Monthly Archives: December 2007

Funny – Virus Alert

Posted on December 31, 2007 by shhhog

I got this in the email today and liked it enough to post it.  Source unknown. There is a dangerous virus being passed around electronically, orally, and by hand. This virus is called Weary-Overload-Recreational-Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from … Continue reading →

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Baggage Handling at Sydney Airport

Posted on December 30, 2007 by shhhog

We were "privileged" to see our bags being off-loaded from our Wellington plane this morning.  We had seats directly over the luggage bay and saw the baggage handlers pick up our heavy bags and drop them from more than waist … Continue reading →

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Not Very Wild about Wild at Heart

Posted on December 30, 2007 by shhhog

"Wild at Heart" is the marketing slogan for Wellington Airport.  If wild means surly, officious, lacking in service, then they have it right.  First off, I am unable to post this live because the "wild about wireless" service offered in … Continue reading →

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Running in New Zealand

Posted on December 30, 2007 by shhhog

I have just come back from a run in Wellington at Porirua, where Kat and Dean live.  It was a pretty run, along the bay, with a huge hill climb at the end which I completely failed to run up.  … Continue reading →

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New Zealand – Levin

Posted on December 29, 2007 by shhhog

We returned from Pourerere Beach on Wednesday 19th December because the weather was bad and Chris needed to do some work on the flowers for Ryan and Chrissy’s wedding on the weekend.  We spent our time in Levin meeting up … Continue reading →

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New Zealand – Pourerere Beach

Posted on December 29, 2007 by shhhog

Monday 17th to Wednesday 19th December we spent at Chris’ parents batch at Pourerere Beach in Hawkes Bay.  Chris’ parents spend a lot of time there in summer, and the advantage of going just before Christmas was that the place … Continue reading →

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New Zealand – first weekend

Posted on December 29, 2007 by shhhog

We spent our first weekend in New Zealand catching up with Kat, Dean, and Grace.  We arrived on Saturday afternoon and then had to go and pick up Nicholas at midnight, so Sunday morning was a slow start.  We spent … Continue reading →

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Busy and no Internet

Posted on December 29, 2007 by shhhog

Well, we have been pretty busy and dogged by lack of Internet so two reasons for a scarcity of blog entries.  We have one day to go in NZ before heading back to Singapore, warmth, and work! It has been … Continue reading →

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Safely in Wellington

Posted on December 15, 2007 by shhhog

We arrived in Wellington mid afternoon after a reasonable trip.  We checked in at Singapore ok with 50kg, and found the Qantas lounge to be pleasant, as per previous post.  Naturally we were like sardines in a can on the … Continue reading →

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On Holiday, Yay

Posted on December 14, 2007 by shhhog

Chris and I are sitting in the Qantas lounge in Singapore waiting to head off to NZ.  We are taking a bit of a long way around (possibly), but since Qantas was $3000 for 2 seats, and Singapore Airlines was … Continue reading →

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