Day 291 - Private Cinema

Because it was the middle of the day and a Tuesday, the Deluxe Cinema in Lower Hutt looked like this. I watched Thor all by myself, like I had a private cinema. Too bad I still had to pay for it, but my ticket was discounted anyway so it was still really a fun (albeit slightly creepy) experience. :)

Day 290 - My Favorite Breakfast

Today we had breakfast at Brooklyn, my sister's favorite cafe in Wellington Central. I ordered my favorite breakfast -- french toast with bananas and bacon, and coffee :) Mmmmm.

I don't mind waking up early when I know the breakfast will be good. And, maybe I can eat the same stuff for lunch or dinner, but it's just not the same. Do you know what I mean?

Day 289 - His and Hers Laptops

My sister Z and her fiance E, both engrossed in their laptops. This happens a lot. :P

Day 288 - Chocolate Crinkles 2

I went to a nearby park today. I brought some chocolate crinkles, crackers, and iced coffee that I bought from a convenient store. I sat at a picnic table that seemed like it was in the middle of nowhere. I was alone. And I ate the cookies alone. I think it's a strange experience for people who aren't used to being alone.

Day 287 - Chocolate Crinkles

My sister and I made these cookies yesterday. The ones my aunt makes taste better (in my opinion), but these were yummy, too. Homemade baked stuff is the best. :)

Day 286 - Messy "Desk"

I may be in a different place, and I may not have a real desk, but I'm messy just the same.

Day 285 - Japan / New Zealand

The full moon over the mountains always make me think of Japan. But this is Lower Hutt. I guess watching anime can screw with your brain :P

Day 284 - Waiting for the Bus

My sister and E decided to have dinner at the city today, so I went and took the bus to get there. While waiting, I took this photo. Because that sky is awesome. :)

Day 283 - Walking on the Waterfront

We went to a wedding show today, which was located at a convention center near the waterfront, so we got a nice view on the walk back to the car. That's my sister on the photo, looking a little annoyed at me, like usual. Te Papa Museum is in the background.

Day 282 - Park / Fairy Land

Today my sister showed me where the public library was and that there was a park behind it. The leaves were all orange because it's almost winter and doesn't it just look like a magical place? :)

Day 281 - Purple and Pink

Purple and pink skies around 6PM today. This is another view from another window in the living room of my sister's house.

Day 280 - Out of Post-Its

How to make sure a message is read: Write it in big letters on a white board.

Or maybe my sister was just out of post-its. :P

Day 279 - Professor McGonagall

The neighbor's fat, fluffy cat was in our backyard today, looking directly at me through the window. My sister says that it had always wanted to go to their backyard, but never used to because of the dog. But now that the dog is in E's parent's new house, said cat is free to roam around.

It doesn't look very friendly so I didn't dare go near it. My friend said it was probably Professor McGonagall. It certainly is a stern-looking cat, so maybe she's right. :)

And if you don't get the Harry Potter reference, please go read that amazing book. Thank you!

Day 278 - Mother's Day

For Mother's Day, E cooked roast pork, so that his mother wouldn't have to cook dinner. Here he is slicing up the meat. Doesn't it look delicious? My sister Z thinks so, hence her smile in this photo.

Day 277 - Assembly

After lunch with my sister's friend A, we went furniture shopping. My sister and E finally found a wooden coat rack that they'd been looking for for a long time. Apparently, only one store in the entirety of Wellington has it (maybe this is an exagerration, but my sister did say that they've looked everywhere else). Anyway, this is my sister and her fiance E, assembling said coat rack in the living room.

Day 276 - Almost All-You-Can-Eat

My aunt ordered so much food at the Chinese restaurant Amazing 5 during dinner today that it almost felt like we were at a buffet.

This is my plate, with steamed fish, crispy chicken, lemon chicken, and garlic pork. All yummy. :) Thanks to my aunt, who treated us. Free dinners are the best. :D

Day 275 - Pancakes and Mushrooms

Breakfast with my favorite sister! :D

Afterwards, we went shopping, did the groceries and even went to the gym together. Hehe! Happy bonding time! It's because I have to catch up on the last 5 years apart within the next 5 months! LOL.

Day 274 - I can see it, too!

So, I dare you to look at that view from the same window I'm looking at it and not want to take its photo. :P

For those of you who don't know, this is the view from my sister's house, which she also has taken pictures of before, so actually I've already seen it a lot of times, but I still think it's beautiful. It's the kind of view that you think you could only see in resorts and stuff, but here in New Zealand, it's the view of a residential area! Awesome!

Day 273 - Dispose or $400 Minimum Fine

Because I don't have $400, which is the fine that New Zealand will charge you if you bring in food to the country, I tried to finish eating my half a hokkaido dome before going through Immigration at the Auckland airport.

Sadly, I was not successful and had to throw a third of it away :( I was however, successful at taking a photo of myself eating bread, by using only the timer function of my camera. I set it on the bench across the room. There wasn't anyone around so I knew I could take a photo like this. I think it turned out okay.

Day 272 - From My Window Seat

I'm not much for astronomy or Science in general, but I'm assuming that's the moon, Venus, and some huge star. Also, because the light on the horizon is technically the beginning of some kind of sunrise, I guess this photo would be more apt for both May 1 and 2, because I was literally in the middle of the timeline. But, who cares about technicality in art? :)

Were you able to guess that I was in an airplane when I took this photo? BTW, taking pictures during mild turbulence? NOT EASY. This is one out of about a million that I took that were blurry. So if you still think the quality of this isn't great... Well, I didn't want to appreciate the moment less by only taking photos of it. I stopped taking photos and stared in awe, too, like the non-photographer that I am.