Thoughts of My Life Journey

Sunday, January 04, 2009

White Christmas 2008 - Flagstaff

Day 1 - Sedona and Somewhere in Flagstaff

Yeah! Right after Xmas Eve dinner at Juliet's house, the following day aka Christmas Day, we travelled towards our White Christmas with the rest of EI trade! Total of 17pax!!!!! Wow!!!


We all gathered at Jack-In-The-Box for breakfast before setting off.... 17 pax, 5 cars, 3days and 2 nights...




We stopped our first point in the itinerary at Sedona (again). It was raining and the parks are not opened on Xmas day... so we took pics and go... head to their town and had our "picnic". Polly prepared alot of sandwiches and I cooked some luncheon meat and fry egg (i beri nice right, after xmas dinner so late and tired till prepare the dishes till so late)... we were eating in the cold but its a good thing we are well prepared cuz alot of shops and restaurants are not opened..



Then i slept abit in his little wife while travelling from Sedona to Flagstaff... when i opened my eyes... i realised it was snowing! OMG! first time seeing snow (though i already lived for a few decades, not too many decades la...)!!!! the scenary on the way was so nice... tat i can't bear to sleep anymore....

Took this pic outside our hotel (Rodeways Inn & Suites), thanks kok mun for booking all the rooms for all of us..



My first encounter with snow.... see i m so puffed up! The red hat was bought on our way to Sedona just now, forgot to buy ear muffers... hahaa... The white thick jacket and gloves was bought on Xmas eve (after church and before Juliet's dinner).. all so last min! I noe i look round... but its because i wore 4layers of tops and 3layers of bottoms! Thats exclusive of hat, gloves and boots! Btw, my legs are hidden in the snow already..



Top - Thermalwear, Long Sleve Tee, Black coat, White Jacket

Bottom - Thermalwear, Jeans, Snowpants (in later pics)




After checking in, i faster put on my snowpants, else when the jeans are wet by the snow... my fatty legs will freeze.... we went to dunno where to play with snow... its freaking cold! Its not only snowing, but strong wind blowing oso! Our face was frozen and stiff.....just like having alot of botox jabs.... cannot have too many expressions... so cold!


Kok mun buai tahan our romantic pose.. haha




This snowman is build by dunno who.. but its really slim... got hourglass figure sia... poor issac, he so cold until he cannot do his "zhao pai dong zhuo" (say cheese with his index finger on his cheek)



We didn't sleigh... its so cold.. so we just pose for pic.. haha... i remember the jap Hana Yori Dango got Dao Ming Si looking for Shan Cai in the snow.... i was looking for him oso..haha
I had to followed monkey's footstep everywhere.. cuz my legs will get "swallowed" by the snow every step i made... haa


Posing with Polly's daughter- Annabelle. The pic says 2 bak zhangs.



It was really cold when the wind blows the snow to us. Because of the coldness, we need more fats and energy to keep us warm... so we went for a Mandarin Buffet dinner... beri sumptous meal and cheap.... but we got so many pple until we all have to be seated in 2rows of table...


After whole day of playing... we still not tired... we proceed to Polly's room for Ban Luck... see issac so cute for his shake leg pose.



Day 2 - Somewhere near hotel



I didn't had a good sleep. Had die-real, migraine over the night... the hotel even got blackouts becuz of the stormy snow... i had to use my hp torchlight to go toilet.. so scary... and the crosswind was blowing towards our glasswindow panel so strong tat it makes so much noise.. so scare that it will break.. ooops.... but i think too much.. nothing happen.... i woke up with a neck strain (didn't sleep properly), chest pain and hard to breathe.... its quite common cuz the air is very thin and the elevation is high... my body had not adapt to it yet so i felt quite sick and uncomfortable.



Too bad, so we didn't go out with them, monkey stayed in the hotel with me cuz he oso dun wan to go skiing... i scare i go out further i will need oxygen tank.. haha.. nv felt so out of breath before...


Called the hotel caterers to deliver lunch to us... so nice to stay in while its freaking cold out there...



Monkey took pic of his little wife after leaving it exposed to the snow overnight.. the guys had to spend 1hr everymorning to shove the ice away and warm up the car before driving... Lucky we went in grps... they brought like spades and dunno wad equipments to shove ice.... but 1hr leh!!! wabiang.. snow is power!


Finally felt better after enuff rest.... so we went out to meet the rest for dinner together at Village Inn. But i scare to walk on the ice to the restaurant's door... cuz its REALLY SLIPPERY!!! i rather let my legs be burried in the soft cushy snow...




At night... the same old rules... ban luck! haha.. but i really felt better le as my body had started to adapt... every time take pic, kok mun will show the cam his cards and he everytime heng heng got beri good cards when take pic... haha






Day 3 - Grand Canyon

Self Taken pic at hotel's balcony before checking out.



Group photo at hotel's parking lot before setting off....



This is so winter sonata...


Our nx point before home is one of the 7 world wonders- Grand Canyon!!!


On the way, i spotted many dreamy cottages tat i saw on movies... see their roof coated with thick layer of snow.. just like heaven sprinkled alot of icing sugar on it... yummy.. hehee




I also see many Xmas trees... real one i mean..



And if u notice clearly.... its oso coated with snow... just like alot of cotton wool as decorations... its so nice tat it dun need any other ornaments... real and nature is beauty! :)



Reached the phototaking point before going in....


Yes, we are all here!



The fees are not cheap though... lucky its by per car basis..



But its really worth it for such magnificant view!!!!!!!!!




I am really walking into a winter wonderland.... made a little snowball... i think i miss ice-kachang too much.... forgot to bring red beans and syrup... haha

Is monkey trying to push me down the cliff?

The snow is so thick but the tree remains stong... wow..


Reached the Rim Trail at forgot which part of Grand Canyon.... there is a little hut that tells us abt the layers of rocks and its nature... how its formed and the Corolado River... wow...


Of cuz we went hiding in the hut! Cuz its too cold outside!!!!


Aden, i saw ur hand!


Compare my outfit with monkey's... he thinks his skin beri thick.... but anyway... look at the background.. beri nice... half the mountain is covered with snow and half is not.... awww... if only i m a professional photographer...


We lost half the grp cuz they parked their car elsewhere and didn't find the little hut which is our meeting point... but they had their own interesting adventures..


As its running later... we all meet up at Wendy's for dinner and proceed back home....


The little snowman tat Edmund made on top of his car for flagship had melted along the way when we left for home.. hahaa

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