2,029 ViewsIt’s Tuesday night right now which only means that I didn’t write my weekly update as scheduled on Monday night. It’s totally not easy to be disciplined but for the fact that I sustained this weekly blogging thing for so long feels pretty amazing. The next thing on my list is to add in
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Week 18 – Orchard work – test of endurance
2,328 ViewsHello there! Thanks for sticking by once again. Today is week 18 and time really flies ain’t it? Right now, I’m in my 3rd job, 5th accommodation and i’m sitting by in the living room waiting for the Rugby match to start. It’s the semi finals and it is New Zealand vs England tonight.
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Working in a Ski Resort – Working Holiday New Zealand
7,238 ViewsIt has been two weeks since I left my my kind of dream job – I worked in a ski resort for 5 weeks. Why so short? That’s because I only managed to join in September, nearing the end of the season, as my friend wanted to leave early. How did I get the
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Week 17 – My rare holiday week
2,342 ViewsDecided to start writing this early since I have nothing to do right now and it’s too risky to fall asleep. Right now, I am currently on a boat cruising across Lake Manapouri; the starting point of my Doubtful Sound adventure. After reaching the shore (and civilization; currently no handphone reception), I have to
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Week 16: Last ‘work’ week in Wanaka
2,343 ViewsApologies for being super late (like 4 days late) for this entry. I’ve been overwhelmed with things to do and laziness that it took me so long to get this done. Right now, I’m sitting on my bunk bed in a 4-bed dorm in Te Anau. Haven’t heard of this place before? It’s located
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Week 15: Savouring the last few moments in Wanaka
2,138 ViewsHello there, it’s Tuesday evening and here I am sitting in the TV room of the beautiful YHA hostel at Lake Tekapo. I didn’t get to post my weekly update on Monday night this time as I’m not staying at ‘home’ right now; but last night was spent in a lovely AirBnB house in
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Environment Sustainability – What we can learn from New Zealand
4,046 ViewsI’ve been staying in this beautiful country for more than three months and I am really impressed with the amount of effort put in to protect the environment. To be honest, I haven’t been a very environmentally conscious person back in my home country cause its just too convenient to be otherwise and I
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Week 14: Undecided; as always
1,880 ViewsIt’s Monday night Tuesday morning right now (1:11am) and I’m still being pretty committed to writing my weekly updates. I kind of enjoy writing such piece as I know lesser people read it (compared to my IGS spam) and I know that I’ll definitely be reading these entries some time down the road and
