Yay, today ive finally made my first move to realising my backpacking plan...actually it wont be the first step, considering ive renewed my national ID just for the sake of getting outta the country...(not because of the deadline, who cares bout the deadline?)
So earlier...i found out that the NZ Visa online application for Malaysian applicants is being enabled at the official immigration website...i was thrilled...reason? Now i don't hafta hop all the way to Singapore to apply for my visa...i can do it all online...hence saving all the travelling fees...
and YES, ive made the payment for the processing fees...paid through credit card online...im not sure if it is secure, what im sure is, it's gonna save me lotsa hassle to go to the Embassy to make the payment...and geez, it's a whopping $120 NZD....just to process the Visa...and NO, they don't guarantee that your application will be successful, it's all subject to approval...so say, in the event that it is rejected (touch wood), my money will just be absorbed, like that...
Ive also checked out the airfares...and it aint as cheap as i thought it'd be...gosh, it's another RM3600 at least via SIA...and i needa bring over $4200 NZD to prove that i have enough funds to sustain myself while im there for a maximum of six months...(malaysians can only stay for 6 mths...such discrimination)...
I plan to go once ive obtained my national ID (needed as a second document to prove my nationality, other than passport)...and that means i needa wait at least six months...come to think of it, it'd be good to save as much as i can during this six months, so that i don't hafta use the money in FD...
Well, now that i've applied for the visa, i can only seat here and wait for its approval...*fingers crossed*...i only hope i can get the Visa, otherwise i will hafta look for other destinations to lay my foot on...On second thought, instead of getting a return ticket to NZ, i will just purchase a one way ticket, and then i can decide where i will go from there once my six months' off...im not sure if i will get into trouble with the customs for having a one-way ticket, but it's worth the risk...i heard that the ticket from NZ to Aus is kinda cheap...hehe...or maybe i can go tasmania for a while...or Christmas island...is all about the south pacific for now...
In the mean time, i can search for some backpackers' jobs online...i found that working in the vineyard can fetch $15 an hour...im just wondering how tough it'd be...or i can work in the farm, at the dairies, helping to make cheese...you can even get free accommodation if you help to make beds for three hours at the hostel...
Im happy...
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