Sunday, June 28, 2009.
ADjusting > 10:50 PM.
the past weeks that i am back from USA, i have been adjusting myself back to the life in Singapore.
the biggest problem i faced was the terrible heat in Singapore which i hate the most! thankfully, everything is better now (:
and yes, in dars words i have been actively working lately and that is to find a job! haha. job hunting has been quite a smooth sailing start for me i would say and hope things will just get better (:
okay back to some peektures for this blog after our USA entries (:
We went to Big Splash @ ECP on last Saturday. Had high tea at Old Town cafe before heading to LilliPutt for some golf loving (:
We set to compete in this 18holes indoor golf course and sadly, I lost to Dars ): He's really quite pro though he has never played golf before.
It's like touring around Singapore after you completed the course as each hole is designed for different places of interest in Singapore. It's quite fun! (:
I love this shot and also loving you more too! (:
Labels: love
Saturday, June 20, 2009.
day 16 of 17 - in SF > 4:08 PM.
The next day we returned from Las Vegas, we went to SF for sight seeing! (:
First stop is the Famous Fishermen Wharf and Pier 39. We had seafood feast and clam chowder via the sea (:
After a good lunch, we went to the trademark of SF - The Golden Gate Bridge! (:
Of course tons of camwhoring start again haha
After the bridge, we hurried to Pier 33 for our Alcatraz Tour. It's really an experience and eye opener for me over at The Rock! (:
Good Recommendation Dars!
It's definitely a trip to remember forever! (:
Our first oversea trip, we left our footprints in the West Coast of USA. Our love across the Pacific Ocean (: Thanks Dars for your love and taking care of me during the trip!
Not forgetting Nancy and Zilin! and i managed to know them much more through the chatting on the road haha. I really had lots of fun for this road trip, thanks to them! (:
OUR USA TRIP: 26th May 2009 - 13th June 2009
xoxo
Labels: sims. USA
Friday, June 19, 2009.
day 14 of 17 - Grand Canyon > 5:28 PM.
We woke up damn early for the tour at 530am! (:
One of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World - Grand Canyon
A small hiccup occur and that slightly affected our mood initially. But once we saw the pretty Grand Canyon, we forgot about all the unhappiness haha.
Our first stop of the tour is Hoover Dam! (: It's really majestic and amazing to be able to build such a big dam at the location.
After which, we continued our journey to Grand Canyon South Rim! (:The view is really spectacular and pretty! (: I LIKE!
of course not forgetting my classic jump shots! (:
Pretty scenery with fun and great company = HAPPY ME! (:Labels: sims. USA
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day 12,13 of 17 - in Palm Spring and Las Vegas > 3:26 PM.
Day 12 was shop-till-we-drop day at Desert Hill Premium Outlet! (:
We drove down to Las Vegas on Day 13! After checking in at our hotel, we went to explore the Strip (:
We hopped over to Planet Hollywood and their casino's having promotion so all guests were allowed 1 free slot game to win 2million! sadly, we did not win haha.
BUT dars won BIG MONEY at the Wheel of Fortune jackpot thus he treated the ladies to buffet (:
everyone said he is damn lucky to win big at jackpot haha! (:
and so after the buffet dinner, it was a night of watching free shows and also camwhoring around (:I love The Venetian design especially (:
We went back to rest early as we have an early tour to catch the next day to Grand Canyon!
Labels: sims. USA
Thursday, June 18, 2009.
Day 10,11 of 17 - in San Diego SeaWorld and Wild Animal Park > 8:23 PM.
After the fantasy world of Disney, we drove down to San Diego for some animal loving.
Our 1st stop in San Diego will be the SeaWorld! (:
Wow I am like so loving the animal shows done by them! It's definitely much much much better than those animal shows in Singapore! it's really big scale, there's storyline and humour in the show and also the stunts done by the animals were not seen before too! (:
We left our footprints at SeaWorld (:
The next day we head over to the SD Wild Animal Park! (:
We were supposed to observe the animals in the wild vast land area but sadly, we did not see much when we are there. and so we ended our expedition in a few hours haha.
decided to not waste time and drive over to Palm Spring to prepare for our shopping spree at Desert Hill the next day! (:
Oh yes and we had jap dinner at San Diego! (:It's quite expensive but the presentation is good and the food's yummy too! (:
We were so hungry and finish the whole table full of food! (: yay JAP!Labels: sims. USA
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day 8,9 of 17 - in Disneyland and Disney California Ad Park > 9:55 AM.
The most awaited and excited for me during this trip! (:
Day 8 and 9 were spent in Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Park! (:
it's totally like my childhood dream come true for me cause i always wanted to go Disneyland since young! (:
It's snapping and snapping of photos everywhere we go!With the Disney characters and also the cute setting we saw around us! (: We were transformed back to kids instantly!
and yes once again, i was brave enough to took all the rides in both parks except for the California Screaming cause I wasnt feeling quite well. and once again, the rides were fun and more than just rides. the effort and effect created is damn good! (:
Of course not forgetting the Disney parade! We couldnt get the VVVIP spot on the 1st day thus we swear to return on day 2 to get the VVVIP spot along the Main street. and YES we did it! and thus we got the super perfect spot of the parade! (:We were all dancing along with the dancers and the cute disney characters! (: it's damn fun!
Below is a collage of us playing around with the Mickey hats in the gift shop (:
I buy a Mickey graduation hat of class 2009 embroider with my name on it! (: to signify that I visited Disneyland in 2009 and it's my graduation trip there! (:
I LOVE DISNEYLAND AND WE ALL LOVE DISNEYLAND! (:
Labels: sims. USA
Wednesday, June 17, 2009.
day 7 of 17 - in Universal Studios Hollywood > 6:52 PM.
Our 1st stop in LA will be Universal Studios! (:
It's really fun and i get to understand how movies and dramas were made by Universal Studios now! like King Kong and Desperate Housewives.
Imagine watching Land of the Lost on Monday with Dars and we were all thinking about those behind the scenes possible and not forgetting the show made us think of the Jurassic Park ride we took there haha
I am proud to say that i sat all the rides in Universal Studios! thanks to the sim siblings who dragged me along (:I really like the effect and the setting they had for the rides. It's not just about the thrilling and exciting rides but more to it! (:
We started the day with a BANG and we took the Revenge of the Mummy ride! and we ended our day with a even louder BANG with the house of horror attraction.
After 1day not having a decent meal due to travelling around and stuff, we settled for a good and filling Korean BBQ dinner in LA Korean Town near our hotel.
The serving is huge and though we were super hungry, we couldnt finish them all. It's satisfying eating bbq, drinking beer, chatting out loud in such a cold weather! (:Labels: sims. USA
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day 3,4 of 17 - in SF > 1:45 PM.
We went to SF town area on Day 3 for all her world famous stuff! (:
We took the cable car around SF area. It's not those typical ones at Sentosa where you travel in the air but more sort of electric tram haha. Both Dars and I were amazed by it as despite having a long history, it can still climb steep slopes very fast and well! and i really mean steep slopes in SF! (:
And i tried hanging on the cable car! it's fun (:
We hopped off the cable car at the Lombard Street which is term the World's Crookest Street! (:
It's inclined at an angle of 45degree thus made into 5 sharp bends and named the crookest street! I think it's a challenge to drive down the road haha.
After which, we head over to the World's Steepest Street with an inclination of 33degree! (:
We have to lean forward while walking to balance ourselves and the top of the street is SF's Coit Tower which oversee the whole SF's town area! The scenery is really pretty and awesome! (:
We sure did alot of exercises that day climbing and walking up and down haha.
After exercising, we pampered ourselves to Ghirardelli Chocolate over at Ghirardelli Square! (: They are world famous for their chocolate sundae ice-cream! and indeed it's super sinful but super yummy! (: yay!
We ended Day 3 with shopping in SF where we spent a bomb in VS, H&M, Sephora and once again Old Navy haha.It's really a day with all the World Famous! (:
Day 4 is shopping at premium outlet which i mention in the earlier post. but before the shopping, we had brunch at IHop! it's the international house of pancakes and they really serve good delicious breakfast which i like! (:
With a super filled tummy, we started our shopping spree once again! SHIOK! (:Labels: sims. USA
Tuesday, June 16, 2009.
day 1,2,4,5 of 17 - in Berkeley > 1:29 PM.
We took Cathay Pacific from Singapore to HK for transit before flying over to our final destination SF (:
We arrived at SFO at about 2pm and head over to Zilin's place at Berkeley.
We were so tired that we slept straight till 8pm. Managed to catch pretty sunset from her room (:
First meal we had in Berkeley is Bobbly G's pizza! (: it's yummy and special!
Day 2 and we head over to UC Berkeley to take a look! (:
The place is pretty and a total different environment as compared to NUS.
The greens, grass lawn and the building architecture is lovely! and we can see students sitting or lying on grass picnic-ing or studying everywhere. This is certainly not seen in NUS haha.
and we ended Day 2 with shopping at Old Navy! (: cheap and nice!Day 4 was SHOPPING!
We started the day with car rental at Enterprise, choosing the car we like and after some test drive around the neighbourhood, off we went to Vacaville Factory Outlet! it's big with east and west wing and a total of 93 stores! (:
Oh yes, must praise Dars for his excellent driving skill too! (:
On Day 5 before we drove down to LA, we went for Berkeley's annual chalk and chocolate festival! (:
Now we understand why the Americans like sipping tea and watching life goes on a weekend morning cause we did it too and it's awesome! (:
The chocolate and chalk festival is really special and we had a chance to try out different chocolate made food and dessert along with many cute children drawing on the roadside using chalk! (:
Labels: sims. USA
Friday, June 12, 2009.
> 12:24 AM.
it's just so hard to say goodbye
in another 30hours time
Labels: baby's ranting, sims. USA
Monday, June 1, 2009.
the city of angels - Los Angeles > 3:36 PM.
We have reached LA after spending 4 good days at Berkeley and SF! (:
Our LA adventure started with a good long walk down the famous Hollywood and tomorrow, we will be heading off to Universal Studio for some thrilling action-filled day ahead! (:
So far everything's really good!
up next will be Catalina island, Disneyland, San Diego and Desert Hill for shopping! (:
Labels: sims. USA