看见某个高人朋友的MSN显示总是＠ＫＦＣ，他挂着这个名字已经有一段日子了。我一直郁闷着他怎么常常泡在家乡鸡餐厅，这种快餐能天天吃么？昨天聊天的时候，就跟他提了这个。他立刻回了一个昏过去的表情过来，然后对我表现出十二分的失望，说我这个热爱中国文学历史地理的MM怎么能说出这样的话来。。。　

 

KFC = Kentucky Fried Chicken

KFC = 开封城

　

 

哎呀，国情有别啊。你试试看问马来西亚随便那个路人，KFC 是什么，保准答案都是肯德鸡家乡鸡。。。　

 

接下来，我又询问了开封的地理位置，他又是摇头叹息，我唯有抛出我对开封唯一的认识：“开封有个，包青天，铁面无私，辨忠奸。。。”　认得包大人，当然知道公孙先生，展昭御猫，还有张龙赵虎、王朝马汉。威武武武武武武武武武武武。。。。。。。。升堂了！　

 

个人觉得这事情挺搞笑的，发文和大家分享一下。也请中国友人辨认一下，KFC 真的只能代表开封城吗？马国同胞，也请挺我一票，呵呵！　

I finally did it - dropping down from a 30feet dam using a kayak as well as a surf-board look alike object. It was an absolutely awesome experience!

 

After putting up the wet suit, life-jacket and helmet, we walked a short distance to the man-made dam. Mt Taranaki was clearly in view today. How lucky! The first thing that we had to do is to take a plunge into the icy water. Brrrhhhh! Just when I thought that's the only way to get to the other side of the dam, I saw our guide taking a stroll on the edge of the dam....... 

 

There were three kayaks. Ian, Avi and Steph went down first screaming and laughing while Sau Ping and I looked on. We have decided to do a double dip together. It was cold standing in the wind! When it was our turn to get into the kayak, I felt the tension and excitement building as the kayak perched precariously on the edge of the dam. It was almost a 90 degree dip. Slowly, inch-by-inch, we felt the kayak moving down, when the kayak was about 40% in the air, we felt a sudden loss of gravity and we plunged right down the 30feet, washed down by the water. Wow!! Fantastic!! It was a very exhilirating feeling. We lost our balance as we reached the bottom of the dam and the kayak overturned, tipping us into the water. But it was ok! We survived the first plunge and it was very fun! Nope, those important moments of my brief life did not flash through my mind....   

 

The journey to drag the kayak up the hill was tiring. Puff puff. But the anticipation to do the drop again was enough to keep me going. We did a few more rounds before we decided to do one last plunge together (actually, being gently reminded by the guide that the time's running up!). We wanted to have a few photos as momentos. Hence, we had to get back to the car to grab our cameras. I wanted to walk on the dam's edge just like how the guide had done, but it was so slippery with green moss that I gave up the "Walk of the century" and swam back instead... Bravo to Ian who manage to manuerve the walk!

 

The finale of doing a 5-person kayak backward drop was simply fantastic ~~ DAMN good! And I had it on video too! We did the helmet-to-helmet knock as sign of camaraderie at the end of our adventure. Parfait!

 

Ian, Steph and Sau Ping continued their journey for the next adrenaline rush - sky jumping at Lake Taupo. Can't wait to hear their stories on Monday ^-^ While it was home sweet home for Avi and I. 

驾着车上山的时候，第一眼看见那一排美丽的风车，心里是很感动的。白色的风车，像勇敢神圣的战士，背负着重要的任务，在风中坚守岗位。很幸运地，在山上赏风车的时候，还碰到牧羊人赶羊。绵羊、风车、草地，一起构成了一幅很祥和的画面。

 

Hastings的第一站，参观果园去了。 我终于看见真的苹果树、桃树、梅子树。 苹果还没有到收割的季节，长在树枝上的还是迷你size的，超可爱！黄色的梅子开满枝丫，那种果实累累的感觉，真的很好。

 

早上，我们从旅店出发到Napier。Napier离开Hastings大约只有15分钟， 是个靠着海的城市，是个充满着艺术气息的城市，非常漂亮。可惜时间不允许我多好好看看这城市。

 

回家前，看到开得正盛的薰衣草田。在一大片紫色的花海，呼吸着空气里淡淡的芬芳，大家都醉了。。。

2008年1月1日                         晴、天蓝无云

 

今天起得好早好早。天气很好，阳光好柔和。我在河边听着水流过的声音，靠在河岸的石头上小小地眯了一下，好舒服呢。没法子，实在起太早了！小睡片刻后，清澈的河水终于让我忍不住将牛仔裤管卷起，然后走进河里去 （当然也有部分原因是为了躲sandflies)。 水好冰冷呢。我故意坐在阳光照得到的石头上，自得其乐地拍照 - 拍河、拍树、拍石头、当然没忘了自拍，呵呵！  

 

回程途中，在草地上看见好多风信子。希望风起的时候，她能替我带个信息，将祝福带给身在各处的你们。祝你们都平安、幸福。

新年快乐！