Saturday 10 March 2012

The Good and Horrors of Year Two

PSSST

So… Six weeks have gone by and I haven’t given an update in 2012. Gosh. Who the hell is still reading this?  Well, the first six weeks of term we have been absolutely jam packed with work. I haven’t had time to write a blog yet. (That would be my first lie, technically I have had time but I cherish every moment of free time I have right now)



The trip back to this side was a lot of fun, especially since I met my good old buddy Jennifer on the plane on the way to Hong Kong! She was nice enough to take me around Hong Kong, both of us in flip flops, me in shorts in the seven degrees weather. Typical conversation in the department stores:
Jen (trying on scarf): Omg Daniel try this scarf on!
Dan (tries it on): Oh wow it feels so amazing! How much is it?
Jen (looking at price tag and laughs): Never mind.

Lightning in Swaziland. (This storm wasn't even in our school)
If you want a pen pal from Swaziland don’t hesitate to mail me a letter. You can find me at the following address:
Daniel Naidu
Emhlabeni Hostel
Waterford Kamhlaba
Mbabane
Swaziland
I promise I’ll reply any letters I receive! J

This went on until we were both drunk with tiredness (why else would she try to pay me HK$10 with 10c Fiji? Hahaha!) I think it was about 26 hours without sleep for the both of us by the time she came back to the airport with me at 10:30pm for my flight. It was an amazingly good time though! (owe you one Jen)
So uneventfully returned to Swaziland, it was great to see my friends again. Back at school, and meeting the first years was good as well. Many new friends. School has been intense though. The maths portfolio caused me to sleep after 3am for at least 10 nights straight! You would see students dropping off to sleep in class during the maths portfolio. My immune system still hasn't quite recovered 4 weeks later! But our task was pretty cool: We had to design a casino dice game! Obviously to do this properly I had to watch the movie 21. Epic movie.



I’m sure I mentioned this to everyone, but I was lucky enough to visit Emily in Zimbabwe over the holidays. We had such a great time there, with Anna and Dimitri as well. The highlight definitely had to be seeing Victoria Falls and going bungee jumping down there! 111 metres, it is the second highest bungee in the world! Emily had my funeral plans ready before I jumped, and we started singing Leaving on a Jet Plane. Anyways apparently her scream was louder than mine but I enjoyed the jump so much! I totally recommend it! Funnily enough two weeks after I jump some poor Aussie snaps her rope on the same bridge! Kinda scary and my mum is freaked out now.

Reaction after surviving the bungee jump :)


We had a swimming gala last week, and I was assigned to swim freestyle. For me, swimming is basically not drowning, so I was always going to struggle. Anyways I ended up somehow doing breast stroke for my house and I managed to come second! (from the back). Next week is the interhouse atheletics. 1500m here we come!

What about this? I met a girl from the Netherlands named Lisa, who was born in--- yeap. Fiji! Although she only spent 9 months of her life there I call her the Fijian. (She still thinks I was tried to pick her up by talking about how Fijians used to be cannibals 200 years or so ago. Long story don’t ask haha.) Anyways, apart from that, I met another kid called Daniel at this school who had spent the last year in Lautoka! Freaky huh? And he had actually met Tamiana! Small world isn’t it.

It was going around hostel, Fiji was officially listed as the happiest country in the world. I can actually believe that but it was really nice to read and hear! :) Keep it up Fiji!

My community service for this year is gardening. We go to the Salvation Army camp in Mbabane and plant vegetables for their kitchen. Well, three weeks, and three snakes spotted! The second one I only saw after I felt it slide over my foot! Luckily I’m kinda a calm person and didn’t scream or jump. Snakes here can be quite nasty apparently.
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

Anyways, that’s half of term one gone!
Be happy NOW, or you’ll regret it later! ;)

Moce
DKN