Auckland , Auckland . #1

Almost 3 weeks since my arrival in Auckland. I've pretty much settled down, which in other words means that life falls back into routines. Though with hip/evil lecturers who crack jokes and make even the most boring subject interesting,  it's no wonder that I'm enjoying all my lectures (let's just forget momentarily about the bulk of assignments/readings I'm getting XD).

It's a blessing to be able to study in this lovely "Big, Little City", as almost everything's within walking distance. For instance, the Art Gallery's a 10-min walk away from my hall, add another 5 for the shopping district - Queen St, and 20 mins for the Domain. Crazy, right? There's always something exciting to do/see, but I have too little time to explore the city (!!!!)

Joke of the day: 

Halfway through my POPLHLTH lectures, 2 students intrude into the lecture theatre. What happened was that they walked casually around the lecture theatre, as if they were sauntering in the park. One of them was even munching on a piece of toast the entire time! Naturally, everybody cracked up and when they left, our lecturer was like, "That was quite a distraction, but well... :)".

On the other day, another 2 students wearing masks intrude into the lecture theatre halfway through lectures as well, with posters stuck on their bodies to promote activities. Of course, that lit me up instantly. Gotta love their sense of humour.

I suppose people don't get these surprises from where I came from, no? ;) 

Picx time! Yay!

View from the common room. Lovely clouds on a fine day!

That's Rangitoto Island! Feels good to be able to see this view every morning before going to lectures.

The building with colourful walls' the School of Fine Arts.

Reflection.

Old meets new.

Queen St. Duh!

Dilworth Building, Cnr Queen St and Customs St.

Hi Seagull! Are you alarmed because of Tiger Cat?

Like the sun rays piercing through layers of clouds at the bottom right corner.

P/S: Title from Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York". :)

To be continued...

Departure

Remember this post?
After a year of penny-pinching, I finally got this...

:)

And the initial products...

KLIA. Tried to make the picture somber to reflect the atmosphere, filled with partings and farewells.

Guess what's this? (Hint: planes)

I must say I'm very lucky because...

I got the WINDOW SEAT!!!! YAY! :D

Ans: The wing.

Didn't really get enough sleep on the plane, because it was freezing cold in the cabin (particularly for the window seats since it's closest to the cold air outside) and my sinus was really terrible. Woke up a couple of times, though because of that I managed to catch the sunrise. XD

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And how can I miss out on duty-free purchases at the airport, eh? ;)

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Classes have started. Gonna be busy again. =_=  Oh well.

8D

Proud to be a geek! *flashes nerd badge*

I think I'm too free, hah!

Blackies Forever

This post is dedicated to THE roommate. 

It all started with a "Roomie Wanted" notice via Fb Message. One and a half years later, we've become inseparable Siamese Twins. (Okay that's an overstatement.) 

Throughout this period we had shared countless epic moments, from hunting cockroaches to surviving extreme temperatures to sharing the "best of both worlds" (sorry, inside joke). 

Not forgetting the lame stuff we do 8D, such as playing the same song from our respective laptops simultaneously, competing whose phone has better loudspeakers and naming our electrical appliances (Dave said "Hi" BTW!). 

Oh, and the first quarrel I ever had with a friend, or otherwise known as our "couple" fight.  ;)

Thank you for all the wonderful memories! :')

Lots of ♥ from snow black

P/S: I will miss your soft toy clan badly, but not you bahahahahaha (even though you make the best birthday cards :P).

Picture-perfect smiles!

After a few camwhore shots...

Sampat mode on.