johnychen

Just checked the weather report. According to wunderground.com 0% chance of rain and lows in the upper 40's and high's in the upper 60's for Friday thru Monday. Partly cloudy to clear. Looks like it's going to be great weather. The originally predicted rain went away. This will be my first WCB. I attended last years DSB and ECB and had a blast. Can't wait.

Here's what I ridden so far on: Greezed Lightning (Astroworld) Montazoomas Revenge (Knotts) Xcelerator (Knotts) Pony Express (Knotts) Storm Runner (Hershey) Speed the Ride (Sands Hotel) Steeplechase Coaster (Scream Zone Brooklyn) Mr Freeze (SFOT) Poltergeist (SFFT) Flight of Fear (King's Island) V2 (SFDK) Superman Escape (SFMM) Incredible Hulk Rockin Rollercoaster Possessed (Dorney) Top Thrill Dragster (CP) Wicked Twister Twister (CP) Maverick (CP) Kingda Ka (SFGA) Mummy's Revenge (USH) Mummy's Revenge (USO) Out of all these, Top Thrill Dragster is my Favorite with Xcelerator being a close second, with MR. Freeze third. Kingda Ka was just too rough and the restraints were too confining.

Just checked the weather report. Looks like the weekend is going to be sunny and in the upper 60's. Originally there was some rain forecasted for the Sunday but that has shifted to Monday. The weather is looking better and better.

Disneyland California Adventure Knott's Berry Farm (WCB) Six Flags Magic Mountain (WCB, been a while since my last visit. I was there last when they opened Tatsu) Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas Kemah Boardwalk Galveston Pleasure Pier Cedar Point (Coastermania) Canada's Wonderland (after Coastermania) Waldameer (after Coastermania) Darien Lake (after Coastermania) Luna Park Coney Island (August) Hersey Park (August) knoebels (August) Possible Visits Kennywood Six Flags Great Adventure Lake Compounce Quassy Dollywood Disney World and Florida Parks Anywhere the next Bash is held One of these days I need to go on one of the trips.

I use a Sony DCS-TX5 Cybershot. Its small and it's waterproof. Which is great for water parks and water rides. It also has a sliding cover and optical zoom. It takes 720p HD video, takes great low light shots, and has an amazing panoramic feature. There is a newer model the DSC-TX10 store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921666290114&XID=O:sony%20cybershot%20waterproof:dg_dsc_gglsrch:e&k_id=50752657-10bc-be09-638c-00006fdbc406

Just completed a 48 mile training ride on my new Rans Crank Forward Zenetik. Still trying out different seat adjustments to see if I can get it extra comfy. My recumbent trike is still the most comfortable bike that I have ever ridden.

Can't wait for memorial day weekend. The Houston area will be finally getting a second decent roller coaster. The Pleasure Pier will definitely do well. The closest major amusement park to Houston is in San Antonio which is about 3 hours away. Houston is the 4th largest city in the US in population (size wise I think we may beat Rhode Island). It is spread out and resembles a lot like Los Angeles with a similar international mix of residents. We are like LA with bad weather. Since the loss of Six Flags Astroworld, there has been a void as far as amusement parks go. I see the Pleasure Pier getting packed to capacity just like the Kemah Boardwalk.

Great report. One of these days I need to make a trip to the land of my ancestors. Never made it past England.

Everything all booked. Hotel, air, and car. Can't wait. This will be my first west coast bash. Went to the east coast bash and the deep south bash last year and had a blast. I will be getting in on Thursday night. Definitely will be doing Disneyland on Friday. I will be leaving late on Monday. Thinking about Universal Studios on Monday since I haven't seen the new King Kong yet. Wonder if it would be worth it to go for that? Or I can go to San Diego and get some credits I never got.

Just bought my tickets for both days and booked my flight. Looks like its going to be a fun weekend. I'll be flying in early on Thursday and leaving late Monday. Should have enough time to go to Disneyland on Friday and universal on Monday. It be nice to see Montezooma. It's like meeting good old Greezed Lightnin from Astroworld.

^ I actually saw someone ride a unicycle from Houston to Austin on the MS150 Bike tour. That's around 160 miles. He was pretty good and actually passed me going through the hilly parts.

On my last trip to Denver I went to Buckhorns and tried some interesting food. Had a Yak, Elk, and Buffalo steak and tried one fried Rocky Mountain Oyster(Bull testicles) Being Chinese American, some of the usual stuff may seem weird to everyone else. 1000 year old egg Chicken Feet White Wood Fungus Bamboo Shoots Sea Cucumber Fermented Rice Deserts Stinky Tofu (tried it, don't like it) Pigs feet with soybeans Pickled Tofu (fermented pickled tofu) salted fish jellyfish salad (taste like cucumbers) Pig ear cold cuts Interesting Canadian stuff I have eaten: Ketchup Potato Chips Poutine

I been doing the MS150 ride for multiple schlerosis every year for over 17 years from Houston to Austin (about 180 miles in two days). Here's the link about the ride and my pledge link. main.nationalmssociety.org/goto/johnychen I started riding on an old converted mountain bike with slicks but that got too painful so I bought a short wheel recumbent. It looks like this one. Actionbent Jetstream The recumbent was nice an comfy but it was hard to balance so I went ahead and bought a recumbent trike. Most comfortable bike ever. The trike was great but it was a bit slower than a normal road bike. So I went ahead and bought a crank forward Rans Zenetik four days agao. They say its just as comfortable as a recumbent but has all the advantages of a road bike. Plus it's a good hill climber. Haven't had a chance to test it yet due to all the rain but will soon.

Definitely a big anime fan. I founded The Anime Club at the University of Texas at Austin way back in 1987. It's still operating from what I last heard. Some of my favorites are: Original Macross Series Macross Movie Anything Rumiko Takahashi (Masison Ikkoku, Ranma, Urusei Yatsura) Anything Miyazaki Robot Carnival Akira Mani Mani Dirt Pair Full Metal Alchemist Cowboy Bebop Paranoid Agent Evangelion Ok not one of my favorites but do recall screening it at the Anime club for our Halloween event with extreme warnings on our flyers. We actually had a pretty large crowd. Before the screening I told the audience that the following movie contains scenes of graphic sex and violence and to not watch if you are offended. The crowd cheered when I made that statement.

First time I rode Ghostrider at Knott's Berry Farm. I rode the back seat, and even though the lap bars were pretty tight,the ejector air made me feel like I was slipping out from the lapbar. On top of that I felt like my spine was cracking.

Six Flags Over Texas Six Flags Fiesta Texas Seaworld San Antonio Kemah Boardwalk Luna Park NYC Scream Zone Six Flags great Adventure Six Flags New England Quassy Lake Compounce Hershey Park Dorney Park knoebels Cedar Point King's Island Dollywood Six Flags Over Georgia

I may have to go up to Dallas now to check it out.

Went to Best Buy at midnight. Got the 250gb Xbox 360 holiday bundle for $199. Got a 64gb usb drive from Fry's for $45 A Sony Wifi 3D Bluray player for $65 from the Sony Oultet store in San Marcos, TX.

I drove four hours to SFOT. Had 1 large Icee, beef jerky, beaver nuggets, 1 double double meal at In n out, 3 cokes and a popcorn before I went on the New Texas Giant for two hours of non stop ERT. Felt a little queasy after the 20th time in a row. It was during their Golden Ticket Award celebration.

My first coaster was the Serpent at six flags Astroworld.

Now if only someone will resurrect my favorite dark ride. The Alpine Sleighs that use to been at Astroworld. www.dafe.org/articles/darkrides/alpineSleighs.html

obsession - one and only

Here's a link to two of my favorite things. Amusement parks and Anime. From an old Anime called Robot Carnival.

Born and Raised in Houston,TX. Former home park. Astroworld I consider Six Flags Over Texas my home park now even though its 4 hours away. Kemah and the new Pleasure Pier in Galveston will be my closest parks but they are pretty small. Still waiting for Earthquest Adventures.

I got to DJ Mayor Anise Parker's Election party in Houston.