Sunday, 4 October 2009

Strawberry Picking in New Zealand

** Since FuFu was busy for the preparation to Germany and couldn't get the Europe World Tour updated, hence he would like to share some of the previous posts. Here is the old entry written in New Zealand while FuFu was working parttime picking strawberry in Albany almost two years ago. Wish you guys would still like it. He is now waiting the flight off to Frankfurt, Germany at Bandaranaye International Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka. **

FuFu Working Holiday
Albany, Aukland, New Zealand
27 December 2007 - 22 January 2008


Gerelja Bros Strawberry Orchard.


Strawberries. Huge, juicy, and sweet.


Yeah, the strawberries FuFu had nicely picked.


Friends were busy picking while FuFu was busy taking pictures.


Strawberry picking buddy, Syu Jin (Korea).


Strawberry picking buddies, Yumi and Miyuki (Japan).


Strawberry packing that going to be exported to Australia.


Strawberry picking buddy, Kimmy (Malaysia).


Strawberry Jam Washing Team.


Off for sightseeing on Sunday - Sky Tower, Aukland.


In front of National Musuem, Aukland, New Zealand.


Mount Eden, Joey, Joe, Jack and FuFu.

112 comments:

  1. toto : yeah finally ya :) so no more complain from now on ok?? since you got the sofa now... so here is your additional gift from fufu - best wishes from bandaranayake international airport, colombo, sri lanka

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  2. 你过境室里兰卡?

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  3. toto : yes... have been facebooking twitter-ing and msn-ing for like 3hrs already...the free HIGH speed internet acceshere is awesome!! KLIA gotta learn from the homecountry of those working in malaysia as labours... >"< kudos to the airport authority or i will be sure damn bored waiting for frankfurt for 6hrs... anyhow i have killed 3hrs and now gonna explore the airport before getting ready for the flight to my destination... bye

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  4. 我二弟去过纽西兰观光哦,你是怎么得到这份工作的呀?做了一个月吧?我感觉是苦差,很消耗体力的。
    你有韩日马等联合国的同事,那新加坡的呢?
    哈,草莓如果是甜的我就爱吃,带酸的就免了。。。。
    无论如何,谢谢你的“礼物”哦,一切顺利!

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  5. toto : yeah that was a working holiday visa... valid for 9myhs but i didnt fully utilise it >.< as i need to move on to australia, indonesia, and laos that i had planned... that's my initial travel around the world in a year :) no worries ya and i bet you would love new zealand's strawberry...damn juicy and sweet~ i used to eat the berries while picking them hohohoho... big+fresh+juicy+sweet =p

    yeah strawberry picking is a tough job... erm but i heard it's better than apple picking, because apple is very heavy :) i had only been to the apple orchard in japan...

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  6. :P a little bit sour is ok fr me ~ i like strawberry, great if ice cream is available too XD

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  7. Bro, yum cha with me when u come back from Germany. Wa lau, that will be 2 years later...

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  8. huh, study again?
    wish u good luck~ lolz..
    arhg...i want those strawberries lah....

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  9. 這個工作好。。吃到你怕怕。。。哈哈哈

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  10. Woo..... juicy red strawberries, I can't help.... yes!! so sweet.

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  11. I been to New Zealand once, it's a nice place to visit...

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  12. Wow! Strawberries look so sweet! Look at the redness.. yummy~ Did you eat them while picking them? :P

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  13. 好美啊!很向往的地方 =)

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  14. huh??!! i thot you'd still continue with your europe trip, why suddenly jump over so far to New Zealand?? hahaha.. so did you suffer from backache while working in the strawberry farm?? :p

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  15. What a great experience and you can sit there to do the packaging as well...good good ^^

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  16. Good luck on your studies. Enjoy Germany!

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  17. I think it should spell "Auckland". I've lived in NZ for 10 years and I never go strawberry picking before. How pathetic of me.

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  18. WOW-Great blogsite!!! I really enjoyed the pictures-thank you for brightening my day!!! Francis http://www.geothermalquestions.net

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  19. WOW-Great blogsite!!! I really enjoyed the pictures-thank you for brightening my day!!! Francis http://www.geothermalquestions.net

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  20. hehe
    i like strawberry vr vry much
    hehe
    rmb buy 4 me
    hahaha
    all d best 4 ur sdty
    gud luck ya^^

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  21. It reminds me of the times in Australia. Strawberry picking is really fun. I remember that I ate a lot of strawberry while in the farm picking. Can't help but just put those nice and sweet strawberry in my mouth. Hehe.
    Next time you can try cherry picking. It will be more fun.

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  22. 看到那红彤彤的草莓,顿时让我眼前一亮,口水蒙流,(¯﹃¯)口水

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  23. use hand to pluck ? i tot need to cut de....
    now in Genting Gothong Jaya also can cut strawberries d oh ~ ^_^

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  24. hi, i m really interested about the working holiday in New Zealand. May i know, when and how long is the strawberry picking season? the working visa for 9 months? i thought it is only valid for 6 months.

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  25. hi, i m vy interested on working holiday in New Zealand. can u pls blog more about the details? the working visa is valid for 9 months? i thought valid for 6 months. any other place in New Zealand is worth to visit? Thanks :) wish u happy travelling

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  26. wow
    big big strawberry
    SWEET
    XD

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  27. Wah liao~. the strawberry! So BIG and RED!! *saliva drooling*

    Can i have some...can courier some to me? *sob sob* my address is.....No 56, XXXXX..hehehehhe!

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  28. wow, it muz had been an amazing experience!!!

    the strawberries were really inviting///hahaha

    hv a safe journey to Germany^^

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  29. 就是這樣了,祝你學成歸來了~!

    ps 最後第二張有我的照片不好吧。。

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  30. 这篇我肯定看过了,
    採草莓的时候可以一直偷吃吧,哈哈哈,
    很爽咯~~~~~
    很想念你了

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  31. Strawberry啊~~~(尖叫)
    你别吃那么多~留点给我们~
    XDD

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  33. 你是否很讨厌冬天?
    不管去那里都是在夏天去。

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  34. exported to AUSTRALIA???i thought australia is one of the strawberry export country?????ANYWAY...一路顺风...
    if next year i'm going UK...then we can meet somewhere in europe la....XDHahahhaha...DEAL YA???XD TAKE CARE...WE WILL rEALLY MISS YOU!!!!!

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  35. 哇,看起来好好吃的草莓哦!我要!!!

    富富,过去那里要加油咯,虽然我知道我不说你也会很努力。

    祝一切顺利。:)

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  36. haha.超爱草莓的,你有没有边摘边偷吃阿?哈哈。。
    真得很好吃哦?我想起中国的草莓~也是鲜甜多汁~

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  37. Fufu: I read this story posted last year 2008. So smart, haha... =)
    Hope you post new blog again. I'm Waiting ~~~

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  38. 好大粒的草莓
    真羡慕你啦

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  39. strawberry so big....sweet o not....

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  40. Yummy strawberries!

    So off to Germany for 2 years? Have a great time there! : )

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  41. Wao...the strawberries are big and red...must be sweet and juicy

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  42. Hi Fufu !! The shots are wonderful !! Seems you had a wonderful time..Do check my new blog post also.

    Unseen Rajasthan

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  43. drooling....omg.....the strawberries very big size leh....!! look like very juicy...

    wish u all the best in Germany ^^

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  44. 对草莓又爱又怕,
    爱他的香味,
    但是怕吃到酸的!
    牙齿会感到麻软!
    ;P

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  45. 哇...
    好美啊!
    爽翻了!!!!
    那么多士多啤梨!

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  46. fufu how are you ... ill add u up sa facebook

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  47. If everyday eat strawberries will jelak or not?

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  48. ^^
    those strawberries are so big!

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  49. The second picture is 'DELICIOUS'! The aroma must be HEAVEN!

    I'm curious here. fufu, do you remember your pay for picking these strawberries? Is that an hourly or daily rate?

    By the way, are you enjoying Octoberfest? Only one more day before the festival ends.

    Prost!
    mylo

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  50. yum yum~ juicy!
    can you send some to Malaysia for me? hehe

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  51. All the strawberries you can pick with your basket? Is that how they do it? :)

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  52. 哇!好好吃的草莓咧~
    我要!!!

    祝你一切顺利~

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  53. wa...suddenly go new Zealand to pick strawberry.....i think the taste should be very delicious isnt...

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  54. 这一篇很棒,看到草莓都流口水了【不好意思噢】,草莓是我的最爱=="祝你一切顺利,加油fufu^^

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  55. 纽西兰
    一个到处都是风景如画的国家

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  56. I wan eat the strawberry leh^^haha...

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  57. It must be an interesting and unforgettable memory working in NZ. did u 'curi makan' the strawberries? Since they are so captivating... Lol

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  58. fufu,馬來西亞也有strawberry...haaa
    為你高興啦…哈

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  59. 有书读, 真的好幸福.

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  60. 好鲜艳的草莓哦!我的草莓在哪里呢?

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  61. it looks quite fun to have the experience in picking strawberry~:)
    I hope to have chance to go for working holiday too :)share some tips leh...XD

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  62. 哇,好大的草莓园哦。。。
    一定比这里的新鲜很多,哈哈。。。

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  63. I heard strawberry picking make good bucks!

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  64. I like strawberry very much...
    HOw's r u? pack everything?

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  65. Strawberry! My favorite!!! I love it so much!

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  66. 我的猜測真的沒有錯, 你確實是去德國深造!

    這次唸什麼課程?

    bon voyage, 雖然我遲說了.....!

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  67. wah bro...now u in NZ pulak....gosh...nice country with beautiful sceneries...

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  68. Fufu, I had postponed my Tibet trip to 2011. Lots of uncertainties in this one.

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  69. 我好久没上来了,突然间又可以看到fufu去旅行的照片,真的很爽,
    我第一次看到草莓原来是这样生长的,
    我还蛮山芭的,
    草莓是我最喜欢吃的水果之一了,
    有人问过我草莓是蔬菜还是水果呢,
    我还真的想了一下,不知怎么回答,但听说草莓是蔬菜来的,不过很多人都当它是水果~

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  70. 難得你仲有機會讀書,要好好珍惜喔。我在遙遠的新加坡會祝福你,學業一帆風順,兩年後凱旋返嚟。

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  71. 感觉上是苦差,不过我觉得应该很享受吧?

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  72. Willkommen in Deutschland FUFU! :)

    i know the feeling of picking strawberries ;) enjoy your stay here, where will you stay? anyway i love your pictures of strawberries.

    Laos is a beautiful country you will enjoy your trip there i'm sure ;)

    just me,
    maricar

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  73. Ha ha... You will get the chance to pick German strawberries soon!

    I cannit believe you are going to learn another language!

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  74. Oh my God !!!! So fresh strawberry !!
    I like it sooooooooo much !~

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  75. yum. yum. yum.

    the strawberries looks so fresh and so yummy. LOL.

    have a nice trip. :)

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  76. 聽說fufu要去德國了
    龍貓也好久沒來踩一下

    你是去唸德語麼?
    德國留學是不是不用學費?

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  77. that's fun job!

    hey better email me your address so i can send you a postcard if i get to have another set of simpsons stamps =)

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  78. oh God how many liters of strawberry shake I can make with those! hahahaha

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  79. Beautiful and lovely post !! The shots are amazing and the location is great..Loved the fruits...Thanks FUFU for sharing..My new post is also ready.Do check it..Unseen Rajasthan

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  80. wah...so many Strawberry..
    I like Strawberry...
    haha...

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  81. Sounds like a fun working holidays....newly picked strawberries are nice to eat!

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  82. 在采草梅的时候有偷吃吗?哈哈!还是老板允许你们把较'不美'的草梅带回家吃?

    那个计划有听过..可惜是有年龄限制的
    我还剩没几年而已啦.. :(

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  83. At last few photos, I only see there is someone was acting cool there lo...

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  84. I never liked fresh strawberries. But the jam is heaven!

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  85. Hi, Fufu!!!
    Long time never come to ur house:)
    I like the huge and juicy strawberry, is it sweet?hehe:)
    Looked much sweeter than the one at Cameron Highlands:P:P

    How's study in Germany?
    All de best to you!!!! (dun get drunk ya:P:P)

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  86. 'accidently' saw 2 of my frens in the Jam Washing team..cool man..
    am going to working holidays soon..:)

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