NZ - memories

Hi guys,

A very good afternoon to you, yeah, i am a late riser. Anyway, i was in bed last night thinking... what i should write about besides what happened in the day. And i want to tell you what happened in New Zealand - NZ.

It was my cousin brother's wedding 3 years ago, in february i think. His name is Raj and his wife's name is Jude. So off we went, including priti. Yeap, that's the first time i went on a holiday with a friend! Cool na? In the plane, we sat together... and i really don't know how we fell asleep, it was so uncomfortable, my legs were tucked under her, and hers over mine, but we managed. Haha, and the flight attendent was going around serving wine, since my dad was sitting pretty far away, we took a glass, that would have gone smoothly except that my lips were extremely dry, and the alcohol stung them. So priti gladly drank it. Your skin just gets so dry in the plane, people, you should bring a really good moisturiser with you on the plane.

I didn't tell you about the time difference, there's a 5 hour difference. So, since it's 1.30 pm now, it's 6.30pm there. I got up around 3am or so... opened the window shutter, and was mesmerized by the sky. It was absolutely beautiful, we were above the clouds, and all we could see were different colors of the sky, from red to orange to yellow, and then blue and purple.

Yeah, and what comes later on is very embarassing, haha, see, when the plane's wings cut through the clouds, there's a whoop sound, and no matter how much i tried to make priti hear it, she couldn't. Sigh, i became a laughing stock! Argh, there is that sound, i am telling you!


Anyway, we got down in Auckland, were in transit there for like an hour, before we catch the next plane to Christchurch. Away we went...
Reached their house, its a big house, with 3 rooms, with big yard at the back, with a small garage, and the house is 100 years old.

Raj, i think is the nicest cousin brother i ever have, and will ever have, he loves me to bits! He completely adores me, and sometimes i think it's very weird.
Jude is nice as well, she's a little temperamental, but nice overall i guess.


The problem with us was that we kept wearing wrong outfits! We went to the beach, and wore corduroy pants! Can you imagine how freaking hot that was? Hmph, and we lost our chance to see the dolphins as well. We went out to dinner, and i was in my shorts, do you have any idea how cold it was? It was like hell froze over.

Chocolates there are really cheap though. Haha, since priti and i shared a bed in the room, if we were hungry, we would sneak off to the fridge to get it, and eat it in bed. Guess what? The house floor is made of wood. So everytime you walk, the wood creaks under your weight, and especially at night, when it's really quiet, the whole house can hear you walking! And you are trying your best, not to put so much weight on the floor, too bad, it doesn't work, even the slighest movement, and the wood creaks. Yeah, and the next morning, you get asked, what were you doing in the middle of the night? Haha.


Raj has a convertible, it's pretty old, and it's red, and it's beautiful. Wow, now that's the kind of car you would want. When we were off to the beach in the car, with the roof down, the wind is just amazing! I felt like i could just let my hair loose, stand up and sing! Haha, but no, we were holding on to our caps tightly just in case they flew away. The only hindi cd Raj has is monsoon wedding. That's pathetic, so the interesting song in the cd is, aaj mausam bada beimaan hai, so i was just singing that, and he purposely switched it off, i didn't realise that though, and when i stopped singing, he asked me why i had stopped and that i should continue. Idiot!


We were making curry puffs once, haha, now this one is a riot! Priti and i secretly put in salted peanuts into some of the curry puffs, and haha, and we wanted Raj, my uncle, and his wife to eat them, haha. We had a picnic, Raj was the main target though, he did eat them, and guess what? He enjoyed them. I am telling ya, this guy loves me to bits!!!


I don't know why but the 3 of us really turned into pigs, even though we had huge dinners, we would still order pizza almost every other night, and we will be watching Simpsons. This is where my interest for Simpsons started. Haha, it was 2 am there, we wanted to dispose the box outside into the rubbish bin. My brother, we nicknamed him polar bear, and blondie. So Polar Bear had dreams of werewolves earlier, and we insisted since he was a boy and older, he should go and throw it, it's pretty far, and it's pitch black. He said no, he's scared, we weren't scared, but he was making us scared by telling us his werewolf dreams. Argh! So off the 3 of us went, with Polar Bear constantly looking around, can you believe it? He ran back, so did we! Haha.


Tej Kaur was also there later on, haha, there was one night, we just couldnt sleep, it was sooo scary, there was a table outside leaning against the window, and it kept banging it, making creepy noises, we just couldn't sleep, we did the impossible. We took our pillows and slept with Tej Kaur, and Polar Bear, in the hall! 5 of us crammed up. Tej Kaur slept well, Polar Bear (he's hair was blonde, and he was huge, he looks like one!) slept very well, i didn't sleep well because Polar Bear snored happily, and Priti had no sleep, because being the thinnest, she was pushed to the corner, at the door.



Manish, Hira, and Ricky. Manish was Priti's tall with huge eyes, Hira was mine, cute shorty, and again Ricky was yours, but you were too shy to sit beside him. The 3 men we entertained ourselves with. Haha, the barbeque was really fun, we talked with some really nice friendly people, Manish kept commenting how thin Priti and i was, yeah right, i was fat as anything then! So Manish must be only telling that to Priti. I had fun barbequeing with Raj, Polar Bear spoilt my mood.


We even went to milford sound, Te anau, and one other place, i forgot the name. Bad memories, so i shan't go there. Polar Bear - bad bad!


There was also once, we ate nando's, i think this one is the best and funniest events! Just the 4 for us, Raj, me, Priti, and Polar Bear. Raj and Priti beside me, and Polar Bear on Priti's right side. So we were eating, and it's pin-drop silence, because we are very shy with each other. So Raj kept looking at me, expecting me to talk, so did Priti. And no one was talking, all were looking down at their plates. So i developed a master-plan in my head, to finish the food fast, and go sit in the living room, i literally started stuffing food into my mouth. Priti was shocked, why i am eating lightning fast, and finally, she got it! She too, started eating really fast, it was really uncomfortable and uneasy sitting down there, eating, and no one muttered a single word. Haha, anyway, i was about to finish, saved by the phone, i answered it, it was Jude, so by the time Raj came back to the table, Priti and i were done! So just Polar Bear and Raj were left at the table.


The wedding was fun, Polar Bear, Priti, Ricky and i tried duck for the first time, it's nice. We had creme brulee, salmon, yum! We danced, everyone did the macarena together! We did bhangra as well, brrruah! We talked to Ricky, and that Rachel - i really don't know what's her problem. We even teared when they were saying their vows. Haha, we swtiched the namecards on the table, so we could sit together, and what trouble we almost got into, doesn;t matter though, at the end of the day, Ricky sat beside me! Haha, and we saw everybody there slushed by wine! Jude was sooo drunk she even kicked off her heels, and started dancing barefooted. They left for their honeymoon the next day.

Now, they have a kid, a boy, i think he's about 2, haven't seen him yet though, can't wait to see him. I keep asking Raj to send a picture, and he says only when you send me the wedding video, which Polar Bear promised to send, 3 years ago, and hasn't been sent till now.

So, looking forward to see my nephew, sham singh!

Much Love,
.Zephyr