There is such a thing as a free lunch
Hey
Here I am at K-town McDonalds - because it has the cheapest Internet - and you can buy an hour card, and use as you please, ie 5 minutes here, 5 minutes there etc. Im feeling quite smug at the moment, as I managed to win the game they have - the "drop the coin in the water and try to catch it on the platform" which wins you 2 cheeseburgers. I have been giving it a go whenever I come in with my spare 10 cents - I figure probability and learning would mean I would win before I had spent $4 (the price of 2 cheeseburgers) on it. Obviously my stance on gambling has loosened a little. The trick I figured, is to use the biggest platform, and have it slightly to the left under the hole.
Since my last entry -
For Easter I just veged out in Hamilton. I didn't bother going to Papamoa because I knew I would be going there the following weekend, and the thought of extra driving didn't turn me on. So I just relaxed, caught up with friends over dinners etc, and hung with Suzanne and Bevan. While home I organised my car to get an alarm and a stereo put in - so now it is a pleasure to drive, with decent sounds, that I virtually never have to change (MP3s on shuffle- nice) and central locking finally (after 7 years - its a sad story).
The following weekend of course I went to Papamoa for a wedding on Saturday, and then had to go to Auckland for another on Sunday. After the wedding on Sunday I drove back to Kaitaia, getting home at about 3am - so I was rather stuffed for most of the week. I must point out that Auckland City Council needs to sort out its stuff, and provide some carparks on Queen Street (I tried to stop to try a Mushroom melt from Wendy's on the way down, and ended up wasting half an hour and was still unsuccessful).
Last weekend I went with a friend (my probable future flatmate) and his brother and sister-in-law, and another friend to the beach (that backs onto their Grandparent's farm and did a bit of snorkelling, and some fishing. The water was calm and clear, so it was pretty good. Previous to now, I haven't been big on fishing because of the return on investment ratio it offers, and that you stand around waiting, however after seeing how many fish the others caught (I didn't catch any myself) my stance has softened.
On Tuesday I went to a feed put on by the BNZ. Technically I think it was supposedly for their big $ clients, but I had a personal invitation from one of the guys that works there (we had had drinks together for my workmate's leaving on Friday) so I took him up on his offer (probably surprising him). It was rather good - I didn't need tea after that.
Wednesday was Anzac day, I surprised myself and work up at 5:30 and went to the Parade/Service. For the rest of the day I spent playing Pirates! (while at home for Easter, I found the PC version of Pirates! awesome. It was my favourite game on the Commodore 64 and the Amiga, so I am stoked.)
Today I had big clean-up, finally catching up with the cleaning that had gone on the to do list because of the couple of weekends I had to go south. After that, I went and checked out the second-hand book store that I never have enough time to do at lunchtime, and then visited the Warehouse, and came here.
Work is going Ok, getting a bit more interesting I guess, but also busier. I think I will do something a bit more hands on in future - something I enjoy, running my own business - encouraged by a reading diet of recent of Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump, and TV diet of the Apprentice, the Dragon's Den, and Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares.
Here I am at K-town McDonalds - because it has the cheapest Internet - and you can buy an hour card, and use as you please, ie 5 minutes here, 5 minutes there etc. Im feeling quite smug at the moment, as I managed to win the game they have - the "drop the coin in the water and try to catch it on the platform" which wins you 2 cheeseburgers. I have been giving it a go whenever I come in with my spare 10 cents - I figure probability and learning would mean I would win before I had spent $4 (the price of 2 cheeseburgers) on it. Obviously my stance on gambling has loosened a little. The trick I figured, is to use the biggest platform, and have it slightly to the left under the hole.
Since my last entry -
For Easter I just veged out in Hamilton. I didn't bother going to Papamoa because I knew I would be going there the following weekend, and the thought of extra driving didn't turn me on. So I just relaxed, caught up with friends over dinners etc, and hung with Suzanne and Bevan. While home I organised my car to get an alarm and a stereo put in - so now it is a pleasure to drive, with decent sounds, that I virtually never have to change (MP3s on shuffle- nice) and central locking finally (after 7 years - its a sad story).
The following weekend of course I went to Papamoa for a wedding on Saturday, and then had to go to Auckland for another on Sunday. After the wedding on Sunday I drove back to Kaitaia, getting home at about 3am - so I was rather stuffed for most of the week. I must point out that Auckland City Council needs to sort out its stuff, and provide some carparks on Queen Street (I tried to stop to try a Mushroom melt from Wendy's on the way down, and ended up wasting half an hour and was still unsuccessful).
Last weekend I went with a friend (my probable future flatmate) and his brother and sister-in-law, and another friend to the beach (that backs onto their Grandparent's farm and did a bit of snorkelling, and some fishing. The water was calm and clear, so it was pretty good. Previous to now, I haven't been big on fishing because of the return on investment ratio it offers, and that you stand around waiting, however after seeing how many fish the others caught (I didn't catch any myself) my stance has softened.
On Tuesday I went to a feed put on by the BNZ. Technically I think it was supposedly for their big $ clients, but I had a personal invitation from one of the guys that works there (we had had drinks together for my workmate's leaving on Friday) so I took him up on his offer (probably surprising him). It was rather good - I didn't need tea after that.
Wednesday was Anzac day, I surprised myself and work up at 5:30 and went to the Parade/Service. For the rest of the day I spent playing Pirates! (while at home for Easter, I found the PC version of Pirates! awesome. It was my favourite game on the Commodore 64 and the Amiga, so I am stoked.)
Today I had big clean-up, finally catching up with the cleaning that had gone on the to do list because of the couple of weekends I had to go south. After that, I went and checked out the second-hand book store that I never have enough time to do at lunchtime, and then visited the Warehouse, and came here.
Work is going Ok, getting a bit more interesting I guess, but also busier. I think I will do something a bit more hands on in future - something I enjoy, running my own business - encouraged by a reading diet of recent of Robert Kiyosaki, Donald Trump, and TV diet of the Apprentice, the Dragon's Den, and Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares.
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