I love Crif Dogs. I’m sure most of the locals in New York know about this awesome hot dog place, but for those new to the area, it’s a must see, do and eat. Deciding on what hot dog your belly desires is probably the most difficult thing to do here as there are many to choose, from the classic New Yorker to my all time favourite, Spicy Redneck: a house dog, bacon wrapped, with chilli, cole slaw, and jalapenos. You may need to get two hot dogs and a side of tatar tots to fill your stomach, as I was craving more. While I was waiting, I killed some time playing my favorite 80s arcade game, Galaga. Also, you may get invited into their secret bar, PDT. You need enter the phone booth to answer a secret password or just be let in by chance.

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This online version of Galaga brings back so many memories of mindless days spent wasting 20 cent coins in the arcade centres of Sydney’s bustling cinema strip. Back then it was all about ten minute bursts of excitement as you channelled the arcade gods of the past to sweep past the top scores of the day. Galaga, Pacman and Space Invaders, they were all given a workout before venturing across the road to catch the latest Michael J Fox flick. How times have changed! These days you practically need a degree in gaming to understand the complexities of online games, which wind their way across the ever shrinking time pieces of a legion of dedicated players. No way, give me the innocent graphics and simple interfaces of the pioneer games any day. This one, especially, is worth a good few hours of workplace distraction.