16 june 2010
Well to start off the morning, after I have my breakfast, I was packing my stuff for check out and the south islands. Carried the bags to margaux apartment at about 11 and then went to check out the keys at the accommodation office but the book is still with Alok so I have to went back down the hill to 1510 to find him and fill in the forms before I went back to the accommodation office, fill in the bond form, get the form and proceed to the student center to get the cheques. So from 310, I went to 180.
At 180, I filled in forms and got my cheque went to the bank opposite the hub to get my cash out and then went to drop my clothes for recycle before I went to find my lecturer but she was not in so I went to Henderson. Thank Goodness! The care bear t-shirt is still there and I bought it and some fruits. Took the bus back to unitec, walk to the mart opposite to get a bar of biscuits and then back to the apartment where I took the 3 luggages to the station.
On the way to the station, a kind guy offered to drive me to the station and he drove me to avonadale station where I took the train to the city. Went to enquire of a bag but it turns out the model is not from Gucci so went back to the station and sat there waiting for sunny.
Sunny came and she has two luggages. Our luggage was so heavy and I cant even stand up straight. In the end, due to all the store within our reach being closed, Sunny have to settle for Subway again for dinner where she just have one for lunch while I was too tired so drank milk.
We took an airbus to the airport and check in, we didn’t know that we have to check in further to get a receipt and did that the last minute. Even when we see ourselves as having the most luggages, there was no space in the cabinet lockers for us to put our luggage so in the end, we settle our luggage under the seats as the seats in front of us is empty.
At 9.30pm, we reach chrischurch and it was 0 degrees. Took the red bus to the city and we walked to our hostel. On the way, Sunny felt hungry and bought herself a burger from KFC.We finally found it after a bar tender show as how to read the map that we have and when we check in, the room was like so disappointing. There wasn’t a private bathroom or toilet. It was a small room with two beds, one on the top and one below and a simple table and that’s all. I cannot register for an internet account as my mastercard expiry date is way longer than 2016. Its stupid. Oh well 10 days without the internet for me. Also, We couldn’t find the heater. After washing, we went to bed.
17 june 2010
Well, woke up at 5 plus in the morning as it was too cold so toss in bed till 6 past half before I took the bar of biscuits to the lodge to see if I can watch the news but then it was like people sleeping there so I cant. Went to the kiosk and buy a hot chocolate and ate biscuits as I insert a one dollar coin to surf for like 10 minutes. A company scheduled me for an interview with them like in july a few days after I reach home and the venue is in eunos.
Then went back to my room, get all my tools for bathing and went to bath and then after bathing, went out to walk around the hostel before I step outside. I didn’t wear gloves and soon find both my hands and feet stiff cold. I am wearing boots! Went back to the hostel, the reception was open so I asked for a towel and a heater and some extra blankets, Then went back my room to type. The receptionist came to our room with a portable heater and blankets and towers free of charge lol.
Then we went to mac to have light breakfast means 2 breakfast for me today and after that we went to walk around the city taking pictures and then to pak and sav to buy breakfast for the next few days.
We also went to the chapel at the other side of the city and then back to the city where Sunny ate lunch and I order 2 herbal tea eggs and treat her one of it. Then we continue walking to the square where we went to the chapel square and climb the tower to the peak of 100 plus steps and then back down. We then went to the visitors’ center and then to the southern encounter to look at the fishes and all that.
Then after that it was like 4 plus to 5 where all the shops closes and every thing turn dark so we walked back to the hostel rest before we went to have Mexican meal. I got a light meal and I could not finish it. We walk around the place before heading home and I was like feeling so bloated even 2 hours later! Shit there goes my effort of weight loss~
18 june 2010
Well, woke up and catch a long bathe with hot water before I proceed to the kitchen area and found free food such as milk, can of spaghetti, chocolates and jam. Told them back to my apartment and ate the chocolates some for breakfast, biscuits and a bread.
We went to check out the musemums. First is the maori follow by the art gallery which both of this sites did not allow us to take photos since it was copyrighted. The art gallery was so huge with lots of works by the artisit/ Then we head down to the Friday market which sunny and I settle for lunch. I bought a fruit pastry and she bought a cheese cake and a bread and a coffee.
After that we went to one of the must go, the museum and it was amazing what was installed for us. From the local culture to asian to mummy to the altanic. Its all in the museum. Then after the museum we went to walk around the botanic gardens which was so huge that we did not cover all.
We decided to come back tomorrow to visit the arts center. After the gardens we shop a while and went back to the bus exchange to get onto bus 28 to lynotton for the lighting up of the festival of light and the fireworks but there was no fireworks today and since it was a quiet place, we took the bus back to the city and went back to the hostel for a short rest.
Sunny decided to cash in her steak at the chancery and I am ok with it so we took another route there and find a place that we did not go before and the stores were open till 10pm (mostly souvenirs) Her place that she want to eat was close so we went to another one that I saw. The Oscars. She went to eat rib eye. The serving was huge and me? I order light meal of ocsar fishcake and the waitress was is that all?
My Oscar fish cake is actually 2 pieces of fish pastry grilled and comes with some salad. I ate that and drank water and it was filling.We chatted a lot about life, political views and stuff and I got to know more about this girl lol. After that we went to shop around the stores and I was there trying on the samples of chocolates and cookies since it was like expensive to buy as well as honey.
Sunny bought a badge and a key holder while I bought chocolate kiwi bar, sweets, handphone strap and badges. I meet a group of Singaporeans that were there on a tour and they were flying off tomorrow back to home. Its been ages since I heard the accent and I ask them how they find the food here and they say it was too salty. That’s cos they went to eat asian food. It’s a no no here lol.
After walking around, we went back to the room, have red wine and did some planning for the next day and I ate the bar of chocolates and biscuits >.<>
I really emvy sunny, she could eat and eat and stay in shape while I am opposite lol.
June 19 2010
Well today is market day. Went to the france market that was near our accommodation and then walk around. It was a small market. Got a small pastry where I share half with sunny.
Then we went over to the secondhand books store where I bought 2 books from it and its heading to the arts center for us. There was another market and I was like exploring the stores, bought a seasalt chocolate for 2 dollars and a pura shell for a dollar.
Then we went to see a show of performance by a street performer. After the show. We went to explore more of the market which I bought Indian pastries for sunny and wanted to let her have 2 but she only have one and I end up eating the 3. It was too much for me! Feel regretful after it!
We then went to explore the arts center and then try exploring the boys’ college but it was not open for public and then we went to punting. It was like riding a small boat across the steam a bit of the Venice atmosphere and then it was the tram ride for us. After that we walked to the central library and then I sneak into farmers and weight myself. With 4 layers of thin clothes, bootes, a cap, a scraf and 2 layers of pants, I weight a horrible 68kg! omg!
Went back to find sunny where we went to the oldest building in Christchurch but its close so we went to the café to surf. I surf for an hour for $3. My business process management lecturer has not given back to me my results for assignment 1 which is like wth!
After surfing, walk back to the hostel to put my stuff and rest and I fell asleep. Woke up at 7 plus and went with sunny to an Indian restaurant. The poor girl is starving while I was like tired and want no food into my body.
Think we are like opposite at times. We been walking all the time for the past 3 days and she was feeling hungry all the time and I was not. But still have to eat dinner or lunch with her and my orders were all half of hers and she was like worrying about me for eating so little. But its like after walking, I just went to sleep! And 7 plus dinner is too late for me.
Anyways at the Indian restaurant I order 3 sides. One banana and coconut. Archa and something that I dunno which is so hot! That one I take like half and left it while I finish the other 2. Was like so bloated even when I go to sleep at 10 plus to 11. Hell! I want to lose weight man!
,20 june 2010
Got up and wash up before I lay in bed to wait for sunny to get up. She did at about 9 plus and we have breakfast and went to the Sunday market in Christchurch. The market is bigger in space and in scale than the one in Auckland but then not much fruits are sold here. Most of it is their cultural stuff. I bought a teddy and sunny got herself a old tin can box.
Then after touring around, went to have lunch. I got myself a red bean bun where Sunny got herself Mexican food nachos!!
After the Sunday market, we asked for directions to get to the air force museum and we walked there to the museum which is a couple of streets to the main road, an overhead flyover and cross the road, walk into the museum. Sunny went to rest herself in the café while I continue to explore. There were lots of aircraft models, badges and things that were used by the pilots.Then there was a wartime home where we get to see how the houses were like during war time..
After the museum, we catch a bus to city but the first bus, we got on does not go to the city and the bus driver drove us to the place we can catch the bus to the city and horn the front bus to wait for us. Nice!
We got to the city and try walking to the south city where I want to buy shoes as my boots worn out after like less than 3 weeks of wearing them and water wet my socks!
We got to count down first and we went to buy stuff for Tuesday and Monday breakfast. I finally got fruits! 1 banana, 1 permesian and 2 or 3 apples! While sunny got herself a bread and chocolates!
After shopping, we walk to the south city where I try on various shoes and bought one for $20 that’s like converse but not converse lol. The other one that I though of is a purple one but looking at the sole underneath, I rather buy this one.
Rush to the square to take the tram ride around the city and then went to the oldest cinema to watch sherk forever after which was good!
The movie ended at about 7.30 and we walked to a thai restaurant, Today I felt hungry after eating the banana. Given that the sides are mainly fry, I ordered a main course which is duck rice with red curry and the serving is the one that is from Singapore ! its about 10.90 but duck dishes are not that common here expect for roast duck rice. I ate some rice, the rice was good and not too hard like the Indian one yesterday and then the meats, the duck, onions, green pepper, tomato, pineapples. It was like almost the same serving or more from yesterday sides but I did not felt that bloated. The curry was sweet and a bit salt.
After the meal, it was getting too cold for us and we went to our room and after wash up and throwing away the bootes, went to sleep. .
21 june 2010
Woke up late today at 7am and went to wash up but before that went to have breakfast a permanisan fruit. It was raining and we have breakfast at about 9 to 10 am. Then we try walking to the provisional center, the oldest building in chirstchurch but then it was raining so sunny decided to relax in the café.
Ordered a short black and have it for the first time then continue walking to the provisional chambers where we explored. After that we try walking to the contemporary arts center but it was closed today. Sunny was hungry and we walk back to the city MUM’s restaurant where sunny have her lunch and I watch her eat haha!
We went to the fudge factory to register for the tour but it was cancelled and we got free fudge for making the trip there and we bought some chocolates since the lady was so nice. After that, we proceed to the art gallery to look at another exhibition and then walk towards the square to catch a free shuttle bus to the casino.
Nothing much at the casino and I saw how they gambled so was like -…- omg! This is like throwing money into the sea. After one round walk, went out and took the bus around the city for a round and went back to the backpackers where I fell asleep and then woke up ask sunny if she feeling hungry and out we went to the nearby india restaurant that I found when I walk down further. It was better than the first one, we went and I ordered a main course since I was feeling rather hungry and I take home the roti chenai as I could not finish. I finish the main dish and half of the rice. My dish was actually jackfruit cook in curry with bread and rice. I miss jackfruit lol and I never thought that you could cook jackfruit in curry haha
We went back to the backpackers, did some packing for tomorrow and then I blogged as tomorrow is a early flight to queenstown.
22 june 2010
Well, we miss the bus to the airport so we have to take a taxi to the airport. The taxi meter was running like in speed and we got to the airport at about 40 dollars -…-“
Well, we took jet star and after an hour flight, we got to queenstown. The mountains were in snow and we sort of went to check in but since the room is not available, we have to leave our luggage in the storeroom and then walk around before we check in. Queenstown on the first day was not as cold as Christchurch. We went to a nearby café where I ordered flat white and a cookie and sunny her usual haha. We sat there to plan our activities and waited for Sandra to meet us at 12 for lunch. We went for lunch together and I finish the museli that I ordered and after a walk around the lake, Sandra went to her backpackers to get her stuff to go to another place.
After Sandra left, we went to check in the backpackers and book our cruise for tomorrow. Then since it was raining, Sunny did not have any dinner for that day and we went back to the hostel where we wash up and sleep. Before that, I saw Peiying and val there! They went to syndery to study for their bachelors and its like amazing! Fancy meeting people I know in the part of the world and in the same hostel. Sunny went to buy her dinner at the supermarket. Did not eat dinner.Have 2 hours call home and the place was like so noisy! Did not sleep well as it was too cold for me.
23 june 2010
Woke up at 5 plus after a not so well sleep and went to have a long hot shower. Got busy with my stuff at 6 plus to 7 where I decided to go and view the scenery outside. It was snowing in Queenstown. I was so happy to touch and feel the snow!
But then later, we discovered that due to snowing, buses would not be available hence we did not go for the trip of the double deck bus tour but was like went to the same café to drink hot water and then walk around the town to see the snow!
We build a first snow man! And then after walking around the snow, Sunny went to have her lunch at macdonalds and then we went to take the cruise tour. It was nice around the lake. After the cruise tour, we walk around town before we head back to the dorms and I slept while Sunny went outside to buy dinner for herself. I was too tired to have dinner.
24 june 2010
Woke up, have breakfast and bathe and then went with Sunny to take the double decker tour. It was colder than town of the places, we are taken to. Went back to town after the 3 hours tour and felt warm haha! We went to the paragon café to have coffee and then while Sunny went to print her pictures, I ran around to buy a book and to jays jays for clothes haha!
We then hike around the city and walk around the lake, it was nice weather to hike and also to walk around as it was not that cold!
Went to the supermarket to get apple and instant noodle and eat with sunny after that. Tomorrow would be the last day that I would spend in Queenstown and also the last time that I would see Sunny so we settle on a restaurant to eat france food.
25 june 2010
Took the first bus to arrowtown and was like exploring the first place that’s the museum when my stomach ache and I was stuck in the toilet for close to 5 hours. Went out 1 plus and was shaking here and there. The ladies in the museum would not let me out of their sight till the ambulance came and me and sunny went to sit in the ambulance where they check me out.
It turns out I need to eat more leafy vegetables not just wheats and also more fluids into my body because I have a bawler block. And my shaking was due to being in the cold for too long. My lips were purplish. Since I was ok and the ambulance were not on the way to town, that means me and sunny would have to wait for the 4pm bus. Got to the café to get warm water and hot chocolate before we go to the supermarket to get soaps and weetbix and yogert for my stomach.
Took the bus home where I went to buy cookies for magraux and then went to have yogert and a bar of weet bix before I went to the shower to wash myself off from the smell as well as the clothes too.
At night, went to the france restaurant to dine and then went to view the fireworks before I went back to call mum. Sunny got a present for me so I went to buy her a bar of dark chocolates. Then pack my stuff and sleep.
26 june 2010
Woke up at 4 plus as it was too cold. Went for a hot shower and have weetbix before and after that as I was hungry then rest till 6 where I went out to hae coffee, yogert and weetbix.
The breakfast come at 7 and I took some bread home and ate 2 pieces of white bread with jam before I check out and wait for the bus to the airport.
At the airport, got myself a banana, kiwi and flatwhite to keep myself warm. Feeling like a pig now! But then its important to stay warm. Then sit at the airport to blog lol haha.
Well, went into the airplane, the plane was delayed due to the flog in Auckland and it was up in the air for 2 hours before it landed in Auckland. Took the airbus home followed by the bus as my stuff were too many. Magraux let me into an empty room in her apartment but we have to be careful as they might be surpise checks or that someone would move in. Lets hope not for the 3 nights.
Repacked my bag and hang out the clothes that I washed yesterday to dry.
27 june 2010
Its seems that old habits die hard, I woke up at about 9 plus yesterday night to eat 2 weetbits and then as the floor was hard, I woke up at 5plus to eat weetbits 2 and then went to the toilet to bathe as well as ended up cleaning the sink for magraux.
Went back to my room and did some packing of the items into lesser bags so that in case if there was a surpise check, it would be faster to move my stuff.
Then see if the clothes are dry, fold the clothes that are dry into the luggage and the lighter check in one is now heavier than the big luggage lol. Connection here is not as good as in my previous room, might be due to it being further from the campus.
Well I am waiting for at least about 7am before I went to the Sunday market haha and then from there to St lukes or lynn mall haha.
Went to the Sunday market and then eat 2 fruits and from there went to new lynn to shop and to like take the bus to st lukes. Did the shopping at st lukes today and was like so many of the chocolates but they are not for me. Sunny taught me to eat dark chocolates and when I mean dark its 85%
Anyways ate main meal and gain weight today. I have to give in to take some vegetables to restore my system back to what it was lol but not the weight!
28, 29, 30 june
Well did have a gathering with sin before I went to the airport and before that take photos with magraux and Jamie as well as hung.
Spent a night in the airport and after just like a flash and I am back in Singapore. This would be where the next stage of my life will begin.
