Ho Ho Ho.. Merry Christmas!!

Yeah! It's Christmas! It's My 1st Christmas in the desert. Last Friday (19th Dec 08), we had the first Christmas celebration. It was held in the base. See.. Santa Claus! Haha.. I'm pulling his beard. Ho Ho Ho.. Hm.. sad to say, he's not an American haiz..haha.. However, he is really tall.. and he does look like a Santa Claus with the tummy.. wahaha.

Oh..finally all the princess manage to take a Family Photo. Let me introduce.. Starting from the left hand side, Christine Princess, Sheena Princess, Jerin Princess, Me (Big Princess), Merry Princess, Sherlyne Princess and lastly Linda Princess.

We had a fun celebration though none of us won e lucky of Wii, NDS and PSP 3. :( After the lucky draw, we went to the lounge and start our KTV session. Huh.. u all may think boring right?! You are wrong.. There's Chinese songs ok! All the princess enjoy singing the Chinese songs.. Thinking back when we were in Singapore.. everyone enjoys singing K.. but now.. once in a while we will have the chance ba.. better then nothing. Hey.. that's not the end of the party! Haha.. After ending the KTV session, we had a Majong session. Wahaha.. me, Merry and Linda went to Sheena's place for majong! Finally.. The 1st time we sucessfully played majong in the desert. OMG.. we were talking and laughing throughout the Majong session and we played till 4.30am. Early sia.. haha.. But.. I really laugh till stomach cramp the other day! Haha..

Today is Christmas eve and wat planning we have? Drrrrruuummm.. Steamboat! Wahaha.. not turkey and ham party but traditional Tom Yum steamboat. But hor.. everyone was too hungry and forgot to take photo. Wahaha. We held the "party" at Robin's place. After finish eating the steamboat, we had a birthday celebration. It's for Jun Hao. Hehe.. his birthday is on the 26th of Dec. But we celebrated for him in advance. Happy Birthday!

Well, talking about the feel of spending Christmas in US compare to Singapore, I would prefer Singapore. People dun really celebrate Christmas as wild as us. In fact, we dun even hear anyone count down except for ourselves. Hehe.. luckily, Hubby still managed to get myself the 11th Christmas hat!

My 1st Christmas Card

Wahaha.. today I receive the 1st Christmas card for this year!! Guess who send it to me?? Drummmmmm.... It's my best friends, Winnie and Jermaine! I'm so touch to receive the card from them because, they actually post the card from Singapore to USA! It took the card 8 days to reach me. Luckily it didn't get lost on the way. Thank God! It's a Christmas card of Forever Friends.. my favourite card. Hehe..

Gals, thank you so much.. I really like it alot! Thanks for the wishes.. I love you gals! Muacks! Muacks!

Lastly, wishing both of you, a very Happy and Merry Christmas!

Let it snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...

Andy Lau Wonderful World Tour 2008 (12 Dec 2008)

刘德华回来了！ Yes! My favourite idol is back! He's finally holding his World Tour Concert in Singapore after waiting him for 5 years. And before I came to the desert, I knew it. I know I'm gonna MISS IT!!!

Few months ago when Andy Lau announced about the concert in Dec, Zhiwei told me once he knew it. I was so sad. I cannot attend his concert. I never had a chance to go to his concert. I had an agreement with my sister and sister-in-law before, saying if he come and hold concert, we MUST go see. I cannot attend. Straight away I called my sister and inform her. The tickets are selling so fast. When she went down to Lot 1 Sistic, the most expensive tickets are already sold out!! At least they manage to get the 2nd best seats. :)
Knowing the dates are drawing near, I'm getting more sad. I can't see him. I know some of you may be saying that.. I'm no longer a small gal.. IDOL?? haha.. but.. though I had seen him few times but I really really wish to see his concert. I really do....

But today I'm very very happy. WHY? When my sister, brother and sister-in-law are at the concert, they called me!! It was about 5am in the desert and 8pm at Singapore. Haha.. I heard Andy Lau's concert LIVE!! LIVE!! LIVE!! Haha.. when I heard him sing.. I'm so happy.. I can't describe my feelings. When he sang 你是我的女人, I'm so touch.. he sang so well till I almost drop tears. At the concert, he bought his girlfriend out and announce that he is getting married with her. Well, on 1 hand, I'm happy for him. Finally he had decided to settle down. But on the other hand, I'm sad. Everyone knows that Andy is a family guy.. Will he still carry on having new songs and hold concert again after he's married? I really wish he can hold the concert again. But as Andy Lau had mentioned on the concert, he's quitting and this world tour concert will be his last concert. I'm so sad....

Zhiwei, dun forget you promise to keep a lookout if he release any concert DVD ok!

Second Trip To Las Vegas

Yeah.. we are going to Vegas again.. this is the second time I'm visiting Vegas and. This time there's only me, hubby, Sherlyne, Darlene and Philip. And we are driving our dodge to Vegas.. haha.

We meet up at 8am in the morning and off we start our journey. As usual, MacDonald breakfast at Wickenburg. Know what place is this? Wickenburg is a cowboy town. The shops around is so cowboy style..as well as the restaurant. Even the MacDonald's restroom indicate as Cowgirl and Cowboys. Isn't cool?? After breakfast, we continue the driving.. Does my travelling in US boring?? Whatever places we go, we need to drive and drive and drive..and for a long time.. haiz..

Now..we had reached Hoover Dam. This is the place where they film the movie Transformer.

Hoover Dam straddles the mighty Colorado River, which forms the border between the states of Nevada and Arizona. Considered to be the world’s largest dam and an engineering marvel at the time of its construction in the 1930s, Hoover Dam brings much-needed water and power to the Southwest.

The 1st thing we do when we reach Vegas is.... EAT.. haha.. we went to the Penang Malaysian Cuisine. I had my favourite Rendang Chicken and hubby ate Bak Kut Teh. Yummy..shiok ah.. Next we went to check in to our hotel - Circus Circus Las Vegas Hotel. Wow.. the rooms are so big and the bed is so soft.

After settling down..we went to the Hooters.. haiz..sin city.. I went to made the Hooters players card and was given $100 free slot play..but there's rules. The slot play is $10 per play. And I won $600..but.. they requires you to win $1500 in order to withdraw your winnings. So sad.. not much luck.

Now, we walk along the street and the usual place.. M&Ms, Coca-Cola and the Bellagio Hotel. It is one of the most luxury hotel in Vegas. They have 3,933 Guest Rooms and Suites and was awarded the AAA Five Diamond Award-winning for Las Vegas hotel. Well.. for such luxury stay..dun need me to say how much already right? Haha.. In front of the hotel, you can view the Fountains of Bellagio. You may like to view this link for the water show. Simply awesome..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0K6H2QK7A&feature=related

Next, we went to the Fremont street. Saw it?? The 4 Queens Casino. This is where Mediacorp film the local gambling show - The Unbeatables 双天至尊. By Zoe Tay and Li Nanxing.

The Fremont Street is famous for its Light and Sound show: Viva Vision. This 17 million phenomenon has delighted visitors with larger-then-life animations, integrated live video feeds and synchronized music that are delivered on a high-tech overhead canopy that extends the length of more then 5 footballs fields. Once the sun has set, look upward and you can see 12.5 millions synchronizes LED modules offering crisp, high-resolution images and astounding special effects which all synced to a lively sound track fed through a stats-of-the-art, 550,000 watts, concert quality sound system.

Lastly, staying in the Circus hotel.. of course we cannot miss out the playing of the games. Haha.. we played few games and won some stuff toys..but most importantly, hubby won me 3 tortoise. Keke.. I love them so much! Thanks hubby.

Well.. visiting the Hotels are the main concern..but not forgetting shopping! Haha.. hm.. din get myself any Coach bags this time..as there's nothing I like.. but..got a few clothes from DKNY. Hehe..

Oh ya..most importantly, not forgetting the real magic show by Steve Wyrick. A really awesome Magic show. Simply fantastic till I'm speechless. The tickets are quite expensive. However.. I feel that it worth the money to watch it. No regrets!

Alright.. not going into more details of this trip..but there's more hotel and shows to explore in Vegas. Vegas.. wait for my return! Oh ya.. dun forget to watch the movie - What Happens In Vegas! Nice show..

Happy Thanksgiving Day

It's Thanksgiving.. and there's lots and lots of SALES going on around everywhere..

On the Thanksgiving day, all shopping centres are closed and will only be open at midnight..and all the eating places are closed too. We had a hard time finding food for our lunch..sob sob.. finally, we had our lunch at What A Burger.. keke..so hungry..

After getting ourselves full..all of us meet up at Wal-Mart to buy some food as we decide to BBQ.. Haha..yes.. we having BBQ at the Desert Garden. The BBQ place is definitely better then Adiamo.. They have tables, chair, lights and fan..not like Adiamo.. NO LIGHTS! Haha..stupid right? No light how to see if the foods are done! Well, it's kinda coldddd... although we are eating the hot bbq food..but we are still cold.. haha.. however, we enjoyed the bbq alot.. though some other guys did not join us as they are already queuing up for good deals at other places.

After the BBQ session, we went to BX to queue up for our good deal. Haha.. we decide to get the 22" Acer LCD monitor.. guess how much? USD$169 only..and there's no tax! So cheap.. haha.. well.. we manage to get it..the snatching was fast!..

For the first night, we queue from 1am to 4am. The second night we queue from 10.30pm to 6am. And the last night we queue from 3am to 7am.. Haha.. you people must be saying that we are crazy.. The temperature was like 10 degree C..and it gets colder at later time.. but.. haha.. we did it for the fun of it.. experience it..

There's no chance for a big group of people to queue together in the kind of weather and overnight at a open space in Singapore. It's fun.. The most funny thing is that..the guys are playing Majong..haha.. Do you think you can play majong when queuing up in Singapore? Nah.. police will be coming.. haha..

After 3 nights of queuing and shopping spree, we end our Thanksgiving with BBQ again.. haha.. because we had food left from the first day..so we decide to finish all the food by having a BBQ again.

Yeah.. Thanksgiving is over.. we bought so many stuffs..so happy.. but..so broke already.. haha..

For My Special Friend

Happy Birthday my dear Miqi.. haha.. still remember why I named you as Miqi? Keke.. I know u remember..but just in case our dear XME duno.. haha.. It's beacause Winnie got the same birth date as Mickey Mouse..thou not same year.. haha..else she will be very old..

WOW..you remember this photo?? we took it on your birthday at Momo.. 3 or 4 years ago? Think is 3 years la.. haha..looking at the photo.. I realised I had grow old liao. Haiz.. Still remember this day? The same thing happened to us? And our dear Mr John open a bottle of Chivas to console us? haha.. and after that we still went for supper.. nice carrot cake huh.. keke.. I really miss those days when we go chiong together.. Thou we were feeling very sad at that time.. but thanks to our friends around us.. they cheer us up!

Gal, so sorry that I'm not by your side to accompany you on this day. But I hope you know.. no matter how far I am away from you, you are always on my mind. A year ago, your granny left you. This marks a very sad day in your life and I know you will not even have the mood to celebrate this day. But, I hope you can get over this feeling soon and get on with your life. I believe your granny would like to see you smiling instead of crying on this day. You will not want to break her heart too right?

Well.. today is your birthday, I'm not by your side to accompany you and I duno what present to give.. just this special photo. Hope you like the special cake and sunflowers.. keke..Look carefully at the cake.. haha.. specially chosen candles and oh ya.. see the 3 apples on it? It represents the 3 of us.. haha. I know this photo was taken on Dixon's birthday last year.. Haha.. dun scold me ah.. cos this is the only photo I have with me.. that have the 3 of us la..

Happy Birthday!! I hope you can stay cheerful always.. and always remember.. there's always us around to hold you no matter how hard you fall. You remember, we always says "God had his reason for things to happen" Thou we dun wish unhappy things to happen.. but thats the way God wants us to learn. If you fall.. you must learn to stand up. Never give up. Because by giving up yourself.. you are not hurting youself only.. you are hurting all those people who cares for you.

Promise us.. make a wish this year.. Wish that you can stand up and be a brave gal and move on happily in your life.

祝你生日快乐 Happy Birthday To You..

祝你生日快乐 Happy Birthday To You..

祝你生日快乐~~ Happy Birthday To Xiuwen..

祝你生日快乐！！ Happy Birthday To You!!

~~BFF~~ XOXO

I really miss you gals alot...

( Time of blog posted requires to convet to Singapore Timing)

Korean BBQ!!

Haha.. finally we get to eat Korean BBQ together! I had been pestering hubby to bring me to eat Korean BBQ for years.. haha.. Can never thought that this dream is fulfilled in the desert instead of Singapore or Korea. Though we had eaten Seoul Garden before..but I wanted to try eating in this style.. just bbq.. without soup.. haha.. the same feeling as shown in dramas.
We order pork and chicken for bbq..and gosh.. the pork was marinated spicy.. my lips are burning after eating few pieces. No choice, I shall stick to eating chicken only.. haha
Lucky I had never pester Hubby to bring me to Korea. WHY? Because before serving us the meat, the have those appetizers.. like kimchi, raw radish, ikan bilis..and a few more which I really dunno them.. wahaha.. and I dun dare to eat any of them except the ikan bilis.. they are really good!
Oh ya.. Thanks to hubby and ah chua..they help us bbq throughout the meal.. I just concentrate on eating. So nice to be serve. We are planning to go and eat again when Jason and Joe comes back from Singapore. Really a nice place oh!

First Attempt On Sushi

Haha.. Finally.. I took the first step to try making sushi myself. Hm.. first attempt..can consider pretty nice look? Keke.. well..I'm quite satisfy with the look. Haha.. hubby say nice also.. As for the taste.. hm.. think I did not add enough vinegar.. the rice dun really taste that good. haha.. But overall.. still pass la.
See when I got the mood then I will try out again. Haha..

Stepping Into The 8th Month

It had been 7 months since we came to the desert to live. Another 17 months before we can go back to Singapore. Yesterday morning, we sent Jason to the airport. He came to the desert with us.. but he's going on a home trip. How envious.. after sending him, I had a talk with hubby. Both of us miss home very badly.. how we wish we can go home now. We regret coming to the desert though we get to have the chance to travel and visit the other states. In our talk, we even mentioned of taking leave next year and make a trip back to Singapore. We miss our family..our friends and all the delicacies in Singapore. Laksa, Char Kway Teow, Hokkien Mee, Rojak, Kueh Chap, Nasi Lemak, Bak Chor Mee, Lor Mee and lots n lots more.. But on second thoughts, I told hubby.. it's better that we dun go back or else we will feel even unbearable to leave them again. I guess only the peoples here can feel how we feel.. We all miss home.. and very badly..

Life Alone In The Desert (Part 2)

Again hubby is away for detachment. This time round, he's going to Vegas.. Will be back on 2 Nov..That's a long time....Before hubby went to Vegas, he bought me to the supermarket and stock up the food.. Hehe.. I bought Oreo cakesters.. they are so yummy.. haha..

Day 1 (15 Oct)
Today is the first day hubby went detachment. Hmm.. home alone again.. Where did I go today? Haha.. I went to the chinese market with Sheena and Jerin. And guess wat? I saw ready made carrot cake! Haha.. I tried doing it 2 times but wasn't successful.. so, I bought it home.. Hubby, I try 1st ok! If it's nice, when you are back, we go buy again.

Day 2 (16 Oct)
Day 1 had passed..today is the 2nd day.. No activities today. I stayed at home and tried doing workout with the new DVD I bought. Gosh.. that's tiring.. long time never work out and I'm having cramps.. haha..
Maybe due to the tiring tour, I haven recover my sleep.. I manage to fall asleep at 12.30am last night. That's early huh.. I remember the first time hubby went detachment, I was scared to sleep alone.. I waited till 5am when the sun rose den I go to sleep. Hopefully I can fall asleep early tonight too.

Day4 (18 Oct)
4th Day! Haha.. today all the hubbies went to Vegas le! So, we had plan to go out and follow by a celebration. Haha. We meet up at Sheena's house around 2+ and decide to go Michaels first. But to our surprised, Christine's car cannot be started. Oh gosh.. no battery.. Sob Sob, luckily, Merry's hubby was around. The car got charged BUT the car keys was left inside the car and the door had been auto locked! We spent some time calling for help.. but no use. finally, we decide to call locksmith.
Finally all our problems had been solved! We were all hungry. Den we went for late lunch. But we are kinda late for the session at the Church. So, we change to attend the later session instead. After going to church, We den go to Wal-Mart and buy stuff for our party!
Let's see what had we bought.. VSOP Brandy, Buffalo Wings, Nuggets, Cocktails, Meatballs..and a few more items.. We had a romantic night at Sheena's house. Lighting few candles around us and of cos, playing Jerin's mp3.. cultivate us the mood to tell each other our love stroy.. haha. At 1st, we plan to chat overnight at Sheena's place but around 4am.. Christine decide to go home sleep instead.. haha.. So we all went home. After reaching home, I called back to my mum..chatted awhile and my sis came home. Hehe.. she's kinda good mood today le.. So, I ask her to help my duplicate the copies of my wedding CD and send to me. She had agreed! haha.. I miss my weddings moments.. After I got the CD, I can upload more of the photos onto friendster le.. yeah!

Day 6 ( 20 Oct)
Today is the 6th day.. all of a sudden.. I miss my hubby, I miss my families and I miss home... Unknowingly, tears came rolling down my face. Why do this happens everytime hubby go detachment? There's still 13 days to go.. time do pass fast.. but not the times when hubby is not around. Maybe I'm alone, alot of past things went thru my mind.. the good and the bad.. I got more moody while listening to the sad love songs.. Haha.. I even msn Sheena..telling her " Gal, I feel like to drink".
How I wish I'm in Singapore now. At least at this point of time I can have the accompany of my family or friends. But thinking back, It's not a bad thing to decide to come to the desert. I get to know alot of wonderful friends here.. the wives and my hubby's colleagues. They are all nice people. Kind and helpful to me. Once again, I have the feeling of blessed. There's always good friend around me..old or new friends..no matter where I am.
~~~ BFF ~~~

Day 8 (22 Oct)
Again, the 5 of us (Me, Jerin, Sheena, Christine and Dalphane) meet up today. First, we went to the MVD den we went to get some grocery. And we had planned to have curry chicken for dinner at Dal's house. But at the cake counter, we remember that it's Robin's birthday this Friday. So, we decide to buy a cake and celebrate for him. But we were so bad.. we name wrote "Happy 25th Birthday to Robinhood".. haha.. Robin, dun be offended ah.. keke. After buying the grocery, we went to Dal's house. All of us are starving.. haha..but though the curry chicken is cooked..but rice wasn't cook yet. So while waiting for the rice, we decide to eat the cake first. At the same time, we can give Robin a surprise when he came over. We even had a bit of guessing game after dinner. Haha..
But.. I'm too greedy le.. I ate the cake..and now.. I'm sick. I vomited all the food out once I reach home. Think the later of the night is gonna be a suffering for me. :(

Day 10 (24 Oct)
Today I can't get to sleep. I woke up early in the morning 6.30am. Suddenly..I thought of calling 2 of my gal friends and have a conference call. Haha.. It was 9.30pm over their side. When I called Winnie, she was talking to Xiao Min-er! Haha.. The 3 of us chatted happily and crazily over the phone till 3am (their side). This is the 1st time we had conference call together. Had so much fun.
After putting down the phone, I was tire too. Went back to sleep till 3pm den wake up to meet the princess here. Haha. Each of us cooked a dish and had dinner together.
Let's see what we have....
I cooked black pepper mushroom chicken. Christine cooked steamed eggs with minced meat. Merry cooked mixed vegetables. Sheena cooked Tilapia fish with ginger. Lastly, we have Jerin.. not cooking..but she bought can longan and pineapples as dessert. Haha.. what a nice dinner.. but we FORGOT to take photo! Argh... After dinner, we had a "KTV session" cum drinking session.

Day 11 (25 Oct)
Another 9 days and hubby's detachment will end. Around 4.30am, hubby called me and told me that he's coming back from Vegas today. He's so tire working over there.. He said he hardly sleep. He doze off the moment he came back. Haiz.. After hubby wake up, we went out for dinner with a few friends. After tat, we went to Starbucks. Once I sit down, I heard loud bang sound. I wonder what happen. Guess what? It's fireworks! Woah.. the 1st time I saw fireworks in desert. But, none of us know what was the occasion for the celebration. The fireworks was nice.. and it lasted about 15 mins. That's long ah..so enjoying...

Day 12 (26 Oct)
Today we meet up with a group of friends and went to Great Wall for DIM SUM! Hehe.. long time never eat le. After eating, we den went home and pack hubby's stuff and it's time for him to go back to Vegas. Haiz.. Another 7 days of hardship for hubby..

Day 17 (31 Oct)
The last day of October..and it's Halloween Day. Yesterday, we meet up and had a BBQ by the pool side and we had a celebration for Jerin's birthday. I'm glad that she's happy. After the BBQ, we went to Sheena's place for out last "Ladies Night" during this detachment period. Jerin sang the song named 'Dearest' by Ayumi Hamasaki. Wow.. she sang so nice.. her Japanese in singing is so fluent. **Applause**
However, when we were half way thru the KTV, Sheena received a call from her family. Saying her grandfather is in critical moment. I witness the cherful Sheena break down. We were all sad to hear the news. But it breaks my heart to see Sheena crying so bitterly. There's nothing I can do but just be there to take care and accompany her. Just how helpless we are when we are in the desert. And our hubby are not with us to take care of the situation. Taking the flight back to Singapore will takes at least 26 hrs. It will be too late by the time we are back in Singapore in this situation.

--> To Sheena's Grandfather: Do rest in peace and you will always be in Sheena's heart
--> To Sheena: I hope you can get over it soon and continue your life bravely. I guess this is what your grandfather would like to see too.

Day 19 (02 Nov)
Finally it's the last day.. and my hubby will be back in a few hours time. Well, perhaps this is the second time.. the nights were not as scary as the first detachment. But I'm happy to have the princess to accompany each other during this period of time.. though we were sad for Sheena..
Oh ya.. see what my hubby brought me from Vegas! Haha.. Doughnuts! Yummy.. still remember the days when we ate in KL, Malaysia.. Thanks Hubby! Muacks...

Grand Canyon National Park

Finally, we are going to the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona!! With the same group of people that went to California but this time we had a added party.. Joe..

What is Grand Canyon National Park?

A powerful and inspiring landscape, the Grand Canyon overwhelms our senses through its immense size; 277 river miles (446km) long, up to 18 miles (29km) wide, and a mile (1.6km) deep.
The weather was soooo cold.. cold wind was blowing towards us and all of us were wearing shorts. Luckily, we did bring a jacket along. The view at Grand Canyon was so beautiful.. Really an eye opener.. haha.. The entrance fee was US$25 for the whole car.. haha.. but what we paid was for visiting the south and north rim only. And it was a 7 day pass! Oh my.. when we heard that, we were pondering, why do we need to have 7 day pass? We thought just visit and go home. Haha.. who knows, we spent almost 3 hrs climbing around the south rim.. and tat was onli a very very small part of it. We were to cold, tire and hungry. So, we drove the car out, had lunch den we drove back again and went to the north rim. Guess I would like to visit the Grand Canyon again. But had to be in January.. when it snows.. the view must be excellent!.. But, hmm.. 1 year later ba.. before I leave the desert.

After visiting the Grand Canyon, we then drove the the Hard Rock Cafe in Phoenix! Finally... haha.. Again we got the souvenir glass. This time round, I got myself the Martini Glass.. yeah!

11 Days Tour In California and San Francisco (Part 5)

Day 9 & 10 ( 6th & 7th October 2008)

Haiz.. time passes so so so fast.. Now is the last 2 days of our trip! So sad.. How I wish we can continue touring.. Haha.. tour around the world.. dun need work.. how nice.. haha.. dreaming only la..Ok.. now, the last 2 days of our tour is reserved for DISNEYLAND!!

The 1st day we went to the Disneyland park. Haha.. we manage to find Mickey and Minnie. We took a photo with them and we went to their house. Haha.. Mickey mouse's house is so KAWAII!!.. Exactly like cartoon..haha.. I love his house so much..But funny.. Mickey and Minnie dun stay in the same house. Their house are side by side.. but not link together wan. And.. Mickey's house got air-con..Minnie's dun! Hmm..

At the end of the day, there's a parade by all Disney character. Awesome.. I enjoy the parade the most. Haha.. I saw my favourite princess.. Snow White and the seven dwarfs.. but.. Cinderella looks more beautiful.. haha.. The seven dwarfs are so cute.. How I wish I can hug them.. And there's Chip & Dale, Little Mermaid and alot more..

The 2nd day we went to the California Adventure park.

WOAH!! The ride at The Hollywood Tower is fantastic manz!! Cheers x3!

Next we went to take the Ferris Wheel. Finally.. hubby had granted my wish of riding the Ferris Wheel with him. Romantic sia.. When we went to Taiwan for Honeymoon, we had planned to fulfil my wish at the Theme park.. but, due to the rainy days..we are unable to do so. I was so sad and disappointed.

Next, I went up to take the Paradise Pier Rocket.. alone.. haha.. all of them are scare except me! Yeah.. that's me.. In split seconds, the rockets just shot up to 1000 feet high.. den down to 500 feet and hang on at there for awhile... and slowly come down. That's so fun! Never regretted making the choice of playing although I'm the only one!

Next, we went to play Merry-Go-Round.. hehe.. the second wish. Whenever we went to Genting, I always wanted hubby to ride the horse with me.. but he never agrees.. At long last.. I can ride the horses with hubby in Disneyland!! Satisfy!

Day 11 (8th October 2008)

Time to go back to the desert.. After having breakfast at Burger king, we set off to drive home.. On the way back, we drop by at the Desert Hills Outlet Mall. Haha.. time to buy Coach bags.. Hm... Let's see.. I got myself a mouse pad, a wristlet and a super big tote bag.. haha... So happy.. but..haiz.. bankrupt liao. :(

Well.. for this trip, I started falling sick on the 5th day.. but overall, I really enjoy the trip alot. Most importantly, hubby and I had finally done alots of things that we had always wanted to do. This is truly an eye opening trip. I had learnt so much especially for those place of attractions.
Applause for the engineers and people that makes those places so wonderful. **Applause**

Thank you for you interest for reading the 11 days itinerary.. Hope you enjoy....

11 Days Tour In California and San Francisco (Part 4)

Day 7 (4th October 2008)


It's our last day in San Francisco.. this is really a very nice and wonderful place. Most of the roads are steep slopes.. and its really steep. Really can't bear to leave this beautiful place.
After having breakfast in the hotel, we went to Chirardelli chocolate factory. In the cafe, we saw the machine used to process chocolate. Haha..kind of dirty..cos some parts of the machine are rusty. Anyway.. think that machine is just a demo set.. dun worry.. haha.. In the shop, they offer us to try the new chocolate. Nice..

After eating chocolate, we went to the Japan Town. Haha.. it's their community day.. The have a stage and when we reach, they are giving out mochi.. green tea flavour.. hm.. not very much to my liking cos not sweet de.. haha.. Then we had lunch at one of the traditional Japan restaurant. Wow.. my hubby got a big bowl of udon le.. Haha.. because the weather is so cold thus hubby decide to eat some hot soup stuff.. but guess what? haha.. there;s no ventilation in the small restaurant. Hubby was sweating while eating.. Haha.. so funny.. act smart! Lucky I eat hot plate chicken.. So tasty and warm...

After eating full.. we went to the Golden Gate Bridge again. This time round, we can walk across the bridge as it was closed last night. Well, dun mistake.. the passage for cars are open. I'm referring to the side lanes for people to walk.


The Golden Gate Bridge, built in 1937, is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. It connects the city of San Francisco on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County.

And these are the specifications of the masterpiece:

Longest span 4,200 feet (1,280 m)
Total length 8,981 feet (2,737 m)
Width 90 feet (27 m)
Height 746 feet (227 m)

After viewing this masterpiece that took the engineers 4 years to built, we then went to Chinatown for our dinner and lastly.. drive back t o Anaheim.

Day 8 (5th October 2008)

Yeah.. we are back to explore the rest of the Universal Studios in Los Angeles!! Haha.. I managed to take a photo with my favourite SHREK!! Oh my.. some of you may say that I'm crazy.. but.. he's really so cute.. haha.. And look at the Mummy character.. koaz.. he keep chasing me and making that irritating sound.. I was made till so scared of him. I dun even dare to raise my head to look at him. Haha.. Finally we had covered the whole of Universal Studios Hollywood! Next, we had a little shopping along the Citywalk of Universal Studios..and lastly, we went to the Hard Rock to get our 3rd souvenir glass!

Time for dinner.. hm.. feel like eating Italian stuffs.. Haha.. we had planned to visit the Santa Monica Beach and just nice, there's a Italian cafe nearby. We ordered a pizza and Spaghetti!! Yummy yummy.. 4 stars for the restaurant!
Erm.. because it was night time when we went to the beach, there's nothing really easy to capture by the camera. But believe me.. the beach is really big and beautiful. Exactly as big as we saw in movies.. standing on the board..listening to the sea waves.. romantic le.. I told hubby, I would like to visit this beach again in day time before we go back to Singapore. Think next summer.. haha.. Santa Monica Beach.. wait for our return....

11 Days Tour In California and San Francisco (Part 3)

Day 5 (2nd October 2008)

After 1 night stay at Anaheim, our next destination is San Francisco. On our way to San Francisco, we have another destination to go. That is, The Mystery Spot at Santa Cruz, California.

The mystery spot is an area about 150 feet in diameter located int the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz. It is discovered in 1939 and opened to public in1940. Within the Mystery Spot the laws of physics do not apply. It appears as though every law of gravitation had gone haywire, just doesn't make sense. Some unseen magnetism or phenomenon just upsets all former ideas of equilibrium. And it will make you stand up leaning backways or sideways.

Look at this photo. We are standing at a carpenter's level across 2 cement blocks. For the photo on the left, my hubby is a forehead taller then me. Now look at the photo on the right. My hubby is a head taller then me. We are standing on a level ground of same place. Who can explain why???

Now look at this photo. The same thing. Look at the photo on the left. I'm so much shorter then my hubby and the photo on the right, I'm about the same height with hubby. Yes, by looking at the floor, u might say because the floor is not level. But, the tour guide had used the equilibrium and proof to us, it's a level ground.

When we enter the house, we are so so so giddy.. duno why..and look at the photo.. haha.. my body is slanting! I vow.. we never tilted the camera. That's how you stand when you are inside. The tour guide even demo the flow of water.. It just flow backwards..though it's a level ground. And when are left the house, we need to walk down a steep slope.. and to our amaze, we dun have the feeling of want to roll down. Some force seems to be pulling me back and refrain me from falling. haha.. so miracle..

It's crazy. It's perplexing. It's Nature's Magic! That's why it's called THE MYSTERY SPOT!

After visiting the mystery spot, we continue our drive to San Francisco. It's late evening when we reach. So we check in to the Heritage Marina Hotel. Wahaha.. For the first 2 hotel, we have 2 queen size bed.. and for this room, we have... KING size bed!! Wa.. finally.. ever since we came to the desert, we had been sleeping on queen size bed.. I miss my King bed back in Singapore.. haiz..
After settling down at the hotel, we walk to the Fisherman's Wharf for dinner. It consists of a long coast side row of seafood restaurants, street vendors, souvenir stores and beautiful ocean scenery. Fisherman's Wharf was originally a major fishing pier and although the fishing industry is still alive today, the main focus of this specific coastal area is its historical tourist attractions.

After 15 minutes walk from the hotel, we finally reached the Fisherman's Wharf and very cold ah.. haha.. We walk pass many restaurant and all of them are selling steam crabs and most famous.. calm chowder in bread bowl. Yes.. just like something we saw at Bugis food court.. The soup are so yummy and great especially during such a cold weather.
Sorry ah.. no photos was taken because I'm having flu and fever at this time. No energy to pose for photos.. keke.

Day 6 (3rd October 2008)

Good morning! We had a light breakfast in the hotel cafe and we start our tour of the day. Hm.. not feeling very good today. I ate flu medicine over the night and still kind of drowsy ah.. I look ugly in today's photos.. No more double eyelid.. only single eyelid.. haiz..

The 1st itinerary - Lombard Street. The picturesque stretch of Lombard Street had eight angles along a single block. They twist at acute angles, making for a very slow going if you are in a car, though, oddly enough, cars are the reason for designing the street this way back in 1922. The idea being this design is to make it easier for them to negotiate the steep 16% grade.

Next, we visit the Alcatraz Island. Hmm.. only view from this angle. We did not went in to explore. Haha..
This place used to be a prison but now, it's no longer a prison for some of America's most dangerous offenders.

Hungry already.. haha.. after visiting that 2 places, we are now going to the Chinatown for brunch.. And we went to a Hongkong restaurant for Dim Sum! Yummy.. they taste really really good..especially the egg tarts!

We are full now.. It's shopping time! We are now at the market street of San Francisco! Crazy ah.. really alots of branded stuff.. a shopping paradise. No wonder rich people always like to fly to San Francisco for shopping..

After shopping, we went to Pier 39 to see Sea lions! These California sea lions "hauled out" on pier 39's K-Dock shortly after 1989 San Francisco earthquake. The population grew from 50 to more then 300 within a couple of months in 1990. During winters, the population grows as high as 900! Btw, sea lions are different from seals ok! How to differentiate? Haha.. Sea lions have external ear flaps, seals do not!.

Next, we went to the golden gate bridge to capture some of the night view. So nice.. with the lights on. It was so windy and COLD... after taking a few photos, it stared to rain.. and so we decide to come back for day view tomolo. Next we went to the Hard Rock Cafe to get our 2nd souvenir glass.. haha..

11 Days Tour In California and San Francisco (Part 2)

Day 3 (30th September 2008)

Rise and shine! Today is the third also the last day in San Diego. Haiz.. time pass so fast when you are having fun.
The first place we went today is the USS Midway Museum.
It is a 14 year ship that stretched from the end of World War II to the liberation of Kuwait in 1991. On odyssey shared by 225 000 sailors.. No other aircraft carrier served America as long as the USS Midway. Its track record of humanitarian missions, establishment of new naval aviation standards, and dedication to the American ideals of liberty, freedom and peace was unmatched. And so, they called it "Midway Magic". On board the ship, you have the opportunity to walk a 4-acre flight deck and explore from the engine room to admiral's war room. And not forgetting.. alot of fighter planes. Awesome!
Next, we went to San Diego bay (actually just beside USS Midway..haha) to see the few Historic ships.
HMS Surprise - A magnificent replica of a late 18th century Royal Navy frigate. She was used in the production of the critically acclaimed film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World".
Star of India - Launched in 1863, the oldest ship in the world that still maintains a regular sailing schedule.

After SEEING the ships, we start our driving to our next destination - Anaheim. This time round, we have changed the driver. And that's my hubby! haha.. On our way to our hotel at Anaheim, we stop by at the 2nd outlet mall - The Ontario Mills. Hm.. not a very small outlet.. but there's Hollister and Abercombie inside! Wahaha.. finally.. some brands that hubby likes. Initially we had planned to buy clothes during the trip so that we dun have to bring so many clothings so..we got ourselves few stuffs in the mall.. consider quite satisfy la. Finally enough clothings for the rest of the trip.

After finish shopping.. it's already very late.. so we drove to put hotel and check in. The hotel we are living is Americas Best Value Astoria Inn. Haha.. Inn again.. think in US, the call it Inn more then Hotel. Hotel really refers to those high building rooms.. and very expensive type!. Haha. Anyway, the rooms is quite nice and spacious but the toilets are small la.. however, there's still a bath tub. And there's TV, working fridge and oh.. there's a microwave!

Orgh... so tire.. Time to rest.. Goodnight..

Day 4 (1 st October 2008)

Yeah.. we are at the Universal Studios Hollywood!!
Haha.. we are in movies! Face the action head-on in heart-pounding rides, shows and attractions that puts us inside the world's biggest movies and TV shows.





As it's the Halloween season, There's many people in disguised that goes around grabbing you. And this Mr Vampire is one of them. Guess what? He greets me in Chinese! He says "你好吗？I want to suck your blood tonight..arghhh" !!! EEeekkks!! I was so scared! But it was fun.. haha..At first I saw him, I wanted to take a photo with him.. but he looks so scary.. then he saw me.. and he walk over to me and stretch out his hand to hold me. I felt his warm hands.. and this makes me dare to go near him and took this photo. Haha.. lousy me..
We also get to go behind the scenes. We saw how Hollywood magic really happens. Haha.. when we saw how they film those exciting shots.. it's so funny.. not as dangerous as we thought when watching the movies. Most importantly, we saw the high-octane car chases and raging explosions from The Fast and the Furious! I simply can't find another word to describe my feelings..fantastic!
There's 2 parts in the Universal Studio. Today we only covered the studio tours. We'll be back again on the 8th day to explore the theme parks here. Do continue reading ok...

11 Days Tour In California and San Francisco (Part 1)

Yeah.. it's my second tour in USA.. This time we will be going quite a few places in California and San Francisco. We are going to tour for 10 days! Woah.. haha.. and the peoples going with us are Eunice, Daoli, Edwin and Juliet. 6 of us and this rented car.. The dodge Caravan.

Day 1 ( 28th September 2008)

Early in the morning 5.30am, we meet up at the car park and began our 10 days tour. Edwin was the first driver. As usual, we had breakfast at MacDonald's before starting the long drive. The first place we went to is the Outlet Mall at San Diego. After shopping..without buying anything, we then proceed to check in to Good Nite Inn Hotel in San Diego. We will be staying for 2 nights. Well, though its a inn, but on overall, the room are still good.. clean and spacious. Not as bad as we thought for "INN".. haha.
After settling down in the room, we then went out for dinner. Not knowing where to eat, we used the GPS and found a Thai restaurant nearby. The restaurant name is Thai Time II. Hm.. the decoration are quite nice.. but the food dun really taste that nice. Still prefer Thai restaurant in AZ.
After dinner, the rest of the went to attend a concert named "So you think you can dance". After sending them to the stadium, hubby and I drove to Little Italy. Woah.. there's so many restaurant and ALL of the are Italian restaurant. We then decide to have Italian Gelato Spumoni Ice Cream at Cafe Italia. Isn't that a very small scoop??
That's not enough for both of us.. haha.. After having the ice cream, we then went drove our car to Gaslamp Quaters. The place is something like Boat Quay in Singapore. With many different style of pub and restaurants by the side of the main road. We then walk past a wall. Many people had done their drawings and writing on it. Out of curiosity, hubby went to take a look. Just nice, there's someone with paint. And she offered us to draw too. So me and hubby drew the 2 flowers and sign off with HY and SK. Haha.. that's so fun. The first time I drew on the wall on road!

After having the great time of our own, we then went back to fetch the rest of them and went to Denny's for supper and back to our room for a good night rest.

Day 2 ( 29th September 2008)

Today, we meet at 8.45am and went for breakfast. Haha.. the same place. Denny's! Because it's just opposite our hotel. After breakfast, we went to SAN DIEGO SEA WORLD!!! Finally I get to see the killer whale. They call them Shamu. They were so well trained! Look at them! The show was fantastic! Bravo! Haha.. We also get to see the dolphins show and Pets rule. Pets rule is so cute. It's a show by many pets like dogs, cats, chicks, squirrel and alot more. We also went to watch the 4D show of Seasame street.

After having fun at the Sea World, we went to Balboa Park. It was around evening time when we reach there. Haha.. too dark. Can't really take nice pictures of the few nice building there... Haha.. see the pic? I make Hubby piggy back me! Haha.. I'm a tyrant!

After walking the park, we then went to the Hard Rock Cafe for dinner. The first time I went to Hard Rock Cafe manz! The decoration inside was so cool! And we got our very 1st HRC souvenir glass!

After dinner, all of us are shag.. anyway.. there's no more places to go at this time. So.. it's time to ZZzzz.....