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I've been enjoying seeing a lovely Japanese lady (Wakana). She hasn't been in NZ long, so English is still a little difficult for her. While I'm enjoying spending time with her and getting to know her, I'm also enjoying learning … Read more …

Happy New Year (again)!

I had a great new year! How was it for the rest of you? I hope it was all good. My new year's eve celebrations began with watching the last sunset of the year with Vicki, while eating Chinese takeaway. … Read more …

The Kid

You know how sometimes, something comes along that makes you just sit up and take notice of what's going on in your life, and suddenly you realise that it's lacking. You realise that you're looking for something, but you know … Read more …

Holiday in Australia

While I was in Australia, I kept a notebook with me all the time and wrote in it each day. It's transcribed below. (Photos have been placed in here to help accentuate the description – 10th Dec.) 26 November, 2:35pm … Read more …

Happy New Year!

Only 4 days until the new year… Hmmm… That sentence seems familiar… How was Christmas for everyone? Mine was ok, but it’s the first Christmas in a while that I’ve spent alone. I spent the time catching up on Star … Read more …

Grief, and aliases

It must be hard to know that your son died in combat. It must be even harder to have it represented in a movie, with some actor playing out the death of your son. How would you deal with it? … Read more …

Somewhere new…

I'm starting to seriously look for somewhere else to stay today. A few weeks ago, Kylie decided that she wanted to move back to where she came from, and so I wasn't going to stay here by myself, or get … Read more …

Reflections on past relationships

Over the past week, I've been re-reading this journal, and I've gained some fascinating insights. It's coming up to the 3-year anniversary for this journal, and its seen some significant changes over those years. Changes in the formatting of the … Read more …

A new beginning…

In my last entry, I spoke of a new relationship with myself. As of earlier this week, it's become a new beginning. I realised that I'm ready to meet women again. Instead of feeling anxiety at the thought, now I … Read more …

Back to Australia…

Yesterday I booked my tickets for a week in Australia. I’m leaving here on the 26th November and flying to Sydney, where I’ll stay for a couple days with my friend Peter. I’ll be getting there late afternoon, and flying … Read more …

What is the Matrix

I've decided to talk about The Matrix, as the first part of yet another attempt to write more updates in my journal about what's on my mind. The Matrix is a movie that's had a real effect in my life, … Read more …

A new relationship

Healing is what I've been doing. The past few months have been quite interesting, particularly in the past few weeks. Since splitting up with Venus 3 months ago, I've been taking time out for myself, going through a lot of … Read more …

September 9/11

Along with America and the rest of the world, I’m in shock, and have been for the entire day. What a sad and horrifying day this been… Terrorists have co-ordinated the hijacking of 4 planes and have destroyed the World … Read more …