OF AYAM MASAK MERAH AND CUCUR PISANG.
The third day started late as all of us were too lazy to get out of bed. After an hour of lazing around the room, we managed to get ready without much casualties involved. The plan was to drive along the coast and then get back home in time to prepare dinner for the family. That's right. The three Malaysian girls are making Malaysian dinner for the family.
Our first stop, Waitangi Bay. Janine took us up to a site on a hill and man, the view was beautiful! There is no words to describe how beautiful it is up there. We laid on grasses and took plenty pictures. Waitangi is a site famous for its Maori traditions as well as the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. We were later joined by a mum with her son, Flin and two of their dogs. Gosh, we played around with Flin and Toby, Flin's birthday present and we had a blast with them while Flin's mum basked in the sun.
As we walked down the slpoes back to the beach, Myn and I slipped a few times and got our pants dirty! Luckily, we had extra fresh clothes in the car. But before that, we all ran to the beach! Haha, it was cold no doubt but we still jumped in. We then spotted a couple surfing. According to Janine, people rarely surf at Waitangi Bay because the waves arent strong enough but that day, the sea's rough! As Myn & Janine were busy making sand sculptures (of the Auckland Tower), Anita and I were busy collecting shells and getting our feet wet. The beach isnt like the beaches back in Malaysia because the sand's pink! Yes, pink. That's because of the shells that are scattered around the shore that coloured the whole beach pink.
After spending 2 hours at Waitangi Bay, we've decided that we have had enough of beaches. So we just drove along beaches and bays like Opito Bay, Taronui Bay and Matauri Bay without actually stopping by since all of us are already sick of sand, sea water and sun for the day. We then rushed back to Kerikeri to buy ingredients needed for dinner. You have wondered how did we manage to make the dish especially the complicated Ayam Masak Merah. Well, believe it or not, we were fortunate enough to find an Asian Mart in Kerikeri. So yes, we cheated by getting the instant Ayam Masak Merah packet! it took us about an hour or so to get dinner ready in time. We tried so hard to make sure that it was not too spicy for Trish, Gran, Allan, janine and Anita *i know. I dont believe it either* They enjoyed the dinner! Personally i think they enjoyed it because 1) they never had it before so they have nothing to compare it to 2) they're just being nice and 3) we saved them the trouble to prepare dinner. then we had cucur pisang with vanilla ice-cream as dessert! This, i know everyone enjoyed! Before long, everything was gone and the bowls were clear!
After clearing the table and placing the plates into the dishwasher, we went for another round of spa. Yes, we spa-ed a lot in Kerikeri. We also had mature talks and bonding moments. And because it was a long day *cooking takes up a lot of energy*, we slept early not knowing that we will have the best (or most tiring) day of our lives the very next day.
*to be continued*
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