[Kim39]

Ok John, where are you. :uhoh Its been a while since your last post so whats been going on? Have you got that laid back kiwi attitude now and can't be bothered with us anymore :laugh

Has anybody seen him?

Kim

[Diny]

The fact that Susie sent over his golf clubs may have something to do with the fact he's not been here much???

Diny

[Suzy Rimbo]

Hey Kim

As john as not been keeping you up to date on his new life i will supply a bit of info.

As diny said golf clubs were sent off at the end of march! along with his squash racket and clothes, paid more to make sure the golf clubs would be ok, (lets get our prioritys right hey ;) ), clothes arrived first though. :laugh

John is in a rental now much bigger than the one he had before, he as bought a bed, dining table, 2 seater, fridge, freezer,washing machine,dryer IRON and so on.

He as played golf a few times, as now joined a squash club, were may i add he as got a handle behind the bar :? settling in nicley if you ask me, hey maybe he's paying our estate agents not to sell the house then I cant go over :eek

His brother went over for a few weeks last month, they climb right to the top of mount Taranaki, above the clouds, said his legs were K*******,
he as gained weight (says his t-shirts have shrunk) ;) Yeh Yeh Yeh me think not. They went white water raffting, the more i write this the more the above idea with the estate agents seems possible :wah

He visited the dentist for the firt time since i have known him, had to have a tooth out, :laugh (sorry John)

He went to a wedding this weekend at a friends, said it was absolutly georgeous, flight across to south island not very nice though.

He as met some friends through work, the company he works for does drinks on the first Friday of each month, this is for employees and family so it's given him a chance to get to know more people, he was actually invited out on one of the girls leaving doo! (well thats what he told me anyway).

So all in all i think he is having a fab time. :P :clap

Not making excuses for john but he does find it difficult getting e-mails out, this is partly because he is not sat in the office all the time and he does not have a connection at home, maybe this is were i should come in and keep everyone upto date from his phone calls. Sorry Guy's :oops:

I will do my best to keep you updated, and if i find out he's paying our estate agents not o sell i will pay you all one by one as you go to go get him for me :laugh :laugh :laugh

Love for now

Suzy
x

[Mildred]

That's it, I want to go NOW :P

[Kim39]

So at least we now know what Rimbo's been upto. Looks like the guy is more play than work. Nice to see he has his priorities right :nice1
Thanks for the update Suzy. The way its working, looks like you could looking to hire a hitman eh? :laugh you can give us a better insight on the 21st.

Kim

[Rimbo]

I'm alive :clap
very well and i might add that I'm kickin :cheers

Apologies for not keeping in touch but the social scene and the 20 year old girls keep my occupied for the times when i'm not playing golf or at the squash club!
naah, only thing i've pulled is my tooth :eek
Done some awesome things while here, had the time of my life but during these times i always reflect on how much i'm missing loved ones. Each new experience brings its own sadness wishing for the time to come when Jon and Susan can be here to share the moment. but for now i'll keep doing the hard research on how to live and what to do and see.

As Susan has said, climed Mt Taranaki, went white water rafting in roturua, saw Tamaki brothers Maori concert.

Work is good, great place, great people. started at a large clients this week. At break we play pool, darts and table tennis. sweet! :nice1

Squash club has the best view from a squash club anywhere in NZ. the bar leads out onto a deck that overlooks the coastal walkway and the tasman sea. :cool
The golf is fab although my game is horriby shoddy, more practice needed :mrgreen:
Life is sweet, just need my better half and pan lid with me!
Got a plate for my car, check out the lounge!

when the web site is updated i'll leave a link. don't know quite when i'll get round to it though. :?

Anybody wants owt, plase do not hesitate to PM me.

John :cool

[Mildred]

You make NZ sound absolutely fabulous darling ;) Glad its working out and it will be even better when the family arrive.

The golf is fab although my game is horriby shoddy, more practice needed

Are most courses members only or pay as you go? One of the things that concerns me is the cost of playing golf in NZ. I have got two children who are talented golfers. Over here Junior membership of North Foreland Golf Course is only £80 per year each and for that they play as often as they want with no extra fees to pay. Do you know whether golf is as affordable over there? Obviously when you talk about adult membership it goes through the roof, but what about for kids :?

Keep on enjoying yourself
Frances

[Rimbo]

Courses are abundant in Taranaki, so they are literally begging for members.
NP golf club is ranked in NZ's top ten and is a true par 72 championship course.
Membership is about $700 per year, dont know about kids, but i imagine its only about $100.
other courses i looked at are even cheaper, the condition and up keep relfect that, although you can just turn up anytime. membership is about $400 and child is about $50. one course will offer me first time membership for $270!!!!! :eek

oh, and most courses will allow fee paying visitors on without proir booking. just turn up and play for between $20-$40 or $50 at NPGC (Ngmouto) with a booking.

Brilliant!

John

[Kim39]

Ay up mucker, was wondering where you had got to. Glad to see you have settled in really well and are living the lifestlye i think we are all baying for. Sounds as if you have well and truly landed on your feet.

Theses courses,top notch i take it? must get back into when i arrive. Haven't swung a club in anger for about 8 years,but am already lookingm forward to it. We'll have 18 when we get there?

Keep enjoying yourself John,and get that family across as quickly as possible.


Kim

[Carol]

Our kids are both club members - including an hour of coaching weekly - for the princely sum of $120 .


That would be for a YEAR!!!!!



They love it.
15 year old is now beating the **** out of dad!

he he he

:nice1

[Mildred]

Carol and John,

Nice to know that even if we can't afford to eat when we get there, at least we can play golf :clap

[Rimbo]

Mmmmm,
Admitidly the $700 a year has some qualities that you wont find on abritish course for the same price. Let us know if you want a pic.

The courses for $400 are like a good municiple. facilities are there but seldom open or used because of the lack of members. i played a course the other week on a saturday, and the club house was shut at 3:30pm. :?
but then again, i turned up without an appointment at 12:30, jumped on, played a round, only saw another 1 or 2 golfers during my game. If would have fallen down a hole or been attacked by a bull, no one would have known for at least a week!

Gud in it?

John :cool

[Diny]

Hey John ... what did you reckon to the Tamaki Brothers? I think they're brilliant, very entertaining. Would love to go and see them myself.

Good to hear all is going well.

Diny

[Rimbo]

I was reliably told that " if your gonna see a Maori concert, see the Tamaki Brothers as it's by far the best."
I loved the experiance alhough some of it was a bit too touristy for my liking.
The performance is brilliant and i would reccomend this one for anyone, i can't say what the others are ike though.
Was it worth $75, probably, it was an evening of entertainment that lasted from 6-10pm (which included all the other coach pick ups).
John :cool

[Babette & Andy]

Hey John, good to hear what you've been up to (thanks Suzy :nice1 ) had been wondering how things were going. Will catch up with Suzy about other things on the 21st.

NP is still a place we're very keen on (based on experiences when I lived there as a child, and revisted last April). But, what's the likelyhood of there being an IT Project Manager role for Andy??

Continue to take it easy :nice1
Babette

[Rimbo]

Well, it is a city with several large businesses.
i can foward you some names if you wish.

[Babette & Andy]

Hey John - saw Suzy and Jon yesterday - both looking brill as always ;)

Just received an e-mail from relatives in New Plymouth:-
Winter's icy blast arrived last week , snow over most of the South Island , 30-40 knot southerly winds , snow over the central North Island , hail showers here cold rain windy southerly's temperatures down to 11-13 celsius , roads closed due to heavy snowfalls . I just love being a carpenter here at this time of year . yeah right !!!!!!!!
regards Peter

So have the wooly jumpers started to make an appearance?

Hugs
Babette

[Rimbo]

Nah,
Still in me jandles! :mrgreen:

Actually full of a cold last week, (Jo; before you say i had "man Flu", it was a cold, and a proper one at that!)
Went watching the Lions and got well padded up in several layers. The flat feels very cold today too although the day time temp is better than it ever was in UK. another good thing is the wonderful view of the mountain each morning, it's half covered in snow now. :nice1

John :cool

[Babette & Andy]

Nah,
Still in me jandles! you local you :laugh :laugh

the wonderful view of the mountain each morning, it's half covered in snow now. - aahhhh memories ...... :nice1

Seeing the Lions must have been great, heard it mentioned on the radio yesterday and wondered if you'd managed to go and see them.

Babette

[Rimbo]

One for Babette,
I remembered to take my camera to work today.
I nipped out to Lake Mangamahoe at lunch time so i could take some pitures, looking in the Art shops around New Plymouth, this spot seems to be the most photgraphed. Some Art shops and photographers charge an arm and a leg for one similar to this. This was snapped with my £100 2MP digi....easy :mrgreen:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/Rimbo/taranakisnow.jpg

good eh?


John :cool

[Babette & Andy]

Woooowwww :eek that's one amazing picture - you could make a fortune selling it!! Seen that few many times as a child, but appreciate it even more so now. Thanks matey :nice1

Babette

[kiwidebs]

Wow John - fab pic!! I swear my parents have a set of placemats at home, one of which has that photo on it!! :laugh

Debs

[Rammer]

Wow John.... Nice pic. Dont take your camera into the art shop - they dont like it when you start clicking!

Did you take this pic before you went in to work or after or in the middle! ??

Ian

[Hannah-NL]

What a horrible, horrible pic!! Now I really need to find some more patience :wah

But thanks to John for sharing this wonderful image anyhow ;)

[jo b]

John lovely photo. It's like one of those out of a book.

Anyway I saw your lovely missus again last night we went out for a meal to Francos and Suzy was there with little John and Suzy's mum.

We went to New Brighton Yesterday to the International Kite festival, I've got to say the scenery is somewhat 'different'

jo

[Hannah]

Rimbo, what a beautiful picture.
Sorry i've not posted for a while, been drowning in work, studying, kiddies birthday parties, hayfever etc etc.
We've finally decided on New Plymouth as our destination for when we fly out on 1st Nov.
I notice you are in New Plymouth - isn't it a wonderful place. Two years since last being there i still think of it often!! If you hear of anything available for rent, suitable for me,hubby and 2 children please PM me.
cheers,
hannah (the one from Northants, not Netherlands!)

[JohnM]

Absolutely stunning! Thanks for that Rimbo...I immediately made it my background picture at work, and sit here every day dreaming of NZ...sigh....

John

[jo b]

John

I have just taken down my full map of NZ off the office wall, folded it up and low and behold was 'the' exact same picture you took except your is much much better.

Jo

[Rimbo]

Thats's dead cool! :mrgreen:

I thougtht i would make a thread in the lounge for really good piccies, wherver you are......
http://www.emigratenz.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3212

John :cool