Aquarius Motor Inn Hamilton

... in Thailand with Jess.

On the plus side i confirmed my international flights yesterday, and they are still running on time and i have a nice seat next to the window :) yay.

two and a half more days of work too awesome

bring on the pina coladas wooo hooo

We spent two sleepless nights in Taupo. As our luck has it, our room overlooked the main patio and entrance to the hostel so needless to say it was REALLY loud. It was the weekend so people were coming and going all night long. One of the days we were able to check out the Huka Falls, it was about an hours walk from town along the river. Along the way was a thermal spring where you could soak your self in. The whole area between Taupo ...

... getting a life sentence. As China Daily reports: Two get death in tainted milk case Capital punishment for two, a suspended death penalty for one, life imprisonment for three, 15-year jail terms for two and varying sentences for the 13 other accused. Those were the verdicts passed by five courts Thursday in the melamine contaminated milk case in which Sanlu Group executives, suppliers to the dairy firm and middlemen were the accused. The Intermediate People's Court of ...

... the parameters are only one gift for each of us from each of us, and nothing bigger than a book. Talk about stress-free holiday preparations; · Seeing the unbelievably fluffy Angora rabbits (and seeing them get sheared); So as you can no doubt tell, we are having a great time in New Zealand so far. So great, in fact, that we are considering extending our time here by a week or two. Since I started this blog with some bodily function comments I ...

... married and have children and only travel back to NZ once every few years, I am realizing my guilt is totally misplaced. Our culture doesn't abhor traveling but it certainly doesn't celebrate or expect it like other countries. Here, if 18 year olds don't take off for the other side of the world they are definitely the odd one out. Ninety-nine percent of the over 40's that I have talked to went overseas for a year or more when they were younger and have seen their children ...

... sounds the most different. They all sort of sound somewhat similar whereas I stick out like a sore thumb with a harsh accent. I'm beginning to dislike the way I say certain things; the way I pronounce some things just sounds too harsh, it doesn't flow as nicely as it does when the others say it. Which, I guess, is why I'm developing a bit of an accent myself. I blend words together where I didn ...

... I would say "don't get me started" but it seems I already have! My biggest pet peeve is the cruel fact that no one can leave their phone alone. That no one can hear a text coming through and just leave it there until a moment that seems a little more appropriate. Like not during lunch with someone or while you're driving your car (and drinking coffee at the same time) or not while someone's trying to ask you a question/have a ...

... seems that way! ;) Marty and Moki like to sleep with me (sorry Lily!) and I christened Penelope with her name even though the rule is not to name the rabbits that are for sale. She's just so adorable! Timmy is a maniac who hides behind a cute face and makes snorty pig noises when he's excited. Or sleeping. Or eating. Or....all the time actually. The rabbits mainly keep to themselves. Coffee and wine. For the last week and a half I have basically been living off of ...

Finallt we get to see something from Lord of the Rings and it's the mighty Hobbiton film set. If your into the films (mum and dad!!!!) then it's really good. I won't babble on about it too much coz there's loads of pictures which I'll put up which show it better but I will say this! I've been in Bag End! Yessssss!

We debated whether or not to insure Lucy (motor insurance is not a legal requirement in New Zealand), and decided not to bother. Minimally populated roads and a resolve to be careful seemed a fairly safe prospect. A fifteen year old van, now on her fifteenth owner, painted like a blackboard with racing stripes is not necessarily a magnet for car thieves either. Far more important was getting ourselves AA cover, which was first on our shopping list. Kirsty had seen a vast AA building ...