Disneyland Day 1

Because the last time we went there, we spent only a day at the themed park, we thought it was kind of rushed. So this time round, we decided we'll take things easy given that we've two to handle and to let them enjoy as much as possible. So we actually spent two full days in Disneyland.

They have a promotion when you stay one night at the hotel, you get to enjoy an extra day at the theme park when you purchase a one-day ticket. So it works out really great for us.

Disneyland has a tagline, i.e. it is the happiest place one earth. I supposed that is true. The kids really enjoyed themselves. No need to worry about nap time. They didn't sleep any bit the moment they stepped into the "land of yesterday, tomorrow and fantasy". And of course, being parents, when you see your kids are so happy and excited even while queuing up at the forever long waiting time of Autopia, you naturally feels happy too.

Until now, they do bug me about going back to Disneyland. I think this place did leave quite an impression in their mind.

Hong Kong Trip

I realised I have quite a huge number of backlog entries to do. I must, I must update. The last two months had been crazy. I never seemed to get ample rest. Probably that was how I was down with stomach flu in March and then now, a terrible coughing spell and lost of voice.

Tried to do my poly's grading. But the server is down!!! Ah... late night later again. But a good chance to update this blog.

We went for a short HKG trip in March with the two kids. HKG seems like the ideal choice since Ning is so crazy about Disney Princesses and Zhi is now at the age where he knows who are Mickey Mouse, Pooh etc. Thanks for Playhouse Disney, Channel 34? Well, its also good place to see if Zhi is ok with flight.

Flight was ok. Ning is like a frequent flyer, no problem. Zhi was quite terrified when the aircraft went into an air pocket and dipped a few times. He was whining,"So scary."

To avoid the hassle of travelling from HKG island or Kowloon to Disneyland like the last time we did in 2008, this time we chose to stay in Disneyland Hotel for 2 nights where the kids can spend ample time in the theme park with just a 5mins shuttle bus ride.

We stayed in the Disneyland Hotel over the Hollywood version. The former gave me a more traditional feel, so I opted for that. And we quite like their decorations and bedrooms. Especially the bathroom, where the 7 dwarfs were craved on the frame for the mirror.

Two days we were due to depart, there was a sandstorm coming down from China to HKG. And the air pollution in HKG was pretty bad. We're pretty worried. But thank goodness, when we land, the air was clear. And best of all, because Disneyland is surrounded by hilly areas, we were quite protected from the dust and fog. Temperature wise, cool and we put our bermudas to good use.

More coming up...