FollowThe picturesque 1,250 acre sheep farm and Hobbiton Movie Set in Matamata, New Zealand are by far one of the most beautiful places I have visited, next to the Great War Of China in Beijing. My girls are indeed lucky to be able to visit such a beautiful country at such a young age! We…
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Holiday In Auckland – Hike Up Rangitoto Summit @ Rangitoto Island
This was yet another outdoor adventure for the girls, including the adults, during our stay in Auckland – a grueling 2 hours 45 minutes hike up and down Rangitoto Island! Sitting majestically just off the Auckland coast, Rangitoto Island is a 600-year old volcano. It boasts a unique landscape of rugged lava crops, lush native…
End Of Our Holiday In New Zealand
Holiday In Auckland – 18 December 2014
Visit to Mission Bay & Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life Aquarium – 16 December 2014
After we picked up the girls’ visiting grand uncle and grand aunt from Christchurch at the airport, we had dim sum lunch at a Chinese restaurant. Then we adjourned to Mission Bay for sightseeing. It was frrrrreakkkkking COLD at the bay with strong winds. Now, what kinda of freezing cold summer is this in Auckland?!…
Random Pictures In Auckland
See the tarzan girl! She did countless rounds… Holiday In Auckland – Day 4, 13 December 2014
Day 2 and 3 in Auckland (10 & 11 Dec 2014)
After our jog back from the park on day 2, we had a lovely lunch of beef brisket noodles with radish soup cooked by the MIL. Later we followed the girls’ cousin, A to her aerobic gymnastics class to watch her train for a while. Then we had coffee and cakes at a nearby shopping mall cafe. …
Greetings From New Zealand!
It was a smooth-cruising of 11 hours on the plane for everyone. When we touched down Auckland airport at 12:15am, everyone on the plane clapped their hands! LOL! Here is Cass enjoying her dinner 37,000 feet in the air, somewhere above the Tasman Sea while enjoying the sunset view outside. The beautiful sunset colors of red,…
Shopping At Pavillion – 6 December 2014
Lovesick Cass
Cass is lovesick ever since her 2 sisters and grandma left for Auckland yesterday morning. She was down and broody the whole day and kept asking me whether her che ches have reached NZ. I made her favorite grilled herbs and turmeric drumsticks for dinner but even when she savored the drumstick, she put one…
Preserving Health
A lot of people are suffering from medical problems that are largely preventative. Even when you have a good insurance program, regular visits to the hospital can be expensive and emergencies can incite a great deal of stress when it comes to paying for medical bills at a later date. This is why practicing preventative…
Arrived in Auckland!
The Girls Are Off To Auckland!
Today my day started at 4:30am. I woke Alycia and Sherilyn up at 5am. They jumped out of bed with much enthusiasm as they have something to look forward to – their long awaited trip to Auckland! At 6:15am, Alycia, Sherilyn, hubs and MIL left the house for the airport. This is the 2nd time…
Our Thursday – 4 December 2014
Scene at our home since yesterday… Everyone has been busy packing and weighing the baggage and going through the check-list over and over again to ensure that nothing is left out. Half way through packing, I googled for the current temperature at Auckland and found out that it is now 12C low 20C high, which…
Mega Lego Holiday Project – Phase 2 Completed
Finally two of the three shophouses are completed after 10 days – tadaaa….. The girls stopped work for 2 days, resumed construction again today and completed the second 3-storey shophouse just a few hours ago. Now, with just 1 day left before their long 3 weeks break, I wonder if they can promise their grandma…