Bits and Pieces

Had a relatively light day today, but the days ahead for the month of August are likely to be long. Left office at 730pm, was about to head to STC to gym before a SMS diverted me to BC at China Square.

I do feel sad to a certain extent, seeing at how PF will cease to exist in a few months time or even sooner, depending on how fast the transition will take place. I was sad when FES closed down, but now I feel like an orphan without a place of belonging. Anyone else identifies with that?

Today was a mix of purely old tracks, Nathaniel and Gabby days. Sad to say, I would have preferred the newer, more up-tempo tracks. The old tracks were kinda slow and it was hard to get my engine going. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the little workout I had. Need all the stress relieving activities I can possibly get.

Time to do all those personal admin, such as i-banking funds which I owe friends for meals, checking if my pay is in, paying those monthly bills for hp, internet, etc...

I finally settled on my accomodation for Auckland. It was a choice either between Latitude (http://www.latitude.co.nz) which I stayed the last time round or Oaks (https://www.theoaksgroup.com.au/Property.aspx?sid=23).

I decided to give Oaks a try this time round to see which one I prefer, and to give myself an option should I return again. And the reason why I booked today was because the NZD is starting to rally and I'm afraid it will go up further. At about parity (1 SGD to 1 NZD), it's looking good value. I've even got a good mind to get some NZD now for spending, perhaps try my luck at the casino.

I will need to spend some time at the casino to utilise my excess free time. I can't possibly do 4-5 classes a day, that would be bordering on suicide from physical exertion.

I've got another day to spare in AKL now cos I noticed an anomaly in many of the bookings. Apparently, a weekly booking (7 nights) translates to a cheaper bill compared to 6 nights as the weekly rate is lower. Hence, I booked myself for 7 nights to utilise the free night.

Then after I booked my accomodation, I realised that it was silly to book 7 nights and only stay for 6, so I went to amend my air tix to leave one day earlier. So it's one more day in AKL, hopefully I'll spend more time at LM gym and see if I can catch a glimpse of the new releases before filming.

All these to motivate me for a final push for the month end. I desperately want to make this trip FREE.