This sucks…
Christchurch got hit again by a earthquake today. This time by a very shallow one, measuring 6.3. In contrast to last time, when it struck early in the morning with no one in the streets, it struck during lunch time…
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Creepy crawly
It’s hot outside, the window in the bedroom is open. And guess, who’s paying you a visit? Just for reference, the body length was about 8cm!!!
Time to hassle the hoff!
You wouldn’t believe, but David Hasselhoff is currently in NZ. In good old Baywatch (or is it Bodywatch?) fashion, he’s patrolling the shores of Mt Mauganui today, promoting ice cream. Oh boy, tough economic hard times indeed… 😉
Alone at home?
You wouldn’t believe what you can find in the loft of your house… The weird thing is, that the house was built in the 90s and that pamphlet looks like it’s from the 70s. I always knew, time travel is…
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Holy Moly!
For once I had really good night’s sleep and what happens? A 7.1 quake down in Christchurch. Holy s**t! You can say whatever you want to about the Waikato, but it’s nice not being too close to volcanoes (i.e., Auckland),…
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The harvest is on!
After many weeks of waiting, we sampled the first radish today: Was really yummy, though a bit hot. 🙂 It’s amazing, how simple it is to raise radishes. You merely have to plant the seeds and they do the rest…
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She’s a beauty!
You won’t believe it, but I finally got around to try out my new snowboard up at snowplanet. It is so much more flexible and lighter than my old one, it’s just unbelievable. Well, it behaves different as well, but…
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The sharks are back in town
Went to Kelly Tarlton’s today. And while I was waiting in queue a staff member was talking to some teenagers about this new “shark cage” adventure. I pricked up my ears and was quite intrigued and after a quick chat…
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