Christchurch- mid semester break

This must be the longest I'd gone without blogging. Almost one whole month! It's been a really interesting, fun-filled 1 week break- a much needed time away from uni + work.

Anyway, we managed to borrow Davina's car and drove up to Christchurch, where we spent about 4 days eating, sleeping, kidnapping Greg, and more eating. =D

I wish we had more time!

The "kura" gang kidnapping Greg for his surprise birthday bonfire. We told him we were arriving the next day, but "kidnapped" him just before midnight and took him to the beach. "Coca cola" was supposed to be the code for "I'm ready!", yet somehow it evolved to "kura-kura"...

The cake.

Bonfire with (burnt) marshmallows.

The Gn couple ;P
You can probably tell that I like taking photos of fire.

Us (plus cameraman- Canai).

Oh how I miss Chch.

New haircut. Now I look so ah lian-ish. Oh well, the bangs will grow out.

A visit to the salmon shop.

Lookout - nothing much to see from here.

The Chan brothers ;P

Yummy.

Cheese!

Bubble tea. Quite disappointed with it actually.

Just before we left, stopped by at Cookie Time factory.

...and found this really cute statue thingy- "Lean on Love".

It says: "The child is leaning on a fragile flower for love and reassurance, for all the things needed to grow and blossom. There is a mutual, nurturing respect that allows both to flourish in harmony. Life is exactly how it should be, with a shared regard and acknowledgment of their respective strengths and vulnerabilities."

"This philosophy is so simple, yet it seems so difficult for us to achieve."

=)