Work Work Work... Tired everyday... I will try my best... :)

28/9

Our flatmate, Vanessa, cooked tea for us tonight, delicious...

6/10

My Korean friend, Sue, she came to our house with her friends this afternoon. I cooked some Japanese pan cakes for them. They all said that 's nice. I was so happy. We went to 3 pubs with 2 Korean friends and Rob tonight ... that's our first time to go to pubs... We danced and did have fun

10/10

My Malaysian friend, Hilary, ordered the scollaps for us. As we had no idea for cooking scollaps, Rob cooked them for us tonight. He used 2 methods to cook, 1. Cheese & 2. Cream and wine. That's fantastic!

13/10

Rob went to fish this morning and he caught a beautiful fish. Cool~

14/10

Today was Sunday. Rob took us to Nelson. We went to the beach and town centre but there was not much to see because many shops were closed.

I didn't understand why the shops were closed on Sunday...... It never happens in Hong Kong.

20/10

We had a party this afternoon. And we had a lot of food. I cooked wontons with soup and fried noodles with vegetables and roasted pork( I learnt how to make wontons here). Chester cooked fried wontons. Our korean friends(Sue, Junghua, O Suk, Yong & Jerry) cooked some korean food and Malaysian friends cooked cheese cake(Hilary&Alex). Yum Yum~~ Our friends were sooooooooo funny. I was very happy today.

Normal Pic

Front Row: O Suk, Jerry, Me, Maggie, Chester

Back Row: Junghua, Sue, Yong, Hilary, Alex

Funny Pic

Me, Sue & Chester 

Hilary & Me

Sue & Hilary

Fried Noodles

Wontons with Soup

Fried Wontons

After the party, I went to English class with Korean friends. In the first 2 hours, we studied Newspapre. After that, we studied Bible in English for 1 hour. Bible study was really difficult for me and I was not interested in it.

English Class @Church

21/10

I tried to bake biscuits today. And they tasted very good. Yeah~~

25/11

Dear All My Friends,

I will move out next Sat & can't update my blog frequently. :)

We arrived Christchurch at night, very tired, nearly 5 hours from Blenheim to Christchurch. We stayed at a BBH, called "Frauenreisehaus Womens" which was only for women. It was a very nice place, free laundry, free drinks, free bikes, free CDs & free videos, good~~

Frauenreisehaus Womens @ Christchurch

Cutie Cat @ BBH

22/9

We went out by bike in the morning and found a Chinese store wich was open by a HK couple, we can communicate in Cantonese, hohoho... We bought a lot of Chinese food there. After that, we went back to BBH and had lunch. Then, we walked to the city centre where was very close, just around 10 mins.

City Centre @ Christchurch

Airport Bus @ Christchurch

People are playing chess @ City Centre

Then, I bought a Gondola ticket and tram ticket, cost NZ$30. As Lam didn't want to go there, I went to take Gondola on my own. Gondola was a cable car which was like "360 degrees" in HK(Hopefully, it won't fall, scared...). And you could visit "Time Tunnel" which was a brief introduction about the history of New Zealand (The Gondola ticket was included the entrance fee of "Time Tunnel"). I saw the beautiful view of Christchurch there. I met some Japanese and they helped me take a picture :)

Metro to Gondola @ Christchurch

Tram @ Christchurch

Gondola Coin @ Christchurch 

Gondola @ Christchurch

Me @ Christchurch

Beautiful View @ Christchurch

Time Tunnle @ Gondola

Me @ Christchurch

Some local people told me this souvenir shop is the cheapest one in Christchurch. You could compare the price if you would like to buy some souvenirs.

Rob took us to Kaikoura & Christchurch. We watched seals but we couldn't watch very close coz they will attach you if you walk close to them. The weather was not very good, a little bit rain... Afterwards, we had lunch together in a cafe and kept going to Christchurch.

Ohau Point Seal Colony @ Kaikoura

Very Lazy Seal @ Kaikoura

Can you see them?? They are sleeping.....

Beach @ Kaikoura 

Rocks @ Beach

Our Lunch @ Kaikoura (Seafood Pasta, Roasted Pork Belly & Fries)

Rob came and picked us to Blenheim in the afternoon. He brought us to see his house because we would stay there for 2 months. He arranged everything for us. Cool~~ It was just NZ$85 per person every week(should be NZ$100 per person but I and Lam Lam shared 1 room, so he offered us cheaper rental). His house was gorgeous, a nice kitchen, a nice living room, a nice laundry and a nice bedroom for us! And his sheepdog, Toby, was very cute and friendly, we always played with him. We lived with Rob, Vannesa(one of flatmate, Kiwi girl) & Siku (another flatmate, Taiwanese girl). They were all very nice & easy going people.

The place where I am staying now. :)

The Picture in my room.

Nice Flowers @ Home

Even though some people think Blenheim is a boring city, I liked Blenheim very much. You can see sunshine here everyday, the people are nice, the sky is so beautiful......

Warehouse @ Supermarket

Town Centre @ Blenheim 

Supervalue @ Supermarket

Beautiful blossoms @ Blenheim

Cutie Cat from next door @ Blenheim

15/9

Rob cooked us a big tea* to welcome us, thank you very much! *(They call dinner as tea in NZ)

Big Tea @ Blenheim

BBQ Salmon & Chicken (Seafood in NZ is very expensive...)

Mixed Vegetables & Blue Cod (Expensive here...) 

16/9

We tried "tip top" ice cream today, delicious......

20/9

We visited the factory today. It is a very big and well organised company.

20/9

Started working this Thursday, 12 hours a day. Very busy and tired... Lam Lam & I packed the spinach, we had to work very fast and the boxes were very heavy...

21/9

As there was a hole in factory and they had to fix it, we didn't need to work from Friday to Sunday. Rob would like to visit his son in Ashburton and he asked us to go with him, so that he can take us to Kaikora & Christchurch. He's so kind.  (Wanna see photos of Kaikoura & Christchurch?? Please click Kaikoura @ South Island & Christchurch @ South Island )

We arrived South Island~~~ There was soooooooooo beautiful, just like a dream... We stayed in a BBH called "Sequoia Lodge & Backpacker" for 1 night. The host was very nice and helpful. They provided us "free Chocolate Pudding" (yum yum...) & Spa in Winter(we didn't try the spa coz it was really cold there).

I received a call from Rob, the manager, he would like to pick us to Blenheim and talk about the details of work. That's great! He's sooooo kind~~

15/9

It was a nice day, sunshine and warm. In the morning, I walked around Picton. People of South Island were very polite. Everyone greeted me with smile. I felt so happy and peaceful here.

After 10 hours bus, we arrived Wellington. Here was sooooo cold. Then, we got the ferry(Interislander) to Picton at South Island. It took 5 hours from Wellington to Picton.

I am in Aukland now. I open the bank account and apply for a mobile no today.

YHA International

29/8

What a awful day for me today! I lost all my washing stuff. As I left the stuff in the bathroom, someone has taken them away. Besides, I booked a free 1 day trip called "Kiwi Experience" with my friends(I met some HK & Taiwan friends here) but the tour guide said we didn't have tickets, so he pushed me and said we can't join the tour. Afterwards, we asked the staff of the YHA, she told us that we don't need any tickets, they had never give tickets. It is so strange! I think it maybe because we are Asian. I am a bit angry of it. Fortunately, we can join another free day trip which is called "Stray Bus". The tour guide is nice and polite. I think I will never join "Kiwi Experience" again.

Stray Bus

Sky Tower

Mount Eden

Michael Joseph Savage Memorial Garden

Ian, Me & Gloria

Gloria, Stray Bus Driver & Me

Harbour Bridge

30/8

Ian, one of my Taiwan friends, he told us there are some free English courses in Auckland. As I had nothing to do here( I have  to wait for Lam Lam for 2 weeks), we went to have a lesson. It took around 2 hours, quite good. I can practise more my English skills.

School @ 31 Princes Street 

Zozo @ Albert Park

And I got my bank ATM card. it is so beautiful. There is a famous scenery picture on the ATM card. Yeah~~

I met lots of friends here, Hedy, Ian (from Taiwan), Gloria, Gilbert, Peter(from HK), Toshi(from Japan). They treat me very nice. Thank you very much!

Gilbert, Ian, Me, Gloria, Hedy & My roommate-Sarah

02/9

Ian, Gilbert, Hedy & Gloria, all of them have left the YHA International. Some of them went back home, some of them went to resume their journey. I am a bit lonely here. Peter will go home soon because he just sold his car last night. Congratulations to him!

When I have nothing to do, I usually go to public library. It takes 10mins to walk there. The library provides free internet service. Cool~~ And I can read Japanese comics here. As all the comics are English version, I can practice my reading skill and know more vocab. Not bad~

Auckland Library

06/9

My roommate from England, Sarah, is so kind. She left lots of food to me. And Peter went back to HK yesterday. He also left a box of food to me. I don't need to buy any food this week, hehe :)

07/9

The English class was finished this afternoon. The teachers brought a lot of food to the class and we played lots of games. We did have fun!

08/9

Serene, from Malaysia, is a Buddhist and she would like to visit the Buddhist Temple which is in North Island, so I went there with her.  There is hard to find and we spent nearly 2 hours to get there.  Fortunately, we can find that temple. After we were back to Auckland city, it was almost 6pm. As Serene was very glad that I went to the temple with her, she invited me to have dinner with her (roasted pork rice! I love it! Yummy). After that, she had to get her belongings to airport because she's going to travel Australia. I'd like to say thank you to Serene here and wish you all the best for your trip. 

Fo Guang Shan Temple

Zozo @ Fo Guang Shan Temple

10/9

Linda and Ann, from Taiwan, they left this morning. Take care and all the best for your job!

I was alone again! Lam Lam, please come soon!!! I've got a cold, not very well~~ It is so cold here, just 6-8 degree in Auckland and it always rains. I hate the weather here.

13/9

I am so happy that I just got a call to have interview on this Sat. And I will go to South Island with Lam Lam tonight. As it is very expensive to access internet there(around NZ$3-5 for 20 mins only), I can't update my blog frequently. If you have anything to tell me, please leave your message in my blog. Thanks! ( I don't have time to upload my photos, but don't worry, I will put them here later.)

I am now in Singapore and waiting for the plane to New Zealand. You can use free internet service in the Singapore Airport for 15 mins at a time but you only can type English there.

I hope everything will be fine in this long journey. Aiya....... I have already known something that I forgot to bring -> Cutlery~~ How can I eat the instant noodles without fork? I am so careless...

Anyway, see all of you later~~ Take care~

Lam, hope to see you soon~

BB, I will take care myself~~ no worries! :)

天晴

有Stich~

有Chip & Dale~

 有Marie~

有Winnie the Pooh~

有巴斯光年~~

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好舒服...

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 After

係咪好爽呢?? 仲有靚相呀...

天晴

今日好多謝各位請我食lunch呀~~ 好開心呢~ 我地9個人一齊去咗Fat Angelo's食lunch, 叫咗勁多野食呀~~ 仲以為會係"是但"叫d set lunch, 但估唔到會叫哂a la cart, 食得咁貴呀, 我諗老細一定好後悔自己咁豪氣講咗句"我包底!"

另外, 新來的兩位女同事很好人, 而且很啱key呀~~  e間公司終於都多返d女仔啦, 回想以前, 就只有我一個女仔, 其他人全男班, 真的幾悶, 不過, e家唔同啦, 正所謂3個女人一個墟, 真係無錯呀~~ (今日真的好多謝你地份禮物, 估唔到有禮物收, hehe)

天晴炎熱

可是貓咪卻不喜歡香味, 有時沖涼既時候, BB豬就會過來miao miao miao, 但一嗅到d沐浴露既香香味道, 就會鄒哂眉頭, 然後立即彈開~~ miao~

(佢"痴"住咗隻拖鞋~~唔肯走~~)

(佢個樣好搞笑~miao~)

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