Me in Lake Tekapo一游再游

Lake Tekapo is my favourite place of interest in NZ. 4 times of visit, I was never not amazed by it’s beauty
~the turquoise-blue lake
~the snow-capped mountain
~and the stunning landscape.

好一个五星级的景点!
那下雪初体验，
那雪松环绕的溜冰和泡温泉享受，
那布满星河和流星的夜空，
那湖面上的日出倒影，
那橘红色的晚霞点缀，
那登山俯瞰的三湖全景。。。
那么那么美的一个湖泊，
烙下那么那么多的美忆!
我深深地，深深地爱上了她！♥♥♥

22-23 June~ 1st visit, experienced 1st snowing of my life over here.

5-6 July ~ 2nd visit, enjoying ice-skating and spa pool surrounded by snow-capped alpines; starry-starry night-sky; sunrise & sunset at lakeside; friends reunion.

9 Aug~stopped by for picnic lunch before heading to Kinloch for woofing, just one day after snowing so the thick snow had decorated the driving route with glowing-white and stunning colour.

5 Sep~ family trip; just flee out from the earthquake in ChCh but then greeted by strong storm upon arrival; met friends again.

NZ's highest water touch~笨猪跳in Taupo

YES!!!
Another mission to embrace fear was accomplished on 18 September 2010!!! Courage is indeed needed upon the jumping point.
I took a deep breath, raised my hands, bent forward my body and~~JUMP + FREE FALL + DIPPED INTO THE WATER of the Waikato River situated 48m below me!!!

笨猪跳，倒是真的需要笨笨的冲动来鼓起那瞬间的勇气。身体腾空倒下然后直坠，扑通一声上半身直栽入冰冷的河水中，脚踝上的橡皮筋一拉，整个人倒挂于半空中左右摆动。。。
一切就发生在短短的几秒之中，可是那感觉，回想起来还挺玩味的。
刺激得来，仿佛有些意犹未尽呢！哈！

1st October 2010~‘吵吵’的我走了，正如我‘吵吵’的回来。。。

1st day of October = entering 3rd quarter of year 2010 = ending of runaway = starting of another chapter of my ordinary life......

久别了，我的故乡马来西亚。
久别了，我亲爱的家人朋友。
我知道我是无法低调的啦，
快被通缉了吧？！

所以，
‘吵吵’的我走了，正如我‘吵吵’的回来；
所以，
我要大声宣告：
我回来了！！！！！！

Here I am, back to Malaysia.
Here I am, back to home.
Here I am, back to WORK!!!

结束了出走，
重新投入汲汲营营的生活，
重新回到工作岗位；
重新，
也算是一种开始吧？！
或许，只是需要找到另一种定位。

很开心，
将可以见到那么多让我思念万分的老面孔；
也免不了会很不舍，
在地球那一方的朋友们。

很温暖，
可以回到我熟悉的这一片土地。
（那大太阳已经给我异常热情的欢迎咯！）
也免不了会很想念，
那一片承载了我过去半年来那么多漂亮回忆的土地。

I know I'm gonna miss NZ.
I know I'm gonna miss each and every one of you over there.

But definitely,
I miss my home country.
I miss Malaysia's food.
And YES, I am BACK!!!!!!
(I had nasi lemak for my breakfast and tosei massala for my lunch! What's next for dinner??? hmmm....)
:)
:p
:D
xx

Spring in North Island一路向北

15-16 September 2010

-Finally, the journey in North Island has begun after the journey in South Island has ended.
-Here it comes to my first day in North Island.
-Here I am in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
-Feel exciting to explore further up north? Yes, I do.
-However, I have some kind of ‘culture shock’ when arrived in this busy city, full of vehicles and people. Oh, I have been too long running away from city life!
-Well, I will still proceed with my journey to next station.
一路向北, 来到了纽西兰的首都.
竟然, 有点不太适应那拥挤和繁忙.
是从天堂回到了人间吗?
哈!
无论如何,依然
期待, 在继续北上的当儿,
可以找到,
另一个天堂.

Goodbye South Island 迎春接北

-Finally, spring has arrived after winter has gone.
-Flowers start to gloom, weather starts to get warmer, but wind still blows strongly and rain falls quite frequently.
-Here it comes to my last day in South Island.
-Here I am in Picton, where the ferry terminal located, connecting both islands of New Zealand across the Cook Strait.
-Feel reluctant to leave? Yes, I do.
-Traveled around South Island again to see how spring has coloured up those places of interest, I just couldn’t help to get this lovely island out of my mind.
~Christchurch (thrilling farewell by the earthquake) ~ Lake Tekapo (chilling farewell by the storm) ~ Oamaru (lovely farewell by the cute penguins) ~ Dunedin (challenging farewell by the steepest street) ~ Alexandra (beautiful farewell by the blossom) ~ Queenstown (rushing farewell by the busy town) ~ Wanaka (exhilarating farewell by the piloting experience) ~ Fox Glacier (stunning farewell by the glacier) ~ Westport (relaxing farewell by the sandy beach) ~ Kaikoura (awesome farewell by the sunrise & seals) ~ Blenheim (tasty farewell by the wines) ~ Picton (bid farewell at last).
-Goodbye South Island.
-I’m gonna miss each of every places here. I’m gonna miss the Autumn, the Winter, as well as the new coming Spring. Well, I missed the Summer!
在南岛体验季节的变换, 过过生活, 打打散工, 走走玩玩, 转眼就过了几个月.
在这里渡过了落叶纷飞的秋季, 也渡过了雪花飘散的冬季, 在迎接春季的这一刻却也来到了告别的时刻.
老天也知道我的不舍啦, 所以时不时都会洒泪!
老天也很厚待我啦, 那朵朵绽放的花卉点缀了那么炫目的告别礼!
所有的风光, 所有的体验, 都会被我牢牢记住的.
南岛, 拜拜咯!
北岛, 我来咯!

Part II: Catlin~Invercagil~Te Anau~Milford Sound直抵最南端(28-30 June 2010)

~CATLIN is a small village and visitors normally go there to get access to the Slope Point which is claimed as the southernmost point of NZ.这算是一个鸟不生蛋的小地方。我们到时四周寂静无人，很多住宿点都没有营业（冬天停业），终于找到一家BBH，还要自己开门进去（门都没上锁）自选房间，self check-in，主人后来才来收费呢！
~INVERCAGIL is the southernmost city and visitors normally go there to get access to Stewart Island.就，最南部的城市嘛！也没什么特别或非去不可的景点，就是气温很低咯！
~BLUFF is NZ’s southernmost export port. It’s claimed to be famous of ‘Bluff Oyster’ but after we tasted it, we felt like cheated as the oyster was so tiny and not really taste good. Bluff indeed!!!不要再上当了！！！
~TE ANAU, on the southeastern shore of Lake Te Anau (the largest lake in South Island, 417m deep & 53km long which was gouged out by a huge glacier, takes its name from the caves called Te Ana-au which means ‘Cave with a Current of Swirling Water)), is Fiordland’s commercial centre and a good base for exploring Fiordland National Park.我们去时天气不太好，浓雾把天空笼罩得灰灰的，所以显现不出这座全南岛最大的湖的风采。
~MILFORD SOUND is a 16km long fiord. Its famous landmark is Mitre Peak, a pyramid shaped mountain rising 1692m straight from its deep fiord. The high rainfall in the area creates a spectacular deluge of cascading waterfalls and adds a ghostly mist to the scene. Instead of taking cruise, we drove along the 121km long Milford Road (earned World Heritage Highway status for its beauty and scenic variety) and stopped by at few attraction points for some short walk to visit the Mirror Lake and The Chasm. The Homer Tunnel (101km from Te Anau)) has a steep east-west gradient and involved many employers during its construction which took over 20 years.一路驱车向这想象中很梦幻的海峡前进，途中停下来的一些景点和真正抵达后虽然都没有让我们有‘哗’的赞叹，但，也，还可以啦！

‘Quake & Awake 30 hours’~“有惊无险30小时

-NZ time 4th Sep 2010 4.35am
~Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit Christchurch and woke me up from bed in a BBH located in the city centre. The tremor lasted for at least a minute, followed by countless aftershocks where each shaking was far more thrilling than all types of roller-coaster that I have ever tried before! Evacuated out to open-space in dark accompanied by windy and freezing cold weather, all luggage trapped in the room as the whole building was quarantined for further inspection due to the cracks, transferred to another hostel temporarily, without power supply and with limited water supply, without any other clothes except the pyjamas and jacket grabbed along during the evacuation and with the on-and-off aftershocks restricting rest and sleep…all these made up to the ‘Quake & Awake 30 hours’.

-NZ time 5th Sep 2010 10.30am
~Finally managed to claim back the luggage and left Christchurch, moving towards South which is further from the epicenter. Now I arrive in Oamaru and got access to internet at last.

Hereby I would like to announce to all that I AM SAFE AND SOUND now.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, my dear family and friends for all the concern and care, I truly appreciate it by all my heart.

第五次回到基督城，竟然遇到了大地震，震央只距离这里区区不到30公里！
历经了在基督城的“有惊无险30小时”，
人生的历练又多了那么一个难忘的‘第一次’。
这一次的第一次，还真是轰轰烈烈非常！（轰隆作响激烈得很！)

无论如何，
总算，
我和身边的人现在都安然无恙。
真的非常感谢大家的关心和问候。
让大家操心了。
再次感谢，
依然感恩，
持续祈愿，
希望所有的情况都会好转。