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trust - it's essential.
because you can't have everything.

dynamics are definitely changing. circumstances are just confusing me.

i find myself getting irritated with some people more often than usual. at first i thought i was pms-ing, but i'm not. either my tolerance level has gone down or people have became more annoying.

my feb-apr calendar looks pretty full already ): with youth lenten campaign and a whole lot of school activites. it's a little overwhelming actually, i hope i'll be able to find my balance seeing that terms are in between and that i didn't take on more than i can handle!

i'm currently addicted to songs from carrie underwood's some hearts. i know it was released like quite long ago but andrea brought it along to usa and i found myself missing the songs after we came back to s'pore.

Some hearts, they just get all the right breaks
Some hearts have the stars on their side
Some hearts, they just have it so easy
Some hearts just get lucky sometimes

maddy sent me the link to a vid of california screamin'. it made me miss our whole trip alot, the simplicity of it all, being carefree and not having to worry or analyse situations. i miss the adrenaline rush of the ride too (;
if you're interested, here's the link: california screamin'.

another email, this time from lilin. to summarise it, it's about people being in our lives either for a reason, for a season or for a lifetime. it was meaningful to me 'cause i hate it when people kinda slip out of your lives when you used to be close to them once. the thing i took away from the email is that certain friends may be in your lives only for a short period of time but during this period, whatever you've experienced together is real and after you've drifted, don't regret or think it's a pity but treasure the memories. and of course there are the people who are in your life for a lifetime (:

[part 3: monterey bay, disneyland and universal studios]

monterey bay: where..
the aquarium is pretty cool
and there are gorgeous houses overlooking the pacific ocean in this closed community that you have to pay an entrance fee. the cheapest house is like US$1.8m and the most expensive one we saw for sale was for a cool US$28m.


sardines swimming together, it's quite cool to see them swim in and out of formation when they sense danger


i think these are called egg yolk jellyfish


reflection of the moonlight on the ocean


mum and i

here are the photos taken in the closed community

seagulls aplenty at the coastline


waves coming in


waves crashing onto the rocks


look at the waves!


the famous cypress lone tree


mum and me




seven


i love the view, love this photo. it's very oc-ish. haha.

disneyland: where..
we hardly took any photos 'cause we were busy making our money worth by going on rides
and the adventure rides ("roller-coasters") are not scary at all. i personally preferred disney california adventure where the rides were more thrilling. california screamin' was as fun as the roller coaster we rode back in las vegas, the one at our hotel.


either cinderella's or sleeping beauty's castle in the background


front of disneyland. i have a photo of me taken at the exact same spot 13 years ago!


with marianne and madeline on tarzan's treehouse.


feliz navidad! inside it's a small world ride. it's spanish for merry christmas, btw.


it's a small world

universal studios: where..
we went on a studio tour and got to see the sets of ghost whisperer, heroes, desperate housewives, too fast too furious and war of the worlds!
but other than that, there were barely any rides which sucked. there were more of shows


film site of war of the worlds!

okay i'm finally done with the photos and a summarised version of my entire trip (:

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[part 2: yosemite national park and family visiting in san francisco]

yosemite: where
it snowed quite alot but was warmer than grand canyon
the whole place looked like a winter wonderland
and on the final day, there was enough snow for the ski hills to be opened and we got the chance to do outdoor iceskating! (:


the seven cousins attempting to make a snowman


partially frozen lake


the great view behind our lodge


winter wonderland


i love this shot, it looks quite candid except for us crouching down.


yosemite falls, spot the rainbow!


different angle of yosemite falls


el capitan


i was trying to stop


the intermediate skiing hill i think

san francisco: where
my parents and i skipped sight seeing in the city to visit relatives
and i met up with nicole! (didn't take any pictures with her though)


in the front yard of my cousin's house with my aunt, uncle, cousin, niece and parents.


the bottom section of their christmas tree and the amazing small town they created underneath it!


you can see the merry-go-round, hot air balloon, big ben and the train tunnel


the train on the train tracks and the iceskating ring where the figurines really move


right side of the charming town

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here are the photos taken in us! [part 1: las vegas and grand canyon]
(i realised they are quite small so you might want to click on them to see the enlarged version)

las vegas: where..
the hotels are really cool because the decor is made to look like a specific theme
there are really cheap buffets
and there are jackpot machines everywhere even in petrol kiosks!


our first california sunset on our drive to vegas


the vegas hotel we stayed in, where everything is designed to look like new york!


the exterior of the hotel made to look like the skyline of ny. see the roller coaster tracks? we had complementary tickets that came together with the reservation of the rooms to ride it! it was fun!


the lobby - the casino! these jackpot machines are only a fraction, there's tons more.


the ground floor where the cafes are. i love how the "streets" look.


even the vending machines have a ny theme!


our limo (;


the bar at another hotel/shopping mall, the venetian. more jackpot machines in the background


the gondolas in the venetian, the guys rowing actually sing.


the interior of venetian


inside another hotel/shopping mall, caesars palace (where celion dion had her concerts)


the fountain at caesars

grand canyon: where..
despite the lack of snow, it's really cold. i washed my hair before leaving the hotel room and while waiting for the sunrise, icicles started forming on my hair.
and there's nothing else really interesting.


grand canyon




sunset at grand canyon


we were freezing while waiting for the sunrise.


first rays of sun on the grand canyon


i forgot what's the plateau's name




that's the sun setting, there was a crowd filming the process of the sunset!

that's all for now. way too many photos to upload one shot

Labels: US 2007 trip