skibumwa
16th November 2007, 08:56 PM
This post is tell you all about a story that derived from my long move from Seattle. I finally got my 30 WTR approved on July 9th. (this year). I got on the plane for the long one-way move to Wellington on July 17th. I arrived in Welly on July 19th tired, cold, wet, and homeless living in a hotel while looking for a home.
After looking around www.Trademe.co.nz and finding a nice place in Island Bay, I secured that place on the morning of July 21st. I was happy indeed. That SAME day I went for a walk down on Welly's sunny but cold waterfront to talk some photos and enjoy the first sunny day at my new home city. I saw a lot of people that day just wandering around. I saw little Asian girl with a camera talking photos near me, so I asked her if she wanted a photo of herself (with her camera) with the Welly CBD as a backdrop. In pretty good English, she said, "Yes please".
So we just hung out talking since she was doing the same activity as me - photography. I was not able to move in until July 23, so I just stayed in the hotel until. We ended up going for a nice walk and then catching a Harry Potter movie at the Courtenay Place cinema. After we got dinner together and talked more. It was fun. Little did we realise that 8 hours had past by since we met! 8 hours! So we traded cel phone #'s and she then soon later got a bus ride home and I walked back to my hotel room. During this day, she told me that she was on a working holiday visa that expired in Mid-October.
We talked again after I moved into my place (2 days later). We met up for dinner and talked some more. It was very nice and i really enjoyed her company. The next week, I bought my scooter and met her downtown. I only got new 50cc scooter and did not think she could fit on the back, BUT she was small enough to fit. The next day we met again after work, but I brought a spare helmet for her. We went for a tour of the city together - fun!
I found her very very appealing but kept reminding myself "John - you just got here so don't be in a rush to get a new girlfriend, besides she's leaving soon". I was fighting that urge really. Anyway, after our 2nd actual date, I planted a nice kiss on her in the middle of Courtenay Place. Her reaction was a surprise. I thought i blew it -- and said to myself, "oh well...". On the contrary, we walked quietly with no words said, (akward really), but then she grabbed my hand, held it hand and smiled.
SInce that day, we get close and spend tons of time together doing everything from hikes, photography and cooking together & more. By the end of August, we were spending most of our free time together as proper BF and GF. We were incredibly close during her last 45 days here. She spend 4 days a week at my place. Anyway, the day she left for Malaysia was sad. Her and I cried together for hours. After she left, I scheduled myself to take some basic Mandarin classes. My GF also teaching me Mandarin now too.
Since her leaving in mid-October, we've been using Skype Video calls for free to talk and see eachother. It's been hard, but seeing eachother's faces, is amazing, but a tease at the same time. After 5 days of being gone, we realised that we were in love with one another. After a lot of long talks over video skype about our the uncertainties, she said she was going to move back to NZ permanently in June 08 to be with me. We even talked about getting married somewhat for 2009. I never thought I'd feel this, but moving to NZ from the USA was a life refreshing change for me, but then meeting my girlfriend only my SECOND day in Wellington was like scoring the lottery after moving to paradise.
I submitted my PR application (ITA) not too long after she left for Malaysia. Once my PR is approved, she will be applying for a 12 month work permit under my PR sponsorship. After the 12 months of her work permit, she can apply for PR under partnership.
Sure we have to go through the NZIS hola hoops, but this has become a miracle of moving to Wellington from the USA and the meeting the girl of my dreams only on my 2nd day living here. The move here was PLANNED, meeting her was not.
I hope to all the single people moving here to better their lives, that this miracle can happen to them too...
;) ;)
I cannot even describe how happy I am now.
-John
After looking around www.Trademe.co.nz and finding a nice place in Island Bay, I secured that place on the morning of July 21st. I was happy indeed. That SAME day I went for a walk down on Welly's sunny but cold waterfront to talk some photos and enjoy the first sunny day at my new home city. I saw a lot of people that day just wandering around. I saw little Asian girl with a camera talking photos near me, so I asked her if she wanted a photo of herself (with her camera) with the Welly CBD as a backdrop. In pretty good English, she said, "Yes please".
So we just hung out talking since she was doing the same activity as me - photography. I was not able to move in until July 23, so I just stayed in the hotel until. We ended up going for a nice walk and then catching a Harry Potter movie at the Courtenay Place cinema. After we got dinner together and talked more. It was fun. Little did we realise that 8 hours had past by since we met! 8 hours! So we traded cel phone #'s and she then soon later got a bus ride home and I walked back to my hotel room. During this day, she told me that she was on a working holiday visa that expired in Mid-October.
We talked again after I moved into my place (2 days later). We met up for dinner and talked some more. It was very nice and i really enjoyed her company. The next week, I bought my scooter and met her downtown. I only got new 50cc scooter and did not think she could fit on the back, BUT she was small enough to fit. The next day we met again after work, but I brought a spare helmet for her. We went for a tour of the city together - fun!
I found her very very appealing but kept reminding myself "John - you just got here so don't be in a rush to get a new girlfriend, besides she's leaving soon". I was fighting that urge really. Anyway, after our 2nd actual date, I planted a nice kiss on her in the middle of Courtenay Place. Her reaction was a surprise. I thought i blew it -- and said to myself, "oh well...". On the contrary, we walked quietly with no words said, (akward really), but then she grabbed my hand, held it hand and smiled.
SInce that day, we get close and spend tons of time together doing everything from hikes, photography and cooking together & more. By the end of August, we were spending most of our free time together as proper BF and GF. We were incredibly close during her last 45 days here. She spend 4 days a week at my place. Anyway, the day she left for Malaysia was sad. Her and I cried together for hours. After she left, I scheduled myself to take some basic Mandarin classes. My GF also teaching me Mandarin now too.
Since her leaving in mid-October, we've been using Skype Video calls for free to talk and see eachother. It's been hard, but seeing eachother's faces, is amazing, but a tease at the same time. After 5 days of being gone, we realised that we were in love with one another. After a lot of long talks over video skype about our the uncertainties, she said she was going to move back to NZ permanently in June 08 to be with me. We even talked about getting married somewhat for 2009. I never thought I'd feel this, but moving to NZ from the USA was a life refreshing change for me, but then meeting my girlfriend only my SECOND day in Wellington was like scoring the lottery after moving to paradise.
I submitted my PR application (ITA) not too long after she left for Malaysia. Once my PR is approved, she will be applying for a 12 month work permit under my PR sponsorship. After the 12 months of her work permit, she can apply for PR under partnership.
Sure we have to go through the NZIS hola hoops, but this has become a miracle of moving to Wellington from the USA and the meeting the girl of my dreams only on my 2nd day living here. The move here was PLANNED, meeting her was not.
I hope to all the single people moving here to better their lives, that this miracle can happen to them too...
;) ;)
I cannot even describe how happy I am now.
-John