Rebecca Jones's Diary - Spinster and Lunatic

Quite a day today.

I got up out of bed and on my way at about midday.
Im still unwell in my tummy.
Since Jetboating got cancelled :( I instead went to the Christchurch Art Gallery, the Canterbury Museum and then the Christchurch Aquarium and Kiwi house.
Today I saw a Real Live Kiwi! He was running round quite a bit right infront of the glass. I even got really close to him up at the glass :D
I also did the rest of the tram circuit that I didnt do yesterday and took many a picture of the city.
I enquired into a Maori re-enactment and tradition dinner (hungi) but they weren't doing it tonite but they are next week when Im back but I land in a Chch at 5:30pm and you need to be in town by 6pm so I think thats a no go... oh well... it was $120 anyways... but it would have been cool!
Im getting the cranks with the wireless available in the hotel here... my uploading of pics keeps timing out! Right now I am even in the common area sitting below the wireless access point and its still weak as piss!
Ive booked my shuttle for the airport tomorrow morning. I'm off to Auckland at 10.30am to visit my nana for 2 nights! :D

Im so tired after today... I best go to bed early tonite :P

Oh and a BIG congrats to Nyssa who got the job in the Australian Consulate in Washington DC. SO JEALOUS! What a great opportunity! :D Im seriously considering moving up rooms again to Nyssas which has double built-ins and ensuite :D

Im really unwell.
Ive been unwell since yesterday morning.
I get chills and aches like the flu. So bad yesterday I swear I was about to seize up!
And oh boy I have the most amazing diarrhea.
Ive realised just now I havent had anything to eat since Sunday arvo at the airport.

Im not going Jet Boating today :( Unfortunately I was the only one that booked it today... the minimum is two people. Ahh well. I'll go on the tram again... take pics... go to the http://www.southernencounter.co.nz/ (Christchurch Aquarium)... go to the Art Gallery... theres plenty to do!

Today has been long :)
I got out of bed at midday - yay for rooms with no windows! Total darkness... I needed it!
Went to Vodafone and picked up a Voda sim... bloody hell they have no caps or anything over here!
Made my way to Christchurch Town Hall to catch up with my mums cousin. Its funny her calling my nana her Aunty :D Shes a school principal now and her school kids are competing in some kind of Rock Estedford tonite.
After Adele, I went back to the town square and bought a ticket for the tram ride and gondala package.
I rode the tram half the way round (I'll do the other half tomorrow) and caught a bus to the "Base Camp" of http://www.gondola.co.nz/





Unfortuneatly, there is only me booked on the Shot Over Jet tour tomorrow. The minimum is two people... they'll call me if someone else books tomorrow. Thats lousy :(
BUT I'll check out the Chch Art Gallery and other little places tomorrow. Oh and also the Chch Aquatic Centre. Like a little itty bitty underwater world.

I woke too late for brekkie this morning. And I actually havent had lunch today either. I got the most painful 'flu-like' pains this arvo... felt really unwell all arvo. Im actually in bed as I type... but I have to head out about 6.30pm to meet up with Adele to show her some pics of the family :)

All pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=39682&l=3a1d7&id=682848523

Its 1:15am here in Christchurch.
Its also 6' outside... Oh boy I loved sniffing in the cool air when I stepped outside from the airport!

Im at my hotel now. http://www.hotelso.co.nz/Home
This. Place. Rocks!
Sure the rooms are tiny... I payed a tiny price...
BUT!
I cant set 5 different "mood light" colours in the shower... red, blue, green, orange and purple.



There is a blue fluro light lighting up under my bed.



Everything is white and bright and clean and crisp.
The toilet/shower is closed off my a big curved glass sliding door :D
Brekkie is only $8NZD tomorrow morning.

OH GOSH! There are 6 "mood channels" on the TV - stars, beach, rainforest, wood fire :D
This is a funky brothel almost!

I cant figure out the air-con though :(

Tomorrow I am meeting up with my mums cousin, Adele.
I havent seen Adele in about 19 years Id say! She was about 18 or 19 when I last remember her.
She is a school principal now. Her school is putting on a play in the Christchurch Town Hall tomorrow night so Im going to meet up during the arvo and hang out/help and go to the play.

All my flights are booked.
All my activities are booked.
All my accomadation is booked.

New Zealand here I come! :D

(Next Sunday!)

QUICK QUESTION!!

Helirafting.
Departure times:
8:15am or 2:00pm
Its a 4-5hour trip.

Im concerned about the hangover factor if I go for the 8:15am and the light factor if I go for the 2:00pm slot!

AUGH!

Decided to stay with the 2pm booking... dont want to do it on a hangover!

So now thanks to this Visa card arriving I have booked my accomadation, Jet boating in Christchurch and Helirafting in Queenstown.
All I need now is a flight from Auckland to Wellington on the 23rd of May and another one from Queenstown to Christchurch on the 26th May.
YAY!

Oh gosh Kev and I drank a fair bit last night :D
Started at O'Tooles (the Local) for steak night.
I ate STEAK! Oh god it was good!!
Got a bottle of Green Apple flavoured Smirnoff, mixers and headed home.
Boy do we love the vodka!
At home we sat around and chatted with Nyssa and new flatmate Jay (wait for THAT post about him!), then as people went to bed, we started playing this AWESOME XBox 360 game called Scene It. Its like Buzz for the PS2 but so much harder! I lost all three games we played :( I'll get better... we're taking it to Deanies Saturday night.
Oh I am officially turning nerdgamergirl... I bought XBox Live points for my own account. Heh.

Well Im hoping the Boy wakes up soon :) I want $5.45 roast lunch at the pub! I think first up I'll walk Zeke up to the shop to get dog bones.

YAY!
My $750 Visa card showed up today!
This means I can book my NZ accomadation and activities!

HUGE stress lifted off my shoulders! :D

Why.. why WHYYYYY have I only JUST found this?!?!

http://www.magicbus.co.nz/main/productDetail/index.cfm?productID=11

EUGH It would be PERFECT but my flight departing Wellington for Queenstown is too early in the day :(

EDIT: Actually... If I can change my Chch to Auk flight back one day... one night in Auk... then 7.30am the next morning bus to Rotorua... be there late arvo. Next morning bus to Taupo for an arvo arival again... THEN the next morning bus to Wellington.

EDIT 2: Nah... that means more paid accomodation. And backpacks!

So a lots been happening and not a lot at the same time.

Went to the Rugby last night to see a warm-up match of the Qld Reds V Auckland Blues. Auckland scored in the last 30secs and managed to win the game from that. There were SO MANY good looking fellas at the game! Mmm mmm. I went with Cameron (brother) and his mate Matt and Matts girlfriend, Cherie.
We got our supporters packs which had calenders, shirts and vouchers for programs each game. I also bought a Reds cap and lanyards for my members cards. The chicks merchandise is pretty awesome so I'll probably buy a polo next game (15th Feb)

I did come first for the month in BOTH turn over AND profit. I rock! Sacha keeps asking me questions and making statements that he has a feeling Im leaving him again. Ive told him I have no plans to leave him again until the end of the year or he moves on... which ever happens first.

I made my orthodontic and wisdom tooth appointments for Wednesday, only to discover that Im working Wednesday. So I had to reschedual! Uh-ohhh! So now my ortho appointment is for the 15th Feb... and get this... my wisdoms tooth one... 25th March!! thats AGES away! Sheesh!

This evening I booked my next holiday. 17th - 27th May in New Zealand. I have several friends over there now including Nana Shirley so I can try to see them all! $420 return... not too shabby. I figured that since I am committing to my wisdoms... and while I have this money now... I may as well book something so I definately do it. Now I have an ultimate goal time to lose weight!

Oh speaking of that... 4kgs in 3 weeks. Weigh in on Tuesday at work... that'll be the 4 week mark. I've managed not to take any pain killers today at all for my knees... they're feeling a stack better :)
Tomorrow night though there is the threat it can all come undone. We're being taken out for dinner by a supplier and there is a $2000 tab (food and alcohol). We've all picked out courses during the week and we've all gone hard on the food! Im getting a dozen oysters for entree and braised lamb shanks as a main. Im drooling already at the thought of it!

I think this will be my next tattoo:

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