Get Ready: August 2008

LONG OVERDUE POST - if not for WC's constant nagging, I'd still be procrastinating :P

One fine day, WC, LL, GK, and myself decided to drive to Genting Highlands *road trip!!!* (okay, so it wasn't that random and this trip was planned months ahead). Anyways, the main reason for this trip was girls gathering to conquer the amazing Genting Highlands. Ready or not, here we go!

WC getting ready for her virgin ride on the cable car.

We wanted a whole car to ourselves, but out of nowhere, this random person decided to join us. I'm playing with Photoshop and here I've pasted some flowery stuff to cover the 'potong steam' factor.

I think this was LL's first trip to Genting, and she bravely (or stupidly) went without a sweater during our outdoor session.

The amazing hotel: Resort Hotel

Okay, so the hotel itself is not really amazing, although after rennovations, it looks pretty fancy. The amazing factor here is the sheer amount of time I spent trying to book a hotel during the Wesak weekend. It was fully booked months ahead. Finally, by some stroke of luck, I gathered that Worldcard members (silver and above) can still book hotels ... and what do you know ... WC is a silver card member!

We stayed in a deluxe room with 2 super single beds that can fit 4 people. I liked the glass bathroom :)

The amazing dinner: Mushroom Farm

To be precise, the mazing dinner wait. When we arrived at the Mushroom Farm, it was FULL HOUSE. In order to get a place, we had to first get ourselves noticed by the restaurant staff (be thick-skinned), and then the staff would mark a table for us to occupy as soon as the present table occupants finished their dinner. At one point, a staff was practically forcing the diners to leave early by totalling up the bill while they were still trying to finish their food! GK declared that she'd never go to this place again.

Trying to act like they weren't hungry.

Customary picture taken with the fake mushrooms outside the farm.

The amazing walk: from the Mushroom Farm back to our hotel

For some strange reasons, we decided to walk back to our hotel instead of the farm van (which we took to the farm). It LOOKED like a short distance downhill (hotel to farm), but going uphill back to the hotel was another story.

So near, yet so far ...

The amazing park rides: indoor and outdoor

Whether it's due to the kiasu-ism or the fear of growing old (and never be brave again) in us, we were determined to go for as much rides as we could in 1 day. And thus begin our quest to conquer the rides ...

Outdoor theme park thrill rides
Pirate ship: All of us
Flying dragon: All of us
Spinner: WC, LL, GK. I didn't join because I tried it 2 weeks prior to this trip, and hated it very much. I'd never trust 4 tiny chains with my life again, ever.
Super toboggan: WC, LL, me
Space shot: LL, GK, me. LL said she wanted to try and begged someone to try it with her. I said yes, and later GK was also convinced to try. Imagine my horror and annoyance when LL tried to back out when we were already sitting on the seats, waiting to be strapped. Finally it took me my ultimate weapon, the killer stare, to "convince" LL to stay put.
Grand prix fun kart: WC, LL. I was turned off by the thought of smelly helmets (yuck).
Bumper boat: LL, me. By this time, WC and GK had declared defeat and were feeling sick to the stomach, so they both returned to our hotel room.
Cyclone: LL, me. This was our last ride before heading back to our room. It was 8pm, and we felt that we've made good use of our tickets. But honestly, after space shot, there's hardly any fear factor left for the other rides.

Outdoor theme park family rides
Monorail: All of us
Tea cup: LL, me. We were very 'mou liu'. And desperately waiting for Cyclone to reopen after maintenance check.
Boating: All of us
Matahari: All of us. Our first ride as a warm-up, before heading straight for space shot.
Double deck carousel: All of us

First World indoor theme park
Euro express: LL, me. GK and WC headed for Rio float.
Venice gondola: WC, GK, me. This has got to be the most "boringest" ride ever.
Ferris wheel: All of us. WC sat in another 'car' babysitting 2 kids (mother instinct)
4D motion master: All of us. Yawn fest.