Where and when were you happiest?
Either generally or a specific moment.
It's about time we had a positive thread.
(Cave Duck, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 9:52, 121 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I'm always happy
I don't think I've ever been The Happiest Ever, although I've had very enjoyable experiences.

One of my favourite memories was being in a hotel in Hong Kong and waking up thinking it was day because of all the noise, but it was 4am and the markets were still going just as strong as if it had been 4 in the afternoon. It was pretty cool watching everyone bustling around. Other people usually write about how they were on top of a mountain or whatever and it was all tranquil and serene, but I love cities.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 9:58, Reply)

I'm like you
I don't think I have a happiest moment ever, but if I had to choose one, it'd be the first time I slept with Mark. Nothing happened, as we both had partners, but both of us were working in Brussels and had a horrible cold (hi called his man flu), and I couldn't bear sleeping on my own again, in that cold hotel, so he let me sleep with him. I spent the night hugging him and feeling super happy, but I didn't sleep much. I was crap next morning.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:07, Reply)

And I forgot
You've been in Hong Kong? I thought you'd never gone out of the UK, for the way you talk about never going visiting places. HK is quite far away. I loved the place, specially the little tiny islands, as busy as the main one, but in the middle of the jungle!
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:08, Reply)

Oh no I've been all over the world
I just haven't travelled much around England, hence my London virginity being broken on Friday!

I went to Hong Kong a year before it was handed back to China, it was an amazing place, really interesting.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:12, Reply)

I loved living in HK

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:19, Reply)

You lived in HK?
Details please! I'm so jealous of people who live in exotic places.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:25, Reply)

From 2004 to 2006 when I worked for The Coca-Cola Company.
Lived in Happy Valley, worked in Times Square. Spent a lot of time in Shanghai and Shenzen with work. Used to love going to Lamma island on a Sunday to relax and Friday nights in Lan Kwoi Fong.

It's expensive there but I was lucky not to pay tax as an ex-pat and my company paid for the flat, maid, driver etc.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:28, Reply)

that's pretty sweet
I'd love to do something like that, but my skills aren't really in demand anywhere else!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:31, Reply)

I was lucky - I went on secondment.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:39, Reply)

Is that where you go crazy and get asked to leave for a while?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:48, Reply)

No that was why I left HK and came home.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:51, Reply)

Hong Kong is one of my favourite places to visit.
First time there I went for a drink in Felix at the Peninsula. Sounds odd but the toilets are what I remember most about the place. The urinal was set into the window so you had the feeling of peeing on Hong Kong from a very great height.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:40, Reply)

Ooh ooh, those toilets are famous
They were designed by Phillipe Starck, who's doing the interior design for the Virgin Space Station.

I'm excited because I've learned something from my studies.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:49, Reply)

Next time you're there go to the restaurant on the top floor of the Shangri-La hotel on the island
56th floor, with amazing views of the harbour.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:50, Reply)

Will do.

(Zoz prayed for twink on, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:59, Reply)

Oh, I see
I've been mistaken for a long time.

I'd love to live in HK, we tried to find a job there, but things are not very good at the moment, Chinesse people are happy with salaries much lower than ours, and we can't speak Chinesse. Nobody replied to our emails. :(
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:22, Reply)

Apartments are very expensive. Live on HK rather than Kowloon. I lived in Happy Valley which I really liked, however the mid levels and Stanley are nice too. Avoid living in Wanchai.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:25, Reply)

Yep
I still need to find a job there before I start thinking where to live.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:32, Reply)

You don't need to speak Chinese though so don't let that put you off.
I am sure there are specialist recruitment companies in the UK that handle jobs in Asia.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:34, Reply)

Yes, we contacted a few
We've been told that with the crisis as it is there's no way they'll be paying European salaries to work there; and even if we go for a good cut, they'd probably won't pay for flat and expenses either. We've been recommended to keep our jobs here and wait a year or so and then try again. In the meantime we're learning Mandarin (I know they do Cantonese, but we don't mind working anywhere in China, so Mandarin seems better)
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:37, Reply)

Oh dear. What about Japan? A lot of people go over to Japan so the language must be less of a barrier

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:26, Reply)

Japanesse work too hard
I'm not up to 12h/day, 6day/week working time.

Mark was working there for a while too, and it was very "funny". They are very misoginist (?) and don't accept women can work like man. He was there with a female collegue; Mark was doing one bit of the job and she was doing the other. When she'd send documents for the client to review, they'd come back with the comments to Mark, and tried for him to explain what it meant, ignoring the woman completely. Same for team buildings and going out.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:35, Reply)

The Japanese are fuckers to do business with - almost as bad as negotiating with the French.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:39, Reply)

that sounds pretty sucky!
I'd always wanted to visit Japan, but that was mainly because I heard that they have gin and tonic vending machines.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:40, Reply)

I guess it depends what you go there to do
I know a few people who've gone there teaching English and some who've gone there on fellowships to do research and none of them really had difficulties with language. Although as Aberaccion said, in business they are extremely sensitive to hierarchy and the highest position Japanese women usually attain is either an air hostess or an office lady (administrator).
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:49, Reply)

I fukcing love cities as well
The hustle and the bustle is worth all the fuss(le)
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:18, Reply)

haha
Yeah I love that too, it makes me feel like Annie when she arrives in the city, looking up at all the buildings and being dead excited. I love walking through the city at night when everyone's in restaurants and bars and stuff and there's loads going on.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:19, Reply)

We is bredren

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:26, Reply)

I'm well excited about meeting you on Friday
I might end up doing that holding hands and skipping around dance with you.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:27, Reply)

I ain't coming dude!

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:40, Reply)

what?
WHAT?

I did not know this. This upsets me greatly.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:49, Reply)

Sorry Kitzo.
I'm gutted I'm not going to meet you too. And there are other fantabulous b3tans I want to meet, and ones I've not seen in a while and would love to see. I'm leaving the bashing to djtp though.
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 11:03, Reply)

is he going to be there on behalf of the Roota Contingent?
Spray him with your perfume so you can be there in spirit.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 11:07, Reply)

Around my late twenties.
Spent every weekend off my tits on ecstasy and other stuff. Didn't have a proper job and lived from week to week but I didn't have a care in the world.

Eventually I got my shit together though.
( girlinthehole, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:01, Reply)

Ah good times....

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:06, Reply)

It was the best of times and perhaps the worst of times.

( girlinthehole, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:07, Reply)

Now is the winter of our discount tents

( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:09, Reply)

made glorious bummer by this sun of /talk.

( girlinthehole, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:11, Reply)

A friend of mine has an 18 year old son...
...who describes us as 'Ibiza Dads'.
Who'd have thought it would turn out like this.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:10, Reply)

I've managed to evade this by not having kids.

( girlinthehole, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:12, Reply)

I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:05, Reply)

Heaven knows you're miserable now.

( girlinthehole, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:06, Reply)

How can one be unhappy when there is an Eccles Cake waiting to be scoffed?

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:08, Reply)

Beats me.

( girlinthehole, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:09, Reply)

You don't have cake, do you?

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:11, Reply)

No I don't.
I could get some at lunctime if necessary.
( girlinthehole, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:12, Reply)

It's the new 'E'.
Totally big and clever - and everyone is doing it. You should try it. Start out on something easy like a French Fancy and if you are not enjoying yourself have a Caramel Slice to help you come down.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:15, Reply)

Oh I would kill for a caramel slice right now

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:16, Reply)

I've got the goods baby.
Come see me, I'm sure we can 'work someting out'.
*winks*
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:23, Reply)

Yeah yeah, when I get there you'll be all "I'm out of caramel slice, but I've got this sweet vanilla slice in"
and then it'll be downhill from there.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:26, Reply)

Girl - that's the other guys. I'm different.
Now - how about a Lady Finger?
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:31, Reply)

I say!

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:34, Reply)

Did you just drop your monocle?

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:39, Reply)

it's ok, I've fished it out
I'll just wipe the champagne off.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:40, Reply)

Hahaha!
Confecionary......just say no.
( girlinthehole, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:17, Reply)

It was 2005...
I know that much.

I'd been acquaintances with a girl for years, we'd never got on that well, but I got on with her friends, and vice versa.

Then, over about 6 months of texting, phoning and emailing we developed rather deep feelings for each other. She lived in Southport, while I lived in Congleton, it wasn't easy. It was nothing official, but still felt like it.

I had a week booked off work, where I would be travelling up to see my old friends, and would be only a bus ride away from Southport, so I decided to make plans to see her. She sounded as excited as I was, and so we agreed on a date.

More than a little bit nervous, I got on the bus, and travelled to see a girl I hadn't seen in the flesh for over a year. When I got to her house, I was directed to the top floor, where I found her sat on her bed, gently dozing. I lay next to her, and kissed her gently on the cheek, waking her up. That was at 10am.

We didn't leave that bed until 8pm. We spent a few hours having the sort of fun you'd expect, but the rest of the time we just lay cuddled into one another, feeling the others skin pressed up against us.

I ended up staying the night, and we did the same.

When I left the next day, I promised I'd see her again in a month or so, as we began to make arrangements to go away for a weekend together. That was the last time I saw her.

About 2 weeks later, a girl I lived near (who I'd been chatting to for a while) admitted she fancied me, and asked if I liked her back. I admitted I did, and she proceeded to ask me out.

Blah blah, long story short, I called off everything with the girl from Southport. I have no regrets for choosing the congleton girl, I had two wonderful years with her. But I still feel like a bit of a tool when I think about how I let Southport girl down.

But I still look back on that day with happiness, and always will.

TL;DR - Spent the day in bed with a girl
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:06, Reply)

TL;DR

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:06, Reply)

TS - DR

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:11, Reply)

I couldn't be arsed retyping it, I've just pasted that from a while back

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:12, Reply)

I stopped reading after "girl"
sorry.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:13, Reply)

Lost me at 'it'.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:15, Reply)

Needs more Green Day

( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:21, Reply)

9 - 10 years ago
I was 23/24, I was diving, I was getting laid and I was finally earning a respectable wage.

Now I just work and pay bills and stuff.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:06, Reply)

where were you diving?
was that your job? If so, why the hell did you switch to accountancy?!
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:22, Reply)

Just as a hobby
I dived the south coast of England, the Red Sea twice and the Galapagos Islands.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:54, Reply)

I've been fed up since about July 2008
So some time before that, I guess.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:08, Reply)

*sad face*

( girlinthehole, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:09, Reply)

this thread is getting depressing fast

( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:12, Reply)

I blame Cave Duck.

(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:14, Reply)

And you can't even remember
What happened in July 2008?
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:12, Reply)

Oh, I know exactly what happened
It was around that time that I realised my PhD was depressing and shit.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:13, Reply)

Sorry about that
But you'll be happy one day, when it's finished and you get an awsome job.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:23, Reply)

why so sad?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:13, Reply)

See above
I'm fairly sure that the only thing that stopped me quitting was that the recession began a little while after that summer and so there were no jobs available. Not exactly a great source of motivation when you've got five months left to finish.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:19, Reply)

5 months isn't that long though
and at the end of it you'll be Dr Crow, that alone is worth it.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:23, Reply)

I didn't quit my job for the same reason
after a year and a half of almost killing myself. Now I'm happy I didn't, as they've found me this other job which I love, and I can probably move to London to work with them.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:24, Reply)

Oddly enough, my brother's going through a rough patch in his PhD at the moment too. Maybe it's the time of year or something.

He's done most of the interesting stuff (his is in proper science with labs, white coats and liquid nitrogen) and now just needs to get it written up, but he's never really had any training in the art of scientific writing (as it were).

So he's sat with not too long to go, a massive pile of papers all of which he thinks he's got to refer to, and a considerable helping of The Fear that he doesn't know anywhere near enough, and hasn't made enough progress. All this despite good experimental work and a published paper or two.

Perversely, that's pretty much exactly where you need to be though. It's the folks who reckon they know the lot and think that their PhD is going to change the world that are in for a terrible shock ...
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:33, Reply)

haha 'proper science', did you see that Crow, he's totally burning you.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:35, Reply)

I was under the impression that Crow's involves proper lab stuff too. Physics or something?
... as opposed to mine which was ostensibly computery but ended up as slightly glorified social science, sort of. Not wishing to offend anyone, like ...
(BrianHequator was stretching owls, on, or around, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:40, Reply)

I think his wrists are too limp to handle big bottles of liquid nitrogen

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:50, Reply)

Liquid nitrogen
is awesome stuff. I've used it for all sorts of extra-curricular purposes in the past.
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 11:02, Reply)

A mate knew a student who used it for a party piece
involving taking it into his throat and doing an enormous burp. One night it went wrong and he swallowed it. Hospitalarity ensued.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 11:06, Reply)

On Clarkson's shortlived show 'Clarkson'
he once made ice cream with liquid nitrogen, it was pretty impressive.

I quite enjoyed that show, he also created a mousetrap that sets fire to the mouse and he microwaved a melon.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 11:08, Reply)

Now.
Going to propose in a few weeks (she's already said she will say yes)

Planning to try for kids next year

Always wanted to run my own business which I now do (although cashflow is fucking stressful)
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:12, Reply)

are you WBM?

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:13, Reply)

No and you will have proof of this when we meet at the bash on Friday

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:14, Reply)

but I've never met WBM
so it won't be unquestionable proof
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:16, Reply)

Ah. Not sure I can provide any other form of proof.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:19, Reply)

get your cock out, wbm is a chick.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:21, Reply)

so she says.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:23, Reply)

Facebook agrees with that fact at least

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:25, Reply)

anyone can set up a facebook profile

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:28, Reply)

If you wish I will gaz you my FB page so you can tell I am a bloke.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:29, Reply)

Add me up if you want
we probably have plentiful mutual friends. My profile pic is currently me up a pole as well so it's hard to miss.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:36, Reply)

Bob is the only B3tan I am connected to on FB I think - I know who none of you are

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:38, Reply)

Me
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:39, Reply)

Req sent.
this is battered
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:42, Reply)

I'm friends with him too
My initials are MS
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:41, Reply)

Req sent.

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:44, Reply)

o hai
accepted.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:50, Reply)

I'll vouch for battered he has a mans voice

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:33, Reply)

and you have seen my pic on FB

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:35, Reply)

aye, i went blind

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:46, Reply)

*unties thigh strap and releases "the beast" *

(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:23, Reply)

Boring answer
When my kids were born. Truly amazing feelings!

OT Answer
Being at the V festival with a load of mates, pissed and stoned as a fart, sitting aournd the tents at about 4am. Excellent fun, haven't laughed so much since
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:12, Reply)

happiest when with certain people, no particular events.
My happiness levels don't really fluctuate at all. Is stay at the same sarcy grumpy level.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:20, Reply)

24th September, 2006
And no, that in no way makes me feel positive.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:26, Reply)

next week you can say
"22nd October 2010" and we'll all go "FUCK YEAH"
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:29, Reply)

Provided I'm alive by then :/

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:30, Reply)

Seems a little melodramatic

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:33, Reply)

No, this cold is killing me and provided I've not drunk myself into oblivion

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:36, Reply)

Ahh, have a whiskey, that'll clear you up for an hour or so

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:39, Reply)

Aww, you still got manflu?
Stick some lemsip in your whiskey and woman the fuck up.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:37, Reply)

I thought I was all better! Then it fucking comes back, like the Alien in Alien.

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:37, Reply)

or that cute little yellow cat in that Tex Avery cartoon.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:41, Reply)

Taking birth of children as a given, I'd go for


I didn't really want children until I reached thirty, and before having them, Disneyworld would not have made my list of top 10000 places to visit.
We don't earn a lot and it was a big decision to go. With there being nearly 8 years between our two girls, there was a limited time frame when the younger would be able to cope with long days round the parks, and it still have appeal to the older one.
Our flight there was diverted upto Atlanta due to a hurricane and we spent a lot of time intially sat on the plane, then in the airport. We eventually arruved at Disneyland around 10pm on what should have been day two of the holiday to be told that they'd cancelled our room as we hadn't let them know about the delay. We eventually got a room around 11pm. However witnessing the above as my daughter hugged Tigger (and crucially to her it WAS Tigger not some bloke in a suit) made me feel really proud that we'd been able to give her that moment.
(Cave Duck, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:53, Reply)

That's awesome fella
(The hug I mean, not the rest)
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:54, Reply)

We are going to Disneyland Paris next year
I think the kids will actually pop with happiness!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 10:57, Reply)

We didn't tell them until a week before. They thought we were going to the Lake District.
And then we sat down to ostensibly watch a film together and put on one of the Disneyworld promotional DVDs After which we just said "That's where we'll be this time next week" The youngest ran up stairs and put her favourite bear and a pair of shorts in her little wheeled case.
Of course it is all about getting your money from you and it would be easy to go around being cynical about the overpriced drinks etc, but it's worth it.
I hope you all have a great time.
(Cave Duck, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 11:10, Reply)

Cheers!
I think it might be a good idea to keep it from them until very near the time!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 11:15, Reply)

Disneyworld was fucking amazing
That was my favourite holiday for the sheer awesomeness. I loved the Epcot Centre and Seaworld just as much as the actual park. And there were tons of simulators and shows for people who don't like rides, it was just fantastic.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Wed 20 Oct 2010, 11:09, Reply)