oh no, obstacle #1

in reply to my CouchSurfing msg:

Hi Eva!Excuse me for the delay in answering !!!I would welcome you with great pleasure...Problem is that I will be reassign to a new position(certainly Spain or Portugal) at the beginning ofjanuary... I should leave Thailand before the 6th ofjanuary (end of my condo contract...)So you are welcome until the 6th of January but afterthat date, I won't be able to host you...You are right, couchsurfing is awesome !! You meetgreat people, I am sure you will like it !Cheers,francois

and our backup accommodation at Flipper Lodge: http://www.flippergroup.com/ is also fully booked between 13-16th Jan, we are left without a place to stay.

-birth certificate-

Behold, first blog :)

so i've been lurred over to use Blogger, not bad at all, i must say- it's way easier and faster to use than my usual msn space.

my main thoughts and progress will be posted here regarding my travel plans:

19 Nov- 20 Nov: leave CHCH, stay one night @ singapore airport, then continue onto HK.
20 Nov- 3 Jan: during this time, i will be in HK
3 Jan- 7 Jan: be in Singapore
8 Jan - 28 Jan: traveling all over Thailand with Ken.
29 Jan - 3 Feb: Singapore (and Maylasia? undecided yet)

Highlights of this trip:

1. working at my cousin's accounting firm while staying in HK
2. attending Hyde+Vincent's wedding
3. my friend from work- Xavier: he's french will be in HK for 5days as a stop-over on his way back to France. so i will be taking him around doing touristy things
4. meeting up with Michelle, Regina, Rachel- my buddies in CHCH who will also be in HK
5. all the glorious food! and getting new clothes, gadgets and stationary
6. watching movies on the plane, this in my opinion is the best part about travelling!

Precisly, here is a shopping list:

1. shower radio
2. changing colour clock (as seen on trademe :))
3. desktop therometer
4. proper BB gun
5. backwards clock
6. laser printer
7. portable HD
8. nokia
9. nintendo DS+games
10. wireless mouse
11. battery operated candle (as seen @ coffee-house)
12. nip pourers

In Singapore, Ken has kindly offered for us to stay at his sister's condo :) really looking forward to the food Ken's been hyping about, all-u-can-eat Japanese buffet!! galour!!

And to our biggest adventure- THAILAND

I've been doing extensive amount of research and have planned out our itinerery for the whole trip covering Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Kho Phangan, Koh Samui, Railey Beach (Krabi) and Phi Phi Island. Our flight from SIngapore to THailand only cost NZ$250 pp return. boom.

we are in the process of booking our accommodations. Bangkok we are staying at: http://www.khaosanroad.com/diamond_house/index.htm

Chu May has offered a site: http://www.couchsurfing.com/ where we are able to find a local to stay with. this is a brilliant idea! it gives us an insight to how locals live/party :) great way to meet people. We are thinking of staying with someone for 4nights in Pattaya.

That's all for now :)

feedbacks/suggestions welcome.