Monday, June 30, 2014

DAY 2 IN HONG KONG ----DISNEYLAND!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM
PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO, HER CHILDREN DANIEL, GLORIA AND RAPHAEL, HER 2 NANNIES AND I SPENT THE WHOLE DAY AT DISNEYLAND HONG KONG AND HAD THE TIME OF OUR LIFE! 

DISNEYLAND IS STILL THE FIRST, THE ORIGINAL AND THE BEST THEME PARK EVER IMAGINED AND BUILT! 


I HAVE BEEN TO MANY THEME PARKS AND AMUSEMENT CENTRES BUT DISNEYLAND, BE IT IN HONG KONG, TOKYO OR PARIS (I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO DISNEYLAND USA SAD TO SAY) REMAINS THE KING! THE TRUE THEME PARK WHERE HAPPINESS OF THE GENUINE KIND LIVES 24/7!


TICKETS ARE SIMILAR WORLDWIDE---RM 200 FOR ADULTS AND RM 100 FOR KIDS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT! IT IS NOT CHEAP BUT ONCE INSIDE, ALL RIDES ARE FREE.


THE ONLY SNAG IS THE QUEUE! FAMOUS AND FABULOUS AND FANTASTIC AS I AM, EVEN I WAS OBLIGED TO QUEUE AS THE STAFF DID NOT SEEM TO RECOGNISE ME AND INSISTED I JOINED THE HEAVING HORDES LINING UP!


THE QUEUE AVERAGES 20 MINUTES THOUGH 30 MINUTES CAN BE EXPECTED AND 1 SOLID HOUR IS NOT UNKNOWN! I SPENT 55 MINUTES TO 1 HOUR QUEUING FOR 'INDIANA JONES AND TEMPLE OF DOOM' IN PARIS AND 'SPACE MOUNTAIN' JUST FOR 3 MINUTES OF RIDE! BUT WHAT PRICE IS SALVATION?


IF YOU ARRIVE BY 10 AM WHEN DISNEYLAND HONG KONG OPENS AND STAY TILL 6 PM, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY 10 TO 12 RIDES! 


GETTING THERE IS EASY---IF YOU ARE WITH A FEW FRIENDS (UP TO 5), TAKE A TAXI! IT IS CHEAPER THAN TAKING THE TRAM AS THE TAXI COSTS RM 120 ONE WAY! SPLIT THAT WITH 5 FRIENDS AND IT IS RM 22!


FOOD IS WHAT YOU EXPECT TO PAY---AROUND RM 42 FOR MAIN COURSE AND DRINK. WE ATE AT TAHITIAN TERRACE AND I ALMOST FAINTED WHEN THE MENU LISTED NOT 1 BUT 3 MALAYSIAN DISHES! WITH THE WORDS' BEREMPAH' AND 'MALAYSIAN FRIED RICE' AND 'NASI LEMAK' MENTIONED AND SPELLED CORRECTLY! 


OF COURSE THE HONG KONGERS DO NOT UNDERSTAND A WORD BUT THEY READ THE CHINESE VERSION. I NEVER KNEW DISNEYLAND HONG KONG IS OWNED BY MALAYSIANS! OK SO WE DON'T OWN IT BUT I AM SO HONOURED OUR DISHES ARE FEATURED PROMINENTLY IN THE MENU OF TAHITIAN TERRACE AND MALAYSIA IS NOWHERE NEAR TAHITI!


IF YOU COME HONG KONG, VISIT DISNEYLAND AND YOU DON;T EVEN HAVE TO BE PARENTS TO ENJOY YOURSELF! 


THE HEAT CAN BE ENERVATING BUT WE ARE MALAYSIANS!



OK SO THIS IS NOT DISNEYLAND HONG KONG BUT BUILDINGS ON THE WAY TO LANTAU ISLAND WHERE DISNEYLAND IS LOCATED OK!
THAT IS INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE BUILDING AT RIGHT
HSBC HQ IN MIDDLE
GRAND
IMPRESSIVE
ICC LOOMS
ICC RULES
MAGNIFICENT
HARBOUR


AWESOME BRIDGE!
LOOKS LIKE GOLDEN GATE
NICE
SO PHOTOGENIIC
AMAZING
DSINEYLAND ENTRANCE! YAHOO
THAT IS MICKEY MOUSE SURFING!
WOW
MAIN ENTRANCE
WELCOME TO DISNEYLAND HONG KONG!
LOOKING COOL AND HOT!
MAIN SQUARE
START OF MAIN STREET USA CIRCA 1900!
GOOFY
DANIEL LEADING THE WAY
SUPERB REPRODUCTIONS OF A TYPICAL MAIN STREET IN A BIG CITY IN USA CIRCA 1900S






TOURIST!
DANIEL IN FRONT OF MAGIC CASTLE AKA SLEEPING BEAUTY CASTLE
RAPHAEL, DANIEL AND GLORIA IN FRONT OF SLEEPING BEAUTY CASTLE THOUGH I WAS WIDE AWAKE!
3 CUTEST KIDS IN DISNEYLAND
THE MOST GORGEOUS CHILDREN IN DISNEYLAND HONG KONG
THEY DID NOT LOOK SO HAPPY AS SUN WAS IN THEIR EYES
SLEEPING BEAUTY CASTLE
THE MAIN LURE
LOOKS AUTHENTIC
DANIEL AND CAPTAIN BUZZ LIGHTYEAR IN TOY STORY LAND
CAPTAIN BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
TOY STORY LAND
TOY STORY LAND
SLINKY DOG SPIN
RC RACER BEHIND SLINKY DOG SPIN WHICH WE ENJOYED
ABOARD SLINKY DOG SPIN
DANIEL BITES A BONE
PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO LICKS THE BONE
KEE HUA CHEE BITES THE BONE
MYSTIC MANOR
MYSTIC MANOR
GRIZZLY GULCH
GRIZZLY GULCH
WANTED CRIMINAL
WANTED CROOK
WANTED FELONESS
WANTED GANGSTER
RUNAWAY TRAIN
JUNGLE RIVER CRUISE IN ADVENTURELAND
TAHITIAN TERRACE---LOOK AT MALAYSIAN DISH AT RIGHT
MALAYSIAN DISHES ON MENU!
I NEVER KNEW WE HAD REGISTERED MALAYSIAN ROASTED CHICKEN LEG!
DONE MASAK MERAH STYLE SUMORE
WE ALSO PATENTED FRIED RICE TO PREVENT SINGAPORE FROM STEALING OUR CUISINE
DONE BEREMPAH STYLE
THAT'S TARZAN HOUSE ON ISLAND
RAFT 
DANIEL ON  RAFT
DANIEL SO HANDSOME
TARZAN TREEHOUSE
TARZAN TREE HOUSE
CLIMBING TARZAN'S TREE HOUSE
TARZAN!
ADVENTURE LAND
2 LEOPARDS
4 LEOPARDS
VIEW FROM TARZAN'S TREE HOUSE
TARZAN'S FOSTER MUM
BIG ASS SHE HAS
ME TARZAN, YOU JANE
I AM JANE, YOU ARE TARZAN MY GOOD MAN
TARZAN
TARZAN AND JANE
TARZAN'S INCOMPLETE TREE HOUSE
TOMOLO LAND!
TOMORROW LAND
SUPER CAR
NOT CUTE LIKE PRINCESS BECKY'S KIDS
ORBITRON
ORBITRON
ORBITRON
TOMORROW LAND
COMET CAFE
SPACE MOUNTAIN
COMET CAFE
ON ORBITRON
DANIEL ORBITRON BOY GENIUS
OFF WE GO
NICE
OH
DANIEL WAS PILOT
AAARGH! 

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