Inconsistent blogger...

Blogging at 4am probably isn't healthy, but I'm doing it since I'm still wide awake anyway (getting home from work at 2:30am isn't healthy either).

Here are a couple of highlights for the week:
1. Character Hunting at the Magic Kingdom;
2. Working at the Food and Wine Festival at EPCOT and;
3. The end of working during Halloween parties!

Last Thursday (Oct 28), a few workmates, myself and my ever trusty Nikon D5000, made our way to Magic Kingdom in the hopes of getting more snapshots with and autographs of some Disney characters. It was quite a success; we managed to add another 12-13 more to our collection, including the new characters, Rapunzel and Flynn Rider; and we finally got to meet our boss, Mickey.



The second highlight for the week was being able to work at EPCOT for the 15th anniversary of the Food and Wine festival. I was working at the Welcome Centre selling Food and Wine merchandise, cookbooks, etc, and got to meet a couple of celebrity chefs, including Kat Cora. It was such a great experience and I had such a blast, before I knew it, the day was over. I actually wouldn't mind getting deployed to EPCOT even for just a while.

The final highlight is the glory of not working for the final two Halloween parties! For someone who comes from a country that doesn't really celebrate this holiday, I've had my fair share to probably last me a lifetime. I know it sounds mean, but I'm being serious. No more Halloween games! Yay! Hehehe. No matter how much I may bag working at these parties, I will always be thankful for the ones I have worked, as I may never get to experience them again.

Well, I guess that's all for me right now. Next step, sleep.

Till next time

xx aBz

UCF Knights!!

I can honestly say, yesterday (Saturday, 10/23/10), was the best Saturday of my life. I got to experience a real American football game. It was such a great experience, I can't even describe how good it was. It's one of those things that you just have to be there in order to truly experience what and how it's like.



First of all, this would not have been possible if it wasn't for one of my best mates, Clinton Reyes. He totally pulled through on this one. Once we were armed with alcohol and snacks, he picked me and my friends up and drove us to University of Central Florida (UCF), roughly 35 minutes away from Vista Way. He then drove us around the absolutely gorgeous UCF campus (this made me wish I was still a uni student!). We got to experience an all-American tradition before a football game, which was 'tailgating'.

This is one of those things that I mentioned, you just HAVE to be there in order to truly have an all-American experience. This was probably the best thing out of the whole day. The campus grounds were packed with people and their tents, grills, sausages, meat patties, hotdogs, chicken wings, buns, chips, etc. Oh and most importantly, their 6-packs! Such an unbelievable sight. Tents and music everywhere, with people playing such games like catch, bean bag toss and more. So much to see and do!


This all lasted til around 2:30pm; but we made our way to the game early at 3:30. Good decision, it was packed by the time 3pm rolled around and we got great seats! UCF Knights were playing against Rice (Texas team). We sat right in front of the offense side of the UCF team, with the cheerleaders and 'Knightro' the mascot facing us. The opening of the game was insane, starting with Knightro coming out on a horse and a war aircraft dropping down 3 para gliders, who then landed in the middle of the field. We stood there in awe. The whole game was amazing! UCF won 41-14. Rice only scored when UCF was leading at 34. The atmosphere in the field was almost electrifying; fans were in their element, both young and old were taking part in this great tradition. It was a monumental experience for myself and my roomies, as this was one of the things listed on our bucket lists while we are here in America. We actually got to cross off a few thing: see a fraternity/sorority house, tailgate, and see a football game. All in one day. Thank you Clint!

I must admit, Australian footy does not come close to American football. I said to my friends earlier, Australian footy is entertainment, whilst American football is an experience.

Aah, I can honestly go home satisfied now.

Til next time.

xx aBz

I Guess We'll Wait and See...

I had a bit of time to think by myself today, and there were times when it was good and times where it just got a bit depressing. The main question going through my head was, 'What do I really want?' Vague question, I know. But I just can't help ask the question at this stage of my program, let alone, my life. I'm starting to loathe these times that make me think too much. I still have time to decide what I really want to do after this program. Nevertheless, I am so grateful to embark on such a journey, I have such a great support network behind me; it has been amazing so far. Actually, amazing is an understatement - it is beyond words and unexplainable.

I gotta admit, I'm quite scared to go home. What has Australia got in store for me when I go back? I damn sure hope there will be good things! All I can do right now is just take it one day at a time.

Well, here's to waiting, and here's to hoping...

This is for you la familia. I always have you guys in mind. Te Amo!






Till next time.

xx aBz

3 months...

Yep, it's been exactly 1 month since my last post. I've been lazy, can you tell? hehe.
Alright, so much has happened since then.

I've...

rented a car; went to Mickey's Not-So Scary Halloween party in Magic Kingdom; attended a concert; been to Clearwater Florida; seen a famous person at work; added like 50 more friends on facebook; gone to and got drunk in Miami; been scared the bejesus out of in Universal Studios; and tanned to the maxx! In other words, I've been having a blast!

A couple of days ago, I realized, there's only 3 months til my program ends, and that literally freaked me out. What on earth am I gonna do after all this ends? Do I extend or not? I'm still trying to decide. On the one hand, I can still enjoy and travel while I'm here in the US for another 6 months; but on another hand, I can't help but think that it's time to go back to reality and leave Fantasyland... Decisions, decisions!

Ergo, Abz's current status: undecided

Til next time.

xx aBz