I'm in Auckland!!!

Well. Actually I've been here for two weeks already. Kinda sorta didn't have time to write here? Okay, I've had enough time, just wasn't in a mood for it. ANYWAY! I'm here. :-) Found an apartment, found a job (technically I'm still waiting for official documents to come through since I haven't yet signed anything, but there's certainly a job). Most likely I'm starting the job on 9th September, So I've got a free week until then. The last week was free too, but I didn't do much, mostly just sat home and watched Torchwood (it's awesome!) and didn't write a single word for my book.

Well, as I say every month or so, it stops now! :-D No, really! No way I'm gonna sit around and watch life passing by without my active participation. I decided to make a list of all the things I wanted to do in New Zealand. Just make a list for now, to inspire myself and to remember of where I came from and why.

• Get a pilot's license.
• Visit all sights of "Lord of the rings" and "Hobbit" movies.
• Walk streets barefoot.
• Try out all exotic food there is.
• Learn to drive.
• Get fit in this healthy environment that inspires you to be healthy.
• Relearn riding a bicycle.
• Watch "Wicked" and any performance of Michael Hurst.
• Go to movies and watch them in English!
• Learn Japanese (there should be some cources here, right?).

And there are also things that don't necessarily have to be in New Zealand, but things that I want to do.

• Cook more now that I have a nice kitchen and a wide variety of products.
• Go to comedy club and watch standups!
• Start few good habits since this is a new life.
• Write few more articles about testing to some journals.
• Write that book of mine!
• Learn performance testing.
• Learn more, and more, and more! Different sciences!
• Be a classy and an utterly happy citizen with some money on my bank account, so that I can support my parents, or buy a house, or help my girl move here if she ever decides she wants to.

For now, until it gets warm and I fully adjust, I postpone most of these. Which leaves me with small things I'm gonna contiunue trying again and again. I'm gonna continue that "30 minutes of writing" thing (but I guess it has to be done in bed because it's fracking freezing here out of it! I can't type like this! I can't think like this! All I'm thinking about is how cold it is!). I also need to use my next week to prepare for job: learn basics about performance testing, start getting up early.

I also declare September a month free of take outs. Just for the sake of calculating how much money I spend on food when I cook. And it will be a nice way to save money for that second ticket to "Wicked" I couldn't resist buying. =)

I'm also doing my pushups and situps challenges. And maybe some coursera courses? IDK, I'll see how it goes this time.