WW: Auckland Harbour in the morning

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I have been coming back to Auckland for more meetings and activities. In New Zealand, We have the biggest concentration of Indonesian diaspora here in the city so that we always have something going on here.

This time, I have some meetings with counterparts at the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology. Moreover, we had the celebration of Indonesian Language and Literature in Auckland as well, so that our team come back here ready for a lot of engagements.

In one of the mornings, we managed to explore the harbour part as we are looking for hearty breakfast. 

The waterfront in Auckland is quite big. It also houses the Museum of Maritime. I haven’t got a chance to check out the museum but hopefully next time I will have ample time to do so.

I strolled around the Princes Wharf, where you can see Hilton Hotel and many restaurants, as well as the Eastern Viaduct and Viaduct Harbour. 

We had our breakfast in this cute restaurant called Giraffe around the area.

I also managed to get some videos for my Youtube channel about this area. Check it out!

So do you like Auckland harbour area?

Such a lovely waterfront and I hope I can go back and explore more in this area.

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Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World and Friends

Welcome back and hope everyone is well.

I have been enjoying back pain this last days huhu. 

I have issues with it for quite sometimes and I guess after all the events and traveling that I have done for the last month back to back, my back seems to complaint and start giving me jolting pain. Not nice at all but I went to my physiotherapist right away and I have been trying acupuncture as well. Hopefully it will work speedily as I have been in pain for quite some times and consuming pain killers in a long time is no good at all. Wish me luck, dear friends.

I guess I haven't shared the festivity of our Diplomatic Reception celebrating the 77th anniversary of Indonesia's independence as well as the National Armed Forces. We had the celebration held at the New Zealand National Library and what a night indeed. 

We had Nusantara, another name for Indonesia, as theme and we have staff and the big family of the Embassy wearing traditional costumes from different parts of Indonesia. It was a memorable night indeed. 

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Discovering Incredible WOW - World of WearableArt Award 2022

The Lady Warrior by Rinaldy Yunardi, the Supreme WOW Award 2022 winner

Kia ora..
Hi everyone.. 

Hope all is well and we continue to enjoy lovely days wherever we are.

I have been wanting to share my experience of watching WOW - World of WearableArt Award here in Wellington, New Zealand. It's certainly one of the unique experience I have while living in Aotearoa. Before that, I have encountered the information of WOW since I first landed in Christchurch, New Zealand. Apparently, this event is world-wide famous and undoubtedly, too good to miss

After some pause due to COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most - sought and favorite events the this coolest little capital is back. And it's back with a big bang! 

WOW has been famous for its one-of-a-kind, edgy and memorable show. Clever combination of out-of-this-world fashion designs, non-stop live music, stunning stage and theatric laser show certainly made WOW get its reputation as one of the world-class performance. I have to say it's a perfect combination between Cirque du soleil, live music and non-stop parade of creativity! Too bad we cannot take any photos or videos during the show, we can only do that just a little before and after!

Here's my ticket...

We have bought the ticket since the beginning of the year and we got quite a bargain for the award night. We came to the venue, the TSB Arena, quite early. There was a line up to get the ticket checked and enter the show. It was in September and I have to say the weather was quite chilly as we are in the middle of winter. Yet, that doesn't stop me and Stella, my dear colleague from the Embassy, to come and dress specially for the ocassion! I was wearing my cape-kebaya adorned with embroideries in blue, red, and white, from my favorite boutique, Batik Chic.

Long story short, after arrivingin TSB Arena and lining up for the entrance, we managed to be inside the hall and stroll around before entering the venue. We grabbed the program book, got some souvenirs, brought drinks and munchies, then headed inside the venue. It was impressive! And our seat is not too far away. Only a couple of rows behind the VVIPs tables. We even saw PM Jacinda Ardern and her husband that night. We happened to buy the ticket for the award show. 

What makes it special is that show, we will have the announcement of all the winners.
Estere, Sharn Te Pou and the creative teman behind this show made the night even more special with their original songs, compositions and dances. And surprise, surprise... PM Jacinda was taking the walk on the stage wearing one of the original designs from Aotearoa New Zealand. Cool!

some of the moments taken in WOW 2022, before and after the show.

Moreover, in 2019, the WOW show before COVID - 19 pandemic, the winner for is from Indonesia, Rinaldy Yunardi. He managed to win the Supreme WOW Award, for his design, Lady Warrior, showing his extraordinanry expertise in transforming fragile, organic materials, into such an amazing and beautiful design. 

Do you want to see how wonderful it was? 

Check these photos I took as they showcased this amazing design in the venue. I was lucky to see them right before the show. Get closer to see some details of his exquisite designs.

This year, Monica Ivena from Indonesia also joined the competition but she didn't win.

All in all, I really had so much fun watching this show. I pretty much vowed to go back again next year for the next one. Dame Suzie Moncrieff, the creator of WOW, certainly has established an amazing platform that showcase amazing melange of fashion, art, music, cutting-edge technology, and more.

So, what do you think of WOW 2022? 

For sure I will wait for WOW 2023 and make sure I won't miss it!

WRC - Rally New Zealand 2022 at Auckland

Who loves Rally?

My husband and my son love it so much and they have been following the updates on many platforms of international rally. 

WRC - Rally New Zealand 2022 at Auckland

One of the is WRC or World Rally Championship series and lucky is, in 2022, we have Rally New Zealand. You can imagine how excited they are when they found out about this rally which is held in Auckland from 29 September - 2 October 2022. 

Located in Brookby Farm, around 45 minutes drive from Auckland, we bought the ticket for Jack's Ridge stage for Sunday, October 2nd. Since many rally enthusiasts were coming to this event, we hd a long queuing to get to the parking lot. There are shuttles as well but we managed to walk to the vantage point where we can see the cars in action. 

our super muddy shoes

Unluckily, two days before the event, Auckland and the surrounding cities were poured with endless rain, making the venue muddy, both for the cars and the spectators. We were sliding here and there, walking with boots and bringing 4 umbrellas. It was quite a challenge but it was also fun.

All in all, Kalle Rovanpera is the winner of this rally, with Sebastian Ogier as the runner up and Ott Tanak at the 3rd place and Thierry Neville at the 4th place. 

We stayed there for about 4 hours and we saw the rally as well as other participants from New Zealand. We bought After the second SS, we went back to Auckland and got ready to drive back to Wellington, another 8 - hour drive from CBD.

Well, that's our little story joining WRC - Rally New Zealand 2022 at Auckland. 

See you in the next adventure!