the happiest place on earth

it's been awhile since i was last in tokyo disneyland but my inner 7 year old was not-so-secretly thrilled to be back. it was familiar yet new, and the electrical parade has got to be my absolute favourite part of each visit. there's something magical about the lights and music. the afternoon parade's fun, too, but the electrical parade at night is infinitely superior in my books. remember lining the sidewalk when i was -really- 7 years old and waiting in eager anticipation of the first float. happy memories beget happier memories and i'm glad that some things don't change. 

so you can imagine how ironic it was to learn of families (some personal friends, too!) being trapped at disneyland during the earthquake. there's something inherently wrong about the happiest place on earth turning into a disaster relief centre. while in more pleasant circumstances i'd have jumped at the chance to stay overnight at "the park", not being allowed to leave while the rest of tokyo went to pieces (or so it seemed) must've been terrifying.

that said, we did leave the park safe and sound after the electrical parade. the mickey handgrips never fail to crack me up. talk about attention to detail! and after the day's exertion, we went to our regular powerplate place for a hearty table bbq.

so that concludes the most recent tokyo series. stay tuned for some singapore restaurants and bars that i've visited recently, before the hiatus resumes.