Chinese New Year getwaway...

It was the long weekend and we decided to go up north to a town called Leigh. Not a far place to travel to for a getaway but by just comparing the distance it is from Auckland to another place like for instance Coromandel, the fact that there isn't any pipe water supply sure limits out play time. In this case, it was the spa.

Go breakaway for the working class people like Ben, Jiet, Marcus, Jihan, Doreen, Palni, Esther, Joanne but for me it was a breakaway from nothingness...

Anyhow, it was a good time up there and food was good (except for the majority of peole who disfavor lamb), good company, wine was excellent and the pool was just the right temperature.

It was all going alright till I got a message stating the passing of my grand father in the hospital on the night of the eve. He lived a happy life I will say that, having his eldest grand kid turn 28 would be considered fortunate for some. May you rest in peace gramps. =)

The mood of partying, drinking and merrying around sure fell after the news I had gotten. Even for my brother in U.K, the feeling of guilt hit them as well when they gotten the news and they felt bad because they were at a party that time. Who wasn't right? Just a case of wrong timingness.

Here are some pictures from the trip.