When my daughter got her scholarship to pursue a twinning programme with New Zealand, I was a bit disappointed that she would not be going to Auckland considering that my brother is there (I did not know my very dear NZ friend at the time)…or Christchurch as I know a lot of people there (Boy! Am I glad now that she did not go there!) so I started to try and get acquainted with people there…or people who knew people there.
Through an ex-student of mine in Christchurch, I managed to make friends with his friend, Min Liao, originally from China and now residing in Wellington. When Melissa went over, she did offer to help and if I remember correctly, she even invited Melissa over to her place for a steamboat party or something with karaoke and all. Melissa had a great time that night.
Well, more recently, they met up for tea and Melissa had tiramisu…
…while Min Liao had the green tea cake…
Both look absolutely gorgeous, don’t you think? I mean the cakes… Ah well, the girls too…except that I’m not posting Min Liao’s photo here just in case she may not like it very much. She’s very pretty, petite…and certainly looks like a sweet friend to have.
Anyway, the two of them went to a movie after that – Kung Fu Panda 2…and then they went for dinner/supper. Min Liao had the so-called Asian hot Singapore fried mihun…
…and Melissa had the Trengganu honey chicken…
Of course, Melissa has all her friends doing the same course with her…but I would think it is nice to make some friends outside the usual circle or comfort zone when in a place away from home.
To be continued…
...STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! 