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Lanjut....

Karena tadi gw ngopi *padahal mocha* segelas gede, jadilah ga bisa tidur bedahal uda jam 1.33 am. 
Trus ya gitu deh... pas lagi ga "tugas" nemenin Onya bobo. 
Plus disamping ada laptop. 
Ya sudahlah sekalian aja. 

Benernya ini udah ngejegrok di draft dari tanggal 6 Juli, tapi baru skrg sempet dibenahin. 


So, here goes :



It's been ages since I last blogged ya.
Niat ngeblog baru muncul sekitar 2 minggu yg lalu tp ya tarsok tarsok mulu.
So, in NZ already now. Life is good.


The Departure. 3 Feb 2013

Sedih yaaaa pisahan. Ampir mewek, uda ngembeng2 pas di erpot... tp keribetan bawa 6 hand carries plus 1 toddler mengalahkan sedih pisahan.

Deg2an mampus pas di pswt.
Onya was in a good mood untungnya.
Dan emang sengaja gw ga 100% nyapih dia. 
Jd kalo di pswt diau krengki, gw masi punya secret weapon. Sang nenen! Ahahahahha

Terbukti kaaannn, kepake bgt tu nenen.
Sekitar 3 jam pertama rute Jkt-syd dilalui OK bgt. Masalah baru dimule ketika onya mulai ngantuk.
Awalnya dia pules aja gw sambil gw peluk... pas gw taro di bangku pun dia masi lanjut bobo. 
Tapiiiii.... Onya kan kalo bobo biasa tengkurep ya kalo di rumah. Nah ini pas dia mau bebalik tengkurep kan un-even surface gitu. Ada seatbelt pula kena2 muka dia.
Jadilah dia cranky. Gw berkali2 kudu bediri gendong2 dia plus sumpel nenen.
Ahirnya kebanyakan dia bobo sambil gw gendong. 
Gempor tenan gua.

Sampe di sydney deg2an lagi. 
Ribet bener krn kita bawa handcarry banyak. Abis gimana doong... koper aja udah overweight bgt. 
Impossible bisa packed 3 lives tanpa overweight dah. Itu aja banyak yg ga jadi dibawa.
Aussie tuh terkenal ressseeeee pisan. Pas turun dr pswt mau ke bagian transfer kan kudu scan2 barang lagi... jadinya ribet lg deh angkut2  ke mesin itu. Untungnya krn kita bawa Onya, petugas2 itu jauuuuuuh lebih longgar.

Pas transit 3 jam Onya ogah bobo. 
Yg ada dia maen di McCafe sama Andi sementara gw selonjoran. Balik2 uda bawa tentengan beli boneka babi yg lumayan gede kerdusnya. Yaowooo... belon cukup banyakkah tentengan kita haahh?!?

Flight ke Wellington took 3,5 hours. 
Di pswt Onya bobo dgn digendong lagi.. guanya duduk si.. jd kaya posisi nenen gitu. 
Pengkor dah tangaann.


The Arrival

Sampe Wellington ketahanan jantung gua diuji lagi.
Jengjeeeenngg...... pas di imigrasi ko petugasnya lama benerrr scan2 pasport Onya. 
Scan ga mempan, dia ketak ketik. Macamnya ga mempan juga. 
Trus dia manggil kaya satpam gitu... dia ngomongnya ramah si..   intinya kita di escort kesamping dooong.
Ternyata visa si Onya ga valid sudara sudara!!!!!! 
Gw dah lemes ajeeee... ga nyanggup dah gua kl disuru hop on the plane lagi.

Jadi ternyataaa... pas kita dpt Work to Resident visa kan kudu diaktifin dlm wkt 3 bulan. Nah, gw sama andi kan wkt agustus udah ke NZ pas andi cari kerja itu, jd aktif noh. Sedang Onya kan ga kita ajak *wong bukan buat jalan2, kan kasian ya kalo bawa Onya.. wong kita aja ga tau mau interview di kota apa aja*... jd visa dia dianggap expired!

Ahirnya telponan sama org imigrasi. Setelah dijelasin.. untungnya gapapa. 
Onya dikasih temporary visa sebulan. Jd kita kudu ke imigrasi nanti buat ganti visa.
Gak lama sih.. paling kita ketahan 15 menit tp udah kaya sejam rasanya buat gua yg sleep deprived.

Lewat imigrasi, ketahan lagi sama custom!!! 
Gara2 Andi and his big mouth blg2 kita bawa bumbu makanan. 
Otomatis kudu masuk jalur merah dah. 
Padahal mah gapapaaaa... if only andi ga banyak cingcong, gua yakin ko kita bakal masuk jalur ijo. 
Kebukti kan bumbu2 indofood kita bole lewat. Cuma kan jadi lamaaa...

Ya anyway.... glad we finally out of the airport! Itu sekitar jam 3an sore.
Pas kuar ujan. Udah booking taksi untungnya.
Ga terlalu bisa liat2 karena uda cape bgt. Cuma pengen cepet2 sampe rumah aja..


The Apartment

Sampe apartemen hepi. Bagus n spacious bgt ternyata. 
2 lantai. Jd lantai bawah ada toilet, kamar 1, dapur, ruang tamu yg gede n balkon.
Lantai 2 khusus master bedroom. Jadi kayak mezanine floor gitulah. 
Very roomy and modern.

Andi uda beli airbed *kasur yg ditiul pake kompa* karena kita bln punya sofa (sampe sekarang! Hahahaha)
..... ternyataaaaa kasur kita baru bisa dianter jam 7 malem sudara2!
Jadi sementara gw n Onya tidur dulu di airbed dah.

Gw dah tepar pisan karena practically ga tidur dr kemaren kan. 
Di pesawat boro2 bisa tidur.

Ternyata stress tolerance gw amat sangat low kalo buat packing and unpacking. 
Itu rumah uda kayak kapal mleduk. 
Too many things dan kita belon punya perabotan sama sekali buat nyimpen. 
Jadi all things were scattered on the floor. 

Pas gw tidur, ternyata Andi bebenah. 
Jadi lumayan deh pas bangun at least itu karpet udah keliatan, udah ga ketiban barang2 walo masi banyak barang yg bececeran.

Ya begitulah hari pertama sampe Wellington.

Living room setelah karpetnya ga ketimbun barang

The mess
Kid drowning in the mess
A very spacious master bedroom (ini yg kefoto cuma ujung kiri doang)
Kamar Onya yg fungsinya masi jd play room





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