Knitted In Time

Under the fire tree he passed by and it rained, it rained for a while. Then, it stopped. November is the thief, is the culprit, is the start of an eight lunar marathon - assumptions and seven o'clock pm text messages. The rain surged on and on, fat and thin droplets fell randomly as though tossing a coin, mixed, out of place, untimely, dubious. And fiery, fresh flowers took heed its thirsty half-breed kisses that are the sweetest, becoming sweet, then tasteless. The leaves, yet high, blanketed him and he obeyed its rule of four: eagle's stares, pauper's hands, phone calls on a school day night and a walk after going to a movie house. He stayed for quite a time. The fire tree sheltered him, grew with its stems curtaining down but he freed from the bind, unknowingly stepped on the red flowers to die. He picked up a sampaguita that is subtle, is feminine, is dainty, brought it to his left breast pocket. The fire tree s...

The Selfie Coffee :) :) :) One perfectly night, Ronald blurted out, "I got my selfie taken and placed in the coffee." "What?" I said. I got curious so I forcefully extracted some details from him and asked him with my eyes like Puss n Boots to bring me there. And it worked. The following week I found myself in front of the cafe. The Cafe Casu is one of the new crazes in Auckland. I first learned about this cafe through Ronald. He and his co-workers always go here for their morning tea and lunch. It is located at 89 Ellice Roa, Wairau Valley, Auckland. There are parking spaces around (You just have to use the off street parking.)  The New Cafe at Ellice Road The old cafe closed and transferred to a new location in the city. Cafe Casu just recently opened. Since Ronald's office is nearby, most of the employees go there for break. What is nice about the coffee shop is that it is open from 7am to 4pm from Monday to Friday. An early r...

Hearing about the popularity of the latest Avengers Movie entitled, "Avengers: Infinity War," I decided to ask for recommendations to some of my colleagues where to watch it. A lot answered, "Hoyts" in Wairau Park. Obediently, I research on it and went there the following day to try the movie house with Ronald. The place is located at 15 Link Drive, Wairau Valley, Auckland. Hoyts in Wairau Park There is a car park in the area so you don't have to worry where to park. Although, you have to be early because it is limited.  You have to wait for the other movie goers to leave and then take their place. The car park is free of charge. Ticket Kiosk There are ways to buy tickets. The one we did was we bought it through Vodaphone Friday Deals which costs about 11 dollars each plus booking fee. You must be under Vodaphone  services to buy from their deals. Bringing our printed ticket, we went to the kiosk where we scanned the ticket and choose w...

  Our Take-Away/Take-Out Ronald loves Indian cuisine. It is because he loves spicy food. No amount of spiciness can make him cry or perspire. This is the reason why whenever we order food I cannot share it with him because I cannot eat it. A craving for Ronald means finding Indian food which is indirectly proportional to me because if I say I'm craving there could be a zillion things I could be craving for and he would be devastated in figuring what I want. The predicament I have when he said he is craving is that I cannot cook aunthentic Indian food. Fortunately, a lot of my work colleagues are Indians and some of them recommend the eatery and take-away food chain, Paradise ☺☺☺ Of course, I have not yet tried it yet. Ronald and I are both discovering the wonderful city of Auckland so most of my blogs focus on discovering new things, new experience and new adventures in Auckland. Paradise Indian Food is located at 591 Sandringham Road, Auckland. (Thank you...

Ronald and I were given the opportunity to listen to Dominic Blaazer in The PumpHouse Theater in Takapuna. Thank you "I Love Takapuna!" for our tickets :) It was our first time to come inside the theatre which provides a historical feel since it was one of the best known landmarks in the area. In addition, it was our first time to listen to New Zealand-based artists who are performing live on stage. ( Warning: We are pretty much new in NZ so we are still learning the culture, traditions, etc in this country.) The PumpHouse The place is hidden in the main road. You have to turn from the main road to a side road then turn again in a semi-circular fashion to see the PumpHouse Theatre.  Lake Pupuke at night It is beside Lake Pupuke which makes it even more beautiful and regal. It has a cafe beside it where you can spend time to eat dinner or lunch while waiting for any program to start. There are car park spaces beside...