A lot has happened since I wrote the last of the series from Christchurch, where I am going to start, which is the highlight of this month (other than hanging out with my parents, obvs!). We went on a road trip to New Zealand’s south island for Christmas, our Anniversary and New Year. And I still stand by my words when I say New Zealand’s natural beauty is second to none, a couple of years ago. My favourite part of the trip was the stargazing at Lake Tekapo. I loved seeing the Wanaka Tree, where we Airbnb-ed a farm stay for the New Year and visiting Arrowtown for our first lunch this year. AlI will share more stories of the New Zealand road trip once I recuperate from this month-long flu.
Now, let’s talk about the pink elephant in the room, which is one of the new things of the month. Not only did I change the name of the blog from Foreign Geek to Kulture Kween, but I also have a completely different vision for this blog, which the old blog has been lacking for some time now. With a clear vision and loads of self-discipline, I hope Kulture Kween will grow into an actual book, something I have been dreaming about forever. More than that, I hope it invigorates me and pushes me to grow into a better version of myself. Alright, I will stop here as I have talked more about it in the first post this year; check out that post and the about me page if you want to know more about Kulture Kween. I think you should because it’s going to be legen.. wait or it.. dary. Other new things of the month are the hot pot dinner at the China Chili with colleagues, the Korean grill at Mrs Kim, discovering a new acceptable tasting nasi lemak delivery for $13.80 and hosting the couples dinner party. So basically, most of my new things revolve around food. Oh wait, I actually do have one more new thing. We got a car! #adulting. The car is red, and we decided to name her Firebolt. That’s as much as I know about it. Now, all I need to do is to learn to drive and buy a fridge. #notsogoodinadulting.
Love and Found
Quality time with Che, purple room, Excelso iced Choco-chip coffee (there is nothing like it in Melbourne, ugh!), meeting my little niece, for my parents keeping my old MacBook instead of selling it and Passion Planner time. So, all in all, January has been a great start to 2017. I had so many happy things to celebrate, and it doesn’t escape me that I am extremely blessed, especially for living in Melbourne.
Browsing History
Tons of New Zealand’s Bravo TV hours (Hoarders, Come Date With Me, Killer Couples to name a few); Western World, which I watched on the plane and was disturbing enough to keep me hooked for hours; Shonda Rhimes’s Scandal and How To Get Away From A Murder (YAY!!); The Passenger movie, which we watched in Queenstown; Small is Beautiful: A Tiny House and Iris documentaries. I highly recommend both of them, the first gave me a major desire to downsize, and the latter inspired me to dress funkier; Making It Up As I Go Along by Marian Keyes; Feng Shui World magazine, which broke down the reasons why Kim and Kanye keep having difficult times, we all need to subscribe, stat!
Time Machine
Read more about last year’s happenings.
Next Month
Hosting a dinner for my colleagues who have been feeding me regularly since last year, paintball war, holiday park stay, and celebrating Valentine’s day. Things I don’t look forward to next month: studying and taking an exam on Valentine’s day. Ugh! All right, you guys, that’s all for now. I am off to the mall to stock up on a year’s worth of fun tees from Pull & Bear and meet my cousins. We have a movie, dinner, at least two desserts, and an out-of-town excursion planned for the day. Oh, one last thing before I go, Happy Lunar New Year to all my readers! I wish you a promising fire rooster year ahead.
Stay tuned, stay cultured! 🌈 ━ KK.
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