Independent life? Practicing now

So many things have happened in these two days. It is already July, the coldest month in New Zealand. Grandma is very sick at the moment. Mum has booked the tickets and I took her to Auckland Airport. To other people, driving for 300km may be a small thing, but to me, it is a big thing. This was also the first time that I have driven from Ham to AKL without someone who actually knows how to drive (mum doesn't have a license). I am very happy that I have done it, but at the same time very sad because mum has to go back to Taiwan for my grandma. I wish that she will get better...and if she does not, I wish that she will go from this world without much pain.
Fuzzy and I have prepared the food, washed the dishes and clothes ourselves. Dad has hurt his finger from work. He will get better soon. Now it is the time for me and Fuzzy to live independently. I am sure we will be fine. The only thing that exasperated me was cutting vegetable into very thin pieces when I was hungry, apart from that everything seems to be easy enough. I almost broke the knot on the washing machine, but I put it back together and the washing machine worked fine. Whew...I will survive.

Outting to Te Kuiti

Dad drove us to Te Kuiti through High Way 30 yesterday. We have never been on High Way 30 before, and the scenery was quite spectacular. We passed a small water fall between rocks on a farm. The land was littered with rocks and you couldn't tell whether they were sheep or rocks. We saw a car rally in progress, although we didn't see the actual race, we saw the mechanics repairing the car. We went on to Taupo for dinner and it didn't rain all day. The petrol price is down 3 cents ($1.66/litre).
This holiday we can watch the soccer world cup, Ghengis Khan (DVD), and rent DVDs from the shop. I also keep up my daily walk when weather permits me. Up until now, I have watched The Constant Gardener, Pride and Prejudice (the new one with Keira Knightly), and The Queen Sheba's Pearls. The Queen Sheba's Pearls was a really good film talking about love during and after the second world war. The Constant Gardener is a little bit more contemparary, about pharmaceutical company trialing drugs in Africa and covering up deaths under the guise of AIDS. This reminds me of the recent story from the U.K. about trialing new drugs on humans and they died of multiple organs failure.
Today I watched The Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow. Quite entertaining.
I am also doing a questionarre from a potential employer. Wish myself luck for this employment opportunity. I am trying very hard to answer some difficult questions.