Orkun's Last Day!

Hello all!

Payday is here! I can't believe how much taxes I have to pay and it's not even CPF! Haha.. Oh well, I read that Obama's new plan will leave a $1.75 trillion financial deficit so I'll just help the country out..

Orkun's leaving on Sunday for Boston and since I'll be OFF till Wednesday so I thot I'll take some pictures with him to serve as memories.. And also, to provide you guys with a first glimpse of the place that I work at.. =) Alright, but the main motive of me bringing my camera (not Caden) up was to take some shots of the inventory for my school project..

Pinky Uniform! My hair's not up in an ugly bun and I'm wearing flats.. Isn't this the most comfortable Front Desk uniform ever or what? Haha..

Beavers that were left behind by kids in the resort.. The front desk adopted both of them and named one of them Bev and the other I dunno.. Haha.. Monica designed their clothes during one of those super quiet days..

I snucked out from behind the counters to take this picture and ran back quickly.. Ha!

Yinyin waited 1 hour for me to finish work so we could go have dinner tgt.. =) Peiting was away on a shopping trip to Idaho Falls with her colleagues.. We headed to Ocean City to have Chinese food.. The staff gave us complimentary tea and soup!

And I finally managed to combine all parts of the Fantasmic! show that I took at Disneyland Resort Anaheim when I was in Los Angeles.. Watch it here! I love the Disney Princess part and the finale.. Oh, and I customized and designed my own credit card a few days ago and it just arrived too! Guess what picture I used? ;)

Good Night!

Code Bullwinkle!

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Code Bullwinkle! I spotted two moose outside my resort during work today and practically shouted to my colleagues at the Front Desk to look outside.. Everybody got so excited and started calling guests to look outside.. It was a Mama moose and her baby.. =) No pictures though because I was still working.. But you can never explain the feeling of seeing wildlife in such a natural environment.. Absolutely beautiful..

Oh.. And we have to call Security whenever we spot wildlife near the premises of the resort.. So that we can all be prepared in case they start attacking etc. And the code word for moose alert is Code Bullwinkle.. And I went to Google it and realise that Bullwinkle is actually from a show.. Ho Ho! FYI, nobody was allowed near the moose because it can get really protective of its baby and start attacking people.. And because the moose can die if they are overshocked or afraid.. Seriously.. I learnt these 2 points from Monica today.. Hehe..

I was begging for more guests today and I got that wish.. Haha.. Phones were ringing off the hook and I got this call from this super weird guest.. She kept asking questions like, "Does your resort have this facility and that facility?" The weirdest question was "Are you guys near to the beach and sea?" I almost laughed out loud on the line.. Say what? Look lady, we are located on a M-O-U-N-T-A-I-N.. The beach and sea is in Florida.. Muahaha! Finally, she went on to ask the number of double bedded rooms in the resort and I offered to transfer her to Reservations cos they would know better and she cut me off by saying,"NO! You listen to me! I just want to know how many double bedded rooms there are in the resort! Now, tell me!" What? Fine, I put her on hold and went to find out but when I came back, she hung up.. -.-'

Ok.. Good Night!

Snow Tubing!

Hello all!

I went Snow Tubing with Yinyin this afternoon.. It's like the thing that you can play in Snow City back in Singapore but only that it's real snow and outdoors..

It was located a few minutes walk away from Snow King Resort..

Our purpose there was to use the toilet.. Haha..

The Lobby Lounge..

The US flag, Wyoming flag and some other flag..

The temperature started rising today so the ice and snow started melting.. It even started raining! I made the mistake of wearing my ugg boots and my feet were all wet and sloshy.. And not to mention cold.. Eeew..

The both of us only ate 1 meal since the morning so we grabbed hotdogs as afternoon snacks.. And like all recreation facilities, food is over- priced and not nice..

And you can ski at Snow King too! It's the only place in Jackson Hole which offers night ski-ing..

And after much walking and almost falling down, we made it to the ticket booth.. It costs US$16 for 1 hour.. But the both of us snipped some $2 discount coupon out from the Jackson Hole Daily.. =) And you need to be a minimum of 42 inches to ride the tubes..

So we just needed to sit on the tube and the lift will haul us to the top of the mountain like reeling fish out of the water.. Haha.. But it's so much better than lugging the huge tube up to the top by yourself..

I stored Caden away as I was so scared to break him while sliding down.. Haha.. And oh, ghost hand..

It's either that the hole for the butt is too small or my butt is too big.. Haha..

Heading up on the lift.. It would start and stop at random if people on top couldn't pull their tubes free on time and it was so scary as we felt like we're going to be jerk-ed off.. Haha..

Up and up we go.. And see those two girls on the left, they're carrying the heavy skis, wearing those tight boots and hiking up the mountain! Haha..

Pretty mountains.. We could slide down in different styles- Straight, Spinning, Lying flat or Together.. The two of us came down together several times but the most scariest of all would be the spinning together style.. Haha.. Cos you had to grip the feet of your partner real tight.. And we filmed two videos of us sliding down together and I combined them.. Watch it here!

The sun was setting!

Pretty! And I think the people pulling the tubes look hilarious.. Rush hour traffic.. Haha..

And we were so damn tired after that 1 hour.. Haha.. All that screaming and lugging the tubes.. We were on the phone with Peiting that moment deciding where to go for dinner..

Settled for Chinatown Restaurant.. Peiting didn't join us in the end cos she missed the bus and the next one was in 30 mins.. Wandi was working tonight and he got all excited knowing that Yinyin was from Malaysia too.. Haha.. Why haven't I met any Singaporeans yet? =(

We both ordered the dinner special which included a bowl of soup..

Spring Roll.. I don't like both photos.. Haha..

But I love this! Haha.. And the main course was some Szechuan meat dish with fried rice..

Alright! I'm heading back to work tomorrow and I'm hoping that they won't cut my hours.. *Prays* More guests, more guests, more guests.. P L E A S E.. And oh, payday's on Friday! Whoo Hoo! Good Night!

Right Here Right Now

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My sister has finally passed her driving test with 4 points lower than me.. Dang! But that means two things.. The family now can go on a snowmobiling trip altogether with enough drivers.. And we are going to get a new car! My father promised that once she'd passed the test, he'll bring his cheque book while we pick out the new car.. Whoo Hoo!

Rotted at home today.. Was almost settling for microwave spaghetti & Campbell's when Yinyin MSN-ed and asked whether I felt like having dinner in town.. And of cos I jumped at the opportunity.. Haha.. We went back to Bon Appe Thai again because I was craving for something spicy and savoury.. I've been having tacos, burritos and pizza for the past few days at work.. Yuck!

Pretty flower. =)

And some traditional Iced Lemon Tea..

I ordered Pad Thai again becos I'm so in love with it.. And with countless spoons of chilli padi added in as well..

And Yinyin's Pad Kra Maw? Can't rmb the name but it was yummy as well.. Haha..

And people, this is where I would go if I want to watch a movie.. Haha.. I'm visionising jaws dropping on my GV people's face.. And I still wanna watch He's Just Not That Into You..

And this is a typical bus stop.. Didn't bring the tripod out and thus..

It reminded me of The Nightmare Before Christmas.

And my orders from Amazon have arrived! High School Musical 3: Senior Year Extended Edition. K Mart didn't sell this version and thus I had to order from Amazon. And a UV Filter for Caden. I want to take pictures of star trails. =)

And with the extended edition comes special deleted scenes.. My favourite of all, the Right Here Right Now reprise.. Watch it here! And I actually cried when the cast were saying their goodbyes.. Haha.. To think that I used to think it was a lame show a long time ago when my two youngest sisters first introduced it to me..

Alright. I promised that I'll complete my assingnment today but I've failed so I gotta wake up early tomorrow to do it.. Cos I'm going Snow Tubing tomorrow afternoon! Whoo Hoo! Bye Bye!

Overnight Shift

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I went ski-ing on Friday and now I'm aching all over again.. But it was all worth it, the snow was absolutely wonderful and the adrenaline rush that came tgt with ski-ing down those steep slopes.. Haha.. I had 2 major falls though.. One through a thicket killing a few branches along the way and second crashing into another ski-er.. =p

And work wise, a few changes staff wise.. Orkun's leaving this Sunday for Boston to start his new job there.. And starting Summer, I'll be transferring to the overnight shift for the season.. Everyone has to do it and it's my turn now.. I'm kinda nonchalant about cos it's only for one season.. Haha.. Oh, and next week, I'll only be working 3 days.. -.-' But I did an upsell today.. I get US$100 as commission.. =) Sorta helps me to cover slightly less than 1 day of pay.. I'll spend Mon & Tues doing my assignment, Sat packing up my stuff and Sun moving to my new pad..

I'm bored stiff now so I'll go find some stuff to do.. Bye!

Shogun Sushi & Jackson Town Square

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Slept in this morning and missed breakfast.. But at night, met Peiting and Yinyin in town for dinner at Shogun Sushi..

Even while looking at the menu, we still read newspapers and books.. Haha..

The whole restaurant had a very Japanese feel to it..

And the sushi bar..

And we were given this very nice booth to dine in..

I love taking profile pictures for people.. Haha.. Don't you think Peiting's photo is just too natural? Caden has done a very good job.. =)

And our dinner came.. Unagi Don.. Mine..

Terriyaki Katsu.. Yinyin's..

And we shared a plate of Spicy Shrimp Maki..

Peiting's Chicken Katsu.. So bright.. What's the term for it again? Haha..

Group pic that we got the staff to take for us.. It was a Japanese restaurant ran by an Indonesian family.. Haha..

The crazy girl added so much wasabi on her maki and she said it was burning her nose.. Haha..

Our handy dandy USA guide.. Well, my father bought it in Singapore before I came over.. Haha.. We were planning our April trip.. Peiting even brought her laptop to check on airtickets but there was no wireless..

And the restaurant suddenly played HSM 3 on their TV! =)

Haven't really confirmed the order of our holiday destinations but it should be San Fransisco, Las Vegas and Orlando!

Headed on to the town square to take a picture of the trademark gateway..

Nicey Nicey Nicey!

And the inside of the beautiful park.. It was so cold I couldn't even open my mouth to smile.. Haha..

And our cowboy town at the back..

Peiting told us to do something to represent our feelings of being in Wyoming.. Whoo Hoo!

The crazy girl trying to climb the tree.. Haha..

The branches were so thin I was afraid I'll pull all the lights off.. Haha..

And the most contented profile pics that I have of tonight.. Haha..

I look spastic.. Haha..

And our favourite picture of the day!

And the last picture before we got too cold and Caden started to give some problems.. He's not meant to work in freezing temperatures such as these.. Poor thing..

Ok! I'm off to bed and I'm heading out for some ski-ing tomorrow.. Peiting and Yinyin will be at work so it's just me alone.. Hehe.. Good Night!