Anna and I went to Mission Bay to watch the sunrise on Tuesday.She got the car from one of her Kiwi friend so we were off at 5.45am.After having breakfast we just drove to the beach and parked ourselves there.Unfortunately the sunrise wasn't as glorious as the ones you get on postcards,it was cloudy and we hardly saw the sun.Didn't wanna spoil the day (and didn't wanna waste 1 day of having such a chic car),Anna suggested we drive to Mangawhai Beach,about 150km north of Auckland,almost near Whangarei.So off we went.The scenery was beautiful,it was a lovely day,and Anna was a great company.We arrived in Mangawhai at about 11am,changed to our swimming attire and went to the beach.
We didn't swim really long,as it was a HOT day,and none of us had a surf board.It was so good to just go for a dip in the cold water though.After a short swim we went for a long walk along the beach,collecting paua shells.Paua shells looks like mussell shells,except that they have a beautiful glitter of rainbow colours.In New Zealand,paua shells are used for souvenirs and (I'm not sure how true is this) is also considered sacred to the Maoris.
We managed to find some broken ones,and after changing into dry clothes again,we drove to the small quaint town of Mangawhai to have lunch.I opted for a Butter Chicken meal while Anna had pizza.It was a cool,breezy day and after lunch,we headed back to Auckland,stopping briefly at a Honey Centre coz Anna,being the honey junkie that she is,wanted to buy some New Zealand honey before she gets back home.
We arrived in Auckland at about 4.30pm,I accompanied Anna to a souvenir shop and afterwards I went back to the backpackers.Since I didn't really have much sleep the night before,I slumped on my bed and just dozed off,only to be woken up by an SMS from Suzie and Johanna,who just arrived in Auckland and couldn't wait until the next day to meet up * grinzz*.
So we met at 9.15pm at the Skytower,and went to Starbucks for coffee.They looked positively tired,having arrived from Taupo to Auckland,which is about 5 hours drive.Nevertheless,we exchanged travel stories,boy they sure had lotsa stories to tell and gossips!They were regalling me with gossips about AJ and most of the other people we met in Blenheim.Apparently they made a brief stopover in Blenheim to meet the Malaysian boys.
After they went off,I tried sleeping again,but couldn't,so I went online for a while and slept at 2am.This morning,I kinda woke up early and was walking to Skycity to the Intercity bus station to book my upcoming Tongariro travel,when I met Suzie and Johanna again.They were buying their Airbus tickets.I got a call from Rean,asking me to come over to AUT as the student orientation is going on.So I went to AUT,and she was excitedly telling me about her new tertiary pack which she signed up for with a bank,and she's getting a free MP3 player.There was a hotdog stand which were serving fresh hotdogs,and so we grabbed some and after that went for coffee.She ponteng her class,complaining how boring it was.Ponteng kelas kau ye,Rean!* LOLZ..*
She left at 12.30pm to go to work,and I was walking back and was thinking of sleeping for my night shift tonight when Suzie and Johanna came and knocked on the door,to ask assistance in filing their tax claim form.So off I went again,to Inland Revenue,to help them fill out the form.By the end of it all I was really exhausted.i asked Rean if she would go out with me for dinner,but she had shopping to do.Anna was busy today,doing taxes and closing bank accounts,so I didn't get to see her today.
Rean and I are going for a small farewell gathering for Anna tomorrow at a bar in the waterfront downtown.Final say,I got back,tried to sleep but couldn't,tried to eat but I've ran outta food to cook,so I had showers and signed on for night sec duty with a mug of coffee.
I've counted and I have another 4 weeks here in NZ.It's coming to an end!No,and I'm serious this time..I REALLY DON'T WANNA COME BACK!!
We didn't swim really long,as it was a HOT day,and none of us had a surf board.It was so good to just go for a dip in the cold water though.After a short swim we went for a long walk along the beach,collecting paua shells.Paua shells looks like mussell shells,except that they have a beautiful glitter of rainbow colours.In New Zealand,paua shells are used for souvenirs and (I'm not sure how true is this) is also considered sacred to the Maoris.
We managed to find some broken ones,and after changing into dry clothes again,we drove to the small quaint town of Mangawhai to have lunch.I opted for a Butter Chicken meal while Anna had pizza.It was a cool,breezy day and after lunch,we headed back to Auckland,stopping briefly at a Honey Centre coz Anna,being the honey junkie that she is,wanted to buy some New Zealand honey before she gets back home.
We arrived in Auckland at about 4.30pm,I accompanied Anna to a souvenir shop and afterwards I went back to the backpackers.Since I didn't really have much sleep the night before,I slumped on my bed and just dozed off,only to be woken up by an SMS from Suzie and Johanna,who just arrived in Auckland and couldn't wait until the next day to meet up * grinzz*.
So we met at 9.15pm at the Skytower,and went to Starbucks for coffee.They looked positively tired,having arrived from Taupo to Auckland,which is about 5 hours drive.Nevertheless,we exchanged travel stories,boy they sure had lotsa stories to tell and gossips!They were regalling me with gossips about AJ and most of the other people we met in Blenheim.Apparently they made a brief stopover in Blenheim to meet the Malaysian boys.
After they went off,I tried sleeping again,but couldn't,so I went online for a while and slept at 2am.This morning,I kinda woke up early and was walking to Skycity to the Intercity bus station to book my upcoming Tongariro travel,when I met Suzie and Johanna again.They were buying their Airbus tickets.I got a call from Rean,asking me to come over to AUT as the student orientation is going on.So I went to AUT,and she was excitedly telling me about her new tertiary pack which she signed up for with a bank,and she's getting a free MP3 player.There was a hotdog stand which were serving fresh hotdogs,and so we grabbed some and after that went for coffee.She ponteng her class,complaining how boring it was.Ponteng kelas kau ye,Rean!* LOLZ..*
She left at 12.30pm to go to work,and I was walking back and was thinking of sleeping for my night shift tonight when Suzie and Johanna came and knocked on the door,to ask assistance in filing their tax claim form.So off I went again,to Inland Revenue,to help them fill out the form.By the end of it all I was really exhausted.i asked Rean if she would go out with me for dinner,but she had shopping to do.Anna was busy today,doing taxes and closing bank accounts,so I didn't get to see her today.
Rean and I are going for a small farewell gathering for Anna tomorrow at a bar in the waterfront downtown.Final say,I got back,tried to sleep but couldn't,tried to eat but I've ran outta food to cook,so I had showers and signed on for night sec duty with a mug of coffee.
I've counted and I have another 4 weeks here in NZ.It's coming to an end!No,and I'm serious this time..I REALLY DON'T WANNA COME BACK!!
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