Hark-the-Harold

It was a crazy roadtrip. it was never a bed of roses, we experienced ups and downs. and i am just glad when we reached the main entrance of the Railway Campus. such a relief after all that Eva, Trish, Mark and I have been thru, thank God for the strength.

for me it has been many ‘firsts’. first time touching real snow (not the artificial one in Mount Ruapehu), first time see the snow falls (at Queenstown), first time met with an accident (nothing serious, i did not get even a scratch), first time got electrocuted (when coming out fromthe car) and also first time got pulled over by the police (i must have been too excited driving while singing ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ that i did not stick to my lane).

the police part was a part my friends thought was really funny. i was asked to pull over because i drove without sticking to the lane and i drove too slow (what? too slow pun salah ke?).The officer first though i was drunk, so i took the talk-to-a-machine-and-it-tells-you if-there-is-any-trace-of-alcohol test. not knowing what to say, i ended up singing ‘invisible’ by clay aiken instead. the results, of course, turns out negative. ( i wondered what if the device displayed BAD BREATH instead, it will be really funny). then i was given a gentle reprimand and was free to go. my friends laughed after i told them what happened. i did not think it was funny. i dun drive well and i make a fool out of myself without knowing i was funny?

The trip was a fun albeit a costly one. after settling all accounts i know that i will be financially ruined and i am feeling devastated (like Philip II after his Spanish Armada lost the Elizabeth I’s british merchant ship). i try to look to the other side of the coin, the fun of traveling with friends, new experiences, great scenery along the road trip, but when i look at the account balance i get upset all over again. This trip almost become a trip that i could not afford. I will still have enough money to live till the next allowance comes in(terima kasih KPM), just that i should be thrifty for the next few months. with works coming in i should be able to meet ends meet. and i may not go on travel trips until Christmas, when i might think of visiting Mr Richard in Christchurch.

Oh well, got to let things go and move on. For this sem i am taking European history as electives, kinda crazy but i am up for the challenge. Phillip II, Louis IV, Queen Victoria, Bismarck and Hitler here i come!

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