Winter Holiday Mania 1

Yay!! Winter holiday is finally here... muahahaha!!! exams are over and now is the time to enjoy gao gao (enough) ar~ firstly, there's my aunt's wedding here... then there're my friends who visited me and next, I'll do some touring... yeps yeps!! now, i'm gonna blog bout Choon Seng, Calvin and Eric's visit to Auckland (Akl)... They all studyin in Christchurch (Cch) now... doin Engineering too... they came here on the 28th and went back on the 2nd lo...
From left, Choon Seng (CS) and Eric... seems like they juz woke up from sleep and the next thg, they alrdy in Cch airport! haha... juz look at their hair.. all standing...
Look closer.... what can you find lei?? u see that yellow yellow stuff?? i think it's a piece of pi sai (nose sh*t)... haha~ wonder who left it there.....
Snow-capped mountains along the South Island... nice hor?
Finally they reach Akl... hehe... and they bue tahan (can't stand it) dy~ CS juz pounced on Calvin and.............. -_-|| actually they juz playin a fool la... haha!! ehem~~ dun think too muchie =P
They slept in Clarence and Darrel's room.... They dun wanna sleep in my room o... cuz they say Michael (my roomie) is scary~~ haha.... over here, u can see CS conquered the whole space... Calvin and Eric had to sleep outside along the hallway le... aiks~
The next day, Clarence brought them to the Domain... I was with my mum... hehe... that's why wasn't with them la... ok then... first stop there is the Winter Garden~ the photo is showing the inetrior of the garden... in front is a green house... on the left got a fernery...
This is the interior of the fernery... vy jungle-like hor? haha... from left, Calvin and CS...
Next, the Auckland Museum! i tel u... this place vy vy big and nice one lo~ haha... u may ask go there can see wat lei? at most only got some bones and 2nd hand thgs tat ppl dun use anymore mar... but u're wrong..... hehe...
In this museum, u can see all these thgs... CS with a reli huge bird~~
CS with a carnivorous dinosaur in front and herbivorous dinosaur bhind... i mean dinosaur bone... dead liao one... hehe...
CS with an Otto Engine of a World War II aircraft engine....
*Disclaimer : All exhibits doesn't come with the model....
Eric trying to kill himself with a gun that cannot fire at all... haha...
CS must be too hungry liao la...
Then hor... the next stop was Mount Eden... hehe... it's quite near Grafton la... that is if drive there... but they took the bus there... once again, Clarence took em there... hehe... There's a dead volcano crater there... and it's supposed to be a sacred Maori ground... but then all three of em went down there... -_-||| Calvin didn't do anythg at the bottom of the crater but CS and Eric actually arranged bricks to show their names... Calvin was like "These naughty boys... the Maori spirits are gonna find em and devour their soul!!"... haha...
Yea!! finally I'm back from my aunt's wedding... hehe... sent my mum back to Malaysia too... then tat day, i brought all 3 of em to Devonport!! haha... Group photo!!! from left, me, Eric, Calvin and CS... we're on the ferry... cost NZD 9 per person for return tix...
Bout 15 mins later, we reach and straight away went up Mount Victoria... hehe... name only Mount but actually it's lower than Bukit Batu Pahat (Batu Pahat Hill in my hometown) la... haha!! this is me sight-seeing lo...
These days teenagers reli a big problem la~~ this is an example of a social ill... aiz~~ a guy grab the poor kid from bhind and the other accomplice will take money from him...
At the summit, we actually tried to take a photo with timer... hehe... this was the 2nd attempt... cuz the wind too strong, my camera was blown off the rocky platform a few times... eventually, we ended up with this pic la... haha... would you juz look at Eric's excited expression!! hehe...
But but but!! finally we got it right~ yay!! haha... From top, me, Calvin, CS and Eric... hehe...
There were a few interesting shots taken too.. like this one... the ladies are like "aiyoyo~~ really is wrecking my nerves ar!!" haha...
Calvin said this looks like Superman.... hehe... so, he named this 'Superman Once Again'.... cannot use Superman Returns cuz it'll violate the copyright law of Batman Returns... aiks~ and soli Cal!! I publish this photo first le... hehe... paiseh hor...
Calvin and me by a big cannon on top of Mount Victoria... there used to be a fort on top of the summit lo... hehe...
Future rockstar!! he looks like he's playin an electric guitar wor... dun u think so?
Me : Oi, Eric!! dun ride the cannon alrdy la....
Eric : Later la... vy fun liddat... take pic first...
Actually i wanna name this The Return Of The Condor Heroes one... but then again, i think it looks more like The Return Of The Ballerinas!! haha...
Ok... I know I copycat... but hor... dun u think mine looks better?? hehe... =P
By the time we return, it was alrdy near dinner time lo... hehe... time flies la... I decided to bring em to eat Korean BBQ~~ and so, that nite we had Korean BBQ... before dinner, I brought them into my uni and around la... at nite reli different wor... juz look at this... nice view eh?? this is the Owen G Glenn Building which houses the Business School...
After dinner, we went back to the Harbour... hehe... It juz looks so nice at nite, right?? the orange building is the ferry building and the black one is HSBC...
We then walked further down to the Viaduct... and guess what?! we saw this!! it's MV Doulos, the international book fair... but too bad that time alrdy closed... and the next day, when Clarence reached the front entrance, it sailed off... too bad la.. no one of us managed to enter it... aiks~~ Group photo!! standing from left, me and Eric... Squating from left, Calvin and CS...
Then after that, we posed~~ hehe... nth to do mar... aiyaya... the view bhind is the bridge connecting the city (left) to Northshore (right).... Well, that day we did lotsa walking la... all of us were tired and went back lo... hehe...
The next morning.... told u we were tired... u see these two pigs stil sleeping so sweetly... haha... but sleep that time stil got time to posing wor!!

Anw, I decided to bring em to Waiheke Island... It was my first time there too... hehe... At first I only plan to bring 3 of em go there but aftr tat i asked a few others along... ended up got 12 of us goin there~~ haha!! a lot lei.... oh 4got to intro... On the leftmost is actually Arvin from Palmerston North.... he came with Pat Pat... vy vy long din see her le til now can get to see her lo... hehe... anw, she's stil in Akl la... leavin soon le lo...
Group photo on the ferry!! From left, Pik Khee, Florence, CS, Eric, Calvin, Arvin and me!! haha... this is only part of the group wor...
Nope, we dun have a bad hair day la.. juz tat the wind vy vy the strong lo!! haha... From left, me, Lynn Yi, Angelina and Pat Pat... Lynn Yi and Angelina are from Akl... hehe... and Pat Pat... knew her since roughly 2 yrs ago... she's currently studyin in Palmerston North... University of Massey... hehe...
What's Waiheke about?? well, it can be about wide vineyards like this one.... but hor... too bad we cant drive la... aiks~ cuz we not 21 yet, we cant rent a car... so, in the end, have to follow a tour la... haha... but stil quite fun lo... =D
It can also be about holiday, picnic and the beach!! haha... sounds nice?
Next, we stopped by Palm Beach!! actually it's the route to Palm Beach la... Palm Beach is down there, bhind us... hehe... Group photo!!! big big one!! all 12 of us here... from left, CS, Calvin, Eric, Arvin, Jack, Angelina, Lynn Yi, Pat, Florence, Pik Khee, Jothi and finally me!! haha... nice group photo... juz love it!
After that, we stacked up again!! haha... no nid intro dy right?? =P
Ta daa!!! haha... Pik Khee doesn't seem to be impressed also lei... =(
Pik Khee : I HATE JACK!! haha...
Eric and me at the last stop... a winery... i actually tasted the wine... the Chardonnay was awesome!! Soon, we were drove to the town nearby... it's called Oneroa... hehe... it means Sands (One) Long (Roa)... we had fish and chips for our late lunch and then we're free to move ard... hehe...
So, i went ard taking photos of myslf la... haha.. since taking landscapes and sceneries are boring... so, how's this??
And this?? hehe... nice mar nice mar??
Got this interesting pic too... hehe... this is the other side of Calvin... the more yeng (cool) side of him with his imaginary girlfriend lo... haha... dun play play ar!! =P

We went back soon after and had Malaysian food at Banana Leaf... hehe... then go back and sleep!! the next day, 2nd of July, i sent them back after bought some souvenirs.... now, they're all in Cch alrdy lo... hehe... I reli reli enjoyed bringin em ard lo... hope they'll come again la...

Wa!! break record dy!!! 44 photos wor.... paiseh ar, darryl~~ hehe.. too long for u? and yi ming sis and so many other ppl.... anw, I'm gonna go to Rotorua and Taupo this comin 5th July... so, may not blog these few days la... haha... hope to c ya soon!!