Just want to share my experience living in NZ ages ago.
Life was great and awesome.
I stayed in Christchurch from 2005 to 2008.
Spent 3 summers there, worked like hell, own 2 cars (!!).
Mingled with locals, stayed with them. worked in retails, farms and gone snow riding with my mates.
Life was simply chillax, fantastic and wonderful.
Experience is the greatest lesson human can get, gotta get the most out it.
Life experience teaches you how to live your life and shape your future.
This is a brief summary of my experience in New Zealand:
Year 2005
- Got dumped into Christchurch, NZ. Lost in translation, literally! Had to adjust communication skills on local accent. Gidday mate!
- Started to love living on my own. Total Freedom!
- First experience of snowfall. Jakun ayam bai!
- Embarked my first roadtrip encompassed 2149km down south South Island. Good start to discover NZ!
- Spent summer working like hell. Bought my own car!
- Never knew that NZ homes several great ski & riding mecca in South hemisphere. Ignorance sucks!
- Bought my snowboarding gear. Say hello to riding bratha!
Year 2006
- 2nd year engineering year was kinda difficult. Lost few kilograms no shit.
- Drafted the philosophy of what does not kill you, will make you grow much stronger. I LIVED without heaters during winter, bloody 3 months of sub zero temperature! Damn it was radical! Developed black bruise finger joints, felt 10 Celsius is good temperature for me, 15 is hot and my ears were red. Seriously, screwed experience hahaha.
-2nd roadtrip covering North Island. My conquest was another step closer!
- Went boarding by myself. Got challenged by experience snowboarders, they spilled snow on me. Well, Challenge accepted! Gimme 2 season an I'd hit double diamonds!
- First skydiving experience! 15,000ft freefall. Anyone?
- Working literally 7 days/week for summer. Hectic, no life and tiring. Trust me, it was nonetheless good life experience.
- Went to Tenacious D concert. Rock on!
Year 2007
- I made my mind moving to a mix apartment. There were american, kiwis, european etc. THIS IS LIFE!
- My flatmates are party goers. I tried to mix around but it only last for 1 hour. Everyone was on piss and literally i was living in my own world of sober. Then i decided to keep myself busy with assignments every party held in my flat. My friends kept on knocking my door, inviting me to join them. I politely refuse due to my assignments and explain to them party wasnt my thing. Amazingly those non muslims understood. Why we malaysian lacking this sort of intellectualism? Oh yeah, not forgetting this- sober driver? It was me. Nothing personal really. I got Mexican food treats! Guys, it is not up to my level of hotness sorry.
- My daily conversation was in English. That time, i even had dreamed in English. lol!
- Made my third roadtrip. Finally I covered the north-est and south-est part of NZ. Domination! This record never being broken till date.
- Bungy jumped at Taupo. Sweet!
- Snowboarding? I got myself to intermediate level. basic skills of riding owned! Next year; double diamond trail! Went for boarding trip to Queenstown with my american flatmates. Got knocked near-unconsciousness while on huge jump on advanced ramp, thought it was intermediate's! I got my vision blue-ed for 10 secs. Gained consciousness, went for few runs down. Alive and still kickin. Gnarl!
- Muse concert bro! Superb showmanship!
- Went back to Malaysia after 3 years of away. Had to adjust with radio and tv in Bahasa. LOL macam mimpi! My malaysian friends joked me on the latest malaysian hit song- Pudar by Rossa. Woi barua tipu aku kene gelak je dol. lagu 2005 tu!
Year 2008
- Last year in NZ. Grew matured and wise; been through life lessons extensively in NZ.
- Snowboarding; involved in snow clubs gatherings and carpooling. Had myself run expert trails heaps time, if those made me advanced rider haha. Trails like almost 90 degree elevation. Damn..
- Since my NZ conquest was done, I focused my trip solely on snowboarding and hitting off trails. Mt Olympus, Porters, Broken Rivers etc. This time i sprained my ankle a lot!
- My final year of engineering student finally came into success! Trust me, i am an engineer!
- ended my NZ experience on 25th December 2008. Flight attendants and fellow kiwis/american friends pity me for having Xmas on board. Peduli hapa aku aku bukan sambut Xmas pon lol.
I hope I can come to NZ again, maybe as my second home.
Gundam pilot at uni workshop
Milford Sound, the view is spectacular.
hanging out after summer work
first snow experience, had to make it dramatic lol
God of Dynamics; Nagul
My groupmates during Warman. They were on piss no shit
Summer means lazy. Here was our pizza boxes collection, Voila!
My warehouse colleague ride.
Puncak kepanjangan rambut
Peak of Mt Hutt
Riding with Hayes. He is now working with National Geographic? Cool stuff bro.
eMBA, gotta do this again lol
Queenstown, picturesque view.
Descending to base.
Chairlift. Going up.
only stunt made visible for collection, took by hayes. others, no photographers sadly!
long haired rock star lol. christchurch monument
snowboarding trip
during snowboarding trip in queenstown, i posted this pic to Utusan for Salam Perantau and claimed both my American friends were Mohd Ilyas and Karim lol.
Troll level: National.
Walking between ridges. No pain no gain. Stumbled upon Travis Rice. Sheettttt!
Remarkables peak. Superb view isnt it?
breathtaking view
at Remarkables peak. attire: smart casual, tucked in lol.
Last snowboard in 2008 during Ramadhan, hence the outfit lol.
Together with my snowpool mates at Mt Hutt
Had my cold shower at Mt Hutt. Not so bad eh.
Top of Mt Hutt
Wudhu on Remarkables lol
Fear is nothing while freefalling 15,000ft
kekurangan bimbingan agama, lantas membina tugu pemujaan. Tugu ini dimusnahkan selepas ditangkap JAIS NZ.
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