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The Weekend
1. Tried out the new train station stops in Auckland and they were great, but to put into some personal perspective, all that money and effort just so I wouldn’t have to walk up from the Waitemata Station all the way up Queen Street- hardly a hardship- to the cinemas at the old Metro Building,… Continue reading
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I don’t….
How do you make time for self-care? View all responses You don’t, because you should be doing it every-day. It’s not some last ditch effort to reverse something when the damage is beyond any kind of repair. Don’t be that 40-something-person-who-looks-60 browsing through Chemist Warehouse for Garnier. Every day self-care for me consists of the… Continue reading
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A change of perception
What’s one thing that would instantly improve your city? View all responses I love Auckland and I think it’s perfect the way it is. But it gets a lot of flack from people who’ve lived (and are native born) here all their lives which I don’t get, and I think I never will even if… Continue reading
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Sassy. Unbothered.No filter.
If your pet could talk, what would be the first thing it says? View all responses An alum of the SPCA, we got Lily when her young owners gave her up because they all went overseas. Because of this, we’d sometimes tease and call her a ‘third-hand cat“. And strangely, she always knew that we… Continue reading
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The airport & the country were so good, he stayed permanently
Best list:1. Auckland International Airport; when I came for a visit in 2008, I was randomly picked for screening and I didn’t even know that it was one. The agent was so friendly it felt like someone was just trying to give you a warm welcome. Suffice it to say that I stayed indefinitely.2. Guangzhou… Continue reading
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It’s annoying because it’s happening in real life and no one is doing anything about it
The government/military villain who is responsible for the whole fiasco- a monster running amok, an alien gone rogue, a star witness on the run– and is now stopping at nothing to hide the deed and eliminate those who are out to expose the truth. Well guess what? There are actual real life governments who are… Continue reading
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Do we still enjoy using apps?
Or are they just a necessity (like banking apps, Uber), a way to pass the time while in the toilet or waiting for the bus? Here’s my FIVE:1. Spotify2. Candy Crush (my go-to app while in the can or at the bus stop)3. NY Times/ NY Times Games4. Snapchat5. Claude (not a push-over like ChatGPT) Continue reading
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Spring!
I started some form of spring cleaning yesterday and all I accomplished was digging out these pair of I Love Ugly pants that I purposely bought for one occasion and have never worn since. The occasion was my New Zealand citizenship ceremony where the advisory was ‘wear something from your culture’. Didn’t have a traditional… Continue reading
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Creativity takes courage- Henri Matisse
Sometimes I wonder if ‘picking up a hobby’ is truly ever random, or incidental. I think the passion (and the latent talent?) has been there all along, waiting for the right moment. L and I were actually talking about this today and about where we’re at with our art. She’s miles ahead and has developed… Continue reading
