Dream Comes True

Never stop believing, never stop wishing, and someday somehow, without you realizing it, it will come true. 

That's what I always said to myself, even sometimes I think that it MIGHT be too ridiculous or too big to come true, but then it suddenly happens.

I was born in the middle class family, which I could say my family is happy enough, we can afford delicious foods and I still can saving up money for my 'kinda' expensive novels. But then I think not for a overseas trip with the whole family, maybe we can, if we saving up the money for a few years, but my father prefer to saving up money for our schools first.

Going to Disneyland been ALWAYS my dream, since I was a child I believe, because my mother always feed me with fairy tales, and especially Disney things. I grow up believing in fairies (still do now, don't judge me), that Neverland and Wonderland do exist, and believing that I am resemble to Belle's character (we love reading books & wanting to have a great adventure somewhere!). So, yes, Disneyland is MUST visit place before I die.

Mom and baby me, with fake Donal Duck & Daisy Duck

My favorite cousin, which he work as a tour guide before, always shows me videos and pictures whenever he came back from taking a tour from Disneyland Japan or Hongkong, I was like, "Wow.... How amazing....", and he was like, "You will have your turn.", I just smiling whenever he said that, and praying that it will come true, but remembering that an overseas trip cost A LOT, I surely cannot ask my parents to paid me for the entire trip. And this dream, this Disneyland dream, I buried in my heart, not becoming my priority, maybe one day if I could get my own money, I will go there for sure.

Years passed, so much things going on, Disneyland dream is just a dream, just sometimes showing up on my head when I saw pictures related to that. 

But one day, I got a chance to study in China, full scholarship, and that was one of my dream too anyway, to study in foreign country. And actually, my first school option is in Shanghai, but didn't get in tho, but that's okay, everything happens for a reason, right? And on winter break, I got this chance to visit Shanghai, which one of Disneyland located! (actually, this Shanghai trip also supported by my father & roommate, bcs I am so BROKE after Harbin trip. love you all.)

Me and my 3 friends bought the ticket online, and yep it's cheaper than in the official application, but still expensive, but hey it's Disneyland, it's worth it.

We went there early in the morning, it was cold, because the day before is raining. The 高铁 ride is pretty long to, maybe almost 1 hour and 30 minutes? And finally, we arrived!

yUhUUUUUU

We got a free sticker as we help the workers filled a review.

It was crowded because it's 新年 holiday, Chinese New Year I mean, but I still can handle the crowds (I am the type of person that CANNOT stand too much crowds). I bought a cute headband in Disney store, actually I want to buy more but, no money, people, no money. I choose the rarest one of course, because I am different, I didn't follow the crowds.

LOOK ALL THE PRETTY CHOICES!

THIS MUST BE THE HARDEST DECISION OF MY LIFE?

But then again, love at the first sight with this one.

It's colorful! and sparkly! define magic! and special!

THEN I 100% READY FOR DISNEYLAND!

We went to watch the show first which located in Gardens of Imagination, in front of the castle. I got a good spot to watch it, and guess who's crying, of course, me. I was singing along and tearing up. It was.... magical.........

Uh, hello there.

After the first show, we went to watch another show, it was Frozen Sing Along! The playhouse is so pretty and amazing!

 They sang in Chinese, but well, it was fun! Then we went to rode 2 rides in Toy Story Land, the one that goes like Kora-Kora in Dufan, but SCARIER because we sat in the FRONT ROW what the fuck, even in Dufan I never sat on that seat. But yeah, I always love the adrenaline rides, it was amazing.

Just because.

Then we went to the MOST amazing rides I've ever saw in my 23 years of life, Tron rides. The waiting lines was like... almost 1 hour? BUT GUYSSSSS it was totally worth the wait! can't describe how amazing it is, it was like a rollercoaster, but the seat is like a motorbike, make it 10 times scarier, not scary tho, cooler, yap, BUT WELL IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING RIDE I'VE EVER RODE.

YES OR YES?

 And oh, Pirates of The Caribbean one is AMAZING too, damn Disney meets technology = out of this world. You need to experiencing that yourself, my words only cannot describe how A M A Z I N G it was. On the ride I was like,

"Whoaaaaaaa"


"....... wow....."

"w h o a"

I think Disneyland worth the price. If its not that crowded maybe it will be better, yap, I cannot ride all of the rides, but at least I rode the best attractions there.
Oh I also watched the parade, it was cute...

I took more videos than pictures, so, yeah.

And finally, with all the waiting outside in the cold for almost 2 hours, the fireworks show! I think I got a good spot to see the show, yep, I cries again, I know, but guys, this is my childhood dream and finally after 23 years and 2 months, I am here, watching it with my own eyes, of course I will cry.

Worth all the waits, worth all the believing and wishing.

WAIT I'M GONNA CRY AGAIN

While watching it, I was thinking, wow, this is it, you made it here, with a little force and a help here and there, YOU ARE HERE! Not watching it from your cousin's phone.
I was standing there and still cannot believe it anyway.

Too touched to speak.


Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.


For giving me a chance to see this with my own eyes.
I will be back for sure, or to another Disneyland, maybe.

This is what I always do, saying that I will be back, like 2016 when I visit Beijing for the first time, and 2018 I went there again, finding my way to be back again.

Now in January 2019, I write here that I will go to Disneyland again, and let's wait and see, when will I say I am back to Disneyland again?

So, dear my self, look what you can achieve now, through all the wait, cries, and of course, all the prays.

Please, never stop believing and praying.
You can do it if you really put your heart in it.

Dear self, another story already awaits, you take control of your life, so please, never regret anything, every bad things that happened to you is a life lesson, for your better self.
Dear self, love yourself more, love your stories more.

29th January 2019, she is happy to be home.

Love, Nach.