好久沒上來po些事情了。
突然，很想很想賴在這屬於我的空間，抒發一下我的心情。
電腦的變壓器壞了，所以一直不能好好上網。現在更是用電話上網。可見得我超想念在這裡寫些東西。
工作了一段日子，不穩定但也算是有點收入。我總算見識到了一望無際的葡萄園，還有剪了很多不同品種的葡萄。都是釀酒的，所以啊這裡的酒好便宜！
來了兩個月，我已經愛上了這裡的一切。想到還剩四個月就要回去了，好捨不得！怎麼辦？
在這裡認識了很多人，看到了很多東西，學了新的東西，體驗了一些不同的經歷，最重要的是，我，從新認識了我自己。
好開心看到另一面的自己，但同時也有得改善的地方。
六十天就這樣過去了。。。謝謝這一路陪我走過這段路的朋友！
－雪樂－
5 of us (me, Shyuan, Chian, Kai Li & Min) woke up at 5am to prepare and have our breakfast, before setting off at about 6am to Rarangi Beach which was about 15 minutes drive from our hostel.
It was just our guess that we could watch sunrise at the beach, since the day before we saw sunset on the other side (we know our geography well 
).
Was cold like mad when we went down the car. But watching the sky from breaking dawn to sunrise was definitely rewarding. Really indeed.
6.15am: Breaking dawn view from Monkey Bay
The sky is nice, isn’t it? This sunrise view is way better than the one we watched at Teluk Tempoyak. I think I did not blog about it but you can go to my friend’s blog – Jhu.
After hour of waiting, when we thought we were on the wrong side, suddenly we saw the “little egg” rising up. YAY!
The moment that we waited for!
Snapped many many shots of the sunrise in various angles. But I guess if we were busy taking photos, trying to capture the best angle, we could have actually easily forgotten our main objective, which was to enjoy the process of sunrise.
Sometimes, watching with our naked eye is way better than capturing the moment with our camera. The feeling is very different. Not sure if you agree with me
Watching the sun rising slowly
I 
I prefer the sand of Batu Feringghi beach, though
That’s me of course
A picture of the 5 girls
Had a wonderful time watching the sunrise. If I can have dim sum after watching would be better haha. Yeah, I am starting to miss Penang food. Damn it.
Till here. Gonna start work soon. Probably will not be able to update for quite some time.
Cheers!
-sherril=xuele-
It was a spontaneous plan to go Picton for a day trip. Yesterday was a very sunny day, very suitable for outdoor trip. So after late breakfast, asked for brief guide to interesting places in Picton and there we set off happily
Was really sunny, but the digital display at Blenheim Town Centre showed the temperature was 15°C. The sunshine was burning hot, but the breeze was cold.
Picton is a small town. One of activities that must be done is to go to Queen Charlotte Drive. It is a scenic drive that links between Picton and Havelock. There are several stops throughout the way that you can stop to have wonderful view of the drive.
The one thing that we did was to go Queen Charlotte Track,
If you were to complete the entire track it will take about 2 to 3 days to finish. We of course did not do the entire track as time was limited. So we chose to go Davies Bay, the 1st stop of the track which took about 1.5 hours for a return trip.
Queen Charlotte Drive
After completed the track, I thought we should just head to Havelock and have mussels since it was just about 15km from the track. I mean, when will we go Havelock, since it is such a small town with almost nothing much to see? So just grab this chance and have a nice nice meal, which we have not had for quite some time
Saw these cute post boxes on our way out from Queen Charlotte Track.
There was a heritage trail in Havelock, which maybe take you 10 minutes to finish. Yeah, the town is that small.
Some of the buildings included in heritage trail.
Havelock Museum
St. Peter’s Church
Look at the wall
We heard from Min and Kai Li, sisters we met in hostel, that we should try mussels at The Mussel Pot if we were to go Havelock. So, we of course went… until we found a hole in our wallets haha.
The Mussel Pot – The Mussel Specialist
Since Shyuan does not eat mussel, she ordered Beer Battered Fish and Chips.
Beer battered fish and chips
For me and Chian, we ordered a pot of steamed mussels and a chicken burger to share.
Chicken Burger (the sauce is unique)
Steamed mussels with garlic, white wine & herbs
Guess how many mussels are there in the pot?
Guess
Guess
Guess
It’s a total of 18 ( if not mistaken). But it’s just plus or minus 1. Quite a lot I would say. Totally love it!
By the way, do you know how to eat your mussels?
If you do not know, then read this!
Let me show you how 
Use the 1st shell to take out your mussel and tadaa!
A delicious and filling dinner!
After an early dinner, we headed back to Blenheim. It was a sunset drive back hostel and decided that we should go for sunrise the next day
Ship leaving Picton Harbour
Picton Harbour – looked busy
Was night time when we reached our hostel.
We could not wait for the next day to come because we were anxious to watch sunrise at the beach!
Stay tuned for sunrise pictures!
Take care peeps! Cheers!
-sherril=xuele-
Hello people! Finally I have a place to online and update a blog post. Life over here is pretty good, just that the weather is getting colder and we are still jobless, at the moment XD But soon, most probably next week, we will start to work non-stop for at least a month.
To those who love spectacular sceneries, NZ is really a place that you should visit. Not only the place is lovely, the people are friendly as well. A really nice country indeed
The life pace here is quite slow, and I am wondering when I go home, will my footsteps become slower as well? Haha. Become old lady liao when I go back XD
Been travelling around South Island before settling down in Blenheim, where I am now at. When we first arrived, Fern was still with us hence we toured around and went sight seeing every single day. After she left us and went Aukland, we travelled up to Nelson to find jobs before coming to Blenheim.
Will be working soon, so let’s hope that the weather will turn good soon, because it is an outdoor job!
We were lucky enough because during our journey we met many kind and helpful people. Some are local, some are from Hong Kong, China, German, Israel etc etc. 感激不尽！谢谢啦！
Akaroa –> Chez La Mer Backpackers
One of the best accommodations 
From Christchurch, we went Akaroa. A small and quiet town. Till now, I still feel that Akaroa is one of the best towns I really love. Nice and quiet with very lovely view. A must-go place!
Lake Tekapo
After spending 2 nights at Akaroa (this shows how much we love the town) we drove straight to Lake Tekapo.
Lake Tekapo is one of lakes that you must visit! Very very very nice view. And if you are a salmon lover, please do visit Kohan Japanese Restaurant 湖 at Lake Tekapo. The salmon that they served are very very fresh and delicious. Way better than those that I ate back in Malaysia. Me and Fern nearly teared because the salmon was soooooo good
After staying a night at Lake Tekapa we headed to Mount Cook.
Mount Cook
We chose Hooker Valley route, was expected to finish the journey back to the starting point by 3 to 4 hours, but we spent 5 hours doing it. Definitely not a second time for me! Was exhausted at the end. The beginning of the route was nice and sceneries of the glaciers were really beautiful.
But to spend 3 hours + + walking to the end point and realized that the view was not that nice… really just made us go =_=’’’’’’’’ . We thought the ice bergs at the lake should be very nice (if not why people spend such a long time walking just to see them?), but really turned out to be a huge disappointment.
If I were to go back, I will choose the 1 hour route haha. But Mount Cook is a must-go place as well. Nice scenery!
After walking for hours, we spent a night at Omarama before heading to Wanaka.
Wanaka
Our first stop was Puzzling World before checking in our hostel. Inside puzzling world you are led into illusion rooms and spend hours in a maze finding your way out haha.
Read this, it’s 100% true!
Guess, who is this? You should know!
The faces are indeed concave, and when we walked, the eyes were really seemed to be following you around. Amazing!
Part of the maze
That weekend Wanaka was busy with A&P event. First time we saw traffic jam in NZ.
After Wanaka, we went Queenstown!
Queenstown
After Kohan Bento in Lake Tekapo, one of our luxurious meals was at Fergburger.
A very famous burger in Queenstown that you must try! I think it’s way bigger and taste better than Carl’s Jr. Next time I will need to share a burger with someone. Who wants to share?? XD
If you love extreme sports, Queenstown is full of them! What you need is just lots of $$$$$$$$. You can do sky diving, bungy jump, sky swing, paragliding and the list goes on. As all of us have not found job and was shortage of $$, so Fern alone went sky swing.
Which was really unexpected to me. Because Fern would have not done something like that. But glad that she tried it
Took the gondola up with her. The weather then was rainy and super cold!
The platform was just beside the gondola
She swing to the view of entire Queenstown
Remember, look at the weather forecast before booking your sports. Choose a sunny day if not, you will not be able to enjoy the magnificent view!
Te Anau & Milford Sound
We spent a night at Te Anau before heading for a day trip to Milford Sound. Hmm to me Milford Sound is something like our cruise experience back in 张家界 / 长江三峡.
On the way to Milford Sound,
Mirror Lake
Our cruise to Milford Sound
Rainbow!
Our next target is Doubtful Sound!
After sending Fern to Queenstown Airport we headed straight to Franz Joseph to spend a night before driving all the way up to Nelson. My 1st time driving for like 6 hours. LOL
Nelson
We stayed at “The Palace Backpackers” in Nelson for 3 nights. Spent time searching for jobs as well as sight seeing.
Really got PALACE eh feel 
For the first time, we felt really hot and sweating in NZ! Haha yeah we miss the hot weather in Malaysia LOL.
On Saturday, we went to Nelson Saturday Market. There are lots to see. They sell many different things, some are cute, some are unique, some are odd… they are just different from our pasar malam.
Mirrors
Aluminium-can made things
(the old man is the maker)
When we saw CHINESE FOOD, we went crazy, We wanted to buy but we need to preserve our cash. So 只好望梅止渴. Haih. I miss CHINESE food, I miss dim sum, I miss tomyam, I miss curry, I miss CHILLI, I miss laksa, I miss char koay teow……
Penang is really a heaven of good food. Makes me miss those delicacies so much. Here our meals are just bread, rice, spaghetti…..
And I miss my family and friends, especially him. But that does not stop me from staying here till our visa end haha.
Take care peeps! Will update again when I have the chance to as gonna start work soon.
Cheers!
-sherril=xuele-
