(Note: Take some time for the page to load because the pictures from the DLSR are a tad bigger than the ones taken from the compact cam.)
First day upon touching down, it was around night I think, I can't remember. But all I remember was how tired we all were, from the 20+ hour flight. Went to some steakhouse for dinner. Wideeee spread for a buffet and VERY VERY expensive too. Total bill came up to US$125. :| Take that amount and multiply it by 1.4/1.5. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Alaskan Crab. Yeaah, it's fucking huge. HUGER than my face.
SEE!
My plate: 2 prawns, 2 salmon pieces, a piece of Tilapia and mashed potato (which was horridly saltish)
Poor o' dad's. Quite a hefty amount for just a plate of salad if you think about it.
Don's plate. Salmon and chicken I think. I can't remember. All I wanted was to take a quick picture of everyone's plate (besides my mom's because she sitting at the other end and I was too lazy to hop over) and tuck into MINE. HUGE CRAB, HELLOOOO?!
Ben's plate. HAM HAM HAM HAM HAM. Probably heaven over there for him. Americans eat meat about 3/4 of the time. Now I know why they are all so big-sized. Needless to say, it was hell for me because I couldn't eat alot of things.
2nd day, we went over to Sheraton's Hotel for some free breakfast buffet(Singaporean spirit, I know, HAHA!) and in exchange for that talk, we HAD to sit for a 90 minutes talk.
When we hear buffets, we usually have our eyes glistening and our hearts beat so fast because there's SO MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM! Porridge, fresh fruits, fruit juices, cereal with cold fresh milk, bread etc etc.. Heaven!
BUT
NOOOOOOOOO. They don't have that in America. It was painful. Oh, so painful. It was just FRUITS, JUICES, BREAD, JAM, SODA (who in the world drinks soda for breakfast?! Fer-reeeeak!), COFFEE, TEA and..
Yeah, I think that pretty much sums it up.
On the way to that FREE breakfast.
That 90 minutes talk where everyone had different priorities.
I was so fucking bored, I swear. It was the longest 90 minutes of my life.
Check out this video I took of Ben about eating blackheads. ENJOY!
PSS. I didn't put some of the subtitles because I can't even hear myself when I play-backed the video.
Damn, the quality after I've edited the video is horribly pixelated. BAD BAD BAD quality.
Third day was spent on going to Seaworld where we touched stingrays and dolphins (!!!!!).
Unlike Singapore where you can't touch stingrays for some ridiculous reasons (maybe, some people are allergic to stingray's soft fins or maybe they are afraid that fishmongers are gonna hook them up, cook them with sambal and sell them for $15 ), we freaking touched stingrays! I was so afraid of their tails because I've heard that they used to use their tails to torture criminals or spies who refused to speak by whipping them with it, some even died from it. Other than that, they was fantastically soft and they were really very friendly creatures.
Again, unlike Singapore, you don't have to freaking PAY to touch dolphins. You just have to put your hands into the freezing cold water and wait for the dolphins to swim by you and you can pet it.
We weren't in any luck to getting any dolphins to swim up to the surface and.. we kinda cheated to lure the dolphins up.
As we all know, dolphins use sonar technique to navigate their way around right? So Dad suggested snapping in the water - I mean, who knows right? It MIGHT work.
Guess what? It so fucking did.
After snapping for some time, a dolphin swam up to me with its head above the water and taking that chance, I touched that dolphin, petting the area near its mouth.
And boy, the texture of a dolphin wasn't what I perceived it to be. I always thought that dolphins' skin would have a soft texture, just like humans' skin, soft and supple, whereby it'd spring back when touched.
But, dolphins had this rubbery feel, like the feeling of dragging your fingers under a piece of thick, good quality rubber. Like Wiki says, they are really friendly! The dolphin that came up to me, was around for a few seconds and it went under the water again.
There was one part where it had its mouth opened and I could see all its teeth in that HUGEASS MOUTH. I wasn't sure if it was going to chomp my hand off so I retracted my hand reaaaally quick and POOF, the dolphin probably took the cue to eff off and it swam away.
I felt so bad in the next second. It was probably trying to play with me and pull me into the freezing cold water to introduce me to their world and it could have been a step away from becoming a mermaid.
Boo.
Fourth day, we went over to DISNEYLAND! Okay okay, I hear all you jealous people screaming in bitterness. Chillllll, I'll share some pictures with you!
We were 1/2 hour late before the opening. MAN! So much time wasted! I remember Uncle arriving RIGHT ON THE DOT on the opening time so we don't waste any time dilly dallying.
In a tram, taking us from the carpark to the ferry that would be taking us to the kingdom of paradise.
Sorry, my infatuation of blue-ass skies isn't over yet. I couldn't resist.
On the way to the ferry, we saw so many princesses! It was so pretty!
And a prince too!
This family has brown hair. And it's au naturel.
I know it's a bit too small to see. So click on it to enlarge it.
And then, OMG, we went to this place where it'd be a fairytale dream come true for me if I were still a small little girl.
What Cinderella's Royal Table is, they have young little girls have an ultimate princess makeover! Isn't it perfect? Cinderella's my favourite Disney princess and it would have definitely made my dream come true, to be a princess for a day. A Disney one, to add.
Isn't it just gorgeous? Ahhhhhhh
That look on her face, priceless.
And POOF! A beautiful princess! (Only flaw with this ingenious capability to fulfill every girl's dream is, there are other princesses looking just like you around the kingdom. What's worst is that upon stepping out of the princess salon, feeling all pretty and beautiful, you see 2 other girls looking just like you. Those bitches.)
Don't ask.
Minnie's house. Too cute for words.
NURUL! Remember Pirates of Carribean with Amalyna?! (He looks quite a lot like Johnny Depp right!)
His crazy daughter.
ANDDDD, VOILA!
Centred-parting Pirate.
The 'Aftermath': Honestly, the Disneyland that I went in Europe, Paris, wasn't as wicked as Orlando's- mainly because they didn't have as many rides as Orlando's. The rides Paris's Disneyland had to offer was more of eh, kiddy ones as compared to Orlando's, whereby they cater to adults even though Disneyland is any kids' paradise. So, if you plan on visiting Disneyland, place your cash on Orlando's!
Fifth day, we went over to Epcot where we took kiddy rides and had a 'all around the world' tour in Epcot where they had a 'GO TO CHINA!' or 'GO TO GERMANY!' thing going on.
Basically, they had different countries themes around Epcot and because my mom was missing Chinese food so much, we went over to China, whereby almost everyone over there WERE Chinese.
And the Chinese food doesn't even taste like Chinese food. No wonder Caucasians always have the impression that Chinese food is horrible. That's because the Chinese food served in America isn't even authentic, stupid!
OMG OMG OMG. Sixth day, was the funnest day out of the 7 days. Are you guys still with me??
I remembered that I got into quarrel with Dad because we could either go to the Universal Studios OR Islands of Adventure (the place filled with CRAZY, adrenaline pumping rides) and I really wanted to go to Islands of Adventure since we've been to Universal Studios back in Australia, Gold Coast.
In the end, he bought the tix to Islands of Adventure (so we got to go to both Islands of Adventure AND Universal Studios) and the fast pass (which is so bloody useful because you skip all the godly long queues and waste no time but jump into the ride and have the time of your life), which I dare say, was best investment he has ever, EVER MADE.
Everyone enjoyed the time spent there and the only thing spoiling our moods was the weather that was was so bloody cold considering that we brought pretty thin sweaters because it is Florida after all. Summer all year long..
Universal Studio was nice, but I very much prefer Islands of Adventure.
MAN! IT WAS SO BLOODY MUCH FUN! I practically took all of the rides except for the last one because it was starting to get really dark and I started feeling the impact of riding all the rides.
A complilation of what I rode (I'M SO PROUD OF THIS LIST BECAUSE I CAN NEVER FIND SUCH RIDES IN SINGAPORE. Escape Theme Park? Helloooooooo!)
First up, Incredible Hulk Coaster - which catapalts you from 0km/h to 64km/h in 2 seconds. And trust me, you can definitely feel that impact of the resistance pushing against you because from 0 to 64 km/h in 2 seconds, it IS effing fast.
Check out the video here.
Second, Dueling Dragons - okay, I only rode the Ice one because by the time I wanted to ride the Fire one, yeah, I was getting all the after effects of the rides, which wasn't very nice. And this ride, is waaaaaaay more thrilling than the Hulk one, faster and definitely MORE MORE MORE fun.
Click here to check out the short short preview of how the ride is like. But trust me, the ride is more than that. It's 12 storeys high and reaches up to 88.5 km/h. WOOOOOOOOOOOO! I wanna take it again.
Oooooh, the third ride was a water one. And mind you, it was freezing out there, and damn it, we just had to be in the first row.
The Jurassic Park River Adventure
We dropped 8 storeys high and eveeeeryone (except my dad since he didn't take the ride) got freaking wet. REALLY WET.
There are alot more rides that we took but I'll just stop for now because I think I'm just boring everyone with the details, am I not?
Seee! I take you guys into consideration! Heh heh. (;
PS. I realised something while taking all those adrenaline pumping rides. If you lift up your hands into the air while it twists and turns and drops, you actually feel much better. I don't know why, but I was thinking, it's probably because you're restricting your movements by holding on to the bar and letting your entire body freeze up. So if you just loosen up, enjoy the moment and raise up your hands while it drops 15 storeys, DAAAAYUM, it's just sooooo much better! Try that when you drop from 10 storeys!
