Three events spanning two cities, marred by a botched plane ticking booking, non-perfect cooking and lack of wrapping knowledge. It began by choosing a time slot to head into Wellington at 1pm. The thinking was not to rush to get to the airport however the wedding was at 1pm which I didn't realise. A re-booking fee ($50) was added for me to change to a cheaper flight (would of been $50+ cheaper).
The new flight time was 8am in the morning. I decided to organise accommodation with the Radfords' on the Friday and also cook them a two course Malaysian dinner. Two courses because I don't know how to make a Malaysian dessert. Shrimp Laksa and Hainanese Chicken Rice. The cooking wasn't perfect. The Laksa came out dry and the chicken wasn't seasoned enough. These two dishes can be a meal by themselves and as simple as they are, they do require a lot of preparation. Especially if you're doing it all from scratch. I will make up for it next time I visit.
Saturday 17th July 2010 Sally Doughty and Karl Eagle. The wedding was held in Wellington. At Old St. Paul's church with the reception at Silverstream in Lower Hutt. Due to my not functioning camera I didn't take any pictures of these two locations. However, these venue were a good fit for a traditional wedding. You have an old style church with earlities architecture and stained glass windows followed by the modern angled design at the reception.
Everything went smoothly besides the annoyances of rain and cold. But that didn't hinder the celebrations as the couple had the foresight of arranging cutting of the cake with tea or coffee inside the church. I would of hate to be the bride's maids at photo session being outside but they all made it to the reception without being sick.
This wouldn't be a Jawyei blog without my comments on the food at the reception. All in all it was good, we got served buns, a leaf salad, couscous salad, vegetable stir fry, roasted potatoes, chicken pasta, curried mushrooms, ham on bone and roasted beef. I think there might have been one other dish. The dish that was most outstanding was the potatoes. Perfectly cooked with a firm coating and almost mash potato like texture in the centre. The most disappointing was the stir fry vegetables. Uninspired, some overcooked, some undercooked. Good thing the salads made up for it.
During my time at Wellington I caught up with friends I haven't talked to for awhile. One of them was Stephen Cantwell. After a lengthy discussion on life and the progression of time, combined with marriage of Sally and Karl Eagle, the marriage of Ashliegh and Daniel Radford, the overseas explorations of friends and the secured job placements, that time has finally caught up with me. People around me are moving on to the next stages of life. As it should be being in the late 20s now. I realise that I cannot keep doing what I've been doing for the past seven years. Before I'm 30, I want to have some experience of what it's like being a mid 20s person. I missed out on most of the antics of my late teens and early 20s, I'm not going to miss out on the mid 20s before I'm 30. That's my goal currently but for that to happen I need to move out of home and to do that I need a job. It's great being at NorthTec and being amongst the new students but I am the 'old guy'. I remember when I was at Grafton Hall of Residence and there was a 25 year old student living there. He was the 'old guy' and now, it looks like it's my turn.
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