At Changi Airport, waiting to board..
and waiting..
and waiting some more..
At Wyndham Hotel in LA
Outside our hotel
Happy to be eaten by this lion.. for some reason.
Still outside.. Waiting for Dad..
Still outside the hotel.. going out to recce the area=)
On the way to Hollywood, LA
We're at Hollywood Boulevard!
Mann's Chinese Theater
Anyone wanna watch?
The footprint of the great superstar! ..Donald Duck..
Too bright!! I'm squinting=x
A lil better.
Hey! We're both wearing orange!
Roosevelt Hotel
All three of us
Hand & Foot prints of Eddie Murphy
Bruce Lee! ..and my shoes.
more pics at Hollywood Boulevard..
and more..
Entrance into Universal Studios, Hollywood
Don't I look cool? Alright I'm kidding.
But seriously, I do look cool rite? =)
=)
One of them is fake! Guess who..??
The view
Those blocks with vans parked alongside are where your favourite movies are filmed!
“Picture cars”, used for filming
Some of the bungalows where important meetings are held
Fake street
more fake streets..
Um.. broken bridge..?
Cars used in “The Fast and the Furious”
Props used in “The Fast and the Furious, Tokyo Drift”
more jap props..
Mwahaha, we're at the front of the train!
Watch carefully.. Lights, Camera, Action!
Poof!
Cars flying!
and flying..
eh.. dancing cars..?
Dinosaurs from Jurassic Park
Ooh, rotting flesh and bones...
Seems like a bright and sunny day?
Think again..
Flash flood!
Mayday! A helicopter's crashing! And we just starred in our first epic movie as.. 'The People'
Leftover props
Train crash, broken pillars..
A clearer view.. and we just starred in another epic movie as.. 'The People'
Scene from..?
Make a guess..
Desperate Housewives lah.
Their garden.
Another house from Desperate Housewives.
Some candy dreamland
Aha, looks familiar?
C'mon, think harder!
It's from War of the Worlds, remember?
Wahaha
It's smokin'
Still at Universal Studios
Waterworld, Live show
Wave wave!
Sigh.. I didn't take this ride!
It's so hot I've gotta eat my Ben & Jerry's!
Taken with the guys from Apollo 13
Yay I'm holding the hand of.. er, who's that guy??
Um, enjoy the view.
and the view..
and the flowers..
more flowers..
King Kong and I!
King Kong and my whole family!
My limo! I wish..
Whee Disneyland!
Pirates of the Caribbean
May I present.. our tour guide, Steven! He's gay & happy.
Captain Jack's parrot! Wait, does he have a parrot..?
The loot!
Scenery at Disneyland
more scenery..
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad!
We're queueing..
On the train! Whee!
Soarin' over California!
Entering the boarding area..
We're cleared!
Are the buildings behind us real? Or fake?
Fake, of course.
But who cares?
Yum!
Go away Pa!
And we just ate.. Award Wieners, in a Supporting Roll!
Flowers
More flowers! It's !#@%#%-ing hot by the way.
Paradise Pier, California Adventure Park
California Screamin'
Queueing for California Screamin'!
Preparing..
5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Go!!
Off we go round the 360deg turn round Mickey Mouse's face!
After the ride!
Ooh looks fun! I wanna try!
Nice scenery, huh?
On the Grizzly River Rush!
Can you spot us?
Between Disneyland & California Adventure Park
Me & my dad
My parents!
Front area of Disneyland. There's actually a Mickey Mouse created with flowers, but it's hard to see in the dark.
Darling Eeyore!
Mummy's inexplicable infatuation with flowers at work again
Disneyland's Parade of Dreams!
Look at the crowd
Tinkerbell
Pinocchio!
Hmz, creator of Pinocchio?
Pretty costumes and all
Under the sea!
Evil octopus
Guy in a teacup
Be Our Guest!
Pouting flowers
Prancing animals
Seven dwarves and.. Goofy?
Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella
waving some more..
The fireworks to champ all fireworks!
With not only brilliant colours..
Beautiful formations..
Shapes..
It even has a storyline, plot and excellent timing!
Leaving our hotel.. Aw..
Reaching..
The Tanger Outlet Center, our first factory outlet stop!
I can't wait to shop! Quick let's chiong to Coach!
The various stores
more stores..
yeah.. and more..
yeah yeah, and more..
If only we could stay here.......
Happy after stopping (temporarily) for lunch, afterwhich will be more shopping of course=)
Can you see my long jappy socks??=D
Nice and windy
Making a toilet stop
Highway Patrol car
Blur Pa
Employee of the Month only!
Colorado Belle
Ramada Express
See my “Krispy Kreme” sign below? Can't wait to get my teeth on their yummy donuts!
Our hotel, River Palms
Not tempting yet?
Is this tempting enough? It's crispy on the outside, yet creamy and light all at the same time! I'm drooling already!
Leaving after a one-night stay in Laughlin, Nevada
LOL
It's super cold and windy at the Grand Canyon!
Frantically taking shots to take our mind off the cold
Smile!
The view again
Us, and the view.
My family, and the view.
The view.
Yeah okay.
See the depth?
More pics..
Can you spot me? Mum's busy helping other ppl, bleargh
She's still busy..
Yay!
Whee!
Half a group photo
Another partial group photo
Family photo
Standing on a mini plateau
The beautiful Grand Canyon
The cute me!=p
Nature pics
Second person from the right is the daughter of “大华浆油”
Great view the the Grand Canyon from here
Sides of the Canyon, powdered in snow
More scenery
A storm's brewing..
and brewing..
Bright and sunny still..
Taking more pics while it's still bright
Facts, if you're interested
Along the path back to the bus
Near the gift shop
We love the snow!
Though it's just old snow
Yep
It's starting to snow! (Hey, I love this pic of myself!=p)
The scarf's blocking my neck from the cam!
Argh, my eyes!
Still a light snow!
Waiting to get into the bus
My legs are tired from standing!
Snow's getting a bit heavier!
and a bit heavier..
and a bit more..
It's really snowing! Like, alot!!
Wheehee!
Yayyyyy!
=D=D
Family photo with the snow, just about to leave the Grand Canyon
Wendy's
Having Lunch while enjoying the sight of snowfall=)
After lunch!
We just can't get enough of the snow=)
Toilet stop on the way to Vegas!
We've reached Las Vegas! Waiting for the 'Atlantis' show to begin..
The 'Atlantis'
Imitation Eiffel Tower at the Paris Las Vegas
The Bellagio, while waiting for the musical fountain to start
The beautiful musical fountain! With great music, great displays, and great weather, what's there not to love?
Another angle
At the MGM
..and at the MGM
Presenting to you, Las Vegas! Can you make out the Statue of Liberty?
Hotel New York New York
LOL, wanna call?
Enjoying night-time Vegas
You might be able to notice that the Statue of Liberty is wearing a basketball jersey...
At Downtown Las Vegas
The Fremont Experience
..more pics of the Fremont Experience
Hoover Dam
Oh, and we're all wearing our 99cent sunglasses. Lol.
Hoover Dam, in the making from 1931 to 1935
Somewhere near the Hoover Dam
Showing off again our uber cool sunglasses
and again..
Um, roads.
More roads.
Ah, look, more roads. And the watch catchment area.
Water catchment area.
Lake Mead yonder
Waxing lyrical over our buys!!! From left: Liz Claiborne, Armani Exchange, and Nike!! (more within the bags that I'm not telling=p)
He who survived yet another round of (nearly) non-stop shopping
At the Parisian
Looks just like a bustling town in France..?
Outside the Venetian
Walking into the Venetian
Just like Venice!
The woman rowing the boat's serenading to the sweet couple as well!
Me!
Heh, me again=p
View of the walkway into Venetian
Treasure Island!
Ship's coming!
Wynn Hotel
Freeways (aka highways in Singapore)
Speedboat heading towards Alcatraz Island
View of the Piers from afar
Reaching San Francisco!
The Transpyramid
Walking towards lunch..
Chinatown
Lunch at a Chinese restaurant=( Mummy loves it, but seriously, why????
Streets of Chinatown, San Francisco
We're going to eat at “Hunan's Homes” aka 湖南又一村, see it on the right top corner?
Waiting for our tables to be prepared
View of the Transpyramid again
Happy at being able to eat Chinese food (bleargh)
Happy people
Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf!
With us in the photo
Some angmoh playing the yang qin
Wider view of Pier 39
Gigantic crab
My Ben & Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Icecream!
Still enjoying my icecream=)
This sure does bring back fond memories of my previous choir trip to San Francisco=)
Mummy's tulips!
He's playing the yang qin!
The electric tram
Walking into Fisherman's Wharf
Boats!
More boats!
Alcatraz from afar!
We're so not paying for the use of a telescope.
I'm watching the show from above!
Merrie Mary Show, better siam before I gotta pay=x
Mini bungee!
Up..
Down..
On The 'New' Bay Cruise
Sea Lions!
Sea Lions - Closeup
Skyline of SF
Mine and Pa's hair are all messed up! Except for mummy, for some reason..
The Golden Gate Bridge (which is not Golden)
Aw,,
Alcatraz on the right!
Alcatraz!
It's a prison island btw..
more Alcatraz..
more Alcatraz again..
yeah, and again..
Joseph Strauss, father of the Golden Gate Bridge!
Big, huh?
Oo!
Joseph Strauss yet again
Pa and Mummy with Golden Gate backdrop
The Golden Gate Bridge again
Walking on the Bridge itself!
Creative angle..?
Cars moving onto the Golden Gate Bridge
Pa on the Bridge
Me and the pretty flowers and cute birds
City Hall, Civic Center, with Wu Tong trees lining the place
My family
Beautiful lineup of trees
Even more beautiful
Reminiscing at my previous hotel - Ramada, Hotel Whitcomb!!
Lombard street, aka the “World's Crookedest Street”(which is not true btw)! We took a taxi down to experience the twists and turns!
Too bad the flowers aren't in bloom yet=x
On the right - Torturous steps up the street
Sakura trees!
and again
Smile's a little lacklustre due to climbing of steps=x
Admire the turns..
View from above
Sakura tree again
Car manoevring down the street
This is due to complaints from residents as some tourists just have itchy fingers and pluck their flowers
Lombard St.!
Beautiful, huh? (Us too)
Appreciate the view from below..
Evidence that it really is Lombard St.
I'm not very sure what I'm doing either..
Making our way to breakfast.. I'm the tour guide for the day!
With me as the tour guide, do you think we're going up? No sirree.
Not here either.
Uh uh.
Yeah here=)
Sakura-like trees.
My dad likes the phrase they use for 'senior citizen'. Sounds cooler, eh?
We're on the electric tram!
Pier 1..
Clock tower
Pier 2..
Electric tram..
Moving along Market Street
and along..
Passengers boarding the tram
I found it!
General Bead!
Entrance
Enthusiastic staff of General Bead
Dizzying selection of stuff
Whee
I'm choosing my beads!
Lol, toilet of General Bead
Still in the toilet..
Yep, my dad's really really bored..
Okay got it
Going up to see more..
My dad's really bored
Making my purchase!
Wheehee! Victoria's Secret! *Wicked smile*
Union Square
Union Square (Pa was too bored while we were trying out Victoria's Secret, heh *guilty*)
Er, yeah, still Union Square
Macy's! Bring back fond memories=)
People queueing up for the Cable Car, unique to SF
Leaving our Holiday Inn Hotel=x
After our Chinese Breakfast
Our last look of San Francisco=x
Waiting to board the plane.. Back to Singapore!
