Sunday, March 15, 2009

And the collection grows




and the collection grows with another 2 bottles today

the 10 year Arran single malt:
clean fruity sent with reasonably strong fruity vinilla taste.
The sent is very unique from other whiskeys

and the Benriach 10 year curiositas:

very smokey peety taste. contrasts the Arran but has a lovely subtle after taste

very very nice whiskeys, and were reasonably cheap compared to the rest of the wishlist
but yes

great bday pressie

also mojo bought cuban cigars
will be a good birthday apart from the finance exam...

but yes
chin chin

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Whiskey Galore


have found a new passion... well, more of an old one....
DRINKING

however i have a new taste
sweet sweet whiskey.... 

kind of all started after i went to "dram fest 09" which was a big big get together of different whiskeys at the town hall in Christchurch.
had a total of 280 different bottles open, and available for tasting over the three day event as well as other things happening like the cocktail competition.

basically it was a good starting point to learn a lot about the different whiskeys and different flavours etc.

finally found my favourite single molt of the day, BENRIACH 20 YEAR OLD 
NZ $122.


so after getting paid last week (yes i got a job) i "Invested" in a bottle of Johnnie walker green label, which is basically a mix of 30 different whiskeys into a single bottle.
purchasing this has really just made things worse though....

so here is my wish list for the coming months.
keep in mind the more expensive ones probably wont happen:


so thanks to this I'm having to save.... 
this week 115
hopefully next week the same amount so i can have my first 3 bottles shipped out


Also, if you are interested in whiskey tasting, or picking up a bottle (exotic or not) go to whiskey galore, as they know a shit load about all of them.
They were also the ones to put on dram fest, which wont happen again until 2011

also, this is the link to the dramfest which is just about the event and how it was etc
http://www.dramfest.co.nz/

there was also a photo of some "Adelphi selection" bottles of whiskey.
Adelphi is basically a company that buy the best casks over the year of brewing, then mature them till they see fit, then bottle and sell them.
The thing is, they only buy so many casks, so once they are gone, that's it....
so they tend to start at $200 per bottle, and go upwards of $1800

expense... but ohhh sooo good.....

ok
im going to shut up and stop rambling on about whiskey....

Friday, December 26, 2008

stupid boys


Friday, October 31, 2008

There is good T.V and then there is GREAT TV

television is great.
New zealand television is actually not too bad either...
there are shows that are entertaining... e.g, true blood
then there are shows that are good... boston legal, & heroes  good
shows that are great... gossip girl, house, fringe, how i met your mother good

and there are shows that you wait for the hour in which it will play in america... then an hour later are online.

Grey's anatomy is one of these shows.
one of the shows you swear gets better and better every episode until you are up till 5 am waiting for a torrent to finish.

Friday, October 24, 2008

What is it to be male

what is it to be male these days....

6000 years ago, you were a male if you could swing a club sooo hard into another mans face that it cracked his scull....
these days.... its if you have a girl and a steady income your a man....
how times have changed...

but what makes a man these days????
someone with a deploma in xxxscience...?
someone that sleeps with a woman every night?
someone that sleeps with a different woman every night???
this is the problem.... how do you know when you have become a man???
when u can legaly buy a smoke? when u stop getting asked for id???

when u break another mans skull with your bear hands???
when you make love to a woman???


in todays socilety i dont believe we ever become men until we are dead...
were just boys playing at being men...

how do we evolve??
how do we become more than boys chacing a dream?

personally i think were all fucked... damned to walk a boys life until we dye... only then to be remembered as me...
so what can we do???


seriously??? what else is there without us getting arrested??? drinking a yard glass full of bear?? does that make us a man....

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Simple plan

for those of you that dont know about the election... or the long run effects etc... heres the most simple advise you will get

There are 3 catagories:

If you are studying: VOTE LABOUR
they will pay out the most and help you the most
If you are employed and earning income: VOTE NATIONAL
they will protect your income the best. also the best for New Zealand economics in the long run.

basically it comes down to which brings you the best return.
eg, 5% tax cut and 3% incresased interest on student loan....
5% tax= $400  3% loan interest=$500

However, my plan is simple. Vote labour for now... then go to canada

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Simple question

a very simple question:
whens the election?
(Nz election, or whichever election you get to vote in)
do you know when it next is?

are you enrolled to vote?

are you going to vote?

Sunday, September 21, 2008

HOW TO LIVE LIFE

A new set of rules have been finalized to create a better future for all males. 
(yes iv been watching way too much how i met your mother)
regardless, October 14th the new religion will be published.
until then the new standards are released, these guidelines have been put in place:

1. Bros before hoes. I cannot stress this enough. Always remember, girlfriends come and go, but your boys are always there. Breaking this rule is to commit the cardinal sin against Team Testosterone.

 

2. Never drink the last beer, unless you've been granted specific permission that it's OK.

 

3. If a girl falls into the following criteria, she is off limits forever until the end of time:

 

A. Was an ex-girlfriend.

B. Your friend specifically told you he wanted her.

C. Is you're buddy's sister.

 

However, if it's your buddy's cousin, well she's up for grabs, and you're welcome to rub it in his face for years to come.

 

4. Never diss a guy if his team just lost a crushing game.

 

5. You must never own a cat.

 

6. If you get 2 tickets to the big game, the priority list for granting the second ticket is as follows:

 

A. Your best friends (in order of how long you've known them).

B. Your acquaintances.

C. Your co-workers.

D. The mailman.

E. The UPS guy.

F. NASA.

G. John Kerry.

....Z. Your girlfriend.

 

7. You are allowed to enjoy exactly one chick TV show, and one chick flick. (Mine are Dawson's Creek and Love, Actually). You may have no more. And if you like Grease, well, we're already too late.

 

8. Birthday and Christmas presents for your guy friends are optional. Beer always makes a great gift.

 

9. If you go the bar with your buddies, you must buy a round of drinks at least once.

 

10. There are no mercy rules when playing someone in Madden, hoops, street hockey, bare-fisted boxing, etc.

 

11. If you owe someone money, pay them back as soon as humanly possible—unless it's a gambling debt, which must be paid immediately.

 

12. Standard shotgun rules are as follows.

 

A. Shotgun may only be called within full sight of the car.

B. Shotgun must be called outside.

C. Shotgun calls last approximately ten minutes.

D. Shotgun never carries over to a second ride.

 

13. NO PDA (Public Displays of Affection). Hey, congratulations, another girl can stand the sight of you. You don't need to wear her like a ******* trophy.

 

14. It's alright to cheat at any game where money isn't involved. In certain circumstances, relationships may be classified as "games."

 

15. Don't tell other guys elaborate stories about your weightlifting exercise routine. No one cares.

 

? 16. Never openly question another guy's sports wisdom, unless said information specifically pertains to your favorite team. It doesn't matter how ludicrous the other guy sounds telling you that Jake Plummer was better than Steve McNair last season, let him be.

 

17. When out with the guys, never accept a call from your girlfriend—unless she's dying or trapped under a burning fuel truck, and if that's the case, make it quick.

 

18. Always allow a buffer zone at urinals and on couches.

 

19. Never share a bed with a guy, unless there's no way around it.

 

20. Bros Before Hoes. I know, I already used it. I can't stress it enough, though. It is absolutely infuriating how many of my guy friends have become insufferable ***** since they've gone out with someone.

 

21. In a 6 person hot tub, there should be a maximum of 3 bros.

 

22. A bro should not sing and dance at the same time

 

23. A bro should not watch Oxygen, Womens Entertainment, or Lifetime.

 

18. Always allow a buffer zone at urinals and on couches.

 

19. Never share a bed with a guy, unless there's no way around it.

 

20. Bros Before Hoes. I know, I already used it. I can't stress it enough, though. It is absolutely infuriating how many of my guy friends have become insufferable ***** since they've gone out with someone.

 

21. In a 6 person hot tub, there should be a maximum of 3 bros.

 

22. A bro should not sing and dance at the same time

 

23. A bro should not watch Oxygen, Womens Entertainment, or Lifetime.

 

24. Bros do not lie about their age, exept to score with a slightly older chick who doesnt date younger guys.

 

25. A bro should not swing his arms when he is walking.

 

26. A bro should never carry a woman's handbag

 

27. A bro should never go tanning.

 

28. No bro should dye their hair

 

29. A bro should never refer to an athlete as a "stud"

 

30. A bro should never cry during a movie. In the event that he does, he must under no circumstance admit it to anyone other than a girl he is trying to score with.

 

31. A bro should not "pop" his collar.

 

32. A bro should not speak more than two languages.

 

33. A bro should never say "it's to die for"

 

34. A bro should not wear a scarf without a jacket or coat.

 

35. A bro should not wear an ascot.

 

36. A bro should never use the following words: fantabulous, ginormous & fierce.

 

37. A bro should never wrap a towel around his head after leaving the shower.

 

38. A bro should never "sip" and alcoholic drink through a straw

 

39. A bro should never wear a blouse.

 

40. If you are not living with a girl you should not have tampons in your bathroom.

 

41. A bro should not wear crocs.

 

42. A bro should not wear a leotard or do pirouettes.

 

43. A bro should never wear a sweater over his shoulders

 

44. A bro should not eat grapes from the vines

 

45. A bro should never rollerblade

 

46. The word cute should not be used other then describing a chick they want to bone

 

47. If you compliment a bro on his six-pack, you better be referring to his beer.

 

48. A bro should never, ever wear capri pants.

 

48. A bro should not wear flip flops with a suit.

 

49. No bro should wear a speedo to the beach

 

50. No bro should make a kissing face in a photo.

 

51. No bro should wear girl jeans

 

52. No bro should ever get a pedicure

 

53. A bro should never highlight his hair.

 

54. A bro should not talk to another bro in the bathroom.

 

55. A bro should never sing show tunes.

 

56. A bro should never eat out of another man's hands.

 

57.Two bro should not share an umbrella.

 

58. A bro should not have "an outfit".

 

59. A bro should not wear a white belt.

 

60. A bro should never wiggle out of a pair of pants

 

61. "A bro will, in a timely manner, alert his bro to the existence of a girl fight." A Bro must never hesitate before communicating the possibility of fisticuffs between two humans of the female variety [[HENCEFORTH "GIRL FIGHT"]], in an effort to make possible and probable that another Bro or Bros can partake in observation. A timely manner is open to interpretation based on the initial Bro's viewing and processing of the potential feminine conflagration. Said Bro must use any and all methods of media distribution at his disposal, including but not limited to: telecommunications, elbow nudging, fiber optics, the Broney express, and postcards. If an informed Bro is unable to witness the girl fight firsthand, the spotter Bro is responsible for documenting and relating details of the girl fight via pictures, video*, or barring any other reasonable method, interpretive dance and/or pantomime. Tabling Bro obligations to witness a XX chromosomal scuffle is not only condoned, but encouraged

 

63. A Bro shall never reveal the score of a sporting event to another Bro until that Bro has three times confirmed it's cool.

 

64. A Bro may not speculate on the expected Bro / chick ratio of a party or venue without first disclosing the present-time observed ratio.

 

65. If a Bro, for whatever reason, becomes aware of another Bro's girlfriend's birthday and / or anniversary date, he shall endeavor to make that information available to his Bro, regardless whether he thinks his Bro already knows.

 

66. One Bro makes a solo chick attack.

A second Bro provides a crutch.

A third Bro rounds out the pack.

But a fourth Bro is one too much.

 

67. Should a Bro be near to closing with a girl, his Bro shall do anything within his means to ensure the desired outcome, up to and including the seduction of said girl's wildly unattractive cousin / friend / mother.

 

68. A Bro shall honor his father and mother.

 

69. In the event that two Bros acquire the same target, the Bro with the longe

 

70. In a scenario in which two or more Bros are engaged in entertainment of the adult variety, one Bro is forbidden from intentionally or unintentionally touching another Bro in ANY capacity, including but not limited to; the high five, the first bump, or the congratulatory gluteal pat. Winking is also kind of a no-no.

 

71. A Bro much provide his bro with a ticket to an event if said event involves the second Bro's favorite sports team in a playoff scenario.

 

72. A Bro must always reciprocate a round of drink(s) among Bros with the assumtion that no existing wager supersedes this purchase and exchange of spirits.

 

73. If a Bro suffers pain from a permanent dissolution of a relationship with a lady friend, a Bro shall offer nothing more than a "that sucks, man" and copious quantities of beer. A Bro will also refrain from pejorative commentary – deserved or not – regarding said lady friend for a period of three months, when the requisite BACKSLIDE WINDOW has closed.

 

74. Should a Bro pick up a guitar at a party and commence playing, another Bro shall point out that he is a tool.

 

75. If a Bro is on a hot streak, another Bro will do everything possibly to ensure its longevity, even if that includes jeopardizing his own records, the missing of work, or temporarily immigrating to a foreign country.

 

76. "A Bro never cries."

 

77. "A Bro may never pursue the mom of another Bro." Be it here resolved that at no point is it permissible for one Bro to engage in carnal delicacies with another Bro's mother. It is, however, allowed and encouraged for one Bro to graphically suggest to a Bro the athletic feats, animalia, and/or machinery utilized during a fictional encounter with his mom. Should a Bro discover his Bro is in fact adopted, he is free to pursue his Bro's adoptive mother, but only after first corroborating non-biological parentage through notarized birth certificates, hospital records, or comparative dioxyribonucleic acid gel electrophoresis, whichever is easiest. Since the adopted Bro cannot legitimately claim to have shared a canal with his Bro. Though the mom of a Bro is always off limits, the step-mom of a Bro is allowed if she initiates it and/or is wearing at least one article of leopard print clothing. If she looks good in it.

 

78. No sex with a bros Ex

 

79. No Eye contact in a Devils threesome ( 2 dudes)

 

80. Never make fun of a bros Girlfriend

 

81. No sex With a Bros Ex

 

82. No eye contact during a Devils Three Way (Two Dudes)

 

83. A bro must never call another bro just to chat

 

84. A Bro Must Never Saw "Awww"

 

85. A Bro must Never watch the movie Hope Floats

 

86. A Bro must be a fan of Mixed Martial Arts

 

87. A Bro must never take a bath regardless of being injured in a Backyard Wrestling Match

 

88. Leave No Bro Behind

 

89. When another bro is in a fight you must always have his back, unless he has done something recently which would deserve a beating then let him recieve a few shots then jump in

 

90. A bro must never leave without saying anything

 

91. A bro always be willing to do something awesome™

 

92. A bro must never chug any drink unless in a chugging contest

 

93. Bros must make small bets as often as possible

 

94. Bros must have a good time no matter what

 

95. Bros must make movies quotes as often as possible

 

96. Bros must watch the movie WEDDING CRASHERS at least once a month

 

97. Bros must watch the show entourage

 

98. Bros must never comment each other on myspace. If your comments are viewable on your profile it needs to be chicks only. Messeges only, but still never just to chat ( Rule 83)

 

99. A bro must never tell other bros he has a "broken heart"

 

100. A bro must never distract another bro while playing Guitar Hero.

 

101. A bro must never put smily faces in messeges, comments, texts etc.

 

102. If one Bro is an attorney, and another Bro finds himself in need of legal advice, Bro 1 will endeavor to provide said services free of charge.

 

103. Should a bro discover a new planet and/or orbiting body of subsequent planet, he shall not be allowed to name said astrological body after any girl

 

104. A Bro shall NEVER follow 'conventional' rules whilst playing the divine game of Battleship.

 

105. A bro must, at all times, suit up.

EXCEPTION: Funerals. A suit is a happy thing. If a bro must mourn, he shall do it in a white T-shirt.

 

106. A bro will always give a non-bro , if considerd worthy, a challange if said non-bro wants to join the brohood. The challange will be chosen by said bro, or other bros present.

 

107. A bro never hits another bro in the groin unless its a punishment for breaking The Bro Code.

 

108. Once a bro, always a bro. When/if The Bro Code is ever broken, said bro will do whatever the effected bro desires. If the second bro is unable to come up with anything, we shall revert to the rules of a Slap Bet, therefore the first bro will have to choose between ten slaps by effected bro or five slaps to be carried out at any point in time. If no bro is affected, his best bro must choose a modest punishment in public




Friday, September 19, 2008

Alcohol

ever been sooo drunk you dance to HORRIBLE MUSIC (backstreet boys... Sclub7 etc)
been out to the uni bar for drinks, and there were REALLY drunk guys dancing together... (yes guys)...
this is the music that clubs play to get people to leave at 4am....

kind of reminded me of summer :)

but yea.... have you ever then this drunk???


Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Out of time. Out of money.

heres the problem...
we allocate money for expenses. $25 each per week.
that covers 200 for electricity, 200 for internet phone etc.
now, were getting billed 330 for electricity, and 300 for internet...

i put up the 300 for internet.
200 was allocated.
The 100 i have put up and now have to bill.
180gb of internet were used, and some people use more net than others...

now the power bill is due next week.
330.
i cant afford to put up another 130

last time we got a power bill, no one talked to me for the day, and i still have not gone in reuben's room.

how do you bill it when you cannot allocate it directly to each person.
now, the people who know they use more, do not want to pay more. they want to split it evenly.
those who dont use much power want it split fairly.

problem is, no one wants to decide. i cant pay it this time. and im sick of getting the cold sholder for the next week.
so heres the plan:

they have 1 week to get the money to me. they can sort out how.
if i dont get the money, i cancel the power account and some one else can account for it.

im sick of dealing with this. you dont want to pay extra... STOP USING SO MUCH....
so yea. if anyone else can come up with a solution, please share

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Power

Simple question: how much is your power bill per month?

if you dont pay the power bill, go ask you parents, or whoever does pay.
just for interests sake.

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Stressful times

6 weeks.
6 weeks till exams...
6 exams...
and a lot of work to cover...
don't know how the hell im going to get through it all, and its actually freaking me out.
not cool.

so many stressful and sleepless nights to come.
joy.

back straight right??? final stretch, for another year.
sigh.

Monday, September 1, 2008

Procrastinating

the fruits of procrastinating...
hottest desktop ever, and all in mac.
As you can tell, im very very bored and supposed to be in the library studying for accounting test next week, but really dont want to be....

anyway, who said procrastinating isnt productive 

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Worst pick up line between 2 soldiers

Male officer: so why isn't your gun loaded?
Female officer: .... its a long story
Male officer: That's cool. I'm a vegetarian...
Female officer:Lets just keep that between us
- Day of the dead

interestingly, male officer becomes infected and turns into a zombie... but he wont each people because he is a vegetarian. who saw that coming?! really! its brilliant

Flat Politics - BE A LITTLE BITCH THEN

ok, here is the issue as i see it.
we have 3 flatmates on a limited, relatively low income.
Then we have the 3 flatmates with the relatively high income.

for example, the low income flatmates have $600 per month to live on.
thats 150 per week.
less 100-120 for living costs (rent, basic expenses etc)
so that leaves 30

Now, the high income have 1000+ per month.
thats 250 per week
less 150-165 leaves 100-85

now, lets add in a bonus charge because flatmates used to much power this month....
thats an extra $15 each...

For low income flatmates, thats (=>)50% of their weeks income gone...
for high income flatmates, thats (=>)15%

now, lets say that the high income earners used 70% of the power...
so out of the 90 over, they were responsible for $63 worth of expenses.
thats $27 that the other 3 low income users were responsible for...

now, this is all fine, i get it, its money.
However i know for a fact that the 3 low income earners could not have used 50% of the extra power expense, as they simply do not have enough electrical devices...

my self for example:
these are the things that use power:

Macbook
Mp3 player
Bluetooth headphones
Shaver
Showers
Toaster
Playstation

now, the mp3 player, and bluetooth, both are charged by the macbook... i only shave once a week (yay for being young) and i only shower once a day at the most (normaly once every 2 days).

in the last week, the only thing i have used for cooking is the toaster...
the playstation is unpluged, as another flatmate has his pluged in.

the total cost of having the macbook running 24/7 for a year, is $50.
so i would hardly consider myself a big power user.
Not that i dont have my faults.

the couple only have a tv and laptop between them. their computer is never on, and they dont use their heater much as they are in a small room.



HERE IS THE PROBLEM

when the lower income earners protest paying the extra $15 each, siting that they have no consoles, they dont use the HEATED TOWEL RAIL THAT THE OTHER 2 INSIST ON.
so they protest.
i say i agree with their logic, and they go nuts at me!
telling me, your logic is flawed, their logic is flawed...

so now im getting the cold sholder from some of my flatmates.... who cant even understand it because they dont know what its like to be on low income....

i dont get it!
i dont have an issue with them, but they have an issue with me, so i have an issue with how they are responding....

its just fucking pathetic.

so if that person reads, GROW THE FUCK UP

Monday, August 11, 2008

Pessimistic workers

some of the people around me have a very pessimistic view of the world.
an example of this was New Zealand health care.

as some of you know i had my appendix removed last week.
the argument was about the quality of New Zealand health care...
however i believe it to be quiet good.
went to the clinic, and yes, i did have to wait for a long time in pain. However first saw a nurse who did some tests and asked for a statement about what was wrong.
when the doctor saw me, she asked again for the description of what had happened and then diagnosed me.
She then called the hospital for the chief surgeon and informed him i would be sent in immediately.
he then asked for some more questions for her to ask me etc.
when i did get in, i was put in a gown, and put on a bed, where i was seen by 4 nurses, then 3 doctors, then the anaesthetist, before being moved to a ward, and more doctors visited.
finally, about 8 hours after showing up at the clinic, the surgeons met me and started the surgery.
i was then kept overnight and had blood tests, blood pressure, oxygen levels etc taken every hour.
was then seen again by the doctors in the morning and discharged.

so over all i was taken care of in 24 hours, and told to rest for the next 4-5 days until the stitches healed.

Now, i consider that very good health care...
i could have just been given pain killers at the clinic and told to go home, and come back in 2 days if it still hurt.
however every step of the way, the professionals did there best.

in management, there is a term for employees.
the X theory:
Employees must be forced to work, and are only responsive to incentives.

the Y theory:
Employees enjoy work as a way to better them selves and do there best etc.

people around me seem to think everyone is theory X. that people only do the minimum, to get their pay and leave.
(keep in mind none of these people have ever worked a part time job)

so i ask, if you were employed, would you do your bear minimum? as you seem to think everyone else does?

Nicoragra vs Ragen Administration

Americans believe in a democratic Parliament, and therefore changed its foreign policy under Reagen.
"Project democracy" was created to enforce American democracy around the world.
however, they pushed a form of American democracy, following the American definition....
this posses the problem of contradiction views of freedom.
and the first target of these policies was Nicaragua.
A country that was seized by revolution, but then enforced democracy, held elections, spread power for increase equality etc.
however American believed this to be a sham. They began to threaten Nicaragua.
"Perception management" was created. Telling Americans they were under threat, resulting in the people accepting more offencive polices.
the best example of this is "Weapons of mass destruction", bet that sounds familiar.
what the Reagan administration ended up doing was funding a private army to overthrow the Nicaraguans.

to fund this, the Reagan government agreed to sell weapons to the Iranians, and in return the Iranians would release all hostages.
The proceeds from these sales then paid for the private army.

The ironic thing is that the American democracy, the thing the Americans were trying to spread, was corrupted by its own followers.

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Isnt she great
shes my whole wide world
you know...
i would give my life for her...
but she also wants me to do the dishes
I would die, and do the dishes

Theres something wrong...
Well ask her!
No... when a woman is mad about something,
Shes really mad about something else.
you cant ask, because then they get angry that you had to ask...

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Uni

before i asked, why go to uni?
well, iv come to a conclusion.
we dont go to uni to learn, to drink etc.
we go to compete.

uni is simply a competition tool for business and companys.
we compete with one another to show who is better.

however this is not all good.
the problem is, as we are not studying to learn, we are studying to do well in exams.
this is not the same thing, its not learning the material, its learning how to maximise marks in the exams.

this may sound kind of obvious, but its rather alarming.
Uni was always for greater learning.
now it is simply how to do well in exams...

(I have no idea if that makes sense to the rest of the world)

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Reinspired!

well.
i admit i have been reispired.
iv meet 2 people that have re-awokend me.
they make me look at the world in a very different light.

so basically i share with you the questions you raised.
and please be honest, there is no point if your not, im not here to put people down.
the absolute goal is to open people up to the world.

so basically please just answer these questions.
be honest.
were not here to judge.
do it anonymously.

Question 1:
why are you at uni? whats the reason for it??? what are you hoping to achieve?