*a scarfie life. - lluvia

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cheese factory
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cheese factory
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chc gardens
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chc gardens
pretty day in fall

big tumoured tomato
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strawberry fair
VERY decadent desserts

blue fish restaurant
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YUMMY!
haven't had so much good food in a while!!

motorway
drive between geraldine and fairlie

lake tekapo
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lake tekapo
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lake tekapo
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lake tekapo
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mt cook morning
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VERY COLD!!
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mt cook still snowing
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mt cook
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mt cook
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hooker valley
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mt cook
so pretty!

hooker valley
2 swingbridges

hooker valley
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hooker valley
2 hour walk

frozen fingers
forgotten the gloves! how awful.

hooker valley
second swingbridge

motorway
on the way back

on the way back
between mt cook and tekapo

lunch
bubget but good!

at indian garden
with luke, maha and yitian

good times with the boys
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neighbour 2005!
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big boy luke
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yitian!
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maha poser
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yitian's cow
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lydia's
cook-off between jess and ahren

sam lydia nicky
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nerds
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more nerds
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janice appears
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bbq crayfish!!!
veryveryVERY good. chilli hot till cry.

AQUINAS!!
cherie, tracey, sef, liz

BK breakfast
someone very happy because we got a free enormous burger for 'a long wait'.

te anau
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te anau
very sunny day

te anau
wildlife track

highway 56
between te anau and invercargill

highway 56
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highway 56
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highway 56
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highway 56
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highway 56
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te anau
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highway 56
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sunset
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hell pizza
the best pizza so far. kind of.

queen's gardens
with rach and lyd

queen's gardens
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queen's gardens
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queen's gardens
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queen's gardens
some people never grow up!

dinner for 2 at home
actually we had it over 2 meals

VERY TIRED!
post-badminton game dinner

estuary board walk
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estuary board walk
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estuary board walk
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earlybirds
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earlybirsd and food
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happy boys
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gen med students
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most of the girls
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outside
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we need chairs!
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balcony crew
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flatmates
dickson, bia, qian

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arrival of the TIs
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lime joooice!
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hungry!
crab beehoon, oatmeal prawns, tofu and veg. hohohohohohohoho.

CRAB!
not frickin surimi.

the parentals
dad isn't keen to be disturbed while eating

grandad and sis
'no no wait, don't taaaaaaake!'

chiku tree no more
=(

lunch
fush beehoon, more tofu. and spare ribs waha!

15 minute free massage!
it was obvious that emu was the only one enjoying it

xmas toy tree
at suntec convention centre

two lil girls
off to gai gai!

$1.20 bubble tea!!!
yummmm.

'look, got coconut!'
on the only tiny patch of grass in our estate

marina bay
with lots of balls - in preparation for countdown 2009 apparently

the sgp flyer

view from the roof of the esplanade

rais
and your 'i can't believe this person i'm showing around sgp is my sec school friend! how pathetic! not like some hot german chick!' thanks la. /_"

haukim
'nz? been there done that lah!'

megan!!
and uncle.

oden
dad's special

LAKSAAAAAA!!!
=) =) =)

YUMMM
laksa and beef noodles! #1 cannot miss!

ordinary chicken rice
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CKT!
#2 cannot miss!

jiaozi
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keane and aunty
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chewy chocolate
at swensens

dad's special
japanese salad. very careful and lots of effort. yummm.

superdog
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xmas eve dinner
salmon and hairy crab!

shag point
an hour's drive north from dunedin? maybe more.

shag point
beautiful day! this was probably at 0730h.

moeraki boulders
high-ish tide

moeraki boulders
the Lam father and son joking around behind the big boulder

moeraki boulders
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lewis' masterpiece
titled 'baby moeraki' /_\"

lewis' dad's masterpiece
baby moeraki with added cheeks. young at heart i see.

gooseberry orchard!
reminds me of cromwell 2005.

gooseberry orchard
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geraldine
biggest jersey in the world!

evidence
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a typical tourist
at chc cathedral square

blackmail!
the first awful park by Mr. I-Can-Park-Perfectly- On-My-First-Attempt!

moeraki
a small, windy village near the boulders. pretty!

moeraki
last photo before racing back to dunedin!

springfield
we stopped here for lunch. we didn't meet homer tho.

good ol' driver
rachel, and her cute peugeot.

onto arthurs pass
thank goodness for a fine day!

welcome hokitika
shaanti and the beach

earlybirds


that's it!
yup, hokitika

the district council


westland district council
and most of the hokitika delegates

famous for...
i got a piece/chunk of jade free! woot.

1st morning
view out of our room

our kitchen
flash!

our room
there's a spa bath too!!

nite 3
representatives of otago med, and the only pub in town.

ben vs rach
ben with 2nds of dessert vs...

ben vs rach
...rach still struggling with her whitebait.

chocolate macaroon tower
massssive.

with shaanti, rach and julie
who made the trip a real enjoyable one.

apparently famous.
lots of teapots.

and more...


and more!
the cafe service wasn't commendable tho.

hole
actually it's the airport. pathetic.

front page news
tragic story.

christchurch
2 exhausted beings and a green man. haha

mountain of stuffies
liz's!

just behind liz's house
you can see rangitoto behind.

browns bay


torbay


perfect combi
rich cake and good beer

tall.
yup, that's the sky tower

la porchetta
very good pasta place! liz and the cheung sisters

liz's speciality


of course we had to bake!


look out!
ducks crossing! there was a dead bird on the street too. =X

red.
the phone booths were locked. grrr.

overlooking the city


and that's the bridge


ferry fr auck-devonport


pretty waters!


yup.
i went ALL the way to auckland for waffles icecream.

liz is happy.


kids.


we're not 20...hehe


at the tip of devonport


windy!


hmmms.


minus 5
one-man show.

at minus5
with a random sculpture

minus5 bar
even the glasses were ice. heh.

us at the lenin
cool place!

dead.
well no one goes out on a tues night.

auck by night
quite pretty!

sky tower


sky tower
with artificial illumination of course =P

i'm so amused by this ad


my piece of art


view fr huiling's house


another angle


yo blue sky!
crazy, over-classy apartment. for a uni student! while we live in frozen holes. -.-"

train station
and a very suspicious liz

the train
nothing like the mrt, but it's comfy

and the line.


the city in the evening
warm! haha.

dessert night!
with liz, huiling and edwin

my first fondu in 20 years
ie my first. =)

all huddled at the piano
emu, meiting and meibao.

outside liz's house.


thomas
liz's FAT cat.

dan
at church practice

and sam
killing time before blades o' glory.

yukai and dan
at kk malaysian. laksa!

and mee goreng!


me and the ultimate bagel
i LOVE wholly bagels!

meg
reliving the bagel days together

time capsule
to be opened in 2056.

rosettes
ms pivac went on and on about how they were re-done individually by hand.

ms pivac
at the new pivac wing. how sweet.

archives and archives
there's a whole room full of them!

upstiars the main building
isn't it pretty

downstairs
enrolment registrar's office tsk tsk. =)

up in the tower


staircase up!


form7 doll
it's not that uh. cute tho.

looking down


hobby house!


meg and the apartments


me with the rest of the city
=)

and another one


us
at the top of the tower

graffiti
spot the very subtle scratches.

photos of graffiti
back on the walls again =)

honours board


MY year!


spot the number of prebbles!
meg, you're still outstanding don't worry =)

at hobby house


good latte at GJ


very satisfied meg


birte and alistair!
at oriental parade

train
from tawa

dan and sam
always eating. yup.

bank street
and the field across the street.

botanic gardens


botanic gardens


yonder


town


the garden at the top


white!
isn't it pretty?!

thick snow


gardens


hmmms
why?

huuuge casey
that's just the angle. smirk.

sushi!


birthday lady
happy 24th! =)

aquinas 2005


sharon's flatmatees


yani and sharon


lyvia, jen.
aquinas 2006/2005!

jen, yitian
i like how we're hugging yet almost killing each other.

self-explanatory


that's them!


the first hundred


the last hundred and fifteen
wasn't so bad really!

the long wait
while our driver gets petrol and air.

me and the alien
hacky-sack thingamajig.

shoes galore
we are chuck-a-holics!

dead


driver


caseeeey
too kool for skool?

kiddo.


more kiddos.


mucking around
luckily there weren't many people there!

chugchug
lizzeee!!

blondeeees.


yelloowws.
-.-"

queenstown


queenstown


busker
we didn't like him, he talked too much about money...

that's what we did!
isn't it pretty...

before takeoff


lift off


about 2700ft above


from coronet peak


me
gets the controls!

from the top
paragliding's awesome

outside the backpackers


casey and her fave
one too many vodka cruisers.

lizzy and jenny
bunkmates!

frisbeeee


aww
you guys almost look sweet together -.-"

monkeys


abstract


the grinch
who lives above me

haha
subtle way of telling you to piss off

dead (acting)


99 bottles of beer
riiight.

happy hour!


caseeey and jen


mmm.


0_0


1st stop
they have moosic i like!

lightstick!
they should have pubs like that in dunedin!

poooooool!


cromwell
memories!

kiddo
more childhood memories!

aquinas2005
scarfies in light syrup! we're oldddd now...

hmms.
spot the odd one out

i'm taller!
-.-"

yum charrrrrr=)
we love.

10 ppl, 28 dishes.
awesommee!

amaretto
and of course there is no space for my name.

errie and jamie
hah.

burfday peeps!
meit emu jen kawei

rhesa
he who comes up with 101 versions of singing the bday song

rafael's


on the way home


my fave photo!

before setting off
instructor sophie at the front

first few strokes
that's the part of the river where they do the bungy

rapid
and i'm still daydreaming. geez!

paragliding


one day i'm going to do that


oh sunny queenstown!


punk janis
new look for the new year?!

we're students
we like to stand in the middle of the road.

the view
out of the windows in our backpackers

double bunks
jan and jen's

casey's and liz


single
ploy. duhhhh.

the kiwi slang
and ploy's very pink bag.

arrowtown!
getting to know our cheena roots.

long drop at the front


liz needs it


so does janis
that's yucky!

we are TALL!


so is ploy
[for once] heeheeee

inside the house


janis and the window


another old house


and one up the hill


kc loves green


arrow river


liz crossing!


ploy
taking a moment by herself

water
was ice, ice cold. my toes almost froze over.

the other side of the river

sunny
casey is so happy she can tan at last!

the bbq corner


we are happy!
=D

the guys


kelvin


the spread!
yummilicious!

with janis the chef
she's almost screaming 'it's MY bbq!'

intelligent talk
we are all science majors. heehee.

chapter one


chapter two


chapter three


chapter four


chapter five


epilouge
and they never lived happily ever after. hahahaha. poor sausage.

hongkeeees
i suddenly realise they look so alike 0_o'

with meits
she looks tired, working too hard!

speights
casey's. 'nuff said.

pretty hair
casey's doing! =)

=)
good one.

casey


my dear flatmates
quirky.

aaron
and the 'i can toss a bottlecap into jen's room' competition

janis
thinks she can make it to the ground floor unscathed.

nobuta
oh crazyyyy...too bad it's blurred.

pentabella representative
pathetic, we couldn't get it in after like, 10 tries! and joe got it in with ONE. pahpah.

joe edwin janis


edwin janis aaron


a very happy casey
apparently inebriated. severely.

stoners


medies


happy people at eureka
we can all be asian -.-"

failed attempt
$2 to lick the plate. i gave up halfway.

self-declared 'chocolate killer'
although i don't know what that means.

erms?
yes you are very sweet janis. even without the sugar.

last mouthful
oh so reluctant

gayyyyyyyyyyyyyy
can't stress it enough! 0_o

the only one
hahahha we all had a great time!

6am!
nice and...bleak.

chocolate shop!
first stop at queenstown

queenstown


fair at queenstown


liz, casey
look like they just woke up

my pentabella
ah. kids.

lunch!
ah we are the typical student backpacking roadtrippers!

janis, liz
hungry liz it is

yitian jen casey


puzzling world


welcome to puzzle world


topsy-turvy world


there it is!


toilet scene1


toilet scene2
caught in the act!

toilet scene3
um..

hologram room


hologram
you'll never get how pretty it is in a photo tho.

trombone!


room of faces
that follow you wherever you go

creeeepy.


mind tricks
hand INTO the wall

in or out?
i'm telling you it's inside...

big small
more illusions!

hahaha
so cool

touch the ceiling


what is this about.
man we are hilarious

us
my poor face.

tilted
the tilted flat indeed.

defy gravity
or not

matric unloaded.
not as hard as it looks! we could do that for some time i reckon.

bangbang
we tell the whole world we're fooling around.

we're short!
maybe now you can work out how all these stuff works...

the great maze
which i vehemently did not want to get in.

tower
we are tinnyyyy

superjen
heehee.

=X
no comments.

liz can't stand up
pun not intended. yeah right.=P

ouch


presenting...
the lovely tomato and it's owner.

tomato
our saviour!

the whole family
jen not paying attention.

CROMWELL!
ohwonderfulmemoriess...

harper!
what do you call a person who plays the harp?

bagpipes
ah, no nz big thing without them.

vips
ooh lots of doctors! tight tight security.

haha!
prof doyle, major peter chin and minister pete hodson

great medical debate


gay.
med 3 BOYS.

whee!
-.-" yes that's the bag.

collectables
loads and loads!

playing around
pract workshops were good!

suyin, grace
med3 seniors. sgp!

james, greg
fellow med2s

lunch!
best part look at everyone pounce

day one
looong lectures. mind boggling.

ooh med2!


blair.
showoff.

medical law
rahrahrah.

cannula
pretty disgusting for beginners actually.

men in black
who decided that was the theme?

ladies in black
see what i mean?

meits, jen in black


vips
un-black.

med3s
ooh ooh everyone loves will perry!

spot me!


the big faces
on every oumsa cover page. -.-"

middle rows
colquhoun lecture theatre middle row stealers

dinner and dance
pre-dinner

meits, jen
that's good you don't see my [our] pimples

xiamen bryan lisa


lisa renesh mike


gaojing
9 wines we all know you.

joe joe!


jared
awesome convenor

the boring one
who gives lectures in the middle of dinners?

band
rock on!

weichan, carina


bryan


joe, anne


us


dinner
couldn't be better. SO good!

class rep kerryn
and best friend.

alcohol!?
doctors going to suffer from severe chronic liver cirrhosis.

the floor


sez
stop giving the ladies that look...

neighbouring table


band
ooh awesome

brad and partner
the whole world knows him as mr. shorty

dancefloor


thida and the half-twin
opportunity to practise aye...

joe
a bit too much to drink?

uhms.


the night is still young


best [mature] dancers


day TWO
how obvious is it that some people didn't turn up...

financial analyses
more mind-boggling issues

mad meds studying
ah, usual.

coolest talk


live broadcast from gore!
or some far far away place...

fancy.
it's like some computer game =)

oh we all love him
definitely the highlight of the convention!

the committee
awesome, awesome 3 days.

rainbow
good reward after a long day's work.

good morning cromwell
the reward when you get up at 0530h everyday.

the pines
front yard

lake dunstan
on a very hot day off.

bunk four
my little corner

5 stars
it's cheap and good!

molyneux
oh yes we will remember the days

cherry picking
best paying job so far

smile!
apricots aren't that fantastic

fooling around
obviously you're on an hourly rate guys...

working hard
yes, VERY convincing oren!

and more fooling around
but the nectarines were really good =)

i'm tired!
"cos there's no money to work for"?!

hello!
*rolls eyes

rainer
$40 a kilo in japan. annoying fragile things.

romance
the common export cherry.

sweetheart
the last of the season, also the sweetest.

after work
FINAL day of being a packhouse worker!

packhouse
those were the days...

truckloads
well, 15 tonnes a day, what do you expect?

hangin' around
grab 'em while you can!

drools
actually, those pallets aren't really that great

box towers
guess how much they're worth when they're full?

molyneux
there.

noa
and her crazy pizza fetish. this was at amore's.

old cromwell
ancient.

giddyup!
haha. cute!

old cromwell town
looks kinda deserted.

the jetty
very pretty.

lake dunstan


the junction
or was it called the divide? i forgot.

crystal clear
spot the water.

anderson park
pretty.

anderson park
on the way back to the pines.

road to town
and no cars.

the pines
side view

mcnulty
raod from molyneux

the pines
front!

kitchen
and the hanukkah candles.

merry xmas!
simple, for the 5 of us.

gambai
natsuki!

yummm!
natsuki's handmade cherry cake. awesome!

xmas jog
it felt real good.

argument
"no it didn't that's still my turn!"

dark cromwell
before day break

slowly
day breaking...

woohoo!
let there be light!

wow
happy new year peeps!

clouds
should have been prettier, i mean, we stayed up the entire night for it!

good morning!
pleasant start to 2006.

back track
on our way back already

from above
pretty

higher!


tiny people
BIG thing. BIG world. oooh!

welcome to cromwell
"we have big fruits" so cliche -.-"

poor thing
at least it wasn't run over

backpacker/hitchhiker
we're very familiar with that sign!

cromwell bridge
nice new year's morning

highway
why am i standing in the middle of the road?

lake dunstan
from another angle.

where are we?


rainbow
there were actually 2, but i only caught 1 on camera

and another
the next day.

woah.
you feel like you can touch it!

oren/natsuki
posing after dinner. =)

catch the rainbow!
everyone getting so psyched

alex/adeline
dazzling smiles =)

bunkmates!
how did we manage to get along?

michael/tomas
how do you come half way around the world to meet your neighbour?!

kitchen buddies
quote natchi-"oh, you love us?"

stefan
who was with us for a short while.

*beams
the best new year gift ever.

more kitchen buddies
quote oren "what's inside again?"

the pines family
thanks for a great summer!

black and blue
yeah yeah. smoke and alcohol and bbq. whatever.

friday night
angmoh-kiahs. *shakes head.

round ONE


round TWO
mitsuko is over the moon -.-"

round THREE
that's about all.

innocent bystanders
VERY amused.

fernando
hola amigos!

noa
she's good!

boss/secretary
VERY fun working with you lady!

and more kitchen buddies
"the bar is closed for the night" =D

josephine
can't tell she has braces?

that's the end
3 rounds. oh well half the peeps got wasted.

recap
oren wants it fair and square

let's see if we can concentrate!
-.-"

and there they go...
with spanish music

round and around
HAHA!

up and down..
can't stop singing aye?

wasted #1
"i want to make pancakes" ?!?!

wasted #2
gosh...that look will scare all the kids away!

wasted #3 and #4
#3 couldn't even tell us where his nose was.

half-wasted
but can still perform! applause!

artwork #1
pretty.

artwork #2
well, i prefer the first one. haha.

alex/birte
check out that mirror! cool...

towards the end...


Y
oren's lost.

C
oren's gone. hahaha

yeah right.
the professional with the professional-wannabe

bunkies!


birte darling
=)

black haired.
the japanese, and the japanese wannabe

okonomiyaki
VERY impressive! yum!

gambai
final dinner

konichiwa
tomoko/naoki

group pic!
heaps of group pics -.-"

michael
those greek eyes...

teeth
quote "at least you will have nice teeth" -.-"

waking up
the birthday boy

happy 21st!
backpackers can afford cakes-pancakes!

yawns
2am and no one wants to sleep.

that fateful day
we will remember it

backpackers
the joy the pain the laughs and the tears

the old married couple
guess who?

rainbow after the rain
nice and peaceful after the storm.

the old married couple
arguing, yet again.

weehee!
what the girls do when they get the day off

yummm.


batch #2


more yummm.


The singer
standing ovation!

haha
non-stop craze

speed
quote oren 'i don't understand why you have to scream!" and then *scream.

shrieks
you're such a crackup.

woohoo!
of course, the german HAS to win.

where's the kiwi?
wrong time dude.

queenstown
day off again!

kiwi viewing centre


awesome
chairlift up up up!

hello!


#1
oren

#2
tomas

#3
birte. and no one knows where alex has gone.

helloi!
oh yes you see me finally.

reflections
the guy inside just doesn't get it.

old married couple.
again.

power!
=)

back down again


foo fighters
more common in dunedin

boys will be boys
how old did you say you were?

girls
oh well. =X

earnslaw
and the shotover jet together!

water lily
at queenstown gardens

daisies
i think.

pink rose
forgot the proper name

yellow rose
this one smelt the nicest!

hmms
somewhat similar don't you reckon?

*rolls eyes
oren HAS to talk to the girls

*rolls eyes again
and spend half an hour with them busking. he earned 10 cents.

you won't miss this
it's really the sweetest smelling shop in town

kid #1
were you really interested in chocolate or were you just chatting with the lady?

kid #2
beckons for more

kid #3
hahahhaa

country road
crazy ppl who stop in the middle of nowhere to hear some random music.

cromwell
like i said, 'we have big fruits"

workplace #2
northburn vineyard

cromwell
on the way to work

7am


7.15am
frozen cold.

7.45am
half thawed.

8am
fully thawed, but still chilly

8.15am
still in jackets

9am
too hot to handle

rows and bays
vineyard jargon

and blocks
fruit thinning was quicker than we thought

lunchtime
seek shelter! it's unbearable

andrea/matt
gore mates with very thick kiwi accents

lunchtime
take a nap will ya?

nettings
annoying things that make you feel tall

northburn
apparently one of the best vineyards in central otago

the thinning team
at 41 degrees celcius.

the final product
by mail order only. ooooh.

rise and shine
very pretty.

make a dash
crazy guys in freezing water

they made it!
and didn't want to come back =)

chill
no beer, no smile.

HAHA


kid
can't resist aye?

tanning
pretty lady =)

gone fish'n
at clyde

6hours
and no catch.

clyde dam
alex, jen, and oren's girly hat.

clyde
i think it's a township

the dam
huge!

maybe
apparently it can supply enough power to both christchurch and dunedin

dam


clyde
pretty.

alexandra
biggest clock?

alexandra
another township

hot hot day
the 41 deg day.

skipping stones
watch the pros

all together
=)

chill
annoying foot.

clear
lake dunstan is awesome

fly!
see the angel?

letters
keep us updated all the time

letter of apology
they're so cute

mitsuko
hahahaha. tamago!

oren
again. fair and square

oren/tomas
tequila fans obviously

ready.
get set...

wasted.
try harder oren.

big family!
=)

round ONE


round TWO
already some missing...

round THREE
ok that's enough.

wasted.
how obvious can you get bro?

hmmms.
"no, no, not drunk. no, NO!" ok fine.

last night
sign my cap please!

the end
just about a quarter of the rubbish.

wasted.
dead even.

The singer again
we miss your hebrew song!

yah yah
try harder lah.

argument
but VERY amusing. train driver. hhaha =)

fish'n
looking for worms hahahaa

freeway orchard
so many goodies!

and more
yumm!

yumm!
real fruit icecream.

freeway orchard
i wanna work there next time.

hmms.
that's my passionfruit-bosenberry-strawberry ice cream. YUM!

mitsuko!
she's 30, believe it or not.

alejandro
como estas?

booooze
over the summer.

top view
not too much aye? =P

chrysanthemum
they call it 'flower tea' -.-"

sensei!
strong spirited woman hiromi

natsuki
very cool, very cute lady i will never forget

no rain doll
i don't know what you call it in japanese, but it's cute.

presentation
look at them...*heart melts

tomas bro
c'mon, you're not the one who's blind

broken
that's the way a backpacker uses a phone without buttons.

lawrence
the town cannot get any smaller!

cool!
kiwi car?

interesting
some bank indeed.

sunday book van
you don't get this back home!

yummification
pasta is simple and good for everyone.

honey cake
all the way from deutchland

last night
why do we always have to say goodbye...

woohoo!
zero alcohol. purely spontaneous. impressive.

lemon tree
well, it's gotta be an international favourite, no?

lucky
the windows didn't break!

carollyn
the leaving one

crooon
there she goes...all the best mate!

sunny day
not a typical dunedin day

international!
as we always like it!

xin nian kuai le!
from hong kong

dig in!
rod kol was yummy!

white pasta
self-made. yumm.

baldwin
oh we know that place, it's in dunedin!

ho ho
the man has arrived!

my speciality
with mushrooms all the way from HOME!

bon apetite
all together again =)

the czech invention
beans and heaps of oregano.

pro bro
yummm.

crepe/pancake
i know your secret ingredient. *winks

chardonnay
cheers mate!

woohoo!
thanks for the shout. =)

cruise
at the peninsula. cool.

very good day.


spot the seal!


hmms
you should have seen it swimming. peaceful.

from taiaroa head
wow

and more seals
they're cute!

hello!
=)

yes!
i love this pic!

tip of taiaroa
good spot.

nice
the drive to allans beach

the beach
too bad, too early for penguins

waves
=)

preeety.
and hardly any one!

'nuff said.


*beams
can't believe that car made it up!

haha
plus it was parked in the middle of balwin.

view from the top!
as in, the steepest street in the world

cheers bro
and that's my summer holiday. the end.

all together again!
hiromi and noa all happy in dunedin =)

NZR
thank the heavens, all of you had good weather when you came.

sayonara...
sensei!

moving in
oh yes. welcome home.

first things first.
bed! and temporary roomate!

carollyn!
gosh i miss you.

hard work
new bookshelf!

warehouse bought
$10 each. hope it lasts!

easy does it
*groans

quarter done
VERY messy.

janis'
never neat. nevermind.

janis'
the biggest room in the flat.

scarfies!
ready for the rugby game!

blue and gold
GO OTAGO!

the terrace
'nuff said.

skye!
the big sister.

from inside
p.o.s.h!

skye
and chicken

liz
and lamb

janis
and beef-surprise!

jen
and seafood

casey
no stone!

the big and the small
miss ya. =)

study.
'nuff said. the books will start piling up soon.

dressing
a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. =P

gute nacht
the double bed and my HUGE collection of photos. love it!

trial
wow the pit works!

dessert
this is so cute.

yummy
dinner in the lounge. hmms.

bon apetit!
such a random dinner!

st pat's
irish flag and the cocktail.

woohoo!
=)

fancy!
this is becoming a habit.

chocolate sundae
yummm.

chocolate indulgence
can't resist!

venison
mine. it was goooood.

chicken
casey's salad fetish? hmms.

droool.
jan's steak-impressive!

'ere 'ere
kids just wanna have fun

the other side
HAHA

typical uni kids
jeans and slippers. *snorts.

how to tie your hair
candid!

typical uni kids
all huddled together. now where's the video??

winter!
when there's no one who'll stand by your side...

the saviour!
haha

apple cake!
try deciphering it. haha

chef
the best! straight from hk =)

cleaner
ah. haha.

wontons
vegetarians. meatarians.

hmms.
how much should i cook...

speights.
don't trust whitey!

oosh.
pentabella dinner 2006

ohwonderfulfoooood.
yummy.

more food!


masterpieces


all together at last
i'm missing =(

thanksgiving
carve the cake casey =)

can't wait!
on the bus...before the 5 hour boring ride.

warming up
10am and ready!

woohooo
cool mates

cadrona
and the morning sun

boarding slopes
one day i'll try them

cadrona
from the intermediate slopes

liz and jan
hello!

jen
wheehee!

casey!
pretty in purple

burpers
heehee

jen
k.l.u.t.z.

afternoon
still awesome!

jan
yeah whatever

jen
it's supposed to look cooler than that =S

liz.jan
woohoo!

=)


cadrona-ish


bus
back and everyone's tired and stinks

muck around
janet jen and yani.

bunk
comfy.

mucking around
as always. even though we're so tired.

liz
hungover with a lolly hahaha

kitchen
2nd floor

the upstairs kitchen
on the morning after.

entrance
it looks heaps better than the previous night.

queenstown
pretty even in late winter!

remarkables?
resemblence

cadrona


cadrona


cadrona


good morning!
beautiful morning for sight-seeing =)

pinewood
good place!

pinewood
from the side

town
queenstown!

we're going there!
high high up =)

jan.jen
in the gondola

kc.liz


up up
and away!

from up there


in the gondola


from the gondola


and up


nice
annoying cable.

there it is!
look at queenstown!

lake waikatipu
what a mouthfull.

bungy!
closed =(

overexposed
the bungyswing.

queenstown


pretty


you mean we can go higher?
yes?

yonder
nice

waikatipu


bungy area


LUGE!
go mates!

cliche


jen.jan


kc.jen


yonder


liz.janis
hmmms.

haha
check out that cheap nail polish 0_o

munch.
good view tho.

it's a plane!
yeah right.

cool...
i wanna do that some time in my life...

rolls eyes.
we came all the way to queenstown for kfc?

rolls eyes again.
at least someone is enjoying it!

city centre


city centre
DSCN0680.JPG 2005-08-30

harbour


harbour


nice


pretty


that stone thing
with water dripping out?

harbour
nice.

harbour


harbour


harbour
with the earnslaw

pebbles and stones
free souvenirs!

beach
nice

quack
cute!

muck around
as always.

park
lotsa hustle bustle!

park


water!
janis being da kid.

little kid
what have we here?

fountain


fish the ball
kids having their share of fun

bridge


nuts
no doubt about that.

oh big wise one!
it's actually pretty scary...

we love nature!
um...

lady
in white. thinking.

pretty
lake wa[sth sth]

backs
kc has a funny way of taking photos

lake w..[sthsth]
skipping stones yet again.

haha
we took a photo cos we didn't know what that was for

the town
view from the park

around the gardens
peaceful

what's that?
man jan you are really a crackup.

hmms.
it's a...rock?

the lake
pretty.

silhouette


whee!
kids. again.

silhouette
casey.

big tree!


big tree
and i can climb it too!

whee!
=)

liz
going back now...

jen
don't wanna say goodbye...

on the way back
we see green!

inspiration
flash of hope?