Kiwi Speak - part 2

Excited na akong makarating dito sa NZ ang Ate Christine ko. As early as now, I would like to prepare some things for her. May mga itinabi na akong ilang gamit para sa kanya. I’m also making this list of things she needs to know about New Zealand.

I thought kiwi-speak would be a good start. I did a blog about the kiwi accent before. This time I’m posting some terms that are called differently from Pinas.

cheerios = cocktail sausage

banger = sausage
barbie = BBQ

kebab – barbeque on stick

across the ditch = across the Tasman Sea to Australia
bach = pronounced as batch, small holiday house
bloke = ordinary guy/man

rubbish – garbage

bugger - mild swearing, as in damn

chilly bin = cooler box

chippies – big version ng french fries

jersey = sweater (you don’t use a jersey to play basketball)

jumper = sweater
jandals – sandals, step-in

singlet = sando

dairy = bigger version ng sari-sari store
OE = overseas experience (working holiday abroad)
Judder bar = speed bump/hump sa kalsada
Lolly = candy, sweet
nana = grandmother
nick = steal
Pakeha = Maori term for person of European descent
flip-flops = rubber sandals (ie. Spartan, BeachWalk, etc.)

see ya! = see you later (even if you won't meet again)
serviette = table napkin
suss = to figure out
togs = swim suit
tomato sauce = ketchup
tap = gripo

trolley = shopping cart
ute = small pickup truck
foot path = sidewalk

boot = car trunk

bonnet = hood of a car

Hokey Pokey = mini-butter balls; a favorite kiwi ice-cream flavour

may part 3 pa 'to…. abangan

Hot Water Beach, Coromandel Peninsula

06 Feb, Treaty of Waitangi Day. Walang pasok. With some friends from aklNZpinoys, we went to Hot Water Beach, Coromandel Peninsula.

True to its name, the beach sits on an underground hot spring. You have to dig your own pool (parang lubluban ng kalabaw), hope to find the right “spot”, then enjoy. Pag high-tide natatabunan ng seawater yung spring so best go there when the tide is low.

At first, we dug this big pool. Ang laki at lalim na ng nahuhukay namin pero ang lamig pa din ng tubig. Kainis! May naawang puti, pinalipat kami sa pool nila kasi paalis na sila. So we had our readymade, second-hand pool :)

My mini-garden

Aside from learning the guitar, there's another thing that's keeping me busy lately. My mini-garden. I tried to revive the ornamental plants my mom planted when she was here (14 months ago). Meron din akong itinanim na bago - veggies (tomato, spinach, spring onion, capsicum, chili, celery) and succulents. I put them in plant boxes which Henry made (from old crates).

Di ko alam kung makakabuhay ako ng halaman because I never tried planting before. So far, green pa naman silang lahat. Nakapag-harvest na ako ng spinach, spring onions and celery. Sulit na yung investment kong $15.