Big Bee and a bunch of her best buddies had been planning for an outing to Universal Studios for quite a while. It was a gathering that the girls organised entirely on their own, with minimal parental supervision and maximum peer involvement.
The anticipation from the girls was inexplicably dense throughout the entire CA1 week, just before the big day. In fact, they were already planning the routes to explore and had even printed out an itinerary! What precise planning! This excitement really helped them tide through the CA1 week blithely. I guess this was a coping mechanism for the girls who were managing a much tougher primary 5 curriculum for their first formal assessment in school.
We were in Universal Studios from 10am to 3 plus pm. Some of Big Bee's friends were hanging out until almost 7pm! Little Bee and I spent time by ourselves in the first 2 hours upon entering Universal Studios, as Big Bee had already rushed into different rides with her friends, and started the whole momentum going.
Meanwhile, Little Bee and I ambled languidly around, taking our time with the Transformers ride, the new Sesame Street ride, interacting with Ernie from Sesame Street, and the Madagascar ride. We could even squeeze in time to eat lunch in an almost-empty food court at the Jurassic Park section! It was gratifying to be able to spend some quiet, quality time with Little Bee, listening to her never-ending sunshine-like chatter.
As this was the weekend just before many schools' CA test week, the entire Park was not crowded at all. So the restaurants were empty, the queues were short, and there were lots of spaces around the Park to stroll around. Lovely. We eventually joined Big Bee and her friends when they had lunch in a restaurant in Far Far Away, and then hung around with them as they dashed to all the different shows and rides in the Park.
Chilling out with tweens is thoroughly enjoyable - especially when they are happy, and not feeling moody nor temperamental! Big Bee's friends would chat incessantly and excitedly with me as if I am part of their group, and I am thankful that they treated me more like a friend than another stuffy adult.
One of the biggest achievements for Big Bee was taking the Battlestar Galactica (Human) ride. She had been wanting to take this ride for a long time, and was elated when she was able to do it with her friends finally! That exhilaration and thrill on their faces after their ride was priceless.
We left early at 3 plus pm because we had to walk Big Bee's best friend out of the Park. What a thoroughly enjoyable day!
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