Hong Kong (Part IV)
(Continued from Part III)
It was quite a pleasant time in OP. Weather wasn't too hot nor too cold. Scenery was awesome and they had escalators going up to the highland. These escalators were looooooooong. Might as well, since most of the rides and attractions were located at the top. Thankfully, they had cable cars for the ride down.
As we progressed through the park, we had to combat the heavy human traffic. Again, you have your rude fucks who don't apologise to you after knocking you unconscious or bumping into you and causing you to shake your hands while you're trying to capture the beautiful scenery on camera.
I was told that the Raging River ride is one of the best rides there and that we should go for it. I was like, "Sure, why not?". Then, we saw the queue. It was as long as the ride itself. Heck, the time gauge sign was more than an hour long. We decided not to go for that yet and just play the others first. Perhaps we could come back later when the crowd has dissipated a bit.
And so, we went on the Space Wheel. Nothing too life-threatening, though. You sit in it and get spun in various positions and then stops. Hoo haa. But it was a ride nonetheless.
Spin.. spin.. spin..
Maggie waving prior to "lift off"
After much pretentious screaming, we headed up to the highland for more of the attraction. This was where we awed ourselves with life of the undersea. Whoa! My kind of thing! I've always enjoyed looking at underwater creatures. Brings back fond memories of my snorkeling days in Redang Island many years back. Aaahh, I miss those times. Gotta go for it some time in the new year.
And so, we tantalised our eyeballs with the many different species of sharks, sting rays, squids and other sea creatures from the deep. Needless to say, I was like a lil kid aah-ing and ooh-ing at them. 'Twas really fun!
Mmm.. sotong masak tepung...
Sea Angels
Errr they're called planktons...
Having educated ourselves with the various sea lifeforms, we continued our journey through the jam packed park for other rides. The minute we got out of the Atoll Reef Aquarium, once again, we encountered another sea of creatures - people. Gah!
Throng.. throng.. push.. push.. throng.. throng..
We then headed for the Turbo Drop ride. Similar to our Genting Highland's Solero Shot. Only difference is, the Turbo Drop is a twin tower so 2 groups of people can go simultaneously. This was my favourite ride in the entire park. The adrenalin rush was simply awesome. My heart was suspended for a good 2 seconds. Awesome...
Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!
Wanna take the plunge with me?
We wanted to go for a second round on the Turbo Drop but by then, the queue was a bit too long. So, we proceeded on another ride - the rollercoaster! Wheee! My favourite! Too bad the rollercoaster didn't have the same effect as the Turbo Drop. I like dangerous rides. Kinda puts your tolerance to the test.
In action
Looks scary but it really isn't
Sunset at Ocean Park
For the final ride, we went on the Crazy Galleon. You know, one of those ship things that sway back and forth. It was pretty child's play but the fun part of it was it being funny. You sway back and forth and we got the girls sitting on the opposite side of us and we had a screaming competition. It wasn't scary. We just played to see which side screamed the loudest. Quite funny haha!
And so, night fall came and we decided to try our luck on the Raging River once again. We WALKED all the way down back to where it was and lo and behold, the line was still as long as we first came! Like, oh my god. We thought the queue would've subsided by nightfall but noooo, it's still there. Dammit. Thus, we had to forego this ride till my next visit to HK. Then, we WALKED all the way back UP again for the cable car! GAH! My legs were already partially paralysed from all the walking. Sigh. I guess it's the experience that counts, eh?
We arrived at the queue for the cable car. It was LONGER than the Raging River's! Y'Allah! Mm hai ar ma?! Sigh. Another long wait just to get down. After queuing for about 40 minutes or so, we finally got into a cable car and headed down to the foot of the hill to go home.
(To be continued in Part V)
It was quite a pleasant time in OP. Weather wasn't too hot nor too cold. Scenery was awesome and they had escalators going up to the highland. These escalators were looooooooong. Might as well, since most of the rides and attractions were located at the top. Thankfully, they had cable cars for the ride down.As we progressed through the park, we had to combat the heavy human traffic. Again, you have your rude fucks who don't apologise to you after knocking you unconscious or bumping into you and causing you to shake your hands while you're trying to capture the beautiful scenery on camera.
I was told that the Raging River ride is one of the best rides there and that we should go for it. I was like, "Sure, why not?". Then, we saw the queue. It was as long as the ride itself. Heck, the time gauge sign was more than an hour long. We decided not to go for that yet and just play the others first. Perhaps we could come back later when the crowd has dissipated a bit.
And so, we went on the Space Wheel. Nothing too life-threatening, though. You sit in it and get spun in various positions and then stops. Hoo haa. But it was a ride nonetheless.
Spin.. spin.. spin..
Maggie waving prior to "lift off"
After much pretentious screaming, we headed up to the highland for more of the attraction. This was where we awed ourselves with life of the undersea. Whoa! My kind of thing! I've always enjoyed looking at underwater creatures. Brings back fond memories of my snorkeling days in Redang Island many years back. Aaahh, I miss those times. Gotta go for it some time in the new year.
And so, we tantalised our eyeballs with the many different species of sharks, sting rays, squids and other sea creatures from the deep. Needless to say, I was like a lil kid aah-ing and ooh-ing at them. 'Twas really fun!
Mmm.. sotong masak tepung...
Sea Angels
Errr they're called planktons...
Having educated ourselves with the various sea lifeforms, we continued our journey through the jam packed park for other rides. The minute we got out of the Atoll Reef Aquarium, once again, we encountered another sea of creatures - people. Gah!
Throng.. throng.. push.. push.. throng.. throng..
We then headed for the Turbo Drop ride. Similar to our Genting Highland's Solero Shot. Only difference is, the Turbo Drop is a twin tower so 2 groups of people can go simultaneously. This was my favourite ride in the entire park. The adrenalin rush was simply awesome. My heart was suspended for a good 2 seconds. Awesome...
Aaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!
Wanna take the plunge with me?
We wanted to go for a second round on the Turbo Drop but by then, the queue was a bit too long. So, we proceeded on another ride - the rollercoaster! Wheee! My favourite! Too bad the rollercoaster didn't have the same effect as the Turbo Drop. I like dangerous rides. Kinda puts your tolerance to the test.
In action
Looks scary but it really isn't
Sunset at Ocean Park
For the final ride, we went on the Crazy Galleon. You know, one of those ship things that sway back and forth. It was pretty child's play but the fun part of it was it being funny. You sway back and forth and we got the girls sitting on the opposite side of us and we had a screaming competition. It wasn't scary. We just played to see which side screamed the loudest. Quite funny haha!
And so, night fall came and we decided to try our luck on the Raging River once again. We WALKED all the way down back to where it was and lo and behold, the line was still as long as we first came! Like, oh my god. We thought the queue would've subsided by nightfall but noooo, it's still there. Dammit. Thus, we had to forego this ride till my next visit to HK. Then, we WALKED all the way back UP again for the cable car! GAH! My legs were already partially paralysed from all the walking. Sigh. I guess it's the experience that counts, eh?
We arrived at the queue for the cable car. It was LONGER than the Raging River's! Y'Allah! Mm hai ar ma?! Sigh. Another long wait just to get down. After queuing for about 40 minutes or so, we finally got into a cable car and headed down to the foot of the hill to go home.
(To be continued in Part V)
