tonight we went to the waterfront to watch fireworks celebrating guy fawkes day. fantastic night. after a quick 10 minute drive into the city we joined thousands of our fellow wellingtonians along the harbour for a great display. fireworks are really spectacular over the water - especially with city wrapping around.
adding to the atmosphere was steady stream of fireworks going off over the neighborhoods surrounding the harbour. fireworks are legal for sale here the week before guy fawkes day and many households stock up. and we’re not talking sparklers or snakes - these are big rockets that explode hundreds of feet in the air.
so who was guy fawkes? he was a 16th century roman catholic who planned the gunpowder plot - an attempt to end protestant rule in england by blowing up parliament and kill king james I.
now that we’re in our rental house and have our phone hooked up our contact details have finally settled down a bit.
to head off some obvious questions - yes, some mobile numbers are shorter than others (jackie’s has one fewer digit) and yes, the last 4 digits of our home phone are the same as my mobile (he who signs up for the phone service gets to choose the number).
antony’s mobile
+64 21 254 6426
jackie’s mobile
+64 21 954 423
home
25 tiber street
island bay
wellington 6032
new zealand
+64 4 971 6426
way too many ways to be contacted…
- afoster@fryphone.com (primary)
- fryphone@gmail.com (backup)
- fryphone@mac.com (included with .mac account)
- antony.foster@eds.com (work)
- +64 21 254 6426 (mobile)
- +64 4 971 6426 (home)
- +64 4 474 5015 (work desk)
- +64 27 208 1035 (work mobile)
- +1 617 379 0869 (skype in number)
- fryphone (aol im & ichat)
- antonyfoster (skype)
- fryphone (yahoo im)
- fryphone (msn im)
[ed. another image from sam brown @ explodingdog.com]
i’ve completed my first week of commuting on the bus and have learned a few new things.
- the buses run on time so i need to also. twice this week i arrived at the bus stop 2 or 3 minutes after the scheduled express bus and it was long gone. the next bus was just a few minutes later but it ran the standard route that takes 7 minutes longer.
- the #4 bus is just as good as the 1 and the 32. most of the time i take the 1 (island bay) or 32 (island bay express). on friday i missed the 32 and was waiting when the #4 (happy valley) arrived. everyone else got on and the bus driver had a “don’t you want to get on?” look but i held my ground. after it pulled away i reviewed the route and learned that from my stop it’s route into the city is exactly the same as the 1 & 32. doh.
- riders on the morning bus are about 2/3 workers heading into the city and 1/3 students in their smart uniforms. students on their way to school travel on concession fares - 1/2 price. when all the seats are full the bus driver will announce “will the students stand please.” and without exception the students will get out of their seats and stand in the aisle, offering their seats to adults.
it has been pointed out to me from several sources that i did not give jackie’s arrival proper coverage.
i’m sure it is attributed to the emotional overload of the event.
so gather round please. thank you.
i would like to announce that jackie has arrived.
quite a spectacle at the airport.
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