Just sent an email to a friend so I thought I'd copy and paste it here cos too lazy to rewrite the the thing
It's my 3rd last night in NZ :-( Strangely enough, I think I'm ready to leave. Our little Kiwi Experience group has fizzled down to just Beth and me. Never realised that Beth and I didn't really speak to each other in the group so really struggling for topics. There's another group I joined up with in Queenstown- Chili, Emily, Matt, Peter, Gareth, Dahee, Chris and some other obscure guy whom I don't talk to much and whose name I don't even know. That group is down to Chili and the obscure guy. Chili for some reason won't come over to chat when Beth's there... uhhhh it gets complicated - VERY Big Brotherish! Of course they are all rather young. Yesterday I was bathing in natural pool with a couple of German guys who turned out to be 20 years old. They thought I was 22... did not bother to correct them! Yesterday too, went to a Karaoke bar - the only happening place in Taupo past midnight. It was full of Maoris who take their singing quite seriously. It was like a family party - Mom, dad, uncles aunts, kids. They kept coming up to hug me and wouldn't let me sit down for most of the night. The Kiwi X guys were a bit jealous. Afterwards went to another club called the Holy Cow - music was good. The guys played pool and the girls i.e. me and Dahee, boogied down! When things started winding down, people started pairing up for the night leaving 'obscure' guy and me. He looked at me hopefully and pulled out his collection of condoms. I looked him up and down, yawned with finality and said goodnight! I don't think so!Tuseday, had a ferry journey from hell. What normally takes 3 hours, lasted 10 hours! There was a storm in the Cook Strait which came upon us about 2 hours into the journey. All ferries and flights across it were cancelled. 17 knot winds and 9 metre swells. We were up on the 8th level, yet could see large waves were crashing against the windows. You could hear the sound of people being sick all over the ferry and the subsequent pervading smell! Fortunately, I don't get sea sick - but still wasn't pleasant to watch or smell. I ran though a mental list of people to call just incase the ferry went down - mom, dad, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews (imagine the phone bill) Then friends, One to Jeff saying "Stick you, I'm not coming back to work - and this time I have a legitimate reason!"
Okay - going out tonight with Beth, Chili, and by default 'obscure' guy (he probably says the same about me.. "obscure girl"). Was flirting with another cute guy called Simon on bus today (yeah i know, couldn't believe it myself- me? flirting?). Invited him along tonight - maybe he'll join us - but he looked about 22.. hmm). Tomorrow Bay of Islands and then...
Goodbye New Zealand - hello Singapore
