Although the Rugby World Cup is in full swing, I am still in work and not being able to see the free stuff during the day does mean my experience of the world cup is in the evening's down the fanzone's drinking away, which is piling up the costs.
As I'm attempting to cut down heavily on the drinking, thing's are going to get boring soooo I've decided to come up with my 101 things to do before I die.
Based on other 101 lists on the internet and my own aspirations. Some things I have already done which will help me complete the list more easily.
heres the link... http://www.thebucketlist101.blogspot.com/
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Rugby World Cup 2011
So it's finally here! What I've been waiting just under 2 years for!
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011
now, in my last post I said that council was expecting 50,000 people to hit the waterfront and I was finishing work at 5 so I could head down to The Cloud to enjoy the opening ceremony...
yeaaaah, 200,000 people crammed into the CBD from 3.30pm and we were absolutely rammed at the bar, I was on my own until 7pm with 200 people to attend to.
Apart from the rushing around and the fact that we were unprepared for that amount of people, it was actually a very enjoyable evening. I caught the fireworks at The Britomart at about 9pm and they were sensational.
The night after it was Englands opening game and despite our poor performance it was a great night. I headed down to The Cloud on the waterfront with Grogan, Colin, Nikita, Natalie and their friend Simon to cheer on the boys. With everyone drinking and so passionate about their teams, I was very suprised to see that everyone was in high spirits and laughing along with eachother.
I've had to wait a couple of weeks until my first visit to Eden Park for the RWC though. Adam got us tickets to Fiji vs Samoa and we wernt the only ones there... the place was sold out, not a spare seat to be seen. The stadium looks so massive now with the temporary seating held up by masses of scaffolding. The weather wasn't great and neither was the game but the atmosphere before the game at Neighborhood Bar in Kingsland and in the stadium was awesome.
RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011
now, in my last post I said that council was expecting 50,000 people to hit the waterfront and I was finishing work at 5 so I could head down to The Cloud to enjoy the opening ceremony...
yeaaaah, 200,000 people crammed into the CBD from 3.30pm and we were absolutely rammed at the bar, I was on my own until 7pm with 200 people to attend to.
Apart from the rushing around and the fact that we were unprepared for that amount of people, it was actually a very enjoyable evening. I caught the fireworks at The Britomart at about 9pm and they were sensational.
The night after it was Englands opening game and despite our poor performance it was a great night. I headed down to The Cloud on the waterfront with Grogan, Colin, Nikita, Natalie and their friend Simon to cheer on the boys. With everyone drinking and so passionate about their teams, I was very suprised to see that everyone was in high spirits and laughing along with eachother.
I've had to wait a couple of weeks until my first visit to Eden Park for the RWC though. Adam got us tickets to Fiji vs Samoa and we wernt the only ones there... the place was sold out, not a spare seat to be seen. The stadium looks so massive now with the temporary seating held up by masses of scaffolding. The weather wasn't great and neither was the game but the atmosphere before the game at Neighborhood Bar in Kingsland and in the stadium was awesome.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
The Eve of RWC 2011
It's an incredibly exciting time to be in New Zealand at the moment. The rush of people has been slow in coming but now everyones here, the place is just buzzing!
It's been an interesting few weeks in my life, I got my Australian visa granted which just lifts a huge weight off my shoulders about where the next year of my life will be and what it will en tale.
A couple of industry drinks, firstly at globe for Mingle with a fluro party, cue getting asked to leave for being too drunk and hissy fit the next day.
Then at AJ Hackett bridge climb and bunjy. Rugby world cup preview party. All industry partys are pretty much the same so not much to say really.
Got my tickets for the world cup and roll on Friday night for the opening ceremony. Luckily I finish at 5pm just as its starting. The council expect over 50,000 to fill Aucklands waterfront with 5 big screens on Queens Wharf, Viaduct and Wynyard Quarter. A fleet of Waka's arriving followed by a 600 man strong haka, speech from prime minster John Key and mayor Len Brown. followed by Tonga's humiliation of the All blacks (hopefully, as new zealand fans are going into this tournament so arrogant of their success).
It's been an interesting few weeks in my life, I got my Australian visa granted which just lifts a huge weight off my shoulders about where the next year of my life will be and what it will en tale.
A couple of industry drinks, firstly at globe for Mingle with a fluro party, cue getting asked to leave for being too drunk and hissy fit the next day.
Then at AJ Hackett bridge climb and bunjy. Rugby world cup preview party. All industry partys are pretty much the same so not much to say really.
Got my tickets for the world cup and roll on Friday night for the opening ceremony. Luckily I finish at 5pm just as its starting. The council expect over 50,000 to fill Aucklands waterfront with 5 big screens on Queens Wharf, Viaduct and Wynyard Quarter. A fleet of Waka's arriving followed by a 600 man strong haka, speech from prime minster John Key and mayor Len Brown. followed by Tonga's humiliation of the All blacks (hopefully, as new zealand fans are going into this tournament so arrogant of their success).
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