Mintyjulep

Originally Posted By: Mamabear Originally Posted By: thursday you can't say that. They'll get all self conscious and sit down at starbucks to bitch it out. depends... if we are trying to shrink our own Muffin Tops we might head to the gym and refuse to eat dinner Sit ups and those annoying side to side things for your obliques! Woop woop. (Just put my gym membership on hold so I can grow a better muffin top)

the jeans fit, any bigger and they would fall off her. I actually go down a size in jeans when I get high rise!

I do really enjoy it! It's just on far too late. I would be the ex private school one - except without the funny. So you're left with awkward and anxious.

Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver Tim Tams are a poor man's Penguin Penguins have gone to the toilet in recent years, I refuse to eat them now, even if they are fresh from the fridge. Tim tams for life! Deforestation to produce more palm oil to make more tim tams is almost worth it.

Originally Posted By: RobBright Originally Posted By: Mamabear The problem there is stupid low rise jeans - those things should only be worn by the anorexic and super models! If she had just an inch or so more material you wouldn't give that another look. No. The problem is that the girl is too fat for those jeans. No she isn't too fat for those jeans, as they fit on her, they're just too low cut as MB said. Some girls that dress size would look awesome in low rise jeans because they don't have love handles and a beer gut On the other hand, I know a girl who is NZ size 6 (US

Originally Posted By: thursday Originally Posted By: MintyNZ Originally Posted By: iiyamadude Unless a new train line has been built, that's not entirely true is it. No, but if he doesn't do his own research then he's an idiot. This thread is a part of his research no? I did about 70% of my research before I ever posted here, Nozawa was already booked for a week and I was having a bit of a lull in the planning so thought I'd forum a bit.

Originally Posted By: iiyamadude So what's your motivation to post that then? To mislead? I guess so. Not intentionally, but rather through only presenting half of the information needed through my desire to post my opinion as quickly as possible. God it was hard to type that whole sentence rather than just half of it.

Originally Posted By: iiyamadude Do you pay for the people who use your 2nd-hand smoke? They should pay me!

Originally Posted By: iiyamadude Originally Posted By: MintyNZ Go to Hakuba - it's a train ride away from Tokyo or Osaka, Unless a new train line has been built, that's not entirely true is it. No, but if he doesn't do his own research then he's an idiot.

Go to Hakuba - it's a train ride away from Tokyo or Osaka, rather than a flight away. Did you get the cheap flights? NZ$1750/pp returns as long as you depart prior to jan 1st

The funniest part of this is your students reaction I'm impressed that their grasp of english colloquial language extends to muffin top. I'll have to make sure I wear loose fitting clothes in Japan!

The place that sells Jaffa cakes in Christchurch has been closed since the earthquake. I NEED Jaffa cakes F the man!

Originally Posted By: thursday I hope you all do. Saves on the medical costs. I pay my own way - private health insurance. If only other people took responsibility for themselves.

Originally Posted By: JA Originally Posted By: SKI I remember once at Narita seeing one of those smoking rooms.... chocca full, absolutely no room. It was curious seeing about 50 people standing room only puffing away with a cloud of smoke making visibility poor. Quite funny. But a good idea to have them for sure I reckon. Yep, so long as I don't have to share a seat with any of them. The stink hangs in the clothing, and I am VERY MUCH averse to it. BTW, I am a reformed smoker, and the smell now makes me sick. (A previous supervisor used to call the smokers at our work as "smulkers

How much is it for a pack in Japan ATM? It is NZ$15.70 for me to buy a 25 pack of B&H (well I think it is - half the stores don't show the price anymore because everyone is so confused after the last tax hike) but we mostly smoke roll your owns and Mr Mintys workmates buy all of our tobacco in Duty free. Taxes do provide an incentive to quit, for sure, I mean we're not idiots - we do know that smoking kills, that it slows you down and makes you smelly. My uni campus had almost no smokers - most students were fresh off the farm - bar of course my degree. It's a bit strange to thi

Originally Posted By: SKI Originally Posted By: MintyNZ I'm just surprised they don't charge for anything more considering they probably get more well off snobs. Almost comically ignorant. I haven't attacked you personally anywhere here, so don't label me ignorant - that implies that my opinion is worth less than yours. We're all entitled to an opinion and they are all of equal value. Thank you.

Originally Posted By: Slippery Jim I use a roller bag on trips to NAmerica, but airlines on that route seem to be pretty relaxed about weight allowance. yeah, it's double if you go through the USA isn't it (like 40kg over two bags instead of 20kg in one)

So good to hear you can take your boots onboard! I thought they might be considered a dangerous weapon!

Originally Posted By: SKI It is largely irrelevant for most Japanese ski resorts. Other than the big names beginning for N and H and SK and one or two others, the % of foreigners skiing and snowboarding is miniscule. (NZ. Yeah, massive population there! And the word 'cult'. That brings up dreams of millions of skiers too doesn't it.) That may or may not change in the future of course. But anyway back to your skiers-only 'argument' --- what do you mean? I'm just surprised they don't charge for anything more considering they probably get more well off snobs. End of argument for

Originally Posted By: iiyamadude Japanese don't think skiing or snowboarding is cheap. Quite the opposite in fact. How much overseas resorts charge is irrelevant. It isn't irrelevant if your ski tourism is an ever increasing sector. Not to mention that the snow quality will continue to ensure increasing numbers from overseas, even if the prices increase. Skiing in Japan is like this cult thing atm in NZ - a few people talk about going, or planning to go, and I have this feeling that in the next few years it's going to take off the way Aussies going to Japan did. Then there is the i

Well to be fair, the fields in Japan could charge a whole lot more, I still can't get over the fact that a lift pass is half the price in Japan that it is in NZ

I would NOT do that, because most airlines will allow you to check one piece of sporting equipment for no added cost (Hence a few extra kgs for free) However if you have everything in one bag that is over the basic allowed weight then you would have to take your skis or boots out to take advantage of the extra weight allowance, losing any protection the bag may have provided. Does the ski store owner sell these handy dandy bags by chance?

Originally Posted By: SKI They are doing it because it the market exists, there are people who want to go to skier-only resorts and they are providing that service and actively marketing to those people. Is that really so hard to understand? And all that I am saying is - If there is a market for it, why don't they exploit that market more

Originally Posted By: Mamabear Hope they fix this shite up before she gets there snowhuntress!!! http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/photogal...selectedImage=1 Um, how many people have used those pillows before? They look like they were sold to the organisers by a hotel. Super wrinkly. I have five year old pillows that are in better condition that those Oh, and there's shit on the mattress, that's gross

Can I wear a cape too? This also averts global warming because the outer layer of underwear and cape make me super warm, thus reducing the heating requirements in my home.