Don't Forget Me.

The Chance

2012-02-10T00:59:00.001+08:00

Finally, the chance I've been waiting for since like forever. I wished I could release details. In due time I would. A glimmer of hope at last of leaving this mundane life and country.

Unnecessary Stress Factors

2011-12-08T03:46:00.001+08:00

Once again I have sadly neglected by blog after my trip. It's been crazy ever since I got back with the endless nightmares at work. They are what I called unnecessary stress factors in my life.

Starting to really think about the future. I do know what I want. Just waiting for the perfect opportunity and chance to fall in my lap. I KNOW I WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT WORLD.

There are several things I wanna do right now.

1) Do up a proper blog entry on my trip.
2) Finish all the books stored in my iBooks.
3) Eat a sushi buffet.
4) Buy new clothes.
5) Cut YUI's fur.

Ahhhhhh! I need more time!

Night.

Vacation of the year

2011-10-06T01:20:00.001+08:00

My vacation of the year is in 2 days! #stoked

Over the next 19 days I don't want to think about work. No more boarding passes, no more boarding announcements, no more offloading passengers, no more excess baggage coupons, no more agents coming to me going "Officer please help me", no more red lipstick!

Just me, my theme parks and my Big Apple.

Though there is something about work which I can't help worrying even during my trip. My China girls are going to be taking their check- in examination during this period. I always thought I would be around to help them get through this ordeal. Now I can only hope that they all pass. *Pray*

Don't think I'll have time to post tml so bye everyone!

Good night at 5.

2011-10-01T05:07:00.001+08:00

It's 5am and I'm just going to bed. Crazy day. So many delays. Full A380 flight.

And I'm so freaking hungry right now though I just had a peanut butter waffle and fried carrot cake at around 10pm. I want steamboat.

Went out with the whole of Batch 776 to Relish for dinner last Monday. It was fun and crazy handling all 15 of them.

Just 6 more days to my trip. Whoopeedo!

Good night world!

Vacation Planning

2011-09-25T01:37:00.001+08:00

It's not always that I get a whole weekend off in my line of work. However I decided to stay in this Saturday night and spend a little me time. Something I haven't done in a long while. Gotta go out tomorrow though to look at some camera stuff.

As the night does not get any younger, I'm still wide awake doing some homework for my upcoming trip. I just love this part of the trip. It makes me feel organized and prepared and not lost in the middle of a foreign country without 3G and Google to turn too for info. (I think we depend on them too much but I can't think of what I'll do without them. Agreed?)

Heading back to the airport on Monday for a brand new ON THE JOB TRAINING. 3rd time since I've joined this company. I don't think there's any other company in the world that does this.

I'M GONNA BE AN OFFICER. Come look for me if you want excess baggage allowance or if you wanna complain about the nasty new airline website. I'm all ready baby.

Ok that was a good break. Back to the drawing board. I still have 9 more days of itinerary to plan and even more if I want to do up the Bangkok one as well.

Have a good one guys!

S&S

2011-09-19T19:29:00.001+08:00

DON'T WANT TO OPEN MY TEXTBOOK.

This is the 3rd time I've taken a test since I've joined this company. This is wrong. Nobody else gets this. Bleh.

Though this is the most fun I've had in the past 4 months. 2 weeks are ending soon. Snacking and snoozing in class. I could get used to this.

Anywho, 18 more days to the US of A. #Stoked.

Where have I been?

2011-09-16T22:51:00.001+08:00

Wow, just wow. Almost a year. You have been neglected my poor blog.

Just a sudden urge to blog today. Maybe I just wanted a more personal space to post random stuff. Facebook and Twitter just don't really cut it.

Today marks marks a year and one day in the company. I SURVIVED. I faced the craziest passengers. I ran from A21 to B10 to F37 to E12. I wrote my report. I took my MC. I met a group of the best batchmates; 778 I LOVE YOU GUYS. I befriended the PRC (they love me, hahaha). I got scolded by my DMs and other funny random people. I got my thank yous. I put on enough make up to make me look like a monkey. I MADE IT.

Lots of feelings. Hard to put down. Too many people to thank.

Onto a new phase of this journey now. Stepping into the OFFICER world. Whole new ocean. Fiercer sharks. Chomp chomp. Like how Aslinda took away my "I AM NEW" badge, I'm no longer new.

Today, they brought us to a Salvation Army home for patients with dementia. I met a lady who used to live in my estate over there. She went in a month ago. A whole bucket of feelings. She can still tell me that she remembers the lift being upgraded. 2 mins later, she repeats the same thing. What dementia does to a person. Another bucket of feelings.

That's it for today. I planned something much longer and with more feelings. But I guess this can sum up everything. I hope to leave more virtual footprints here. Watch this space.

Oh, and my Dad bought a puppy home today. We named her Yui. She's a 2 month old Shih Tzu. Life's gonna change in this household. I'm looking forward to it.

Zoom zoom.

I love aerobridges!

2010-10-19T19:41:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

It's been slightly more than a month since I've joined the company. The journey thus far has been well, fun and if I might say, unexpectedly enjoyable. I've experienced so many new things for example, walking on a retracting aerobridge and standing on the aerobridge while it extends out to meet the cabin door. How many people in this world can have a job that lets you do that? Also, there's another part which I like which is when the aircraft arrives at the gate. How many jobs can have employees saying, "The plane is here!" as normal as a person on the street saying "The bus is here!" There are like tonnes of other interesting stuff that happens during a single shift but I better not reveal too much here. You can ask me in private if you want too. :)

The training programme of course is by far one of the most extensive a person can undergo. It seriously is not for the weak brained.

Since this is my blog, I shall be abit of a showoff and tell you how much I scored. 97% for the Arrival Test and 98% for the Departure. More showing off, I topped the batch. =p Ok, time to be modest again.

Meet Batch 778. There are 13 of us and by far, one of the few batches with so many guys. Oh, and we have 6 TCSOs. I dunno why the other colleagues seemed so fascinated by this.

Me and my peachy weachy uniform. I think they're giving female CSOs new tops. There are like 7 mannequins with different colour tops in the office today asking for votes on the prettiest colour. So far, maroon's in the lead. =) I hope nobody votes for that Mandarin Orange. PLEASE.

So we had to go to the Changi Air Freight Centre for about 3 weeks for the training. It's right beside the ferry terminal where the NS boys take the boat over to Tekong.

So since Batch 778 belongs to the Singapore Airlines/ Silkair (SQ/MI) Operations, everything we learn is related to them from the orientation to handling passengers with special needs.

On the 1 Oct, we were sent down to the airport to give out lollipops to kids. We were with Snow White. The little boys were so shy. I think they really liked her but were too cool to admit it. LOL. Oh, and there were some very big kids who were ahem, adults but wanted lollipops for themselves. Grow up and get a life please.

Down for Line Training. We got to go to a home to do Community Service one morning and it was so meaningful. We sang, danced, brought the clients out for a walk, celebrated the birthdays of the October babies and sang somemore. What a blast. Came back to a Welcome Hi- Tea to meet all the executives and mingle. I actually really liked this part of the training programme. At least we knew who our bosses were and they knew us.

Alas, all good things have to come to an end. Batch 778 has graduated from the Arrival/Departure training course. Now onto OJT and a few months of SOLO before we head back to the Air Freight Centre for the system training. Can't wait till we're all reunited again.

Time for bed! Got an early morning shift tomorrow. Peace out peeps!

Last Entry for Some Time.

2010-09-06T21:05:00.004+08:00

Hello all!

I actually had no intention to blog but seeing that I'm about to start work, I think I'd better before the next entry becomes 6 months later. Haha.

At the end of June, we celebrated Beilin's 22nd birthday at the NYDC in Holland Village. It took Cherie exactly 1 month to upload these photos. LOL.

HIGH visited Universal Studios Singapore a day after the June school holidays but there were still so many kids! Thank goodness Vincent was working and he gave us complimentary Universal Express tickets. Overall the park was quite good. I think it will be even better once everything is opened.

Wei Lun has left for his studies in Australia. =( We went for a Dim Sum High Tea and our last K session. Hope you're doing well over there friend!

It's time for all the NS boys to go overseas. Even Shaun has gone off to New Zealand to do his studies. Hope you're doing fine over there too!

HIGH met up for a very impromptu (again) dinner at Dian Xiao Er followed by a K session which was more of a Monopoly Deal session. LOL.

That little stint with Damean was a good experience but it wasn't for me.

The start of my birthday celebrations. Dinner with Sin Hwee at Riverview Hotel's Ikidori. The food is super good and the price is quite worth it too. Free flow sashimi. Nothing else can beat that.

Thank you bitch for the treat at Tao's!

Visited Universal Studios again for the Lake Hollywood Spectacular. Basically you only need to pay $5 to enter the park after 7pm every Friday and Saturday. You get to eat, shop and watch a fireworks show after that. Worth it right? Thanks girls for the wonderful night!

HIGH went to the Marina Barrage for a picnic and kite flying. We got to watch the National Day rehersal too. It was a fun day.

A few days later, we met up again to go to Johor Bahru. Beilin's and Sarah's first time there. Haha. Got to eat Nando's and Jang Won again.

A very impromptu (again) dinner at the PS Cafe. Food and atmosphere was WOW. Definitely would be back.

Brought the girls over to CBC for a swim followed by a Dim Sum lunch in Changi Village.

Yanqi's birthday celebration at Barracks@Dempsey House. Very quick change of date due to my very impromptu trip to Wuhan.

And here's Wuhan. Went to visit my father. Crazily hot but great attractions. I even watched 4 movies when I was there. LOL.

2 days after I came back, went for a movie marathon with Tai Tai. 5 movies in total. From opening to EOS. It was crazy. Haha.

The Tai Tai needed to buy a new home for her Xiao Ke Ai so we headed to IKEA with Wayne who needed to get some home stuff. And again, impromptu dim sum, beancurd and porridge for supper at Sembawang Chalet. LOL.

The most recent activity would be Yin Yin's visit to Singapore. I hope I had been a good tour guide. :)

I'm going to be starting on my new job with SATS as a Trainee Officer next week. It's going to be tough but I'm stoked to be working in the airport again. Haha.

Ok, this is the end for now. I hope to have exciting stuff happening soon!

What Happened in 3 Months.

2010-06-25T10:55:00.003+08:00

Hello all!

Wow, this is getting bad. No updates for almost 3 months. I shall try to improve. Haha. But there were lots of interesting stuff happening these few months. Here we gooooooo.

On the 3 April, I met Cherie and Beilin for dinner and movie, When In Rome at Vivocity. Dunno why the rest of the group couldn't attend.

The next day, it was brunch at Dempsey Hill with Colleen, Yong Xing, Amber and Averlyn. I think we originally wanted to go to Bishan Park but it was raining. Oh, and that little baby has sure grown. Hahaha.

And finally, the most exciting part of April- A holiday to Japan with Wayne & Bernice! It was so much fun! Won't go into much details here but you can see more pictures on my Facebook. =)

On the 23 April, we went to Crytal Jade to celebrate Paulina's 22nd Birthday.

Pei Ting came to Singapore for a short business trip and we met on 1 May. Decided to go see the new Marina Bay Sands. It was crowded, hot and not very ready when we went. Hmm, I would rather go RWS.

Edmund held his wedding on 3 May at a restaurant in Clarke Quay. Congratulations!

And on 4th May, we celebrated Sarah's belated birthday at Timbre@Substation. We got the seats right in front of the band and boy was it awkward. I'd much prefer a seat at the back without having to engage with the band.

On 8th April, HIGH visited the Science Centre for the much anticipated Pixar Exhibition. It was fantastic and out of this world! Totally mind blowing!

My grandma's Japanese friend came to visit and we put him up at the Hard Rock Hotel in Sentosa. The hotel itself had a rockish vibe with a similarly cool room and a great great pool!

Brunch at Red Star with 306 to celebrate Wei Lun's birthday followed by an outing to the Botanic Gardens for phototaking. It was a hot hot day.

A trip to Alaska and Canada to end of May 2010.

HIGH went for some outdoorzy activity at East Coast Park on 12 June. Our colour combination that day was coool.

Paulina organised a BBQ session at Andrew's on 19 June. It was a hell lot of fun. And we all got one of Andrew's friends totally drunk. LOL.

Alright, that basically sums everything up. I hope to do more entries soon. But I do need to find a job too. Oh, and I'm turning 22 in less than a month's time. Booooooo. =(

Happy April's Fool!

2010-04-02T13:30:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

No update for a whole month. I rock. LOL. I felt like closing this blog down but I can't bear too. Heh. Alright, lemme sum everything up.

So, Chinese New Year was a blast. I miss Soju. =(

Little gathering with 306 at the airport.

And of course, my dear HIGH. I think I lost a lot of money on this day. Hahaha. Stupid game.

Celine stopped over in Singapore and we finally got to meet up at Morton's Bar. =) Oh, they have this promotion going on right now. Order a martini for $11++ and get free flow of steak sandwiches from 5- 7pm on Monday- Fridays.

And it was off to Taiwan for a week in early March. Finally got a chance to do a round the country. The tour guide was great but the tour leader was bad. Won't mention which company but heard he got fired.

A few days back from Taiwan, booked an impromptu trip up to Malaysia to visit Yin Yin with Shi Jing. Visited Kuala Lumpur, Genting Highlands and Penang. Since we had relatives there, paid them a visit too.

And finally, my first trip with HIGH down to Johor Bahru. Lots of fun. Wasted a whole morning at Danga City Mall after being misled by it's fascinating website, then moved over to Neway for K and to celebrate Daddy's, Mummy's and Georgie's birthday. Finally ended the day with a wonderful Korean spread and being dumped in the middle of the highway by the cab driver.

OK, so this is my life so far. Haha. Will really try to update more often. Until then.

In The Eye of the Beholder. Funny.

A Fistful of Stances. Definitely worth watching.

Chinese New Year 2010!

2010-02-13T17:30:00.005+08:00

Hello all!

Sorry for the lack of updates. I just like to do them all at once. Haha. Still bored at home and waiting for a job. Growing fat too.

And of course, let me start of by wishing everybody a very prosperous Chinese New Year!

One night, I got pretty hungry. So after a little conversation with Cherie on MSN and calling Beilin along, we set off for Jalan Kayu for prata.

Yum. The briyani's only 2 bucks.

And a little camwhoring to end the night. Let's do this more often!

On Sunday, finally met the Orangs for our CNY reunion dinner at 7th Storey at Wilkie Edge . It's quite good actually. Pretty cheap too. Like $16.80 with unlimited drinks and cooked food.

Xue Min brought her polaroid camera along and thus those 2 cute little photos. Got some stranger to take a photo for us.

Didn't know where to go after dinner so we ended the night at Mind's Cafe. If you ever go there, go try the Imagineiff game. Damn fun. Cabbed home with Shaun, Jolyn and Hui Ying after that.

Monday night. Dinner with the ICHM peeps at Aston's and dessert at Mr. Bean's Cafe (Horrible Place). Much catching up. =D

On Tuesday, woke up real early and went down to Redhill for the RWS Recruitment Drive. But it was a total waste of my time because they were only hiring basic entry level positions. =( On Wednesday, met up with Yang Ying at Chinatown for lunch and a little shopping. =)

And just yesterday, met up with Wayne and Yongxin for a movie at Vivo. Highly recommended!

And to Chinatown to join in the festivities. So many many people.

Dim Sum Dinner. The food was really good but the service was bad. Nobody seemed to give a hoot about us. And the server mistakenly placed a wrong order but he blamed it on us that we pointed the wrong one to him. Well, if he had repeated the order, it wouldn't have happened. Right?

The pretty night lights of Chinatown and the excellent features on Wayne's camera. We really wanted to have some dessert after that but couldn't find a place that was still openend until we bumped into Yanqi and she brought us to it. Mango Madness!!

Me Love HIGH. =)

New TVB show- My Better Half.

Ok, off to my reunion dinner. BYE!

Homey Home Home

2010-02-01T11:20:00.004+08:00

Hello all!

I've been home for 2 weeks and I thought it was time to do a little updating. I promised myself a month break so job searching is going slow now. Starting to get low on S$ but the money market is not cooperating so can't change my US$ for now. Grr. Anyway, a little bit of life back home. Very lazy to post all the photos so go find them on my Facebook.

306 was the first group of friends I met since coming home. Started the day with our long awaited K session. Happy! Ayuni was late so we went to ION Orchard to buy popcorn. Tested almost every flavour. So embarrassing.

And then off to Tanglin Mall for Chili's. Never knew we had one in Singapore. Had to wait for a table though. But the food was good. Except for the horrible Buffalo Wings. And we shared a plate of bottomless chips. Never refilled it though. Wasted.

Cherie's friend came over to give her a Nikon D60 that she had just bought. I foresee photo outings in the near future for 306. Hahaha. And boy did he take pretty group photos for us. Now I know just how to work my flash in dark places. Too bad Sarah was in Hong Kong and couldn't join us.

After dinner, everybody went home while I headed over to Alley Bar to join the Singaporean ICHM-ers. They've just gone to Aisah's engagement. So sorry to have missed it. =(

The next day, High tea @ Sheraton with HIGH! We have a total of 11 members so you can imagine how hard it is to gather all of us together. But after 2 years, we finally have full attendance. =)

The food was actually quite good. And they're having an in-house promotion now. The whole buffet goes for only $30 per person. So go try it if you have time.

After that, it was to the lobby for some very cool group photos. Especially love the last one.

The next day. Jun Wei & Wayne were OFF so we decided to do something. Ended up going to Sentosa to ride the luge and see the new attractions. Universal Studios Singapore is going to be a huge thing I betcha. Didn't visit the new hotels though since it was a totally seperate entry.

Thank You Weiting! =) Can't wait for the new tracks to open.

Had a little lunch break at the Delifrance in the Merlion before heading back to GV Vivocity for a movie- Hachiko. It was sad and good. =) Oh, and Daddy also bought a new camera.

Bernice and Yixia came to join us for dinner. And also a little shopping. Ended the day with a little rooftop talk before getting a ride home from my Mum who was in the vicinity.

Tuesday. Got a ride from Sylvester before heading up to Mt. Faber with Marian for a little afternoon tea. Dinner and shopping with Edwin H after that.

Had a steamboat dinner with Edwin C, Willy, Xinyi and Nicholas on Thursday. No pictures there because I was too lazy to bring my camera. =X

And finally on Friday, met up with Sin Hwee! The bestest bestest friend. She was "booking out" from Uni and on her way home. So we met at Tampines One for the very delicious Fish Bee Hoon and dessert at Manpuku.

Ok, that's all for the meetups. Nothing else that's interesting that's happening in my life now. Just growing fat. LOL.

Down With Love. Got the first episode but I really wonder when I'll get to it.

Because of You. I'll try this show but we'll see.

Cupid Stupid. Romantic little comedy about horoscopes.

OK! Time for lunch! Bye!

Buffalo, New York!

2010-01-13T11:20:00.006+08:00

Hello all!

Countdown: 5 days to home! =) I hope I can bring everything home. Hahaha.

Anyway, did a little trip down to Buffalo, New York to pay Juliana a visit. She'll be at the University for a year. The ticket there only costed me $10 as I used my airline miles to redeem it.

Transitted in Chicago and finally reached late that night. Thank God for good flying weather. Oh, there was a super funny flight attendant on board. "Please turn off all cellphones, Gameboys, DSs, Ipods, Blackberrys, Blueberries, Cherries, Tomatoes. Yeah, you get the idea." LOL.

Did nothing that night. Ate the Pu Pu Platter.

The next day, had cereal for breakfast and explored Juliana's apartment. Brought back memories of RIH. Oh, see that food cabinet? All my leftovers are now there. Why waste right? Hahaha.

Cooked lunch for Juliana and her friends. Healthy eh? Haha.

Shared a cab to the airport after lunch to retrieve our rental car. I have a phobia of driving rental cars and only a handful of people know the reason behind it. But even though there were 3 others in our group who could drive, none of them could drive US style so alas. Brought them around to buy groceries and household stuff. Buffalo is kinda like Idaho Falls. Lots of hypermarts but not many tall buildings. Oh, and having a car is sorta a must.

Finally, after a year here, I get to have IHOP! Oh, and introducing my new friends. Ryan in between Juliana and I followed by Joen and Celine in the next picture.

Breakfast for Dinner? Anytime man. Bring it on. I think IHOP can beat Swensens anytime. Totally craving for The Cheesecake Factory now. Grrrrrr. I don't want to leave yet.

The following day. Again, visited an oriental supermarket in the morning called Ni Hoowa Supermarket to get the Asian must haves.

Followed by a visit down to Anchor Bar where Buffalo Chicken Wings were originally made!

The pastas were crazy. Portions were super huge. But the wings were definitely worth it! Juicy and fresh! And with my ever favourite Bleu Cheese dressing.

And of course, with a trip down to Buffalo, how could one miss out of the famous Niagara Falls? It's just a 30 minute out from the city.

Just in time for the glorius sunset on the Falls. That's Canada on the opposite. I heard the Falls are prettier on that end. More pictures can be found on my Facebook.

Us freezing but still have to do the touristy thing of taking as many pictures as possible.

Ryan and Joen wanted to do make snow angels.

Some random stranger in sneakers came and took pictures for us. =)

Back to Juliana's apartment for some homestyle cooking. Absolutely delicious. Tried to use the dishwasher but failed miserably. Poured too much detergent in and soap came dripping out not long after.

Woke up at 330am the next morning (that's like 130am Wyoming time!) to drive the rental car back to the airport and for the very long flight back to the Hole. Another very funny flight attendant. I overheard her talking to another passenger. "We're only supposed to have 46 passengers on this flight. I hope they all come soon. I have friends waiting to have lunch with me in Jackson Hole!" In the end, the flight got delayed due to mechanical issues. LOL.

Hohoho. Can't wait. The official movie script has been leaked on the internet. See if you can find a copy if not I have it. =D

New TVB! The Season of Fate!

Ok, I shall go find something useless to do and kill time. Yawn. Byeeeeeee!

Snowboarding

2010-01-06T02:22:00.003+08:00

Hello all!

13 days to home. =D Loads of stuff to do before that. Packing being the biggest.

So last Saturday, the 3 of us decided to try snowboarding. Super duper cool.

We waited 2 hours for Adam to come teach us. Tried a few attempts and failed miserably.

Our 1st run down Teewinot. We kinda fell our way down the mountain instead of snowboarding. LOL.

But look at our 2nd run! We finally got the hang of it.

3rd run. We fell while getting off the lift.

Let's gooooooo!

Coming down the mountain. I definitely prefer snowboarding over ski-ing. Much easier and makes one look cooler too. Hahaha.

Ok, so when we fell off the lift, I sprained an ankle and had to go to the hospital for it. Took Xrays and the doctor put an air brace on it. It'll stay on for at least 4 weeks to keep the top muscles from putting pressure on the joint and to keep the joint straight. Bummer. And I really wanted to go snowboarding next week again. =( Had to leave work early too.

Made reservations for dinner at The Peak last night.

The appetizers.

The main courses and side dishes.

And our new friend, Pia from Germany!

OK, gonna cook some lunch and pack stuff for Juliana. Oh, did I forget to mention, I'm going to Buffalo, New York this Friday!

Happy 2010!

2010-01-01T06:33:00.002+08:00

Happy 2010 everybody! =) May this new year be smooth sailing for one and all!

Christmas Cards from Home!

2009-12-28T08:51:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

So, Christmas is finally over. Worked that night but celebrated it after that at the Town Square Tavern. Played pool, drank a Shirley Temple. Wanted to try the pizza at Cafe Ponza but it was closed. =( No presents this year except for the chocolates from the Secret Santa at work.

But I did receive two cards from Beilin and Cherie! Love you both! =) I'll be home in 3 weeks!

New TVB show- A Watchdog's Tale.

Ok, toodles! See you guys in 2010!

Merry Christmas 2009!

2009-12-25T03:59:00.000+08:00

Yan Wan wishes everybody a very Merry Christmas!

New Look + NYC!

2009-12-18T13:42:00.010+08:00

Hello all!

Like the new simple look? Hahaha. After all these months of neglecting my blog, I thought it was time for a revamp. It looks so much neater now.

And my goodness, I have only a month left before I head home! With the festive season on its way, the resort is going into full swing and these 31 days will fly by in a flash. Not to mention, I'm going to fly down to visit Juliana in Buffalo, NY from 8- 11 Jan 2010. Can't wait can't wait.

Alright, I'm going to continue on the last bit on my vacation.

Day 9- 14 Nov 2009

After a long 5 hour flight from San Diego to New York and getting stuck in traffic for another hour, we finally managed to check in. One of the crown jewels of the company and they didn't earn that nickname for no reason. Large rooms, Bvlgari toiletries, bathrooms with TV etc. And their doormen wear top hats!

We had dinner at a little cafe under the Trump Tower and headed into the World of Disney. Bought Sylvester his tee and other little souvenirs for myself.

It rained and rained the night we arrived. I feel sorry for the tourists up on the various observatories.

Day 10- 15 Nov 2009

The exterior and interior of the hotel. I loved the lobby.

Started the day off with a short stroll to Central Park. Autumn colours the park in pretty colours. Remember this scene?

The Wollman Ice Rink funded by Donald Trump.

Yin Yin really wanted to find this "LOVE" sign in New York City but we couldn't find its location on Google so imagine our surprise when we happened to stumble upon it.

Next was a walk over to the Rockefeller Centre to see the Tree from that Home Alone movie but unfortunately it wasn't up yet.

Across the road to the St. Patrick's Cathedral. It was a Sunday so service was in full swing.

On the way to the Subway station, walked past this very familiar hotel. The New York Palace! Any ardent Gossip Girl fan will know the significance of this hotel. I was flying to heaven. =)

A complicated train ride later, we finally found Ground Zero- the site where the two World Trade Centre towers used to stand. Wanted to visit the Visitor Centre but they charged an entrance fee and we forgot to bring our ISIC cards for the discount. Oh, by the way, a hint to futue go-ers, to get a picture of the inside of the construction site, go up to the second level of the Burger King. LOL.

We took a VERY VERY VERY LONG walk to Chinatown. Lucky for the occasional getting lost and attractions to keep us un-bored. We had lunch at this cafe which was super crowded. We planned on ordering a lot of food but something very funny happened.

Pei Ting and I ordered a soup, two dishes and Wan Ton noodles. Then it was Yin Yin's turn to order; she wanted Fried Rice. But the waitress asked, "Are you sure? That's a lot of food already." So we didn't get the Fried Rice and got 3 (small) bowls of white rice instead but deep down inside, we still really wanted the Fried Rice. Why won't she let us order the Fried Rice? =(Another waiter then brought 2 bowls of rice over so we asked where the other bowl was and he said he'll only bring it out when we could finish everything else first (?!) What's with this restaurant and letting the customers choose and having food? Hahahaha.

Passed through Little Italy and Soho and took the Subway down to the Empire State Building after that.

Walked another 20 blocks back to the hotel and to go through Grand Central Terminal too.

Streets & Signs of NYC.

Day 11- 16 Nov 2009

Welcome to the Upper East Side! The houses and apartments are really pretty and of course, EXPENSIVE.

The MET Steps. Missing just a cup of coffee. =D

OMG OMG OMG! Gossip Girl filming?! I love this city.

Back to Central Park to visit a few more scupltures, statues, fountains and trees. Alice in Wonderland.

Some cheeky person left behind a green pen in Hans's book.

I absolutely love this picture. Bethesda Fountain.

My absolute favourite in the whole of NYC. The Mall.

Balto means a lot of my family. Hahaha. It's a cartoon we absolutely love. =)

Had to move to the Holiday Inn for the last night. After moving, we walked to the Pier for our 3hr cruise trip.

Tickets to the Statue of Liberty was sold out so we had to take the cruise only to pass it just for a photostop.

The cruise was a little too long. Fell asleep halfway. Hahaha.

Back to Times Square. So many lights but it was amazing.

Bubba Gump for dinner.

A little more exploring in Times Square. Bought some chocolates from Hershey's. (I've been to 2 out 3 of the Hershey's stores in the U.S.) M&M World was super overpriced. A pound (500g) of M&Ms for $12.99? Crazy.

Regretably, we didn't do anything crazy on our last night of the entire vacation. We headed back to the hotel to watch TV. LOL.

Day 12- 17 Nov 2009

Long flight back to Jackson Hole. Met our GM at Denver Airport.

All the toiletries from the entire vacation. Should have taken more of the Bvlgari.

Overall, I'm feel very fortunate to be able to go on this vacation. The Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole is the only Four Seasons that ever closes so we were lucky to get this short 3 week break. More thankfully, we had 3 complimentary nights each which saved us so much money and inconvenience and we got to travel in luxury. Everything went smoothly throughout the vacation. Lots of laughs and frustrations along the way when we got lost but we made it through. Most importantly, I had 2 very fun friends that went on this trip with me. I'm grateful. =)

Celebrated Yin Yin's 23rd birthday yesterday at Blu Kitchen.

Heavenly Food.

Popped over to a Christmas Party and Alex's place after that.

A Chip off the Old Block. Duper funny.

The Beauty of the Game. Weiting! HOCC sings the theme song!

Ok, finally done with this update. I'll try to find time to slot in some other random entries. Until then, toodles! =)

San Diego!

2009-12-05T00:10:00.004+08:00

Hello all!

Back again! I really feel like shutting down this blog. So lazy to update now that there's Facebook. Oh well.

Day 7- 12 Nov 2009

So, we took the Greyhound bus down from Anaheim to Oceanside. Never ever going to ride with them again. Super stinky and totally uncomfortable. Checked into the luxurious Four Seasons Resort Aviara. I'm surprised the room was ready for us at 10am.

Rested for abit and then decided to have lunch at a restaurant called the Californian Bistro. Super sumptous buffet as you can see from the pictures above. I wished I had the stomach for more of the entrees but dessert is calling! Hahaha.

Oooh, heaven.

Believe it or not, this glass of ice tea costs $5. -.-'

The game room! Oh boy oh boy! The arcade games were all free!! I think my siblings would love this room.

Then it was down to the pretty pretty pool to chillax. The only bummer was that the water was cold when it was kinda chilly outside. It was to the spa after that. Oh, my grandma would love it so.

Washed up and got picked up by Glynn and Corey who brought us to the beach and to dinner.

Yummy.

Ended the night with a drink and then back to the hotel to play in the game room.

Day 8- 13 Nov 2009

Moved from the Four Seasons to the Holiday Inn for our last night. Pretty standard and ok.

Pre-bought tickets to the World Famous San Diego Zoo.

Not going to bore you guys to death with the pictures. So this concludes this entry.

New York entry coming up next. =)

Los Angeles 9- 11 Nov 2009!

2009-11-27T16:54:00.020+08:00

Hello all!

OK! I'm back with the Los Angeles entry. Again, pictures all from my Facebook as I'm at work now. =X

Day 4- 9 Nov 2009

A very short flight less than an hour from San Francisco. Never ever going to take Prime Time Shuttle again. We had to wait for at least 20 mins for our van to come and the driver got lost and couldn't find our hotel. -.-'

Reached the hotel around 10am but the room was ready for us. Beautiful property seeing that it is 80 years old! The key pouch was what made me go WOW. The rest of the furnishings are all standard Four Seasons so nothing to complain. But the pillow was definitely better.

Very classy hotel as well. Just look at the top left picture. That's the lobby. And it is right in the heart of Beverly Hills where Rodeo Drive is. So all the rich tai tais don't have to wear out their Pradas and Guccis. Hahaha.

Furthemore, they provided a house car service that takes you anywhere within a 3 mile radius of the hotel. So we made use of this service to take us to The Grove.

Came back for the real shopping only at night. Our main motive was just to take a bus on the street to Hollywood.

And tadah! Since I've been to LA before, I was their "official" tour guide. I even saw my tour guide on the streets but of course, he wouldn't recognise me. Hahaha.

Some of the more popular people on the Walk of Fame. Did you know? To have your name on the walk, you need to be famous in at least 1 kind of media (Radio, TV, Film & Music) for at least 5 years and contribute $25,000?

Taking this hint from my tour guide last time, we went into the Hollywood & Highland Center to see the Hollywood sign from afar. This is the best spot to actually view it without having to drive up to it. So future LA go-ers, please take note. Although, the sign is still very far. See the picture on the right? If you squint hard enough at the centre, you may just see the sign. LOL.

Walked over next door to the Kodak Theatre.

And then further next door over to the Chinese's Grauman Theatre. Sorry for the lack of pictures and all. Super duper lazy and you can refer to my January entries for more LA info.

Took a bus back to the Grove for more shopping and called for the house car to come pick us up. This time it was a Rolls Royce! Prob my first and only time to ever ride in one. The driver was super duper cute. Your typical friendly uncle.

Day 5- 10 Nov 2009

Pre-bought tickets to Universal Studios the next day. Kinda inaccessible from our hotel. Had to take bus followed by the metro followed by a shuttle.

The red carpet entrance is for show only. We had to enter via a little gate on the right.

The park was super duper empty that day. Most of the rides were between a 5- 10 min wait. Hahaha. I felt that The Mummy ride here was scarier than the one in Orlando. Backdraft was cool. The Simpsons was funny. Haha.

My number 1. Haha. Love this ride to bits.

Lunch at this really cool Flintstones BBQ place.

This has got to be coolest attraction in the whole of Universal Studios Hollywood. It was a 45min "Studio Tour" that brought us to replicas of some movie sets. From broken bridges to race cars being set on fire to flash floods to a shark bursting out of the water to a plane wreck.

Haha, how could us Wyoming-ers miss out of these saloon doors? I love being cheeky.

Shrek 4-D. I think that was the 4th or 5th time I've seen this show. No, seriously. But it still amazes me everytime. Haha.

We actually stood and waited for Spongebob to appear at 3pm. LOL.

The very interesting Animal Show.

And of course, how could one miss out on Waterworld in Universal Studios? Haha, the effects were superb. And not to mention that guy who has a water gun in his right hand. For the pre-show entertainment, he would shoot people with it then looked somewhere else and pretended it wasn't him. Once, he even pretended to sneeze and shoot a lady at the same time!

Wow. These pictures actually came out rather tiny here. Anyway, they are actually the characters that we met. I even got autographs from all of them. Going to print the photos and stick them in the book. =) Happy memories.

Ended the night at Universal Citywalk. Waited for at least 45 mins for the shuttle back. Slept real early that night and we checked out at 430am the next morning. Had to get to the train station for our Amtrak to Anaheim.

Day 6- 11 Nov 2009

The Front Desk staff were nice enough to let us check in at the ungodly timing of 7am. Being in this line myself, that is definitely something quite impossible. Haha. The room was as expected, very Disney-ish. Stole the toiletries.

Explored the hotel a bit before heading over to Disneyland. A pity we couldn't stay longer. The facilities were amazing.

Haha, all the badges and cards collected that day. It was Veteran's Day. The crowd. My goodness. The queues.

The first two rides we took. Haha, I dunno why but whenever I visit Disneyland, I would definitely start in Tomorrowland. ALWAYS.

The rest of the Tomorrowland rides.

No sun. =( If not the pictures would look even prettier.

Some little statues surrounding the Walt Disney statue. Love the Pinocchio one. Very storytelling.

Sleeping Beauty castle in its full Christmas glory. It was so pretty at night with all the lights and all.

The bloody churros costs $3 but it was so worth it. Hahaha.

The Haunted Mansion Holiday. It was like a mix of Halloween & Christmas.

I just had to take that picture of Eeyore and that boy.

Me so brave. =D

Lunch at the Plaza Inn. Superb. But we missed the character greetings.

Walked through the Sleeping Beauty Castle.

The shortest and most "waste my time" q-ing ride of all. Hahah.

Fantasyland.

My first ever visit to Mickey's Toon Town. I felt old. LOL.

Main Street USA.

Rushed over to Disney's Californian Adventure. We got there a little too late. Most of the rides were like a 45 min wait.

Haha, got wet on this. But it was crazily fun.

Wanted so badly to go on California Screamin' but no one wanted to go with me. =(

But I did go on the Maliboomer all alone. Hahaha.

Ended the day with the Bug's Life 3D movie and the Pixar Play Parade.

Rushed back to Disneyland for the 7pm Celebrate! A Street Party parade followed by the river fireworks show, Fantasmic. All videos can be found below.

Ride Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIYOkReYfjk
Pixar Play Parade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vsBBlYGvb8
Celebrate! A Street Party: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQYcwgBwGso
Fantasmic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRQuA14bXrI

The characters we met that day. Pretty satisfied actually. Got to meet Mickey at last. Very lazy to explain each meeting so please just refer to my Facebook for the captions. LOL.

Ok, finally done. Next up will be the San Diego entry.

San Francisco Day 1- 3!

2009-11-26T16:56:00.005+08:00

Hello all!

20 days without an update. Did you miss me? =D Anyhoo, I'm back with this entry on my vacation. Took all the photos from my Facebook (because I'm at work right now). But just so you know, I took 3770 photos (that's a whopping 14GB!) in the 12 days.

So as you guys already know, my resort closes for the off season for 3 weeks. I still get 9 days of pay during this period. Don't ask me why; it's complicated. Starting with the 3 days in San Francisco.

Day 1- 6 Nov 2009

Flew into San Francisco via Salt Lake City. Small boring airport. The skies of SFO was as predicted, gloomy and dark.

The BART connected us from the airport to the hotel. Very convenient. The room wasn't ready when we arrived which by the way was past check in time (more on that later) so we decided to go grab some food first.

The hotel was located in the most perfect San Francisco location ever- on Market Street right in the heart of Union Square. And that means, shopping!! Hey, we're 3 very deprived girls whose only real shopping was done via online shopping.

But of course, before the shopping, food was the priority. Introduced them to The Cheesecake Factory. I'm so gonna miss this restaurant when I leave. Thinking we were heading to Chinatown for a late dinner, we only got appetizers. But that was definitely enough. We took the cheesecake back to the hotel.

The skyline of Union Square. Taken from outside of the Cheesecake Factory. -.-' In the end, we were kinda too exhausted (and lazy) to head to Chinatown so it was back to the hotel for the night.

Welcome to the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco! Interestingly enough, we only checked in at 8pm. =X Turns out there were some big shot NBA players that had LCOs at 530pm so many of the rooms were not available. Being fellow employees (and on complimentary stays), we of course understood and even if we were unhappy, what could we do? Scream? LOL. But being so "nice" according to the Front Desk staff, they gave us a two category upgrade. =) Isn't the room just too pretty? And not to mention huge too. But I hated the pillows. Remind me to request for foam instead of feathers next time.

Day 2- 7 Nov 2009

The next morning. Woke up early just to grab the complimentary hot choco. And acting all Four Seasonsly, we hung the newspaper card out and also made use of their complimentary shoe shine service.

Started the day off with the main must-do in San Francisco, a visit to the Alcatraz Island. The cruise there was already a bonus itself since it was such a beautiful day.

Not going to bore you guys too much with the stories and history of the prison. Go Google it.

Next was a Pier 39 which is part of the famous Fisherman's Wharf. I really really like Pier 39. How do I describe it? It's like a funfair that's over bursting with shops and restaurants. Fun and excitement round every corner.

But of course, shopping & sightseeing second, food always comes first. Fresh seafood. Yum.

Sights around Pier 39. We only managed to spot 1 seal. =(

And then we walked further up just to take a picture of the Fisherman's Wharf sign. And also to feast on the gracious choices of seafood again. Look at that selection!

If you're ever in San Francisco, go try the seafood from Nick's Lighthouse No. 5.

Decided to be a little more touristy and ride the cable car back to the hotel. $5 for 1 way. Totally taking advantage of the tourist thing. Haha, but it was a fun ride. We went up and over the hills.

Day 3- 8 Nov 2009

Had breakfast the next morning at the restaurant. 50% off F&B. Otherwise, I wouldn't have eaten there. Crazily expensive. A glass of OJ, choice of pastry, 2 eggs of any style, choice of breakfast meat, potatoes and coffee/tea costs $32! -.-'

Today's main itinerary was the Golden Gate Bridge. Had to ride 2 buses to get there but it was totally worth it. Very grand and the scenery was fabulous.

Oh, did I mention how I love the new lens? =)

Then finally it was to Chinatown. San Francisco holds the largest amount of Chinese in the whole of North America. Lots of local delicacies. We bought the Enoki Mushrooms home but alas, it couldn't last for the next 9 days and gave off the most pungent smell when I opened it then.

Lunch at a Dim Sum restaurant to curb that craving.

Don't remember what we did that night. I think there was a lot of packing though. Haha. Ok, I'll be right back with my next entry when Yan Wan goes to Los Angeles again!

Yan Wan's Holiday

2009-11-06T00:43:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

It starts tomorrow! Wheee. Won't be bringing my laptop but I'm thinking there won't be anything urgent. Hahaha. Four Seasons!!

See you in 12 days!

C-L-O-S-U-R-E!

2009-10-31T22:53:00.005+08:00

C-L-O-S-U-R-E ! ! ! :)

Hello all!

I'm so happy. We are closed for the Summer at long last. I'm glad to say that I've survived 6 months of overnightys. And so glad to be done with them. Haha. Back to a regular sleep schedule! YAY!

Christian's last day a couple of days ago. The top pictures are all taken at our Room Service department. I love that department. Free food all around for us hungry overnighters. LOL! And I so have to get new pants. Look at how low they fall in the 1st picture. Haha. But I'm so glad that we are getting new tops. The picnic pink has so gotta go. We're now moving on to green! -.-'

Ok, so it's now a few days of relaxation and catching up on my dramas before the long awaited holiday!

海派甜心!

桃花小妹!

下一站, 幸福!

Beyond the Realm of Conscience!

Born Rich!

Bye! I love Justin Bieber!

Last Week of Summer

2009-10-27T00:53:00.009+08:00

Hello all!

Back again. We're finally in the last week of operation for the Summer. Closure in 3 days. Holiday in 10 days. Home in about 80 days. Can't wait! =D

The newest Nicholas Sparks novel that came out last month. Finished the books in just 2 nights. It was long. 177 pages. A4. It made me cry while I was reading it at work. Can't wait till the movie comes out in April 2010. Though I really can't see how Miley Cyrus is able to portray the lead character, "Ronnie". Hmmm. Oh, and an interesting fact. Nicholas Sparks first wrote the screenplay before the novel. And he was told to base the lead character on Miley Cyrus. LOL.

Another Nicholas Sparks novel I read a few months back. The movie's coming out in Feb 2010. I didn't like the ending in the novel so I'm hoping the director made some changes cos the trailer didn't reveal anything. Hahaha.

So, quite a number of interesting news in the paper these days. But the number one on my list definitely has to be the one where a Northwest Airlines plane heading from San Diego to Minneapolis accidentally overshot its destination by 150 miles. Reason: "The pilots told the National Transportation Safety Board that they missed their destination because they had taken out their personal laptops in the cockpit, a violation of airline policy, so the first officer, Richard I. Cole, could tutor the captain, Timothy B. Cheney, in a new scheduling system put in place by Delta Air Lines, which acquired Northwest last fall. It also said that the pilots had heard voices over their cockpit radios but ignored them." -.-' Look at the flight path. LOL.

This second piece is kinda stupid. At least the parents were. "Richard and Miyuki Heene reported their 6-year-old son Falcon had been carried away by a homemade helium balloon Oct. 15; he was later found hiding in an attic at the family home. They caused a public panic when they allegedly knew he was safe in their home." But surprise surpise, all this was actually a planned hoax by the parents in a bid to shoot the family to stardom and have their own reality show. Guess now, the only thing this family is gonna be shot to is the court with fraud charges. Dumbos.

And now for life's updates. Nothing much in these 2 weeks though. We had dinner at the Westbank Grill to celebrate Pei Ting's birthday. Complimentary glass of champage. =)

The appetizers. The soup was so good, we ordered another bowl. Haha.

And the main courses. Chef Simon was nice enough to split the 3 courses up so we don't have to dig into them at the table.

And a little birthday surprise for the birthday girl. I handmade the designs on that pumpkin head ok? Haha.

My new baby has arrived! It's the second most expensive purchase I've ever made in my life but I love it soooo.

Some test shots I took at sunrise after work one day.

Yawn. Ok, back to work. I can't wait for this to be over!

Bye!

5th Time to Yellowstone!

2009-10-17T02:03:00.007+08:00

Hello all!

10 days without an update. Tsk Tsk. Haha. Oh, remember I said this Sunday would be my last overnight shift for the season? Well, not anymore. They're making me come back to work as the overnight bellboy/girl for 9 nights! Hahaha. It's gonna be fun, I hope. Not to mention, I get to earn some more holiday money. =D

So, it looks like the Hilton Hotels Group changed its name, logo, website and slogan. It's now called Hilton Worldwide with not really a new logo because it's basically taking their oldest logo (not the blue one with the H in a cirle; the red one [go Google it]), inverting it around and colouring it gold and silver. And what is up with the slogan, "Filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality". I'm so glad I'm not working for them. LOL.

Oh, did I forget to mention? I have only 3 months left! Whoopeedoo!

Anyway, we went to Yellowstone again yesterday. Last time I'll ever drive in because no cars are allowed in during the winter, only snow mobiles and snow coaches.

It was cold yesterday. Raining and snowing too. If the clouds were dispersed and the sun was shining down, this scenery would be even prettier. Hahaha.

The top photo reads, "Look Ma! 5th time to Yellowstone!" LOL. No seriously, it was my 5th time there.

First stop was to West Thumb Geyser Basin. Lots of elk there. Warming up by the warm geyser steam as the temperature starts to drop. Look at those antlers! If he were to charge, we'll be human kebabs on a stick. Hahaha.

The sky started to clear up. Pretty pretty.

Wanted to warm up by the hot geysers, but even the steam came up cold! The temptation to jump in is indescribable. Hahaha.

Bison (again). Haha. We were the only car right by the road. And we did something we shouldn't have. We came out from the car even though we were just less than 8 feet away from the bison. Haha. Oops.

Next up was to Hayden Valley. Saw tonnes of bison on the opposite ledge. And a pile of poo.

The Grand Canyon. Couldn't walk down to the edge of the waterfall because the trail was closed due to ice and snow. Bummer. Oh well, we explored a top part of the falls this time.

LOL. Yin Yin says the last photo is my classic, "Hou Jia" pose.

The Mongolian influenced huts are warming huts that visitors use in the winter. And while waiting for the Old Faithful Geyser to erupt, we went into the visitor centre and saw a whole table of taxi dermy animals. Poor things.

4.27pm eruption. We took a quick photo and went to reserve first row seats. Haha.

It erupted about 5 mins past 4.27pm. I think I have more than 50 photos of the geyser erupting in my laptop. Hahaha.

Ended the day with this beautiful sunset on the drive home. Wished I had a better camera to capture the exact colours we saw.

Speaking of cameras, I so want to buy a new camera lens or even better a new camera. But they're all so expensive!! Christmas present volunteers? =)

Alright, I'm going to check on the soup I was boiling, have myself a good lunch and glue myself to the computer for the next 10 hours or so. Tata!

Four Seasons Bestowed Holiday!

2009-10-06T14:36:00.006+08:00

Hello all!

Argh. Blogger is so irritating. Keeps shifting my pictures to the left. I don't like. =(

Believe me. It's Autumn right now. But the snow makes the trees look pretty eh? Hahaha. I took a 30 sec video of me driving home too with the snow pelting down. No joke seriously. Good tires and a good car heating system is a must here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYv2rW0sqH8

Poor Obama. Everybody's criticising him in the US now. Oh, congratulations Rio De Janeiro for winning the right to host the Olympics in 2016..

It stopped snowing this morning and up rose the sun in all its magnificence. Sunrise in the mountains is very different from sunrise by the beach. Hahaha.

Sadi's leaving in a week. =( Everybody's leaving. *Sniff* Oh, and that's me rockin' the overnights at 4am in the morning. Typing in the bloody reports with fonts the size of ants. It takes a lot of skill to be awake at that hour and inputing figures and numbers ok? No joke. Hahaha. I love my front desk and it's all mine! Muahahaha! Ain't my lobby pretty?

So it's that time of year again when the resort closes for the season. And that means it's travelling time again. But that also means money out of the pocket and not in. I'm going to be out of employment from 19 Oct to Nov 20. Hahaha. Oh well. But, what do you get for working for a luxury hotel brand? You get to stay in their hotels for free!

Since the girls and I have passed the 6 month mark of our employement, we qualify for 3 complimentary nights each! Yay! So here's our holiday plan.

First up, we're going to use my 3 nights at the Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco from 6- 9 Nov.

Flying to the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills on 9- 11 Nov using Yin Yin's comp nights.

Moving to the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim on the night of 11 Nov.

Then we're taking a bus down to Carlsbad in North San Diego for Yin Yin's last comp night at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara on the night of 12 Nov. Going to crash at some cheap end hotel in Downtown San Diego on the night of 13 Nov.

And lastly, the highlight of our entire vacation- The Four Seasons Hotel New York. Pei Ting got 2 nights there from 14- 16 Nov. Most probably gonna move to a hotel in Times Square for another night on 16 Nov.

We actually wanted to use Pei Ting's last night at the Four Seasons Hotel Houston but they ran out of availability! =( So now we have one last night unused and we really wanna do another city before heading back to Jackson Hole. Oh well, we'll see how it goes.

Counting down to my last night of closing the bloody batches! 12 more days to go! Whoo hoo!

Snow Showers in Autumn

2009-09-28T15:06:00.003+08:00

Hello all!

Oh man. Snow Showers in Autumn? Crazy. I guess it's down with the T Shirts and Shorts and up with the Turtlenecks and Down Feather. Now where the hell did I put those gloves? Hmmmm.

WIDESPREAD KILLER FREEZE. I'm excited for winter already. LOL!

Crazy Jet Setter Part 2!

2009-09-25T12:57:00.014+08:00

Hello all!

Part 2! Two updates in a day! What a record. Haha.

So, touched down in Singapore and the family was there! =) Had a very quick light dinner at the Kopitiam before heading to meet 306. I stupidly forgot to pack my ATM card and any Singapore $ with me back. =X No Ezlink card too. Haha.

They had these flashing blinking lights on the MRT route now! I didn't know how to read it! LOL.

Met the group at ION Orchard. 1st visit! =D They had this very interactive directory that helps you how to find stuff around and gives you information as well. Of cos, CHEAPO YANWAN cannot be found. Hahaha.

Settled for this restaurant at last. Bad choice actually because the seats and tables weren't meant for gatherings at all.

But the food was actually quite good. I was just too full to eat after the multi meals on the plane followed by the quick light dinner. =X

Walked over to Starbucks where Ayuni was working!

And a quick group picture before Wei Lun left to go back to camp. So rushed. We all didn't have time for a proper sit down catch up. *Sniff* But at least we managed a group picture. The girls started talking about investments after that. I was just in awe of Cherie's knowledge. I could never do that. Seriously. Hahaha.

And some last shots in the toilet in ION before MRT-ing home with Beilin and Sarah. Cherie gave us a very cute hug. Hahaha. My sister came and picked us up from Simei. =)

Love you guys! See you in 4 months!

The next afternoon, I visited another new shopping centre, Tampines 1. The family had lunch at Manpuku. My father even came all the way from work to join us. =) The shopping centre was kinda interesting. Lots of new shops but no time to shop. Manpuku is like a Japanese Marche.

The food was good but like Marche, expensive.

CHOP ? !

And at night, it was down to Clarke Quay to meet HIGH! After 2 meals of Japanese meals, I was all ready for some local fare and what better way than to have seafood!

Now, this is what I call food.

Argh, I missed you guys! ALOT! And the 10 million gatherings!

Too bad Daddy, Uncle and Cousin couldn't join us. =( I'll make sure to see you all next time.

Ended off the night with expired jellybeans and choco fudge and coke! Tiny little things they sell here.

ORANGS the next day. 4 of us only because everybody else was either in school or in camp or working. =( Bad timing. Bought a birthday balloon for Jolyn!

Waiting outside Raffles City.

Then to the hotel for a Dim Sum buffet.

Absolute Heaven. Excellent Dim Sum except for the Chee Cheong Fun and cheap tooo! Hahahaha. Argh, why don't they have Dim Sum here?!

Darren made me order a pair of Oakley's for him so we took turns posing with it. Hahahaha.

And of course a mini celebration for our birthday girl. Some little girl walked up and played with Jolyn's balloon. She almost didn't want to return it. Hahaha.

Then it was a little exploring of the City Hall area and we walked to Marina Square for some KBOX. Hahaha. Dunno any new songs at all.

Rushed back to Bedok for a ride with Hazel to ECP.

To meet with my bestest buds of 8 years. Hahaha. And it was Juliana's and Hazel's 21st as well. Because of me, they had to celebrate it at a hawker centre. =X I love you girls. Hehehe.

I'm telling you. Nothing else in the world can beat this. Singapore. Hawker. Food.

Picture Picture! And Hazel's jumping in the last shot started off a flurry of other jumping shots.

Nah, there you go. Haha. Michelle was in nearby pavillion copying stuff from all my hard disks. Didn't manage to finish it in the end so they're all with her now. Haha.

The girls then shoo-ed me and Hazel off for a walk cos they wanted to write on some cards for us. Juliana had hers during her 21st birthday party. Haha. So we walked and talked and walked and used the bathroom at the Jumbo restaurant. Pretty pretty card! I love the drawings in it. =)
Alas, we still did not go to that Cheesecake Cafe we spoke of 10 million years ago. Oh well, next time. MUST.

Slept for like 2 hours and had to pack and head to the airport again. Time to head back to Snowy Land! =( My father had a flight the same morning to KL as well. So might as well go altogether. I can swear there were only food stuffs and lotions inside the luggage. Hahaha.

Breakfast at K Kopitiam. Could feel the surging of a fever after the laksa. =p

Time to check in for my own flight. Almost couldn't board. Long story. Ask me and I'll tell you in private. Haha. And before you start harping on the Business Class ticket, lemme just clarify that I didn't pay for a full Biz Class ticket. I bought an Economy Class ticket and my father used his miles to upgrade me. So I'm a "fake" Biz Class person. LOL. But I think I'll never throw away the stub. Hahaha. Probably my first and last time.

My mother brought me to the Butterfly Garden in T3. Small but pretty. Bought a couple of Biotherm stuff for Yinyin as well. Oh, and surprise surprise, bumped into Junie at the money changer who happened to be on my flight to Seoul as well. =D

Being the first and last time, a visit to the lounge is a must.

Took me a good 5- 10 mins to figure out how to work the buttons and all. Sylvester was right. Hahaha. The entertainment system was good and big. Noise cancelling headphones. And I could stretch my legs fully!

Hehe, now this is what I called refreshments up in the sky.

And the eating begins again. In proper plates and silverware! Oh my! So heavenly. Sarah told me to "Book the Cook"so I booked the cook. Ordered some risotto. Not bad I think. Should have ordered the duck rice though. But I loved the ice cream! Serves me right when the full fledged fever and cough came on not long after that. Junie brought me the sick kit and an ice pack. SIA service rocks. Hahaha.

Wah. The table. Totally rocks lah. And I liked that shaker so much. Looks like a snowman. Kept rolling it around. LOL.

Stopped over in Seoul for an hour. Too sick to do any shopping or phototaking.

Eat again. Hahaha. I should have taken the Chicken Noodle Soup instead of the Korean set. I couldn't speak after that. =X But the food is really damn good. No one can ever imagine airline food being this good. Satay leh! And that noodles. So heavenly. With chilli padi somemore! But I kept rejecting other food like the bread, cheese plate, and all the wonderful drinks I could have drunk! Shucks man. If SIA ever shuts down, they can switch to F&B like that Taiwanese airline. LOL.

The seat that became a bed! My God! Lucky for the bed. Almost ready to die on the plane. It was cold and hot at the same time. Oh, did I mention, the toilet was pretty too. Hahaha.

10 hours later, we landed in San Francisco. My ears and nose got completely blocked after that. Could barely hear what the customs guy was saying. I just nodded and shook my head at everything. Boarded the plane to Denver (again) after 2 hours. And bad luck enough, the plane to Jackson Hole was delayed. Argh. Oh, and that's not all, I had to go in to work 2 hours after that 25 hour journey and a fever that was about to rip my head apart. But as it was not busy, I got to come home after working for 2 hours. Hooray!

Alright everybody, end of update. Bye!

Crazy Jet Setter Part 1!

2009-09-25T05:04:00.008+08:00

Hello all!

Alright, I'm back with a proper update. This blog is going from dead to deader with either the most randomest updates or no updates at all. LOL. So here's Part 1 of my crazy jet setting journey halfway around the globe.

Jackson Hole to Denver. 39 mins to catch my next plane to Los Angeles for a 5 hour layover. Boring LAX. Had McDonalds and bought a book, Sundays at Tiffany's. Boarded this new pretty plane to Sydney. 14 hours flight. No entertainment system. Thank God for Economy Plus. Slept like a baby.

Some really weird curry yellow rice dish for supper followed by Breakfast No. 1 and Breakfast No. 2. The banana cake was good though. Touched down in Sydney. Had my vacuum packed chicken stew confiscated by the customs. Practically ran to catch my domestic flight to Adelaide. And that's Breakfast No. 3. My parents came to the airport to wait for me. =) Very BIG surprise.

Special rate to stay at the Hilton. And view from the room.

Took a cab back to Regency Park. Some shopping at the very familiar Vietnamese supermarket and of course lunch at the very familiar Vietnamese restaurant with Marian and Edwin.

Beef noodles, I missed you! And longan drink too. Hahaha. It might be another XX years before I'll return to have you again.

Brought my parents back to the school grounds for a visit. Ahh, memories.

I like the middle picture.

And of course, back to RIH! The receptionist recognised me but I didn't know her name. =X Dining hall where I grew fat, mailboxes where all the love mail from home came, and a newly painted kitchen. I would have loved to show my parents my old room but I know that would be impossible.

And back to Rundle Mall for some Haigh's Chocs and a walk down the lane that set me back by hundreds of Aussie $. Hahaha.

And the Graduation Night begins. Reunion with old friends! Lots of screaming and hugging. Hahaha.

So many different cards on the table.

And this is what the guests paid A$85 for. Hmm. Not very worth it in my opinion. Especially the main course. The cheesecake was superb though. Oh, and free flow of wine but I didn't have any for fear of concussing before the ceremony began. Note: I slept probably less than 8 hours over the past 48 hours. Hahaha.

Was shoo-ed out of the ballroom to get dressed up for the ceremony. Followed by forming a line according to our last names. Got caught in between Kyri & Aram. And with these two around, non stop laughing and jokes about anything and everything about the ceremony. And then the march in.

Yay! =)

While waiting for my name to be called, I was fretting over that blue cape sliding down, my mortar board falling of my head and tripping over the stairs and landing flat on my face.

But hey! We finally did it! When the MC announced, "Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting to you, the 2009 graduates of the Bachelor in International Hotel Management!" Whoo! All the mortar boards just flew up! One of the happiest moments of my life. I wished I had the video from my father.

What I've always dreamt of to have on my graduation. The parchment, flowers, a teddy bear and of course, my parents with me. =) And no, that is not a wedding ring. It's an ICHM badge.

And of course, all the friends. Look at the way everybody's wearing that blue cape. Haha. I told you it was irritating. It was so sad to say goodbye to everyone after that. We're all over the world so it's gonna be so hard to see everyone again. But I'm sure we would someday. =)

And here's the parchment! I hope it's being framed up somewhere at home now.

Went out for a short walk early the next morning before the flight. Sunday turns Adelaide into a dead city. Look at the streets! We couldn't even find dim sum for breakfast in Chinatown.

So we headed back to the Hilton. Coming to America has actually made me love something. And that's pancakes and waffles for breakfast. Haha. I still get really turned off by pizzas and hamburgers and steaks though.

More walking and exploring. And finally it was time to head to the airport.

Had breakfast at the KrisFlyer Lounge. Another 1st I would say.

The golden (green) ticket home! Goodbye Adelaide! I'll see you in a few years time! Singapore, here I come!

Oh, and before I end off, I definitely need to mention the meals on that flight. All I can say is I felt like a pig. No time to rest at all. It was just like drink eat drink eat. We had a snack, followed by lunch and then an hour later, noodles and pie! -.-' Really, I felt the money paid for the flight was really worth it but they really didn't have to feed me like that. Hahahaha. Watched 'The Proposal'. Ooh, so good. Hahaha. I love Ryan Reynolds.

Ok, watch out for Part 2! You'll all get features! =D

4 Months To Go!

2009-09-19T15:27:00.000+08:00

Hug your friends. Tell them you love them.

2009-09-15T00:39:00.007+08:00

Hello all!

I met a guest last night. She was depressed. Sad. Utterly. Why? Because she'd just lost a friend. The friend drowned right in front of her. She couldn't save her. How would you feel? I would have been crushed. Totally. Now, go everybody. Hug your friends. Tell them you love them. You'll never know.

Anyway, I'm back in the Hole! The leaves are turning red and falling. Pretty sight. I feel a chill wind blow. Winter's coming back too. Time to endure the frostbite again and worry if my heart would freeze in the cold. But there's snow to play with! =D

I'll update soon I hope. And I have to change a new blog layout as well since my top picture's gone. Argh.

For now, it's bedtime!

Life is beautiful. Work can be too.

2009-09-09T03:49:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

Leaving for the airport again in about an hour. Short trip back home but it was fun. I think I put on an extra 5kg with all the eating. And I'm coughing like crazy now. But it was all worth it.

I'll see everybody in 4 months time. It'll be fast. And so looking forward to seeing Jaslyn in Dec and Juliana in Jan. Hahaha.

I'll keep telling myself this on the plane back to Jackson Hole. Cos.... I have to go in to work 3 hours after touchdown. Hallelujah.

Sayonara!

Look out world, Yan Wan is coming home!

2009-09-03T01:15:00.004+08:00

Hello all!

I'm about to leave the house. 6 days. 8 cities. 48 hours up there. Journey halfway round the world.

It's time to throw the mortar board up in the sky. Well, not really the sky but the ceiling of the Hilton ballroom. LOL.

And to all those whom I made plans to meet, see you all real soon. Time to stuff myself!

Look out world, Yan Wan is coming home! =D For 2 days.

Elevation 6348!

2009-09-02T00:34:00.005+08:00

Hello all!

Laundry in the dryer. Waiting for it to dry before I hit the sack.

I keep repeating the trailer for this movie. Totally my type of movie. Haha. 18 Sept 2009! I hope they'll show it in Jackson.

Going to watch this movie tonight with Yin Yin. That's if if I wake up. Hahaha.

Anyway, the 3 of us had a very impromptu dinner the other day at one of the hotel's restaurant, The Peak. Planned on Friday, applied on Saturday and Sunday we were there. LOL! Usually it takes at least 7 days to get an approval to go. That little intermezzo in the middle was specially prepared by Kevin. Other tables didn't have it. =D It's fried wanton skin at the bottom and topped with a slice of mackerel, avocado, wasabi and mayo.

Terribly quiet for a Sunday night. I think there were only a total of 7 tables while we were there and 2 of the tables were employees. LOL!

The appetizers. Shucked Oysters, Crab Cake and Pacific Salmon. All damn good.

And this is the other employee's table. Rosalie was there to have dinner with her family as well. Hahaha.

And the main courses. The signature dish of the retaurant is the steak. It was downright good.

Too full for desserts after that but no point ordering since we always eat leftovers. LOL. Oh, the bill. I can tell you we definitely ate more than $144. Nic and Kristina sort of tweaked the bill for us a little bit. And of cos, the additional Four Seasons Employee 50% discount. =D =D =D

We wanted to explore the Four Seasons toilet and at the same time since it was empty, we took weird photos. Well, only me that is. Hehe.

Argh! Peek-a-boo!

2 seconds after this sneaky shot was taken, a guy walked out of the bathroom. LOL!

Alright, the laundry should be done by now! Good Night everyone!

Sick on OFF day

2009-08-26T11:51:00.003+08:00

Hello all!

Yes, I fell sick on my OFF day. What a bummer. Hahaha. Oh, I bought tonnes of US snacks and drinks today to bring home. Just hope that the Aussie Quarantine and Inspection Service won't seize them. Totally forgot about that. If you guys want anything, please lemme know ASAP so that I can buy and pack. No branded stuff please. Jackson Hole has none of these. Only food or souvenirs. Want brands? Wait till Nov. I'll buy them for you them. Not FOC of course. =D

Ok, off to bed. Need to start packing tomorrow because I need to work for 8 days straight before my arduous journey back to the other side of the world. Overnights are coming to an end! You have no idea how happy I am right now. Hahahaha.

All in One!

2009-08-21T14:24:00.006+08:00

Hello all!

Alright, I'm officially back with a proper entry. Can't believe it's already the end of August. Fall is coming and you know what that means? Gossip Girl Season 3! Sept 14! As well as 90210 and Vampire Diaries! =) =) =)

Anyhoo, it was Tatiana's 23rd Birthday the other day and we got invited over for the party. Bummer I had to go to work right after that. Booo.

And the 2 girls and I had a common day off the other week and we took a teeny weeny roadtrip down to Idaho Falls for some big big shopping. I wasn't that deprived after that Las Vegas spree but the girls were. LOL! Tan Glow! =D

Dinner at T.G.I.Fridays that evening. Was deciding between that or IHOP. Actually, we basically wanted to eat everything cos we don't have these big brands back in Jackson Hole. Haha. And that is one retarded photo. LOL!

Oh, the Jack Daniel's Glaze. So good. And the mashed potatoes with cheese and butter. Even better. The steak. Ooh la la.

We were stuffed from TGIF but how could we miss out KFC?! No, I'm not kidding. We purposely made it part of our itinerary. Even more important that making it back home before dark. Hahahaha. I'm so desperate for it that I might even make it a must eat when I go home. Oh, the gravy is different. Taste like beef. Hmmm.

Even though I said I'm not that deprived. I still bought 5 pairs of shoes. =X They're so pretty.

And the must have apparel.

So the next day after Idaho Falls, Kevin invited us to go tubing with them and a whole group of Four Seasons staff. That's the new tube I bought. It even has a pillow and a cup holder. =D

Dunno what tubing is? Here you go. Basically, you chillax with a bunch of friends down a river drinking and chatting while you flow with the current. We flowed to a cliff and did some cliff diving. Crazily fun. I jumped twice. =) And we also passed a hot spring. We floated for a total of 4 hours. -.-' So now I've been thru the burned and itch. At the peeling stage now. Yay!

Just last Sunday, we had the Employee Party. Monica was the Employee of the Month for Feb 2008 so the RAMs came up with this impromptu rap. Crazily funny.

They organised some relay games and of cos, the Front Desk took down the house. Yay!!!!

The Dance Offs!

Met up with Yinyin for the best Thai food in the whole of Jackson Hole. Totally yum.

Rosalie invited us to her house for dinner tonight. So Yinyin and I decided to cook some real Singaporean + Malaysian cuisine for them.

I cooked the fried rice, beef and soup. =D Yan Wan can cook ok? Don't look down on my cooking skills. Hahahaha.

This is Rosalie's daughter, Summer Rain. Super friendly and not afraid of strangers at all. She kept wearing my Hurley's and walking to her Mummy. Damn cute.

And this is a real antler that Rosalie's husband found on the grass while he was hunting one day.

Group Photo!

Whoo! That was a long one. Hahahaha. It's 145am. Time for bed. No overnights tonight! Yay! Toodles!

The Number Post

2009-08-18T00:13:00.005+08:00

Hello all!

OMG OMG OMG! Just 5 more months to go. Whooooooooooooooo! Adelaide is just 17 days away and 48 hours of Home in 20 days. We had an Employee Party yesterday and it was damn good. Nobody expected it to turn out so well. =) Photos when I have time which is like never? I've slept for only 10 hours for the past 2 days and it's not a good thing seeing that I work overnights. Hahaha.

And I wanna wish a Happy 21st to a couple of people. Actually 4.

1) Cecilia!
2) Alrina!

3) Yanqi!

4) Xuemin!

Enjoy! =)

Now back to my phone calls. Still have 2 more to make after making 3. My blood is still boiling from speaking to both the UA and SQ reservationists. The Oakley representative is still the best. Alright, ciaos.

Grand Canyon!

2009-08-14T00:29:00.005+08:00

Hello all!

Alright, back with the last of the Las Vegas entry.

Now boys and girls, see what too much drinking does to you? You think the carpet is comfier than the bed. LOL!

Got picked up around 630am from the hotel to the tour centre. Collected our stickers and grabbed the complimentary breakfast.

Picture time with the very nice wall.

Boarded another duper cool bus with a duper cool guide, Gene and then it was the long drive to the Grand Canyon. Desert wasteland everywhere. But we did pass by a few cities that were at most a block long. LOL!

Presenting, the Hoover Dam! Cue Transformers. I remembered that bridge being something really impt but can't rmb any of it now. Something about a Christmas present?

20 mins photostop and shopping. Snapped like crazy and quickly went to buy souvenirs.

A lone lizard and some cows on the run. Tonnes and tonnes of Joshua Trees. Did you know the more stems they have the older they are?

The duper cool comfy bus on the left. We had to switch over to the other older one on the right because we were going on some dirt road and couldn't ruin the $250,000 bus. The orange entrance ticket which was our meal voucher, shuttle bus ticket and certificate voucher as well. The Grand Canyon West Rim station where all the shuttle buses, private planes and helicopters were.

We signed up for the helicopter and boat ride so up and away we go. They had to measure how heavy we weighed before seating us. Balance the copter out. The liftng off was damn cool. You felt like you were flying!

The helicopter took us to the bottom of the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River where we proceeded for the boat ride. Look at how red and murky the water is. Wouldn't wanna go Whitewater Rafting down this river. Hahaha.

So hot so hot! 40DC! Believe it or not. Hahahahaha.

Rocks and Water. More red rocks.

And then we flew all the way up the Grand Canyon again back to the station.

Boarded the shuttle bus towards the first stop- The Grand Canyon Skywalk or Eagle's Point. Can you see the eagle figure naturally carved into the canyon walls on the bottom left picture?

The Grand Canyon Skywalk opened on March 28, 2007 and rest 4000 feet above the Colorado River. It took 2.5 years and $30 million worth of hard work and engineering to build it. This structure weighs an astonishing 1.571 million pounds, and was built to withstand an excess of 71 million pounds in weight on top of it.

We weren't allowed to bring any belongings onto the skywalk so we stored them in a locker. And to protect the glass bridge, we had to wear a pair of pokka dotty slip ons. I brought them home. =D

The photographer made me and my sister do that weird stance. Some cartoon action hero. LOL!

Once again, I did not take that photo. Hahaha. It came in a CD with a package we bought.

Stupid me left my shades at the giftshop. Dang. Las Vegas without shades equals death for the eyes.

2nd stop, Guano Point. Guano actually means bird, seal or bat poo. Haha. I forgot why they called it that already. The bus guide said if you climbed to the top of that pointy hill in the bottom right picture, you can see a full unblocked 360 degree view of the Grand Canyon. But it was a long long walk and I was wearing flip flops so nope.

There were 3 places that we could use our meal voucher at but we settled for the cafe at Guano Point where they served traditional Native Indian Hualapai food.

We rushed back to the station after that for last minute souvenir shopping and back onto the old bus to transfer back onto the duper cool bus to bring us back to Vegas.

Bighorn Sheep on the drive back. Sunday evening traffic. Very bad. We were supposed to be back in Vegas by 630pm according to the itinerary but because of the jam, we got back only at 8pm. Lucky we didn't schedule any shows and such.

And the Grand Canyon Skywalk package that we bought at the gift shop. US$75:
1) 4 blown up pictures with frames/ablums

2) All the pictures that we took saved on a USB
3) T-Shirt + Cap
4) Free Certificates
5) Memories of a lifetime

Overall, Las Vegas is one hell of an exciting city that I won't mind visiting again in the not too distant future. But I don't think I would stay there. Too complicated and not a very good place to raise a family etc.

Alright, it's 1134am. Time to brush my teeth, scrub my face, put on some body cream to ease the sunburn and off to lalala land! Bye!

Las Vegas!

2009-08-13T04:44:00.011+08:00

Hello all!

So here comes the Las Vegas entry! It was to me a dangerously exciting city with drunkards and porn card distributors roaming the streets. And not to mention lots of shopping. But again, I've been away from the city for too long so that's why everything seemed so exciting to me. Hahaha.

At Denver Airport again for the XXth time.

The state of Neveda and Arizona. Desert wasteland. The landing was by far the best because the airport was just next to the Las Vegas Strip so you could see all the beautiful hotels and buildings.

Jackpot machines welcomed us at the airport! Hahaha. The people of Las Vegas are really proud of their airport.

Yes, I wished the limo was our ride too. We took the airport shuttle instead that used poker chips as ride tokens. And we kinda got cheated into using this company because other shuttle companies were offering a roundtrip ticket for $2 less. =(

And voila, our hotel for the next 3 nights. Comfy enough and really cheap with a fantastic location.

The casino in the lobby that still had people playing at 6am in the morning. -.-'

First stop, The Forum Shops @ Caesar's Palace. Pretty interior and loads of branded shopping.

The interior of the shopping mall reflected the culture of the Roman Empire. That horse was cool.

Lunch @ The Cheesecake Factory. Damn good.

Second stop, The Venetian. Since it reflected the culture of Venice, the gondola rides were a must.

But I wouldn't want to ride the gondola here. Totally not romantic at all because the gondola brings you through the centre of the shopping mall where shoppers are just standing by with their cameras ready to shoot a picture of you in it. Oh, and every good show in Las Vegas is "Rated #1 Show in Las Vegas" so not a very strong tagline there. Hahahaha.

Sunset! And we took a super duper long walk towards the MGM Grand hotel. Up overhead bridges with non-working escalators. Oh, did I forget to mention? The temperature was 29DC at night.

No lions. =( Totally waste my time to walk all the way there. Oh, but we did see bar top dancing though. And the dancers all turn out to be the bartenders! So cool!

On the long walk back, out of pure fate and chance, I bumped into my Sec Sch friend, Leticia! Stunned and shocked are the only words to describe this meeting. =)

The Fountains @ Bellagio. It's free, runs every 15 mins and has a different show every night.

Big damage already on the first day. LOL!

Now, lemme present to you the various hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. They are attractions themselves because there were so many shows and attractions within each one. Not to mention having great themes.

Caesar's Palace. There was even a colusseum which I'm guessing could be the conference halls or theatre halls?

Flamingo's. It housed a great restaurants and pub called Margaritaville.

Harrah's was just weird. Hahaha. Weird theme. Too colourful but there was a Starbucks and roadside stalls though.

The Mirage. I think there was a really pretty garden in there with a volcano show.

Treasure Island. The idea was taken from the Peter Pan story so there was a pirate ship and show there.

Paris. Needless to say, it reflected the one in France. Just that the tower was half the size.

Bellagio. One of the most expensive hotels there is in Vegas. Not sure if I wanna stay there though because the fountain show was just in front of the hotel and it runs every 15 mins till late so wouldn't it be really bright and loud for the guests inside the rooms?

MGM Grand. The largest hotel in the world. 5000+ rooms.

New York New York which of cos reflected New York City. There was a roller coaster there too! And Excalibur Hotel which was kinda like medieval style.

Mandalay Bay. It housed a Shark Reef Aquarium and the Lion King musical.

And of cos, the company. One of the few non- casino hotels in Las Vegas. But super bad location though. Far from everything.

Luxor which reflects the Egyptian culture.

The Stratosphere. Located on the far north of the Strip.

Now for hotels in downtown Las Vegas. Sahara which is like Middle-Eastern themed.

Now that is one ugly Hilton. Hahahaha.

Circus Circus. It was one of the best themed hotels. The entrance of the hotel was the Big Top of a circus.

I shall go ahead and skip the entire Grand Canyon entry for now because there's far too many photos to post for tha too.

Dinner on Day 2 was at the Rainforest Cafe. They used to have it at Liang Court but it closed. =( The theme was really good with the animals coming to live, fog and even a thunderstorm every 30 mins or so.

We bought Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at the Luxor! =)

The bathroom.

Damn good but expensive food.

On the 3rd day, we went shopping! I spent over $200 there. >.<

The rest of the Las Vegas sights. The company has its own drive! But not too big a deal because there were roads called "MGM" and "Paris" which were the roads leading up to the hotels. You get it right?

We had complimentary tickets to go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Nightview of Las Vegas.

Ended the day with dinner at Margaritaville.

My mum ordered the 45oz margarita just so that we can bring the glass home. -.-' But the 3 of us managed to finish it. I think I drank half of it. =x

We ordered mainly appetizers because we had a really late lunch like around 2pm. Oh, what shopping can do to a person.

Alright, off to bed! Work tonight. Sigh. Bye!

Family's Visit to Jackson Hole!

2009-08-12T11:51:00.013+08:00

Hello all!

I'm back at last with a proper entry! I've been OFF for the past 3 days but slept the entire day on the 1st, Idaho Falls on the 2nd and went tubing this morning so I'm really exhausted right now. Entries for those days to come soon.

So, my parents and sister came to visit me from the 20th to 25th of July. I'm gonna combine all the days together because you've probably seen all the pictures and heard stories of the places before. Believe me, they're all the same. Hahahaha.

So, it was to Grand Teton National Park on the 21st.

Took the boat across Jenny Lake again. Hiked up the mountain to the top.

Purple flower on our way home.

It was back home for me to sleep for a couple of hours and we were up for dinner at Bon Appe Thai.

I liked the Mango dessert. It tasted like Bo Bo Cha Cha. Hahaha.

Alright, so on the 22nd. It was up to Spring Creek Western Riding for horseriding. They gave me Niner again. Hahaha.

Exact same route and tour guide. LOL! So not too many pictures lest you guys get bored from seeing all the mountains again. Hahaha.

Oh, I didn't post this picture on Facebook so only my blog readers would know. I got bitten by a spider at GTNP the previous day. It sank both of its fangs into my left hand so it swelled up. LOL!

View of Jackson again. Snake River again.

But, we did see a deer in the bushes! What a treat. Oh, and smart me forgot to bring Caden's zoom lens on the trip. -.-'

And 2 more on the way back. Again, no zoom lens. Dumb.

We purchased the professional shots that were taken for us. Along with the photo from the ride with Sarah two weeks before.

Lunch at the Alpenhof that served a rather tasty cheese fondue. Would have been better if they hadn't added the white wine in.

I think my Mum cooked a home cooked dinner for us that night but stupid me got a headache and couldn't eat much. Damn.

23rd July! 21st Birthday! =D What better way to celebrate it then a whitewater rafting trip? And the water wasn't so deep and fierce today so the guide allowed us to jump into the Snake River at two different parts to swim. Yay! Freezing cold but duper fun.

Then it was back to Jackson Hole that night to ride the Gondola up to the top. I'm starting to get sick of seeing mountains and endless valleys. Seriously. LOL.

Macro Macro I Love You.

Birthday dinner was at the Mangy Moose. Wanted to dine at one of the restaurants at the Four Seasons but too many procedures to go through to get the discounts and reservations so forget it.

On their last day in Jackson Hole, we of course went to Yellowstone. Damn sleepy that morning. If you look on my sister's Facebook, I think she tag me to a picture of me using the Kettle Chips as a pillow.

The weather that morning was cold.

Bison again on the way to Canyon Village.

I now remember what this place is called. LeHardy Rapids. =) And can you spot the pelican in the 2nd picture?

Another herd of bison that were just beside the road about 2 metres away from the car. No kidding here. If they were to charge, my car would have become a piece of scrap metal. Hahaha.

Rmb I mentioned that I didn't want to walk on the way down to see the Grand Canyon cos I dreaded the climb back up? Well, I walked down anyways. -.-'

A lone deer feasting somewhere beside a road as well.

West Thumb Geyser Basin again.

Old Faithful Geyser for the third time.

And finally, I can see scenery and not be the driver! Yay Mama!

Good Night.

Whew. Well, it's not much but at least I got an entry up right? Hehehe. I'll put more effort to blog the Vegas entry because that really is one of the craziest places on Earth.

Bye!

Update Soon

2009-08-07T23:12:00.003+08:00

Hello all!

Miss me yet? =) I'll update soon.

Promise.

Sleep first. Tonnes of things to do.

Boo.

City of Ultimate Sin

2009-07-29T14:04:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

Yes, I'm home from the city of ultimate sin. God. Haha. But I loved it. Quality time with my family who are an even ulu-er town right now.

Updates to come soon. Lemme sleep first. Very important.

Bye!

Yan Wan is now 21!

2009-07-24T23:01:00.003+08:00

Hello all!

Yan Wan is now 21!

Thank you for the well wishes everyone!

I'll be OFF to Las Vegas for the next few days.

Full entry then. If I have time. >.< I don't even have time to sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep.

Bye!

Yellowstone National Park with Sarah!

2009-07-21T09:24:00.013+08:00

Hello all!

Alright, final adventure to Yellowstone National Park. A long 1.5 hours drive from the town of Jackson though. Pretty scenery along the way.

Our first stopover. I've completely forgotten the name of this large lake.

The road was actually quite busy with loads of cars and RVs.

And they had roadworks somewhere near the entrance of the park as well. Summer is the busiest period in Yellowstone but the construction workers have to do their road works during this period too because the other months are just too cold. The pickup truck had a sign that read "Pilot Car. Follow Me". So cute.

Welcome!

Look at the height of the snow during the Winter. Hahahaha.

The newspaper and pamphlets had a very interesting section on avoiding bears. I can't rmb any of it right now but couldn't stop laughing.

Mini Waterfall.

I'd been to the river in the Winter before. Look at the difference. How did so much snow melt away?

Tanned Girl (Summer) VS Wanton Girl (Winter)

I tread the path you walked before. LOL.

We saw a whole row of cars parking on the side and being kpo again, we stopped over and voila! Bison! They were crossing the road without a care in the world. Hahaha. Animal Planet was showing a documentary called "Yellowstone: Battle for Life" the other night and I picked up a few points regarding bison. Do you know why they like to roll around in the dirt? Because the more dirt and dust they conjure, the more attractive they look to a mate!

Rapids whose name escapes me again. Haha.

We like to take pictures of the other person taking pictures of other people.

Some sulphur hot spring. Stinky stinky.

After almost 2 extra hours of driving, we finally reach Canyon Village.

Pretty ain't it? There was a rainbow too. And we were just on the edge of the waterfall.

The Grand Canyon. Yellowstone style.

The walk down was easy but the walk up? Noooo. I so feel like asking my family to walk down while I just wait up on top for them. LOL!

I think this was the Upper Falls.

Next stop: West Thumb Geyser Basin. It was originally our first stop but I think we missed the exit somehow somewhere. By the way, pretty place. The geysers all had different colours in them.

Last stop of the day. Old Faithful Geyser.

Boom Boom Boom! The geyser actually does not make the loud hissing noises as the ones you see in the movies.

We were kinda sitting in the wrong direction. The wind blew the water towards us. Hahaha.

Again, we spotted a group of cars on our way home. And another animal! I think it's an elk but it could be a deer too. Did you know male elk shed their antlers every Spring to grow new ones?

My motive for stopping over was just to take a picture of the pretty mountains. But surprise surprise!

We saw deer! Not normal deer but running deer. Something had to be chasing them for them to be fleeing at such speed.

Tadah! A bear! OMG! I was so ecstatic then. I waited so long to finally see one. Do you know I have colleagues who've worked here for more than 2 years and never seen a wild bear?

Sarah calls it "Fat Thing". LOL!

Beautiful sunset to end of the day.

=)

Rafting + Blu Kitchen!

2009-07-21T07:03:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

Can't sleep. Too excited. And pissed. Their flight got delayed at the Chicago Airport for 3 hours. -.-' United United United. You suck.

So, I'll do some blogging. Back to the adventure in JH. I love Whitewater Rafting. I'll do it every month before Winter comes. Yeah, right. Hahaha. Anyway, that day we went rafting.

Different company this time because Mad River did not offer us comp rides. No idea what the other companies were offering but Lewis & Clark was offering $1 rides for hotel staff so why not?

We got a tinier boat this time. Only needed 6 paddlers but we were lucky cos all 3 of us managed to paddle. Ms. Lau volunteered for the lead paddler. LOL! Ooh, look at my muscles.

The water was not as scary as the first time I went but still shiok enough. Cold too. Brrrr.

Dinner at the Blu Kitchen. I love that place. I think I'll bring my family there too. I dunno what the two girls found so fascinating about the teapot but yeah. Hahahaha.

The appetizers that came with the local's special. Some sashimi and seaweed thing.

And the ultra lip smacking main courses.

Damn cute right? Chopsticks and knife. LOL! My head looks big here.

Yinyin with Sarah's bling. And we ordered a glass of Moscato to share. 4 days more till I can officially drink in the US of A. Come on baby!

Remember that huge cookie? We added on a peanut butter ice cream choc brownie dunno what else with it too. Ultimate Sweetness.

Me likey the two pictures. Haha.

I think I'm going to start on the Yellowstone entry because it will be backlogged for about a week or so if I don't start on it. Bye!

Come on plane! I need to go to work. Hurry hurry.

Harry Potter + Grand Teton National Park!

2009-07-20T01:07:00.008+08:00

Hello all!

I'm so excited. I'm about to see my family (part of) in less than 36 hours. Yay! And today also marks my sixth month here! Just another 6 more months to go!

Oh, and I caught Harry Potter too! With Yinyin and Yuri. My first ever movie in Jackson Hole.

The local cinema.

So good. Me likey. Hahaha.

And this is the movie ticket. LOL!

Ok, back to my little adventure in JH. The other two girls had an OFF day too so we went to the Grand Teton National Park.

Our first stop on the drive towards Jenny Lake. No wildlife at all. =(

Beautiful ain't it?

Why isn't my picture vertical? Ooh, I like the motorcycle.

And this photo too. It makes me look damn pro and makes Caden look like he has a huge lens. Hahahahaha.

Perfect advertisement for the Tetons.

We reach at last.

Clear clear water.

More clear water and mountains.

And then we took a boat over to the other side of Jenny Lake to reach some other points and lookouts.

The stamp was damn cute. "Feed No Animals"

Hi, I'm Matt. Meet Lifevest No. 2. Please be good friends if you want him to save you in case the boat sinks.

Time to start hiking.

Walk. Walk. Walk. Are we there yet?

Waterfall! Mini.

The trees remind me of Twilight. Edward is hidden in the trees somewhere.

Peiting wanted to climb to the top. And she was wearing slippers. LOL!

We drank the fresh spring water! Expected it to be sweet but it just tasted like cold water. LOL. Hahahaha.

Pull me. Don't wanna climb.

Whoo hoo! The top!

Emo Emo Emo.

People were q-ing up to take pictures from this ledge. And we were still playing with the self timer with different shots. =X

Chip & Dale. And their siblings. Did you know? Chipmunks love potato chips.

A very big surprise and bonus on our way home. The entire road was filled with cars on both lanes so being curious and kpo, we parked and went over. Oh god! A moose! Not my first time seeing one but still excited at the same time!

I slept for 2 hours and we were out again. Initial plan was to ride the Gondola up but they were closed on Tuesdays so we reverted back to Four Seasons to have a drink at their Lobby Lounge.

Drink Drink Drink.

And it was also to celebrate Yuri's XXth birthday. Love the crayon candles by the way. Hahaha.

We asked for simple napkins, forks and plates. Josh brought us real napkins, porcelain plates and the works. Four Seasons. Unbeatable service. LOL!

And this is our FSJH hand crafted boat that we use to take guests out fly fishing in.

OK! End of post. Bedtime!

Horseriding Jackson Hole!

2009-07-17T23:27:00.007+08:00

Hello all!

Papa. Mama. Ni Zhen. Start your packing!
Didi. Jing Wen. Shi Jing. Get your party stuff out! =D

Anyhoo, horseriding was the first activity on our itinerary in Jackson Hole. I've ridden twice through forests but never up and above the mountains. Pristine views I might say.

Ms. Lau with her ever farting horse, Bob. Either he has a very effective digestive system or they fed him a bad Taco from Taco Bell the night before.

Meet my ever hungry horse, Niner. Seriously, I didn't see the other horses grazing as much as he did. He must have missed out on the Taco Bell treat the night before.

Snow-capped. Our guide, Mark said a lady once asked him if the locals put white foamy stuff on the mountains during the summer just to give off that effect. -.-'

Going up. Poor horsies. The slopes were so steep.

And this is the town of Jackson! My first ever time looking at it from so high up.

Jing Wen liked this picture.

See a little pop up figure in the centre of the picture? It's called the Sleeping Indian. Mark said a lady once asked him how long it took to construct the formation. -.-' I betcha it was the same lady.

Me likey this picture. Mountains and wildflowers.

Pretty pretty.

We went down through a forest trek as well but no pictures there. And we saw a marmot too!

I did not take this picture. It was an image from Google taken at the Hohe Tauern National Park.

After horseriding, it was lunch at the Teton Steakhouse and then back home for me to sleep. I'm a bad host/ tour guide. =p

Bye!

The Land of the Incredible Hulk!

2009-07-17T00:49:00.011+08:00

Hello all!

5 day work week. I love it. OFF day. Even yummier. Now before I begin the entry on how I spent the 4th of July, I just wanna show you guys a picture that is damn cute.

Tadah! The 13 Orangs as mini figurines! Hahaha. I'm the one with Slytherin draped around her neck. Love it.

Alright, the next day we headed over to Universal Orlando Resort.

Met my ex-Singapore Flyer colleague, Vincent over there. He's gonna be a ticketing supervisor at the Universal Studios Singapore so now he's at UOR training. UOR is broken up into two parks- Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.

Headed over to IOA first to go look for Shirley who is a fellow HTM-er and also future park operations supervisor at USS.

The speech bubbles were damn cute. Haha. Many more interesting ones which I didn't take.

My favourite ride at Universal Studios Osaka. Haha. 5 years later, we meet again. They nicknamed the T-rex Tiffany. So cute.

And tadah, Shirley! Hahaha. I should have taken a better picture. She wasn't going to knock off till 230pm so we went ahead and took the other rides first.

We started with all the wet rides first. I love all the rides in IOA. Haha. So thrilling. The Incredible Hulk ride got me so giddy though. Screamed so much. I had a sore throat that night.

Crazy water ride. The one on the top left of the previous picture. What we were missing was just a bottle of shampoo & soap and we could have just taken a bath on the boat. -.- But it was fun though. Hahaha.

And this is Vincent or Lao Ti Ko. Hahaha. My nickname for him back then. =p

Walked back over to USO to ride more rides. Vincent and Shirley helped to get us 30% off the tickets and a complimentary "Express" pass. Lucky us again. The "Express" pass means you can just skip the queue which was a damn big bonus.

We were kinda expecting the whole park to be filled and crowded on July 4th due to it being Independance Day but as you can see. Empty. The maximum wait time for even the most popular rides was only 45 mins.

I found another favourite ride. The Revenge of the Mummy. Hahaha. Disaster was great as well with the actors and flood. Simpsons was a good laugh. And Jaws! Oh man, go ride it at night. Awesome.

Vincent was saying, "Eh, you very funny leh. Come all the way to Orlando to take pictures of flowers." But isn't it just too pretty?

Sarah, you look so bad-ass here. =p Haha.

And Shirley joined us after she was done with work.

Hollywood in Orlando! Surprisingly, I didn't know any of the stars on the stars.

It is the same piece of turkey just in case you were wondering. We needed 4 people to finish it. Not that it was filling or anything. But you kinda get sick of it after a few bites.

At about 5pm, we headed to watch this show. Because we were on the "Express" tickets, we got the front row seats. =) But that also meant that the hosts made fun of us and they even picked Shirley for their tricks!

I totally freaked at the bottom left picture. Hahaha. And the 3 of us at the bottom were laughing non-stop when the hosts kept making fun of Shirley.

Aww. They took a polaroid for her. =)

I think we headed back to IOA for another ride or two. But it started pouring so no pictures. Me and my unlucky mouth. Hahahaha.

Then, we headed to Universal Citywalk for dinner at this restaurant called "Bubba Gump Shrimp Co." I think it was a restaurant from the movie, Forrest Gump. I've never watched that movie so I have no idea what the theme of the restaurant was.

Should have bought the postcard with the "Chocolate" quote.

Shrimp feast! Americans do not like to see the head of the prawn and thus. I don't even have fresh prawns in Jackson Hole because we're too high up and far away from the sea. Hahahaha.

Like the prawny pictures? Haha. Not taken by me. Sarah, you have some hidden talent.

Back to USO for the July 4th fireworks. No pictures there because I didn't bring my tripod. Hahaha.

Massive crowd on the way back.

Yang Ying left some stuff for us back at the resort. I got meesua and milo. LOL! And Sarah tore her Tinkerbell sticker. Oops! Shhh.

See? You do have some hidden talent. Hahaha.

Barely slept 3 hours and it was time to head back to Jackson Hole! We got upgraded on our flight from Orlando to Denver. *Happy*

Hello Snowyland! Yan Wan is home!

Alright, bedtime! Loves!

The Land of the Mouse!

2009-07-16T01:00:00.008+08:00

Hello all!

Better start blogging this entry before they all start piling up. So, I headed off to Orlando again on 2 July straight after work. To meet Sarah who was on her Annual Leave! Almost missed my connection in Denver. I had only 39 mins to do it.

Boarded the Disney's Magical Express to the hotel. Overloaded with Disney amenities but it makes me happy. =) Sarah and Yang Ying were at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Decided to meet at Downtown Disney later that night. Disney Shopping Heaven. Too bad I wasn't in the mood yet. Haha. Too drained from the lack of sleep. More than 24 hours.

And this random photo sparked a frenzy of closeup "Here's looking at you" photos for me. You'll see in that in the next few photos and entries.

Lego-mania!

Finally, the two girls arrive! And we head off to McDonalds for dinner/supper/breakfast for us who all come from different time zones. Sauce galore! I was hungry but craving for nuggets at the same time. =p

The next morning.

Disney All-Star Sports Resort. Yang Ying got a 50% discount off the room rates of us. Lucky us. Anybody who's travelling to Orlando in the near future, here's my recommendation. Stay at a Disney hotel. Saves you loads of time and trouble on planning. And maybe a bit of money too. Trust me. I've experienced the best and worse of both worlds.

While waiting for Yang Ying's friend, Wei Ying to get ready, I played around with my camera and it's newly found functions. Why is Donald Duck always so angry? And I've found out the names of Donald Duck's nephews- Huey (Red), Dewey (Blue) and Louie (Green).

As it was the 3rd of July, Yang Ying's complimentary tickets were blocked off from the Magic Kingdom and Disney's Hollywood Studios which are considered the more popular parks. But it was fine with me since I've been already there. So, we started off with Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Experimenting with the Macro lens of my camera on Sarah's bangles. Not bad eh?

Our first "ride". Damn fun and not to mention cooling with the bug spray. Haha. And someone(s) brought home the 3D glasses. Not going to say who. Shhh. =p

A sort of jungle walkthrough. I like the bats and the tiger. As long as they're caged. But I'll like to be the tapir. Sleep all day. That's the life. By the way, there was a wired cage seperating the bat and I. I love my telephoto lens. =D

The different worlds.

The Musical. I heard Disney specially hired Broadway professionals to design the costumes and stage it. It was definitely new and nice though I suspected they got a girl to play Nemo.

We rode a couple more rides after this but I didn't take any pictures. Oh, Sarah and I were queuing for the Kali Rapids ride and we were like 10 mins from the boarding the raft when the ride broke down. Damn. -.-' At least we made up for it in Universal Studios. More to come on that later.

Off on a safari ride after that. It's like being in Africa. Damn cool. I got to see an elephant poo. I would still like very much to go to Africa and work but I think I may have to stay in the US because of other plans. Sigh.

There was a Simba baby that was wrapped up in the leaf. So tempted to buy that. But I have 3 pillows to worry about how to bring home already.

Took photos of the other paraders as well but I'll just summarise it with Mickey and Friends.

I dunno why. I just like this picture.

And another show that I've been meaning to watch for a few years- The Lion King Musical! Watched the one in Hong Kong Disneyland before. A little different from this one as they got people to play the characters of Simba and Nala instead of extras just flying here and there. But both were good. =)

Damn cute. I understand about the dumb Pooh mistaking the tiger as Tigger but the elephant as Eeyore? Oh gosh. Eeyore is a donkey for goodness sake you dumb Pooh.

A new obsession of mine.

The only character shots we took. Haha. I'm seeing Pluto everytime.

Why does Goofy look so shy?

My favourite ride! Haha. But it is damn scary. The two little boys behind even cried after the ride. I won't reveal details of the ride but if you do get a chance to go on it, don't sit where I sat. The scariest dinosaurs mostly pop out from that side. >.<

Man. Do I look goofy or not? Hahaha.

Off to Epcot next!

Pretty pink sunset.

And we ended the night off with the beautiful fireworks and a walk around Epcot topped off with Disney shopping at last! Yang Ying got us 30% discount! =D

I think the shot would have been much prettier if I had brought my tripod along and taken the photo in front of the ball instead.

Pizza to ease our growling tummies. I now know why I lost weight after my 15 days holiday in April. Because we mostly ate only one meal a day. Hahahaha. And now it's back on.

Ok! Disney entry up! Goodbye!

The Bachelor!

2009-07-14T00:43:00.007+08:00

Hello all!

So, I was researching flight tickets to go home just now.

United Airlines charges US$1206.10 to fly out from Los Angeles.

Singapore Airlines charges US$699.10!

The answer is too obvious. Seriously, is there a catch somewhere somehow? I hope the rates remain like this for the next 6 months.

Anyway, I'm stoked! It came! It finally came! 6 months of brainwork and 6 months of hard labour. It was all worth it. =)

I wonder if it'll be worth it. To spend 60 hours on a plane and go back for less than 24 hours. Please give me my OFF days!

Little Adventure over.

2009-07-11T12:50:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

Little adventure over. My personal chef has flown home. =( Without me in her luggage. Hahaha. Awesome 8 days though. I seriously need to go home soon.

And now, it's time to get my online life in order. Facebook owns my life. I owe Blogspot entries. Life works in funny ways.

My American and Turkish colleagues asked me which Singaporean food they would find most repulsive. Guess what I told them?

Orlando, Here I Come Again!

2009-07-02T01:59:00.002+08:00

Hello all!

It's July! I love July.You know why? =)

Yan Wan is going to take a plane after work tonight. To the state where mozzies and heat are a package. Along with the Mouse and Spiderman. And I heard the rain and hurricanes too.

Orlando, here I come again! Back to Jackson Hole on the 5th. With the friend who has travelled far and wide. Horseriding then. I'll throw in the Parks and its Whitewater. Hopefully some Paragliding over the mountains and a cowboy or two. =p

Bye!

Whitewater Rafting!

2009-06-25T09:23:00.005+08:00

Hello all!

Another fun- filled OFF day! Had to wake up at the wee hours of the morning to head back to Four Seasons for a "Thank You Overnight Crew Breakfast". It's basically a treat for us overnight crew from the top management to have the buffet breakfast at the resort's restaurant like any normal guest. Sweet. Haha. The price for an Adult to have breakfast here is US$27++ so you just convert it to SGD to see how much it costs. =)

The weather got extremly hot today at 25 DC and it will probably be the last day of such pretty weather before the thunderstorms start again. -.-' Sadi proposed going whitewater rafting a few days ago and since it was complimentary for staff from Four Seasons so why not? Hahaha. Grabbed Yinyin along for the ride too.

Because the rivers had high water conditions today, we had to rent wetsuits. But I just rented booties too to make walking easier. I look like Spiderman. Hahaha.

The ugly wetsuit. Now I know how I would look if I was flat-chested. Oh, and everybody meet my new friend from Turkey- Sadi. =)

And we're off for our 8 mile Whitewater Rafting trip! Started off with a 30 minute drive down to one of the violent parts of the Snake River. Then it was time to put on the life jackets, helmets etc. and to grab a paddle. Our guide was Wayne who has been rafting for 16 years. Being less experienced, we volunteered to sit at the back because he needed 2 strong lead paddlers.

Whoo hoo! Welcome to Lunch Counter! The area with the craziest rapids on this trail.

Overexposure. Not nice. Hahaha.

Whoa!

I thought the whole raft was about to flip over. Hahaha. A kid from the raft in front of us fell over though. Her brother jumped in after her to push her out of the water while he himself got stuck and couldn't come up. So drama but it was real and so touching!

I was in between a laugh, a scream and having water in my mouth. =p By the way, even though the temperature was at 25 DC, the water was at 5 DC. LOL!

And yay! We made it out alive!

My hair stank to high heaven because of the helmet but who cares? It was so fun I think I can go over and over again! Whee! Hahaha.

I'm going to Orlando again next week! Whee! Hahaha. Can't wait can't wait! So excited. =) And I'm finally going to have a visitor. Whoopeedoooooooo! I just hope United Airlines gives me a seat on my plane ride there and back if not I'll be flying on the wings of the plane. Definitely first class.

Tata!

5 months!

2009-06-20T23:42:00.003+08:00

Hello all!

5 months! Just another 7 more months till I go home! Can't wait can't wait. Me want to eat Bak Chor Mee with lots of chilli and mushrooms. Yum. Ni Zhen, can you please takeaway a packet for me when you come? The one in the first coffeeshop. =)

They blocked blogspot at work. =( Now I can't visit blogs when I'm bored at work. Boooooo. And we've been having the weirdest stuff at work these few days because they changed the chef. Not to mention the highest calorie meals I've ever laid eyes on. Lemme list it out for you.

Night 1: Pork Ribs with Mashed Potatoes
Night 2: Beef Brisket, Sausages, Cream Corn, Mashed Potatoes and Beans

Night 3: Salad

Night 4: Spaghetti Carbonara with a slab of all- fat Pork Chop

Night 5: Scrambled Eggs, Potato Rosti and Sausages.

Stan was joking that one of the staff from the overnight shift must have died of a heart attack that's why the chef suddenly changed the dish on Night 3 to a salad. If I were to actually finish all the food every night, I think I would have been that staff. I miss Kevin's cooking.

Alright, off to bed! Tata!

Seychelles!

2009-06-17T15:51:00.004+08:00

Hello all!

Missed me? Nothing much to blog about. Hahaha. Working and working. And it's been raining everyday. More than usual, they said. Why? Nobody knows. The cold and wet is depressing. And I need some hairfall control shampoo. Badly. Oh, and probably a hair cut too. Probably a piercing and tattoo to top it off.

I Skype-ed home today. I miss BearBear. I hope he comes in July. Stuffed in a luggage full of smelly clothes. =)

New show. Very cute name.

I wanna work in Africa. Not kidding. It looks fun. Hahaha. But I think nobody would support my decision because it's dangerous. But it's so different and exciting! However, since Africa is such a huge continent, I've narrowed it down to an off the continent country called Seychelles. And even narrower, the Four Seasons Resort Seychelles. I think I have a penchant for choosing the most remote places to study and work at. Look at where I am now.

It's so pretty.

Not the kind of wildlife safari kind of place you were thinking of right? Hahaha.

But I don't think they have direct flights from Singapore. Bummer. Oh, speaking of airlines, I was in an MSN conversation with Jaslyn, Bernice and Yan Qi. And they mentioned that Jun Wei wants to come to our houses to fold our bedsheets. -.-' Hahahah. Why? Cos he wants to practice for his air steward dream. o.O LOL. I don't mind him going to my house in Singapore to fold my bedsheets since my maid has temporarily gone home for 2 months. He can wash my toilet if he wants too as well. =)

Alright, bye bye! Oh, and you know I was just kidding about the piercing and tattoo right? Hahaha.

Eddie Vedder/ Pearl Jam

2009-06-15T12:03:00.002+08:00

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life

I know you'll be a sun in somebody else's sky.

But why can't it be mine?

- Eddie Vedder/ Pearl Jam