Archive for May, 2009

Less of the egg timer, and more of the progress bar…

Monday, May 25th, 2009

So, I am continuing to lose weight although a little slower of late, last time I weighed in at approximatley 98Kgs which is just under 14 stone! To put perspective on this, I was nearly 18 Stone when I moved out to New Zealand less than 2 years ago! Once I reach 13.5 Stone (85kg’s ish) I will be happy.

Alot of this progress has to be attributed to my adopted mum (Rachael’s mum), who has been feeding me healthy food :) and my increased exercise…. though I must admit I haven’t been for a jog in a while, I am still walking over 5 kms a day and I now climb 14 stories via the stairs at work three times a week, which is a great cardio/muscular workout!

In short… I am feeling young, sprightly and fit!

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You have to laugh…..

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

So….(and I don’t claim this as my own but I thought it was funny as!)…therefore I am going to repeat it here for all of you…..

This ‘SQL Query’ wanders into a bar and approaches two tables…then says “May I join you?”

….It’s the little things… ;p

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Subtle Energies

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

Today has a strange feeling. Not a bad one mind! I can’t quite place it. Like something deep inside me has stirred, and is trying to wake up! For the past couple of weeks I’ve been going through a bit of internal termoil. Complicated by the way my heart feels for certain people. Well today I realised that it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks about who I choose to love, at the end of the day, I will judge myself; and because those I choose to love, recieve it without any condition – I know I will judge favourably upon myself.

This has led me to another revalation if you like? I have come to the conclusion that you ‘CAN’ choose your family just as you ‘CAN’ choose your friends, and if your heart is in the right place, friends are just like your extended family anyway! It’s only enemies you cannot choose, so if you are in the unlucky position to have any enemies at all? You should make it your life’s work to make them you friends…..then perhaps one day – they may become your family.

My heart is open….

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Earthquakes!

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Ok been a while since I last posted on my blog, thought I would start recording the earthquakes that I feel on a semi-regular basis here in Wellington, and whilst the other locals may disagree the jolt I felt this morning which lasted about 5 seconds was mildly impressive:-

Reference Number 3087690/G
Universal Time May 7 2009 at 22:39
NZ Standard Time Friday, May 8 2009 at 10:39 am
Latitude, Longitude 41.28°S, 174.85°E
Focal Depth 30 km
Richter magnitude 3.6
Region Wellington
Location 10 km east of Wellington

3.6! And right on the doorstep too. So other than that, I am well and still breathing. I’ll be off to help as a tutor at band camp this weekend, so that’ll have it’s own set of stories that may or may not appear here on ths blog.

So… did you miss me??

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