Summer ‘06
Experience in Memphis & Florida
I spent 1 week and a half in Memphis & a week in Florida. Memphis is in Tennessee & that’s where Elvis was from. Justin Timberlake as well, at least that’s what i’ve heard. Going there in June wasn’t such a good plan cos the weather there is hot as hell. Steamy & dry. It’s like as if staying in a hot baking oven. I went wit my fren & bunked over at her uncle’s place. She had a 9 year old cousin who’s so very in love with cats. Haha… We stayed in the house most of the time with the air con switched on. So, wheneva we stepped out of the house, we could hardly bare the heat! Memphis is a town definitely bigger than Bemidji but somewhat smaller than Minneapolis. Blacks are beginning to dominate that area & the place is quite ‘discriminative’ because they differentiate very clearly the areas for the blacks & the whites. Well, who says America’s a liberal nation? Haha…
After a few days in Memphis, we left for Destin, Florida with Fang’s relatives & her relative’s friend (& family). So, there were 2 pairs of married couples, 1 nine year old, 1 three/four year old & 2 twenty year old girls. Stayed in a rented ‘double storey house’ facing the beach. The driving journey took up almost 8-9 hours. Tiring journey indeed. Florida’s a great place! The beach’s beautiful! Sandy white beach.. Men/ Guys in surf pants… Girls in bikini EVERYWHERE?! Hahaha… They cooked for almost every meal. We only ate out once. Of cos, the cooked meals were tasty & delicious… Went to this place called Big Kahuna, which is similar to Malaysia’s Sunway Lagoon. It’s much smaller though. I still prefer Sunway Lagoon. Really… Went to an outlet mall in Florida. Spent tonnes there… Another wonderful time shopping. Hehe.. Went to the port where we saw ppl coming back in their rented boats n the deep sea fishes that they managed to fish. Huge sardines, red snappers etc. But the foreigners just appreciate the fillets. They threw the head, the body, basically the rest of the fish away. What a waste… The best part, i think, was the dolphin cruise. At first, we were quite disappointed cos the dolphins weren’t showing up. But later there was a big pool of them swimming together. With the ‘music’ that the ship put on to attract the dolphins n the scenes of the dolphins swimming in unison, the whole feeling was extremely peaceful. Just felt so calm n relaxed. Somehow, the dolphins gave out a very pleasant feeling. Ah… Wonderful experience… Saw a shy sea turtle too!Yay!
Back to Memphis. They fed me alot cos i was gonna leave for home in a few days’ time. I guess this is when more weight ‘came’ into my body. Ate their famour bbq pork ribs. Ate like the most char kue tiao ever! $9 for 1 plate!!! Tht’s like RM30?? Hahaha… Ate a very delicious ice cream. Just continue eating & eating. Geez… Fat!! Came back to Bemidji all by myself. I’ve grown that little bit. Hahaha…
Almost left out 1 important visit. Went to Elvis’s home in Graceland. The entry ticket was around $20 & we waited for 2 hours for the bus to take us into his house domain. Then, we took 2 hours to finish touring his house. His house is tooo big! Unique, though… Interesting… We didn’t get to enter his room though cos it’s upstairs & it’s a closed area. Saw the living room, kitchen, pool room, basement, tv room, jungle room, horse barn, etc. Wow! Just awed… Didn’t go into elvis & lisa marie’s private plane & elvis’s car collection area. Had to add money for that.
Went to the casino as well. Not to gamble of cos… Underage… To eat this bizzare, wonderfull buffet in there. Not very costly I would say. Worth it meal…
Nice mid June Summer experience. Have lots of pictures. I might add them into the photo album. It depends. Too many photos… Haha.. Will blog about my visit to Shin’s place in my next blog…
August 21st, 2006 at 9:22 pm
FAT FAT FAT !!