New adventures and new transitions

Hey there! Got back from New Zealand over a week ago, where i thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Drove 500km by myself, went zorbing, schweebing, and freefalling in a wind tunnel on the 1st day in Rotorua, followed by sledging down some grade 3 rapids in the afternoon and a Maori cultural show at night. The next day, i went down to Hobbiton farms at Matamata, where the only remaining sets from Lord of the Rings were to be found (aka the Shire). The highlight of the day, though, was tubing down the underwater river in Waitomo Caves while seeing the glow-worms drift by ahead.

All in all, i am so glad that i did this, and proud that i did it all by myself. Had some truly unforgettable experiences. Many people ask me what zorbing is like, and it's like being inside a big gigantic washing machine of an amusement ride :) Sledging was fun, tiring, humbling (cos i obviously cannot survive without guides in rapids) while seeing the Shire and travelling through Waitomo Caves were truly one of a kind experiences that i couldn't get anywhere else. Truly awesome! Next time, i'm going back with H to do some tandem skydiving :P

Back on Planet Singapore, i'm currently preparing myself mentally for a big career move. I know i'm probably 99% ready, but my heart is still worried about the remaining 1%. That said, i also decided to make some tough calls on who i want in my new team, and it's NOT going to be easy to break the decision to my folks. Ah well, them's the perks of leadership i guess. Will definitely sleep over this over the next few days...

Ajantis is finally uploading some photos...