FOCUS!!!

Hmm..i din noe that we have to focus in the toilet until i came across this note pasted on toilet wall..

So guys and gals out there pls 'FOCUS!' when u r in the loo..

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I hav been busy for quite a while...
assignment+3 tests filled up the last week b4 the 2 weeks holidays break starts...
n i survived from hell week..

Right at the start of holidays, wen to UMSA ball...
All the ladies and gentlemen dressed up nicely...juz for a couple of hours...

wq, sp, me n fish

Few days after that, i went to ski!!!
The first time i wen was during my first yr..This time i tried ski again...i dun dare to try snowboard..as my shoulder doesn't allow me to do so...
i dun wan to hav another broken collar bone AGAIN...
Well..i guess i hav improved...
first time i was a beginner..learn everything from 0..
nw i hav advanced from beginner to intermmediate..
The next time i go..i would wan to try snowboard!!...it's so cool..

Snowman with L&P

Botak, ed, n me

Queen Charlotte Track(cont..)

This post basically juz shares the nice scenery n some interesting stuff along the trekking pathway.

calm n serene..when we were at one of the peak of the mountains

Nice wooden chair for rest...

Symbol of NZ apart from Kiwi

hurdles that we hav to cross

jz like a painting

seashore when we came across a dolphin...nv c a dophin so close to the shore..anytime it would get run aground

Sewing machine v brochures on it..CREATIVE!!!

Final destination!!

From Resolution Bay to Furneaux Lodge..~2 hrs of jungle trekking..tired but fun!!!This is the end of our walking journey in Queen Charlotte Track...

Day 3--Queen Charlotte Track

Day 3 at Picton

This was the backpackers that we stayed..
fully equipped v the basic facilities...
+ movie room+ Hot pool + strategic location...

Atlantis backpackers

We woke up early in the morning...
As we were going to experience the Queen Charlotte Track n Malborough Sound...

Pp looked kinda sleepy

I'm READY!!!

Our tour guide picked us up from the backpackers...
We were brought to the harbour...waiting to get onboard on TIRI CAT, heading for our first destination--Ship Cove...

Harbour view

Me v TIRI CAT

Across Malborough Sound

After around 45 mins...
There we are...at the start of the Queen Charlotte Track...
SHIP COVE...

History Time from our tour guide....
n of course pic time right after that...

Full of information

Me n pp v the monument

Y Cook???
tat fellow like to cook???
or the residents' cooking area???
.....
.....
COZ he's Captain COOK!!!!!!!!!!!!

i noe mine is big..keke

Full view of the monument

seashell at the seashore

notice the right carving..BLEKKK!!

This sculpture serve as a memorial to the first explorer who killed the giant octopus...

Next, we went to Resolution Bay...by TIRI CAT again....
As it was a day tour...we dun hav much time to walk from ship cove to Resolution bay...which act takes 2 hrs for the journey...

1,2,3....

We started our walking journey at Resolution bay...(start of pp's bad dream!!!)
Around 45 mins to reach scenic lookout...where we could hav our packed lunch...
Another 2hrs...to reach our final destination--Furneaux lodge...

Panting...

a shabby hut as a shelter during raining time..

Apart from trekking, u can do mountain biking as well...
n it's seriously quite a difficult trek...

Gals do mountain biking..Respect!!!

Welly Trip Day 2 (cont)

From Welly to Picton

Okay..i din take a train to cross the Cook Strait to Picton..
There's no way for a train to cross the Cook Strait...
Me n Pp went to railway station as we arrived early at the Bluebridge terminal..
it was raining...n so...we had shelter in the railway station...keke..

There are act two companies providing ferry service...
Bluebridge n Interislander..
We chose Bluebridge as it is cheaper..
but Interislander had a bigger n newer ferry indeed..
Well..Budget still come first...bahzz..

Tiny Pp in front of Bluebridge Terminal

This was our first time taking such a ferry...
indeed it is like a big big cargo ship...
Ship that u can always find near the harbour...

We were act kind of excited n amazed by the size of the ferry..
Wat we tot b4 was a smaller version of the ferry...smtg like this...

These all more like a ferry..lol

Looks really big..

While we were waiting for the boarding...

we could see thru the window...

the staff was busy getting all the heavy vehicles on board...

followed by the light vehicles such as ppl travelling v their cars or van...

Loading big truck

After checked in our luggage...

we were given two boarding pass...

the whole process is juz like how u checkin in airport...

Boarding Pass

Then time for boarding the ferry...
Same procedure as u board the plane...
giv them the boarding pass n u can board the ferry...

heavy vehicles

The ferry was like 3 to 4 storey high..
the view from the deck is juz AWESOME...
But it was quite windy and cold...can't stay at the outdoor area for long...

View from the deck

Windy...

Pointing at beehive...Parliament

Nice view

Cook strait ferry

Inside the ferry..there were a few lounge areas where u can rest n do ur own stuff...there were also movie zones cater for those movie lovers..restaurant n bar are available as well..

Bluebridge water=.=

The journey from welly to Picton takes abt 3.5 hours..
n pig pp as expected fell asleep on the ferry...haha..

Pp cleaned off her SALIVA...

The scenery along the journey was beautiful as well...
Pics are mightier than words here...

Can notice the plane??

Beam of light from the Sun

Pat tuo hot spot?

Reaching Picton

After 3 hrs+ long journey, finally we reached PICTON!!!!

Gate openning

Ready to chiong ar..

Byebye ferry