Auckland should not only be called the Land of Sails, but also the Land of Rainbows. Since i arrived here one week ago, i have seen more than 8 rainbows.. and 3 of them are full, solid. 7 color rainbows that stretch across the clear blue skies from one end to another. Simply gorgeous! = ) Just looking at them makes me really happy..
The road names here are really strange too.. they have roads like "Papatoetoe", and "Pupuke" etc.. so cute and at times totally impossible to pronounce!
Yesterday, K and I moved to our 3rd house down in Lydia Avenue. Among the 3 families that we stayed with, i think this family is the most wealthy. Their house was huge and very near to the city. In fact, from their house, we can see a fantastic view of the city skyline.
We had the entire basement apartment to ourselves. It was actually their son's apartment but he left home to stay closer to the city where he work, so the apartment was left vacant. The apartment was great! We had our own living room, kitchen, bathroom, and NO ANIMALS!! Their only dog lived upstairs with them and were not allowed into the basement. That's not all, the apartment was also very clean with no dust or bits of hair lying around on the carpet. And the bed was a queen sized bed with really nice bedsheets and they even have an electric blanket! Last but not least, their son also had a gym work out machine in the apartment! Perfect.
And the bathroom had one single tap that can be adjusted for both hot and cold water. Unlike the previous 2 houses we stayed in, where they had separate taps for hot and cold water. I can never figure out how to use those individual taps, quite irritating to me actually!
But of course, nothing is perfect. The kitchen had no stove, only one microwave oven. So for dinner yesterday, K and I went to Pak N Save again to buy some food for dinner. We also dropped off our job application forms and resume at their counter. I had microwaved spaghetti bolognaise and delicious golden kiwi fruit. K cooked sausages with maggi noodles. We also bought fish fillet and baked them in the oven until crispy. It was delicious. "Sleepless in Seattle" was on TV, so we ate and watched the show until about 1030pm last night. Plus, we have no internet access at the basement. Then this morning, there was no water in the house cause there was some pipe repair works going on. Sigh..
I slept really well last night, and my blocked nose is finally cleared! Looks like things are going well now.. except we still haven't found a job yet.. = (
Right now, K and I are at the Takapuna library for the free internet access.. We went to the flea markets this morning. It was pretty similar to the Otara markets that we went to yesterday, except the people looked much wealthier here. We bought some $1 boxes of chocolate sticks there. They also sold fresh pasta which we sampled and was really yummy, but K refused to let me buy cause it was quite expensive.. sigh.. i am SOOO craving for some Italiano food!! = )
After the markets, we walked down the streets of Takapuna, went to the beach and saw this mad dog harassing 2 little toddlers until one of them fell down and cried. The mother started quarelling with the owner of the dog.. So 2 women fighting over a stupid dog.. it was quite funny.. = )
Later K and I will be going to Devonport to explore. It's supposed to be an old naval base with really beautiful scenery. We've packed our own fillet fish with cheese sandwiches for lunch later. Still not sure what's for dinner.. At the rate we are going, i will soon go crazy from missing good old normal food! Always eating bread and microwaved food.. don't know how long i can last..
Plus, i really think i might be pregnant. I am 2 months late already.. I talked about this to K, and he said we'll wait one or two more months and if i really am pregnant, we will spend all our NZ dollars and then go back to Singapore.. He said i can then have all the Italian food i want.. haha.. = P
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May 11, 2009 at 2:44 AM
OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why don't you buy those pregnancy tests to confirm??!