On set with my favourite Dwarf

Counting down... Its all good when you come to my hood!

Well time in flying and it wont be long until Ill be leaving Auckland, I cant say that ill be sheading too many tears at having to leave here, its been a long slog and the Kiwi's are not the easiest race of people to get to know. Having spent six months living and working in Auckland has been quite a challenge.

I have seven working days left and the workshop is like a ghost town, most of the lads having left last Friday after we drank the Occidental dry. Cheers for the laughs lads, just for the record I did make it to work on Friday after 2 hours sleep, just didnt stay at work that long!! The strawberry Up & Go I had for breakfast was Up & Gone no sooner than it went down, and the trip back into the city was very shaky.

Last weekend it was great to have a familiar face over from Oz, cheers Sarah. Nice to catch up and relax with great company, it was also good to have someone to cause trouble on the scene in Auckland. Must of been a full moon last Saturday, cause all the nutters were out. Also made a trip down to Otara where there is traditional Pacific Islander Markets, well worth a look if you pass this way. Not only can you get a bucket of food from all the Hangi vans for $4 consisting of more meat than you could possibly digest in a week, but the area of south Auckland also been described as the closest thing to the LA ghetto outside of LA. So for a chance to see cultures interbreeding, Otara is the place to visit. "Its all good when you come to my hood" (Scribe - NZ HipHop) cause "How many dudes you know roll like this? Not many, if any. How many Dudes, got the skills to rock a show like this, not many, if any. I dont know anybody."

This week, trying to get all my affairs sorted before I leave and pack up the office at work and also all my gear at home. Mental note; must try and get help to overcome my ability to accumulate so much crap.

Long weekend this weekend, maybe the sun will shine for a change. Maybe!

today i met the druid jackie

Every week on George Fm (Bloody good radio station www.georgefm.co.nz that you can stream on the net and one of the better things about Auckland) Jackie the druid answers listeners questions on air. She sounds great and insiteful.
I decided to go that one step further after liking what I had to hear and track her down for a reading. A quick call to the radio station, internet site provided, contact details readily available and before I know it its an appointment for 2.30pm in Ponsonby.
I know my life has changed a great deal over the last few months and I've been challenged mentally, emotionally and physically, but I also wanted an insight into why and where and how this will be affecting me from here on in... load of blarney my father would say, but hey its worth a try.
So what could she tell me? The cards were laid. Well you know what, its all good from here on in, yeh I'll be challenged from time to time, but alot of the questioning that I've had in the past is now gone, the decisions I've made thus far have all led me here and now is my chance of re-birth. It was also good to hear that my karma debt has now been fully paid. So I guess thats a good thing. And yeh I do believe in karma!
My career was mentioned alot and how it will be constantly changing and challenging and that I would rise to any challenge and also feel secure. Ok, you might say that this is relevant for most of us here reading what I have just written, but then she went a little more specific and thats when things got really interesting. She mentioned my big trip and how I must now focus on myself and look ahead, she said that in the past Ive been too nice, so look out, things are going to change! Yeh well a little anyway, I cant change things that have happened in the past, nor can I keep trying to make up for stuff that is beyond my control.
I know in myself that things have changed alot in the past year and I also know that this trip away has taken me out of the maze that I was in, and I've been made to reflect on different aspects of my life and how I live it, while things were not bad, things can always be better, so roll on the trip away and roll on all the challenges that lay ahead. All that I have learnt up until now has prepared me for what I want and inspired me to achieve it.
November will be a time to focus on relaxing without looking back and worrying what could of been and December will be a chance at a new beginning and grounding.
So look out all that cross my path come Novemeber, there is some serious partying to do and catching up with old friends and family.
Oh and look out January cause on a lighter note thats when I'll meet or get reaquainted with the person who will knock me off my feet!!

Faithless - St James Tuesday 5th OCT Auckland NZ

If you ever get the chance to see Faithless live, you will not be dissappointed. The St James in Auckland is a great venue and has that old world charm that you would expect to see a Shakespeare play in. Thankfully there was no to be or not to be at this gig.

Plenty of pre gig drinks with the lads from work to get us in the mood for what was one of the best performances I have had the pleasure to see in a long time.
The playlist consisted mainly of tracks from the new album "No Roots" and a few old favourites thrown in for good measure. What can I say about this band?? Get the album, they speak for themselves.

Of course no gig is complete without the after gig drinks and revelry... and plenty of that was to be had, with a small trip across the road to the Globe bar and then a saunter up the road to Fiddlers Irish bar and then another random, the lads then dragged me straight to work!! Definetly not a good idea. It was one hell of a long day!! Yeh yeh, I should know by now that drinking on a school night until the wee hours is not advisable...

Relax i need some information first....

With exactly 10341 days of my life behind me, I thought it time to start my blog.