Disney adventure part III: Epcot

We stayed at the cheapest Disney Value Resort- Pop Century Resort, the room is clean and spacious, there is no complaint from us at all.

I had friends who asked me about the difference between staying in Disney Resorts and outside resorts which are relatively cheaper. The important difference is Disney Resort guests are able to enjoy "Magic Hours" at all Disney themeparks. Everyday there will be a specific park which either opens 1 hour earlier or closes 3 hours later than the official opening/closing hours. Only Disney Resort's guests who showed their room card will be admitted to the rides, but bear in mind there will be no fast pass available at the magic hours, you will still need to Q for 45 mins to 1 hour. And also all the parks are so big, we are exhausted by the official closing hours, the only themepark which we made use of the magic hours is EPCOT (Every Person Come Out Tired).

Epcot is made up of 2 world, the Future World and World Showcase. World Showcase feature a lagoon in the middle of pavilions which showcase different cultures of 11 countries. I like the different restaurant in each showcase, for exmple,in UK there is fish and chip, we ate at the Biergarten with its own micro-brewery in Germany. The most memorable attraction in Epcot is the IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth, it feature fireworks, lasers and water fountain at the lagoon. Kenny's fave ride is the Test Track which model after a real car test drive through braking, climbing and tight turns.

I like Winnie the Pooh

And so the Disney adventure continues, its on to the Animal Kingdom.
My fave:
1) Festival of the Lion King- a lively and colourful musical
2) Finding Nemo is another must-catch musical
Both musicals need to Q up 1 hour in advance.
3) Expedition Everest- Legend of the Forbidden Mountain - a high speed roller coaster which pass through glaciers, waterfalls and even a dead end on the railtracks. The settings is spectcular, the ride itself is not super-thrilling.
4) Kilimanharo Safaris- best animal viewing ride
5) It's tough to be a bug! - Based on A Bug's Life, there are many special effects in the show bound to impress!

We ate at the Tusker house which features a South African theme buffet which we find pretty good and dinner was at Rainforest Cafe, the decor and atmosphere made a much deeper impression on us than the food for sure.

Happy Bertday to my darling hubby

My first solo attempt at making Suyin's famous carrot cuppies with cream cheese frosting, another recipe from my world greatest's recipe book. When making the cupcakes, I had the sudden urge to call Suyin (haha, sound like some desperate lover =p), I was like "guess what cake I decided to make?" And she got it right immediately! Woohoo~~ I am glad it turned out great haha the last time we made these was during W's wedding where we had to do 100 small cuppies but that was such a fun experience.


Check out his birthday presents
Tada! Beer, more beer...


To demostrate how small the kitchen is, TY had to create a make-shift stall to deep-fry the nuggets haha it was such a funny sight. Now he know how roadside hawkers sell their food. Many thanks to him who came to help me cut meat, squid, kimchi etc. We had our first kimchi steamboat, it was sooo good especially on a cold day.


Also Happy Birthday to Jo and Cecila, have a great one ladies!

Disney Adventure I: Magical Kingdom

We took so many pictures, it is hard for me to decide which ones to display hehe
There are photographers everywhere in all theme parks ready to take a picture for you, perfect for honeymoon couples if you ask me haha. Couples always face this issue when they travel but I guess after travelling alone for a few trips, I am contented to take pics with or without anyone inside the pic.
I do love taking picture with the characters, they will make kissing sounds inside their costumes when they hug you. For every character I took picture with, I asked Kenny the same old question " Do you think it is a guy or gal inside?"

There is no 1 favourite park for me, there is something in every park which capture the child inside me. I love love love the parades in Magic Kingdom! There is small performances through out the day, a characters march in the afternoon and do not miss the spectcular performance in the evening. With the castle all lit-up, together with the fireworks, it is a truly magical experience.

Another tip is please make your dining reservation well in advance! We got stuck with eating trashy pizza the whole day because there is no way you can get in any sit-down restaurant without prior reservation.

Inside the iconic Cinderella's castle is a restaurant " Cinderella's Royal Table", they served fixed lunches and dinners with special characters appearance from 60 USD per person, we were standing there pondering whether to spend so much money to eat with the fairy godmothers, finally we decided to, the lady said we had to make a reservation 4-6 months in advanced. Wow.
In fact for all resturants with characters appearance need a good 3 months reservation especially if you are going during peak season.

I think ours was super-peak season, the Q for rides is an average of 1 hour and it is so crowded everywhere. But we had fun =)

Jeff Dunham

Before we left of our roadtrip to NC, we managed to catch Jeff Dunham live in action and along with his puppets. Kenny love his acts and he is a really talented ventriquolist. Kenny's fave is Achmed, the dead terrorist, mine is Jose, the Jalapeno on a stick.

The stadium is packed, there are many more people who went to watch Jeff than Michael Buble for sure. In fact the crowded chanted along with Bubba J, the whole dialogue word for word. Check out some of his acts on Youtube.
"Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special"!
With Peanut and Jose

1st destination- North Carolina

By a stroke of luck, we have an extra 1 week of holidays wooohooooo we packed our bag and headed for North Carolina where some of our friends are based in for training.

En route we went to this little malaysian restaurant, authentic malaysian fare at a very affordable price, highly recommended for those residing in Atlanta.

Little Malaysia Restaurant

5150 Buford Hwy NE Ste A110Doraville,

GA 30340-1183Phone: (770) 458-1818

We did not see much of Goldsboro, NC actually it was purely a visiting-friends trip for me. I had so much fun! It felt really good to be catching up with friends, even if it is doing nothing, just yakking non-stop!

From top left, Lionel who is a blur blur darling, and the Quek family who had very kindly hosted us in their house with their daughter Ninghui who loves loves Elmo. She is especially delighted with the latest Elmo-Live who talks and sings haha such fun watching the kids trying to communicate with their toys. Last but not least, Ariel whom I first posted her pics when they visited in July. Time flies seeing how fast these little ones grow.

Most importantly to attend Princess Lizzie's one year old birthday party, the gorgeous girl of Alfie and Shewan and of course the niece of a dear friend ;)

Also, I want to wish Jo, who is departing to Oz tonight to pursue her dream, a safe flight and all the best for the exciting journey ahead! Haha I called her this morning the moment I woke up without realising it is 12 am in Singapore, oops, luckily she is still busy packing!

Although I talked to the girls online via MSN or Skype almost on a daily basis, it felt so much closer hearing their voices, make me realised I really do miss my gfs very much!!

Home from our long awaited "honeymoon"

North Carolina, Orlando and New York

So many pics to sort, so many stories to tell! Tune in for more, meanwhile I need to do laundry etc etc and my dearest hubby's birthday is fast approaching!

Meanwhile thanks to all who send their warmest wishes for Christmas and New Year. Here's wishing all a blessed and wonderful 2009 ahead!

Special congrats to the popping out of my baby nephew Cheng Yi, precious of ZZ and Kareen!