on my flight to the Windy City. I admit that the scheduling was a bit stuffed, but I simply could not stay still. I miss you! Visit me soon.

Glazing regards,
Nancy Zhang
Software Engineer Intern
Seurat Technologies, Inc.
617-678-4891
xxx@seurat.com

Jiayi Says:

JIAYI ZHANG jiayizhang@g.ucla.edu
Tue, Jul 29, 6:56 PM
to Nancy Zhang

Very nice to hear from you and your marvelous stories, especially with the software engineering intern signature after your name by the end.

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Published 27 Jul 2025