Week 9 – Adventure awaits?

2,260 ViewsJust passed my 2-month mark yesterday and I need to congratulate myself for lasting that long here and there are still many more months to come! (My memory is failing that I need to rely on my IG stories to recall what I did the past week) For the first time ever, we had

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Week 8 – And the same cycle repeats

2,071 ViewsKia Ora~~ (Greeting in New Zealanders use which can be used as a ‘hi’ but literally means be well/healthy) Oh wells, I was trying to be fancy but in actual fact, I haven’t exactly say it out loud before. I usually use it more often in sending (mainly jobs related) emails. Trying to act

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Week 7: Feeling so comfortable in a shared house

1,964 ViewsGreetings from Christchurch, yep I’m still here after almost 2 months. I’m currently writing this on a Sunday (9pm) as everyone is pretty much chilling in their room, preparing to sleep early as tomorrow is a work day. As for me, I have yet to bathe (what’s new) and I’ll probably hope to sleep

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Week 6: New Home, New Friends and Exploration

1,881 ViewsIt’s tuesday night and yep, I’m late for my weekly update cause there was something exciting last night – we managed to catch the aurora australis aka southern lights! Work wise, I’m into my 5th week of working and yay, I’m 5/12 closer to a 3 month extension – which means that I may

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Week 5: Finding a ‘life’ in a slow pace country

2,743 ViewsI’m back again and it’s Monday night; 9:23pm and I’m kind of yawning already. Let’s see if I can get this posted before I sleep. Well, I started work at 6am this morning. It’s pretty interesting here. In most countries, overtime is like extending your working hours after your shift but here, they like

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Week 4: Adapting to.. making decisions

2,158 ViewsToday is Sunday night and I’m writing this early because.. I have nothing else to do. Well, not really cause I can watch some dramas or finish the last episode of produce x 101 or perhaps start reading some eBooks or travel inspiration about NZ but oh wells, I shall not procrastinate on my

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New Zealand – Grocery Shopping Prices

4,997 ViewsThis post will be constantly updated as the days go by; unless I find it useless.. Last Update: 22 Dec 2019 I don’t usually do grocery shopping in Singapore and now that I’m here in New Zealand, you’re kind of forced to cook on a daily basis. Dining out is pretty pricey and the

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Week 3: Working Out while Working

2,509 ViewsOh yea~ Seems like I’m pretty consistent with my Monday night weekly recap of my life in New Zealand. Would love to add more photos to my entries but I’m kind of lazy so I’ll leave the images to appear on Instagram and my blog will be all the longwinded grandmother stories that I

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