Mintyjulep
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No joint account, but all of his savings goes into my savings account, mwahaha!!
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That's the one TB! hehe
No I meant more like
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I know people who own bengals are encouraged to walk their cats - bengals also can learn to swim quite easily
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Sounds delicious!
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Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaverme too. I can barely motivate myself to get up and jump in the shower nevermind go out for a run. I much prefer doing it after work, and building it into my daily schedule that way....and actually on that note I'm off to the gym!
me too - I get up for work when it's dark, so no way am I going to forgo my warm bed before I have to!
It's also easy to drive to the gym from work, get an hour or so in, have the bestest shower of my life (we need to sort out our home water pressure!) and then drive 5 min home and enjoy my evening
I totally get where you are iiyamadude
My work has been like that since March, so glad that I do have the mountains to escape to, yay winter
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Originally Posted By: thursdaydon't buy that one. You eat excessively 'cso you have low self control.
an example of someone who doesn't understand body image issues whatsoever
that's ok thursday, I'm sure there's other stuff you do understand
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Originally Posted By: JynxxFar from perfect scenario, Mitch.
We had the best times in the beginning and the worst you cannot imagine.
Mental health, say no more.
Now we try and find happiness in small things, day at a time.
I understand very well you sound like a good person.
I have decided to become a more tolerant person - it has actually been quite an easy undertaking.
Basically I look at something someone is doing which I usually would find a fault in, and then I reason to myself why they might do that thing or say that thing, whatever.
I.e. Negative hurtful me says: That guy is so fat, and look at him stuffing his face with hamburgers, lol.
New me says "Why" - Perhaps he has low self esteem, maybe he just loves food more than anything, maybe he has come to terms with his weight and lives for the moment, maybe he is still reconciling childhood obesity issues and is binging.
Has come in handy for reconciling my mum and stepsister after about 2 years of hatred. I said a few things to my mum and she was the first on our side to go and see step sisters new baby thanks to that
It also helps me to think about myself more constructively, rather than negatively.
It's also helping my fiancee and I resolve some major communication issues we have been going through!! Yay us
Quitting my job is going to be hugely good for me! I can't wait roll on Dec!
besides that, eat healthier (though not quitting any foods whatsoever), keep up my gym routine, be at peace with myself come wedding time, get better at skiing, work on the house, cook every night -
Originally Posted By: RobBrightOriginally Posted By: MintyNZ
As for the whole "americans don't need to travel because they have such a broad range of experiences available within their own borders." Yet the same can be said of New Zealand and we're exceedingly active in working in bars around the world in general, same for australians.
that's why you guys travel.
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Originally Posted By: thursdayAustralia requires EVERYONE to have a visa for entry. Good system, keeps the scum out. Unfortunately cannot help with the domestic scum problem.
bar NZ - we have automatic residency in australia unless a prior conviction results in a bar at the entry point.
I have never needed a visa for aussie, and for a few years I was visiting once every three months to see my parents while on uni holidays, who were living there without applying for residency - legally.
As for the whole "americans don't need to travel because they have such a broad range of experiences available within their own borders." Yet the same can be said of New Zealand and we're exceedingly active in exploring the world in general, same for australians. It seems like a poorly thought out excuse to me. -
Originally Posted By: thursdayOriginally Posted By: PluckyThe military do not need passports to travel from the US to the country where they are stationed. If a US military member stationed in Japan left for a personal trip to Thailand or Australia, they would have to get a passport.Quote:Originally posted by Kintaro:
I don't know if military need passports to travel outside the US....anyone?
Come to think of it, I don't know that many people with passports back in my home town. North America is a big area, however, and no, US citizens do not need a passport to travel to Canada or Mexico. That may be changing very soon though.
Damn, the Iraqi wars would've been held up otherwise.
Haha, you can imagine all the soldiers queuing at customs for Iraq
Customs officer "what is the purpose of your visit to Iraq sir?"
Soldier "Invasion"
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Oh my goodness, that chick just laid a soccer ball.
I know it's a day late but - New Zealand exit the world cup unbeaten!
I didn't get my shirt off for the boys, was too tired, got two hours sleep in before work! Fun fun
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Shirts off for the boys!!! (search it on facebook
)Just over two hours till kick off between NZ and Paraguay. If we win then we advance with probably Italy - I don't see Slovakia drawing or beating Italy. If we draw, well oh well, better luck next time
Anyway, we'll be up until nearly 4am watching just in case NZ never go to a football world cup again in our lifetimes
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Kraut I am so scared of hair dye now
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In the pics I've seen of Nozawa Onsen at night, the streets seem lined with stores, bars, restaurants, and something that looked like food stalls like you see at markets.
Also, from the map we got from Mark at Lodge Nagano there seems to be about 28 various restaurants and bars with all sorts of different foods.
We picked Noz because it actually seems to cater really well for people like me and my fiancee - we like to try new food and eat out heaps, so would hate a place where we were restricted to our hotel at the end of each day.
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Originally Posted By: klebberCame to live in New Zealand.
Easy decision!
hai kiwi!
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Quite crazy! Mt Ruapehu have been rather unlucky - there was an arson attack last year on their main Whakapapa cafeteria and a snow groomer shed with 3 groomers in it (link - Stuff.co.nz)
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Originally Posted By: SKIHow huge is huge MintyNZ?
THIS BIG (stretching my arms out really wide!)
I haven't been up, but everyone who has been is very very excited about the amount of snow we've had. It's probably pittance compared to what Japan gets, but at least we won't be skiing on rocks this winter
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Originally Posted By: RobBrightBut lets be real, they are weak arse cigarettes in Japan.
Haha, when I went to Japan 7 years ago, one of the guys was a smoker and decided to buy from a vending machine (a huge novelty for him as he was 16 and the purchasing age in NZ is 18)
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I agree with Mamabears first post - It's easy to go without, but I do have a few big nights a year
I'm actually a cellarhand (apprentice winemaker) so I don't go a single day without at least tasting off a few filters for bottling, or tasting off some transfers, but I prefer beer to wine, and juice to beer
I definitely don't come home and drink.I did go through a period of semi-alcoholism when I worked night-shift last year, the guys and I had an agreement - a 20 pack of carlsburg a night to wash down a couple of bottles of wine. (For three of us) Thank goodness vintage only lasted 2 months!
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Thanks guys! eek, sorry about the long story! There is a question in the last paragraph
We did quite a lot of research, nearly booked for Niseko, but luckily the same package was much cheaper in Nozawa. I want to show my husband-to-be the same side of Japan I was shown 7 years ago so I'm glad we found Nozawa. Nothing against Niseko, but we've both been to Aussie before.
Neither of us speak Japanese or read kanji, the extent of my vocab is (in English because I can't spell the Japanese!) Hello, thank you, sorry, and toilet? So it's going to be good fun and full on, but as far as I can recall I was able to get to grips with the train system easily enough last time (even though I am originally from a city with only three train lines) and we like chaos disguised as us chilling out and fun.
Just wondering about Nozawa's terrain and runs - I'm very new to skiing, like 6 or 7 days total, I've done one advanced run in my short career, but I am pretty confident in my ability to improve steadily. Hoping to get more days in this kiwi winter too. My fiancee on the other hand is amazing, like skiing since he learned to walk, nearly went competitive but his parents wouldn't let him. What runs do you think we should go to our first day or so (ideally challenging for me, as I want to improve enough so that he can have full days on fun runs rather than cruisey family runs)
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Two week honeymoon in Japan in January!! Will be going to Kyoto, Osaka, Kakogawa, Himeji, Hiroshima, and also spending a week in Nozawa Onsen at Lodge Nagano!
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Man, 1 min waits, that's just OTT! lol
This thread made me about 10x more excited about Nozawa 10/11! Might see you on the hill come January Plastiktree.
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Love the stories I've read so far!
I first skied at Whakapapa in NZ when I was 16, it was october, visibility was so poor that only happy valley and rock garden were open. I felt like I was skiing on ice. Fell over so much, but really enjoyed it. I thought I broke my leg halfway down rock garden I fell so badly! I can laugh about it now
6 years later my boyfriend took me on a week holiday to Cardrona - where he spent a fortnight every year as a kid and teen. He taught me enough to get me onto captains on day 1 and whitestar on day 3. On day 5 he proposed and now we're booked and going to Nozawa in January 2011 for our honeymoon!
I have never been so passionate about a sport before, skiing makes me feel fearless, confident, and crazy.
I'm definitely open to trying snowboarding, but I want to get halfway decent at skiing first
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I hope this includes southern hemisphere 09 too or my vote is invalid
5 days at Cardrona, NZ. Planning to get a lot more in this winter though - we had a huge dump in NZ last weekend and I've been checking out the alps from the catwalk at work all week. Another big front coming through this weekend too!
Ryanair - standing room this way!
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