banglas get FREE entry into Universal Studios

The lyrics of the patriotic song 'America the Beautiful' :

America..America!!! From Sea to Shining Seaaaaa....

should be changed to

'America!America!! The land where banglas get everything FREEEE~!!'

haha..

As employees of Anheuser Busch, we get unlimited free entrance into Universal Studios, Busch Gardens and Seaworld. That's why after 3 months in Florida : The Land of Theme Parks, we Banglas, had an overdose of theme park rides and we slowly gained immunity towards even the scariest monster Roller Coasters.

Anyway, Universal Studios Orlando is divided into 2 different parks :

Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios Florida

The attractions founds in Islands of Adventure brought the Marvel comics ( Spiderman, X-Men, Incredible Hulk), stories by Dr Seuss (Cat in the Hat) and Jurassic Park all out to life!

the gila Hulk roller coster!

out of no where got mist and water 'booooff!!' on your face!

jurassic park! another gila ride that gives you free showers!

Wet rides are cursed: if you say you don't want to get wet, you would surely get terribly wet!



stupids asians in action again : don't need to buy, take photo enough!

take photo still not enough...

must pose first then laugh-laugh-laugh until satisfied then only leave the shop..

Put yourself in a comic strip! Great photo effect..

Looks like i'm being pulled by the dog ya?Actually i'm standing like this looking very silly...

and i wasn't shouting 'Marmaduke!' ,

i was shouting

'BENSON! hurry up and snap the photolaaaa...people looking at me-LA!!!'...grrr..

Universal Studios Florida is where the attractions are based on TV shows and movies like Twister, Shrek, Mummy Returns and i can't remember what elsela..hehe..

Turkey Legs are sold as snacks in most theme parks. Because the drumstick is disgustingly huge, only the first few bites are yummy..after that you would start

feeling sick of the taste of meat..

eee...so unglam..

the whole set up in Universal Studios is really unique, as you walk you would feel as though you are walking down the streets of a movie setting.

So since we were kinda of like in a movie...we decided to have some fun posing to bring the settings and scenes alive! haha...

Waiting for Bus 143 to Orchard
Geng Mafia

OH! Must not forget Barney Land! haha... SK, JF and I actually queued up to watch the Barney Live Show whereby 70% of the audience were kids, 29% were parents and 1% were people who had very Barney deprived childhood (us included!)...haha..it was so funla!
Yap Eng Han and Yap Rou Jin!! this picture is for you!! Aye, Aye Captain!

dream come true for banglas!

Walt DisneyWorld ~ Where dreams come true ~

Our bangla dreams really did come true at this Magical place. We visited Disneyworld 4 times and managed to enter all 4 parks for FREE! Unbelievable but true!

How we did it? well, this time around, we used Stupid Asians Trick # 15 : You need lots of nerves. Stupid Asians Trick # 14 : Squeeze some tears, doesn't really work in this context.

Magic Kingdom

It all started from JF. She actually went up to the IRide bus driver and asked him if he had any relatives working for Disney ( Disney employees can bring in a total of 18 people into the park for free per employment year). By some luck, he really did and he was even nice enough to pick JF, SK & JM up and drove them into Disney! Don't worry, he wasn't some hamsap kwai um hai lam yan!..he is a living proof that nice people still do exist in this stinking world!

wink-wink-blink-blink

Anyway, at Disney, SK aka mafia made friends with a Hongkie student who was working as a cashier and with her 'wink-wink-blink-blink' skills, he fell head over heels and tadaaaaa...from that day onwards we had free access to Disney (and in future maybe Hong Kong Disneyland too). haha!

The 2 guys with specs are our new found Disney Hong Kong Friends

The Epcot Durian ..!

Their uniforms are so much cuter than my walking flower basket

Stupid Asians - Don't need to buy, just take photo



This is quite cool! Out of nowhere you can find pictures of Mickey painted out of water from water puddles

bangla goes wild!

Welcome to Everglades National Park, Naples

Yup! Stop rubbing your eyes~!

You are really seeing Suen's parents in the photos! Aunty & Uncle came to visit for 3 weeks. They were really happening! Travelling from one place to another, nonstop! Suen and I had to work so we couldn't really tag along with them..we only manage to follow them to Naples and St. Augustine

Naples is such a beautiful place! A small fishing town with hundreds of boats 'parked' at the Naples dock. Uncle enjoys fishing alot and he kept saying that it is his dream to own a boat just like the ones out at the docks.

At Everglades, we took the airboat into the mangroves swamps to get a closer look at nature and.....real life alligators.

the view ...wow~

I thought that eating alligator nuggets was part of the airboat package but it turns out to be that we only get to hold them in our hands, not chew them in our mouths.

Suen & I practiced carrying soft toy alligators before the real thing...haha

Thanks Aunty & Uncle for the wonderful trip to Everglades!

bangla goes to miami!

wohoOo...


Will Smith's 'We're going down my alley (miami), Bienvenidos a mi alley'
still rings in my head everytime i think about miami...

7 hours car ride from orlando to miami




Thank God we survived!...

WELCOME TO MIAMI!


Miami South Beach

ohwow! so pretty ya?

......i meant the girls..not the beach...haha

the cookie so big, but the coffee cup so small

crazy Ang-mohs!

cute cuban coffee aka cuban crack.

no, we didn't smoke no crack, it's called cuban crack cause the coffee is sooooo strong after drinking it you feel a lil crack..haha

we were so fascinated by the cute cup and wanted to snap pictures of it. on the other hand, the guy who ordered the coffee was so fascinated by us (stupid asians..haha) being so fascinated by the cup that he treated us to a free cup!

the old guy told us

'Ola, ola! if you haven't tasted a Cuban Coffee, you've never been to Miami!'

and so, all 11 of us stupid asians shared that one small cup of coffee..

(yuks.. the coffee tasted like cough medicine..so bitter! no wonder they give such a small cup.)

We stayed at Jazz Hostel for 2 nights. Nice small room with 3 bunk beds and a bathroom that has no ventilation (if you shower for too long you may die due to lack of oxygen).

We paid only USD 25 a night per person which was really cheap. No needla to stay in posh hotels because the average time we spent in the rooms was only about 6 hours. the rest of the time we are out causing chaos..and taking pictures of EVERYTHING!

and so that was Miami...

ok..ok..i cheated and left out alot of info about the trip but aiyo, nvmla k

next stop, EVERGLADES!

Not that Bangla Afterall..

ohooOOooo...

yayaya....i know..i know..

eh, it's not that i didn't want to update when i was in Florida...the internet connection was really bad...and also...i wasn't exactly physically fit enough to blog due to unforseen circumstances.... like...erm...last minute shopping and travelling... haha..

so don't angry,ya...

see!! i took a picture just for all of you...

awww....yea, i know..you feel like melting right?...hehe

Not that bangla afterall


Work

Discovery Cove is divided into 2 parts; beach area and the island area.

In each area there is a snack bar which serves free flow of drinks and snacks and BEER (actually its not exactly free, the guest already paid for it in the overpriced USD279 entrance fee..)

And…in the snack bar lies a cute Malaysian girl …*wink*

The work I do don’t require much brains, need more energy and semangat.

Since there are only 3 people working at the bar each time, I have to work from the opening till the closing of the bar which is roughly from 9am till 6.30pm daily.

At the bar, we don’t have menus so I’m the menu. Everday I have to repeat the same things over and over again.

1) May I help you sir/maam?

2) *shouts* Can I help somebody please?!?! (I use this when there is a big crowd and nobody seems to be able to decide what they want to order)

3) Would you like salt on your pretzel?

4) Types of soda? Erm..(takes a deep breath)..we have Pepsi, Diet pepsi, Cherry Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Orange soda, Lemonade, Fruit punch and Mountain dew (ask me to repeat again and i'll kick u…grrr)

5) Those bottles? Oh, they are wine coolers. Like a malt beverage. 5% in alcohol. Comes in 4 flavours, strawberry,cranberry, blueberry and citrus.

6) Coffee? We have cappuccino, caffe latte, regular white or black coffee. What kind of coffee would you like sir/maam?

7) Would you like any flavourings in your coffee? We have vanilla, hazelnut and almond.

8) Aviary? Ok, just keep to your left around the corner. The aviary would be on your right hand side. The entrance is a rocky area.


9) Restrooms? Just next to the bar, it’s the blue building. (the restrooms are too clean..otherwise I would just ask the guests to follow the toilet smell..haha)

10) Beer? Yea, we have lots of beer. You want a light or dark beer? For light we have Michelob Light, Michelob Ultra Light, BudLight, Budselect. Dark beer we have Amber Bock. We also have Landshark which is something like a Corona, Beach Bum our seasonal brew and O Douls our non-alcoholic beer (???)

11) Anything else sir/maam?!?!

So besides repeating the same thing to about 800 guests everyday, work was really fun!

During my first three weeks, my best friend at work was Oak, guy from Thailand.

Oak left without taking a picture with me so i had to resort to stealing this picture from Benson

My second best friend was Ron from Phillipines...sigh..no picture of him too.. :(

They were really nice to me, teaching me how to set up the bar, how to pour beer, how to close the bar and how to say bad words in Thai or Tagalog..hehe.

Their contract ended early July so after working with them for 3 weeks, they had to leave.

Ohman..I miss them lots! >_<

When they were around, I was really spoilt. They did all the heavy work like transporting the stocks across the sand under the hot sun, carrying and refilling the ice bin and washing the floors. After they left, I had to do all the MAN-ly work. I transport stocks that weigh more then myself to the bar every morning and come home with a sore back..but it’s ok, I’m a strong independent pj girl! =)

look at that smile, man! trash! gimme more!!woohooo!

Besides Oak and Ron, there's Old Ron

(my fav old guy!..he is 68years old but still so hip and happening!)

And, Mirline!!! My laughing and gossiping partner! ...you go girl!! uh-huh!! haha..

There was Sarah, my 'spot the lifeguard' partner..*wink*.. hehe...

but no picture taken with her.. :(

Oh!! Not forgetting, my lovely Laguna Grill Thai friends..They kept feeding me and showed me how to 'work smart' and fast..hehe...love you all lots, Nan, Khai, Miao,Reen, Tokyo, KASAMA, Peet, Hoho, Tammy

And last and the least..eh..i mean..not the least...DEREK! grrrr....he is ALWAYS annoying me and asking me if whether we have houses in Asia, whether we have cars....whether we eat cats...*sweat*

haha...ok-ok...he isn't all that bad..he can be quite cute, funny and entertaining!

After I close the bar, I normally take up extra shifts at the main restaurant, Laguna Grill, to do DISHES!

DISHES may sound bad..but..i think it's really fun! especially when you do it together with lots of crazy people...

We worked hard when we were in Orlando. Really hard. So hard that sometimes I don't believe it myself. We don't care if we were asked to do trash or sweep or even shine the dumpster!...because we know at the end of the day we would gain great frienships, nice toned muscles, a great tanned skin, a whole lot of fun & funnier memories, a stronger heart and mind and ....teng..teng...teng...

excessive 'tai-tai shopping' (guess watches, guess shades, coach pouch, levis jeans, forever21 jewellery, Victoria Secret perfume,VERY SEXY makeup..hahaha...)!

haha...bankruptla si high class bangla..*wink*

for real, it was great!