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昨天跑完步回來,和同房的美國黑人聊了一些馬來西亞的狀況,就有兩個亞洲人進來,一個是馬來西亞人另一個是韓國人,不用說,他們就是我等待多時的玩伴啦!剛好他們也要去cinmea paradiso看電影和第二天要去puzzling world,就加入她們了. 
去cinema paradiso看了natalie portman拿oscar最佳女主角獎的black swan,整個電影院的布置就像在家裡一樣,每一個座位都是舒服的沙發還有小枕頭,也有一輛車子,可以坐在車上看電影,電影看到一半還會暫停然後讓觀眾上個廁所或是買個晚餐之類的.然後再繼續. 紐幣14.5就有Gold Class的待遇,還不錯吧?
今天早上起來準備好了就跟
新朋友到i-site去問如何到puzzling world,結果只有步行,租腳車和taxi著三個選擇,因為我們三個人的關係,就選擇了用taxi,費用也不會太貴.
到了puzzling world買了combo套票可以參觀迷宮及illusions房,先進去了illusion,果然是很有趣的一些幻象,特別是巨人小人房還有傾斜室,很多人都玩得不亦樂乎. 巨人小人房是兩個人進到室內各站一個角落,在室外負責拍照的朋友就可以拍到一個變成了巨人,一個變成人迷你人.
過後我們去迷宮也繞了快一個小時,因為進去容易出來難啊!
不知不覺到了午餐時間,我們就在puzzling world室外的斜塔玩視覺拍照就搭巴士離開了. 所以啊,puzzling world真的還是要有人一起玩才好玩,
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Day 4 in wanaka, it was sunny day again as the first two days, the day before was cloudy but because it was Godd Friday, a dark day reminded me of how Jesus died for us on the cross, the blood and the tears He shed for us.
I was reading an old classical novel by Jack Higgins called the Last Place God Made, which the author described the place as the most unliveable place on earth. For me, it was not God had snoozed off at the end of His creations but it was human thmeselves who made a place as bad as a hell. Killing, wars and cannibalism, God didn't ask the place to be like that but it is the sins of human themselves.
Only halfway through the novel and the protanoinsts are just starting to fight for their life to survive, and not to lose faith. I shall see what's the end of the story in the next few days.
Frankly, my face is redden by the sunshine sitting by the lakeside of Wanaka, because I've spent so much time basking and reading, walking and jogging. Near to sunburnt but not yet. But who cares! Enjoying the heat of the sun is slight chances to grab now in this season.
It was quite windy out here, so even sunshine, it was cold and wet just because it was raining heavily in the late night yesterday. I was still waiting for people that to be arrivd and clicked with me to go to cinema and puzzling world here in Wanaka, and hope is still there, I've 3 more days to spend here.
I was quite embarassed because of few Malaysians this morning, wouldn't identify the etnicity because it is the issue that made Malaysia such a hard place to live, for a minority like me. It took place in the kitchen, these Malaysians were supposed to check out by 10am but they were still lingering around the kitchen with big breakfast without packing up their luggages in the room, until the staff has to come over and ask them to leave the room. 
Nothing wrong with staying in the kitchen for breakfast after 10am, but you have to abide to the instruction that to leave the room by 10am. It is for the staffs to clean the room for the next paid guest. Just be polite and responsible, pack up your stuffs, ask to store your luggages somewhere which is not a problem for most of the hostel at all and then you head to the kitchen later for a comfortable, slow breakfast, is that easy and you won't caused any invonceniences to others. Any person with education and common sense shall know that. And if you were asked to leave, get yourself together and leave, not sitting there pretending nothing happen and laughh out loud amongst yourself! What a typical Malaysian attitude!
I shall remind mysel of those courtesy and avoid being that.
Other than that, for Wanaka today, I wouldn't have much activities, staying still and quiet with the words of God from the Bible, spending time with Him, appreciate the sacrifice of Him and the victory of Him who risen from the death.
Happy easter day, to all.
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昨晚睡得不那麼安穩,
因為樓下得酒吧重低音節奏,還有心地的一些惆悵.第一天到美麗的wanaka,就沿著湖岸往eely point跑步運動去.清新的跑道,14度的氣候,加上溫暖的陽光,我想這是所有運動愛好者的理想環境吧.
Lake Wanaka有皇后鎮Lake Wakatipu的氣勢,更甚的是山脈離湖更近,總是大片大片地陪伴在湖畔,一眼望去,總有童話世界的感覺.更喜歡這裡是因為較為稀鬆的人口,旅客不如皇后鎮擁擠,一樣漂亮,卻更適於擁有一片寧靜.
美天在湖邊曬太陽,看書,發呆,這中日子我很珍惜,因為知道這不會一直這樣下去.學會珍惜,因為了解了身邊一切確實存在著期限.事情就是這樣,你越珍惜的,他卻越不在乎你.因為你給了他加倍的一切啊!就好像熱帶國家的太陽.
就如上帝及父母的愛,因為源源不絕,往往我們往了去感恩.
就如友情,因為理所當然,因為太多了,讓我們離棄得沒有一絲猶豫.
就如愛情,對方付出得無怨無悔,讓我們忘了用一個擁抱或親吻來表達感謝,至少.
朋友啊,我們能相遇相知,是多麼巧妙的時間,地點上的重疊和安排,因此,我珍惜你.對不起,如果我曾對你怒目相向,卻也是
因為我在乎.
很多旅人因為不一樣的原因來到了這裡.這天,遇到了一個美國男人,來自Alaska,大學碩士生,因為中途最愛的父親去世了,他整個人一蹶不振,直到朋友鼓勵他暫時放下學業,到外去旅行,他選擇了紐西蘭,一個人用三個月的時間去悼念他的父親,他說:"Is not that I will stop mourning of my father's deadafter 3 months, is just thatI've to give myself a timeto move on, to start over again.I promised myself and him,that I will be better at that time,I take my time to be with him alonefor those times that I've not spent,regretfully.And then I move on, with him
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在美麗的秋景小鎮arrowtown待了三個晚上,終於動身往另一個夢幻般的小鎮wanaka去.在wanaka住上一個星期,每天沉淪於它的美是我一開始在紐西蘭不變的計劃,這次終於實現了.
對於所要完成的事,除了要擁有像脫韁野馬般豁出去的那個行動力,還要有像牛一樣固執的毅力啊!
在arrowtown待三個晚上很多人已經頭上冒號?在wanaka待上一個星期,會更多人覺得我在浪費時間吧?
其實,旅行對於我來說不是逛完了重點就離開,那是時間不允許之下,時間允許之下,我願意逗留更久的.每天經過一樣的景色,在不同的時段,聆聽不同的聲音,甚至可能有不同的味道.你說我在浪費時間?我想我是在用身體記住這些地方的一切,深刻的.
旅行最美好的一面,是可以體驗相機與錄影機捕捉不到的剎那.那些顏色,味道,聲音及感覺.
Arrowtown真的很小,如果是要一天逛完也是可以的,比較著名的就是Chinese settlement,
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又回到皇后鎮了,
之前皇后鎮一日游已經差不多逛完了這個小小的玩樂之鎮,坐gondola上去玩luge是不錯的體驗,
在skyline鳥瞰整個皇后鎮,
wakatipu湖和remarkable山脈,是明信片的視覺效果.
這次回到皇后鎮,當然還是要再次嘗試著名的巨無霸漢堡,fergburger-真的是大得無所適從啊!一顆漢堡就可以耐三餐了.
當然,這麼美的鎮上,一定要去走走啊,公園內的風景跟上一次來的時候變好多,
青綠已經變成了慘綠,甚至是黃紅色的.在一棵楓樹下仰望,片片落下的楓葉,配合著我正聽著的Priarity純音樂,完美無瑕.我說那淒涼秋景.
當完楓樹下有氣質的詩人以後,回客棧拿了eftpos卡,轉身變成了敗金女,好多店,好多大減價啊,怎麼可能抗拒得了,這間店到那間店,50%? 70%?好啦,刷啊!最後用僅存的意志力,逃回客棧去修身養性,
在皇后鎮的第三個天,朋友也剛好旅行到這個地方了,因為他有車我們就可以到比較遠的地方啊,遠離這誘惑之城,
我們決定去Glenorchy,
是一個非常非常小的鎮,鎮上固定人口根據lonely planet才200人,到了Glenorchy以後,果然很迷你啊,一眼就把所有看完了,但是不吹牛的,風景真的是無與倫比的漂亮,快門真的隨便一按,就是一幅山水畫.
欣賞完了Glenorchy的風景,我因為被地圖上這個paradise的名字吸引,決定去看看,天堂-這個地方,在紐西蘭是一個無人煙的國家公園,有一座碧綠清澈的湖-叫做鑽石湖,不錯,很適合存在於天堂裡.
問了當地的馴馬師,知道這個地方也是魔戒拍攝地點之一,難怪啊,這麼夢幻,這麼天堂.這天,來到了天堂.
從天堂回到了皇后鎮,再出去買買紀念品以後,就到攝氏-5度酒吧,這是一間完全用冰塊建成的小酒吧,每個人只能在裡面待半個小時,其實半小時已經很足夠了,因為真的太冷凍了,
我們也用冰塊做成杯子喝了Vodka,
在裡面狂拍冰雕及燈光的照片,之後也去吃了朋友推薦的Fish n chip,這是我下來南島以後第一次吃啊.
吃完晚餐,在皇后鎮上逛夜景,看見一個特別的街頭藝人,他拉著一架老舊的鋼琴,就在湖邊街燈下彈起自創的音樂.他是Matthias the piano man,很多人都會停下聆聽.
回客棧之前,我們也去了ice bar相反主題的boiler room,點了杯雞尾酒,聽著當晚駐唱的一個毛利男人現場演唱,享受著皇后鎮的最後一個晚上.
隔天早上,就跟朋友的車離開了皇后鎮,要到箭城(arrowtown)去,但為了再次確認我們是真的決定不跳笨豬跳,我們去了著名的AJ Hackett的Kawarau river
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從超級小鎮invercargill到Dunedin,簡直一下子難以適應太多的人潮.但是很快就被dunedin的古老建築物吸引了,巴士是停在火車站,所以一下車就可以看到著名的Taieri Gorge railway, 非常漂亮的建築物,特別是在晚上的時候,夜晚的燈光使railway也有不同的風貌.
在巴士上,跟坐在旁邊的阿富汗女生聊了大半天,她是22歲的otago university學生,和家人在dunedin住了8年,之前在russia住了11年,所以她的人生其實對阿富汗沒有甚麼印象.她是一個很好聊的女生,我們到了dunedin以後,還約了出來繼續聊,
所以當天一到dunedin,我就是在聊天中度過的.
第二天中午的巴士去Oamaru之前,就在octagon附近逛逛,把幾個重點建築物逛完,First Church of Otago確實宏偉,也去參觀了Cadbury's World的團,了解了整個製作過程,也被塞了很多巧克力,多得我要分給旁邊的小女孩,.
但是我最喜歡的就是
市面上沒賣的fishy和pinky的巧克力,它們其實就是裹上巧克力外表的marshmallow,
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OAMARU本來就只是去看企鵝的.
所以,我就來了.本來是自己一個的,一直走一直走的時候啊,就遇到很多人,就一起走了.甚至遇上以前就認識的,OAMARU好馬來西亞啊!
一個輕便的行旅就來了,巴士中途還遇上了前面有車禍,兩個婦女(毛利和白人)受了輕傷,但是車輛就完全毀了.
終於到了OAMARU,到最近的旅館EMPIRE HOSTEL,就到處走走逛逛,等在OAMARU工作的朋友放工,帶我跟另外兩個朋友去看企鵝.
OAMARU的建築大多有一種維多利亞時代的風貌,劇院是其中一個賣點,特別是在晚上的時候,彩燈七彩照射在建築上是非常美麗的.
大約傍晚6時,朋友就帶我們到專門看黃眼企鵝的地方,只看到兩只,很大只的,然後也到離海獅很近的地方去看.
晚霞把天空染成橙紅色,寬闊的天平線有種紅色的慘烈.
大約7點多八點的時候,就到小藍企鵝的地方去守候,朋友說不用花錢去那個看企鵝的地方,我們在路邊等就有了,我們等啊等,等不到,就提議先到BLUE PENGUIN COLONY的禮品店去
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乘著裸體巴士,半睡半醒地來到了第一個城市,Invercargill,之前去Catlins的時候,有稍微經過這個城市添油,也有在它的Pak n Save購物.這次會在這邊停留四個晚上,完全是想放空自己,放慢腳步,讓自己的旅遊因子慢慢甦醒.
抵達Invercargill的i-site以後,天氣是冷的比Te Anau更加厲害,馬上進到室內取暖,然後連絡CS的Ester說我已經到了,在等待她回復的期間,把Southland Musuem&Art Gallery從裡到外,還有連我最討厭的Tautara養殖室都參觀了,我從來沒有參觀一間博物館那麼徹底過,三個小時後,以然音訊全無,我繼續呆在I-Site霸著沙發也不是辦法,就背著全副家當到市中心的圖書館去上網打發時間,畢竟外面下著大雨,又有一堆累贅,也不能幹甚麼.
一直到下午5點半,我終於決定入住當地的YHA,第二天才再嘗試聯絡Ester.畢竟我也因為沒有廚房的關係而一整天沒吃東西了.住進了一間六人女生房,就遇到一個剛到紐西蘭的中國女生,打算先在南部玩玩,再找工,聊著聊著,就把我的一些打工經驗告訴了她,然後我們也一起去附近的麥當勞吃東西上網.
第二天,就拿著地圖在市內走了一圈,Invercargill市內的景點不多,也很集中,大概繞個半天就可以走完,但是我以一步一腳印地速度慢慢參觀,還跑進H&J Smith物色衣服,所以也只參觀了3/4的景點,可以留在第三跟最後一天完成.
當在First Church外面拍照的時候,
剛好有工作人員出來看到我,就問我說要不要進去教堂內部參觀,我當然說要啦,跟我介紹完了教堂內部,也拍照留念了以後,他還告訴我星期六有Garage sale,有興趣可以去看看的.
另外,也遇到了吉普賽人又在辦Gypsy Fair了,上一次在Hamilton辦過一次,小小的一個,現在又遇到他們,還是小小的一個,所以我也只是意思意思拍個照,就離開了.我不會再被紐西蘭的甚麼甚麼Fair騙去了,因為每次宣傳得很囂張的活動,最後只是小小的一個溫馨家庭日,連老虎跳火圈都沒有.....
禮拜六Couchsurfing的一個阿根廷女孩邀請我到她家吃晚餐,所以一整天也沒吃甚麼,留著肚子.因為還沒逛完整個城市,所以有往遠一點的地方逛去,去了St. Mary Balisica,還有Mason Centre, 和Otepuki Garden重頭戲是逛了當地的warehouse, kathmandu,farmers,H&J Smith還有服裝二手店.結果忍不住買了一件棉外套及牛仔褲,正式讓膝蓋告別吹寒風的痛苦.
晚上7pm把所有卸寒衣物穿上身,衛生褲都出場了,手套加全蓋式耳機,晴空萬里的夜晚特別寒冷,這是不變的道理.
走了40分鐘的路終於到了阿根廷Carla的家,她還在煮晚餐,我就跟她的兩個朋友聊天,Carla是個24歲的廚師,在紐西蘭生活了一年半,跟紐西蘭老公在這個地方安安穩穩地生活,最喜歡就是計劃放假的時候去哪裡旅行.她跟我分享了很多有關於阿根廷的旅遊景點,讓我對南美洲更加有要去慾望.
Carla是素食主義者,當晚的晚餐是材料豐富的南瓜湯,還有呢? 沒有了就是南瓜湯,單單喝個南瓜湯就已經漲得想嘔,可想而知裡面加入了多少食材啊!甜點部分則是水果蛋糕加Custard,也很大一份.
整個晚餐吃了3個小時半,因為其間一直要對話,交換意見,Carla的老公和她兩個朋友,就常常談些男人之間的政治,大戰話題,我們兩個女人聽不明白去靜靜地享受他們的對話,當然也交換旅遊經驗,對馬來西亞的南洋介紹,還有南美洲的熱情誘惑.
一直到我想起我還得走40分鐘回宿舍,我才離開.頂著寒風,不時看著滿天的星空,感謝這晚豐富的晚餐及有人的陪伴,小小的客廳,燈光照射下有搖曳的人影及笑聲,不一定是恐怖片的場景,是溫暖人心的畫面.
在Invercargill最後一天,陽光普照的禮拜天,最適合就是到處走走逛逛,到教堂去崇拜後,就往Queen's Park的Farmer's Market走去,然後再用了3個小時的時間把一整個很大的Queen's Park逛完,Queen's Park包含了高爾夫球場,曲棍球場,動物園,飛禽公園,兒童遊樂場,玫瑰花園,日本花園等等.
像孩子一樣慢慢地逛動物園和飛禽公園,
懷念以前會跟姑姑的幼稚園畢業旅行去動物園玩,
即使是幫忙照顧小孩.
在飛禽公園的時候,剛好是午餐時間,
我就選擇了一張有太陽照射的椅子坐下,
聽著悅耳鳥兒重奏,吃著午餐.
這時,一個大約4-5歲的小女孩經過我面前,
那小女孩看向我, 然後咧嘴燦爛地笑了;
而我不由自主地牽起嘴角回了一個同樣幅度的笑臉.
小女孩很開心地奔回父母身邊牽起她們的手,
而我整顆心都給融化了.
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**我一個人旅行, 並不是因為喜歡孤單;
而是願意在過程中學習擁抱寂寞.**
在Te Anau這個山明水秀的地方呆了將近兩個月了.二月中的時候找工作遇到困難隨便亂投簡履來到了這裡.
Te Anau對我來說本來只是一個去著名的Milford Sound,
還有Lake Te Anau得一個停靠站.
卻沒有想到,它成為了我旅途中其中一個逗留點.
Te Anau湖是紐西蘭第二大湖,但老實說看上去Lake Wakatipu
和Lake Wanaka都比它美太多了.
我不能完全定奪因為我本來就只是在岸邊觀看它的美,
從來沒有揚帆或在湖上泛舟探險過.
工作的內容就是不停不停地在酒店的客房鋪床,
搭配一位洗廁所的大嬸,
我的紀錄是10分鐘一張Queen Size大床,
算是中規中矩了.<換床單鋪被過程其實挺繁複的>
更甭說這些大嬸,2分鐘可換一張床的紀錄,
在我親眼見證之後,
只能是目瞪口呆.
我們一個禮拜工作5-6個小時,比起之前草莓園和葡萄園的戶外勞工,
簡直是天堂了,
但是因為時常接觸沾染了強烈漂白劑的床單枕套,我們的手指關節皮膚常常都損壞破裂,
極致的 可見血肉.Ok繃侍候是免不了的.
一個星期休假兩天是我們的天堂,
一旦知道了我們的休假時間,
就會計劃到附近去度假,
畢竟我們不是來這邉幹苦功罷了的!
期間去了Catlins, Queenstown
也徒步走上了Te Anau的Mt.Luxmore,
用了8.5個小時山上下山,把腳差點走殘,
雖然我們沒有時間,也想要來個3天2夜的
Mt.Luxmore之旅, 只攀上山頂半途折返,
但重點是,結果,是值得的.
Te Anau跟Milford Sound一樣,
天氣就是三天兩頭下個無情雨,
只能呆在房間看電影!
有一次還碰到了冰雹雨!
如果當天天氣艷陽高照,
(但不要期望溫暖,還是一樣寒冷)
我們都會出去曬太陽,
畢竟機會難得啊!
時間過著過著,
一起旅行6個月的朋友離開了.
天天膩在一起的後果是
寂寞突襲得令人措手不及.
離開當天啊,眼淚流得像是噴泉似的,
當然,愛面子的自己,是一個人在流的.
為了填充空虛的時間,
我硬是去湖邊跑了一個小時的步,
回程的時候,坐在湖畔的椅子上
還是忍不住流下了淚,
人來人往(三四個...)也顧不了那麼多.
這時有一個女孩,看似想要走過來問問,
幾步以後停下來,猶豫了.
轉而走向旁邊的草地坐下,
面對著我,靜靜地,一起看夕陽.
或許她只是想看那一片夕陽美景,
但悲傷的我,寧願感謝她無聲的陪伴,
讓我好過一些.
今天是最後一天了,在Te Anau這個地方,
明天將啟程到新的地方,開始整整一個月的旅程,
期盼已久.
明天開始的紐西蘭終點之旅,
有我要完成的兩件事.
如果我成功做到了,
請贊許我. 在这之前,
請容許我毅然儲備勇氣.
**每個人都有那麼一丁點的善意,
會在看見一個人軟弱的時候伸出手臂;
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Catlins是紐西蘭南島最東南部的國家公園,
是由一片森林,山脈和懸崖海岸鋪疊而成,它是一片未經污染,只有些許人工建造的地方.在這裡,我完全感覺不到人氣,常常,只聽到自己的呼吸,也常常,為眼前突然出現的壯麗美景和自由來去的野生動物屏息.聽多了世外桃源,來到這個地方,才算親眼所見.
這裡雖然因為非常偏僻,交通,住宿,汽油,食物的供應統統非常缺乏,但就是因為少了這些,大自然直接的環抱,原始的呼喚是那麼的強烈,那種身在其中的感覺是難以言喻的.
沿路從southern scenic route一直到catlins市中心,Owaka,是一個非常小一條街的市中心.Southern Scenic Route是南島南部有駕車的人必去的一條路,一路上都有必須停下來欣賞的風景,要不就是瀑布,要不就是大海,要不就是岩洞,要不就是海獅企鵝,要不就是万年化石樹.
第一天我和朋友們駕車從Te Anau經過Manapouri,沿著Southern Scenic Route出發,路經許多牧場,綿羊群的數目,絕對是讓人目瞪口呆的龐大.綿羊的數目可以多到整個山頭只看見萬百中的一點綠,小小的棉花球佈滿了整個山坡,悠哉悠哉地咀嚼著草糧.這果真應證了紐西蘭羊群多過人群之說.
這是Southern Scenic Route的地圖路線.
http://www.fourcorners.co.nz/new-zealand/map-popup/index.cfm?map=southern-scenic-route
一路上經過許多小鎮,很多只是一條街小鎮,駕車從街頭到街尾不到兩分鐘,就跟小鎮說拜拜了,鎮上一個人影也沒看見.
我們一路經過Riverton, Tuatapere之類的小鎮,來到Invercargill,總算有點城市的樣子,但我們也沒有久留,加了油後直往Bluff去.
從Invercargill到Bluff車程只要25分鐘,Bluff是傳說中紐西蘭最最南部,我去了紐西蘭最最北部Cape Reinga,當然要在最最南部停一停啊!其實,嚴格來說,這裡不是真正的最南部,而是大家都大力宣傳以後,遊客都來這裡朝聖,就這樣當作是最南了.而真正的最南部呢,因為比較偏僻,交通不方便,所以就比較難到達.真正的最南部,其實在一個叫做Slope Point的地方,Bluff出名有Oyster Festival但我們去的時候並不是季節,對我來說也沒差,我不吃那麼醜的東西的.在Bluff的里數標誌處拍照留念後,也吃了在Te Anau買的Pie當午餐.
Bluff之後我們繼續走在美麗的Southern Scenic Route上,經過了Waipapa Point, Slope Point 參觀這些海角,停停走走,拍照留念,
Waipapa Point是沿路上其中一站,是航海非常危險的地方,
這裡有許多船隻擱淺,
曾經一次嚴重的沉船事件也就是發生在這個地方,
Tararua號上的151個乘客只有20個人存活下來.
在waipapa point我們還看到有人潛水抓鮑魚(Paua),也遇見幾隻慵懶的海獅.
當然因為我們自行駕駛的關係,可以到處去玩,這一路上只要想進去某個景點,就必須經過好幾段頗長的石頭路(Gravel Road),對輪胎很不好呢!
我們也去了之前提過的Slope Point,Slope Point其實就是一處靠海懸崖的最南處,有著羊群,連綿的山坡.然後就是一望無際的太平洋,看著沒有終點的海洋,發現自己其實站在地球陸地上的最南端,再過去,出了海洋,就是南極冰川了.再次與世界擁抱.
Slope POint
最後我們來到了Curio Bay,想投宿其中一間客棧,但卻都客滿了,最後只好拼著入夜一直駛到Owaka(Catlins市中心),才找了間YHA住了下來.雖然沒有期待中的Curio Bay入暮觀賞企鵝及海豚的機會,沒關係,享受旅程才是最重要的.
休息一天後我們去Owaka以上的Nugget Point,爬了上山,到了黃眼企鵝之棲息地但它們卻還沒有回家,之後去了Cannibal Bay, 就看到好幾只海獅在打架,終於不是懶惰不動,一直用沙鋪蓋自己的海獅了,終於看見活潑看起來就會攻擊人的海獅群了.所以,難以免俗的要花上一些時間在他們附近慢慢觀察,
之後才繼續路程到Jack's Blowhole,
這又是一個山上的路程,但是山上的風景美到不是親眼見到都不相信的那種美!
我們的最後一站是要回到Curio Bay看看,但之前我們也在兩個不同的瀑布地點停了一陣子,我們去了Matai Falls和Purakaunui Falls走進去瀑布的那段路,冷是冷得腎都痛了,但是為了美麗的大自然景觀,是值得的.
我們雖然再次經過Cathedral Caves但是因為碰不上退潮時間,沒得進去參觀,Cathedral Caves是由兩個洞組成,退潮的時候,可以從一個山洞走到另一個,
裡面的洞頂的高度有30米,你可以在裡面練習你的肺活量,
也有一種天主教堂靜謐的神聖感.
最後我們回到了Curio Bay,原本只打算去看看萬年化石森林,但是無意間有一只黃眼企鵝冒出來,站在化石上曬太陽.我們就開始很興奮地為她拍了一系列的寫真,就像我們第一次看到毛海豹AhBoy那樣.
終於看飽了這只沒有頸項的可愛鳥類以後,才去看看化石森林的遺跡,用手摸著百萬年前曾經是樹木的石頭,代表樹齡的年輪和樹身的樹紋依舊清晰可見,但是卻是堅硬如石頭的化石,讓人又開始驚嘆地球的變遷及奇妙.
這趟Catlins和Southern Scenic Route之車旅,
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一直到四個月後,才發現旅行忘卻了當初的感動.
那種為了呼吸旅途上的每一次氣息,
希望自己感嘆並溶化於世界之美,
而認真地計畫每一次的路程.
然後享受每次的感動.
原來當旅行變成一種長期進行式,
應該要換一個角度來享受其中的酸甜苦辣,
原來以前旅行時種種的感動,是在於短暫的擁有.
和沒有現實生活壓力的原故.
而長途旅行則是,把現實生活中一切所要面對的,
一起打包裝進背包,開始旅程.
旅行變成不再是暫避工作壓力的方法,
而是一種結合.
這種旅行是,
學習如何在往後的日常生活中.
也要懂得感恩,及面對變化無常的明天.
長途旅行也是一趟濃縮版的人生經歷,
許多相遇,離別,還有那些讓人大力地笑,用力地哭的各種事情.
都無可避免輪迴式地在旅途上發生,
旅人,說甚麼都是要繼續前行到下一個目的地,
誰能陪你到最後? 只有自己和自己呀.
總會遇到開懷到想狂舞的奇妙事,
也一定遇到不如意到無語問蒼天的倒霉事,
那, 無論如何就大力地笑,用力地哭,
用來紀念這趟流浪人生,
然後繼續旅程.
所以,突然在長白雲之鄉這邊發現了自己的旅行,
差點偏差了. 還好只是旅行三部曲的地一部曲子.
因為旅行有了現實的點綴,
反而盲目了周圍的美.
其實也一樣,當在原來的生活中開始覺得厭煩及不耐的時候,
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It doesn't matter how I got to where I am,
one thing does matter is that I did it and I've done my best.
It's another 1 week away to start my traveling journey of new zealand.
I've been spending almost all my time here in a small city in north island.
Working a non-profitable berry job.
Only one thing that make me stayed, friends that I've made during the time.
And now, it is time to start the real journey and just do whatever I've been thinking of.
Plunging myself in the best views of south island, nz.
Enjoy the creations of the Almighty and living a life that nobody could've imagine
It's a tough time for working holiday makers this year,
because the weather went weird and everything just went unstable.
Money lacking follows.
Even then, it is a lesson to learn being easy and happy during hard times.
Watching the blue sky and night stars just made me felt 1000x happier.
When I felt bothered, no matter of people or the money,
I'll just feel the nature breeze and blue sky,
or even just sit there watching the ocean,
and said to myself:"this is just so awesome and I'm so happy."
and then the whole mind will be cleared and every other things just faded,
and there is just you and the Galaxy, and God.
I never get this feeling except when the time I went back to my fishing village,
sitting by the sea.
It is here in new zealand that I've learn no matter how,
take it easy.
Maybe its because the lifestyle here in new zealand,
everyone is laid back and happy-go-lucky, and also the environment here.
I couldn't have lying on the grass on my back and watch the sky whole day long back in Malaysia,
becaue the heat and moist makes me sweat and the grass are too smelly and dirty that itches my skin.
I think it would make me sicker if I do that. :)
It isn't easy here in foreign country but I'm happy that I'm here.
Getting a life that teaching me a lot of things,
things that I wouldn't learn from being an ordinaty workhorse.
So I'm appreciative and thankful even I'm close to jobless now,
that I've got to this place at this time.
Year 2011, it has to be a greater year,
a changing point of my life.
Let the epic continues!
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Giving is one of the hardest things to practice,
not to add giving without expecting appreciations/returns.
Surely, my religion and family background
educated me
enough on sharing and giving,
but somehow it is hard to balance it out.
Sometimes when i poured too much, and
then I was hurt when not appreciated.
Then I backed off, turned cold, and the next person
would then left in confusion of my cold-bloodedness.
Then i will always realized that what
Jesus would have reacted in this situation.
He showed so many mercies and
offered so many helps
that most of them not remembered.
Especially when He died on the cross for us.
But he has the patience and dignity to allow
such manners as he loves the people.
He told us in the Bible to love one another
as he loves us.
That's sometime what i have forgotten.
I demanded equality, as if people must
show appreciation
when i offered help.
Hey, but not always that.
They might not need your symphathy helps, or concerns.
They might not feel it, or even when they felt it,
they might not taught how to express it.
One of the homeworks of my life lessons
is to learn how to give without expectations.
Expectations are nasty,
expectation brings dissapointment lots of the time.
expectation is good if you try to train some habits,
but always put least
expectation on others, as they are what they are,
not as you like.
so how do i learn to be the person?
the only way is through giving more and
expecting less and
healing in Jesus' arm when expecting too much.
i do not know if i'm doing it right
but that's how i'm trying to train this character.
selfishness does conquer me at times,
maybe a lot,
but it always follow with shamefulness.
So, being selfish brough guiltiness in me
that preventing me to do it oftenly.
building a character in yourself is
hard but it is worthwhile.
build a character at a time would be enough.
so, this is what i'm working on.
What's yours? are you building on a character as well?
can you share your difficulties and how you overcome it?
Traveling does help me a lot as journey goes on,
I meet different people with different characters,
I'm learning how to deal with
them and in the end
give and share with them.
Learning to be best at both ends, giving or receiving.
Giving whole-heartedly and receiving with full thanksgiving.
and if you are the one who at the receiving end,
please do show some gratitutes,
or at least a sweet smile or a genuine "thank you".
It would help the givers to gain some positive encouragement
to continue with such generosity
and
make the world a little bit more inteactive and peaceful.
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It has been almost 3 months since i came to new zealand.Stories that happened are told and untold.What I love about traveling,is to go through it, yourself.
Stories told many times were amazing,but I would think the untold ones,are the best.
and for those,you can only capture them in your own memories,until you die.
I love telling people my travel stories,people i met, places i've been,things that i've seen.However, I couldn't tell in words,how my heart trembled when i was there,how my skin sighed when the air brushed over.
I'll always remember the sun in scotland,I'll always remember the stiffened nose in amsterdam,I'll always remember the rocks i lied by the ocean in taiwan,I'll always remember here in new zealand,how i encountered the nature, the mythology and the people i met.
Here in New Zealand, I've learn how to used what have been given to me,I mean to appreciate.
You don't own anything here, yours were given,
you earn what you can,you don't force it.appreciate being able to work,and being able to have a life.
I've lots of time, I'm using it all,even when no one is around,no one has noticed. I have good memory, in term of images and stories,i remembered plots, events and storylines,that i read in a book, or happened to me and surrounds me.it gave me something to nibble when i'm thinking. I have good imaginations, in reality and in dreams.It gave me good lots of stuffs to think so that i'm not bored.
However, being observative costs me a lot of emotions.I felt the pains, the pressures, the hapiness, the satisfactions,the confusions, and the dullness and the numbness of others.which all are unspoken.Sometimes too many.
Maybe it's true that i'm too complicated,but's it is true as well that i'm simple,I just need a little bit of joy, a simple pleasure,some music, beautiful scenesa small show of concerns, and little bit of love,then i'll be a happy girl.
while trying to be a simple girl,the complicated way is that,somehow it is the hardest thing to be simple as.don't you agree?
Thanks God there's always a way for me to follow,even when i go astrayed,He'll lead me back to the correct path.So then I learned, going with the flow, but in His path.
Believing days ahead still overflowing with blessings,and endless loves.
As for myself,sadness do overcome me sometimes,however, the determinations tolearn to be happy and live simply,is somehow affecting me positively.
Which I'm really happy.and contented.
Everyone can do this,focus on right things,no one and nothing is perfect,the perfectness came from where your perspective lays.
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維持一段長久的關係,對我來說是一項艱難的功課.過去的日子,我只學會了結束的痛苦.習慣了從小對於朋友和親人的短暫相聚.了解了隨時會煙消雲散的關係,也學會了當問題出現的時候,只要等到離開的時候,就不必去面對.造就了容易逃避的性格.
學會了成為一個生活的演員,
出現在不同的地方,演繹一個不同的自己,
帶著面具,寫著劇本,到最後連甚麼昰真實也分不清楚,
究竟,所有面具都是自己,
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在紐西蘭生活了兩個月,身邊開始有人提起想念的人事物,特別是馬來西亞的家人和食物.不知道為甚麼,我特別想念的,卻是台灣這個地方.自從去年十一月開始,來來回回台灣四個月,從工作,到旅遊,到探望認識的朋友,對這個國家又一種特別的情緒,有工作過,有朋友,又玩過,也又未能實現的約定.
想念台南的街道,想念躺在七星潭石頭灘上望著太平洋的平靜,冬天與同事吃薑母鴨的回憶溫暖了我的心,想念大杯正宗珍珠奶茶,想念易安,碧芬這兩個台北的朋友陪伴我在台北工作無頭緒的日子,
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原本說好十月初開工的草莓園工作,因為天氣還是太寒冷的關係,還不能工作,因而展開了拉鋸的是幾天吃草之旅.
其實紐西蘭無論甚麼時候,都是這樣,一天裡就會體驗春,夏,秋,冬,風,雨等.尤其是冬天與春天,交替之際,天氣更是變幻無常.毛利土著傳說,四季始終在互相爭奪在大地停留的期限,這期間,明明早上冷得刺骨生寒,一兩個小時後卻超級大太陽.冷暖之間,變臉如翻書.
終於等到草莓老闆通知我們開工,以為有錢賺之際,才發現草莓成長的數度與陽光的出現成正比,太陽越大,草莓長越快,收成也越多.第一天去上班,就開始摘草莓,老闆叫我們摘草莓的正確技巧,摘草莓的方式是掌握莓果,手腕一轉,扭斷果蒂,
彎著腰摘了兩個小時就已經支撐不了,開始跪著匍匐繼續.讓腰部休息以後,再讓膝蓋休息.
摘完以後才有草莓包裝,進去工廠以後,老闆娘教我們包裝,聽完以後,即刻三條線,原來包裝也不是一件簡單的事,不但要求像閃電俠一樣的速度,還要分大小粒,秤重量,分顏色,又不可以壓壞脆弱的草莓.吃起來容易,做起來難.
你們可知道買回去的草莓,
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