Summer Holidays

Hello . . I have been away for so long that I hardly feel like blogging regularly. I am happy to find new readers from China and it has really taken a long time for them to stumble onto my blog. Just a month ago, we were in Hong Kong for a short family holiday. It was rainy on the first day we arrived and we headed for Disneyland the next day. It was a fun way to spend time together even though they had outgrown their kiddie stage. It is time to rekindle the child in us again with me included. There are some thrilling, heart pumping and hair raising rides to try, need I say more . . . let's go. I still don't know if I can still go on those roller coaster ride. It has been thirty five years since I went on one, lol.

Gizzly Gulch

Err . . I being the photographer. I wouldn't know what pose I'll strike if I am in it. They were so spontaneous. I should have asked them to do a jump for the camera. 

Walking down Main Street

 After I got pass my initial disappointment over the Railroad Main Street Station because of the fake backdrop of the building, the rest of the buildings and interiors were gorgeous, built in Victorian architecture.

Here's the start of our adventure. Exploring the seven themed zone starting with . .

 

Adventure Land

Toy Story Land

Fantasy Land

We break for lunch at Fantasy Land's Royal Banquet Hall. We enjoyed the ride at Mystic Point. The Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars in Grizzly Gulch took us by surprise. We didn't know it was a roller coaster. The best part was that it sped backwards to its start off point. At the first half of the ride, my son asked me whether I was okay because I was still cool. However, when it dropped suddenly, I started screaming all the way back. It was so exciting they went back for seconds. As for me I need to recover from the adrenaline pumping ride. Ha-ha I survived. Moving on to yet another one which was in Tomorrow Land's Star Wars Takeover. Totally Wild, I tell you that I kept my eyes closed. I didn't want to scare the hell of my son with my screaming. It was so fast. 

After lunch, it was time for a cup of tea of another kind.

We went for the tamer rides like the 'Winnie The Pooh' adventure ride and 'It's The Small World' ride. And how about this one, Cinderella Carousel. Never too old for this.

Sleeping Beauty Castle was undergoing transformation and we didn't see any Disney princess, sob. It was rainy the later part of the day. There will not be any parade or fireworks. The wet ground reflected the lights from the buildings. It looks magical. By the time we left the park, it was close to seven. It would be nice to go on the rides again. We were tired but enjoyed ourselves in spite of the rain and the humidity.

The End

Resolve no more, Just do it !

  Hello . . . a new year and it's already end of January. I was putting off posting because I’ve been busy with some art challenge. It’s was a last minute decision to jump in and take part. I had to break down that resistance even to pick up that pencil to sketch, always feeling it is not good enough. Now it’s whose going to care about your drawing, it is the action that matters. Guess what ?! I have not quit. I have posted my sketches on Instagram, for accountability on dot_y_dot. I am not up to latest posting but I can say everyday I pick up a piece of paper and pencil to start. Sometimes I get surprised that It turn out more than okay.

It has been a very cool month here on our sunny island. It was a rainy day on New Year's Eve and the second week’s temperatures went down to 22 deg Celcius. It hasn't been this cold since 2013. Started on Wednesday, feeling this chilly that whole week was wonderful. We always lament how nice to have such weather throughout the year. However, it was not sunny but dreary and I find myself missing the sun. Here’s how I feel when the sun finally take a peek.

Last day of the month is the rare sighting of the blood moon. A clear night sky is what we got after an afternoon of heavy rain with lightning and thunder around my place. Two days ago we had small hailstones pelting down in the north. I had to get out of my house to the open space to find the moon cause my windows wasn’t facing the east. It was small compared to other days and looked pale orange from where I was. With the bright lights from the lamp posts and buildings, made it impossible to get a sharp image. This is the best I got from my friend's friend who took this with the proper lens. My iPhone fail to capture the clarity of the sky. I was there for about 45 minutes before I was called away for something else. I was glad to witness this rare phenomenon.

So that’s all for now. I just updated with photos I had promised. Cheerios . . if you have an Instagram account, you don't forget to check out my post :- Dorothy Yong, dot_y_dot