okay, here we go with the continuation! if you're someone who's used to reading my fanfictions then you'd probably complained that ''si joyce naman, and hilig sa cliffhangers!'' *grins* so anyway, time to pull you away from the cliff. just sit back, relax and read on! *byahe tayo gesture*

okay, here you go! warm and fresh from the oven - universal studios japan! *background setting pops out of thin air* to get this story-telling going smoothly, let me just enumerate the certain spots within usj which we were lucky enough to have visited:

(1) wicked. a new musical at the land of oz, which lasted for 30 minutes (half the period of time that we spent in line). as this musical's subtitle states, it generally portrays ''the untold story of the witches of oz''. nice eh? well, if you don't know who those witches are, let me give you a quick introduction: one is the good witch of the east and the other, as you may have guessed by now, is of course, the evil witch of the west. the plot may seem more predictable if i would describe the latter as the wicked witch of the west. hope that wasn't a big spoiler. *grins*

(2) jaws. i haven't seen the film yet, but i know that the movie is mainly about sharks. or is it? if it is, well, so is this ride. we got into a huge boat and had a quick tour, within which we encountered very realistic sharks and got sprinkled with water and witnessed other sort of chaos about at least a meter from where we were seating. uper astig. i also had a lot of fun watching our tour guide. she was so animated and so, so cute. *giggles*

(3) waterworld. we got in line a little late so we had to stand at the back. but it wasn't really a big loss. from up there we could see the whole setting, and we were saved from getting wet. before the actual drama started, we (the audience) were all taught to do the ''boo'' action, and got into a little game. the audience was divided into two, and the half that does the ''boo'' with less spirit gets to be thrown buckets of water. *grins* it was a crack up to see that the people sitting up front were wearing raincoats. *laughs out loud* smart people, weren't they? *winks*

(4) jurassic park. the ride was awesome! and my LP must have been a girl scout because she was well-prepared. before boarding the boat, we were clad in raincoats, awaiting the splash that was soon to come. i never really got to understand the explanations because they were in Japanese, but it was fun anyway. of course the (ala log-jam) splash was the best, although i didn't like how the picture turned out to be. my face didn't look nice. *frowns*

(5) back to the future. ever been to enchanted kingdom's realto? well it's sorta like that. you get a seat (or in this case, a car) that moves in a manner that matches the scenes that unfold before you. cool eh? and since i love riding the realto, i also enjoyed this ride very much. i got to sit up front in the car, and it was hilarious to see that there are a couple of other cars beside our own, also bumping and shaking in accordance with the movie in front of us. *grins*

(6) spiderman. the concept is so just like the back to the future ride, but i'm pretty confident in saying that this ride is the best ride ever. one big difference is that the movie was in 3d. great~ it was really awesome! i was also surprised to find that there were other effects like droplets of water and heat , all in perfect harmony with what we were seeing. i'm also pretty satisfied with how the picture turned out to be: me wearing the 3d shades was so cool and was a big crack up, though of course, it was totally out-of-character. i didn't buy the pic though. soo expensive.

(7) shopping. after we have used up all the tickets in our express-4 booklets, we looked for a nice spot for the evening play, and then went throwing our money away. really, i have never spent that much in a period such as a couple of hours, not even when i had my hair cut for more than 3000 yen. (a yen is equal to 50 centavos. go and give your brain some exercise. *grins*) i bought a can of cookies and candies for my class, another can of cookies for my club, choco crunches for home, and 5 tiny tin cans with 2 candies inside each. whew. i could consider that a big shopping experience, but compared to what my LP's niece bought, my baggage wasn't big enough. my sweets didn't even reach half of hers. woah. anyway, in addition to the snacks, i also bought an elmo phone strap for my phone, and a small key chain for my sister. whew. shopping took eternity. *wipes sweat*

(8) peter pan. we sat on the mat that my LP also bought, at the space that we reserved for ourselves before we got almost bankrupt. dinner was as follows: a burger, fries, 2 pieces of nuggets, and a small box of soba that i shared with my LP's niece. nice! and the play was nice too, althugh i still haven't figured out whether i drifted off to sleep or just daydreamed while the show was on. evidently, i couldn't remember a huge part of what we saw. *sweatdrops*

(9) picture taking. i actually thought we'd never do this. although i didn't get a picture with crash (most playstation fanatics are probably familiar with the bandicot <<>usj paradise, we got packed like sardines inside the trains. honestly, i was so close to crying at that time. it was alright being compressed since the people around me were mostly females, but my luggage turned out to be getting heavier every minute, and my arms were the most sore parts of my body after decent space was bestowed upon us. *cries*

despisable as the demon the train ride must have been, it just made me appreciate the luxury of the hotel more. moriguchi, the royal pines, is one grand place, and i was actually happy that i had my room to myself. i took a nice shower and got the chance to exchange mails with yuka, although it made me a little lonely, finding out that they were all together playing uno til late, while i was there sitting on my hotel bed quite alone. *turns teary-eyed*

i fell asleep while trying to repack my things in preparation for the next day, since we were going to have the hotel send our luggage home in the morning. it was good that i woke up early enough to finish the necessary preparations.

>to be continued<>