{"id":1000,"date":"2010-12-01T06:36:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/2010\/12\/01\/is-there-a-white-christmas-in-nz\/"},"modified":"2010-12-01T06:36:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-30T22:36:00","slug":"is-there-a-white-christmas-in-nz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/2010\/12\/01\/is-there-a-white-christmas-in-nz\/","title":{"rendered":"Is there a white Christmas in NZ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bing Crosby’s “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” is just one of those songs which will never hold true! For us in New Zealand, we can never have a white Xmas….It’s a green, green Xmas…after all.<\/p>\n

Christmas in NZ is nothing about snows and sleighs but it\u2019s more of the sun, the sand & BBQ!! Unlike the other parts of the world, NZ celebrates Xmas in the middle of the summer. So, at this time, people would go out camping or spending their family time at their Baches or holiday homes. Celebrating Xmas here is nothing about being religious, but it\u2019s more about spending time with family and friends. Most workplaces would organize Xmas BBQs, lunches or dinners to get the staff together in close spirits.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m currently working at Knighton Normal School Before &After School Care and at Silverdale After School care program. Last year, KASP treated us for a Xmas dinner at Lonestar while this year, the grande dinner was held at Domaine on Victoria Street. I would say that Domaine is rather posh from its deco but the choice of food was quite limited. I don\u2019t think I can be picky at this when KASP is paying for my dinner. Thank you KASP\u2026I had a great night last week. I just wished I could stay longer and spend the rest of the night \u2018partying\u2019 with the girls\u2026<\/p>\n

Silverdale ASC hosted a light lunch at the Pumice in Terapa last year and we had a sort of \u2018traditional\u2019 Xmas lunch at Hazel Hayes this year. Hazel Hayes has its retro look, very charming indeed\u2026with quite a variety of choices especially for a \u2018vegetarian\u2019 like me\u2026Here are some pics I took during our social outings.<\/p>\n

Fish of the day
\"\"<\/a>Diana & me
\"\"<\/a>The girls: Amy, Nathalie, Louise, Jasmine, Hayley
\"\"<\/a>More girls…Gaye, Val, Daphne our boss
\"\"<\/a>Gaye, Bela, jacquie, paula & me
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2010 Silverdale Normal School (ASC) Christmas Brunch at Hazel Hayes, Victoria Street<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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Present-exchange session after brunch<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span>\"\"<\/a>Courgette Fritata with Feta Cheese & Pumpkin Seeds with Strawberry & Mango salad<\/span><\/span>, and Lime Chutne<\/span>y
\"\"<\/a>Yummy Trim Latte<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>The retro deco<\/span> at Hazel Hayes<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>We had presents exchange with the staff at ASC..It was Christie’s turn to unwrap her Xmas present<\/span><\/p>\n
\"\"<\/a>Frances (ASC supervisor) & me<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Margaret Anne & daughter Michelle<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Christie & Bryce<\/span>
\"\"<\/a>Margaret Anne, Michelle & me posing outside Hazel Hayes Cafe on Victoria Street<\/span>
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2009 CHRISTMAS PARTIES<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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Knighton Normal School 2009 Xmas Dinner at LoneStar<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n

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The gang from Knighton (KASP) gang: Myself, Bela, Gaye, Louise<\/span>
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The gang from Knighton (KASP) gang, Christine, Margaret, Diana, Daphne, Val, Paula, Emma<\/span>
\"\"2009 <\/span><\/a>Xmas Dinner at Lone Star with the KASP gang<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>2009 Xmas lunch at the Pumice with Silverdale School ASC gang<\/b>: Christie, Emma, Lauren, Jean, Frances and Margaret Anne<\/span>
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Bing Crosby’s “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas” is just one of those songs which will never hold true! For us in New Zealand, we can never have a white Xmas….It’s a green, green Xmas…after all. Christmas in NZ is nothing about snows and sleighs but it\u2019s more of the sun, the sand & BBQ!! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":87,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-relaxation","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/87"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/hanim\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}