Busy Summer!

I thought I would have plenty of posts this summer... But I haven't posted anything for almost 3 weeks! (Yay me for being so "updated.")

Anyways, I have to apologize for that. I've just been busy with so many different things. And by busy I mean by real life busy.

I know what you are thinking. I have been talking about relaxing over summer since I've been so stressed out all school year. But here I am... Saying that I'm busy. I guess that's a way to know I still have a life other than school.

So what have I been up to when I'm not posting? Well...

Let's start off with parties. Yes. I have been partying with my cousins. (We tend to have a lot of summer birthdays.) It was nice to see my cousins and just hang out with all of them. It was really nice to see my cousins from California though. (They are staying here for the summer.) So I've been to two parties in 2 weeks.

Then for Independence day, we went to Las Vegas for a few days. Let me just say this... NEVER GO TO VEGAS ON A HOLIDAY. It is absolutely impossible to find a parking spot in Caesar's Palace or anywhere in the Vegas Strip. The lines for food is incredibly long and expensive. And there's just people everywhere. Plus, it was super hot outside so that didn't help our mood. Sadly, we missed the fireworks too because it took us forever to get food and park. No fun... Although the pool is refreshing.

Other than that, I've been busy at home. I've been cleaning and organizing a bit (kinda procrastinating on that though.)

I've also been doing a lot of reading. All year, I'm busy studying and such so it's nice to be able to have a lot of time to read as many books as I want to.

I've also had a lot of new piano pieces to learn so a lot of my time has been spent practicing.

Even though it's summer, I still have to keep my mind learning. So what I've been doing is learning vocabulary words to prepare me for SAT/ACT test. I only have one more year to help me prepare for it so I'm doing a bit of studying each day in order to improve... but it's on the Internet so that always distracts me.

So that's my busy summer. Although, I still procrastinate when it comes to cleaning. At least it's not so hot lately due to thunderstorms. (It's rare to have thunderstorms in July.)
♥ The busy Petpet

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I'm Back from the Islands!

Aloha everyone!

From The IM@S 2 Game
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As most of you know, I've been in Hawaii for Fall Break and now, I'm back! Now, you are probably wondering about my trip and how it went. In short, it was fun and I miss Hawaii weather (it's so much better than cold autumn weather. Brrh.) It was also nice to take a break from school for a week. The only problem was that I still had homework over break. >.<

I just love to climb on coconut trees! ^^

Either way, I bet most of you are in for the details. First, I need to tell the good and bad news.

Good news, I'll be giving the details! By popular vote on the polls, I'll be doing the main highlights of each day BUT there will be some days where I go in more detail because there's a lot that goes on. (Especially my visit to the Polynesian Culture Center!)

The bad news... I won't be posting it until next weekend! Due to my preparations for tests, projects, homework, and piano, I don't have the time to post everything until next week... So you'll just have to wait. Sorry.

Until then...

♥Petpet

~Speedy Wing~

Hawaii or Bust!

If you follow the "Speedy Wing's Hideout" portion of my blog, then you might have noticed that I changed my Poptropican outfit a bit... Yup. I'm in a Hawaiian shirt.

Which means,
I'M GOING TO HAWAII! No joke.

We've been planning this trip for about... a year now? I know that's not very long but that's because with the economy and school, it's hard to find the perfect time to go. All this summer, we've been deciding if we should go or not. To be honest, we didn't even book everything until last minute (first Saturday of October) and fall break is next week. That's less than 2 weeks we had to prepare! Talk about crazy.

I'll be leaving on Saturday, the 13th and come back on Friday/Saturday the 19th or 20th.

During my trip, I promise to take lots of pictures! Until then, I want to have an idea on how you'd like the recap of my trip. I can write it day-by-day, a week recap, or just the main highlights of the whole trip. Tell me by voting on the poll on the side!

Aloha!
♥Petpet

My Summer Trip: Day 5 & 6

These are my last two days of my summer trip to California and Las Vegas!

Day 5 (July 25th):

After a long day at California Adventure, it was time to start heading back. We packed, ate lunch, and hit the road once again. But, by the time we hit the road, it was about noon. Luckily we were going to stop at Las Vegas (again) so, the trip wasn't as long. As usual, I spent the car trip on my iPod, sleeping, and reading Catching Fire.

Hiton Vacation Club, Las Vegas
(I do not own this picture)

Once we got to Las Vegas, we checked into our hotel. This time, we stayed at The Hilton Vacation Club. It was absolutely beautiful! What we liked about it was it was perfect for our family! It doesn't have any casinos, clubs, and normal "Vegas" stuff. That wasn't the only thing that made the day wonderful (compared to all my bad luck before.) Once we got into our room, we LOVED it. Why? Because it was just like a mini suite! There was a kitchen, a dining table, a couch/bed and TV as soon as you enter. Then the "master room" and bathroom feels like you are at home! (I guess that's why it's called a vacation home!) I loved the room though!

After that, we went to the swimming pool since it was scorching hot that day. Sadly, I couldn't go swimming though because of... A certain reason...

Pire

Sirens of TI

We ate dinner after and then went to Treasure Island to watch The Sirens of TI that takes place every night outside. It was actually a pretty cool show with the action and music. (Gotta love the Pirates and Sirens.)

Treasure Island

Mirage Volcano

After the show, we went over to Mirage where we saw a volcano come to life! Okay, maybe it wasn't a real one but it was pretty cool with the "lava" exploding and how it seemed pretty realistic. By the time we were done walking on Las Vegas Blvd. it was almost midnight so we headed back to the hotel and got a good night's rest in our wonderful room...

Day 6 (July 26th):

Sad, sad! This was the last day of our trip! I guess you could say that this was a boring day except for lunch! For lunch, we went to an Anime Ramen shop. Yes, food and anime. Something perfect for me! Once we entered, it was just like a Japanese Noodle House but it was decorated with Anime-related decorations! I was practically fangirling. =3

Anime Ramen Shop

That wasn't the only thing since the waitresses were just young girls that are cosplayed (that means they "dress up") like anime characters! Super kawaii! The menus were done like a traditional manga (reading from left to right) and it looked like a manga with all the captions, too! It was absolutely wonderful how they decorated the place not to mention the food, which was yummy!

After a good meal of ramen, it was time for us to hit the road... for the last time. This time we were heading back straight home. It was a 6 hour car ride but after riding so many times, we got used to it and it didn't seem that long.

Well, that was my summer trip! Thanks for reading!

♥Petpet

My Summer Trip: Day 3 & 4

Day 3 (July 23rd):

This was actually one of our shopping days! Since we are Chinese, it's unnatural for us to not go to Chinatown so every time we go there, a "must-do" was go to Chinatown! I actually LOVE Chinatown because they have really cool stuff for cheaper prices. It's like being at an actual market in China! Anyways, we shopped there a bit. I got a new pair of flats (which I love), some super cute hair accessories (like a small hat clip), and some neon colored nail polish. It's amazing to see how much we bought in less than 2 hours!

Then, we also went to "Vietnamese Town." It's not actually a town but a "mall" with lots of little stores. Usually, the only reason we'd ever go to "Vietnamese Town" is to eat at the food court because we usually don't have those foods prepared quite as nicely and we kinda have a thing for food... (Which is why it's hard for my mom, dad, [and sometimes me] to watch what we are eating. >.<) So, this wasn't a super fun day but, we got lots of stuff so that's good enough for me! ^^

Day 4 (July 24th):

This has got to be one of my favorite days because... it was California Adventure day! I was super excited to go there because I just LOVE Disney... and Cars Land was out. Even if it was a magical day, things didn't go well at all. (More bad luck for our trip. >.<) We didn't get to the park until 11AM [I wanted to go earlier] but it was because some people were slow but that wasn't the disappointing part. We actually had a lot of fun for most of the first part of our day. We went on tons of rides (like Soarin' California [a must go!], Tower of Terror, Toy Story Midway Mania [our family favorite], Goofy's Sky School, Little Mermaid, and a few more.) It was super fun spending time with my family!

Then the bad luck came when we arrived at Cars Land. We actually wanted to get Fast Passes to "Radiator Springs Racers" once we got there but once we did, the Fast Passes were all gone! Turns out that they ran out at 9AM, an hour after the park opens! >.< So, we ended up waiting in line just to ride it. The estimated wait time was 2 hours. We waited and waited but then... just when we were so close to boarding the ride... It malfunctioned and they didn't know how long it would take to fix it! I was so frustrated! My mom kept asking if we wanted to leave but, after waiting 2 hours to ride, being so close, then leaving... What a waste of time! If we left, we couldn't go on the ride anyways since there was so little time left until the World of Color Show. Anyways, after 3 hours of waiting, we got to ride it and, I thought it was almost worth it (if they didn't make us wait so long, THEN it would've been totally worth it but still...)

The "unfortunates" don't end there though... After dinner, it was time for us to see the "World Of Color" show. This is absolutely spectacular! (I watched it in March earlier this year.) It's all about music, color, and water! We got Fast Passes for the show but, it still wasn't good enough. We got a horrible view because we were right behind some people that had to hog the fence. My little sister tried to creep up to the fence to see but, this lady kept hitting her (my little sister's) head with her big stupid purse and totally hurt her! That just made the night even worse. >.< I loved the show but, it was so hard for me to enjoy because my mom was complaining about how much her feet hurt, the horrible view, and other things that I don't even want to mention.

I guess that from now on, I should never keep my hopes too high on special days because the always somehow turn bad. So, that was my wonderful day in California Adventure! What did you think about it?

♥Petpet

(Also stay tuned for Day 5 and 6 of my Summer Trip!)

My SummerTrip 2012: Day 1 & 2

So recently, I was going on a short trip with my family. It was pretty simple, go to Las Vegas, then Los Angeles, then come back. We have these trips almost every year but this year, luck was not on our side!

Day one (July 21st):

It was one of our "boring" days since we just drove down the Las Vegas for most of the day but the real event of the day was getting into car accident. (This would be the second one this year that I've witnessed. >.<) It was nothing serious and no one got hurt (luckily.) What happened was, we stopped to fill up some gas, and while a car was backing up, it hit the back of our car. The back got pretty messed-up on our rental car but, I wouldn't blame the driver that much since the parking lot was so small.

So, we were delayed a couple of minutes (maybe half an hour?) but we still kept going. The rest of the day was ok. We reached Las Vegas and got into our hotel at "New York New York." Then for the rest of the night, we walked/shopped in "Caesar's Palace." (Which is a beautiful casino/hotel/mall with a Greek theme.)

Then, we checked out the "Venetian and Palazzo." I've always wanted to go there but, we never got the chance. It's theme is based off the place "Venice." What I love about it is the gondola rides which makes it seems so much like you are in Venice! It's also where Phantom of the Opera is being performed as a show. I wanted to go see it but, my parents aren't the "opera" type.  I loved it though.

Petpet in Las Vegas... but that's only day one...

Day two (July 22nd):

This was the day we were heading to California! It was actually one of the more boring days but, luck still wasn't on our side. We left the hotel and went to a Chinese restaurant to get some lunch. It was about 12-1 when we left to go to Cali (San Gabriel area.) It usually takes 4 hours to drive from Las Vegas to where we usually stay but this trip, it took about 6 hours! Why? One word: TRAFFIC.

I guess we should've saw it coming. People from Cali go to Las Vegas for some fun on the weekends and since it was a Sunday, most were heading back home. There were also a car accident so it made the jam worse. That was one of my worst car trip yet. Luckily, I had a good book to read and things to do (like napping.)

It was pretty boring after since we just checked in the hotel and ate a Chinese Seafood Dinner.

But there was still more for the days to come...

Until next time!
♥Petpet

I'm back from...

Hey everyone! Sorry for not posting for... About 2 months now?! You guys must really hate me for not posting and you probably thought I quit. I apologize greatly but... I went on a fishing trip... A very long fishing trip.

So, you're probably wondering what I've been up to. Well, school has always been a pain like always but I'm managing. I'm starting 4th quarter now so I'm super excited to get to summer vacation.

During March, I went to Anaheim, California to compete at a music festival. It was super fun and I even got to go to Disneyland and California Adventure!! (I wish I took some photos.) I think the best part about the whole visit was watching the "World of Color" show at California Adventure because that was wonderful! Then, there were a couple of rides that I truly loved!

Whoops, gotta get going! I promise I'll be up and posting again!!

♥Petpet

P.S. I never took a fishing trip. I have just been super busy and haven't had the time to post. =)