Boxing day in NZ | Taking the ferry to town

[@joanfan6937]

U made a lighning morning trip to Auckland with a breeze tour of the town. Cool. Thank you.si much for the short video despite ur busy study schedule in the pipeline.

[@ReddotDiaries]

No worries always so happy to share Joan!!

[@yeezeey4037]

Man I miss Auckland. It is expensive to travel from Singapore to NZ but was lucky my then company sent me to NZ, Auckland for a work trip back in 2001. Shops along Queen Street is much different then as in now. Back then there are just souvenir shops one after another and mostly operated by Chinese. Now it seem more hip and upmarket. Love to revisit the place one more time in my lifetime... Thanks for your video, I had done a virtual one now, at least lol!

[@leewn2319]

Hi Steve, Thanks for showing Auckland’s city Queens Street malls. It surely reflect the Commonwealth’s influence of naming streets which you can find in Australia Cities & also Sg. The ferry surely looks like going Batam or Bintan from Harbourfront. Maybe one day Sg can run a ferry service from Changi Airport to Marina South or Clifford Pier

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you for watching! actually you're right there are many names here that overlap with SG also. It'll be nice if there were more ferry routes in SG. Maybe going to JB will nice too

[@ztslplayztslplay3542]

So happy and enjoy watching your video stay well and thanks for sharing👍

[@maryngshwuling9916]

Thanks for sharing 🌈

[@vyviantan1224]

Nice watching your video and seeing life in foreign city since we are all stuck home because of Covid. Stay safe and enjoy your trip.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you Vyvian and happy new year..!

[@technologynewbie7661]

A nicely done video on Auckland Steve. I like the background tune you had on your return trip back to Birkenhead, it goes so well with the cafe scene and you boat trip. I believe the reason for the lack of Starbucks is because NZ has a very strong cafe culture and most kiwis support their local cafes, so Starbucks is not competing well against the local cafes.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you! I always have a hard time choosing bgm. I spoke to some of my friends and they said same thing about cafe. They were like huh why would you go to sb?? they have terrible coffee. I guess I'm just too used to going sb from sg life. Been trying some local cafes lately and they really were quite nice!

[@tenga3tango]

Wow , nice Auckland , the water surrounding is so clean.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Yes it's very clean here!

[@princessteddy7079]

Thanks for bringing us on a nice ferry trip to town and exploring Queen Street! Good that White Hippo can take a break too~ 😆 Also, I just can't help laughing so much when u blurt out oh so naturally in Singlish "...all my other memory cards are very small one.." followed by (BETTER LAST LONG LONG) in words! Another good video!!! Thank you and take care too!!! 👍😊

[@ReddotDiaries]

Haha you heard all that 😅 the voice in my head talks like that...😂

[@arstiahsu793]

I love to walk along Queen Street! Missed this.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Come back again!!

[@two2hills]

Auckland really gives a relaxing vibes, beautiful and clean.

[@kirklee8898]

Wait till border opens up again, then fuiyoooh, whole Queen St look like Chinatown again LOL. A few years back, got mainlander tourist spit on footpath somemore walau eh. Need to send them to Spore for some proper education, AND Caning yes yes.

[@danishjumari2870]

Woah taking a ferry to town is kinda weird for a Singaporean like me 😅. But I find it cool that it's as easy as taking a bus, and it doesn't take very long to get to the destination. Another interesting video and happy new year!

[@ReddotDiaries]

It felt a bit weird for me too! felt like I was on a holiday in some australian city

[@PosPsycho88]

You are superb....such a big portion of all day breakfast. With 20 mins on the clock, you can manage to buy a SD card and rush back on time to catch your ferry 😊👍

[@ReddotDiaries]

Haha yeah I can eat very fast one. I was surprised to actually make it in the end haha

[@sandykitlee]

Holy moly..I miss Auckland City...it took me 2 to 3 hours bus back to the small town ..that's 1 Starbucks I remember..and daiso..Hahaha

[@ReddotDiaries]

Hahaha yeah exactly. I think public transport is now a little better but still no starbucks liao

[@sandykitlee]

@@ReddotDiaries oh mine..so sad..2015 I was in Auckland..that's Starbucks

[@albertkoey]

Looks a lot like an Australian city. Brisbane, Sydney, etc. Similar street names - Queen Street. Stay safe!

[@jonathanlee4305]

When you got off the ferry, the M Social? That’s where SQ crew are staying in a quarantine hotel! Really lovely to see you walking about Auckland and that’s like what it used to be Pre COVID! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and looking forward to a better new year!

[@ReddotDiaries]

Ohh is it?? Feel bad for them being stuck in a hotel like that. Hope it won't be too long before people can travel in and out of NZ..!

[@kirklee8898]

They initially stayed at some Manukau apartments near the airport, but some building residents got angry and feared the crew had covid, so threaten to kick them out.

[@jonathanlee4305]

@@ReddotDiaries I miss walking about in Auckland! But it’s okay! They feed us well and it’s a really comfy hotel!

[@jonathanlee4305]

@@kirklee8898 I really don’t blame them with all the chaos caused by the virus. C’est la vie.

[@tgreensake3855]

Good to see the ferry ride! Thank you for sharing!

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you..!

[@nzape10]

Thanks for sharing boxing day in NZ.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you for watching...!

[@kristypua9275]

Nice place and good weather. Wow the breakfast is too big for me can be eaten for two meals 😄😄. Ferry reminds me of Kusu Island 😝

[@5u5an56]

Hey Steve, Merry xmas! And yes, you can choose the sugar level in the BBT.

[@jusjusrunsworld]

Auckland looks pretty nice with the cooling weather compared to SG. Great array of shops in town as well!

[@ReddotDiaries]

Oh no can't compare the shops with sg..! Here is very limited

[@jusjusrunsworld]

@@ReddotDiaries hope u get to visit sg again soon!

[@shan2lu]

Thanks for the video! Nice to take water transport, so convenient and fun! 😁

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thanks Youme and happy new year to you again..!

[@JennieNg84]

Hi Steve, thank you for letting us see the orchard road of Auckland. I think the cafe Melba and the one in Singapore just happens to have the same name…Electronic devices and stuff are so way much more expensive anywhere on the world unless it’s in the states. Like apple in Singapore and US the prices are so much different….

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you Jennie! Yes every country different but nz is on a different level expensive 🥲

[@nilsmada]

Thanks Steve, for this short trip report. Let me get to know a bit of the CBD of Auckland. Does makes me feel that it's like in Sydney or Perth though with such street names. Hope to see more when you venture out to other parts of the North/South Islands, I really hop to see and get to know more of the outer regions. Love your "All Day Breakfast", looks like "Full English" in a way. Yummy!!! Makes me hungry!!! Stay safe & healthy.

[@ReddotDiaries]

hey, you're right and it's quite similar to australian cities. And yes! will show you more of outer regions for sure:)

[@trellbell]

I'm assuming black Friday here in the states is our version of boxing day. It sounds like you got a great deal on the cos bag!

[@chaykengfai825]

A good choice to take the ferry for yr shopping day. There are a lot of shops at Queens Street. Bought my rugby jersey at the corner of Queen Street 😀

[@ReddotDiaries]

Ahhh which jersey did you get? All blacks?

[@chaykengfai825]

@@ReddotDiaries All Blacks & Crusaders

[@jessietay163]

You looked fresh and good today.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you!! I think because I shaved.. 😅

[@user-eg4ks7xh8k]

Queen Street sure changed a lot since the last time I've been there...Weather must be so shiok

[@ReddotDiaries]

It is shiok but lately it's really as hot as singapore!

[@sgyoda4499]

Nice with different sides of NZ and you doing shopping. Like your comparison to Batam ferry and orchard road…😆

[@ReddotDiaries]

Yeah it really felt like taking sindo ferry to batam.. man I miss that trip so much. Miss the whole experience of taking mrt to hfront and taking ferry there.. hope you had a good ny!!

[@viok2932]

Lovely trip to town! The swanky mall is cool too!

[@kirklee8898]

Commercial Bay. Along with all the Prada and fancy shops, they were all built for the tourist, cruise ships, America's Cup, APEC summit. Then BAMMMMM.... Covid19.

[@letitiaan]

@@kirklee8898 Typical to try to spruce things up and quickly cash in on some events (that are seen as 'big', but actually, relatively small on the international scale), rather than aim for and aspire to a generally more productive and prosperous society and economy. Those shops have almost no customers. And people tend to steer clear of the area because of the annoying skateboarder losers and beggars etc all over the place.

[@Kiwiaviatornz]

Hi Steve I hope you enjoyed your time in the city, the ferry reminds me of the one that goes to Kawau island I hope you had a good Christmas and will have a good new year

[@ReddotDiaries]

Hey I just looked up Kawau Island and it looks beautiful!! Hope you enjoyed the new year break too!

[@caijunlong1006]

It's so strange. Taking a ferry to town. So many tall buildings now. The breakfast looks good. Got chilli sauce?

[@ReddotDiaries]

Don't have chilli sauce la. that would have gone well with the hash brown. Yeah I also noticed now got a few tall buildings compared to before!

[@basilchia4892]

Happy New Year 2022 🎉🎊😁💕👌

[@ReddotDiaries]

Happy new year!!

[@ahiga1989]

No Ikea in NZ *not yet hahaha, thanks for another great video Steve, jealous of that new huge mall as compared to what we get in Christchurch

[@kirklee8898]

Walau eh $14.99 for a jug. Kmart only $3 LMAO

[@ahiga1989]

@@kirklee8898 maybe warehouse cheaper hahaha

[@ReddotDiaries]

Hey Alex! yeah I heard they will be opening in the future... but don't know when bro. Things seem to happen at a slower pace here. Hows summer in chch? heard it can get pretty hot there too

[@jsolfin185]

If you're ever going through Hamilton, you should visit the Hamilton Gardens. They are very cool and they have lots of different themed gardens from around the world. They won an award for best garden in the world in 2014. The Singapore Botanic gardens won the same award so I wonder how they compare?

[@ReddotDiaries]

oh wow really? I had no idea. I've heard about the Hamilton garden so will pay a visit one day for sure! It will be interesting to see how it compares also

[@abrahambowen1453]

Thank you for sharing your video. I did that in NSW from my Suburb to Sydney. Much faster to go to the city.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you..! I think Sydney and AKL are quite similar.. although it's much smaller here. Happy NY!

[@basilchia4892]

No more Sindo ferry lah , they close shop two years back lah , Steve 🙂😁😁😁💕

[@ReddotDiaries]

Yah actually I remember also. It became like penguin ferry or smth right haha

[@basilchia4892]

You missed that punggol nasi lemak near jalan pelikat is it ? Steve 🙂😁😁😁

[@ReddotDiaries]

Yah the one at upper sgoon. It's good but tbh don't think worth queing for me la

[@wwpoof]

Me Singaporean watching the video from another Korean-Singaporean introducing NZ to us 🤔😇😁!! That Queens street stretch looks like Spore too. Lol.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Haha that's interesting aye..! It does a bit actually you're right!

[@ewmurphy]

Reminds me of your pulau hantu trip leh...

[@ReddotDiaries]

Wah watch my video till so late is it 😅 yeah I was thinking the same bro.

[@letitiaan]

ohh, that's my neighbourhood, haha. You went past my office and almost past my house, haha. "Orchard Road of Auckland"😂 That brunch looked good😋

[@kirklee8898]

Wah you have a house..... on Queen St????

[@letitiaan]

@@kirklee8898 😅 Almost.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Ah look we all stay in NZ! Hope you're both enjoying the nice weather in AKL today!

[@letitiaan]

@@ReddotDiaries Yes, how exciting. Clearly the place to be. But yes, nice weather 🙌

[@revathik9225]

Another enjoyable video.....was just wondering, how much does one generally tip at cafes in NZ? Is it the norm to tip?

[@jaygee5693]

Tipping is not expected, as cafe workers earn at least the minimum wage of $20 ph. If a tip is left, it's usually only for especially good service.

[@revathik9225]

@@jaygee5693 Thanks for the info....plan to visit NZ when the borders open...this will come in handy since tipping norms vary from place to place

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you Revathi. Like jaygee said no tip required here!

[@samiao90]

love ur videos, wonder if u can use some lofi vlog bgm ? hahaha

[@ReddotDiaries]

Hey!! Thank you!! Yeah do you have any that you would recommend? Most of them are copyrighted 😅

[@kentheman88]

more vlog keep up the good job bro!!

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you Kenny!

[@hui2ng]

there is no christmas deco at the town huh ;p

[@ReddotDiaries]

No... I don't think so..not like orchard road anyway 😅 maybe I missed it because I went on 26th 😆

[@piyenting7156]

Oh ya, it's a new mall! At last something modern. 😂

[@ReddotDiaries]

I know..😅😅🥰

[@piyenting7156]

@@ReddotDiaries Thanks for "bringing" me back to Auckland town! I think I ate at that same alley before. 😁

[@basilchia4892]

The ferry feel like going to batam in Singapore from vivo city 💕😶👌

[@ReddotDiaries]

Yeah exactly bro.. except there is no stall selling nasi lemak there haha

[@anna_wong]

New Zealand is pretty similar to Australia hor? Also have ferry services and even their shopping/CBD area also look similar.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Eh I thot you stay in sg? Stay up till so late😅 yeah pretty much the same except nz is much smaller

[@kirklee8898]

No, NZ is better than Australia. Anymore questions?

[@basilchia4892]

Do you missed the food at pelikat ? Steve. ? 😁

[@ReddotDiaries]

I absolutely do! Mala, turtle soup, bkt where do I start

[@jorgerodriguezcastillo3887]

Nice video!

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thanks buddy!

[@jasontungjw]

Didn't know the EXIT signage is same as Singapore lol

[@whatchadoin7315]

Damn i miss Queen Street.

[@elainelam3949]

Hey, thanks Steve, for taking us shopping in NZ on Boxing Day. Interesting experience. Cheers.

[@ReddotDiaries]

Thank you Elaine!

[@basilchia4892]

How are you ahh? How is your holiday ?

[@ReddotDiaries]

Came back already bro. Working my ass off to make $$

[@cheeweistephenlim8372]

3 passenger is not enough for cost of the ferry fuel !with few passengers per trip money down the drain hehe.

[@kirklee8898]

Taxpayers paying for your trip. You're welcome! Ahahahaha

[@ReddotDiaries]

I ought to use the ferry service more now. Actually found it quite convinient

[@dailytravelclips612]

in sg always ++. life is better in nz

[@ReddotDiaries]

Yeah ++ is one thing I don't miss haha..

[@RoseyTan1979]

Bet U were missing some kopi with Kaya toast and soft boiled eggs when U were having that breakfast. 😅

[@kirklee8898]

There were some kopitiams on Queen St and places near Auckland Uni, but most have closed down because not many International students in the country at the mo.

[@покатак-щ5н]

How much is our profession in demand, in demand? In Singapore and New Zealand. Treat people and help people !!! 🔥🔥🔥👋

[@里奥-e3o]

Is it easier to take ferry to town than driving?

[@ReddotDiaries]

It actually was! best part is no need to look for or pay for parking

[@kirklee8898]

ummmm... casual contact????? "On December 26, he visited popular shopping precinct Commercial Bay - the “highest concentration of high-quality retail and food” in Auckland, according to its website - between 2.30pm and 4.30pm. He also visited Chinese restaurant Sunny Town, in the same shopping precinct, between those hours."

[@ReddotDiaries]

Hey Kirk, i saw that too but I was outta there by 11.40am so should be fine. Thanks for letting me know anyways

[@покатак-щ5н]

hello my friend Steve! I live in Russia and practice chiropractic! I use the traditional techniques, I also apply the percussion technique, there are 2. This is so-sen instrumental straightening of the spine with a hammer! I would like to leave Russia and work either in Singapore or New Zealand! Tell my friend how hard it is to start working and what documents are needed? Should I start this and will there be enough patients for me to straighten the spine? It takes me 60 minutes for one session and the price is $ 50. We are colleagues and we are doing one of our favorite things and I think you will answer me my dear friend !!! Thanks a lot for your answer!!!

[@ReddotDiaries]

Hello!!! Yes i would be happy to help and let you know. For NZ, you'll probably have to sit board exam.. and getting a work visa is another story so I wouldn't recommend it unless you really want to live in NZ. Singapore will be a great option for you too. I believe many chiropractors left during covid so there was shortage of chiropractors when I left 6 months ago. You can email me if you have any other questions about Singapore too!

[@покатак-щ5н]

@@ReddotDiaries Thanks, dear friend! I wrote on instagram!🔥

[@jervellec]

❤️

[@kirklee8898]

"Only three people on ferry" LMAO welcome to Auckland, where mum, dad, each kid, each dog all have a car EACH

[@ReddotDiaries]

Hey Kirk! Haha omg I have to say the traffic here can be pretty bad.. hope you had a nice Xmas break bro!

[@kirklee8898]

Also $5k five series beamer is adding to the problem lol. In Spore, that model is worth $100k ahahahah

[@lucaskoh5212]

Seem like you missed Batam a lot.🤣

[@ReddotDiaries]

Hahahaha yeah miss A&W bro

[@kman3800]

Nice

[@clovischen1221]

Yo Steve, does ppl in NZ has a median salary compared to SG? All the prices I see are quite expensive ya

[@ReddotDiaries]

Yo Clovis, minimum wage here is $20 but pay more tax, things cost more so in the end still left with no money in pocket

[@mingzy]

Why do you need to take the ferry? Cannot drive there ha?

[@ReddotDiaries]

Can drive la but this day just decided to take ferry lor. Ferry cheaper than parking car there also

[@basilchia4892]

Remind me of Batman💕😁👌

[@ReddotDiaries]

Batam or batman bro haha

[@basilchia4892]

@@ReddotDiaries you know lah 😁 our phones always correct our spelling on its own without us knowing 😁😁 I wanted to say batam

[@jehanc]

You are Korean but you are some sort of having Singapore built in culture with you.

[@ReddotDiaries]

I think you've summed it up very well 😊

[@basilchia4892]

Steve you look better if you shave 💕😁👌

[@ReddotDiaries]

Haha thanks duly noted and just shaved lol

[@kirklee8898]

All masked up, nobody cares. The other day, I put on some red lipstick, and nobody noticed lol

[@Jo-lz4ie]

The streets are quite dirty 🤭

[@kirklee8898]

Haiyaaa, no caning, that is why dirty lorrr.

[@letitiaan]

@@kirklee8898 I've seen your comments, and have to say (sorry to say..) everything you say is right. Ashamed of my country but trying to enjoy and make best of it because I'm stuck here for now.