Wow I haven't been back in New Zealand for about 10 years now. Crazy, to think I had ten years of anything. I left NZ when I was really little, so there's not a lot I can remember.
I was picked up by a family friend we were very close to when we lived in NZ to live at their place. Miraculously she remembered me, but maybe also because I told her I would be wearing a very conspicuous green jacket. Either way. When I got to their house I had vague flashbacks about when I visited here. The little things I did as a kid. And I was reminded of all the other little things by her too.
While I was waiting for the eldest daughter to come back and have dinner I watched a Korean movie called "Hearty Paws". Damn Koreans and their manipulation of emotions through movies!!!!! Although you could almost see it coming, it's still sad when you have to see the dog in the movie go through troubled times and dangers for his owner.
It's about a young boy and his 6 year old sister who have been abandoned by their mother. He steals a young puppy for her birthday, who then becomes part of the family. One day the three of them were playing on a frozen lake when the dog falls through the ice, and then the little sister falls as well trying to get near it. The dog manages to climb out of the water but the little girl drowns. The boy blames his sister's death on the dog and tries to chase it away. He then leaves the dog and goes to the city to find his mum, which then the dog tries to follow. He finds her, but she doesn't really care about him, and he doesn't have the heart to tell her that her daughter died, so he leaves. He then meets a pair of orphans his age that are working for some weirdo, sadistic bastard who makes money out of the kids begging for money for him. He joins them until one day his dog finally catches up to him. He's still angry at it, but no matter what he does the dog continues to stay with him.
Well...the story is too long for me to explain it all, but it is definitely a very very very good movie. Definitely an eye-wetter for all people.
Anyhow, after the movie we had dinner which was quite a delicious and enjoyable affair. And then more squabbling with my sister, then.....off to the laptop I goooooooo............== Sometimes it doesn't feel like a holiday when all I do is sit in front of the computer all night. But then you're so bored with nothing to do that you just want to sit in front of the computer.
But anyhow, tis getting late over here (2 hours faster than Brisbane) so gonna end this post short, cya everyone ^___^
