Music melts all the separate parts of our bodies together. Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.Where words fail, music speaks.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tomorrow
Hello all, this is the first time I blog from my iPod. Starting my journey tomorrow. I'm really happy that I'm realizing it. Will try to update as much as I can :)
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
It's Official
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年轻人，去追梦吧！
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Tuesday, July 03, 2012
02072012
Today's the day that my New Zealand Working Holiday Visa expires. 9 months. Time flies.
It felt like yesterday that we just touched down at Christchurch and everything seems so new and exciting for us.
I'm glad that i've chosen this path. It was a impromptu decision to apply for it because i've never planned for it and hell ya this is the greatest decision ever made. Traveled with a a bunch of girls whom I've only met for few times.
I lived, I learned and I survived. 1st time driving overseas and with our MANUAL car (totally amazed by myself) because I have not driven a manual car for years ever since i got my driving license. 1st time traveling alone (get to know lots of great friends especially my dear brothers) 1st time boarding the plane alone and also sleeping overnight at Chc airport. (also slept at S'pore airport when I was coming back home)
Thank you for the wonderful memories. New Zealand is heaven, it's scenery is to die for. So please visit this piece of land once in your life time and you will definitely not regret over it.
Cheers.
It felt like yesterday that we just touched down at Christchurch and everything seems so new and exciting for us.
I'm glad that i've chosen this path. It was a impromptu decision to apply for it because i've never planned for it and hell ya this is the greatest decision ever made. Traveled with a a bunch of girls whom I've only met for few times.
I lived, I learned and I survived. 1st time driving overseas and with our MANUAL car (totally amazed by myself) because I have not driven a manual car for years ever since i got my driving license. 1st time traveling alone (get to know lots of great friends especially my dear brothers) 1st time boarding the plane alone and also sleeping overnight at Chc airport. (also slept at S'pore airport when I was coming back home)
Thank you for the wonderful memories. New Zealand is heaven, it's scenery is to die for. So please visit this piece of land once in your life time and you will definitely not regret over it.
Cheers.
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那些年，我们一起shuffle的日子
2011 年。夏天。纽西兰。南岛
Some of my friends used to ask me when and where do you think is your most favorite part of New Zealand...
My answer is definitely- summer time @ Queenstown.
Boxing day, Xmas party, NYE countdown party and all the crazy things we did there.
This video is a compilation of us( my travel partners for half a year) shuffling in some parts of South Island, New Zealand.
Location include ~
Marfells Beach Marlborough
Franz Josef Glacier
Wither HillscBlenheim
Nelson City Centre (during Rugby World Cup Finals)
Port Motueka
Pelorus River, Marlborough (one of the filming spots for The Hobbit)
Centre of New Zealand, Nelson
Baldwin Street (World steepest street) Dunedin
Enjoy =)))
Some of my friends used to ask me when and where do you think is your most favorite part of New Zealand...
My answer is definitely- summer time @ Queenstown.
Boxing day, Xmas party, NYE countdown party and all the crazy things we did there.
This video is a compilation of us( my travel partners for half a year) shuffling in some parts of South Island, New Zealand.
Location include ~
Marfells Beach Marlborough
Franz Josef Glacier
Wither HillscBlenheim
Nelson City Centre (during Rugby World Cup Finals)
Port Motueka
Pelorus River, Marlborough (one of the filming spots for The Hobbit)
Centre of New Zealand, Nelson
Baldwin Street (World steepest street) Dunedin
Enjoy =)))
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Mahia Beach, Hawke's Bay (NZ)
When I was in North Island, NZ I traveled for a week with my ex-packhouse colleague, Nora who's from Germany. It was a 215km drive from Napier where I was doing my accommodation exchange to Gisborne via State Highway 2.
Half way through, we decided to drove to Mahia Beach for a stopover.
Mahia Beach is a popular spot for surfing, fishing and diving especially during summer time. We were probably the only visitor there partly because of the weather which was cloudy and drizzling at times and it was during April (autumn in NZ) .
Super windy, almost got blown away lol
Nora's car which she named it Bruno. According to her Germans like to name their car as a lucky charm thing.
Even in dismal weather, Mahia Beach is stunningly beautiful
Saturday, May 05, 2012
7 months and counting
Hello all,
Been long gone from here. Time flies and its already my 7th month here in New Zealand and also my 2nd month of traveling alone.
Left my last job at the South Island and traveled up to the North Island last month. I've finally got the guts of travelling alone and also taking a flight on my own for the first time. I also slept at the airport for a night.
For this whole month i've been pretty much spending time just doing nothing much which I'm a bit not used to after all the long hours work I used to do previously. Did 2 days of grape picking at the vineyard. It was one of the best experience I could've asked for. The job is fun and we got to sit on a trailer to move around in the super big vineyard. Have you ever wonder why is the desert wine tasted to good and sweet.....because it is made outta moldy, rotten grapes which worms and insects inside. Heheee
I've finally purchased my air ticket back home. Finally finally.....and now i'm really counting down the days to be home. I really really misses the family, friends and the food.
*I've been sitting at Mcd Taupo for like a good 3 hours now and gotta wait for another hour till my friend comes here to pick me up. Oh god, can we fastforward the time for abit now?
Been long gone from here. Time flies and its already my 7th month here in New Zealand and also my 2nd month of traveling alone.
Left my last job at the South Island and traveled up to the North Island last month. I've finally got the guts of travelling alone and also taking a flight on my own for the first time. I also slept at the airport for a night.
For this whole month i've been pretty much spending time just doing nothing much which I'm a bit not used to after all the long hours work I used to do previously. Did 2 days of grape picking at the vineyard. It was one of the best experience I could've asked for. The job is fun and we got to sit on a trailer to move around in the super big vineyard. Have you ever wonder why is the desert wine tasted to good and sweet.....because it is made outta moldy, rotten grapes which worms and insects inside. Heheee
I've finally purchased my air ticket back home. Finally finally.....and now i'm really counting down the days to be home. I really really misses the family, friends and the food.
*I've been sitting at Mcd Taupo for like a good 3 hours now and gotta wait for another hour till my friend comes here to pick me up. Oh god, can we fastforward the time for abit now?
Friday, March 09, 2012
What i did in NZ (Part 1)
Hello people, it's been so long (3 months) since my last update.
I miss blogging though i tend to get lazy in updating stuff. One thing here in NZ is that we don't get internet or free WIFI easily and hence the lack of update.
And so I quit my first job in the mussel factory as a grader as well as working ot cleaning the machines at the end of December.
One of my best friend/ colleague. Marion from France
Behind is the locker where we put our belongings during work
Traveled for 2 weeks down to West Coast, Southland and Otago.
Settled down at a lil' town called Roxburgh in Central Otago and started hunting for jobs.
Did one day of raspberry picking in a small orchard. That was my first time trying out an outdoor job.
The raspberry trees were almost the same height as us human and we sometimes had to squad up and down to pick the berries hidden below. After the whole day of picking my knees were aching like crazy *ahem sign of ageing probably ;p
Few days later we got a job in a pack house packing mainly apricots and some nectarines and plums. There were this sign in the pack house saying no eating in the working area but after some time of working everyone started to just take the nice fruits to eat while doing our work half way. *wtf who can stand the temptations of all these yummeh fruits especially when they are right in front of you.....gulp.
Work in the pack house for 1 month+, quit the job and me and Chris went to travel again, doing the Southern Scenic Route, Dunedin and Oamaru.
Had the time of our life during this trip.....every place is so beautiful and special in its own way.
We initially planned to head back up to the Northern part of the South Island for apple packing job. Unfortunately, because of some certain reason we had to cancel the plan and came back to Roxburgh.
Here, we got a new job in another pack house packing nectarines and apricots as well. Since the fruits season are reaching its end, we were asked to wash the crates which they use to put the fruits in. I think i've washed over hundred of it in the outdoor no matter rain or shine. The weather was crazy. It can be so cold in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon when the sun is out it gets crazily burning hot or even rain.
During the weekend, we went to the orchard for picking, this time around we picked green cages and plums. We were enjoying ourselves eating the fruits there rather then working hard to pick more because we don't get any GREEN CAGES back at home.
Monkey in action ;>
Green cages and plums that we picked!
Ohai, i is plum picker =}
Got tired of washing the crates in the packhouse partly because my hands were aching and so we quit to travel again for another 4 days.
Now i'm back at Roxburgh again and starting the apple packing job next monday. Fruits oh fruits, i can't wait.
That's all for now. Hitting the sack and going hiking tomorrow.
I miss blogging though i tend to get lazy in updating stuff. One thing here in NZ is that we don't get internet or free WIFI easily and hence the lack of update.
And so I quit my first job in the mussel factory as a grader as well as working ot cleaning the machines at the end of December.
The view from our mussel factory's smoko room facing Port of Havelock
Okay...don't laugh when you see this picture!
Haha this is basically our work outfit in the factory - gumboots, white top and pants, apron, earphones with built in radio to protect our ears from the noise of the machines and this i dont know what you call thing that we have to wear to cover our hair.
It's freaking cold in the the grading room and i always wear like at least 3 layers of clothes
Haha this is basically our work outfit in the factory - gumboots, white top and pants, apron, earphones with built in radio to protect our ears from the noise of the machines and this i dont know what you call thing that we have to wear to cover our hair.
It's freaking cold in the the grading room and i always wear like at least 3 layers of clothes
Benefit of working there is that we get to buy cheap mussel from the factory at 1.70 NZD per kg.
In this pic, I was cooking seafood porridge
In this pic, I was cooking seafood porridge
One of my best friend/ colleague. Marion from France
Behind is the locker where we put our belongings during work
Traveled for 2 weeks down to West Coast, Southland and Otago.
Settled down at a lil' town called Roxburgh in Central Otago and started hunting for jobs.
Did one day of raspberry picking in a small orchard. That was my first time trying out an outdoor job.
The raspberry trees were almost the same height as us human and we sometimes had to squad up and down to pick the berries hidden below. After the whole day of picking my knees were aching like crazy *ahem sign of ageing probably ;p
Few days later we got a job in a pack house packing mainly apricots and some nectarines and plums. There were this sign in the pack house saying no eating in the working area but after some time of working everyone started to just take the nice fruits to eat while doing our work half way. *wtf who can stand the temptations of all these yummeh fruits especially when they are right in front of you.....gulp.
Apricots going into the grading belt according to their size.
Different sizes of apricots will then be sent to its own belt
From there, we will pack the fruits into the overseas, local and jam bins.
Fruits are then kept in the fridge and will then reach overseas in 3 days time.
Fruits are then kept in the fridge and will then reach overseas in 3 days time.
Packing the mini ones which will be sold in the local supermarket.
Work in the pack house for 1 month+, quit the job and me and Chris went to travel again, doing the Southern Scenic Route, Dunedin and Oamaru.
Had the time of our life during this trip.....every place is so beautiful and special in its own way.
We initially planned to head back up to the Northern part of the South Island for apple packing job. Unfortunately, because of some certain reason we had to cancel the plan and came back to Roxburgh.
Here, we got a new job in another pack house packing nectarines and apricots as well. Since the fruits season are reaching its end, we were asked to wash the crates which they use to put the fruits in. I think i've washed over hundred of it in the outdoor no matter rain or shine. The weather was crazy. It can be so cold in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon when the sun is out it gets crazily burning hot or even rain.
During the weekend, we went to the orchard for picking, this time around we picked green cages and plums. We were enjoying ourselves eating the fruits there rather then working hard to pick more because we don't get any GREEN CAGES back at home.
I think i'm good at climbing wtf ;p
Monkey in action ;>
Green cages and plums that we picked!
Ohai, i is plum picker =}
Got tired of washing the crates in the packhouse partly because my hands were aching and so we quit to travel again for another 4 days.
Now i'm back at Roxburgh again and starting the apple packing job next monday. Fruits oh fruits, i can't wait.
That's all for now. Hitting the sack and going hiking tomorrow.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Motuweka Pathway, Havelock [2]
Continuation of photos taken at Motuweka Pathway, Havelock (where I am staying at currently).
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