Today is 5 June. This time in 5 weeks we'll be in Singapore. Bloody hell! We actually leave NZ on 3 July. We're spending a week in Australia so Matilda can meet her grand-nana, aunts, uncles and her cousin Hudson who was born 3 months after her.

We still have a bit to do. This weekend we'll move next door to Mel's mum's place. We need to clean up our place so we can rent it. Moving out will make it a bit easier because we have stuff we want to take but we're still using. We've done quite a bit of packing but it's still not finished. Part of the package I get is a relocation allowance. But it won't be enough to pay for everything we want to take. Do we take less stuff or pay the extra? Tricky situation. We have to sell our car, as well as a bunch of other stuff. Time is of the essence!

Tonight we had dinner with the committee of the local branch of the New Zealand Geographical Society. I've been involved with the committee for 5 years. They presented me with a greenstone pendant. It's a fish hook which is supposed to give me protection when travelling over water, which is perfect. I was really stoked because I've wanted some greenstone ever since I first visited NZ in 2000. For some reason I've never bought anything. Mel told me tonight that you shouldn't buy it for yourself because it's bad luck and it won't have any meaning. I didn't know that but it fits nicely:)