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Apr. 23rd, 2011 09:53 amI keep forgetting to mention a couple of things, so going to write them now before i forget again.
first i had had an email from the map guys in taupo a couple of weeks ago saying they needed a yes or no now in regards to me going forward with the rotorua map. Gary said from our previous schedule it showed i needed to start the Rotorua map almost immediately and that they needed to figure out their work load due to a possible big job they were bidding on. There was also a line in his email about his sales girls being in Rorotua and a number of guest houses asking about a new map and him saying, "so there is a market for it" Ok i smelt bullshit. First off the Rotorua map didn't need to be started until the end of May, second, i dont see how a "bid" should be a concern unless they actually landed the job. The comment about the guest house guys saying they wanted a new map, well im sure they do, the current one has mistakes and is badly produced, but gary gives the guest houses free maps and they dont even advertise on it, so of course they'd love to see a new one. I felt like i was being pushed into making a commitment, and we all know how well I do with commitments! So it actually pushed me the other way to tell him i felt with his vague and already high estimate on the map design and the open possibility that the ad design could run to $4000, I didn't think there was any money in it. It was a bit of a shot at seeing if he'd either commit on a lower price or come up with a better deal. instead he didn't reply at all. It's sort of left me feeling that he maybe wasnt planning a scam, but that i wasn't getting the amazing deal he was leading me to believe that he was offering.
I go through highs and lows with my ab workout. In India it had fallen off completely, but before I left I'd managed to get it back to full strength. i still do the same workout. 5 sets of 50 sit ups doing different sit ups in each set working all across the abs. between each set i do 10-15 push ups and do the whole thing as fast as possible with as little rest between. After india, it was difficult to keep up the routine in australia and in NZ it fell apart completely. Its not like i need much equipment to do the workout, but i do need a comfortable space and a place to lift my legs for raised leg crunches. The obviously place is out on the grass, but in NZ you can hardly go 3 days straight without it raining, so the grass is always a little damp if not soaked. so i just stopped and then its so hard to start back up. about two weeks ago i was laying in bed and thought about the workout and tried it in bed. vola! the perfect place. between cuboards and seat backs i have the perfect place to lock my feet and a comfortable pad for my back. It started out i couldn't even get through the first 50 sit ups, but each day got better and better. I'm still only up to doing 3 sets of each, but each time it gets easier and easier to get to those. So hopefully i will be back up to all 5 of each soon. Just in time to go travel again and then not be able to do any of it again!
Its easter weekend, and also on Tuesday in Aus and NZ ANZAC day, a remembrance of those that died in the horrific battle in Gallipoli. So its a big holiday here. The campsite in Rotorua was over run with obnoxious campers with yapping dogs and screaming kids. The kitchen and bathrooms were over run, and to top it all it was raining and cold. Up in katikati at the naturist campsite it was 4 degrees warmer. Thats 4 degrees centigrade in a distance of less than 60 miles. Since Im heading back up to Auckland next week I figured why not go up to the naturist park for the weekend. The people there are always so much more respectful and they are naked! So here I am. Its raining here too, but it really is much warmer and if you get cold its nice to go sit in the hottubs or the sauna. And its quiet! Oh and lastly they have cats! three lovely kitties.
first i had had an email from the map guys in taupo a couple of weeks ago saying they needed a yes or no now in regards to me going forward with the rotorua map. Gary said from our previous schedule it showed i needed to start the Rotorua map almost immediately and that they needed to figure out their work load due to a possible big job they were bidding on. There was also a line in his email about his sales girls being in Rorotua and a number of guest houses asking about a new map and him saying, "so there is a market for it" Ok i smelt bullshit. First off the Rotorua map didn't need to be started until the end of May, second, i dont see how a "bid" should be a concern unless they actually landed the job. The comment about the guest house guys saying they wanted a new map, well im sure they do, the current one has mistakes and is badly produced, but gary gives the guest houses free maps and they dont even advertise on it, so of course they'd love to see a new one. I felt like i was being pushed into making a commitment, and we all know how well I do with commitments! So it actually pushed me the other way to tell him i felt with his vague and already high estimate on the map design and the open possibility that the ad design could run to $4000, I didn't think there was any money in it. It was a bit of a shot at seeing if he'd either commit on a lower price or come up with a better deal. instead he didn't reply at all. It's sort of left me feeling that he maybe wasnt planning a scam, but that i wasn't getting the amazing deal he was leading me to believe that he was offering.
I go through highs and lows with my ab workout. In India it had fallen off completely, but before I left I'd managed to get it back to full strength. i still do the same workout. 5 sets of 50 sit ups doing different sit ups in each set working all across the abs. between each set i do 10-15 push ups and do the whole thing as fast as possible with as little rest between. After india, it was difficult to keep up the routine in australia and in NZ it fell apart completely. Its not like i need much equipment to do the workout, but i do need a comfortable space and a place to lift my legs for raised leg crunches. The obviously place is out on the grass, but in NZ you can hardly go 3 days straight without it raining, so the grass is always a little damp if not soaked. so i just stopped and then its so hard to start back up. about two weeks ago i was laying in bed and thought about the workout and tried it in bed. vola! the perfect place. between cuboards and seat backs i have the perfect place to lock my feet and a comfortable pad for my back. It started out i couldn't even get through the first 50 sit ups, but each day got better and better. I'm still only up to doing 3 sets of each, but each time it gets easier and easier to get to those. So hopefully i will be back up to all 5 of each soon. Just in time to go travel again and then not be able to do any of it again!
Its easter weekend, and also on Tuesday in Aus and NZ ANZAC day, a remembrance of those that died in the horrific battle in Gallipoli. So its a big holiday here. The campsite in Rotorua was over run with obnoxious campers with yapping dogs and screaming kids. The kitchen and bathrooms were over run, and to top it all it was raining and cold. Up in katikati at the naturist campsite it was 4 degrees warmer. Thats 4 degrees centigrade in a distance of less than 60 miles. Since Im heading back up to Auckland next week I figured why not go up to the naturist park for the weekend. The people there are always so much more respectful and they are naked! So here I am. Its raining here too, but it really is much warmer and if you get cold its nice to go sit in the hottubs or the sauna. And its quiet! Oh and lastly they have cats! three lovely kitties.
