I've always loved my home in this Aoteaora land.
Tauranga
My parents left this land a long time a go, and so did many
of our friends. Some by choice, some not by choice. But Tauranga is wher my soul lies on any given day.
I drove up last thurs with the MadScientist from the windy
Wellington, once again with a bit of drama! (oh why wouldn't there be with my
boys anyway....)
The MadScientist drove up from the south, landing in
Wellington on Wed night. We planned to drive up together over a week a go. But we just didn't have any set plans. So I asked him when he arrived,
"So, what the plan for tomorrow?"
"Oh, about that.... Well, I can give u a ride up to
Auckland or Hamilton, and you'll need to bus from there coz there is going to
be no room in my mum's car"
?????
I was confused.
So it turned out that he rented a car from the
south island, and the drop off point is in Auckland, and his mother was driving up
to pick him up, but the car is too small to fit his luggage and myself in it.... So
on this rather last min emergency, I called my BigMama, explaining the
situation....
Bingo! He took half a day off to come and pick me up from Cambridge so I
don't have to wait for the stupid bus that always takes way too long to travel.
Oh do I love him!
The weekend went past splendidly, just like the good old
days. Fooling around in "the bus", wasting time with all the junk MadScientist have stashed away, and going to the beach on a ridiculous windy day but still
kite boarding (it was strong enough to lift us off the ground!). The toys we have may have gotten slightly more expensive, but
nothing else has really changed.
We also helped the MadScientist's mother pack their house.
Her and her husband have a new job down in the south decided to rent the
place out. When I stepped into the house, I got attacked by random emotions, having flash
backs on all the times we spent in this house. And how happy me and MadScientist
were together back in the days. Then I realised, this was the first time
stepping into this house in 6 years. And I hardly came here after we broke up.
I guess he is my ex after all even after all these years.
It's crazy to think that we finished high school 8 years a go. For me, it still feels like yesterday. And also yesterday that I left this land for Singapore.
I felt my body catching up with age when I was in Tauranga though. Every time I'm back at that place, we do same thing just because we don't want to admit that things have changed. But this time around, I can feel that my body is not tolerating as well as it used to. Be it for over eating (I never got sick off home made nachos before!) or exercise. But I'll just put that aside and ignore for a while....
I can't thank the MadScientist enough for being a good friend still, and how
much I appreciate his company. It makes me sad to think he's no longer going to
be on the same land, but I know we will meet again, sooner or later.
See you again my friend, love you loads.
