note:

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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

Presenting THE PICTURE OF THE WEEK!

thats me!!!!

SKYDIVE ROX! =)

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

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.