Note: Due to my phone battery dying at this point during my Disneyland trip, the rest of the story will just be pure text. You'll see one picture at the end though. * * * Previously: The whole park turned into a mass chorus of children singing to the powerful ballad. Children are addicted to this song. There's been stories that parents are getting tired of it. So when I heard a mom next to me groan and mumble “Here we go.” I wouldn't be surprised. Jess and I sang along with the other 5-10 year-old Frozen addicts. No need to be embarrassed. Disneyland is the only place we can let go of our inner child.
The firework ended
at around 10. We had a couple more minutes before we could use the
pass to Indiana Jones. We arrived at Adventureland earlier than we
thought despite the people traffic and we still had roughly fifteen
minutes before the fastpass for Indy was valid. Jungle Cruise is
right next to Indy ride and it only had five to ten minutes wait. So
might as well.
My previous Jungle
Cruise experiences were always such a bore, but this one was
exceptionally different. The skipper, Kim (she's so good I even
remember her name) had a good sense of humor, more like sarcastic.
She's so good at puns and dry jokes. But really, that's what makes
her interesting. She spoke in a lazy tone while delivering the jokes,
making you want to go “Ha-ha.” slowly. “Who woke up feeling
like I have to go to Jungle Cruise today?” she said. Some people
raised their hands. “Yeah me too.” Another one, the ultimate one
that she threw right at the end of the ride. “You guys are
outstanding. Yeah you'll be out standing on the dock.” Gold!
Previously: We strolled a bit more as the sun was starting to go down. We had spent over eight hours in the parks. We had about seven more hours to spend before we wrapped up (aka the parks were closed). At about six-ish, we went to Astro Blasters as scheduled in our fastpasses. Fastpass schedule varies depending on the availability. We got a late hour for Indy because of how popular the ride was. But at least we still got them.
Astro Blasters was
classics. Despite it being slow moving, somehow I found it mildly
intense because I was always determined to get a high score. Last
time I went here with my dad, I defeated his scores. Now I defeated
Jess. I honestly didn't know how it worked. Aiming at the targets is
hard, so I just randomly shot all over the place. As I did, my score
was just getting higher and higher. So I wasn't sure how it happened.
Getting out of the
Blasters, Jess and I went back to Fantasyland. But en route, we
spotted The Avengers meet and greet with Thor and Captain
America. The wait was forty minutes, which wasn't quite bad. When
else would you meet the Avengers? Jess and I kept gushing about the
resemblance of the Thor guy with Chris Hemsworth, and how I'd totally
wish he really was Chris Hemsworth. The guy who played Thor at
Disneyland actually nailed the accent but he looked less rogue-ish
than Hemsworth. At least he tried.
Previously: After Radiator Springs Racers, Jess and I went to the Paradise Pier. We dropped by at Boudin Bakery Tour and got a fresh loaf of bread. Then we ended up getting lunch at Garden Grill with a glass of fresh Strawberry margarita from Rita Margarita in a sunny day. Our lunch couldn't be more perfect, and so was the weather. Jess ended up finishing the margarita.
At around 12.30 pm,
after we finished our lunch, we headed to the Hyperion Theatre to
catch Aladdin Musical Spectacular. It marked my second time watching
it. The first time happened six years ago with my mom and I loved it.
The genie is and will always be the real star of the show, pulling
jokes and pop culture references that we all know, from Patriots
football to Taylor Swift.
His jokes never get old and it is even sad
to learn that the show would have less than a hundred more before it
ended for good on December. Next year, the theatre would host a
Frozen Musical to replace Aladdin. I reached the point where Frozen
has become increasingly overrated that it has to replace a beloved
classic show such as Aladdin. Anyway...
Two weeks ago marked the second time
for me to visit Disneyland in a year. Two weeks ago marked the fourth
time I went to Disneyland after three years living in LA, and yet I'm
still not an annual passholder. But anyway, it doesn't matter. What
matters is about a Disneyland visit is, it'll be a blast as long as
you have the perfect partner.
I went on a Friday morning before
Halloween with Jess, who came all the way here from San Jose almost
exclusively for a Disneyland visit. As someone who barely has anyone
to go there with, I couldn't say no. Jess and I woke up at 6.15 am.
We planned on spending the whole day there and Disney's California
Adventure. When I said the whole day, I really meant from the moment
the parks opened until they closed. I have never been so determined
to wake up this early before. Waking up at 6 for any other purposes
has always been a pain. But Jess and I decided to sleep early last
night so this could happen.
Ich bin da! There was apparently no ride or attractions in Germany. We just went into the shop and Vivia tried a sample of ham, cheese, and bratwurst for a small, snack-like portion, for only $5.00. The meal wash't a part of the festival though, but still, $5.00 for an authentic German dish was worth it.
Hey there, it's been a while since I posted the last time. I've been pretty busy these days, with me moving to Melbourne (the one in Florida, not in Australia) for internship for 4 months. Settling down is never easy but I got it over with soon. I'll talk further about Melbourne in my next posts but now, let's get on to something more exciting!
It's been approximately two years since I transferred to Art Center. A year before, I was still in De Anza, and one of the most magnificent vacations I've ever had in my entire period in US happened as I went to Orlando and New York in one winter occasion. Living in Melbourne gives me a chance to revisit Walt Disney World, whom I got to spend quite some time there three years ago with Elda, Aymee, and Ardy, since Melbourne is only an hour away from the so-called theme park capital of US.
This very weekend, I had a blast revisiting one of Walt Disney World parks, and that was EPCOT. Vivia, my current roommate and colleague, and I had been planning to go to EPCOT since last week, but the weather had always been in the way. It had been raining for the past couple of weeks here in Florida and being drenched in the outdoors is the last thing we would ever want to be. However, we finally got to go this week.
The night was
getting colder. I started to shiver since I already got soaked from
the previous ride, and my soaked shirts weren't dry yet, so Tiffany
lent me her comfy, warm sweater. All of a sudden, our boat was halted
by a boat ahead of us that also stopped. We thought we were just
lining up to plunge down the first waterfall, because of course, only
one boat at a time could plunge down the drop. The drop was just one
boat away from us, but we waited and waited.
We all kept on saying
how bad the boat's position was in front of us, because they were at
the tip of the waterfall and the boat sort of tilted.
The gates
didn't even open to allow the boat right next to us to plunge down.
Then an announcement echoed, remarking that the ride was broken. I
heard chorus of groans from my friends as well as people from other
boats. The people in the boat before us started singing along to
Backstreet Boys, which we followed.
Before we got onto
rides here in California Adventure, we stopped for a second to see a captivating street jazz
show on Buena Vista Street. The group was called 5 Dime or something like that, and the singer truly had a jazzy voice that hypnotized all the visitors to stop by to spend some time seeing the show. She surprisingly has the charisma of Tiana from Princess and the Frog! Once in a while, she would invite one person to three children to come up and sing with her (at this moment, my friends and I just moved back a little bit so she wouldn't notice us).
The first guy was just normally dancing with her as she was playing her scarf with him. Then she pulled another one - a woman - to dance with the guy. It turns out the woman was the guy's wife. That was the sweetest thing ever.
When we were done
meeting Merida, the four of us hung out in Fantasyland.
We got on to
Mad Tea Party, just for the heck of it. Well it was fun though! We
managed to spin the cup as strong as we could only to find out that
no matter how strong we spin it, the speed would remain the same.
You might be familiar with the
so-called “Dreams come true” term popularized by Disney has
apparently proven itself on me. A week after Sherin, Tiffany, and I
met, and after Vinny came to the States, Tiffany came up with the
idea of going to Disneyland. Even better, she has a friend who works
there and can give us discounted tickets. Then it was decided and
confirmed that we
would go there on June 29.
So June 29, 2013 was probably the most
memorable date in my whole 3 years of living in US, well, at least
for a fan of Disney like me. You know that I traveled for a week or
so to Orlando to visit Walt Disney World roughly two years ago.
Ironically, despite having lived in California for 3 years as a
student, I have never visited Disneyland nor California Adventure. I
did visit it twice though, first when I was seven and the latest one
was back in 2009 when I had to make up an excuse to ditch school by
saying I was sick.
I'll be the happiest person on earth if I have this thing in my hand.
Just sayin...
I just thought of finding something to clear out my depressed mind. I wish I lived in LA (not really) I wish I could make Disneyland my second home I wish I could go to Disneyland after a stressing exam/school (too far fetched) I wish I could take pictures with those costume characters no matter how silly I'd look I wish I could get on the rides without feeling dizzy I wish I could listen to Disney movie score playing in the background I wish...
Too many
Go back to reality, Car...
Holy excrement!! That's like the shortest, randomest post I've ever had so far!!! This one should go to Tumblr though. Anyway....
Miley Cyrus can't be tamed, while Super Junior will possibly do some...magic?
May 4th, I woke up to find that the latest yet the first Super Junior's 4th album's teaser picture was out, possibly revealing much about their concept used for the upcoming album. The speculations fly among fans, assuming this largest boyband in the world will come up with an edgier style, much edgier than the previous album Sorry Sorry, where they appeared with more manly style, wearing formal suits all the time.
The concept hasn't been officially revealed to the media, although Shindong, one of the members have tweeted some hints. Even some rumors say that the concept of the album will be revolving around magic or vampires.
Again, that's not confirmed yet. Maybe SM decided to release this teaser picture to let the fans speculating about the so-called concept.
Super Junior in their latest single Sorry Sorry Answer
Released as a bonus track to Super Show 2 Album
From what I've seen from the picture, the concept will be much more different than the previous albums Super Junior has released. Many fans assumed that it will be close to Don't Don, where they appeared as punk-rock teens with upbeat rock music, complete with dyed hair and piercings. However, post-Sorry Sorry, I believe they're trying to modify the Don't Don concept with more grown-up style, minus the hair-dyeing and piercings part, and instead adds some emo-ish hair and look.
Well, we can never guess, but the album will be out on May 13(I've set the alarm for that) and although I know the album wouldn't be out right on that time in Indonesia, I'm still anticipating for the unrevealed single, album name, and the music video.
However, from Korean music industry to Western.
Miley Cyrus in Can't be Tamed
On the same day, May 4, I was informed by a friend of mine who's a big fan of Miley Cyrus about the release of her new single and music video called Can't be Tamed. Maybe I'm not a really big fan of hers, but I was also curious about her where-abouts and where she's heading in the future (including her music style. It's interesting to catch up, because a teen star who previously appeared clean-cut in her early days, may go edgy to let the people know that "Hey, I'm not that good kid anymore. I've changed!". Say like Britney Spears, Rihanna, Hilary Duff or the latest phenomenon herself, Miss Miley Cyrus).
Miley has found that "I'm not that good kid anymore" or specifically for her "I'm not Hannah Montana anymore" phase through her upcoming album. I managed to watch her music video and was quite surprised to see how much she's changed. It feels like not a year ago she just released the still-clean-cut-looking single Party in the USA. The "Can't be Tamed" video involves her dressing racily in hot pants, boots, and thick mascara to add the sensual appeal. Her gestures and dances are considered sexy as well. People will hardly recognize her as that cheerful, blonde superstar Hannah Montana.
Well, I think Miley's "Can't be Tamed" has killed her Hannah Montana image, eh?
I'll show you the video of Miley's "Can't be Tamed" so you can judge what I was saying.
So all in all, apparently I found some similarities in Super Junior and Miley Cyrus.
First, they're both going to release their album in the future, not too long. Super Junior's 4th album will be released on May 13 and Miley Cyrus' album is anticipated to be released on summer. But Miley's single came out first before Super Junior's, much to the curiosity of ELFs (Suju's fans) although the boyband's album will be out sooner than Miley's.
Second, they're trying to change their images through their new album, and apparently both Miley and Suju have similar concepts, which isedgy and dark. The third, I could hardly recognize Miley in her new video, due to her thick make-up and sensual gestures. Same things go to Super Junior, who also I can hardly recognize each members in the picture! I went like "Where's Sungmin? Is this him? No, I think it's Donghae." Something like that.So they both have the looks that make fans hardly recognize them and both want to look more grown-up than ever, agree?
Third, on May 4th, Miley Cyrus' "Can't be Tamed" music video first premiered in E! News while Super Junior for the first time released its first teaser picture. Different artists release their teasers on the same day.
Anyway, with good news of the release of Suju's 4th album, comes the bad news as well: Three members, Kangin, Hangeng, and Kibum are confirmed not to be involved nor make any appearances in the upcoming album. Kangin, after last year's DUI case, will be enlisted in army for two years :( :( :(, Hangeng is still busy with his solo career in his homeland China while is also handling the lawsuit against SM, while Kibum is currently focusing on acting career. But I remember Kibum has said that he never thought of leaving Super Junior, ever. So we'll see if he'll really keep his words.
So let's hope the group will TEMPORARILY appear in 10 members.
Super Junior was still in complete form, consisting 13 members, in Sorry Sorry
Well, I guess that's all I can conclude. Yes, I'm currently practicing to write academic texts so if you find that this text sounds more formally than ever, well, that's it. :)
