I spot this ladybug in SFO and got very exciteddddd hehehehe.
Soooooooo cuteeeeeeeee!
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OKAYOKAY HELLO!!!! I FINALLY HAVE THE TIME TO BLOG.
So many things to accomplish but so little time :(
Been caught up with too many events & errands to run... Now my body's almost going on strike already. Hate to fall sick because the only thing I could do is stay in bed most of the time and do nothing. The weather's such a bitch seriously.......... So please drink plenty of water and keep fit ;)
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Anyway, here's the 8 days trip to HongKong and SanFrancisco from 18th to 25th April!
This flight pattern's one of the most popular because it's not easy to come by in our rosters. But thank you carmen, I've been one of the few luckier crew as this was my 4th time doing SQ2 in my two years flying, one of which is called up! Hehehehehe :)
This is no doubt an eat-shop-party-eat-eat-andstilleatttttt flight and crew are always happening and fun. And what got me even more excited for the flight was that I was flying together with my primary schoolmate, Val! ;) Hehe it's ALWAYS good to have friends onboard.
Here's a picture of both of us when we were in primary 3 :
HAHAAHAHAHAHAHA HOW TIME FLIESSSSSS!
SEE now we're all grown up!
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The second reason why I was looking forward to the trip was because my dear girl, Jean (ALSO MY PRIMARY SCHOOL MATE) was just nice holidaying in Hongkong and we met! :D :D :D
Pardon the morning faces...
We wanted to have Tim Ho Wan for breakfast but due to time constrain (as I was checking out later in the evening), we went to have dimsum at Sweet Dynasty instead :)
The dimsum variety wasn't a lot but it's enough to satisfy.
We sat there for two hours waiting for the food to digest & had hearty talks about everything in the World. Hehehe. And then we had Mango for dessert!
Nothing beats having to see familiar faces overseas :)
Can't wait for our holiday together!
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From HKG, we flew 12 hours over to San Francisco;
And I must say, other than Singapore - SFO has got to be one of my favourite city!
A place where you could spend quality alone time, doing all your shopping & have all the good American food! In my own opinion, I think it is much easier to get around in SFO as compared to LA/NYC/HOUSTON.
There are different modes of transportation that allows you to access easily to anywhere.
You could take the cab, the tram, or their famous cable cars!
And nope, their cable cars doesn't suspend in the air - They run along the tracks on the roads;
Heh heh managed to dig out the photos I took a year ago!
And you could buy a day pass to enjoy unlimited rides on the trams & cable cars :)
I couldn't remember how much it costs though. Roughly... 12USD?
There are seats both inside & outside of the cable car.
But if you would like to enjoy the sceneries more & feel the thrill like me...
Stand along the cable car edge!
Hehehehehehe.
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I love love love SFO.
And the weather was perfect for sightseeing!
If you ever travel to USA/Europe and the weather reads 18-23degs, please still bring along a cardigan whenever you're outside. Because the weather could be so drastic and unpredictable; One moment the scorching sun could burn you and the next thing you know, the evening chill's freezing you in the cold. So... Yeah. Don't let the weather ruin your day!
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I was the tour guide for the day! *SO PROUD OF MYSELF*
Hehehe. So first stop, to the famous breakfast joint, SEARS!
NEVER miss breakfast when you're in states ;)
I like my breakfast extra large with eggs done overeasy/sunnysideup...
& I love their berry-bowl!
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Met up with May and we took a bus straight to the Golden Gate Bridge!
Lucky us because it was a weekend, so there's a direct bus from Union Square straight to GGB. Save the hassle of needing to find our way there and changing trams. Yay.
After a roughly 15 mins ride...
FINALLY WE'RE HERE!
It was my fourth trip to SFO but the first time to the GGB...
What's better than having your childhood friend with you? ^^
Sorry I just can't help it must camwhore.
HAHAHAHAHAHA.
"JU!!! Abercrombie lai liao!"
HAHAHA *TURNSANDSNAP!* *FASTESTFINGERWINS*
Took a stroll along the bridge then made our way to another tourist attraction -
The Fisherman's Wharf!
Quite cool ah the way they cook the crabs.
& You guys can try the famous Clam Chowder in a bread bowl when you're in SFO, I'm not a fan of soups but it's really not bad. Put it into your to-eat-list if you're ever traveling to SFO!
Photo Credit : http://eatbma.blogspot.sg/2008/02/sourdough-bread-bowl-from-sfo.html
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Photos are deceiving... These golden twister fries look damn good right.
BUT NO IT'S NOT. It's a little cold and not crispy enough :/
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Along the way to Pier 39...
These street baskers are damn incredibly talented.
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The Churros also not nice :( What a disappointment! Tsk.
As usual, visited the Sea Lions....
Read more about why they're famous at Pier 39
HERE :)
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By the time we were done it was already 4-5pm.
So we made our way back to Union Square for shopping!
Met up with the rest of the crew for dinner at The Cheesecake Factory located at Macy's.
WE QUEUED THREE HOURS JUST TO HAVE DINNER.
Nearly died of exhaustion and hunger X.X
Had the spicy seafood linguine for dinner, not bad la.
Oh and another thing - When you're at The Cheesecake Factory, always SHARE. Because the portion is really, really huge. I haven't seen anyone cleared their plate of pasta before. Hahaha.
So we would normally take away the remaining or just share!
And I only had a picture for the night because the lights were too dimmed :/
Called it a day and crassssssshed in bed!
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Slept till noon the next day & had Thai food lunch :)
I tell you, the Thai Iced Milk Tea in SFO is a die-die-must-have! It's the bestttttt.
But unless you're a real sweet tooth, remind them to make it less sweet if not you'll probably get sick of it after finishing half a glass. Hahaha.
Spent the rest of the day finishing up our shopping! I really didn't want to shop...
BUT there was sales in Sephora and I couldn't help it la :/ Somemore I'm a sucker for fragrances and pretty lipsticks. So... Damage done.
Took a nap before checking out & flew back to HKG!
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The flight back to HKG was freaking 14 hours.
Thank God for nice crew who made the flight less draggy!
Touched down early in the morning & had a power nap for 3 hours.
Love the pretty YSL lippiestick :)
And the most torturous thing is having to pull yourself out of the bed...
But for the sake of Dimsum, I DID IT! Hahaha
We made our way to TIM HO WAN!!!!!!!!
Yes we were all very excited about it since it's such a craze in SG now, people actually queue up to 3 hours just to have a meal there.
Erm......... Sorry to say but it took us only 5 mins hehehehehehehehehheehhee
Authentic & fresh in HONGKONG!
*Hate me for all you want* :p :p :p
We had ALOT but I didn't manage to capture all the food because we were famished!
HMMMM YUMZX THE FAMOUS CHASIEWBAO!!! DAMNNNNN GOOD.
This is really good. It looks like some pork/shrimp/vege dumpling isn't it?
But the filling's actually very peanutty and crunchy! Hahahahahahaha okay I don't know how to describe it la but it'll definitely surprise you on your first bite. A MUST HAVE!!
(I don't know if they serve it in SG though?)
And we had the Osmanthus jelly with Wolfberries for dessert!
The bill came up to be 604HKD = $95.99SGD!
SO CHEEEEEEEEEEAP!
YAY to the awesome THW gang! ^^
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And then we went to the famous temple, Wong Tai Sing, before shopping!
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When the night falls what do you do in HKG?
WHAT ELSE? Hahahahahaahahaaa.
Even though it was a Tuesday night... PARTY!
What a fun bunch! :)
Back to the hotel after supper and slept all the way till noon.
YUMTUMTUMZ! :D
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Back to Singapore the next day & J picked me up from the airport was the happiest thing :)
I always look forward to coming home before departing for a long flight & that's probably the only thing that motivates me to go to work now.
The body's going haywire already and before I could recover... I'm flying off to Tokyo & L.A two days later :/ Oh well, I'm quite looking forward to it since I have Charmaine onboard with me and hopefully we could make it to Six Flags!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D
YES SO, STAY TUNE AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 8 DAYS TRIP POST!
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