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I left you at Vietnam and I'm not going to even try to catch up the time. Instead I'll go straight to New Zealand. Just now that Laos was fantastic, the group changed drastically and the new people were great. A particular high was being found naked on the floor after a session of Lao Lao whisky; a high because that night Luke and the group decided to tell Heather how much they disliked her and she cried - priceless! Thailand was unbelievably! It was also particularly nice to meet up with some friends at home for a week. Then Singapore was surreal - extremely like home but in Asia - they even had Marks and Spencer's and3 point plug - really cool city. Then on to beautiful Sydney. The view from the harbor bridge is possible my favorite place in the world. Many an hour was spent watching the world go by or some street performer while eating an icecream in the freezing cold. On that note, arriving in Sydney from Asia was extremely weird: it looks and feels like home. My mind was telling me to hop on the H12 and say hello to Mum - instead I just went to the store to buy a bottle of goon and wasted my nights and the hostels side bar - good times!
New Zealand
Day 1 - Sydney to Auckland. Now, you all know me. So you all know that I have slight tendencies to lose things. Now, you were all surprised that I got through Asia, yes Asia, without losing anything.So now the universe has been put once again into order. Squirrels can eat the nuts they've buried in fear of a global apocalypse, cockroaches can go back to crawling around and stop planning their nuclear contingency plans and most importantly Spurs can start losing again. The world is back in order because I lost my phone. Arriving at the Hostel at 11:30pm I paid the man, took my bags to the room and then went to whip out my phone to check the time. In realizing it wasn't there I dashed down in the piss covered lift, back to reception to see if I'd just left it on the desk or something (you see though I hadn't lost anything, hardly a day went by without someone calling me back holding my phone or wallet in the air for me). It wasn't there, or in my bags either - action needed to be taken. I concluded I must have lost it on the shuttle bus so I asked the receptionist to ring up the shuttle for me. A nice fella, but about was useful as a pack of condoms in a catholic school. So it was left to me to sit with the yellow pages by the phonebox frantically phoning every shuttle company I could find a number for. But to no avail, the phone was gone. The run was over.
Up early to try the company's again - still no phone. After that went out for Breakfast with two people form my room and then to vodaphone to by a new simcard - since I am aware of my clumsy misdemeanors I brought 4 phones with me…just incase.Incase happened. After ringing the shuttle company one last time on the mobile and heading up to my room, and having chat with the girls next door, I realized my new phone was missing. Thinking obviously I couldn't be that stupid to lose 2 phones in a day I coolly checked the room and then went back to playing my new guitar ( a full size Spanish acoustic, a swap for the out of tune midget guitar - a real catch). After a while I thought I really need to text the rents the new number so went to get my phone. When I couldn't find it this time I got a bit more worried. After 10 minutes and an upside down turned room, I began to get a little bit panicked. Asking some of the people and staff if I left it downstairs by the couches the fella from last night overheard and looked at me with patronizing pity. Jokingly he said "Mike where's your wallet" mockingly I replied "ye haha it's in my room" and then ran back to the room. I thought I might have left it in the girl's room so had to knock on the door when I knew someone was asleep. Luckily someone else opened the door and let me have a look. It wasn't there so the girl let me use her phone to ring it. Someone picked up. How stupid is that person who picked up. I mean, what he was thinking! 'Ooooh the phone I JUST stole is ringing, it must be my mum ringing this phone I've JUST stolen to ask what I want for dinner, lets answer it" I mean common. What a moron! Anyway he sounded like a complete nebach and tried to make up a fake number. He hung up. I rang back straight away. He picked it up again! What a stupid , stupid lil twat. What could he have possibly have thought. 'Ooooh another call; it's the same number, maybe mums ringing form a friends phone'…..some people!!!
Thinking it was all rather funny and thinking as harry Enfield would say "what are you like" I played a bit of guitar and had a singsong with Alison and the lads from the room and then went to bed, up ready and early for the start of my Kiwi Experience bus the next day. Bring it on!
Day 2: Auckland - Mercury Bay Early rise to pack, obviously I didn't pack the night before. Why would I, that's just silly. On the corner got the first look of the people on the bus. The driver seemed like a 'sweet as' fella and in minutes was chatting to people. It was a small bus, around 20 people so it was easer to get to know everyone. Could already tell this was going to be seriously awesome! Stopping off at Mount Eden Crater gave me a first taste of just how unbelievable beautiful New Zealand is. Its surreal, everything looks and feels like one big postcard. We then headed to Cove beach where if you dig into the sand the water is boiling so you create your own springs. Unfortunately the tide was playing up so all we got was our feet burned. Good times though. The hostel at mercuary bay was very homely - a family run converted house - very genuine. Aftera 7dollar spaggeti bolognaise (that's dirt cheap!) and then seconds, cooked by the host, we headed to watch the All Black sget battered by the French. Its hilarious, when the rugby is on, the country just stoops, its kinda like an unofficial bank holiday - very funny that even though there're obsessed with it, no one actually pays attention, they jusy drink and chat. Reminds me of watching the spurs with Joel, I don't think our mouths stop all game, to the much annoyance to the Mitch. Try and talk to him and he won't hear, talk when he's not listening and that all he can hear. Ahhhhh gotta love the fella though!
Day 2: Mercury Bay - Roadoroa Driving for the first half of the day. Went lugging - a go kart with just brakes down a massive hill. Piece of advice when going lugging: don't decide to be (rarely) gentlemanly and let everyone go in front. That order will remain and you will be stuck behind a bunch of girls who drive like grannies on grenadine! Great fun though!
My times about to run out so ill update tomorrow.
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