Went back to Auckland recently for my best friend's engagement party, which was great it is always nice to go home! We flew Pacific Blue, now I am a bad flyer, it is the most ridiculous thing ever seeing I have been half way around the world and I get terrified flying from Wellington to Auckland.
So we get on the plane and everything is fine, now this airline is meant to be the fun airline, as I see it. So the flight attendants pull a few jokes, is this meant to make you feel more relaxed! Now I think that I am flying with some immature people who if we crash we will just laugh it off. The whole time this made me feel really uncomfortable, who am I putting my life in the hands off?
As I noted my best friend got engaged recently, and she asked me to be her maid of honour, which is so exciting. Not that I have much of an idea of what to do! My partner is getting harassed about marriage now, all very well it has been 5 years but i got to feel a little sorry for him!
Showing posts with label Wellington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wellington. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
Will the rain ever stop?
Recently in the newspapers we have been swamped with stories on weather, since last week the country braced itself for the worst storm in ten years. My folks in Auckland were out of power for about 3 hours and others I know were stuck without power for about 10 hours. The storm down south was not so bad, or maybe I am adjusting to Wellington's climate.
In class we were asked to follow up on any effects from the weather, here I am thinking it wasn't so bad, apart from some heavy rain last night. Behold when I come home there is a slip on my road, the whole road is closed and a house is threatening to fall from it's foundations with residents evuated from the house. It also started to rain at this moment as I interview people affected in the pouring rain soaking from head to toe. I guess I should not underestimate Wellington's weather!
In Wellington papers there is almost guaranteed article on slips in the winter months. This does not exictement me really, but maybe this is because I am not in the property market yet or I have not lived on the side of a cliff all my life like a lot of Wellingtonians.
It seems to me that this year there has been extreme coverage on the weather, don't these slips happen every year and last winter there was a similar storm that caused lots of havoc. But in news terms weather effects all of this therefore it must be one of the most newsworthy items and points of interest
In class we were asked to follow up on any effects from the weather, here I am thinking it wasn't so bad, apart from some heavy rain last night. Behold when I come home there is a slip on my road, the whole road is closed and a house is threatening to fall from it's foundations with residents evuated from the house. It also started to rain at this moment as I interview people affected in the pouring rain soaking from head to toe. I guess I should not underestimate Wellington's weather!
In Wellington papers there is almost guaranteed article on slips in the winter months. This does not exictement me really, but maybe this is because I am not in the property market yet or I have not lived on the side of a cliff all my life like a lot of Wellingtonians.
It seems to me that this year there has been extreme coverage on the weather, don't these slips happen every year and last winter there was a similar storm that caused lots of havoc. But in news terms weather effects all of this therefore it must be one of the most newsworthy items and points of interest
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Is it really worth it?
Auckland City recently have got trolley sized recycling bins to replace the smaller carry bin. These bins are paid for in their rates and allow them to recycle more items.
My experiences recently in Wellington have been the opposite!
Recycling, requires taking cans and bottles to a small green bin every day and then putting it on the curb to be collected. This does not bother me and I feel like I am doing my part for the environment!
The part that bothers me is why are people stealing my recycling bin? I had one and this disappeared in the wind, so I accepted this and went and got another one, being a good citizen and paid my ten dollars, as Wellington's bins are not included in their rates....The bin turned up two weeks later looking very unharmed.
Also on my visit to collect my bin I am told that I need to be sorting my recycling and securing them into plastic bags (apparently due to wind). Into one bag of plastic, glass bottles, food tins and cans then another bag of paper and cardboard. Then I need to put these plastic bag into the recycling. So here I am trying to save the environment with my environment bags and I am told I need more plastic bags!
My next bin got stolen somebody collected it and off they went. So feeling annoyed, I still went and got another one, at ten dollars again. I plastered my address everywhere and off it went out on the curb and so far has come back after rubbish day.
Auckland City recently have got trolley sized recycling bins to replace the smaller carry bin. These bins are paid for in their rates and allow them to recycle more items.
My experiences recently in Wellington have been the opposite!
Recycling, requires taking cans and bottles to a small green bin every day and then putting it on the curb to be collected. This does not bother me and I feel like I am doing my part for the environment!
The part that bothers me is why are people stealing my recycling bin? I had one and this disappeared in the wind, so I accepted this and went and got another one, being a good citizen and paid my ten dollars, as Wellington's bins are not included in their rates....The bin turned up two weeks later looking very unharmed.
Also on my visit to collect my bin I am told that I need to be sorting my recycling and securing them into plastic bags (apparently due to wind). Into one bag of plastic, glass bottles, food tins and cans then another bag of paper and cardboard. Then I need to put these plastic bag into the recycling. So here I am trying to save the environment with my environment bags and I am told I need more plastic bags!
My next bin got stolen somebody collected it and off they went. So feeling annoyed, I still went and got another one, at ten dollars again. I plastered my address everywhere and off it went out on the curb and so far has come back after rubbish day.
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