thorpe park

Since our exams were all done and over with, we went to Thorpe Park to chill and have fun. I know, I know, we still have our projects, but rilek dulu, chill dulu. It was a good thing we went on Saturday since it was a good sunny day sandwiched by rainy days. Special thanks to the organizer Siti Sofia. Say thank you everyone! Thanks to Hyree, Pear, both Hanafi's, Syafa, Lai, Sofia, Baya and Ijah for the wonderful time we had (tiru ayat Hyree, but I really do mean it).

logger's leap, basah sikit naik ni

Here are the rides that we went on that day:

1. Quantum
2. Zodiac
3. Vortex
4. Logger's Leap
5. Colossus
6. Chief Rangers Caroussel
7. Nemesis Inferno
8. Rumba Rapids
9. Flying Fish
10. Tidal Wave
11. Stealth
12. X:\No Way Out

If my memory serves me correctly, this is the order that we went on them. The rides in red are the Extreme Thrills, the yellowish brown ones are the Thrilling and Fun rides, while the blue one is, well, ermm, the scariest one of all, the Young Thrill Seekers.

nemesis inferno, adik kepada nemesis at alton towers

The first couple of rides were 'warming up' ones. You can't just go on the 'heavy' ones straight away. Kalau tidak, nanti cramp. Compared to Alton Towers, Thorpe Park is smaller. That's better because it made it quite easy for us to get to the rides that we want to go to. We didn't need to rush.

If you go there, there's this one ride that you shouldn't miss. It makes you dizzy, you'll feel pressure in your stomach and the wind blowing at your face. Which ride am I talking about? The one and only Chief Rangers Caroussel. Heh.

this is the scariest ride ever

There was also a basketball throwing game that I played. I had three shots to get the ball in the basket. Unfortunately, all my throws didn't go in. Dah la Hyree rakam, and he's probably gonna upload it at YouTube (noooooooooo!!!). Haih, how embarrassing! In my defence, the hoop was a bit tall and small (excuses, excuses).

As you all probably can see, we were prepared to pose at the camera at each ride since we knew where they were. Since there were ten of us, we couldn't fit everyone in one picture. The most that you could fit in a ride was 8, and that's on the Rumba Rapids. We had 10 people, so the logical way to split us up into 2 groups is to have a ratio of 5 and 5 right? But somehow it turned out to be 6 and 4. Hmm.. I wonder why.

“(yang kiri) ni boat bdk2 3rd yr. (yang kanan) ni sume bdk2 4th year. hampeh discriminate siot.” - hanafi tony

We prepared our own lunch to eat that day. (All of us except one, that is. Mana burger special?) Thanks to Syafa, Lai and Sofia for the popia, Baya for the pasta and Ijah for the muffins. All were delicious. Sori la our sandwiches takde la sedap mana ye.

The Flying Fish was the only ride that I tanpa segan silu nya seated at the front seats. It was a 'mild' roller coaster. Hyree and I even did sleeping poses in front of the camera, but we didn't buy that photo. Menyesal la pulak. Since we didn't buy it, I've recreated it and now I present to you the Sleeping-on-the-Flying-Fish photo:

oops, wrong photo

Oh sorry, my bad, wrong one. That's the Sleeping-on-the-Train-because-we-were-Tired-after-a-Whole-Day-at-Thorpe-Park photo. Here's the recreated one:

flying fish zzzzz

The Tidal Wave was the wettest ride of all. We knew what we were in for, but we still went for it. Beratur panjang2, lama2, lepas tu naik ride, basah kuyup, siapa punya idea nih? Heh. After getting all our clothes wet, it was really cold waiting to get off the ride. Time tu jugak angin nak tiup kuat2. Freezing.

Some of the high-demand rides had really long queues. Special thanks to our timekeeper Ijah for informing us how long we were in the queues. They usually took 30 to 45 minutes. We even played Old Maid while waiting to get on the rides. Apologies for the gossiping during queueing, especially on the Nemesis Inferno and Stealth lines. Selamba je buat scandal. But what else were we supposed to do. Hehe.

All in all, it was a really fun day. Thanks again everyone! Oh and I'm sorry that the not-speaking-to-Fadhli thing didn't go so well. Better luck next time! Hehe. And here's Hyree's brief post on that day. When's the longer version coming out?

*Update (2 June)* - Hyree's slightly longer version is already out, including some comments regarding what I've written here (oh I agree it's Lai's fault too), and a 10-minute video. How I wish a few minutes of that video would be erased. Heh.