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ReviewReviewReviewRevieweurostarJan 30, '06 12:38 AM
for everyone
Category:Other

friday night, around 6ish after dinner at the pizza company we trekked the half kilometer to eurostar. it was drizzling and as we got to the ticket booth the lady made sure we understood that if and when the rain got considerably stronger, the rides would close down. 'sure', we said. 'gusto mo ba bumalik bukas?', i asked monch. she declines so i go ahead and pay for the tickets. friday is already considered a weekend rate. ouch, eight hundred and not even ten minutes.

we entered the gates, excited that all the lights were bright and the rides were on. 'miss, sigurado ka bang hinde matatanggal yung wrist band? papel lang yan eh.', i ask. she doesn't reply. fuck, i think. 'miss, wala bang lockers dito? pano mga gamit namin?'. i show her the paper bags i'm holding. 'wala po', she replies. 'pwede naman iiwan sa kada ride eh'. 'see?', monch says. fuck, i think, again.

there were few folks inside the carnival. all because of the rains i guess. it was good though. less people, less lines. in fact, no lines. if we wanted to ride again, we didn't have to get off. 'kuya, isa pang go', we'd yell out and the operator would start it all over again.

so here are the rides...

the joker
the concept is of a strongarms that works as a baton. the ride turns around on an axis, with 4 seats on each end. depending on where the ride turns, the seats may or may not flip as well. the first flip is always the fastest. i think it's because the ride has to gain momentum to continue all other turns. the thing is around four to five stories high, and it goes at around 60mph (i'm just guessing). whatever it is, it's fast.

i rate it 5 out of 5. especially when it rains. the rain slickens your seat making the ride more thrilling. it's not very dangerous in the sense that you physically don't harm yourself, but the psychological factor is intense. warning though... when going at high speeds, the rain hitting your face gets quite painful. the scariest part about this ride is its height. it's bi-directional so people won't really get dizzy.

colorado river
think EK's log jam albeit on a tiny scale.

i rate it around 1.5 out of 5. it's small, it cute, it's systematic and it does get you wet. the foot pads are better than those in EK but the splash factor just ain't the same. it's a steady, while waiting-for-your-other-rides sort of ride.

flipper
it's a mix of the (EK's former ride) enterprise and the Disney Teacups. Two seats accomodating four are set up side by side on a central axis. The axis rotates, spinning the seats in a circle, while rising to a max of ninety degrees. The seats themselves swing back and forth (left to right), so riders are flung to each side while spinning in a circle. There will be times (at the fastest, one seat out of every three seats so around twice on a full axis rotation... god, am i a geek or what?)

my verdict is a 4 of 5. the ride is a thrill but it just doesn't do anything for me. is it supposed to get you dizzy? get butterflies in your stomach? the duwag fag next to me and i just kept talking the entire time we rode. i like the rush of air though.

booster
rockstar! this is THE ride and i mean THE ride if you want extreme. it's not scary, but FUCK, this ride causes bruising! it's a bit like the flipper but doesn't turn vertically. think... Octopus (forgot which themepark that's in). it just turns round and round while turning the seats round and around as well. the speed of the axis however, literally throws you off your seat and into the safety bars. plus, it throws you side to side as well. (don't worry, all bars are heavily padded.) then suddenly, the entire seat will just flip... forward, backward, even diagonal flips until all you can register are the bright lights, colorful background (this is the ride with a painted lady showing her tits. hahaha.) and incredibly loud sounds.

my verdict is a 5 of 5. i LOVE this ride! loved it that i rode on it twice without getting out! this is the ride that freaked monch out, causing her to puke and puke and puke. hahaha. i got off the ride walking like a drunk. my sense of balance took a minute to work again.

ranger
it's like EK's anchor's away except it goes three-sixty degrees and you're caged in. didn't get to ride this. wrong timing palagi eh. :(

i'd have rated it as a 4 of 5 siguro based on how it looks and it's concept.

bump cars
duh... bump. cars.

my verdict's 5 of 5! i LOVE their bump cars! they're so manouverable (sp?), and can go a full u-turn in the width of two feet. the cars themselves aren't bulky, but i think it would've been better if the bump car area (stadium? arena? tracks?) were larger. this was the ride that had the most people when it was raining. when the rains subsided, monch and i headed over to ride for three rounds (five minutes each, we didn't have to exit our cars) and i kept bumping the european guy (he was kinda cute... hihihi).

ferris wheel
duh... ferris. wheel.

they say it's big. i say not. i think EK's is larger and more majestic. eurostar's has small carriages, and the rotation is SOOO much faster (we went around eight times before we got off). if you have kids, i recommend that you go with them, as the guardrails' pretty low. i hated the placement of the generator for this ride. the thing was directly below when the wheel would go down, blowing a huge gust of smoky heated air upwards. dude, if i wanted pollution, i'd have just gone to edsa... 3 of 5 stars for me.

for kids
there are a few rides for kids... off the top of my head, there's the carousel, a mini anchor's away, a mini flying fiesta, a truck-train set (like in malls).

games
whahe... lugi! most games need four tokens to play. tokens cost twenty-five each. for a chance to get the largest prize (looney tunes themed stuffed toys), you'd have to shell out a hundred bucks. no no. too expensive for a carnival booth game.

food
you'd better have eaten before you go here as the food's not exactly substantial. (on the other hand, if you plan to ride booster or flipper, don't eat at all.) it's mostly country fair food like hotdogs and nachos and stuff. the ride-all-you-can ticket has a voucher for fifty bucks worth of food included so it's not so bad... but here's an example of the prices. mineral water (viva, the one that costs eleven bucks in the store) sells for twenty five. and it's the small one too.

bathrooms
the lavatories are converted lift-vans (freight vans). there are (i think) two in the entire park with each having around five stalls. it's pretty clean, with toilet paper but it's a bit too cramped to change clothes in.

summary
eurostar has two price ranges for adults, a 300 ride-all-you-can pass for weekdays (m-th) and a 400 ride-all-you-can pass for weekends (f-s). the day pass costs 200 bucks. the place itself is pretty small, around two hectares of gravel ground with rides spread all over. if there aren't any lines, you can ride all rides within thirty minutes. the price is a little lofty especially for a theme park with so few rides. it's a 'conyotic perya' as a friend terms it.

learn to befriend the operators. we did and we made the operating booth a 'locker'. hahaha. another thing i noticed is that the rides are operated manually. there isn't a particular stop-and-go. operators pick the direction of the rides, the number of loop, yada yada. i'd probably go there again if with the right crowd, but to make the most of the fee, jut make sure to ride every damned ride at least five times.

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Blog Entrya poemAug 23, '05 5:40 AM
for everyone

Raymond sent me this... wala lang. sort of like what i experience... unlike the poem however, i DO NOT make lots of money when i work. hay, work's a total bitch.


A Poem

I start my day by sitting on a chair,

Giving my monitor a hard, cold stare,

By evening I'm done with another coding

Oh! This has become a routine so boring.

Like all, I entered this field with great hope

Jobs were many and there was plenty of scope

Dreams of joining the likes of Gates

And a chance to make money in the States.

Thus, I entered the world of bytes

Only to realize that reality bites

'Cause a programmer's life, isn't all that cozy

The bed of software, isn't all that rosy.

Seeing the monitor all day and night

Have taken the power of my eyesight

Late to bed and late to rise

Has made me wealthy, but not healthy and wise.

Working holidays, busy weekends

No time for family, no time for friends

My job steals most of my time

Helplessly, I watch this crime.

Just for few bits of money,

I forgot those moments with my honey

When I should be out - having fun

I' m telling a computer, what's to be done.

I hate you, yet I cant get away,

'Cause, I need the money you pay,

God, to thee I pray

If there be one - show me the way.

>>>>> - Anonymous Programmer -<<<<

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