1st Aug 2007 - Los Angeles Last Day


last day in LA was a really relaxing one, albeit an expensive one!

we paid, i think it was USD60plus, for a half day tour around LA, specifically a tour of the Sony Pictures Entertainment, and of the celebrities' houses...

i wouldnt say it's very interesting, but it sure allow us an inside glimpse on Hollywood.
though half the time when that boring old guide was telling us abt the history of Hollywood in that droning monotonous voice of his, i was fast aslp on lester's shoulders...

haa!

anyway pictures!




the top left picture is that of "El Pollo Loco", which is actually the restaurant that Brad Pitt worked at when he was a young boy, and it was also the restaurant where he was talentscouted.

Sooo... who said waitering has no future? hahaha...

and den we turned into Beverly Hills!
you've heard of it on TV, you've seen it on TV, you've seen pictures of it splashed all over the tabloids...

but we were right there. close enuff to peek into the patio of the houses, close enuff to see the outline of the architectural design...




and here are tons and tons of photos of the celebrities houses.




the guide rattled on quickly abt which house belong to which celebrity... and now after 5 months i seriously cant rem... but i could rem 2 of the celebrities very vividly...




and the infamous "HOLLYWOOD" sign!




it was all blurry and hazy. the 5 of us joked abt how the person who managed to take the best photo of it would get a treat fr the other 4. it nvr materialise tho. haha...

i dun even rem who was supposed to get tat treat. -_-

den we turned into Sony Pictures Entertainment...




there wasnt much inside... it totally lost to the Universal Studios tour, by a mile! or even more den tat...

plus i juz woke up fr my nap on the bus, so i wasnt really in the sightseeing mood...








the rest of the photos are juz random photos i took on the way... seriously aft 3 months of touring and snapping away like a happy excited tourist, u juz dun feel like doin so on the last day... haha...




tat's the staircase that all the celebrities walked up during awards ceremony!!!

so cool can!

i dun think u can see it fr the photo, but the stairs are all glittery and shiny...

there was a Disneyland theatre which i cant rem wat it's called... but it was so magnificent!!!
i rem it was showing "Ratatouille" at that time at USD8... more expensive den cinemas becoz it's at a theatre...

and i'm still wondering, HOW COME WE DIDNT GO AND WATCH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




the stage is like how nice... and dun ask me wat tat instrument is doin right smacked in the middle of the stage...

we went past the "Walk of Fame" (like again!)...




missed these out the first time we went there... i didnt noe they can put disney characters haha... i tot the celebrities muz be real life human beings hee...

and we have footprints and handprints too!




and the highlight of the day!!!!

dum dum dum DUMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!





a place where we had wanted to try since DAY 1 when we stepped onto USA soil... coz there's one like 1 min walking dist away from our hotel where we stayed before we moved to VCU hostel...

and damn! we nvr had a chance to try it.

thank god, we saw one on our LAST DAY in USA... it's like meant to be... ahahah...

anyway i'm sorry to say this, but the girls at this hooters? is sooooooooooooooooooooooo much sexier, hotter and prettier den those in Singapore's... -_-'''

altho! the way they're dressed and the way guys ogle after their perky butt and voluptuous busts as they carry food fr kitchen to tables juz totally make them out to be like prostitutes...






i'm still tired lar... haha...




and my gosh!!! the food!
it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good.




i rem we ordered a clam chowder and a dunno wat soup... cant rem
but both were f***ing good!!!!!!! best clam chowder i've ever drank!

it sure beats the campbell ones that i always drink haha...

den the guys insisted that we should take a photo with the waitress who serves us... -_-'''
not that i mind haha... she's really pretty!




seee!!!! sooo gorgeous rite!
she's undeniably the prettiest waitress there... haha...

see what i mean when i say the hooters girls there are much better lookin den those in spore?

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so!

that sums up our whole 3 months in USA...

the unforgettables of USA:
1) Krispy Kremes
2) Cold Stones Cremery
3) Kroger
4) Victoria's Secret, Old Navy, Hollister, Abercromber (read: SHOPPING!!!!)
5) the quiet roads and lush greenery
6) short buildings that span over acres and acres of land
7) Five Guys
8) Greyhound
9) VCU

and the list goes on.

it's impossible (or rather, really really hard) for me to put into words my feelings my emotions my reflections abt these 3 months.

there's only one word to describe it: unforgettable.

be it the exciting first few days where we explored Richmond and overturned every single stone there so that we wun miss out on any interesting sights.

be it the days at Kings Dominion where we slogged from morning to night, only to eat a pathetic homemade salad for lunch, and having to rush for bus back to hostel.

be it the days where we couldnt get the off days tat we want, and we had to march to FAT EVIL DAMON to demand for it.

be it the days where we were given lunch break and the little thrill of joy that overcame us everytime we're able to meet each other at the Cornerstones cafe.

be it the days where we all huddle in xinyin's hostel room to bitch abt FAT EVIL DAMON and how we shd all get back at him.

be it the days where we all call in sick at the same time and den go out shopping instead.

be it the days where we were so crazy over Krispy Kremes we would buy a dozen back and share with everyone.

be it the days where we had to trudge our tired selves all the way to Kroger and den lugged those freaking heavy groceries back to hostel.

be it the days at Kroger where we would run along the aisles with our trolleys looking for the cheapest of everything! the cheapest ham, the cheapest sausages, the cheapest pasta...

be it the days when me and ching (and every other roommates) cooked, cleaned, laundry-washed, and tidied up the room together! and den wait for each other to bath and fall aslp tgt!

be it the days when me and ching lie in bed till 4am (even tho we're supposed to wake at 8am) juz gossiping and tokin and den rushing like hell the next morn coz we overslept.

be it the days when we go out late at nite juz to drink and drink and drink, and still smuggle alcohol back to the hostel... (alcohol is cheap there by the way!)

and of coz the days of touring, which i wun elaborate much...

i'm so thankful.
that i have the chance to experience all these.

i miss the life there, i seriously do.
and so do all my other frens, becoz sometimes when we're chatting on msn, we would juz suddenly mention how much we miss USA to each other.

not as much the country, but more of the lifestyle and the life we led for 3 months.

but if given the chance again, i wouldnt go back there.

there are some memories that you juz need to have once, and den store them permanently with you, replaying them once in awhile in ur mind to remind urself that life isnt tat bad after all... =)
to re-live such memories for a 2nd or 3rd time would juz totally destroy them...

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finally finish updating!
other things to update!!!! will do it soon!