Taking a break from work to blog!
Some time back Cheesie and I had this talk where we re-evaluated our friendship HAHAHA. Cos we were talking about holidays and we had to rethink our friendship cos we have very different holiday preferences!
She likes …Mother nature and scenery. I hate the outdoors.
I like museums. Any kind of museum also I’d go. Including Muzium Negara. ^^ She hates museums and history.
She loves animals and zoos. I prefer er humans.
She looks like the type who will wake up early and force people to go out. I prefer to wake up when I wake up (which is around 12) then go out to find lunch.
Only place we can go together is a shopping destination.
But then I thought about it and realized that I haven’t really outdoorsy activities and scenery a real chance. Every place I visit is a city. (excluding beaches la cos I love beaches :D)
So the most outdoorsy place I can think of is New Zealand! #adventurous
I googled “fun things to do in New Zealand during summer” cos they’re approaching summer now ma!
And yea they are all very outdoorsy -_-
But I’m giving them a chance! This is a list of things I would do in New Zealand (in summer obviously) if I had the chance to go:
1. Go see the Red Panda at the Wellington Zoo
Damn cute right actually hahahahaha. He’s Angela’s favorite animal! Although she used to think this was a raccoon.
Picture credits from here
2. Now that I’m all accustomed to animals and their smells, I’d also go to Orana Wildlife Park.
HAHAHAHHAH this is what I mean by Photoshop Level 10000.
Orana is an open range zoo in New Zealand that is designed with enclosures as close to the animal’s natural habitat as possible. So visitors get to see the animals up close and as naturally as possible!
3. Then go to the beach.
This is a picture of the Koekohe beach. Those are Moeraki boulders and are these huge round boulders scattered around the beach probably caused by erosion all. Photos of it look so pretty! But I scared cold so must go during summer. And must buy new camera first.
4. And then…
Go swimming with dolphins! Angela did it in Cancun so Imma do it in South Island in NZ *competitive
(photo stolen from Angie)
5. Erm fulfilled my quota of nature already! Next stop, the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Hahahahhaha. (picture sourced from wiki)
How can go to NZ and not visit any museums! This museum houses a huge part of NZ history, including a large collection of Maori and Pacific Island artifacts 😀 I don’t really know anything about the Maoris so should be quite cool to go.
6. Buried Village, Rotorua
More than 100 years ago, Mount Tarawera erupted and destroyed the surrounding area, including a village called Te Wairoa.
Te Wairoa has been excavated now and turned into a historical site, showcasing fascinating and first hand insight into the devastation that occurred on the night Mount Tarawera erupted.
Super wanna go!!! Fatty says I’m morbid but I like finding out how people lived in the past and how big events affected them.
Picture of part of the Buried Village stolen from their website.
7. Lastly I’d go for the Rippon Festival.
It’s a music festival all Kiwi musicians and bands gather to perform. Can’t just anyhow go though – it only happens every second year and next year it’s on February 4! Must ask them to sing me birthday song.
Oh ya it’s called the Rippon Festival because interestingly, it takes place at the Rippon Vineyard and Winery. See here for info.
I like this kinda stuff wan would totally go for all these 😀
Anyway now I realize NZ is not all about sheep HAHAHA. If I had the money I’d definitely try to make a trip there sometime 😀
Actually don’t need that much money also can always take Air Asia! Ngehehe
For more info on New Zealand or if you’re thinking of heading there this summer, go here.
Comments (15)
This post kind of made me realise that I’m cincai when it comes to traveling wtf (as long as I’m not following a tour. Don’t like tours).
And photoshopping yourself into the pictures reminded me of Up in the Air wtf
I am a Malaysian student who’s currently staying in New Zealand and it would be awesome for you to come visit! 😀 NZ is definitely a beautiful place…
Yes come to New Zealand!!!!! Only the shopping here is really bad 🙁 there’s tonnes of Malaysians here ^^
photoshop level 10000 and u had to squat next to lion’s ass. lol
hahas! you should photoshop as if you really happen to be there
damn fucking lame your pix hahahahahahaha seriously lame until my heart stopped !!!!!! at least crop nicely why just simply squares of u !!!!!!!
What about hot springs? Skydiving? Sandboarding? Mountain climbing (on a volcano)? NZ has got awesome hot springs… 🙂
Hmm.. never realised half those things there actually existed. LOL!!! Way to go, after 8 yrs of living in NZ..
Come visit!!!!!!!!!! I take you to Auckland War Memorial Museum!! XP haha..
I thought about going for Working Holiday… maybe you can consider it. LOL!
what do u mean u like beaches? u stood under an umbrella with me for most of the time in redang
This totally should be in 9gag xD
Looks like you have many fans in NZ already! Defs worth a visit, but I should warn you the Pacific Ocean is still freezing cold even in the height of summer… swimming is therefore totally optional and only for the brave!
you look like nicole richie!
you should watch “the cove” documentary about dolphins before you go to a dolphin show. its about how they are depressed and suicidal in those little pools. they are extreemely intelligent animals and they got fucking bored and irritated when they are closed up. they look as if they where smiling, but actually they are pissed off and unhappy. Also, nowadays there are very few of them in nature. they capture them in japan, choose the nice, trainable ones and slaughter the rest for “fish” market. damn sad. Save the dolphins!!!
nicely photoshop-ed pictures 😀 i like the one with the lions xD