Blog turned 8, and temporary closed till further notice

Hi readers :), 

This is the first post in the past eight months. It is also the longest break that I had in the past eight years being a blogger. 

I started this blog when I was doing my degree in Liverpool, UK. I need a channel to records my first ever oversea experiences and it slowly turned to be a blog that recorded my experiences in travelling to other countries.

For the past eight years, I considered myself a good blogger despite sometimes I still received harsh comments on my English. Hey, being a Chinese educated Asian likes me, blog in other language than Chinese was not easy, and I never gave up because I know what doesn't kill you will eventually makes you stronger. 

I got lesser harsh comments nowadays, and same goes to I got lesser blog updates in recent years after I joined a mainstream paper as a writer. 

However, the changing of job was not the reason of lesser updates, nor that i didn't travel as much as i used to. 

The "why do I continue" and "does anyone really care" feelings made me stop and think, should i continue to blog? 

I can't think an answer. I thought maybe I should just end this and make this blog a memory. 

But my heart aches whenever i wanted to press delete blog. Building a blog is hard, terminate it is as easy as a click. 

No, I do not have a decision yet. I hope someday in the future i found the reason to continue blog. But for time being, here is temporary closed. 

I hope someday I will be motivated to share some interesting places that i went and experiences that i gained in my journey of travelling. 

In fact after Japan in July 2014, I went to Taiwan (again), Sydney (two times in half year), Bandung, Medan, Samui (again), Krabi (two times in a year), Bangkok and ChiangRai. 

But yeah, till we meet again through my words in the future. 

Thank you for reading, see you again. 


Rachel
wingrachel2002@yahoo.com  

  

New Zealand: Motueka - Masak masak

What do i do when i have no where to go, have no transport to go somewhere in the weekend?

I tell you what, i play in the kitchen, like my mum never allow me to played in the kitchen.

So the menu of the weekend, bun (ManTou), cookie, dumpling (GuoTie), roasted pork bun (ChaSiewBao) and spring onion pancake (ChongYouBing)!

No i serious, i make all these in 2 off days of mine. Including the CharSiew and the skin of dumpling! No kidding!

Flour, and i used it all within 2 days

location: my place kitchen

Skin of dumpling

dough of mantou and bun

Dumpling dumpling

I done the cookie and its yummy!

Steaming man tou

steaming char siew bao

Look great taste yum too!!

Dumpling

Guotie

Yum!

ChongYouBing, spring onion pancake

Made by Cat

the cook of the day

Mantou and dumpling are not that difficult as you imagine. this is fun and easy! And too bad i forgot to took the making of charsiew, this dish takes time, like you have to prepare 3 days ago!

Cooking and baking are one of my must do thing when living in NZ, and i did that! Yuhuuu!

Stay tune for the next post, travel to west coast!

Motueka, NZ

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Rach in hating someone though she knows everything but in fact she is just a freaking old ass mood.

New Zealand : Motueka - My place

If you wonder where am i now, here is the post.

Just some photos of my place, a very small cottage, bout the town i'm staying, frankly i have no chance to take more photo yet, just know that from my place to town, 1 hour walking distance, and i don't go to town that often :p.

I'm staying in Motueka, a small town where can see snow mountain and sea at the same time. The cabin where i'm staying is near by the sea, very cozy place, with a lovely yard, a fat cat, and a dog named Maggie.

After farm stay, now i'm stay in a jungle.

I love to be tarzan, or jane, so i stay far away from city =).

I'm fine. Just a little sick.

Ads time: If you cant stand the broken english of the blogger, go to her chinese version blog, but know that the blog can be bored. I mean, very very very very bored. But if you understand chinese, and you want to understand me, please visit here =)

Motueka, NZ

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Rach in having sick leave mood

New Zealand : Welcome Bay - Leaving to South

I'm goin to leave where i stay in less than 15 minutes.

I will miss Welcome Bay, Tauranga, the place where i spend 5 months + here.

Thanks landlord Dough came to say goodbye, he teared me. I love you Dough, really =).

Readers i might not be able to update my blog as often as last time, but please check regularly, i will update it once i got chance to use the internet.

Blessed me please, Father Lord.

Welcome Bay, Tauranga, NZ

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Rach in last day in Welcome Bay mood.

New Zealand: To be updated..

Tongariro Crossing

Ski at Mt. Ruepehu

Farewell Yentyng & Evita

Coromandel 2d1n trip

All these in my check list, i just have no time to update la! I was choosing the photo of Tongariro Crossing, its 300 + of them, and i still filtering, forgive me, i just have no time to update my outing on time, because i goin to the eastern part of NZ for 2d1n tomorrow!

Arrgggg! I'm broke!

Tauranga, NZ

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Rach is still alive, just too busy mood

New Zealand: Te Puke - I do SHOP II

My bad.

I promised i will update as much as possible but has been a week i ignored my blog.

Not because i've move out or something like this but simply i . am . lazy .

And sorry again coz i'm not goin to update my bungy jumping blog, because i have like 500 photos to choose and i lazy to do this now. For now, i prefer something simple and bored.

Like my shopping :D :D :D

Alright i brought 2 backpacks to NZ, one daypack i bought from UK and another laptop bag i got it free from an assignment when i was a reporter last year.

Daypack i borrow to Sun, and Sun has killed him.

Laptop bag is fine but its tore and old. Like below.

I has been seeking a suitable laptop bag / daypack, i worried my laptop bag will no longer last, but the bag i like is neither expensive or not suitable for laptop or daypack use, until i heard there are a great offer in Kathmandu, an outdoor clothing and equipment store in NZ (http://www.kathmandu.co.nz/)

Allow me to do a shout out.

IVAN YONG! You will certainly love this store i tell you! Click the link and see what's the deal and what's in the store.

Alright so i went to Kathmandu, and i got something back.

A transformer bag.

Unbelievable? Believe it.

The only thing i dislike is the color, well, but i cant be choosy, this bag itself is nice and exactly what i'm looking for.

Oh yea it can be transformed as a small baggage as well! The laptop layer is big enough to put clothes for 2 days trip!

So your question might be, the price right?

Chill Babby chill, it isn't that expensive!

So its only $70!!

Ok next, bungy jumping, REAL REAL ONE!!!! I PROMISE x1000000!

Thanks for reading. :D

Tauranga, NZ

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Rach in finger pain mood.

New Zealand: Te Puke - Pudding in NZ!

One of the best thing in western country is the flea market.

The first place i would like to visit when i go to some new places is their market, you can see the local life and culture in the market.

But i was here for 3 months, and i never been any flea market, well, wrong timing.

Finally in a fine Sunday morning, i know there's a fresh and flea market held in papamoa plaza. I went to flea market in NZ for the first time.

Just rain

$1 for anything on the mat

$180 per load! I should get some from the cottage and sold here!


pot and flower



this is for you Jack. Superb cheap


clothes~




flower

Fresh vege

biggest stall in the market

OMG its PakChoy!

Lady finger make me wanna eat curry :(

Not for sale, just nice to see

Sun flower

Mari mari lelong lelong~

Surprisingly this vege is common in NZ

Tomotoes~

Toys

Shoes

Painting

Funiture

Decoration

Hand made furniture

Toy

Book and casset

AWWWWW PUDDING!!!!!!

Yea this is a lazy blog, because the blogger is lazy. I'm still in exhausted mood, got so freaked out by the bungy jump.

Yea bungy jump, next post, perhap next next post?

Stay tuned la!

Tauranga, NZ

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Rach in feeling heaty mood.