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lovin' it!!Posted on Tue 5 February 2008 at 08:02I am so loving it here. I dropped the girl and her friend off at the cinema the other day and went to pay some bills and do the grocery shopping. Having 10 minutes to spare, I did the Kiwi thing and got myself a coffee and sat outside in the sun. It was another of those 'I live here' moments' They catch you by surprise and make you think about how much you have achieved. I sat there on a bench in the middle of Porirua shopping centre, sipping my (excellent!) coffee and felt amazed at how fantastic it felt to be there. I know full well that Porirua is considered to be the main base of the Mongrel Mob but I just felt so at peace with the world: a vindication and validation of my move here. And again later that day: Melissa and I were out trekking on my new found friends' horses. We were at the top of a rise and the scenery was laid out in front of me for miles. The sun was shining, we had spent the afternoon doing something together that we both derive immense satisfaction from. It was glorious. It engendered one of those moments that come so rarely - a complete sense of peace with the world and satisfaction that touches your soul. Couldn't ask for any better.
I have been on holiday for the past week but I will be back on Thursday, after Waitangi Day. I like working weekends here as my colleagues usually stop by the market on their way in and buy something for breakfast!!! I have eaten some strange stuff since coming here - but Hey!!, I have subjected them to my baking so it's been a fair exchange. They have some odd ideas about food though. Deep fried bread....they must have some affiliation with scots there!! Sweet bread rolls dipped in coconut ceam, bread rolls with pork baked into them. And apparently, the scottish shop in Tawa sells scotch pies!! Now, if they sold macaroni pies, the girl would be in seventh heaven! But we manage well enough as it is, so we can live without them. Shane has promised to make tablet when he is here, so really looking forward to that as well.
I had some friends come over on Sunday. We had a quiet drink to celebrate the house sale. Thanks for turning out people!
And for those who find themselves in dire staits: thinking that life has come to an impasse; a standstill; a desolate wasteground where once stood everything you held dear; that things will never get better; believe me.........there is a whole wide world out there, just waiting for you to grasp it. If you had told me 4 months ago I could feel as I do now, I would probably have cried. But it's out there people, just waiting for you, so bear with it and hopefully it will turn around for you as well. Enjoy.
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