Kia Ora!!! Love New Zealand

2007-07-10T04:26:00.000+12:00

i heart New Zealand, South Island, Otago, Dunedin, University of Otago, Willowbank

filled with all my wonderful memories, adventure and experience of a lifetime!

sweet as!

2007-07-09T03:42:00.000+12:00

and off we really go!
on e plane, i was watching movie all e way, for 10hrs, 6movies!
dad mum me with all our luggage at singapore changi airport.
by then, my face seems to have "swelled up"! due to difference in climate? not sure y, but it just did! felt like a loster!

*1st jul*
Day 12

the day has finally arrived! dreadfully. =(
at chc international airport!
standing infront of e wishing well, wishing that i do not need to go back singapore! will my wish come thr? well, apparently, not. =(

at the ever-famous christchurch city center
night sight!

there were many different types of cheese available.
i'm not a cheese eater, so i didnt exactly know how to appreicate them!
and that silver huge container, i think its where milk are stored!

stopped by a cheese factory, where they make their cheese!
well, winter being the off-peak season, its not e cheese-making season too! this is due to e lack of high quality milk from e cows! *hehe

see how e sky changes colour!

sun set!
nz has beautiful sunset.
each sunset is different in its own special way!

after our cruise, its back on e roads back to chc.
on our journey back in our car, e sky! e clouds! e sun! e landscape!
i'm so going to miss all these!

beautiful scenics on our cruise.
the sun, the sea, the peacefulness, what else can i ask for!
*perfect!

so cute! so cute!
i should be swimming with them! =(
anyway dolphins "jump" out of e water to catch their breathe and in they go again. so to be able to take such photos, is an acheivement itself. =)
well, e hector's dolphins are playful. they tend to enjoy mingling with swimmers, which should have been me. and "hang" ard cruises.

ok! i didnt get to swim with dolphins, but i managed to see them.
these are the hector's dolphin aka NZ dolphins.
they exist only in NZ, majorly in this habour.
an endangered species and known to be the world's smallest dolphin

cant remember e name of this species. but its a nz native bird!

seagull!
so proud of myself to be able to take such shoots with the SLR super zoom camera!

blowhole!
a pity it didnt blow too much this time!

take a closer look!
this is an existing traditional maori marea!
maori are the indigenous pple of nz. well i took a module on maori society, and was tested in e exams on the marea, so i know! and now i see one with my own eyes!

on our cruise!
enjoying e beauitful view!

e view from where i was was amazing!
somehow, its fortunately that most of e special landmarks and wildlifes are on the left side of e cruise, where i am!

and we're off!
off to explore e habour! and lots of wildlife!

so instead of going out sea to swim with my dolphin, we decided to take e wildlife cruise!
better than nth!
so its boarding time!

along a "lake"!
fly away birds!!!!

on a small bridge to....

exploring the community of Akarao and e locals and their homes.
corners of Akarao that tourists normally dun get to explore and see. we did!

scenic of Akaroa!

*30th jun*
Day 11

a very disappointed morning!
we travelled an hour from CHC to Akarao, me being all ready and excited about swimming with dolphins! something i've been wanting to do so much.
but to my disappointment when i reached the counter, they lady told me its cancel! cancelled? just like that? w/o informing me? i did advance booking and they have my contact details!
my heart sank! i was really disappointed
well, its cancelled due to e wind and sea condition. well, no one to blame, but i'm still disappointed!
yea! that boat is e boat i was suppose to take, to take me out to sea to meet my dolphins!

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"hello! hello! how are u doing?", thats me talking to one of them! *hehe
so cute so cute so cute!

ain't they just soooo cute?
and they're really friendly to us! esp to dad!

part of it, is a small section of handicraft and patchwork shop!
many beautiful beautiful items & patchwork!

went to Wai Ariki!
this place has interesting, one of a kind looking animals!
some are on sales! i want i want i want!

lunch!
nacho! its yummy!
and pumkin soup, i think!

headed to the community library!
main purpose was to use the internet to do our online checkin for our flight back to singapore.

presenting Hanmer Horse!

after an hour of riding thr rivers, steams, hills, valleys etc, we're back!
it was great!
a pity that it was too cloudy, so couldnt see too much view from afar!
but its still nice!

and off we go! on our journey and horse ride!

up onto my chestnut brown colour horse i go!

*29th jun*
Day 10

time for horse riding!
so here's Hanmer Horse Riding Stable. they have approx 25 horses

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Le Gite Backpackers at Hanmer Spring.
a really beautiful and homely place to live in!
the hall was much warmer than our rooms.

after a warm "bath" at the hot spring! feeling refreshed. although e mineral smell was quite strong, a nice meal completes it!

temperature of e water approximately 40degree.
comparing to e weather temperature... hmmmm 5degree? or even lower, maybe

look at e thickness of e snow.
even on e benches.
and despite e coldness, ice cream is good!

yup! we were at the rock pool!
beautiful resort too!

dad enjoying himself!
its shiok! so shiok!

we're reached!
M.... Hot Spring Resort! *cant remember how to spell*
note: this isn't e popular Hanmer Spring Hot Spring.
its abt an hour drive away.
we discovered this Hot Spring from bayan. he told me this place is much much nicer than the so highly promoted Hanmer Spring Hot Spring. so i trust him on that!
and i wasn't disappointed! =)
hanmer spring hot spring looks just like a typical public pool area, although its more commonly promoted by NZ tourism board. it
anyway here, we made new friends. 3 japanese. they said this is different from the hot spring they get back in japan.

continuing our drive!

*28th jun*
Day 9

we stayed here! at Hokitika!
this place is lovely!
1st class leh! with qualmark creditation too!

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stopped over a salmon farm!
so many salmon!
in e water slping ard.... to being in e freeze waiting to be cooked!

on our drive towards Hokitika!

*27th jun*
Day 8

presenting my most beautiful lake in NZ!
Lake Wanaka.
my 4th time being here.
its still so pretty! but this time less sun! so less sun effect!

our backpacker accomodation in queenstown
well, faith's lowest rating backpackers! =(
but still a good experience being here.
scenic at Queenstown Coronot Peak!

after a tiring day of lessons. i was exhausted and my leg ached.
but e view is simply breath-taking!
and i'm proud to say: I CAN SKI!

snow snow snow! snow everywhere!
see that thingie! its e lift!

tada! thats all!
all dressed up! but just shot of attaching on the ski and be on e ski ground.
well, we didnt bring our camera to e ski ground.
just carrying e gears and walking in e shoes, i'm clumpsy enough
its heavy and its so cold till hands r numb and its kind of difficult to walk with e shoes!

*26th jun*
Day 7

the time has come! for SKIING!
so before we started with lessons, had to get all our gears and stuff.
i was kind of lost though. but yea! the kiwis are helpful pple =)

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ok! after e thrilling activity, time to calm down!
i had lamb steak!
at a resturant known to serve e best quality beef... but i dun exactly think that its that fanastic *opps!

turn here turn there!
it's snowing! its windy! its so cold.
my uncovered lower jaws were numb!

go!
zoom zoom zoom!

now its MY turn!
e serious look on my face.
are u ready?

swinging thr e bushes!

and off dad go!
swinging in e sky!

ok! 1st up! DADDY!
yea! its snowing!

dressing up time!
jumpsuit! i like! but not practical to wear on a daily basis! *hehe

my next thrill seeking activity!
FLY BY WIRE!
that plane was what i got on!
and e hill we were gradually "lifted" to! well, e beginning lifting part is actually e most thrilling and scarey part!

pretty pretty!
its suppose to be Queenstown Winter Festival, but due to heavy snow a few days back, e opening ceremony was delayed. so most programs were delayed too!

queenstown city center!
i was here! 2 years ago too! i remember!

queenstown!
e hotel behind of mum, is e exact same hotel we stayed in during our holiday here 2 years ago!

*25th jun*
Day 6

here we are! in Queenstown!

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great chef at work!
but imagine cooking w/o any oil nor sauce!
but it still turned out good!
well, like i said, its e great chef at work! its abt improvencing with what u have!
dinner time!

scenic of Te Anau
e sun is going to set soon!

land for sale!
anyone? anyone interested to build a house here?
me! me!

ok! thats me, trying to balance myself on a pole. a rounded pole!

this is some other part of Te Anau.
beautiful

more ducks!
there was this cute little girl throwing bread into the lake, so e ducks were "fighting" for food!

the sky, the water, the plants, the rocks!

pretty pretty!

we found a hiden route thr some plants, and e adventure dad & me climded thr e bushese. and guess what we found!
this beautiful lakeside!

apart from e animals, this place is like a garden too!

more birds around.
wonder if theses are nz native birds. hmm i think so!

Takahe!
so colour! so pretty!
a few of them here are injuried.

now! this confirms that the white headed duck is e male.
well, because we were observing them and imitating their sound, this white headed duck actually came "attacked" me. seriously!

ducks! pretty ducks!
my guess is, e black headed duck is e female, e white headed is e male.
often times, we'll see a black headed duck & white headed duck together.

Te Anau Wildlife centre!
here there are quite a lots of rare and even endangered nz specifies

on our journey back! back on e bridge.
somehow e view when we first walked thr it, and now, is different. e sky, e waterlevel...

we're within e woods!
i like e effect when sunshine shines thr e trees!

scenics during our walk!
nice!

walk walk walk! tramp tramp tramp!
here we go!

presenting e ever famous Kepler Track!
this bridge is amazing!

drove pass this trout observatory place, so we stopped by!
salmon and fishes in it.

found this boat on e beach, so i happily got into it!

Te Anan lake!
its pretty huh?
so peaceful!
well, as expected, not much pple ard. its e super off peak season now. but i like!

Te Anau city center!

*24th jun*
Day 5

its pie for breakfast! its yummy
and dad's fish & chip. he has been nagging n nagging at me for his fish & chip since he arrived.

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more snow!
white! beautiful white!
partial green, partial white!

*excuse the blue-ish colour!

and! i finally see snow! as in snowing! snowing!
right infront of my eyes!
look at e roads! nice huh?
but but dangerous to drive thr, so i kept reminding dad to be extra careful!

on another stretch of road, cows!

ok! its really time to leave dunedin! =(
see who we met!
my precious!
hello! hello! how are u? are u cold? how's e snow out there?

next headed to Baldwin street- world's steepest street.
its here! here in dunedin. approx 10min drive from my house!

amazing amazing amazing!
snow! fresh snow!

yea!
making snow ball and throwing ard... woohoo!
look how deep e snow is!

tada! we've reached the white patch on e hill we saw from afar my house!
snow! a whole field of snow!
so exciting! i've never seen snow before!
and i get to see snow, before i leave dunedin!
its like a wish come true! =)

in e mean time, look who we met!
*hehe

and so, off we went. just when we were leaving my house, we spot this place up in e hills, white, covered with snow.
so we decided to check it out!

thats dad! enjoying himself "removing" the snow!

guess what we found with our car?
snow! a snow carried car!
woohoo! how amazing!

*23rd jun*
Day 4

its time to leave! time to leave dunedin! time to leave my willowbank! time to leave my room!
well, managed to pack my everything up.
and yea! thats me, refusing to get up! let me enjoy my bed for a while more, pls!

2007-07-06T03:39:00.000+12:00

today been really cold.
so a nice hot steamboat will do the trick!
its almost like those i had in china last year... good enough, at least.

thats me playing with the exhibit. its heavy!
hello! hello! anyone home? *on e phone. well its actually like a earpiece to hear music. interesting huh?

in e other exhibition hall, there was this small hut.
trust me, its small. i think its height is like half of my height.
but we still crawled into it. *hehe

i like this so big wheel bicycle!

more cars!
i want to owe one too!

due to wet weather, we couldnt continue exploring penisular.
so plan B, to otago settler museum
so many nice old cars here.

by e time we walk for a while, e wind got bigger. and before we knew it it began to rain.
heavier and heavier. till it was really unbearable...
had to go agst e so strong wind upslope. no joke man!
by e time we reached into e car, it poured real hard!
such a pity, didnt manage to go down to the beach. didnt manage to see e total beauty of this place.

sandfly beach!
i've heard so much about this place. finally i'm here...
it was so so so windy!

along the way, on e road, guess who we met!
my precious!

lunch time!
so we found a cafe along the way.
aika made sushi for lunch for all of us! its yummy! made with love! so sweet of her. =)

say cheese!
it was so cold and windy! but still bearable!

we're at the tip of the penisular! where most activities and wildlife live!
here there's penguin, seal, seagull, albatross etc etc.
unfortunately, we didnt manage to see many this time. its e winter season!
thats e lighthouse for e ships. its otago habour too!

on our drive!
at otago penisular!
land land and more land!

22nd jun
*Day 3*

our car arrived! and its my least favourite colour car. =(
anyway now that we have a car. don't need to walk in the cold anymore! yuppie!
so headed to otago penisular!
a marine center, managed by university of otago!
there's lots of special, one of a kind, only in e otago region marine creatures there...
yesterday was a crocodile, today its a shark! *hehe

2007-07-05T13:35:00.000+12:00

cheers!
house wine vs hot chocolate! *hehe

then it was ROBBIE BURNS! jazz night!
woohoo!
dad managed to take close up of each of the players. for all e times i've been here with my friends, we wanted to take their pictures, but didnt dare to. well, my dad did it! *yea
they rox!

haha!
cheers to speights!

then it was beer tasting time.
so we got to taste 5 of speight's famous beer.
i personally like the original speight beer the best...
cool to be using the machine though. =p

there! that guy's my tour guide.
he's good!
and me in front of this steel huge contain that store the beer for fermentation. something like that.

beer anyone?
we were brought thr e history and behind of beer making... and how this world class beer company came about.
i'm not exactly a beer drinker nor lover, so i got to admit, i didnt know how to appreciate as much... well not as much as cadbury chocolates at least. *hehe
then it was to Speight factory!

then it was tea time!
at Nova cafe!
this time we had rookie road cheese cake! its yummy!
and chicken curry rice, which tasted no way like singapore chicken curry *hehe. but still nice in its own special way
and creamy salmon paste.

haha!
cute us!

after e tour!
beautiful cars!

its e tour time!
well camera not permitted...
but dad managed to take these from e screen during our briefing time! hehe

in e shop!
e teddy bear, really have e smell of chocolate. i wonder how long e smell will last though...
and look at e range of chocolate! all flavour! all types!

the gold chocolate mountain!
woohoo! it rox!

this is a small version of a chocolate machine!
i could just smell the smell of chocolate!

these are some older "version" of our ever famous cadbury chocolate.
its amazing! how things change thr e years!

wouldn't it be nice if the world is cadbury?
yea! for that moment, i feel like i'm in cadbury chocolate world!

these are cocoa beans!
i tried one! its soooo bitter!!! quite horrible taste.
its amazing how this thing can result it our yummy chocolates... hmmm

and what i have been looking forward to!
CADBURY FACTORY!
welcome to cadbury world!
see that gold gold mountain, there are actually small packets of the crunchies chcoclates.

in another room, guess who we found...
initially as i was walking thr e exhibits, i got a shock when i encounted this creature on e ground!
but its so funny taking these photos.
lucky, no one else was ard then. *phew!

next room!
lots of beautiful photos of scenics of New Zealand.
e photos, i notice are the "playing" of colours, water, reflection and sunlight.
and yea! that's real gold! its real!

taking a look around.
i heart the maori culture & society!

next stop: otago museum. this place is amazing... didnt know they have so many interesting things. if i knew, i would like visit this place earlier. and take my time looking around.
anyway this is the maori museum room.
well, its good to b able to put what i learnt into practise! so was trying to explain to dad mum what is what...

e 1st picture: walk thr it a little, and i'll reach suhui house! that's how close her house is to sch!
mummy standing in front of the theathe building...
and me on the field where carnival/"roadshows" are often being held. i think one of e highest traffic flow here... but but but when we were there then, there was hardly anyone. well, semester has ended for now
and look at the notice board! woohoo! i do enjoy just standing infront and reading what's for sales though... books! pillow! cars! etc

the ever famous and traditional otago clock tower.
every once in a while, in e day, there will be bus load of tourist stopping by here to take pictures.

21st jun
*Day 2 with daddy & mummy*

1st stop for the day! tour around university of otago!
i heart this university. =)

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indeed, this place serve really yummy food.
its nice nice!
well, i havent had such high-class and pricey food for months!

after late lunch, we went walking along the stores... shopping!
then came dinner time...
to LONE STAR!
i heard so much abt this place from many of my friends...
so finally here i am!

yummy yummy!
*big mouth!

and we reached! velvet burger place.
wanted to let my parents try this yummy burger.
and yea! i really did bring my exam period to enjoy the exam deal. cool huh?

e beginning stretch of walk towards city...

e field is suppose to be a rugby and football field. but my friends told me that they should change the name to become a crossing field. well, it seems like more people use this field to cross then for sports everyday... hmmm
so it was a walk towards city center
stopped by at my ever-favourite donuts! yummy!

after suhui dropped us off at my house, load off their luggage, and off we go!
to explore dunedin city.
so this is the path i have to walk thr every day!
15mins walk to school. but seriously, it doesnt feel that long. infact, i enjoy the walk!

20th jun
*Look who's here!*

daddy! and mummy!
thanks to suhui for driving me to the airport to receive dad & mum.
as a welcome gift, gave dad my hardworked craved bone craving and mum my flax weaving flowers =)

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i'm back!

=)

yet

=(

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19th jun
*met up with my LG*

right after my Maori exam, had a quick meet up with my girls.
orh! my Maori paper. i came out of the hall in 1h 55min, out of the 3hr allocated. what an achievement!

*DVD session*

and so we had our overnight DVD session!
see a scandelous photo of the 2 of them. in MY room!

thats me in ling's beanie. it looks nice on me huh? i like!
anyway when i reach home, guess what i encounted!
my hall and kitchen!!!! *well actually its kind of normal *hehe

pose pose pose! fun times!
then after KTV, headed to ling house. my 2nd home! and this was my last time being there.
stupid faces we made. i'm going to miss danielle... i'm going to miss her "coffee? tea? milo?" expression.

19th jun
*KTV*

yea! exams over! yuppie! i survived! well it wasnt too difficult to start with. *hehe. esp when we only need to pass!
so it was time for some singing, or rather yelling with the gang!
each time suhui and myself sing together, we get high scores. we rox!
suhui, concentrating hard.
ben and daniel being very emotional and expressive as they see.
disk singing japanese! aika too!

18th jun
*Aika 21st birthday*

right after my psyc exam paper, met Aika to have her birthday lunch with her.
we had huge burger! its huge!
but its yummy! one bite, two bite, before we knew it, its gone!

thats us!
and some of the adorable little ones.
and the camera men who once in a while block my view! *hmph!

LIVE! we're LIVE!
me with ling, lousia, aika, yu!
we rox!
and yea! it was super cold! esp when its outdoor and no indoor to hide to!

go! go! go!
get the ball! run! run towards the line!
and so the score.... 50-0.... All black-Aussie
what a score huh?

go ALL BLACK!
scrump! pile! push! pull! tackle!

we bought standing tickets.
well, i was expected a larger crowd, but it didnt turn out to be as large.
but it was still good.
its amazing how people here jeer!

16th jun
*Rugby Match- All Blacks J vs Aussie A*

here we are... at Carisbrook, Dunedin!
LIVE!
see those small children, they represent their school and club- the future of NZ rugby!
there was approx 20plus schools. i particular like these 2 schools. esp the black and while strip ones. looks like... prisoner.... so cute!

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walk walk walk!
see what i walked thr!
but the view was great. although it was misty/cloudy.
but misty/cloudly view is a type of view by it self.
at times, because it was so so misty, we could hardly see distances. so i felt as in i was in cloud heaven and walking to the unknown! *hehe

16th jun
*Tramping to Pinapple Track*

i still have no idea why this track is called the Pinapple Walk. it has no resembance to pinapple. hmmmm
anyway it was a rather stressful walk. as in, the path was a challenge. we encounted muddy mud, snowy ice, slippy ice, melting ice, rocks of all sizes and shares, upslope, turn here turn down.
well, u can see my concentration on the tracks. those 2 pictures were unposed for, as in, i didnt even knew ling was snapping pictures.
but it was interest. a good experience.
i walked for 4-5hours? non-stop! an achievement!

15th jun
*Aika 21st birthday party*

Aika, eri and disk prepared japanese dishes for us!
its yummy!
that orange wrapped thingie it pumpkin mashed, with other ingredients. its a type of japanese desert.
theres japanese rice, with egg and seasoning. prepared by Yu
there's sushi of a few types
and muffins, cake, korean dish prepared by Eun Sook

after robbie burns, we went to 'The Break' and 'Sol' bar.
its amazing! a place everyone do crazy things.
aika and daniel dancing. daniel swing here swing there. blew our minds away!
that aika and me on the dance floor.
and me looking stupid playing with my colourful shadows

14th jun
*Robbie Burns with everyone!*

woohoo! i was amazed to meet so many of my friends at the same place same time. unarranged. its amazing.
robbie burns is simple amazing! a place for us to chill and enjoy!

6th jun
*Danielle 2_th Birthday*
i'll keep the 2nd number a secret *shhhh

ling and me baked apple crumble for our birthday girl. well, actually was it really apple? or pear? *hehe.

8th jun
*meal before my 1st exam paper*

Neelo cooked Naan, a kind of indian curry chicken, salad. Danielle made her every famous Crezh Pancake.
its simply yummy!
and thats the girls "talking" to the laptop via skype

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the land we're standing on is a land owned by the Maori! currently by Nga Tahu. South Island biggest tribe now.
arh! just so pretty!

sun set! sun set! sun set!

pit stop!
photo stop!
pretty pretty!
i can just stand there and amazing the view for a really long time!

scenic during our drive.
weather was sunny and cool! perfect for a trip like this.
and it seems like we own the whole place. no other human around except us!

this used to be a whaling station.
going back to NZ history, NZ first settlers were whalers and sealers.
so this is where lots of activities took place.
well, i still cant image how a whale and seal can end up in this area of sea and land though.
but its lovely. red building in the middle of empty green field.

still part of Sam's family property! its huge!
sheeps!
working dogs!
hut of sheering my sheeps wool!

this is part of Sam's family farm!
baby calf!
so cute! so lovely!

this is Sam's house!
its huge! its located a few km up of dunedin. about half an hour drive?
well, that triangle hut, Sam said he used to live in there. well, i think he's kidding huh?

there u go!
seashell!
and picking some nice ones back home!

4th jun
*Road Trip with Aika, Sam, Dish, Eri*

this is Doctor's Point.
apparently it is known that this area of household are mainly doctors and this is where many doctors hang out, or rather used to. now sure how true this "myth" is though
but its pretty!
lots of seashells!

2007-07-02T12:16:00.000+12:00

~~~In Loving Memory of our beloved Angel Veronica Tan~~~

my friend was called home to be with the Lord on 21st june 2007.
i thank God for her wonderful life.
i thank God for sending her to me, as a friend. i remembered during my beginning time in dunedin, i prayed during my 2nd/3rd youth service in church. and right after that service, during cafe time, i met her and we became friends.
she is a woman of strong faith. i was inspired by her during church camp that we attended together.
she taught me that people come and go. and whats important is that we leave footprints and wonderful memories in each other's life (she wrote this is the birthday booklet she handmade for me). it came in really approperiate as it was the period when my time in nz was counting down and i had to say good bye to so many people.
but i'm sure i will meet her again, in heaven =)

a beautiful handmade booklet and photo frame veronica gave me for my birthday.
how sweet of her.
and to think, i think she only knew it was my birthday like 2-3days before my party.

pose! pose! pose!
and along the way, guess who we met! HAPPY FEET!

thats us at a coffee cafe.
posing! *hehe

14th jun
*farewell outing with veronica, jienu, flora*

right after my labour economics exam paper, headed to meet them.
at asian resturant! and thats flora being the waitress. well no one wanted to serve us, so we did it ourselves. seriously. flora actually wrote what we wanted and handed to the cashier.
and yea! flora bought a new hp. she was so happy about it!

group photo of all the trippers
and 2 sea lions... hmmm kissing? =p

we're jumping for joy!

say cheese everyone!

7th apr
*Trip to Catlins with OCF*

more 'outdated' pictures from our trip to Catlins.
its beautiful!

finally she arrived!

25th may
*veronica's 20th birthday surprise!*

this is us, while waiting for the birthday girl to arrive.
it was 11pm by then. we were staving *hehe
thats flora poking thr the cookie cake i made for her. to put the candles in.
me and jienu! me and flora, my unni! and that camilla hiding in front of the door

2007-06-06T23:03:00.000+12:00

My God is such an amazing God...

to bless me with a supportive & loving daddy, mummy, jiejie
to send me wonderful friends
to create this amazing place
to give me this golden opportunity to be here to experience the experience of a lifetime!

Enjoy the beautiful New Zealand, South Island!

sweet as!

2007-06-06T14:48:00.000+12:00

side track:

because i'm here this year, i'm unable to go for my mission trip to COSi, cambodia.
my team is leaving for cambodia this sat. they will be there for 9 days till following sunday..... w/o me!! =(

i miss my kids!
wonder how much they have grown since...

here's some photos from last year's trip. =)

lessons on sanitation, hygiene, team work, games, playhouse, birthday celebration, an outing to the amusemusement park etc....

e innocent smile on their face. their genuis & sincere heart.
i learn so much from them too.

i'm looking forward to be back next year. =p

2007-06-05T23:48:00.000+12:00

note:

apologies for the delayed updates of photos.

my camera is not functioning... aka spoilt! =(
so i've been relying on friends' camera for my supply of photos.

specifically, special thanks to yiling, aika & yu
more to come! from flora & jieun

2007-06-05T23:45:00.000+12:00

Ven gave me Akon- Konovicted CD for my bday.
its his favourite artists!
i'm sooo addicted to e songs now.
well, apparently it seems like a well liked and popular artist in NZ. i've heard their songs many times previously, not knowing its Akon. on e radio, in my flat thr bayan's ipod etc.

this music video is my favourite song!
well, for politically correct reason, i uploaded this version of e song. there's another version of it. thats actually e version i like! *hehe

2007-06-05T23:40:00.000+12:00

2nd jun
*pancake for breakfast*

made myself a great breakfast, pancake with kiwi fruit and apple, with aika & yu
while preparing breakfast, my flatmates n neighbours very last minutely decided to go to mt cook. 2 of them were going to hedge-hike, so they had to make signs. cool huh?!

we had pizza for dinner at St Claire beach
somehow the beach during e day and at night seems different

then it was bowling time!
well it's been so long since i last bowled!

in e evening, met up with Aika & Ven
Ven gave me a car spin around dunedin city.
he brought us to this place uphill thats overlooking dunedin city!
as i stood there, in e quietness, looking at e city lights, looking up e sky attempting to count e stars, emotions filled me.
i'm missing home! i'm missing my family & friends back in spore!
i want to spend this day with u! my life just wont be complete w/o u!
*do wishes come thr?

pose pose pose!
so happy!

and so becos of e surprise at my flat, i missed the play at allen hall. but its ok! its worth it. =)
after that, headed to ling's flat, as planned.
tada!
cake 6: orange and mango cake!!! baked by my beloved ling.
thats danielle presenting e cake. =p

tada! brunch! yummy!
and tada!
cake 5: chocolate cake baked by kerry & elle, my flatmates (i asked elle [holding my cake)]when did they bake this? well apparently they baked it when i was aslp last night... hmmm)

and so e chef at work!
my favourite scrumbled eggs!

1st june
*THE BIG DAY*

early in e morning, ok, maybe not so early, around 11plus, someone came knocking on my door & so i got woken up. it was klaus, my flatmate!
he asked me to go over next door for breakfast in half an hour. but when he left, i went back to slp. approx half hour later, he came knocking on my door again & so i got woken up again. this time i really got out and vroom to next door still half aslp *hehe
almost everyone was there. woohoo!
its clorri bday too. we share e same bday! hi^5

1st song, we had jieun & flora singing korean song, or rather "shouting". rather funny
e guys were singing american songs aka those pop songs
aika sang a rather expressive japanese song. amazing
of course, suhui & myself sang chinese songs... specifically jay chou songs. apparently e americans like it.
veronica & myself sang songs from bsb, m2m etc

presenting my birthday cake! all freshly baked
cake 1: black forest cake baked by suhui. initially when greg gave it to me, he said he baked it. i actually believed him. but after looking at suhui i thot, cant be... hmmm well it was stil warm when i got it!
cake 2: chocolate muffin by danielle & sarah. i had this for supper when i got home hungry from ktv
cake 3: apply & chocolate "pie" baked by flora. my oh-ni (big sister in korean)
cake 4: vanilla sponge cake baked by Aika

5th: e singaporean
after e BBQ and clearing up, we headed for KTV!
orh! and i have a multi-language birthday song sang for me! its simply amazing. =p

photo taking time!
now its time to be racist!
1st: e japaneses
2nd: e koreans
3rd: e malaysians
4th: e americans

such a pity, no pictures of all e food i prepared. only have picture of the "after everything is gone"
well, i prepared veggie salad, baked potatoes with cheese, fruit salad and of course BBQ food.

31st may
*MY BBQ Party*

had a BBQ at my place. invited my closer friends here.
standing in front of the grill pit is e best spot. nice and warm in the chilling cold outside.
say hi to Amy, Yen, Danielle at the pit! waiting for food. =p

2007-06-04T07:45:00.000+12:00

infront of my house.
and thats BAYAN! he rox! my flatmate!
fire-dance!
its amazing! and scarey! esp when i was standing so close to it

ok! here's e whole pig!
being roasted on e grill from its raw, almost alive, state!

30th may
*Pig on Spit Party at Willowbank*

as semester approaches the end, as a form of "farwell" for e exchange students, e uni-flat organised this!
and its held right in front of my house!
tons of people came!
ok! that silver container thingie, is a "cake". we had 3 of that. i wonder how many litres of beers that is...

this is after the match!
the guys were just playing around
we have a pirate around... with a gun... *danger!
i like e last picture! hehe

go! go! go!

SUHUI! all the way!

27th may
*Suhui's table tennis finals*

i rushed all e way back from e island for THIS!
look at her supporters!

2007-06-03T01:10:00.000+12:00

dinner time! dinner time!
tuck in!
thats Aika, Eun Sook (Korean) & me!

that noeline, e "teacher in charge" of this trip.
she is so motherly to us
while she was cutting the chicken, she was saying that she has 21 hungry children to feed... hehe.

dinner time!
something for a change, the guys were e ones in the kitchen preparing dinner.
where have all e girls gone?
well in e hall, warming themselves up infront of the fireplace... or playing pictionary... hmmmm
haha
orh, Yo made those sushi. its yummy!

its sunset!
its amazing!
thats Eri, me & Aika
followed by me & Yo. he's a cool guy!

more of my precious!!!

this is the structure thingie that i think was previously used to "store" guns, canons etc.
well esp when this island is located at otago habour.
and e direction this structure is facing n located... hmmm

more spectacular view from the island.

one of e donkey started rolling on the ground.
soooo adorable!
e other followed along too.
and yea! sun setting... its time to head home, donkey!
such a lovely sight

2 donkeys on e island. they are sisters. so everywhere they go and do, they will b in pair...
soooo cute!
i almost can just give them a big hug!
if only i can bring them home... if only!

this is the picture of e trip!
sooooooo cute!!!!

see what we encounted all over the ground!
chocolate eggs!
*hehe

walking inwards into the island.
my precious!!!

that white sharp building used to be, n still is a chapel.
not too sure what this brown building is though.
and yea! playful boys playing swing inside the building. not sure if it will eventually cause the building to crumble... well, it didnt...

upon arrival on the relatively small island, we saw the place we were going to live in.
our 1st thot: looks like a haunted house *hehe
its old though.

we have reached!
see that huge ship like structure. those used to be ships that the settlers travelled in.

360 degree view from the boat as we travelled.

the boat journey was simple breathtaking.
although its windy and cold outside

time to board our boat to bring us over the sea to the st martin island.

26th-27th may
*Trip to St Martin Island*

this is the base to St Martin Island from mainland.
and the many little boats.

St Martin Island, also commonly known as Quarantine Island.
its located at Otago Habour.
this was the island, e 1st explorer of NZ stepped foot on hundreds of years ago when NZ was founded.
many years later, when more europeans, aka Pakeha, came into NZ, this became a quarantine island for immigrants with illness or suspect to be infected with contagious disease.
apart from being a quarantine island, there was a period in history, then this island was where prisoners were "kept"
so on this island, there r traces of the prison, hospital and structure for guns n weapons.

25th may
*dinner at Nova Resturant*

met up with Aika, Lydia & Miki for dinner at Nova.
the strawberry & chocolate cheese cake is simply yummy.
it doesnt tast like typical cheese cake. isnt too cheesy, yet isnt like those sponge cheese cake. it just taste different. and nice! i shared a piece with Aika. e portion was just right.

2007-06-02T03:47:00.000+12:00

24th may
*Salsa at Sol Bar*

its thur night aka salsa night aka sol bar
my 1st time at sol bar
my 1st time learning salsa dance
its cool!
and e fire thingie, keeps me warm!

say cheese!
Greg, Amy, Suhui, Me, Ling!

tada! the cake!
and yea! Amy, the birthday girl eating her cake.
see how fast the cake was eaten

24th may
*Baked chocolate cake for Amy!*

and so, we baked a birthday cake for Amy
e ingredient for this is..... sinful....

upon request, my 2 beloved japanese friend attempted to make chawamusi (Japanese egg) for me.
its yummy!
now i know how to make it well, just need the ingredients... hmmm

3rd may
*Cooking with Aika & Yu*

thats e 3 great chef at work!

its baking its baking!
looks good huh?
by e time we were waiting for e 2nd tray to b baked in e oven, we were exhausted. knocked off on e sofa! *hehe

20th may
*after Suhui semi-finals match*

we baked yummy stuff!
its yummy.
after successfully baking the 1st tray, while ling was making e next tray, suhui and me finished half of e 1st tray! *hehe

16th May
*Cooking with Aika & Yu

i made green curry! its yummy.
met Yu for the 1st time then. =)

9th may
*cooking with Aika & Lydia & Sam*

this is from a while back.
Aika made the meat pattie. Japanese style.
I fried the veggie
Sam made the pasta

2007-05-23T00:54:00.001+12:00

and yea! of course, my dear suhui won. 4 sets in a row.
so thats the champion having a chat with ling.
and me presenting a "medal" aka freshly baked cookies to the champion!
now await the finals upcoming sun!
all the best to my dear suhui!

suhui! go! go! go!
proudly representing Singapore!
her opponent is a taiwanes. a nice guy.

and here they go!
the ping pong ball went from one side of the table to another so quickly. but according to suhui this isnt consider fast.
and i had a hard time trying to keep track of the scores. before i knew it, one set was over. i'm so lost!

20th may
*Suhui Table Tennis Semi-Final match*

supporting suhui at her match!
its warm up time!

playground nearby.
so many cute children. so adorable.
and yea! its back to childhood days!
swing!!!!

awwwwww! =p
and yea! a water cooler. its interesting.
previously i was wondering what it was until i took a closer look to it.

i like this pole!
its states how far and which direction we are from places like New York and even South Pole.
if only there's Singapore... hmm i wonder how far i am away from home now.

ok! that's a rare female surfer. but cool huh?
and isnt it cold? grhhh!!!! hehe
thats jieun taking a self-protray of herself.
and us!
cheers to us! =p

yea! look how high the tide can get up too!
its amazing how the water will be able tp splash right up!

19th may
*St Clair beach with veronica and jienu*

after kayaking, headed to St Clair.
its a surfing place. so if u look careful, see those black "image in the sea? those are the surfers, waiting for the tides

yea!
this is the close water lake that the seal was swimming in.
normally seal like to be in the open, where its far from humans... but its weird y it swam in.

made a pitstop
apparently there was a seal swimming in close water. but unfortunately unable to capture photos of it!
but instead, there were these pretty white birds around

more view of otago habour.
=p

we're off to sea. lets go!

that;s chris, my kaykaing guide.
he is great! knowledgeable too!
and yea! look at this "high-tech" kayaking. see the leg paddle? allow me to control the direction of the kayaking... for both shallow and deep waters.

more 360 degree view.
its amazing huh?
otago penisula/habour known to be nz most eco-tourism destination.

while waiting to set off, here's e beautiful view of e mini mini beach we're on. =)

19th may
*kayaking at otago habour*

its kayaking time!
see my nice yellow kayak!

2007-05-18T00:15:00.000+12:00

and yea! see e height difference!
oh man!
well, he's 192cm!

No. 4- BROOKES!
cool blond guy!
my photographer took many photos of him, from all angles....
i wonder y?
well, for me!
*hehe

end of match!
looking at e score board. hmm
thats e 3 refeers, a lady refeers, well, wonder, do u need to be a basketball player to be a refeer of a basketball game? hmmm
cute little ger asking for autographs...
yea! image many other kids went down to get autograph, well, i did too. guess i was e oldest one there then. hehe. and so i have autographs of a few of e players. yuppie!

half time!
tat yellow chicken, is Nuggets mascots.

game in process
e way they jump, slum dang, tacker, bounce with style
so cool lar!
see that guy in e head band? that isnt a band, thats a banage. somehow he got injuried in e 2nd quarters, so he got attended to by e medic, and tada, he's up again. =p

on a side note: medic & basketball... hmmm... missing u...

well, i was sitting almost right behind them, so had a good clear view of whats going on "behind the scene"
pat-talks going on, or rather strategy time!

17th may
*Basket Ball match- Nuggets vs Hawkes*

and so, my 1st live basketball match
e guys in black, are the HAWKES
e guys in blue, are NUGGETS otago team! yuppie!

17th may

lunch dinner...
domino pizza...
we had this special crust, that had cheese inbetween the crust... its so nice n cheesy. i like!
i dont look like a pizza delivery girl, do i? in ling's room. =p

2007-05-17T11:55:00.000+12:00

ok, its time to walk uphill, back to "civilisation". downhill earlier was appro 20mins, uphill was approx half an hr? well, it didnt seem that long though.
well, but its tiring. esp when e slope is rather steep, and still have to take extra effort not to step on e chocolate balls.

a passion for free-fall!
and here we go!

i like this picture so much.
look at how huge e sea is, and how little i am.
made me remember how great God is.
how amasing He is.
and i'm a little part of his wonderful creation.
i'm God's little princess.
=p

posing for e camera.
i'm so glad to have a great photographer. *ahem!

e colour of e water, different shades of blue.
e breaking of water. how nice!

its so nice, so nice, so nice.
and yea! another mini mini tunnel that i'm in

i had to climb up to get to e top of e rock.
afterthat, i felt like i've conquered e world!
woohoo!

i like this "chair"
e sea is beautiful
i can just sit there n chill and be amased

my precious!
my precious sheeps/lambs.
so nice and wooly!

now we know why this place is called tunnel beach!
there's a tunnel...
and yea! there's always light at e end of e tunnel. =p

we had to walk down hill...
see that wire there? its suppose to be an electric wire. see the wool? i guess it must be some sheeps trying to get across it.
and yea! "chocolate balls" for anyone?
e pathway was almost full of it. have to be careful while walking. most of e time, my head was looking down as i walk. *hehe

and so, we reached! tunnel beach!

we passed by a cow "farm"
cow cow cow!
i like that brown spotted cow. so pretty huh?

its approximately half an hour walk in, from e busstop, to tunnel beach.
so this is our walk.
not bad view for a nice sunny sunday afternoon. well it was kind of windy, but i had "shelter" *hehe.

13th may
*tunnel beach!*

and so, after church, its time for our trip.
yea! on e way, stopped by for brunch at SUBWAY. i had cheese steak. its nice!
walked from knox church to e busstop at otagon area to catch our bus. 1st time i'm taking the public bus!
and so, we alighted our bus at Middleton Road

2007-05-14T20:49:00.000+12:00

Let our earth be peaceful,
let our hearts be hopeful,
let out hands be gentle
for the love of God

Let our lives be fruitful,
beautiful and playful,
everyday be thankful
for the love of God.

Let our ways be mindful,
mending what is hurtful,
doing what is needful
for the love of God

Let our lives be fruitful,
beautiful and playful,
everyday be thankful
for the love of God.

words by Shirley Erena Murrary

::: a beautiful & meaning song sang at knox church :::

2007-05-12T14:18:00.000+12:00

presenting.... SUMMER BERRY TART
*drool
r u drooling? =p

11th may
*my summer berry tart*

yuppie! finally!
so happy so happy! i've been eyeing on this receipt since e 1st time i was flipping thr e receipt book. =p

11th may
*orange cake/muffin*

i got welcomes into ling's place with this delicious smell
freshly baked orange muffins.
just nice, i was feeling hungry after lecture.
yummy!

9th may
*cooking with Aika*

met up with Aika, and we made dinner
our final product, pics in Aika camera, will get it from her soon. =p

*drool!
are u drooling?

8th may
*faith's skinnest and cripsy-est lasagne*

here's my attempt at lasagne, although didnt turn out to b e typical lasagne
but yea!

8th may
*scone time*

scone scone scone!
its yummy!
ling rox!

2007-05-12T02:17:00.000+12:00

on our way back, headed to the world's steepest road
its within dunedin, approximately 10min drive from my place.
it was an intense drive up & drive down.
well, although it wasnt me driving, i still felt e intensity!

more view of the lake!

lake waihola!
its pretty! weather was good too

see e pictures, its e cave i was in to see e glowworms.
heres a quote thats really nice n cute
and yea! pit stop! pose for me previous lambs.
so cute! i just feel like giving it a hug and even bring it home!
my precious!

we're at Te Anau.
on e ferry to e cave to see Glowworms
no camera allowed, so didnt manage to snap any picture, anyway its almost impossible to take any too, given e darkness of e cave where e glowworm would glow.
its so pretty. looks like stars in e sky though. =p
ok! so we were on the ferry, we went to e deck, e wind was super super super strong. i almost got blown away.

pit stope at kingston.
apparently e train only operate in oct-apr every year.
burger van! didnt get e chance to try e burger though

pit stop for ice cream. this time i had "baby" scope ice cream.
and e meat pie was yummy. its home made, freshy baked daily.
i had venisome meat pie.

queenstown lake!
its beautiful huh?

had subway for dinner. then had subway again for breakfast.
i love subway!

next to queenstown lake.
respect to the heroes of the great war

there's just so many different types of plants, trees, flowers around!
i love autume!

see e leaves are falling falling falling!

more amazing trees around.
i want to bring some back too!

ok! this is my ever favourite tree! look at the leaves! look at the "berry' like "fruit"
its soooo pretty!
like those we find on e christmas tree decoration.
this time! its real!
woohoo!

candid hyper pose for e camera!

along e lake.
ducks. i was just observing them swim so gracefully some in flocks and some others solo, paddle with their web feet and dive into e water and up again

presenting queenstown garden
its autume autume autume!

this is along queenstown city area.
"mary sheep"- this is for YOU! u know who u r. =)
and yea! fudges. i wanted to buy a piece, but i was simply spoilt for choice.

on our drive. look look!
sunset! sunset! sunset!

e power of illusion!
aka camera trick!

this is e interior! with the puzzle i was trying hard to solve
*deep in thot

Roman toliet!
cool huh?

ok! this is e toliet bowls. heres e 4 best towl bowl seat.
guess which was e one i used. *hehe

more of puzzling world!

4th-6th may
*weekend trip*

Puzzling World, approximately 20min drive away from Wanaka
see what amazing thing they have to offer!

2007-05-01T23:56:00.000+12:00

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

dinner at Omaru.
pizza! garlie bread!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

on our way back. its sunset again! and e moon!
notice the car plate! amazing huh? i still have yet to figure out how the car plate numbers n letters works here in NZ.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

read e story of the "maori creation story"! i've learnt that in my maori lecture too! amy n myself got so excited over it. =p
yea! and thats what happened to my shoes. spilt open. so i had to pull the whole shoe sole off, so that i could walk on.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

a pothole just infront of Mt Cook. i think its a pothole, from what i recall from my geography lessons year ago.
a close up of Mt Cook! its pretty huh?

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

tada! i've reached "Kea Point", after abt an hour of walking!
thoses are ice bergs in e water.
i like the danger sign photo though
and yea! i'm "carrying" Mt Cook

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

Mt Cook is approaching us. no! we're approaching Mt Cook.
well, we didnt really know which was Mt Cook, there other snow capped Mountain ard too. but i figured Mt Cook is Mt Cook cos i've seen Mt Cook in pictures and it looks the prettiest

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

more walking walking.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

scenery from the base of Mt Cook information center.
all these are part of Fordland National Park. i'm quite sure this place can be as big as Sentosa, or even bigger.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

thats me n an autume trees. i'm just so amased by trees during autume! how they change colours n e different colours there is.
after a few hours drive, its time to conquer Mt Cook!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

as it was sunday, there's a bazzar going on.
i love such bazzar. lots of crafts, hand made things, plants etc etc.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

this is just opposite the Lake, e town area.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

more of Lake Wanaka.
see how the sun shine into the waters. e crystal clear water.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

and its Subway for lunch! in front of Lake Wanaka!
suhui had egg sandwich.
amy had veggie delites.
ling had bbq pork rib.
i had meatballs.
Subway rox!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

more of the beautiful Wanaka!
its amazing!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

drove to Wanaka.
this is Lake Wanaka. its so so so so so beautiful!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

thats ling with her $1.60 tomatoes!
had fish & chips for dinner... we had our dinner in e car. it was so cold outside.
next morning, in e dew, look carefully at what it says on e window! yuppie!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

on our trip back from the glasier, thr e forest n mountain, to the main road. well the return journey wasn't as bad as the going journey, cos this time, it was all down steps. but by e time i reached the main road, i was damn tired. partly becos e boots were hurting my toes. look at my tired face in e photo.
but it wasnt too bad. i was welcomed by e beautiful sunset. =)
and i can proudly say, i conquered the fox glasier. my 4hrs hike! i have a cert for it too!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

sunset sunset!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

this place is awesome!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

see that hold? looking in, its deep and so amazing.
well, closer up, those black black on e ices are not dirt, they are minerals. known to be good for one's complexation. pple actually pay a lot for it. and we get it free here!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

i'm in the ice! woohoo!
its so nice.
its cold, but somehow the cold, is a comfortable cold. a feel of cold that is special.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

more ice! more glasier.
well, e area of fox glasier is as big as the size of Christchurch city. imagine how huge that is!
well, but it is predicted that these ice has been and will be melting. should be able to last for only 50 more years. partially becos of global warming etc.
well, sam showed us where e glasier ice were during the 1950s. comparing to where it is today. wow! e difference!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

now! i'm on the glasier. i'm on it! i'm actually on it.
e moment we got to the actual glasier, suhui and myself felt that that so shiong walk is all worthwhile.
this place is awesome!
its all ice! tons of ice!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

we're just next to the glasier now. after a 1h30min shiong walk.
so we had to put on this sharp sharp thing on our boots, to enable us to walk on the slippy melting glasier ice. cool huh?

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

more walking and climbing... up up up, we go.
view from higher grounds. not the top yet!
that amy climbing a ladder. its so steep!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

this is during the walk into the glasier.
its shiong and tiring! arhhh!!!!
seems like a tropical forest.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

see e glasier behind me? see it! see it!
yea! that guy is black, is still my guide, sam...

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

and so we reached, or rather nearer to Fox Glasier.
that guy in red, he's Sam, my guide.

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

yea! me and e buses. one is with the Fox Glasier bus, e other with Franz Josef Glasier bus.
Franz Josef Glasier is approximately half an hour drive from Fox Glasier. so we drove there early in e morning and back to Fox Glasier, in time for our Tramping Walk!

27th-29th apr
*Trip to the Glasier, Wanaka, Mt Cook with Amy, Suhui, Ling*

this trip was a super last min decision. in fact in a matter of an hour of deciding and leaving! its amazing. i've never walked home so fast before, in e cold. hehe.
yea! and so! my 1st trip with Amy. and of course with suhui, my beloved driver and ling, my backseat partner. =)
thats amy n me, with my rum & raisin ice cream. eating ice cream in e cold is shiok. its huge!
yea! and this place is fox glasier base/town. nice huh? its very very tourist. in fact, everything here is for tourist. don't seem to have any residence or houses.

25th apr
*Anzac Day*

dinner! my crispy noodles is yummy yummy yummy. i like the "now u see it, not u don't" effect.
e other bowl is black bean noodles ling had. u shld see how much chilli powder she added. =p

and e last plate is Khmer beef satay. it taste different. there's e taste of satay, but still different. had this with veronica on... fri?

25th apr
*Anzac Day*

after a horrible day! working on my Maori essay and over some other stuff, its baking time! with ling
*presenting Banana Pudding.
its yummy! =)

2007-04-23T22:55:00.000+12:00

note:

upon request, i've made my pictures bigger.
still not big enough? click of the pictures, it should divert u to another page and with a bigger size picture.
still not big enough? let me know.
=p

2007-04-23T21:42:00.000+12:00

22nd apr
danielle friend, cant remember his name, opps! he's swedish
he made his famous swedish chocolate balls for us.
it taste different.

he lives in willowbank too.
and like me, we've been spending lots of time at this cumberland flat.
its our extended stopover point. from campuse to willowbank. haha.

22nd apr
after dinner, i was quite high.
i thot of a perfect storyline of our cookies we just baked.
u see, ling made a few heart shaped cookies, so e story goes like this:
scene 1 aka pic 1: one fine day, ling presented her heart, very happily.
scene 2 aka pic 2: she decides to give this little heart of hers to faith
scene 3 aka pic 3: after faith bite ling's heart off, it was broken. ling was very upset and broke into tears
scene 4 aka pic 4: yet faith was so happy with it. well not becos faith broke ling's heart, but becos she has consumed a part of ling's heart, and she's now part of her.
*awwwww
*applause
*applause to the wonderful actress!
*yea i know. its stupid! haha

22nd apr
in e mids of baking, i cooked dinner!
i decided on a Potatoes Feast, well thats becos i bought a 1.5kg bag of Potatoes.
so we had mashed potatoes, baked potatoes n stir fried potatoes with pork (mum's receipt)
well, thats me! talking to my potatoes in e oven. it was taking so long to bake. i was getting impatient. haha

22nd apr
baking time! with ling n danielle.
we made cookie rings, or what our baker named it as "mix & match" rings.
yummy

21st apr
Singapore Exposure Day by Otago Singapore Club.
its an event with production, display n food representing n promotion Singapore. in the mean time its fund raising for CANTEEN, a cancer society of dunedin.
yea i was amazed by how many singapore there are in otago too.

21st apr
ling n myself volunteered to help out with food preparation for Singapore Exposure.
so we made shephards pie.
it turned out a success. =)
we rox!

20th apr
danielle, ling flatmate bought for us apply struddals. how nice of her. its suppose to be some czech dessert. she's from czech. =p
on fri night, nono! sat morning, early at 1.30am, my flat mate, bayan, came knocking on my door! he cooked chicken with his mum's special sauce! although i was already super full, i had to taste it. he went on n on of how chicken should be cooked for e meat to be tender n white. well, he was a bit high, from drinking by then. hehe.

orh orh orh! let me tell u what i did this evening. as usual i got home. there was a party going on at my place. so bayan spotted me. he pulled me over, took my laptop n bag n specs from me.
now he told me i was suppose to do a hand stand on e 'cake' of beer and drink beer.
a 'cake' of beer is like this whole big container of beer. its as big as... those gas contain for cooking stove back in spore?
so i did. well how to say no when so many pple are ard watching n supporting? hehe.
so hands held tight on the 'cake', bayan n i donno who lifted my legs up. so hand stand position i was. klause, my other flat mate, pumped me some beer that i had to drink. so i drank.
bayan said its a tradition. but tradition of? well, it doesnt matter. hehe.
well these are e crazy things i never imagined myself doing. =p

19th apr
baking time! with ling
lemon coconut cake.
it was yummy yummy!
e cake finished within 24hrs, that goes to show how yummy it was.
don't worry, it wasnt just e 2 of us who finished it. =p

16th apr
i cooked luncheam meat fried rice with egg & stir fried veggie.
my cooking today was tasteless. maybe thats becos i, e chef, in e blend mood.
so u believe that e way a dish is cooked is dependent on e chef's mood? i do! =p

2007-04-20T22:53:00.000+12:00

Presenting THE PICTURE OF THE WEEK!

thats me!!!!

SKYDIVE ROX! =)

2007-04-20T22:45:00.000+12:00

14th apr
kiwi bird!!! its a real life kiwi bird. so nice so nice. i feel like giving it a hug!
well that egg was a real egg, not anymore. but yea! thats e size of a typical kiwi egg. big huh?
and swan. dont be deceive by its beauty, its actually very dangerous and can break a child's arm. thats how strong n wild it can get.

14 apr
upclose with these endanged wildlife animals.
its lovely huh?

14th apr
during the Maori tour around the place.
while at one stop, i was trying to take some photos, in e dark, this Maori guy came up to me, grabbed my camera away from me and took these pictures of himself. how funny, but cool. hehe

14th apr
willowbank wildlife reserve and Te Mane Maori performance show.
it was wow!
seeing the Maori culture, out of the textbook n lectures i've been going throught. its like bring my Maori lectures to life. hehe.

14th apr
christchurch well known city center and railway station.
this is one of the "most go" places reported in the straits time article promoting nz last week.
i think its overrated. there are much more beautiful places around. hehe

14th apr
this is my backpackers accomodation.
its interesting to find out how such backpackers place are so much nicer, pleasant, more facilities than those normal big hotels. whats more, its much cheaper.

14th apr
stoped over a fruti farm too.
well its the berries and tomatoes season
i wanted to get a bucket n pick tomatoes, but i thot, y do i need to buy so many tomotoes?
but i want to pick my own tomatoes!

14th apr
come on it! take a glimpes into one of the most beautiful shops i've been to in NZ.
thats a monza still in e process of making. i want to make one too!

14th apr
these are pottery handicraft individually made by the owners.
so pretty huh?

14th apr
this lake is really special. somehow i feel so

14th apr
will i ever get enough these beautiful scenics?
neh! don't think so! hehe

14th apr
more coastal Kaikoura
what a pleasant drive!

14th apr
continuing with Kaikoura beautiful n well known coastal

14th apr
more scenic! stopover for us!
nice nice nice! i just want to jump around here.

14th apr
we've reached Kaikoura
e 1st 2 pic, remember these places? i was living there 2.5years ago. e exact same place!
and thats approaching to the Pacific Ocean
so its seafood time!
Kaikoura = seafood
and indeed, it was yummy. i had blue cod fish and scallop. n chips.

14th apr
lots of seals. i can just stand there n keep watching them.
so cute!!!
well, its e mating season now, so yea! e seals were 'kissing'. =p
seeing all the little ones playing around with each other. e mothers should be busy out at sea getting food, while the father just suntanning

14th apr
we were driving almost just along the coast!
and guess what, i think i saw a dolphin from far away! hehe
seal colony! a last min stop, but a worthwhile one. so glad we even notice this "not to be missed" place. =p

14th apr
the amazing coastal
e colour of the water, e reflective nature, e rocks! woohoo

14th apr
more scenic on the road

2007-04-20T22:40:00.001+12:00

14th apr
on our drive back to kaikoura.
e white capped mountain is so so beautiful

14th apr
sunrise! sunrise! sunrise!
yup! i was up by 4plus5 in e morning to be able to catch sunrise!

13th apr
dinner time!
i made pasta with chicken meat tomatoes sauce.
well there wasnt a can opener, so look how i still managered to open e can with a knife. hehe

13th apr
this kiwi plantation, just next to my accomodation carpark
see e kiwi fruit?

13th apr
hectors of plantation. these should be kiwi and apple plantations, as mentioned by Bob.

13th apr
drove upwards! and presenting... Abel Tasman National Park.
although one of the small National Park, but e prettest one.
13 apr
its amazing how each and every rocks are different.
triggering my interest in geology and geography. hmmm

13 apr
looking ard e beach!
arh! just so pretty.
i love this place.
so nice to just chill out here. =p

13th apr
climb climb climb i went. hehe

13th apr
well, yea! lets take a bite off e apple! *hehe
so pretty so pretty so pretty!

13th apr
look at e rocks, with lots of seashells. nice huh?
i spent a great deal of time just slowly observing it. so fascinating.
13th apr
after kayaking, we drove to see the spilt apple rock.
its amazing huh?
wondering God's creation
the beach is so beautiful too.
it was just us there! i felt as if i owned it. i was like screaming away e moment i landed on it. hehe.

13th apr
i'm all geared up! ready to go!

13th apr
yea! e name of my kayak is "FUNKY TOWN"
that's Ryan, my kayak guide. he's a cool guy.

13th apr
kayaking at Kaiteriteri, just a little off Abel Tasman National Park

that Te, part of the sky dive team.
and of course, Evan! Ling & my photographer/video man, thanks to Evan for capturing my experience of a lifetime.
You rox too!
so after such a thrilling experience, kebabs for dinner. thr dinner, we were all still so excited over our skydive. super high we were.

that guy in brown top n sunglasses, he's ryan, my ground assistant.
safe skydiving!!! fabulous experience!!!
thanks to Bob!
you rox!

after "touring" in e air with my parachute open for a while, its landing time.
while "touring", Bob pointed out to me the North Island, Abel Tasman, e plantation below us! there was hectors n hectors of kiwi and apple plantation!
my landing was very smooth! like some pro!
but i don't want to land! its too fast!

woohoo! woohoo! woohoo!
how shld i describe e feeling?

we're falling falling falling!!!!
we're flying flying flying!!!!
e silence, peacefulness of e air!
woohoo! e feel is so so so shiok!!!!
this is really what 'bird's eye view' really mean

and off we go!!!!!!
e most most most thrilling part is sitting at the door, with my leg hanging in e air. e part when Bob started to "shake" back n forth, and off e plane we went. THATS e MOST THRILLING part. e moment i got OFF the plane into free fall.
free fall from 12,ooofeet at 200km/h, at terminal velocity.
-12 degrees

up up up we go! up to 12,000feet.
e anticipation was almost "killing" me! but had a great time in e plane. being entertained by my cool photography/video man, Evan (see that hand there? that's his) & funky instructor, Bob (that guy behind me, obviously. hehe)

thats my plane! MY plane!

ok! all geared up in my suit! all ready to do!
but wait, pet talk and final check by my instructor, Bob, that everything's good. before we're all set to go! off into my plane.

while waiting for the moment of truth to arrive! =p
the while "building" is e office!
i thot i will be scared or nervous, but i seem to be more excited as i looked ard exploring e place.
weather was perfect. for me!

12th apr
the time has come! time for terminal velocity.
e process/period of deciding if i should really do this was up n down, up n down! it wasnt easy finally deciding to do it!
but so glad i did it! no regrets at all!

12th apr
we'll at Matuka city.

2007-04-20T22:28:00.000+12:00

12th apr
welcome welcome to Nelson! according to many, Nelson is known for her sunny weather. and it is true, well at least much warmer and sunny-er as compared to Dunedin.
e houses r so pretty.

12th apr
drive drive drive! on our way to Nelson.
we did many crazy things in e mean time! hehe.

11th apr
yup! that carolyn n david in the hall, before we had to leave this beautiful farm.
well, so after we left, dinner, kfc. no more homecooked meal.

11th apr
see e yellow flowers? thats a type of weed!
alright so into carolyn garden, these are some of the many many plants she grows.
pretty huh?

11th apr
ok! so in e process of getting close to all these plants, we were actually weeding. now i know quite well what are weeds, what aint. well, some weeds are actually so pretty. too pretty to be plucked n thrown away, but its still a weed, so i hate to do it.
well, i accidentally pulled out this tiny carrot. opps!
yea! thats e amount of weed! we had approx 3 loads of it!

11th apr
apple tree, pear tree, a huge leafy veggie plant (my hand's there on purpose, to illustrate how huge e leaf is), and yam (which is grown undergrown, guess many didnt know that. hehe)

11th apr
more plants!
pumpkin, veggie, carrot, yam!

10/11th apr
ok! tea time again. looks yummy huh? its from the garden too. except for the lamp chop though. but the lamb meat from e neighbour who has a lamb farm apparently.
so we had pumpkin, potatoes, carrot, veggie.
for dessert we had some pudding. goes well with milk n cream. yummy
well to deserve such food, i worked for it. so thats me! at work!

10th apr
cant recall whats e 1st fruit. *hehe
see that cat? and e mouse in his mouse? well apparently after observing them for a while, they seem to be friends n playing the cat n mouse game, i'm serious.
yea! e peach i'm eating, i just pluck from e tree and it was THAT particular peach. *hehe

10th apr
more lettus, cabbage, e peach tree, berries too

10th apr
cant remember whats e first one! ling help!
spring onion, lettus, carrot plants

10th apr
we have lemon tree, beetroot, chile, pasily plant

10th apr
glimps into the many parts of e farm plantation.
see those white tags from the soil? i think those are like "name tags" for e plants.
e whole farm plantation is 4 hectors big

10th apr
while working hard, plucking weeds, david offered us peaches. plucked straight from his peach tree.
it taste different from those peaches we can get from the supermarket!

10th apr
for getting accomodation and food, we have to work for it!
so here i am being a farmer! a real farmer! in a real farm!
a whole pile of saw dust. had to scope e saw dust into the trolley, transport it to the planting ground, for david to spread it evenly over his daffodia plantation.
its fun! but tough work! learnt lots on e way too! abt his farm, plantation, how things are done, e process etc etc.

9th apr
presented with a delicious tea aka dinner. well dinner = tea.
e veggie, potatoes, corns are growth from their garden. freshly picked n cooked.
in e evening, we went for a "talk". about using herbs in cooking. my farm host, carolyn is e chairperson, david e treasure of this society. Daffodia Society of Dunedin. cool huh?
nono! those 2 persons in e pic, aint my farmhost. e lady in orange was e speaker. e guy was like e secretary recording what was said.
this is my favourite herb. i guess e speaker noticed that i paid special attention to this herb, at e end of e program, she gave it to me! how nice. its with me now. dried it. =)

9th apri
met up with carolyn at city library, then headed to our farmstay place!
so here we are!
some "plant crops" that are in the process of seedlings!
fireplace. a real fireplace!

9th apr
pit stop at a strawberry farm. but it isnt exactly e strawberry season now.
see how huge e cart of strawberries arh! bigger than me!
and so we reached CHC. hungry we were, so headed to e asian place. had beef stew rice noodles soup, very hot. its was yummy! had such a hearty meal! =)
dad mum i'll bring u to this particular restaurant for a meal when we're in chc!

9th apr
its the mid semester break! yuppie! travelling here we come!
we're starting our journey from dud to chc early on monday morning! slpt over at ling's place! =p
view from the car!
4.25hrs journey. record breaking! *hehe

2007-04-15T22:37:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
last stop! its dusk!
we saw yellow-eye penguins, however its too dark n small for e camera to capture.
but its so nice... seeing how it walk from side to side.

2007-04-15T22:35:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
sunset sunset sunset!
its just amazing how the colour of e sky colours. woohoo!

2007-04-15T22:32:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
so we were at Cannibal bay.
ever wonder y its called that?
scared? afraid that e sea will eat us up! *hehe
well, looking at all e seaweeds, or whatever u call them laying around along e whole beach. can be quite freaky though. =p

2007-04-15T22:30:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
yea! i was THIS close to these sealions.
they're so cute!!!
if only i can go hug them... but they're wild animals, so before i can reach up for them, they sure to attack me first. so better not *hehe

2007-04-15T22:28:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
we're at another beach.
its amazing how each beach is different n beautiful in its own unique way.

2007-04-15T22:26:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
haha! funny faces
yup! our van got stuck in e sand. so lots of effect went in to get it out. not as easy as it seems.
thats my cute boy! cute hor? =p

2007-04-15T22:23:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
jump jump jump! we go!
and all our stupid poses!
cool huh?

2007-04-15T22:20:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
e sea is mine! yuppie!
thats veron, jienu & me! we rox!
shadow, say cheers to e camera!
yea! thats my name in korean. cool huh?

2007-04-15T22:15:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
lunch time at the beach.
yummu picnics. we had sandwich, ham, veggie salad, chips, chocolate cake.

2007-04-15T22:13:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
beach! cant remember e name of this beach though.
it was windy, cold, but shiok!

2007-04-15T22:10:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
more of e woods. =)
e trees are like slant here slant there.

2007-04-15T22:07:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
along e bridge i go!
e water so nice, i don't mind jumping into it! =p

2007-04-15T22:05:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
nice huh? i love it! so pretty

2007-04-15T22:03:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
another crystal clear lake.
we had to walk through a forest to get to e lake from the road/highway. e walk and trees surrounding gave me e feeling as if i was in e tropical region, but in a much cooler temperature. =p

2007-04-15T21:36:00.000+12:00

7th apr 07
*Trip to Catlins*
went to Catlins with e overseas christian fellowship crew!
this fountain is beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
so crystal clear!

2007-04-06T20:06:00.000+12:00

5th apr
*wine appreciation*
had my last session of wine appreciation course, held at e instructor's own winery.
e place is so beautiful, but we were there at night, so couldnt see everything.
yea! and so we tasted 10 different bottles of wine, red & white wines.
i drink until siao *hehe

2007-04-06T20:02:00.000+12:00

*food*
yiling baked again! this time its peanut butter cookies. yummy
we had pizza! see, my delivery ger? haha
presenting a vegetarian meal. taste different!

2007-04-06T19:56:00.000+12:00

30th-1st apr
*church camp at columbo camp*
its e final night. so we had a costume "party".
theme was 'tight & bright'
wow! pple actually dressed up. well, i wasnt prepared for it if u notice. hehe.
its was so cool!

2007-04-06T19:53:00.000+12:00

30th-1st apr
*church camp at columbo camp*
campfire! nice and warm, esp on a so so so cold night. =)
that white thing on e stick is some kind of bread that its commonly "baked" over a campfire. its yummy. has a texture of cheese! cheesey feel.
beware! mr monster. he arh, always like to come from behind of me to give me a fright!
thats andy, doing some very pro stuns with the fire. woohoo

2007-04-06T19:46:00.000+12:00

30th-1st apr
*church camp at columbo camp*
meals at camp.
we had mass cooking. image preparing meals for 160 person.
thats me & Kathy. she's the pastor in-charge of Equippers Auckland church, in Auckland, with a membership of thousands over.
and that veron & tiffiny while waiting for breakfast!
not forgetting jienu as we took turns to vaccum our bunk before we left. yea!

2007-04-06T19:44:00.000+12:00

30th-1st apr
*church camp at columbo camp*
burger king kids meal *hehe.
thats Jienu, from Korean & Veronica from Malaysia
presenting my campsite. its so similar to singapore camp christine. well, except for the weather *hehe

2007-04-06T19:38:00.000+12:00

30th mar
*horse riding*
1st 2 pic: yiling made brownies. her brownies n ice cream! yummy!
headed to her house to "sample" her baking before class. i ended up being late for lect. but hack, its worth it!
horse riding: my beloved PJ had a sore leg, so i couldnt ride her. disappointed i was =(
instead i had bella. i couldnt exactly enjoy myself at this session. becos i didnt know how to "instruct" her. well, each horse has its own style and its abt getting use to a particular horse. its like e saying goes, a master knows his horse best. its so true. with a new horse, it almost mean learning it all over again.
anyway that's me and my horse instructor. she's so nice. and becos i was wearing that tees, we found out that her bday is just a day after mine! cool huh?

2007-04-06T19:36:00.000+12:00

29th mar
*i cooked steak!*
tada! my creation! my 1st attempt at steak! with side dishes too!
i'm so very proud of myself.
and yea! i like the before & after effect. "now u see it, now u don't!"
well, we ate till super super super full.

2007-04-06T19:31:00.000+12:00

29th mar
*i cooked steak!*
one fine fine day, while i was doing my psyc lab report, i suddenly had the urge to cook. cook steak!
so after lessons, headed to New World to get ingredient. wow! i was amased by the many different types of meat & steak available. didnt notice this before.

2007-04-06T19:30:00.000+12:00

27th mar
*Yiling cooked dinner!*

2007-03-29T02:46:00.005+12:00

25th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
on our way back to DUD, pit stop! Cookies Time factory! and also where e world's biggest cookies was produced.
e cookies are just yummy yummy!
e place so colourful too.

2007-03-29T02:46:00.003+12:00

25th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
lunch time at a asian resturant. its a asian weekend. of course! with 5 singaporean.
i been having craving for wanton noodles, so i got it! yea! quite nice though.
so posing with our food!

2007-03-29T02:46:00.001+12:00

25th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
early in e morning, ok not too early, off to the Sunday Market.
its like a flee market. lots of interesting n cool stuff. cheap too.
if only dunedin have more of this. on such a scale.

2007-03-29T02:45:00.001+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
after a tiring day, headed to veron's and hongkai's house. nice!
so our 2 chef at work!
we had satay sauce chicken, ba ku tea, chickren rice rice. and oyster sauce veggies. yummy!

2007-03-29T02:44:00.004+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
University of Canterbury Campus
hmmm compared to University of Otago, i'm glad i'm from Otago. =)

2007-03-29T02:44:00.003+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
our cable car suddenly stopped, or rather all other cable car stopped too.
just now, looking down guess who was there? all my precious! we're e one lucky cable car to be stopped at that particular spot!
aint they cute? =)

2007-03-29T02:44:00.001+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
amazing view from the top.
unable to take much photos due to the sun shinning in.
i can just stand ard enjoying the place for a long long long time, but e thot that 2 guys are waiting at the bottom. haizzz *hehe...
take a peep at how steep the cable car ride was.
but was thrilling, esp when the cable car going steeply down, e playful me was standing up! hehe. quick scarey though initially

2007-03-29T02:43:00.002+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
Christchurch Gondolo.
its a cable car ride, up up up to a mountain top. getting a birds eye view. 360degrees.
able to see CHC city, pacific ocean, mountain range etc

2007-03-29T02:43:00.001+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
lunch time! we headed to this Asian Food Court.
guess what i found? a stall with a Singapore food. so that stall it was!
i spoke to the boss. she's a singaporean, came to NZ 4 years ago.
so i had fried kway tua. theres chicken rice and economical noodles. yummy! feel so much like home! *hehe

2007-03-29T02:42:00.004+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
we're heading towards city area. but not yet!
see e tram approaching! i almost got killed taking e photo. *opps!
e white guy there is apparently the 1st NZ man to accomplish something, cant recall what it is now *hehe
and there, church. the candle stand, we're suppose to light a candle and "make a blessing". so my blessing goes to U. =)

2007-03-29T02:42:00.003+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
more scenic!
that guy in e black hat, he was doing some performance by the street. he was trying to be "funny", but not funny at all. as in the things he say, how he try to make pple laugh, but yet get cold silent instead. its not that his 'jokes' aint funny, but he deserve e cold silence. *hehe

2007-03-29T02:42:00.001+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
off-city area.
the buildings are so pretty huh?
there was like a "bazaar" going on.
one whole line of yummy food stall.
i just couldnt decided what i wanted, so i got nth in e end. *hehe

2007-03-29T02:41:00.003+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
caterbury museums!
lots of things inside.
these are the few that attracted me the most
firstly, not much word, secondly, its maori!

2007-03-29T02:41:00.001+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
still in the botanic gardens! yea the place is big!
i remember being at this exact place 2.5years ago. cool huh!

2007-03-29T02:40:00.002+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
flowers at Botanic Gardens.
there's just lots n lots of flowers, of all species, colours etc etc.
these are just a few of the many

2007-03-29T02:40:00.001+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
its autume! its autume! its autume time!
leaves a slowly turning yellow n red... slowly slowly falling to e ground. such an amazing sight.
my 1st experience of beginning of autume!

2007-03-29T02:39:00.004+12:00

24th mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
Christchurch Botanic Gardens!

2007-03-29T02:39:00.003+12:00

23rd mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
beautiful flowers outside of my self-container

2007-03-29T02:39:00.001+12:00

23rd mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
by e time we reached CHC then to our accomodation and settled down was 9plus10.
we were do hungry, so headed to COUNTDOWN, 24hrs!
wow! its fun to be shopping in e supermarket late at night when there's no one. we were taking photos n exploring the food real slowly.
look at all the different types of Hot Cross Bun!

2007-03-29T02:38:00.001+12:00

23rd mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
my accomodation! its good n cheap! nice huh?
its a self-container for 6pax, but seems like its still just e 3 of us!

2007-03-29T02:37:00.000+12:00

23rd mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
while still on e road.
sunset! its amazing!
just siting in e car, observing how the sky slowly changes colour.

2007-03-29T02:36:00.000+12:00

23rd mar
*Trip to Christchurch*
right after my horse riding course, i hopped onto e car and off we go! to CHC!
yea! take a close look at the pic of the car meter. woohoo!

2007-03-20T01:28:00.001+12:00

18th mar
*exploration of Dunedin City*
1st pic: knox church, e church i attended in e morning. i love this church. =)
e other pics aint knox church, its the St Paul Church

2007-03-20T01:27:00.001+12:00

18th mar
*exploration of Dunedin City*
then to Art Gallery. no camera allowed in there.
e art pieces are so abstract till i'm don't know what they are. e weird part is, there's no writeup, commentary to e art displays.
last pic: exterior of e cinama

2007-03-20T01:26:00.002+12:00

18th mar
*exploration of Dunedin City*
cinema theathe. ticket prices are ex!
there! movie i want to watch: "Black Sheep" (see e well animated display), Shrek3, TNMT, Spiderman3... all coming out soon!

2007-03-20T01:25:00.002+12:00

18th mar
*exploration of Dunedin City*
e church isnt open, so unable to enter. maybe i will attend this church on one of e sunday's morning service.

2007-03-20T01:25:00.001+12:00

18th mar
*exploration of Dunedin City*
opposite e train station is the High Court!
quite a distance away is 'iSite' aka Vistor Information Center
notice the long bus. apparently it seems like there are beds in there. seems like e owner converted e bus into a mobile house.

2007-03-20T01:24:00.002+12:00

18th mar
*exploration of Dunedin City*
we're along the railway track- at Dunedin Station!
there was e train "parked" there, so we "illegally" hopped on the train. *opps!

2007-03-20T01:24:00.001+12:00

18th mar
*exploration of Dunedin City*
interior of e train station.
it took us a while to notice the stain glass was a pic of a train *hehe

2007-03-20T01:23:00.000+12:00

18th mar
*exploration of Dunedin City*
walking around city, guess what i passed by again? in the far distance! cadbury factory!!!

2007-03-20T01:21:00.002+12:00

18th mar
*daylight saving re-adjustment*
sunday morning, suppose to wake up for church. but yes i did. but becos of 'daylight saving' re-adjustment, i technically woke up an hr "earlier". so headed to yiling house 1st. breakfast! English muffins with egg & cheese, n orange juice.
after service, met Aika. i met Aika for e 1st time during our horse riding session. she's japanese, from kyoto. well, i had craving for japanese food, so japanese meal i had. yummy! somehow we got complimentary green tea ice cream served to us surprisingly. how nice!

2007-03-20T01:21:00.001+12:00

16th mar
*i'm learning Horse Riding!!!*
its e journey back to city. *reluctant to leave.

2007-03-20T01:20:00.001+12:00

16th mar
*i'm learning Horse Riding!!!*
a session of horse care. cleaning our horse. pampering our horse.
then it was hopping on time!
and up i am! riding my PJ. =)

2007-03-20T01:19:00.002+12:00

16th mar
*i'm learning Horse Riding!!!*
we've reached! Dunedin Riding Center.
introducing my beloved horse. her name is PJ.
she's e smallest aka youngest aka playful or stubborn? (its ok! just like me! *hehe)
when i was walking into the place, there were 5 horses awaitng us. i set my eyes of that chestnut brown horse. she's lovely. and tada! PJ is THE chestnut brown horse! =)

2007-03-20T01:19:00.001+12:00

16th mar
*i'm learning Horse Riding!!!*
journey from Unipol to Maori Hill where the horse riding is! =)

2007-03-20T01:10:00.001+12:00

15th mar
*lots of food day*
today i ate a lot. it was extremely cold, so maybe that explain it
1st it was nice oriental fried rice with black pepper beef & bbq chicken,
then dinner at yiling's hall, it was like having a buffet.
then after my wine appreciation course (which i didnt get a chance to snap any pictures... i will next week), dropped by suhui house. suhui made chocolate cake & barley!

2007-03-20T01:09:00.001+12:00

13th mar
*Paua Jewellery making*
signed up for another workshop.
my beautiful paua jewellery. yuppie! nice nice? =)

2007-03-20T01:08:00.003+12:00

11th mar
*Continuing our journey back*
more pit stop, for dinner and toliet *hehe
this place has water sports activity!
after leaving here, it was a straight drive all the way back to dunedin city center.
a total of 12hrs, from e time we left campsite at 10am, we reached back home 10.30pm.