See you later!!~~~

Heyya peeps!

One last post before Euro trip~~~

My taxi is coming in 20 minutes.....

Will be away from 070809 to 230809...

Please pray that we'll have a safe journey...

I'm gonna miss Plymouth so much!~ XP

Bye~~~~~~

P/S: Fizah, I'm so gonna miss you... Take care!~ XOXOXOXOXO

Manchester - Day 5 (Goin' Home~)

We’re goin’ home!!! Aisy, still tak puas staying in Manchester but we had to go back already. We didn’t sleep after sahur that morning cuz our train departed at 7.24am from Manchester Piccadilly Station. We washed up and packed our stuffs and head for Kak Ina’s car. She’s driving us to the Manchester Piccadilly that morning. We were kinda disappointed cuz we didn’t get the chance to say goodbye to the kids because they were still sleeping.


Kak Ina was having a bit of difficulties going there cuz Manchester Piccadilly was not on her car’s GPS screen. Yup! There was GPS in her car! Whoaaa!~ Syaz called Abg Nik for direction after that. After a few minutes, Manchester Piccadilly was finally detected by the GPS. We thought that it was not on screen earlier because it was too far away from where we were at the beginning.


We arrived just on time. The train started moving once all of us were seated. Phew~ When the train stopped at Stockport, a bunch of teenagers went on board and they were very noisy! I could even hear one of them saying that he’s going to Bristol but he didn’t know which train to take! LOL!!!

On the train~

Spot us?

We changed train at Birmingham New Street. There was a bit of delay cuz the train changed platform. I couldn’t sleep when I was on the next train, so I tried to read my book while listening to my MP3. Killing two birds with one stone. Hehe… I also did watch the scenery outside. Since we took the cross country train, the scenery outside was very picturesque! I could see green meadows and farms with horses, cows and sheeps. There were also lakes and lotsa country houses. Beautiful!~ Once we entered Exeter, it was a different sight. There were lotsa factories and houses besides the sea and the boats! Still beautiful though~ Hehe..

Boats in Exeter~

View of the sea~

Syaz woke up not long after that and to fill the time, we decided to take out our notebooks and pens and played some games.

Bingo~

Tic-Tac-Toe~



We traced our fingers and asked Zu Lee to guess which finger belongs to who.. Hehe..


Doodling away~ Darlings in Big Bang.. Taeyang & TOP~

Remember this game? Used to play this a lot in Primary School~

We arrived in Plymouth in the afternoon and we took a taxi home~

On the taxi heading to MARJON!~

Manchester - Day 4 Part 2 (Pleasure Beach, Blackpool~)

Okay, now is the real post about Pleasure Beach, Blackpool.. Hehehe~ Pleasure Beach has definitely got to be in your must-go-places in England, especially to those people who are like me, a ‘roller coaster addict’! LOL!! It is a family theme park, with family rides and kids’ rides but they are most known of their roller coasters. They had about 10 roller coaster rides in there including some of the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coasters in the world! I was definitely in love with that place. We rode 5 roller coaster rides when we were in Disneyland Paris but here, we took 8 roller coaster rides! To tell you the truth, I was scared to death! I kept asking myself, ‘Why did I do this?’ and blaming my feet for taking me onto those rides.. Hahaha.. I did chickened out at some points but to think that it was probably an opportunity of a lifetime, I went for it! Yay Me!!

The outside view of Pleasure Beach, Blackpool..

Our first stop was a family ride. We thought of warming up with some slow and fun rides before going for the roller coasters. So, we went on the Alice in Wonderland ride~ It was kinda similar to the Peter Pan’s Flight in Disneyland except that Disneyland’s was better..Duh~ Hahaha… It’s a ride that took us to the world of Alice in Wonderland~

Alice in Wonderland~ Gedik mode!~ Hahaha...

The next ride thing that we rode was the Derby Racer, another family ride. It was like riding on horses except that they were fake horses and they only moved in a circle. I loved the ride actually coz it moved fast and I felt like I was flying while riding it.

Our first roller coaster ride here in Pleasure Beach! We went on the Grand National Roller Coaster! What’s special about this ride was that there were two tracks made of woods, side by side, meaning that we were actually having a roller coaster race with the people on the track beside us!

Grand National~

Rider’s POV:

(credits to robbalvey on Youtube)

Next was Wild Mouse, another roller coaster ride. It didn’t seem scary at first but once you’re on it, you’ll be screaming to your lungs because you actually ride on it while lying down on your backs!

Wild Mouse~

Rider’s POV:

(credits to SanBrookeProductions on Youtube)

We moved on to the ‘Infusion’! It was great! It’s roller coaster where you won’t be seating in a box but you will be riding the ride hanging from on top. You’ll be seating on a chair that’s attached to the track on top, which means that you won’t have any place to rest your feet coz they’ll be hanging! It’s better to be on this ride with your shoes off, if not, they’ll be flying elsewhere. LOL!! What’s great about this ride is that it is above water. Some will feel that their feet touch the pool or the fountain!

Infusion's track~

Rider’s POV:

(credits to eddieskyclad on Youtube)

Next stop was the Steeplechase. It was a roller coaster but just a minor one. Not scary at all. You’ll feel like you’re in horseracing because you’ll be sitting on a ‘horse’ while riding it. There were 3 tracks altogether. Gotta be careful though, coz you might hurt your ass because of the jumps! Hee~^^

Steeplechase~

Rider’s POV:

(credits to eddieskyclad on Youtube)

We moved to the next ride which was ‘The Rollercoaster’. It was one of the most gentle roller coaster rides except for the sudden drops. It resembled the original roller coaster back in its early years. The tracks were made of wood.

The Rollercoaster~

Rider’s POV:

(credits to alloria on Youtube)

After 5 roller coaster rides in a row, we decided to go on the family rides to ease ourselves. Just imagine, 5 roller coaster rides in a row! Whoaa!~ Hahaha.. We went on the Carousel then. Nothing much to say about it coz it was just a carousel, riding on horses that went round and round.. yada yada yada~ Only one advice though, especially to the guys. I suggest you ride the horse on the front seat coz if you sit at the back seat, you’ll definitely hurt your crotch! (sorry ‘bout the language..but it’s true!)

The Carousel~

We were ready to ride on another roller caster rides after that, so we moved to the ‘IRN Bru Revolution’. This ride was awesome. I was afraid at the beginning and kept blaming my feet for taking me to this ride but before I knew it, I was already sitting on it! LOL!! This ride went 360° forward and then it’ll move for another 360° backwards.

IRN Bru Revolution~

The 360 loop~

Rider’s POV:

(credits to Mrtazzat on Youtube)

The next ride was the biggest attraction in Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. It was ‘The Big One’, the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Europe! I couldn’t believe that I had experienced this! We were sitting at the very front seats! I was so nervous that before it started moving, I just couldn’t stop talking. Hehe~ I kept asking Syaz silly questions! After it started moving, I found out that it was not scary after all! Despite the steep drop, I could still open my eyes throughout the ride and smiled, enjoying the ride! Because it was too much fun and it was not scary at all, we actually took our second ride on ‘The Big One’ right after! LOL!! We rode it twice y’all!

The Big One~

Couldn't believe we went down that steep!

The proof showing that we were really sitting at the very front of the coaster.
There was nobody in front of us!

Rider’s POV:

(credits to robbalvey on Youtube)

We proceed to the ‘Avalanche’ after that. It was a bob sled kinda roller coaster. Again, we had to ride this while lying on our backs.

The Avalanche a.k.a Snake

Rider’s POV:

(credits to wwwCOASTERFORCEcom on Youtube)

Next was the ‘Gold Mine’, a family ride. It’s more of like the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ ride except for that this time, we were entering a cave to see a gold mine and looking at the gold miners’ lives inside the cave.

Gold Mine.. Mode gedik lagi~

Reflection~ Our favourite...

We then moved to the ‘Ghost Train’. As expected, it was like going into a haunted house but it turned out that it was not scary at all. We even laughed seeing some of the ghosts. Seriously, nothing can beat Asians’ ghost! Hahaha~

Ghost Train~

Rider’s POV:

(credits to marabuntie on Youtube)

The last ride of the day was the ‘Bumper Car’! Nothing more to explain. It’s a bumper car and yeah, we went around bumping into other people’s car. Hee~

Bumper Car~

We looked at the time after that and noticed that it was already 4.30pm. We really need to go home to be in time for buka puasa. Just imagine we rode on all of those rides while fasting and all of us actually already had flu and sore throat at that time! LOL!!


So, we headed to the train station and promised ourselves to come back soon to ride on the rides that we were not able to experience. Pleasure Beach, Blackpool rocks!!!

Our wristbands~

Which hand belongs to which foot? Make a guess! Hahaha...

Goodbye Pleasure Beach!~

We buka puasa that day with rice, sup tulang, kangkung goreng cili, sambal cuka Kelantan, salted eggs and seri muka as dessert. Again, Kak Ina with her good cooking! Yummy~ We packed our bags after that coz we were going back to Plymouth the next day! We we so tired that all of us slept after that.

Seri Muka~

Manchester - Day 4 Part 1 (Accidentally went Shoping!~)

We’re going to Pleasure Beach, Blackpool today!!! It’s Britain’s No. 1 Resort Theme Park and all of us couldn’t sit still coz we were all so very excited!!


Abg Nik sent us to the train station that morning. The train was delayed for 10 minutes, and when we arrived at Preston, we had to wait for another hour for the next train to Blackpool South! We didn’t want to spend that one hour in the train station.. Duh~ so, we went outside to just walk around the area until we suddenly saw a signboard which was written ‘DEBENHAMS’ on it! Shopaholics alert! LOL!!! We went to that direction to found out that it was actually a shopping mall! Yay!! Finally we got something to do to fill in that one hour! Hahahaha… The first shop (and only shop actually..Hehe) that we went in was T.K.Maxx… This place is one of the shopaholics’ heavens! Designers’ products for a much a cheaper price! Can you imagine that?!~


We roamed aroung T.K.Maxx and to my excitement, I finally found a fur-collared coat that I had been wanting all this while! Just like Taeyangs~^^ And believe it or not it’s from Simon Jeffery! A Simon Jeffery’s fur-collared coat for a very,very reasonable price! Whoaaa!~ I hereby declare that I love T.K.Maxx! LOL!!! I grabbed it of course and I swore that it was the only thing that I’m gonna get myself there until I saw a gorgeous ‘Playboy’ purse! Don’t mind the brand..Hee~ It was gorgeous, it was cheeky, it was cheap and I grabbed it! Hahahaha~ I walked around again and saw a Jessica Simpson’s handbag! Gorgeous… However, I managed to control myself not to buy it, thinking that I didn’t have a matching outfit for it.. Phew~ Haha…

My precious~

Playboy purse.. Naughty? Neh~

Kak Ina texted Syaz after that, suggesting us to go to T.K.Maxx to do some window shopping while waiting for the train.. LOL! We told her that we were already in T.K.Maxx with new clothes, handbags and purses in our hands! She laughed of course~ We looked at the watch and noticed that we only had 15 minutes left. So, we went straight to the cashier to pay and went back to the train station. We didn’t even have time to go into other shops. T_T

Manchester - Day 3 (Old Trafford + Shopping!~)

Day 3 in Manchester is the most tiring one. This is because we were trying to cover the places that we were supposed to go on Day 2. We started off early in the morning by boarding the train to the city of Manchester. We were on the National Rail and believe me, the train was moving so slowly! I suggest that if any of you are going to ride on the same train in the future, bring along some books or board games so that you’ll not die of boredom! As for me, my mp3 saved me.. Huhu^^


After arriving at Manchester Piccadilly station, we took a tram via Metrolink to Old Trafford! Yup peeps~ I’m going to the Old Trafford Stadium!!! Woohooo!!~ Felt so lucky. I’ve finally arrived at Manchester United’s stadium! To all MU fans out there, don’t be jealous okay? LOL!!! We were so lucky because that day itself, MU had a match against Villareal and because of that, we could see many other tourists who came for the match. We then went inside the store and shopped for souvenirs.

We're here at Old Trafford Stadium!!

This is United Cafe! Sometimes players do hangout here~

The menu at United Cafe...

This whole place is like Manchester United's mini town.. Hee!

Souvenirs from Old Trafford!

After leaving Old Trafford, we headed to the city centre and stopped at Manchester’s Hard Rock Café. It was the biggest Hard Rock Café in the UK. We didn’t stay for food of course coz we were fasting. So, we only went to the souvenir shop to buy some things for ourselves. We didn’t buy a lot though coz they were expensive. I got myself a hoodie and a keychain.

Lost?~ ^^

The curvy streets in Manchester.. Nice!

In Hard Rock Cafe~

Hard Rock Cafe's hoodie~

Hard Rock Cafe's keychain~

We went straight to Arnsdale after that. It was a great place for shopaholics! There were so many shops in there that we didn’t even know where to start! We entered Jane Norman to look at some clothes. I was really attracted to this pink handbag and it was the last one..but it has got a spot on it (no wonder it’s the only one left..). So, I didn’t buy it. Our next stop was Disney Store and it was on sale! Knowing that, I immediately grabbed some of the things there for both of my sisters. It was really worth it!

High School Musical folder for Khalisyah, Narnia folder and Ratatouille stationery set for Khalilah. Khalisyah, don't be jealous.. I've bought you lotsa High School Musical and Hannah Montana's stuffs, aite?

We then continued to enter more shops. We went into Madhouse which was also on sale that time and then we entered Next. Didn’t buy anything from those two shops. After that, we entered New Look. I was personally looking for fur-collared jackets (just like Taeyang’s.. Huhu^^) and there were tonnes of them in there! The price range were around GBP35 to GBP40 which was the standard price but none of the design caught my eyes. I then looked at some jeans and I actually found one that really suited me but again, I didn’t buy it! I was surprised myself, my buying power was just not there at that time.. Hee~^^.. We continued entering other shops after that until our feet hurt and we decided to go home. On the way home, we stopped at Debenhams coz Syaz wanted to buy a belt for her father.

The results of Day 3.. LOL!!!!

Show me the money!~ Hee~^^

We were so tired on the way back that all of us slept on the train at some point. We didn’t have to worry about missing the station because as I said, it was moving really slowly.. Hahaha… Abg Nik picked us up at Chorley station. That night, after buka puasa with Nasi Lemak, Fried Kangkung, Salted Eggs, Vege Pizza and Seri Muka as desserts, we straight away took our baths, arranged the things that we bought and went to sleep~

Buka puasa menu~

Seri Muka for dessert~ YUM!~