One of my best friends invited me to attend a free guitar lesson her boyfriend was teaching at uni tonight after work, so I decided to attend, mainly so I could meet her boyfriend, but by the end of the night I found that I actually learnt quite a bit about how to play the guitar!
It was actually quite good...both meeting her boyfriend and learning the guitar. I actually realised there is some logic to the fingering of chords! I really really want to learn how to strum though!
As for her boyfriend, he's a really great guy! I'm glad my prayers have been answered and that she's found someone who will take good care of her!
I think I might just attend the next guitar lesson in a couple of weeks!
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Saturday, 16 April 2011
Fishing for Keys
Today after teaching my last class for the term, my mum, Aonghas and I went to Newmarket to take me to the optometrists to get my eyes examined.
I had my eye test and once it was finished I was left to check out which frames I wanted. I texted Aonghas to find out where he and my mum were, as they were supposed to join me to help me choose. He replied, saying he had dropped his keys down the drain as he got out of the car, and so had to wait by the car till AA arrived since it was unlocked!
I went back to the car to find my mum and Aonghas waiting outside. Aonghas showed me the rolled newspaper he had tried sticking into the drain to determine its depth. It was so deep he could drop the whole newspaper into the drain!
Two hours had almost passed and AA hadn't arrived, so Aonghas decided to take matters into his own hands. He was thinking about buying a cheap broom from a nearby cheap $2 store and using it to find the keys, or a magnet on an extend-able arm thing. He went off looking for a store, and eventually found one. He asked the Korean man at the store said they didn't have one of those magnet things, but they did sell a bag of craft magnets, and suggested using some fishing rod.
Aonghas came back with the bag of magnets and the fishing rod. He tied the bag of magnets to the fishing rod and dropped it into the drain. He moved it around until he could feel the keys clicking on to the magnets. He saved our keys!
He called AA to let them know no one had come to our aid and explained how he solved the problem himself!
(http://youtu.be/CS7C-jaWOTg)
I had my eye test and once it was finished I was left to check out which frames I wanted. I texted Aonghas to find out where he and my mum were, as they were supposed to join me to help me choose. He replied, saying he had dropped his keys down the drain as he got out of the car, and so had to wait by the car till AA arrived since it was unlocked!
I went back to the car to find my mum and Aonghas waiting outside. Aonghas showed me the rolled newspaper he had tried sticking into the drain to determine its depth. It was so deep he could drop the whole newspaper into the drain!
Two hours had almost passed and AA hadn't arrived, so Aonghas decided to take matters into his own hands. He was thinking about buying a cheap broom from a nearby cheap $2 store and using it to find the keys, or a magnet on an extend-able arm thing. He went off looking for a store, and eventually found one. He asked the Korean man at the store said they didn't have one of those magnet things, but they did sell a bag of craft magnets, and suggested using some fishing rod.
Aonghas came back with the bag of magnets and the fishing rod. He tied the bag of magnets to the fishing rod and dropped it into the drain. He moved it around until he could feel the keys clicking on to the magnets. He saved our keys!
He called AA to let them know no one had come to our aid and explained how he solved the problem himself!
(http://youtu.be/CS7C-jaWOTg)
Bad Eyesight!
Today after finishing music teaching, my mum, Aonghas and I went into Newmarket so that I could finally redeem my coupon which entitled me to an eye exam, and two pairs of designer glasses. I got the coupon cheap on one of those one-day-discount websites.
My appointment was at 1pm and I only just got there in time. The eyesight test was first, which saw me staring into this machine while it was determining how good/bad my eyes were (most likely bad!), before it blew air into my eyes to determine the pressure in my eyes.
After that, they took me into another room to determine which lens let me see the best, which meant reading all those different sized letters!
Once that was all done, it was time to choose the frames! I had a hard time with this. I'm bad at making decisions. I was hoping my mum and Aonghas had arrived at the optometrists by now, but there was a little incident with Aonghas dropping the keys down the drain...
I had to go back to see what was going on (which you can read about in the next post) before we could all finally go back to the optometrists.
I almost settled on these Tommy Hilfiger glasses and one other pair of glasses (my mum wanted me to have at least one normal pair) when the people at the store found a pair of FCUK glasses which they though suited me more. They thought it made the Tommy Hilfiger glasses look like safety glasses in comparison!
Anyway they should be arriving in 7 to 10 working days, hopefully in time for graduation!
My appointment was at 1pm and I only just got there in time. The eyesight test was first, which saw me staring into this machine while it was determining how good/bad my eyes were (most likely bad!), before it blew air into my eyes to determine the pressure in my eyes.
After that, they took me into another room to determine which lens let me see the best, which meant reading all those different sized letters!
Once that was all done, it was time to choose the frames! I had a hard time with this. I'm bad at making decisions. I was hoping my mum and Aonghas had arrived at the optometrists by now, but there was a little incident with Aonghas dropping the keys down the drain...
I had to go back to see what was going on (which you can read about in the next post) before we could all finally go back to the optometrists.
I almost settled on these Tommy Hilfiger glasses and one other pair of glasses (my mum wanted me to have at least one normal pair) when the people at the store found a pair of FCUK glasses which they though suited me more. They thought it made the Tommy Hilfiger glasses look like safety glasses in comparison!
Anyway they should be arriving in 7 to 10 working days, hopefully in time for graduation!
Thursday, 7 April 2011
A Birthday Surprise for Gwen
Tonight Gwen, Angie and I had dinner together again. It's now becoming a Thursday night tradition for us!
This week we decided to try Western food after having Asian last Thursday. We went to this place that made burgers that we had passed on the way to the bus stop last week.
I caught up with Angie before Gwen met up with us and Angie told me about buying a surprise birthday cake for Gwen...and it was taro flavoured too! It was her birthday yesterday so that would definitely surprise Gwen!
When Gwen joined us, we all headed off the the burger place and ordered our burgers. I ordered this lamb burger with mint sauce. To be honest it tasted like normal meat, but then again I don't really know the difference between meat! I also bought a couple plates of chips for the girls.
Eating the burgers got a little messy with the juice falling out of the bottom of our burgers!
We eventually finished our burgers and Angie was going to get the cake out, when one of the guys who worked at the burger place passed by and asked Angie if she needed a knife to cut the cake! That sort of wrecked the surprise! I don't think Gwen actually picked up on it but Angie just took out the cake, lit the candles and we both sang Happy Birthday to her!
The cake looked really nice, and tasted just as nice! I got a large slice since the girls didn't eat much!
We soon had to catch our buses but at least it was a good way to end the semester and celebrate Gwen's birthday!
This week we decided to try Western food after having Asian last Thursday. We went to this place that made burgers that we had passed on the way to the bus stop last week.
I caught up with Angie before Gwen met up with us and Angie told me about buying a surprise birthday cake for Gwen...and it was taro flavoured too! It was her birthday yesterday so that would definitely surprise Gwen!
When Gwen joined us, we all headed off the the burger place and ordered our burgers. I ordered this lamb burger with mint sauce. To be honest it tasted like normal meat, but then again I don't really know the difference between meat! I also bought a couple plates of chips for the girls.
Eating the burgers got a little messy with the juice falling out of the bottom of our burgers!
We eventually finished our burgers and Angie was going to get the cake out, when one of the guys who worked at the burger place passed by and asked Angie if she needed a knife to cut the cake! That sort of wrecked the surprise! I don't think Gwen actually picked up on it but Angie just took out the cake, lit the candles and we both sang Happy Birthday to her!
The cake looked really nice, and tasted just as nice! I got a large slice since the girls didn't eat much!
We soon had to catch our buses but at least it was a good way to end the semester and celebrate Gwen's birthday!
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Hamish Gets Assaulted!
It's been a rainy night tonight, and Aonghas was out doing some work while Hamish still hadn't come home from uni. It was soon 10.30pm, so my mum told me to text Hamish to find out where he was. He replied saying he was approaching New Lynn, so I texted him asking if he wanted a ride home.
He texted me telling me he just arrived at the Henderson shops and was waiting for us, so our dad drove down there to pick him up.
Half an hour went by though and they still hadn't returned home. My mum was getting a little worried and tried ringing Hamish but couldn't get through. We decided to jump in the car (with Aonghas who just got home) and drove down to Henderson shops to look for them.
I tried ringing Hamish again, and this time I got through. I could hear Hamish pass the phone to my dad who told me that they were at the police station waiting to make a statement, as Hamish had just been assaulted!
The story was that Hamish was waiting at the bus stop for my dad when there were a group of guys across the road. One guy crossed the road towards Hamish, went up to him and just punched him in the face before swearing at him and walking off! Hamish phoned the police and that's when my dad arrived.
The police soon arrived, and Hamish and my dad jumped in the police car and they went driving around looking for these guys. They saw a group of guys and as the police car approached one guy started running. The police car turned around and chased after this guy before he went into the bushes. One of the policemen got out and went after him but lost him.
They returned to the scene so Hamish could try find his glasses which got knocked off his face but he couldn't find them. A passing police car mistook Hamish as the assaulter!
Fortunately Hamish wasn't too seriously injured, only suffering a minor cut to the face and the loss of his glasses. We met up with them at the police station and waited with them for almost half an hour for him to make a statement before we decided to go since it was approaching midnight and Aonghas had homework to do.
It does make you wonder how safe you are these days.
He texted me telling me he just arrived at the Henderson shops and was waiting for us, so our dad drove down there to pick him up.
Half an hour went by though and they still hadn't returned home. My mum was getting a little worried and tried ringing Hamish but couldn't get through. We decided to jump in the car (with Aonghas who just got home) and drove down to Henderson shops to look for them.
I tried ringing Hamish again, and this time I got through. I could hear Hamish pass the phone to my dad who told me that they were at the police station waiting to make a statement, as Hamish had just been assaulted!
The story was that Hamish was waiting at the bus stop for my dad when there were a group of guys across the road. One guy crossed the road towards Hamish, went up to him and just punched him in the face before swearing at him and walking off! Hamish phoned the police and that's when my dad arrived.
The police soon arrived, and Hamish and my dad jumped in the police car and they went driving around looking for these guys. They saw a group of guys and as the police car approached one guy started running. The police car turned around and chased after this guy before he went into the bushes. One of the policemen got out and went after him but lost him.
They returned to the scene so Hamish could try find his glasses which got knocked off his face but he couldn't find them. A passing police car mistook Hamish as the assaulter!
Fortunately Hamish wasn't too seriously injured, only suffering a minor cut to the face and the loss of his glasses. We met up with them at the police station and waited with them for almost half an hour for him to make a statement before we decided to go since it was approaching midnight and Aonghas had homework to do.
It does make you wonder how safe you are these days.
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