My birthday celebration at Universal Studios! (Part 2)

As continued from the adventures at USS - Part 1 =)

We slowly exited the Sci-Fi city and entered the beautiful streets of New York... (song ringing in my head: "in new york, concrete jungle where dreams are made of... there's nothing you can't do...) =P haha..

All I did was 'wow wow and more wows'........ enthralled by what's before my eyes.. I felt like I'm in some Ang Moh country... HAHA! It felt completely out-of-Singapore!

I think most of the pictures in my camera contained pictures that were taken at 'New York'.. haha.. the shop fronts (just the facades) were soooo cute, and english or should I say American (since it's called New York).. I love every shop... I wished I lived just above the shops....... hee...

Hailing a yellow cab~ =)

Posing in front of a theatre... can you see the yellow cab peeping from the side? haha.. Ppl were just furiously snapping away.. adults, kids, grandparents.. they all love this place.. haha.. although there were so many pictures that we wanted to take, we had to succumb to the evil rumblings of our tummies... hee!

It's lunch time!! =) *so hungry that I can eat him up*... haha..

Without further ado, we headed straight inside the restaurant and made our orders...... and chose outside seating instead coz the al fresco dining was too tempting.. Made us feel like we were in New York... =) cheap thrill!

our pizza and spaghetti... hidden from view... can you spot the yellow cab again? hahaha...

After lunch, it was back to some manual work again~ haha...

For me, it's snapping more pics.. while he drilled more  holes... haha!

How cute!! Where else in Singapore can you find this parking ticket machine? hahaha.. except from my little black box at home?

We continued walking along the streets of New York and chanced upon an old friend.......... Charlie!!

How can we not pose for a pic with the infamous Charlie Chaplin =)

another few steps forward and we saw another close friend of ours... Betty Boop!

What's with the hair Betty? hahaha..

We walked along... and discovered a burst underground pipe... someone call the plumber pls... haha..

Ohhh~ especially cooling on sucha hot day~ hee!

Introducing my fav shop!! The fruit and vegetables store =)...... hahaha.. the fake foodies totally made me happy and light up immediately.. I can almost imagine me doing grocery shopping at this shop everyday if this is real and I live along the street.. HAHA... so cute....

Decided to avoid the main New York street and ventured into the small hidden lanes... Indeed, we discovered a lovely and tranquil backlane...... with other smaller shops and houses.. =) Walking through the lanes felt so surreal.. almost dreamlike! haha.. never would I imagine myself strolling along such lanes.. perhaps in future? =P

So much so that I started posing silly with a lampost which was ridiculously thick.. haha =P I don't want to leave this place~

While Mr Koh had to pose with his yatch at the Wharf~ haha..

Reluctant, we left New York and headed to 'Hollywood'.. to find Frankenstein's Monster~

How dare you strangle Mr Koh! hands off you dirty monster.. haha..

With that, we pretty much covered the whole USS... and of coz covering USS once meant nothing.. we had to make our money's and memories' worth... we went another round again.. to catch the attraction rides that we had earlier missed.. HAHA!

Took a picture with Marty, Alex, Gloria and Melman!

We even went to enjoy a simple carousel ride with the lovely animals from Madagascar.. My personal favourite would definitely be~ Marty! =)

just like a kid... 20 yrs back.. haha..

We walked to Far Far Away land again........ and decided to spend the vouchers given to us.. it's free btw.. it comes along with the entrance tix bought.. we were each given $5 food voucher and $5 retail voucher..

we bought a humungous roasted turkey leg!!.. don't be deceived by the picture.. it's enormous, the length is about the distance from my wrist to my elbow.. go imagine that! hahaha.. of coz, it's proportionate to price.. this leg along with a pack of chips and a large drink costs $12.80 or so...

See Gingy in the picture too? =) I love gingy~ secretly find them very adorable... hahaha...

After filling our stomachs with the leg, we walked along to Sci Fi City again... and took a picture with I don't know who.. haha..

Sure looks like something Lady Gaga would wear... haha...

Walked past the streets of New York and stopped at this shop selling hats and accessories.. 

Yes, this huge hat makes my head looks small... for once =P

And this small hat made Mr Koh's head look even smaller.. hahahaha..

How relaxed~

Skies grew darker... and my heart became sullen.. knowing that night is nearing =p meaning it's time to go home soon.... =(

The castle looks exceptionally beautiful at night too... with the changing lights around the castle =)

Soon, it was time for dinner.... sadly we were only left with this fast food joint as the other restaurants were located at sections that were cordoned off after 7pm =P boohoo~ hence, this fast food joint became the only haunt to find food... haha.. and it's crowedd!

Foodie time! =)

We headed out of the restaurant after dinner and quickly settled for a nice spot near the central 'lake' area... to wait for the fireworks display =)

Who hates fireworks? hahaha...

Haha.. beautiful display of sparks and lights~ =) to celebrate my birthday!! hee...

Not willing to leave USS though crowds were slowly dispersing and leaving, we walked through each and every souvenir shop in USS.. haha.. shopping around like tourists =)

Fooling around again.. haha..

Betty Boop-head me! =)

I really didn't want to leave =P haha.. like a spoilt little brat.. I dragged Mr Koh back to the streets of New York with me... just to enjoy the final moments in USS... as the closing time was near =P haha!

For more pictures with Gingy and a lollipop! =)

Finally, sadly, reluctantly and wearily............... we surrendered and were one of the last few to leave USS... haha! time check.. we spent a good 13 hrs inside.. how amazing.. not sure how we did that, but I guess... it still wasn't enough for us... =P

Thank you Mr Koh for celebrating my birthday with me at USS... It really felt like going overseas and I became a young girl all over again =) hee! (though I am still quite young =P)

Totally enjoyed ourselves that day.. and glad that we took more than 900+ photos.. haha!

Till we meet again.. Bye bye USS! *waves*

My birthday celebration at Universal Studios! (Part 1)

It's my 24th birthday... and I'm officially labelled a 24 yr-old =P When the clock struck 12 midnight, I had a teeny weeny tinge of sadness... HAHA! coz it dawned onto me that I'm one year older.. hahaha.. older's the word... gone were the days where I would anticipate the arrival of my birthday excitedly, and happily replying smses from friends and loved ones wishing me 'Happy Birthday'... =P of coz, I still beam with happiness and reply smses happily with heartfelt gratitude =)

Just that I'm no longer a xiao mei mei... one of my birthday wish this yr is that there will be no kids calling me 'auntie'.. HAHA.. WeiShi jie jie is still very much appreciated.. haha!

So, on my birthday~ Mr Koh brought me to the Universal Studios!!! =) Yay~ Feels like going overseas... haha.. Woke up bright and early.. and headed over to harbourfront for Mc Donald's bfast!

Having a hearty bfast before charging for the day...

We arrived at the entrance soon... and very excited to enter! hahaha... but had to pose with a picture with this 'in your face' cheapo entrance ticket which says THIS IS YOUR TICKET...

Radiant and excited... finally we stepped foot inside the premise of USS... haha.. in the past, we used to peep from outside.. haha.. super envious of ppl roaming the streets inside.. now we're in!! =)

Posed with everything... Even the popcorn truck.. haha.. we took ard 900+ shots that day.. many memories for keepsake.. haha..

So much to see, so much to do.. without further ado, we turned left, and headed to Madagascar Land, our first stop! haha... 

It was very hot that day.......... see the brollies in the background? haha.. thankfully, the weather was nice and dry! =) Better than rain anytime.. haha..

There was a dance performance by the animal mascots too! haha.. cute penguins..

With most of Madagascar's attraction still under construction, we headed over to Far Far Away land... to find Shrek and Fiona!

but we saw Puss in Boots first! haahaha.. gotta grab him for a shot! =)

The Far Far Away Land castle has a nice fountain at the entrance.. =)

See the castle? Say Wahhh................. haha...

Our first ride was the family roller coaster called the 'Enchanted Airways'.. haha.. which was not scary at all... haha.. but good enough for a start =)

Next we went over to another attraction in Shrek land... 4D adventure~

See the queue?  It was a Friday, and yet we were surrounded by quite a number of ppl.. haha.. I can't imagine the weekend crowd =P

Snakey queue to get in...

My 3D goggles... the attraction was nice~ =) very entertaining show in a 'cinema' too, with occassional spurts of water on everyone's faces, light breezes, tickling of feet, shaking chairs.. hahaha.. go and try and you'll know what I mean.. 

We were strategically led to the souvenir shop after exiting the 'cinema'.. with fond memories of the lovable characters in the show earlier.. I bet kids will be begging mummies and daddies to buy shrek/fiona/donkey, etc for them.. HAHA!

Donkey~

I think donkey and I share the same smile.. HAHA!

Posing with Fairy Godmother's huge poster..

With that, we left Far Far away land.. and moved on to the next 'land'... haha.. but we know we will come back to the castle again later in the day =P

Beware! We have arrived at the Lost World.........

We took our first ride there.. which is the'canopy flyer' which essentially looks like a chairlift that brought us around the 'land' of dinos... and a moderate speed.. no heights, no speed.. not much thrills.. HAHA..

This was what I've taken of Mr Koh while on the ride.......... Haha.. =P this ride made me giddy... tsk tsk!

We walked ard the dino land and took pictures with figures everywhere.. our hands simply never left our cameras.. haha..

We have hatched! =) *roar*

Our next challenge: Rapids Adventure... and the sign at the entrance reads 'You might get wet, possibly soaked' I laughed to myself... I shouldnt be so unlucky.. haha... 

well~ Never did I expect that I would be treated to an early bath... =P 

totally excited.. and never thinking what I would be heading towards.. HAHA!

After minutes of turning and jerking in an ultra huge float that could fit 9 adults, along the man made river........................

We got soaked........... Really soaked.. =P not an inch of our bodies were dry.. haha..

Of course, curious stares from passer bys along the way were inevitable.. haha.. we were just glad the sun was hot enough to help dry our clothes asap.. =P

Having conquered all the exciting attractions in the lost world (we skipped the kiddy ride), we proceeded to the Mummies' Land........

Impressive Egyptian structures welcomed us... haha.. Seemed like I was at Egypt.. =)

Giant Figures at the entrance of the most exciting ride in the whole of USS i feel.. haha.. it's an indoor coaster.. that made me scream quite abit.. there's speed, a little height, and alot of queueing... haha..

We met a mummy too........... Look at those abs~ HAHA! Honestly, I didn't intentionally look up at the mummy's abs/arm pit.. hahhaa.. it was just candid =P but it's very funny...

We went over to the Sci-Fi land... and took a picture with 'Battlestar Galatica' ride which was under construction... so sad... heard this is the most exciting ride at USS... =P

It's okay though.. A picture with it would suffice.. hahaha.. to pretend that we have conquered that. =P

Welcome to Sci-Fi city.. but with battlestar closed, there was nothing much to see/try out there.. except for the spinning UFO ride.. (imagine tea cup ride).. HAHA... I would be crazy to try that, knowing that I hate dizzy rides... haha... undesirable consequences expected =P

We moved over to 'New York City' soon after.. and stay tuned to Part 2 of our USS adventure! =)