Save the Cheerleader, Save the World

Just got hooked to the Heroes TV series and I love it!!! Was able to copy from my officemate full HD copies of season 1 and first 5 episodes of season 2 because I wasn't able to catch the Heroes hype back then. The pilot episode for season 2 was just shown here last week (NZ is late in showing American TV series).

Isn't it cool to discover that you are "special" in some way and have some supernatural power? I wish I could turn anything to gold like Bob (who turned the silver spoon to gold to convince Mohinder to join their project and that money is not a problem) then I could just relax and hire other people to save the world for me! Hehe! Dar, on the other hand, chooses the power of telepathy like Matt Parkman (yeah, how we all wish men can read our minds!).

Dar and I have only finished up to episode 7 last night - that's 7 hours straight sitting on the couch lol. I'm excited for tonight's Heroes marathon again. As Hiro Nakamura say it, YATTAAAAAAAA!!! Lol.

Rotorua Swoop

Over the weekend, me, Dar and my sister Jaz went to Rotorua (about 6 hour drive from Wellington). One of the activities we did is the Swoop. We were put in like a sleeping bag harness and raised to a height of 40 meters slowly. Then when we were up there, the guy below counted to up 3 and I pulled the ripcord which then released us from the hold and down we went shouting like crazy!! It was scary but lots of fun!! I really wanted to bungy jump ever since and I prefer doing the ones where you jumped on the bridge (lol), but after doing the Swoop, I'm not sure anymore... coz I find this pretty scary already!! It's heart pumping adrenaline rush experience and really fun especially if you do it with people close to you!! Too bad Dar had to be in the middle (so the weight would be distributed evenly) and he's too tall and he blocked me in almost all the shots. :c

Island Bay

Dar and I moved to our new flat in Island Bay last month. The area is really nice - close to the sea, quiet and peaceful. We've had enough city life (where we last live in - right in the middle of town) and the previous apartment was becoming too small for both of us (studio type).

Here, Dar and I would sometimes go out and take a stroll along the shore/bay or just sit down along the beach, chill, and watch the sun set.

Rush Hour 3

I liked Rush Hour 1 and 2. I thought by this time, the Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker tandem would wore off and they wouldn't be as funny anymore, but I was wrong because I found myself laughing all throughout the film. Although the story was predictable, it wouldn't hurt to just sit down and enjoy the film for what it is - 1 and a half hour of entertainment.

Goofing around in the toys section at The Warehouse

Red Rocks Reserve + Seal Coast adventure

Dar and I (for a change) got up early in the morning (early for us is at around 11) and went out to go the famous red rocks and seal coast. The tour would normally cost $79 per head but I thought if we could just get hold of a map of where the place is actually at, we could just go there ourselves. I googled and found this map which is good enough because we live really close to Owhiro bay.

When we got there, at the end of Owhiro bay, there were already a few cars parked and at the very end, a sign saying only four-wheel drive can enter. We only have a Honda CRV, which Dar said was only a mini-RV and he didn't want to risk it since we don't really know what the terrain will be. So we just left our car at the bay and decided to walk. We thought that the walk would just be okay and at every turns we made around the mountain we thought we're going to see some seals already. After walking and walking, we decided to stop and eat. Then got up and walked and walked and walked, and finally got to the Red Rocks Reserve.

Still, no seals to see so we walked further more. Walk and walk and walk. Since we were already there, there was no point in turning back. After walking for an hour, we finally got to this point of the course:

And after walking past that mark, we were finally at the seal coast and we weren't disappointed! We didn't see not just 1 seal or 2, but lots of them, camouflaged among the rocks, just lying around.


After taking some pictures and resting for a while, we walked back again for another hour. Next time we'll take the CRV after seeing the terrain and after seeing a couple of cars that are not really 4WD (what damage they did to their car) and maybe just take it even for only half of the course so we won't walk as far. Hehe..

The walk from the start (at the end of Owhiro bay) up to the seal coast is around 3 km (1 hour of average walking). Then going back, so a total of 6 km and 2 hours of walking. If you're really a fit person, then that's nothing I guess. A good exercise for the average person. A really, really long walk for those who don't get any kind of exercise at all. If you're a biker, then you can bring your motocross bike or mountain bike and go back and forth the terrain (like what other people do).

More pics here.