History is repeating? The Chinese used to complain that the west took their technology and improvise them, but why didn't they improve it in the first place? The same goes to their English language proficiency, I see Caucasians trying to learn Japanese and Chinese just to tap into their market, but why not the other way round?

Although I have heard of stories about some Chinese pointing out some grammar mistakes of the Kiwis when one of the person in charge of the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement was giving us some presentation regarding the China market. But it is common for one to exaggerate just to start a discussion topic, no?

i just got back from the guy Fawkes celebration.. damn..
got there a lil bit late.. so the fire works just started when we arrived..

now i kinnda confuse why other forummers in this forum keep buzzing bout "remember 5th november" when they are not celebrating it?? ehmm..

man.. at first it feels kinnda weird hanging out with my friends and speak English... but hey, it's getting better now.
at least i can speak with em with less stammer than before.
this summer.. plan to improve on my grammar.. coz i always got confused about grammar when i speak. to add "ed" or not, to add "s" or not. :confused:

btw lilred.. do need a ride here when u in Christchurch?? for dinner maybe??

晚安你们， 今天很冷

nah bro, I rented a van there, for dinner probably.

I went for the fireworks, nothing special, but played with crackers too

Hey that reminds me. When is the next undies? Heard they going to ban em? Did they?

no idea.. it's too far down south.. and down south.. it's colder.. lol

until when can we play the firecrackers?? coz i bought a lot today.. but didnt play coz it was and still damn cold rite now.. i heard it is raining all over nz.. and it's kinnda rare..

u rented van for ur trip ey??

guyfawkes? lols
my terrorist mate planned to make bomb. but no time get stuffs.
next yr perhaps. lololololx we gonna bomb the sky tower

hey lilred, what is the cheapest flight to wellington available now? There's no direct flight from KL to Wellington, so what route do u normally take? N whats the rough estimate of the ticket price (incl. tax n surcharge)

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Added on November 6, 2008, 9:22 amif u keep dissing the kiwis, why the hell do u wanna go study in NZ? Stay in Malaysia lah, that suits u the best i think.

This post has been edited by aaron4d: Nov 6 2008, 09:22 AM

Q: When can fireworks legally be sold?
A: Fireworks can only be sold in a four-day period leading up to and including Guy Fawkes Day (November 5), ie between 2 November and 5 November. This is a reduction from the 2006 sale period of 10 days.

Q: Is it legal to use fireworks outside of the Guy Fawkes period (2 November to 5 November)?
A: There are no restrictions on when retail fireworks may be used, as long as they are used considerately and safely.

there you go
Source

Going to play some fireworks this coming saturday

Yoohoo...I'm finally done with my Bachelor and Grad Diploma

on second thought....now I have to start Job hunt dy..

ps. anyone in Auckland keen to have a TT session in Auckland before I fly back home for holidays?

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Added on November 6, 2008, 9:44 ama return ticket bought in NZ for the travel period between Nov to Feb is around NZD 1.5 to 1.8K

the ticket that I bought in Feb cost MYR 4,340 in total for a return one-year open ticket KLIA<->AKL

AFAIk, the normal route that you can take (the least transit) are Through MAS (KLIA) and Singapore Airline (Changi) to AKL, and from there take Air NZ or Qantas or Pacific Blue to Wellington

a cheaper alternative:
Fly Air Brunei 767, or you can fly Airasia to Gold Coast, then transfer flight to AKL, and then to Wellington



RArrrr....when is the big bird A380 going to fly the KLIA/Changi<-->AKL route

This post has been edited by psyeo: Nov 6 2008, 09:50 AM

either take MAS or SIA to Auckland (Can also go through Christchurch if you take SIA) then like psyeo said, take Air NZ, Qantas or Pacific Blue. Alternatively you can choose to transit through Sydney or Melbourne, but I'm not familiar with that route.

I don't know how much is the latest fare, but my mother bought it for 5000+ return through MAS to Auckland, that was a few months ago though. Apparently, it's cheaper now.

AKL-SIN roundtrip would set you back about NZ$1800 in the low season.

The best way to get to WLG is via MEL. Qantas and SIA fly from SIN to MEL (and SYD). From there, it is easy to get a flight to WLG. Another way as psyeo said is to fly from BWN to BNE, then take Pacific Blue (Virgin Blue's sister) down to WLG on the cheap.

If you really want cheap, fly Air Asia X to the Gold Coast, go back up to Brisbane, and catch the Pacific Blue flight to WLG.

In a nutshell:
KUL->MEL->WLG
KUL->OOL->by land to BNE->WLG
SIN->MEL->WLG
BWN->BNE->AKL on RBA, then to WLG on another airline.

When I think about it, for a capital airport, WLG has very little destinations.

i take auck - brunei - klia . return . 1.7k NZD i think . forgot liao.

lack of space and the weather doesn't help too, even though there are plans to build a new Wellington airport, the weather might hinder the flight schedule, not exactly the best place to have a big international airport in my opinion

去wellington來回最便宜是Qantas,新加坡上機SGD1500.
廉價航空就搭Airasia X單程到Melbourne （RM900-1300）+ (Qantas/Air New Zealand) Melbourne到Wellington（AUD200-250）
i think it is no worth for tkaing a budget airline like air asia to reach wellington. my suggestion is take qantas airlines coz the price is just a bit different.

return ticket SGD1500? darn that's freaking cheap, but to be fair, Qantas has to re-establish their company's reputation since the few cases that happened a few months ago.

Why write it with Chinese?

he copy pasta from travel agency la i think

thank u evryone for the wealth of information!

now i seem to have too many options! lol

if im right:
option 1: KL-Auckland then Wellington (MAS, SIA(transit in Changi))
option 2: KL-Brunei-Auckland then Wellington (is this Air brunei or somthing?)
option 3: KL-Melbourne then Wellington (MAS, SIA, QANTAS heck, even Air Asia X)
option 4: KL-Goldcoast/Brisbane then Wellington (Air Asia X)

wic of these options are the cheapest again?
right now in contemplating between options 1, 3 n 4. option 2 seems a bit too tiring n ill be terribly jet-lagged by the time i reach wellington. wic option is the best, in terms of value for money and convenience?

I think the Palmerston North is considered student town, and not Otago. It got its Student Town name as most of the pple there are below the age of 25, and most of them are in uni. There's Massey Main and Education Campus, UCOL and IPC all situate in that small town.

I'm sure some of them Otago students here will beg to differ your statement here m8, lol

For convenience, KUL-MEL-WLG will be the easiest. Flights to MEL are a-plenty. KUL-AKL-WLG isn't too bad. Don't be put off by KUL-BWN-AKL(a transit in BNE; not long, about 1 hr). It is one seamless trip, and you can check your bags through. While if you take Air Asia X down to MEL, you'd have to claim you bags and recheck-in for the MEL-WLG sector.

And yes, option 2 is run by RBA.

Whic route do u normally take?
I understand that there are three main routes to get to wellington, either thru auckland, brisbane or melbourne.