dReAmZtRee: ANZBYC Rotorua & Taupo trip [Day 1]

I know i know, u guys have been asking me for 'N' times bout my Auckland pics. Here i post da Rotorua & Taupo trip pics 1st.

After the ANZBYC camp, we went to

Rotorua & Taupo for 2D1N [10.07.2007 - 11.07.2007]

Early morning i woke up @ 5am cz i need 2 find Keong to help me and Lindy transfer our photos frm our cameras. Due to we took all of the performances videos last nite. If we cant transfer, means i cant take much photos during the trip and it will be a pity. Keong the photographer is leaving by 6am to the skii trip. So we need 2 get up early to meet him up.

Night b4 that i asked many people bout the SD card reader. Really hopeless... I asked Gabe for it and he has a card reader but unfortunately his mini SD thingy stuck in it... So... Cant help me though...

And we ask n ask n ask, and the final answer was Keong has a card reader! So we started a Keong hunting but we found out he went for a rest at that night, so.... thats y we need 2 get up early 2 meet him out.

Luckily we met him and he was so kind to help us transfer the pics although its abit rush, ended up my pics have to keep with him cz not enuff time 2 transfer to my pendrive due to da bus goin to leave d. Anyhow i m so happy dat i could transfer my pics.

Thanks Keong!

Around 8am, its our turn 2 get ready @ the front shrine. After saying good bye 2 the Bodhisattva, we depart to Rotorua.

It tooks us about 4 hours to reach der.

We stopped @ a small town call Matamata for a short water break. After dat, continue our journey to Rotorua!

When we getting nearer and nearer to Rotorua, we started to smell some weird smell. It smelles like rotten eggs! Ewww.... Really.... weird! And we need 2 smell that smell for 2 days man! URggg.... Disgusting!

When we reached Rotorua, direct its LUNCH TIME! We felt so..... turnoff with da rotten egg smell. But after awhile, you will feel better and get use to dat smell.

Anyhow it was a nice lunch, its a buffet lunch with chinese style food. I manage to taste my 1st NZ ice cream der and it was superb! I like the Kiwifruit ice cream! Yummy!

After the lunch, we had a short walk @ the town. Nothing much to buy or to shop. Follow by the Agrodome farm tour. We watched sheep performance, sheep dogs and sheep sheering which i feel kinda sorry for the sheep.

After the show, we managed to sit on a truck kinda thingy for a farm tour. We saw and fed many animals like sheep, cow, lama, ostrich, deer, boar. Had a great time there especially when lotsa sheep around u, feel so happy to be with them. Hehehe

We also tasted the honey and some of us drank the Kiwi wine.

After the cattle farm tour, we went up to da hill to see the whole night view of Rotorua.

Supposingly we should have our dinner @ the restaurant up der but the tour guide said unfortunately on that day der is only us one tour heading there for dinner. So they dun accept any tour meal der.

Wat a pity ya! Really a nice restaurant!

After that we went down to check-in @ our hotel. Its not wat i expected but still acceptable. After settle down our stuffs, we brought our towel out cz there will be a SPA thingy later on. And no one inform us to bring our swimming suit man! Urgggg.... Wat we gonna do? Its so.... Speechless!

Before the hot spring spa, we went to have our dinner. Its a chinese restaurant again and the restaurant mainly selling deer PRODUCTS like everything with DEER! I was like wtf? Then i saw a plate continue with another plate of deer infront of me.

Although there were some vegan dishes which not really vegan... And the driver said he dono we got some vegan in this group? Wat? I tot we oledi filled up the form and stated there?

After dinner, we direct went to da public hot spring place. And we kinda shocked

cz there are only few UNISEX pools! Oh man!! Means we have to bathe with guys? SHIAT!

Moreover i din bring my swimming suit and need 2 rent for it! And the big problem is!!!! The swimming suit is western style!!!

Wat do u mean as western style? No pad in front and i feel unsafe!!!

I m not the kind that is sooooooo open minded on dis kinda thingy and situation! Ew.....

I kinda struggle inside the changing room whether 1 2 change the swimming suit and go out... Lindy and Shuo Mei decided not to change but Jing Yi oledi changed and asking me to change...

After like half an hour! I decided to change! And walk out!

Lindy and Shuo Mei blessing me while i walking out... >.<|| I quickly put my things in the rack and faster jump into the pool

so dat no one c me. Phew... Luckily... I m in the pool. The next thing i need 2 worry is when i get up frm da pool. Its another embarrassing thingy.

Dont think bout it 1st, lets enjoy the hot spring since i m in the pool d

.... After half an hour in the pool, i feel kinda hot d. So i asked Jing Yi whether want to go up since its not early d. She said we still have time mayb we can stay longer. After awhile more, i feel i had enough and i told Jing Yi i am goin to prepare myself.

So i quickly climb up frm da pool and quickly grab my towel and wrap myself up. Once i reached the changing room, Lindy and Shuo Mei ask me how was it and i say i feel very warm

. But dey said dey were very cold inside da changing room, i grab my cloths and went into a changing room to change my cloths.

Suddenly i felt dizzy and i remember i had dis kinda feeling b4 for several times but din faint b4. So i thought it will be fine for dat time. So i just lean against the wall and tend to rest for few seconds. After that i felt like i was back to the Auckland Temple and heard the bell jingling. Then i heard someone knocking the door and i open my eyes, my head was pain and i found out i m on da FLOOR!!! OH SHIT!!!!Oh man!!! How come?

I quickly stand up and grab my cloths and open the door, i saw everyone was asking me: Are you ok? I answered YES YES

I m good.... I thought how come everyone stood infront of da door and asking me dis question.

Then Lindy and Shuo Mei asked me da second time, are u ok? I answered yea i m fine. Why?

Ya i asked why?

Why everyone asking me the same question, wats going on with me? So i asked Lindy and Shuo Mei wat happened to me? And only i know i fainted

in the changing room just now! And when i opened da door, actually they were planning to kick the door and rescue me out! Phew... Luckily i awoke at dat moment, if not it will be super duper embarrassing

. Imagine i m on da floor and ppl drag me out from da changing room and i m in da swimming suit! Oh goshhhh!!! Cant even imagine it!

Shuo Mei went outto get a cuppa water for me

, they said i need 2 drink more water since i jz get out frm da pool. I might dehydrated cz da pool is kinda hot and i might lost too many sweat inside the pool and din drink more water to balance it. This all happened unconsciously!! U dun even realize u can dehydrate like dis. Hmm.... So next time drink more water right after u get off frm da hot spring pool or spa. Really a good lesson! After rest in da changing for quite a long time, i felt i am fine and reli can change my cloths, i went for a short shower and changed my cloths.

After that, we gathered @ da cafeteria of da spa. I had my 1st hokey pokey ice cream that Tiffany recommend me before i come to Auckland! She said its superb and i feel so...

I did some research in Wikipedia, and it says like this:

Hokey Pokey is a flavour of ice cream sold in New Zealand, also exported to Japan and the Pacific.
According to the New Zealand Ice Cream Manufacturers Association, it is the nation's second most popular ice cream flavour (after vanilla). It is made by adding small, solid lumps of toffee to vanilla ice cream.

Its really taste great

and its only cost me NZ$2! Cheap right? I rmb i cant get any ice cream @ this price in Melb. Dats y i din buy any ice cream like this here. Hehehe...

After the ice cream, we went back to da hotel and guess what? We have a 7-eleven in the hotel and the food and drinks were FREE! Yea its true! See this pic! Its room 7-11!

And inside the 7-11 room, there are many special facilities

like a small kitchen that with a small fridge(ya i noe every room does) and also microwave, a sink, a mini bar area, and a special room! Its really different with our room.

And what about the food and drinks? Yea! There were many food and drinks and provided by the temple as snacks

, like rice dumplings, soft drinks, chips etc...

So we all need to eat the dumpling b4 we sleep cz we cant keep da rice dumplings long.