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Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
And so another weekend comes to pass
Amazing.... January is nearly under the bridge!!
Had quite a nice and relaxing weekend, spent some time Friday night working out the Google Adword strategy for Ngala and got into studying some CSS in the process.
More studying Saturday morning and then out for a ride on my "old" bike together with Chris.
We rode up the Brooklyn hill towards the windmill, continued to Hawkins Hill and then dropped down towards Red Rocks.
I had meself a flat tire on a spot with some awesome views so I ended up mending my tire with a big smile on my face :)
After we got off the beach at the start of Red Rocks we drove to a nearby cafe and had ourselves some much needed lunch, and DARN did it taste good after that hard work!! Chilled for a little while longer and got back onto our bikes to ride along the bays to get back home.
Driving through one of the bays we found whole bunches of people kite surfing, great spectacle to watch, we stopped for a few minutes to enjoy......
Chris cooked some awesome roast and afterwards the boys went into town, I stayed home to do some more studying.
The gents dropped in at 08:00am!!!!!! this morning, I got up 30 minutes after that hahaha OMG I am really getting old LoL.
Did some more studying and left the house to go and visit Willy and Leo, two darling friends that I had the luck of meeting when I just got to New Zealand.
Had some coffee and cake with them and a wonderful chat, always a pleasure to see and hear them, the bring all the best out in me :)
Some more studying (I am starting to get the hand of the CSS concept, might come in handy in the future) and then a gorgeous lasagna by Robs brother Paulus....
So, nothing to interesting to read about I guess :)
Writing it up like that does make me realize how lucky I actually am..... my life and everyone / thing in it, is good!
Had quite a nice and relaxing weekend, spent some time Friday night working out the Google Adword strategy for Ngala and got into studying some CSS in the process.
More studying Saturday morning and then out for a ride on my "old" bike together with Chris.We rode up the Brooklyn hill towards the windmill, continued to Hawkins Hill and then dropped down towards Red Rocks.
I had meself a flat tire on a spot with some awesome views so I ended up mending my tire with a big smile on my face :)
After we got off the beach at the start of Red Rocks we drove to a nearby cafe and had ourselves some much needed lunch, and DARN did it taste good after that hard work!! Chilled for a little while longer and got back onto our bikes to ride along the bays to get back home.
Driving through one of the bays we found whole bunches of people kite surfing, great spectacle to watch, we stopped for a few minutes to enjoy......
Chris cooked some awesome roast and afterwards the boys went into town, I stayed home to do some more studying.The gents dropped in at 08:00am!!!!!! this morning, I got up 30 minutes after that hahaha OMG I am really getting old LoL.
Did some more studying and left the house to go and visit Willy and Leo, two darling friends that I had the luck of meeting when I just got to New Zealand.
Had some coffee and cake with them and a wonderful chat, always a pleasure to see and hear them, the bring all the best out in me :)
Some more studying (I am starting to get the hand of the CSS concept, might come in handy in the future) and then a gorgeous lasagna by Robs brother Paulus....
So, nothing to interesting to read about I guess :)
Writing it up like that does make me realize how lucky I actually am..... my life and everyone / thing in it, is good!
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Picked the wrong bike
Yesterday after the ride with Chris I was not completely happy with my bike but did not think the world of it, I reckoned it was just me....
By the time I had been at work for a few hours and had some off hand discussions with people who are serious about their biking I decided to go talk to my bike guru Hadley.
(Hadley is the bike mechanic at the shop where I always buy my gear, he is a real cool dude a die hard mountain biker and I always have a laugh with him....)
Hadley knew this was coming and he was awesome about the whole thing, he was very keen to make me a happy guy and he went out of his way to make things right.
He was not there when I bought the bike (he is off on the weekends) and as he said, he would have never sold me anything that was lighter than the bike I had before that.
The deal is now that I take back the xcr and Hadley will try and trade me that for a similar spec'ed and priced All Mountain or Downhill bike as he beliefs that is much more appropriate for my riding style.
Going to be very interesting, he is taking me on a test ride next week with a test bike..... I am very curious!!!
By the time I had been at work for a few hours and had some off hand discussions with people who are serious about their biking I decided to go talk to my bike guru Hadley.
(Hadley is the bike mechanic at the shop where I always buy my gear, he is a real cool dude a die hard mountain biker and I always have a laugh with him....)
Hadley knew this was coming and he was awesome about the whole thing, he was very keen to make me a happy guy and he went out of his way to make things right.
He was not there when I bought the bike (he is off on the weekends) and as he said, he would have never sold me anything that was lighter than the bike I had before that.
The deal is now that I take back the xcr and Hadley will try and trade me that for a similar spec'ed and priced All Mountain or Downhill bike as he beliefs that is much more appropriate for my riding style.
Going to be very interesting, he is taking me on a test ride next week with a test bike..... I am very curious!!!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Easing into the week
Work has been MAD this week, lots of stuff happening but that is good. Starting to get the feeling we are getting a bit of traction on the project.
Ready to do my Motor Cycle License but I have not been able to get out and go there yet, what ever happens I will have it before the end of this week and that's that!
The gym and the bike workouts are starting to get more frequent and I got a partner in crime now making it more fun and easier two as you can make each other go harder, faster and further. Not only that but you also have someone to push you when you are having a hard time to get going.... superb!
Today Chris, Nelson and myself did a round on Makara, a 1hr and 30 minute loop of mostly uphill, Chris is already improving since his last ride so he is going to be hard to keep up with I am sure :)
All three of us had some pretty full on crashes but we all got out reasonably fine, that the name of the game!!
Hahaha :)
Ready to do my Motor Cycle License but I have not been able to get out and go there yet, what ever happens I will have it before the end of this week and that's that!
The gym and the bike workouts are starting to get more frequent and I got a partner in crime now making it more fun and easier two as you can make each other go harder, faster and further. Not only that but you also have someone to push you when you are having a hard time to get going.... superb!
Today Chris, Nelson and myself did a round on Makara, a 1hr and 30 minute loop of mostly uphill, Chris is already improving since his last ride so he is going to be hard to keep up with I am sure :)
All three of us had some pretty full on crashes but we all got out reasonably fine, that the name of the game!!
Hahaha :)
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Lazy Sunday
Went to bed nice and early on Saturday (Damn I am getting old :) ) and did some motor cycle road code studying. Woke up this morning round 10 to find the most amazingly gorgeous day outside, the weather really is stunning at the moment, we are having one of the best summer in the last decade on our hands, life is good :)
Did some laundry, woke up the rest of the house with my too loud dire straits but then again, it was time and worth it so no one was cranky about getting up.
Had breakfast with freshly made fruit juice in the garden and then we decided to go out Kayaking in the bay.....
We got one twin sea kayak and two single "ontop" kayaks.... fun stuff!
Now we off to Southern Cross for Salsa classes and some food and drinks.... life can be so cruel!
Did some laundry, woke up the rest of the house with my too loud dire straits but then again, it was time and worth it so no one was cranky about getting up.
Had breakfast with freshly made fruit juice in the garden and then we decided to go out Kayaking in the bay.....
We got one twin sea kayak and two single "ontop" kayaks.... fun stuff!
Now we off to Southern Cross for Salsa classes and some food and drinks.... life can be so cruel!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Long Weekend
This weekend is to be a long weekend, Monday is something like Wellington celebration day which implies everyone is off :)
Rob, Chris, James (Chris his longtime Whangarei friend who is staying with us for a couple of days( and myself decided to go up to the botanical gardens and enjoy the summer sessions. Every year they organize 1 to 2 hr concerts in the botanical gardens for 3 weeks in a row, for free!
I had never been there so we checked it out completely not prepared.... there were loads and everyone was picnicking.... it was real nice. Very cozy feel to it and the gardens are lit with all sort of beautiful colors to enhance the colors of the garden, that combined with some nice jazz was very pleasing indeed! Next time we have to make sure we come earlier and bring some gear :)
After that we decided it was a good idea to go to the Matterhorn to have some Caiparihna's.... when I walked in the bartender recognized me and he was new what we wanted :) The good thing was that we had explained to him the way we wanted our Caiparihna's made and he remembered.... they were divine and as a result we had quite a few :)
Had to wake up in time this morning cause I had another tattoo appointment.... had some issues getting up and I ended up being late but Manu is very relaxed so it was all good.
We did a couple of hours on my right leg and it really starting to come together now, will see if I can make a decent picture of it tomorrow. Still a long way to go tho.....
The boys just did some shopping and watching some doggy Sly Stallone movie, after that we will have ourselves a barbie and some more Caiparihna's ..... no one makes them as nice as when you do it yourself :)
Rob, Chris, James (Chris his longtime Whangarei friend who is staying with us for a couple of days( and myself decided to go up to the botanical gardens and enjoy the summer sessions. Every year they organize 1 to 2 hr concerts in the botanical gardens for 3 weeks in a row, for free!
I had never been there so we checked it out completely not prepared.... there were loads and everyone was picnicking.... it was real nice. Very cozy feel to it and the gardens are lit with all sort of beautiful colors to enhance the colors of the garden, that combined with some nice jazz was very pleasing indeed! Next time we have to make sure we come earlier and bring some gear :)
After that we decided it was a good idea to go to the Matterhorn to have some Caiparihna's.... when I walked in the bartender recognized me and he was new what we wanted :) The good thing was that we had explained to him the way we wanted our Caiparihna's made and he remembered.... they were divine and as a result we had quite a few :)
Had to wake up in time this morning cause I had another tattoo appointment.... had some issues getting up and I ended up being late but Manu is very relaxed so it was all good.
We did a couple of hours on my right leg and it really starting to come together now, will see if I can make a decent picture of it tomorrow. Still a long way to go tho.....
The boys just did some shopping and watching some doggy Sly Stallone movie, after that we will have ourselves a barbie and some more Caiparihna's ..... no one makes them as nice as when you do it yourself :)
Thursday, January 17, 2008
The Police!
Today my flattie (Nathalie) took me to a "Police" concert in the stadium!!! It was totally awesome, I should have brought my camera :( She got us tickets for my birthday and you know what..... we were like 15 mtrs away from the center stage hahaha superb spot! 
First we had some "what ever" band on followed by Fergie.... she surprised me with the fact that it does not even sound THAT bad live, it was no playback or anything.... chapeaux!
And then the police..... amazing how a bunch of guys that have been around at least twice as long as I have can look so your and alive... their concert was totally awesome.
The played all the oldies and a few new songs, mostly just the stuff everyone wanted to hear so that was just perfect :)
Kinda strange that the whole floor was filled with plastic chairs in front of the podium.... you would expect a bit of dance space for a Rock Concert I reckon.......
Was funny because the people who tried to found themselves a spot to dance got told off and to get back to their seat HA HA how orderly :)
BedTime
First we had some "what ever" band on followed by Fergie.... she surprised me with the fact that it does not even sound THAT bad live, it was no playback or anything.... chapeaux!And then the police..... amazing how a bunch of guys that have been around at least twice as long as I have can look so your and alive... their concert was totally awesome.
The played all the oldies and a few new songs, mostly just the stuff everyone wanted to hear so that was just perfect :)
Kinda strange that the whole floor was filled with plastic chairs in front of the podium.... you would expect a bit of dance space for a Rock Concert I reckon.......
Was funny because the people who tried to found themselves a spot to dance got told off and to get back to their seat HA HA how orderly :)
BedTime
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