Orlando so far...

I can't really post pictures now because I'm using Taitong's laptop... but there are a few random things I feel like talking about first...

I've mentioned this before, but I can't help but keep feeling that Orlando is a really bizarre place... I feel like I've been transported into some strange land made specially for tourists... there's really no sign of ordinary living (I'm still wondering where the locals live)... with all the tourist attractions, gift shops, outlet shops and overpriced food... rarely see taxis about, and there's this whole internal iTrolley system meant to take tourists around. And the whole place just feels empty, and quiet (the whole world is at Disneyworld and Universal Studios)... I even feel strange waiting for the bus here because it takes so loooonnnggg to come, as if there's no need to rush anywhere, because every single soul here is on a holiday.

We went to Disneyworld yesterday! I think I'm getting a little too old... the roller coasters are not exciting enough for me anymore, but I ended up enjoying the 'kiddish' rides like Winnie-the-pooh, Peter Pan, It's a Small World... all so pretty. And we watched this real cool PhilHarmagic show too... the Mad Spinning Teacups took on a new high this time, with Erwin spinning it so fast that I couldn't stop laughing in all my giddyness, and felt like I couldn't stand after it ended, I can't believe those teacups turned out to be the most exhilarating ride! I'll probably let the pictures do the talking when I post them (can remember better with them too)... I shall just add that the highlights of the day were really the parades and fireworks disaply. We watched both the day and night parades... fabulous floats and dancing... the night procession was like a disneyfied Chingay with all the lights, just a million times more exciting. I really wonder how many people work in Disneyworld just to put up such a spectacle everyday... and how much they spend putting up the fireworks display every night... it was SO SO SO SO NICE. 20 minutes worth of fireworks, I've never seen so many fireworks at a go in my whole life.

Really feel like retiring to my bed to read Fast Food nation now, but there're some random things I feel like typing about before I forget-

(1) Erwin said the most enlightening thing at Disneyworld yesterday. I was thinking back about how I used to read Enid Blyton when I was a kid and how I loved The Naughtiest Girl in School series...and then he said, 'It's communist.' My first reaction was 'HUH?!'...then i realized it made a lot of sense- all the kids going to boarding school, where they've to surrender all their food and money from home, so that they can be distributed and shared equally among everyone...

I feel like reading it all over again to look for all the connotations. Can't get it out of my head.

(2) At Ripley's Believe It Or Not today... Erwin was trying out one of these 'metal ring puzzles' (twist around two interlocking rings until you figure out how to take them apart...' Bored, I decided to try it too and after awhile, I said, 'This is so impossible. This is amazing.' He turned to my direction just as I said that (while fiddling), turned back... and realized he unknowingly separated the rings just after I said that! Believe it or not!

Very tired now... and feeling so poor, despite saving loads of money from practically starving the whole day at Disneyworld yesterday (wanted to maximize our time and avoid paying for overpriced food)