Is it considered a vacation if I’m not exactly traveling? Oh wells, I chose the word vacation instead of holiday as my past week had been somewhat like ‘off days’ for me, like super extended weekends while I take a break from work; and traveling. (Extremely boring blog post ahead because nothing much really happened
New Zealand
Working in Cherry Orchard: Packhouse – Working Holiday New Zealand
Is this your dream job or perhaps something on your bucket’s list for your New Zealand Working Holiday experience? I have no idea why it is on everyone’s list, but now that I have completed 4 weeks in a cherry packhouse, it is a pretty normal experience for me; definitely not something which I need
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New Zealand
Week 29 – Longest hours ever and Relocation again
Hi there, yes, I’m late. I woke up today on Tuesday morning and realised that yesterday was Monday night and I’ve forgotten all about my blog. I didn’t have time over the weekend to pre-write anything at all and right now, I have all the time in the world because I’m jobless in Christchurch. I’ve
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New Zealand
Week 28 – New Year, New Adventures ahead?
Hello 2020. I don’t know how you will treat me this year but I’ve made many changes to my life in the short span of.. 6 days. It seems not too long ago since I last wrote my entry but I have to continue with this weekly update cause I think there are people reading
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How to find cheap flights online
If you are a frequent and budget traveller, I’m sure you will always keep a lookout for flight ticket promotions and sales. Usually, flight tickets will be a huge expense in your entire travel budget and of course, the further the destination, the higher will be the price. Please be reminded that each airline sells a different range of flight
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New Zealand
My love-hate relationship with car ownership in New Zealand
It’s currently my week 24 here in New Zealand and I am starting to draft this out but I’ll probably only publish this article towards the end of my working holiday in case there are more dramas to my car ownership journey. Yep, the first big-ticket item that I’ve bought here is my car; at
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Ramblings
2019 – It’s okay to live the life you wished for
I’m starting off my reflections post with the same excerpt that I have previously used in my post which I wrote about my career break back in May. To my beloved young friends: Each time I see your slumped shoulders, each time I hear your listless voice, my heart aches. How are you these days?
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New Zealand
Week 27 – Getting a little bored somehow
Yep, I’m still here in New Zealand, stuck in the Otago area for the past 3 months and in Clyde/Alexandra for two months and counting.. With my ‘Christmas present’ of finally getting a visa extension, I did not get deported home before 2020. Okay, deported is kind of an overkill word but I thought that