Highlights of my US Trip 2

Theme Parking Like A Rockstar

Universal Studios: Meme, Anne and JD aka Bombom

Disneyland: Ate Karen, Moin, Ate Weng, Che, Josh and Baby Armaan.

Did the whole Universal Studios theme park in 1 full day (split in 2) where we all got wet in the Jurassic Park ride, where Anne and I screamed our lungs off with eyes shut in the Mummy Ride, oohed and aahed in the Studio Tours and more. All while carrying around miniature Spongebob. Ooh and we ate a lot, taking advantage of our Eat-All-You-Can Tags. We also went around the shops in Universal Citywalk a good hangout place lined with stores, bars and restaurants. Now I know where Eastwood got its name.

Disneyland was super!! Better than the one in HongKong (duh). My fave rides? Finding Nemo (submarine ride), Indiana Jones and The Haunted Mansion. (Not-so) Highlight of the trip: We saw David Hasselhoff (my only star sighting) and glimpses of the Human Torch and (drum roll please) Jojo Lastimosa!!! Hahaha. But seriously, Disneyland was great. I loved the Fantasmic show. It’s always been my dream to become a Disneyland employee. I’d love to be Jasmine and get paid to dance and pose for pictures and just wave at the kids. It’s like working in a whole new world . Going there just brought back my dreams that never quite came true. Sniff.

Viva (Viagra) Las Vegas!

Las Vegas Strip and around Nevada: Meme, Anne, Cecile and JD aka Bombom

In the States, there’s a commercial for Viagra where the jingle goes “Viva Viagra!” instead of “Las Vegas.” Hence, the title. The Three Little Pigs and the piglet go to Vegas. We stayed at the Luxor Hotel (a big pyramid) where the elevator goes side-wards while going up instead of just straight up. We braved the 100 degrees + and walked around the Strip and visited the cool hotels. My favorite was the Venetian. It was cool literally and figuratively. We also went shopping in the Primm Outlets (or was it Chelsea?) and ate Japanese buffet (salmon and crabsticks...yum) and burgers from this popular hamburger place, I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, um McDonald’s? Yes. We ate McDonald’s. I ate chicken selects with ranch dressing. Too bad it’s not available here. We also went to the Stratosphere and Fremont Street Experience and watched the Bellagio fountain show thrice J What was fun though was driving in the Hertz Mazda to, around, and from Vegas and getting rated by Bom on our driving skills. And yes we did a bit of the gambling and drinking. But just a bit. We were too exhausted to gulp.

Baby Love

But the highlight of my trip is really meeting Armaan for the first time. He’s just so adorable. He likes sleeping and drinking milk and staring at lights. He cries occasionally and has just learned how to coo. He also likes it when I dance for him and when we play cycling cycling cycling shorts and the staring game. He also likes to grab handfuls of my hair. He’s only two months old but he’s been around. That little traveler. And not just on his stroller. Car. Tram. Plane. Submarine. Oh and he’s got a fly crib. With the fishy mobile and projected lights and twinkly melody songs. All pimped up. He's gonna be a cool kid someday. Made in Vegas. (Born to rock).

he kinda looks like me doesn't he?