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NZ mobile number

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Hi everyone,
 
I’ve arrived in Melbourne this morning and even though it’s only a 4 hour flight from Christchurch, I’m fighting jet lag. I blame it on lack of sleep and the awful 6pm flight time.
 
Just to let you all know, my main goal this week in Melbourne is to post a blog of my adventures in New Zealand and Fiji over the last 5 weeks, so be prepared for a mega posting, with lots and lots of photos. 🙂
 
Also, if anyone cared to call me, I have a NZ mobile number: +64 21 0247 9017. I haven’t quite figure out how to dial my own number, but I figured, if that number doesn’t work, then try +64 21 247 9017. 🙂
 
Hope everyone is doing well, and I hope to talk to you soon. 🙂
 
Lots of love and hugs and kisses…
xoxoxoxoxo
 

New Zealand – Day 13

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Hey eveyone,
 
Don’t worry, I’m ok and everything is great. I have not gotten lost or fell off a cliff or forgotten to write any entries, it’s more the fact that I have not had any good (free) Internet access for a reasonable length of time. I have however met tons of cool people and done even more cool things (like skydiving!). I leave for Fiji tomorrow for a week so everyone, just think, I’ll be lying on white sandy beach with gorgeous blue ocean at my feet. Feel free to be jealous and hate me. 🙂
 
Thank you to all of you who posted, I love hearing from you so post more! I will have some free time once I get to Wellington on Feb 17 so I will be sure to post a VERY long entry (or multiple entries) about the 3 weeks I’ve been in New Zealand.
 
In the meantime, sending out positive thoughts to everyone. Lots of love! 🙂
 

Auckland New Zealand – Day 1

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Wow… Can I just say that that last 24 hours have been a blur. It is now 9pm here in Auckland and I really need to get some sleep as I can feel my brain slowly shutting down.
 
In a nutshell: my car wouldn’t start, turns out my battery is dead. Had a mini panic attack when I freaked out about missing my flight. Made my flight and arrived in Los Angeles for my 3-hour layover. Arrived in Auckland without too much drama at 6:30am, except my bags didn’t make the same flight. Was told that the bags are arriving at 3pm, have NO CLUE why that happened. It is now 9pm and my bags still have not shown up. I can’t get ahold of anyone, every number I called either kept ringing or it was the answering service.
 
BUT the good news is that I arrive safely and I am in AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND!!!
 
Now I’m going to go take a shower and go to bed. Will post a more detailed and interesting entry once I’m over the jet lag and my brain starts functioning normally again…

Just a Note

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Hey, just wanted to say that I have not forgotten about my blog, but it has been a crazy week of PACKING so bear with me and I will post something soon…

Pre-Trip Ramblings: January 14, 2007

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January 14, 2007
So to finish off my entry from last night, the Sex show was pretty cool. It really was packed and it was difficult walking through the crowds. I have an issue with crowds so it wasn’t fun in that sense. Today, I went with Christiane, Jayne and Kevin. We met up with Megan and Leia at the Samba show. It was shorter than last night and it was still good. Roeina got sick last night so she wasn’t sure if she would make it for Samba, but she recovered in time. I got quite a few pictures even though I had some issues with the camera.
 
The main thing of the show was The Chair. I have no idea what it is really called, but we just call it The Chair. You see, basically everything at the sex show is pretty normal and mainstream and I’ve seen it before, so it takes a lot to make me to a double take and The Chair did. It actually made me go “wow ohmigod”. This thing is in the shape of a high heel and you sit on where the foot would go. But the seat is removable and under that is a device that many females are familiar with. Let’s just say that this takes sitting down to a whole other level……
 
Yesterday I got my palms read and I have to admit, it was a good reading but it wasn’t as detailed as last year because I did not get a printout this time. He said that I am very creative and have lots of psychic energy so I should explore that. I would have success in my life and I would meet someone in about 2 years. He also said that I am at a crossroads and I would have to decide if I want to pursue a science career or a creative one. All in all, pretty interesting. I also went and got my ears diagnosed. That was really cool. I am pretty healthy with only a little issue with my shoulders and not sleeping well. He put little magnets on my ears so now I have these little magnets all over my ears and some of them hurt. I’m supposed to leave them for five days and they will fall off on their own. Pretty weird huh?
 
Today I got a neck and shoulder massage and it was good. It was more acupressure than massage and it hurt because I was so tight but I definitely felt looser. I also did a tarot card reading and it sure was cool. He started by reading my palms and he said that I am a busy person who when I do one thing I’m actually doing two or three things at once and he wondered when do I sleep. He said that I needed rest. So I asked, does taking a round the world trip for a year counts as rest? He said yeah you should do it. So I said well, I’m leaving in 8 days. He just looked at me and said wow I’m jealous. Then we moved onto my success line and he said that I would have success in life (just like the other guy said.J) and have no issue with money. (Yes!) I have a good health line and he asked if marriage was mentioned to me recently. Not with me directly, but I did see Chris and Laura last night. He said that I am not ready for marriage (which I already know) and the guy I am seeing is not the right guy (which I also know). He said that marriage is not happening for another 6-8 years (totally fine with me) and that I could have 3 kids but most likely 2. I told him that I don’t want kids and he said yeah, you don’t want them now because you are not ready but you will once you are ready to take on that responsibility. (Hmmm I’ll have to think about that more.) Then we moved onto tarot cards and in a nutshell, big changes are coming and happy travel is very prominent. He also said that I should learn Spanish (Guess I need to put that on my Audibles wish list…), spend less and invest more. I got a very good feeling about this reading and I think I will get a full reading when I get back…
 
The party tonight was pretty chill. I drank a few bailey’s, vanilla vodka, milk and butterscotch ice cream martinis and boy they are good.
 
I can’t believe that the weekend is over. I did not finish packing but I am still happy about the amount of things I did get accomplished. I am going to ask to work half days this week so that I can finish everything because ohmigod, I’m leaving in a week! I am sooo tired and I am starting to panic a little but everything will be fine. I can do it I can do it I can do it. Wish me luck! J

 

Pre-Trip Ramblings: January 13,2007

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January 13, 2007
5 and a half hours of sleep is not enough. Yet I managed to drag myself to yoga today and I was glad that I did. Bliss came over after yoga just to see the progress I made and she even helped me bring a couple of full boxes to Salvation Army for me. She also suggested a couple of other places I could bring stuff to besides Salvation Army. Thanks Bliss!
 
I went to Concord Pacific to check out the presentation suite for SMART in Gastown. It was just the VIP preview so there wasn’t too much information available in terms of prices etc. But I did get the floor plans and various other details that I didn’t know before. This is where I wish I have the money to do the things I want like buy more properties…
 
The Packing is moving along at a steady clip. Today I did the bathroom and one of the shelves in the living room. Tomorrow it’ll be the other bookshelf the computer table area and the rest of the boxes in the storage room. Once those are done, I can move onto the kitchen which I have a feeling is going to be the most difficult. After that, then I can do the inventory list. Slowly but surely. I hate to revise my agenda a little since I wasn’t done packing today but I’m still ok.
 
The Taboo Naughty but Nice Sex Show was bigger than I remembered it last year. Sally and I went today and we got our palms read and I got my ears diagnosed. We saw Roe and Sarah and the rest of the samba girls perform and I took a lot of photos, which I’ve posted. I will post more details after tomorrow’s jaunt to the Sex show.
 
Sally and I went to the Lion’s Pub for dinner after the sex show. My party tonight only had one definite reply so Chris, Laura and I hang out and it was good to catch up and also see Laura’s engagement ring. Can I say “WOW!” Chris, you have good taste. Not a traditional engagement ring, but it was very cool. Nice rock, dude! 😉 We went to Brix to check out the venue as a possibility for their wedding as they cannot find a venue that is available for the date they want. We had a very good meal as always and we chatted about the wedding plans. Or should I say Laura and I chatted about the wedding plans. Sorry Chris for all the wedding talk.
 
Ok, I have more to say on this subject and also on the difference between introvert and extrovert, but it is now 2:30am and I am fading fast. So I will end this here and say, “check back tomorrow for more information”. J
 

Pre-Trip Ramblings: January 12, 2007

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January 12, 2007
Today marks 10 days and counting…
Oh wow. Only 5 more week days and 4 more weekends left before I leave. Aiya! I think I can feel the stress creeping up on me. The good news is that the momentum from the last few days is building and I accomplished quite a bit today. I ran errands, did a lot of stuff at work, and I packed a lot tonight. In fact, my closet is now empty, with 99% of my clothes packed into storage or into garbage bags to give to Salvation Army. It was pretty wild standing in front of my empty closet, and it finally hit me: I am really leaving. It was almost a surreal feeling. My main priority is packing. Once I get that out of the way, I can start thinking about other things.
 
1:00am and I’m ready for bed. But it’s Erik and Erina’s going away shindig at SoHo. Everyone had just finished work and are on their way there. I didn’t really want to go because it’s late and I am tired from all the packing, but I do like Erik and Erina so I wanted to go say hi. It was pretty cool, played some pool, learned some of the new guys’ names in the kitchen and hung out with the gang. Pretty soon, I was really ready for bed, especially after some rude girl pushed my stuff off the chair and sat down without even giving any regards to my stuff or anything. How can people be so mean, rude and inconsiderate? Or am I just overreacting due to PMS?
 

Pre-Trip Ramblings: January 11, 2007

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January 11, 2007
So, my mood finally lifted today. I think yesterday’s cleaning session made me feel better and not as stressed about packing. I also got a lot of little but important things done like calling my credit cards companies and changing my address to my parents’ address and telling them that I’m going to be traveling so that my cards will still work! J
 
I already know that this weekend is going to be crazy busy and I am planning my days. Tomorrow, I’m going to run a bunch of errands and then I’m going to go to work. I’m going to sign my new employment agreement! I’ll have a new job for my trip and I am very excited and thrilled about it. I will describe it more as time goes on…After work, I’m going to go for dinner at the Keg, for a mini celebration and because I need a good piece of steak for the protein. Then I’ll come home and tackle my place some more. I may or may not go to Science World to see Body Worlds, it’ll depend on Roe.
 
Then Saturday is yoga in the morning and then I may ask Bliss to come and help me finish off my place because my goal is to finish EVERYTHING so that I can start packing on Sunday. Plus I have my parties Saturday and Sunday nights so it’ll be nice to have everything done before that. And there is the Taboo Sex Show where Roeina and Sarah are performing with the Queen of Samba. I’m definitely going on Sunday but I may go on Saturday too if there is enough interest.
 
Sunday will be my shopping and bring stuff to Salvation Army, the Sex show and my party.
 
Next week is all about my trip: packing, making sure I have all my tickets and documents, visas, etc. Next week is all about getting excited because I leave in 11 days! Whoo hoo!
 

Pre-Trip Ramblings: January 10, 2007

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I really do think PMS is a real concrete condition that should be treated as a physical illness and/or disorder. During certain times of the month, I feel like everyone else in the world is useless and that people are dumb. In other words, I feel like the biggest bitch in the world. And not in a good way.
 
Today is a prime example. I got a call from Karen, my travel agent, who had a couple of news for me. One was that Gap Adventures, since they split from Intrepid, decided to change the itinerary of my Beyond Russia tour. By eliminating St. Petersburg completely. Why on earth would you do that? Now I get to spend more days in Moscow, which could be a good thing, but I also now have to find accommodation in St. Petersburg since I still want to visit it. That means an extra expense. The other piece is that the Egypt tour I signed up for may be cancelled since there is not enough interest in it. They want to move me into the tour that starts 4 days earlier. Well, this means I have to either cut short my Australian or New Zealand trip shorter or I leave Singapore earlier. Plus I would have to find accommodation for the extra days between Egypt and Greece. Another extra expense. Both pieces of news served to annoy me more than it should but really, this is really annoying because I had already booked them and thought that part of my trip is settled and I can think about other stuff. Now I have to figure what to do here AND find accommodation. I asked Karen to find out if they will compensate me for these changes since I have already paid in full so they have my money. The drama saga continues…
 
On the other hand, I channeled my frustration and started doing a task that I should have done months ago…clearing and tossing out my stuff (junk). I did good tonight, worked my way through 5 boxes. Tomorrow, I am moving onto the stuff that is on shelves and in cabinets.
 
Sure hope I don’t feel as bitchy tomorrow…