Category: Personal

  • I’ll be flying back to Wellington tomorrow but before I fly out I’ll pop into Silvia Park shopping centre to have a look around, grab something for lunch. Before I fly back I’m tempted to grab some Krispy Kreme doughnuts because we don’t have them in Wellington the only time I get doughnuts is when…

  • I had a good day at work today – working from home and the whole experience of getting back into work has resulted in a bit of a bounce in my step. I was going to get my blood tested (general check up) on Friday but because the place has been closed from 20 December…

  • Well, it has been almost a month since I made a big change in terms of my lifestyle – my diet now consists of low carb meals, protein to keep my full and a good helping of vegetables. I wouldn’t say that I’ve become fixated about what I eat but rather I’m becoming more conscious…

  • I went to Upper Hutt for a blood test but the the place was overwhelmed with people waiting to be served because they were closed over Christmas so I headed down to Lower Hutt which was also overwhelmed by the number of people waiting. What I think I’m going to do is go in on…

  • Ubiquiti has released Unifi OS upgrade from 4.0.21 to 4.1.13 and the Unifi Network Application to 9.0.108 – so far everything has been rock solid and reliable which will be great when I head back to work on Wednesday where I’ll be working from home. Firefox 134 is going to be released this week and…

  • Well, I’m feeling a lot better and will be heading back to work next week on Wednesday where I’ll be working Wednesday and Thursday then on Friday I fly up to Auckland for the weekend for my grandma’s memorial service where the family will get together. I’ve got my overnight bag sorted out but I’m…

  • Over the last month or so I’ve been getting my life back on track with the first big focus being getting myself healthy after a bit of health scare. My focus has been on counting carbs and calories with an emphasis on having a low carb diet and eating more protein (from a variety of…

  • The body is gradually mending itself after the accident on last week – I had a chat to the doctor as I needed to follow up on getting ACC sorted out, he advised that I get it sorted out when I go to my local GP on Friday to as a follow up to a…

  • Well, where do I stat. On 12 December I caught a bus to pick up my scooter from the local repairs at 8:00am where the back tyre and regular maintenance was done (oil change plus other usual 6 monthly checkups). I jumped on my scooter and headed towards Petone on Cuba Street towards Wellington and…

  • Just watching this video over on YouTube and David Frum raised some interesting points particularly regarding the way in which the economy has changed resulting in a large number of people being ‘left behind’. The problem is that when you have underfunded education then combine that with desperation bought about by a failing to non-existent…