3rd Pro Mechanical Engineers Go-Kart Day

it was a project for their computer-aided design class. the students worked in groups - researched, designed and sent their drawing to the workshop for building. Raymond said that it felt like being a part of the F1 crew. it was really inspiring to see how the hard work of these students paid off! well done!
 

The Go-kart from Raymond and Sam's group


Part of the race is that you have to go through these cones which tests your maneuvering techniques


something happened to the go-kart. it stopped suddenly. however, the group, in all their coolness and chill-ness, with hands in the pocket, walked towards the kart to check it out. and when all's done, in all their coolness, hands in the pocket, walked back to camp.

i found it... funny. haha. sorry. my sense of humour a bit different de :p

pretty exciting Thursday! now i know what the engineers had to go through and what caused Raymond those sleepless nights! but it was all worth it! :D well done again guys!

Saturday Snow
And then, on Saturday, it snowed! super unexpected snow! oh my gosh!!! but since there are already so many pics of the snow in the blogosphere... i will just put 2 that can best depict what i wanna say.. ;)

the pretty sight of snowflakes falling from heaven
...oo, and eating ice-cream in the snow (ice-cream courtesy of Wan Yin)

Jerica's Visit
Jerica, a friend of Raymond, visited CHCH. she's studying in Melbourne and is an amazing woman of God! And thanks to Jerica, whenever i see the abbreviation 'chch', i can't help but giggle at the way she pronounced it. haha. sorry Jer, but it's just too funny! :p

so we went to Arthur's Pass for 2D1N. it was raining though, else we could have done some walks. But it's okay.

We passed by Castle Hill (where the battle scene of Disney's Narnia I was filmed) on the way. it was covered with snow! what a pretty sight!


the rocks are astonishingly huge!



  
we had a great time walking and crawling on the snow up the slopes. very slippery :)

On the way back the next day, the snow had melted away. But oh, it was definitely another pretty sight!


ooo... and a funny moment... :p
Jer: Why are they running away from me? Come back!

 
The smell of freedom!


Raymond's car-full of memories ;)


And a blissful ending at Godley Head Walk


Oooo...  not forgetting International Cultural Night at our church! check out Bern's blog!

till then, back to uni and studying! gambate! 

i am so gonna go back there again to do some of the walks; spot some birds; cave-stream; castle hill... and have fun! anyone keen to join me? :)

a road trip along Arthur's Pass...
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and west across the amazing viaduct...


and a walk up many flights of stairs to the Devil's Punchbowl Fall...


castle hill.. i will be back!


they say jumping will help you grow taller.. i hope it's true :p

    man! don't you love the hills?

...i am officially a graduate :)

congratulations also to those who have graduated!

thanks to everyone for their texts and message of congratulations.
thanks to Xiu, Wanyin, Merlin, Terence for the wine and card.
Thanks to ChiaYie for the little book.

Thanks to dad and mum and josh for everything.
thanks to the people who have seen me through these few years.
thanks to my dear Father in heaven for always being with me and helping me through.

i hope i made you guys proud! :)

...even though i am very short... :p

where would i be without dad and mum? :)

Adelaide is one of the sister cities of Christchurch. You can read more about the sister cities programme here. Adelaide is pretty much similar to CHCH, but it was way bigger, but it was still quiet. However i dun think it has a 24-hour supermarket there such as in CHCH :P

it also has Victoria Park and the exact same statue of Queen Victoria. And.. it has Chinatown! :D

some pics.. :)


the church that dad and mum had wanted to visit for 2 years. it is a community-based church that has contributed massively to the community of Adelaide.


ern chee the future dentist :p went to visit her church, Paradise Community Church :) was a good night of worship service :)


the bamboo area in the Botanical Gardens. dad was funny. he has been posing a lot this whole journey :p


these amazon lily leaves were massive!
i could imagine elves and fairies having a tea party and dancing and music and laughter all around the leaves :)
so fun!


i liked this. reminds me about the word of encouragement about being an anchor;
and the Anchor
(Hebrews 6:19 - ...We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure...)

 
by the river opposite the uni. i forgot the river's name.. paiseh :p

The University of Adelaide was beautifully red and historical. All the buildings were basically pretty close to each other, which would make it easier to walk around university. it was at the north of the city centre, with the musuem and art gallery just right next to it :) loved the architecture of the uni! :)