June 1 , 2001 : MM Trip

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Although I'm not a big part of the BV Service Club (I'm not really in it at all, even though I still help out), I got to go on the end-of-the-year trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia.

We met at 6:20AM Saturday morning. I got dropped off at McDonalds and then Karen took Ken and I up to the school. We would be taken by a charter bus up to Six Flags.

The bus ride up was fun. We played word games and stuff, but mostly people just slept or listened to music (like Karen and Elliot here).

When we got there, though, we split off into groups and messed around for a bit until we figured out a reasonable ride schedule.

We saw this cool-looking fountain. Elliot and Kyle, being who they are, decided to have some perverted fun (see Kyle's creative use of the fountain). We also came across some bear statues. Kyle is shown here em... examining one of the statues.

Adnan didn't let Kyle have all the fun. Cowpoke Adnan rides a bear... and then... rides the bear again.

When we got to going on some real rides, some people bowed out of the scarier ones. Kyle and Jacel, unfortunately, missed out on Goliath, one of the best rides there.

After the swinging boat ride thingy, we ate some food, and then went on a less-threatening ride, Spin Out. Kyle bowed out again because he just ate.

Craig, my ride buddy, had to miss Spin Out because he was over the 75" limit... by an inch!!! I'm sure he would have been totally safe. Poor craig.

The ride was pretty amusing. It's very similar to the gravitron rides at the carnival. The centrifugal (or centripital... I forget) forces you to the wall, restricting movement as you spin around in circles. Naoko and Amy are in the first shot, and Adrian is featured with his hair messed up in the second shot. The last shot (and arguably the cutest picture) is of Adnan and Jacel!

After more messing around, Batman the Ride, and the Riddler, we walked up a very steep hill in search of another attraction. We just found a tram that went back down the hill and to a carousel, which we made use of. We rode twice.

Elliot was chillin until the second time, where he turned into a Ruff Ryder.

Adnan and Jacel also chilled. After a while, though, Adnan put on a little pole dance.

Adrian and Jacel got Craig to loosen up a bit more. Adnan took this opportunity to do a little more bear riding.

Here, Elliot takes pictures with his camera while Kyle poses for mine.

We went to Panda Palace within the park to go get something to drink (not to eat, however -- $2 an eggroll??!!!), and Elliot got some bear action of his own. I laugh my butt off every time I see his face in this picture.

As quitting time approached, we decided to go on a water ride. It was a one hour, thirty minute wait. It took only about an hour.

We saw some of our other friends there. Andrew was chillin in the line with his friend Mike.

I got a good shot of Craig. He looks fantastic here. Everyone talked on in the line. Michelle poses here on Craig's shoulder. An hour flew by.

Boarding time was easy. The max number of people was 12. We had 12 people!

These are the people I hung out with the whole day: my rollercoaster buddy Craig, Amy and Brenda, Adnan and Jacel, Naoko and Brian, Yoshie and Kyle, and Michelle and Elliot (not pictured: Adrian -- he didn't want to get wet, that smart, smart boy).

Afterwards, we emptied the water out of our bags and off of our clothes and a few guys messed around on a wall. They tried to get atop the wall with a running start. Mike didn't have a problem with it. After a few tries, Adnan did it with ease as well. Andrew, however, had a tougher time. Six tough times I think. Ouch.

When it was almost time to board the bus, a few of us rode Viper a couple of times and bought souveniers.

The giddiness hadn't worn off during the bus ride home. We played more camp games and truth or dare. Here, Mitu was dared to sit on Adnan's lap for 10 seconds.

I was grateful to have to opportunity to join my friends on this free trip. Thanks Mr. Swift!