For my friend’s granddaughter
By Sunrise Fan
@sunrisefan (28524)
Philippines
January 31, 2021 4:17pm CST
My friend’s granddaughter dropped by to pick up the perfume and cream she wanted us to bring home to her father if not because of the lockdown that had us stuck up here in NZ. She will just send the items via international courier.
I asked her if she wanted some fresh lettuce and she said she’d loved to so I went to the garden to harvest some for her. I also picked 5 tomatoes to go with the lettuce.
She’s here in NZ to pursue masteral studies but she fell in love with New Zealand that she wants to stay for good. Her student is expiring on March 11 and our interim visa is expiring too a day after. She’s been trying to find an employer so that her visa can be converted to work visa but has been unlucky to find one. I still wish she can find one to fulfil her dream of staying here for good. She’s the only daughter and child of my friend’s daughter.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
31 Jan 21
Yes, I have taken hundreds of photos of the places we've gone to here in NZ :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
31 Jan 21
@CarolDM Will do. Going over my file for a short while.
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@DianneN (247191)
• United States
1 Feb 21
@sunrisefan Enjoy lunch. Our dinner should be arriving any minute.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
@DianneN Thanks :) Enjoy your dinner too! Done with my lunch :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
Hope you can visit New Zealand someday too. I'm sure you'll enjoy your trip. I also hope things work out for the girl. She's very cute but intelligent. You'd think she's just an elementary student. I'm sure a traffic officer would think she's just 10 or 12 :) Lunch is ready so I'm logging out for now :)
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
New Zealand is indeed a great place to settle in. Those fresh produce look great!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
It probably is and that is why my friend's granddaughter to stay for good. The produce makes the one planting happy :)
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@RebeccasFarm (86833)
• United States
1 Feb 21
How lovely...New Zealand a beautiful land and that lettuce and tomatoes looks so tasty
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
Thanks and yes, New Zealand is indeed a beautiful land. We're just visiting our daughters though and got stuck up here because of the pandemic. Once in a while though, we were still able to go and see beautiful places.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
I hope she does find employment. We have not booked a flight yet as we are unsure of what is happening. Our supposed flight home last June was cancelled by the airline.
@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
I just learned yesterday that one of my ninangs is also living in NZ..
When are you going to send my tomatoes? Hihi
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@brokenbee (11090)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
@sunrisefan I will look at her FB account later.. hihi
Thanks for the tomatoes... seeds hihi jk
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
Sent it via UPS. Arriving next month hehehe! Where does your ninang live in NZ?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
1 Feb 21
At the moment it’s not internal lockdown - it’s the border for incoming international flights that have restrictions like the mandatory 14 days quarantine and only returning citizens and residents allowed to come in.
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
5 Feb 21
Hopefully she will be able to find a job!
Still in NZ?
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@infatuatedbby (94921)
• United States
5 Feb 21
@sunrisefan oh wow!! Hope all is well there!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 Feb 21
@infatuatedbby All is well but I’m bored and miss and want to go home.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 Feb 21
That is my hope too and, yes, I’m still in NZ.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
8 Feb 21
@sunrisefan Yes, you've been exiled a long time, haven't you?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Feb 21
@jaboUK Yes, "exiled" for almost a year now. It will be exactly a year on March 12.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
8 Feb 21
I do not know if our interim can be extended. If possible, I would want to go home though.
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