Quick Note

Just a quick note to let you know..
I'm in Auckland at the moment. Have 2 conferences this week which I'm very very excited about.. but I was reminded of living here in the past and I don't miss this stupid traffic one bit.
It's ridiculous how it can take half an hour to travel somewhere that would take 5 minutes if it were a different time of day, let a lone trying to travel somewhere that would 'calmly' take half an hour...
Gah, stupid traffic. I miss you Christchurch.
Looking forward to coming back to clear'ish roads.

ps. I hope they are clear as we arrive in at 10.20am and church is at 10.30am haha.
peace

Summer?

Crap.. where did summer go?
Feels like yesterday I was ready to make the most of the dry, sunny days with skating, picnics and fun at the beach.
The worst thing is I know it'll be quite the opposite with winter... it'll drag on painfully and stay cold and dark.
well I guess that proves the whole 'time flies..' theory, and I did have a lot of fun this summer.
Well i guess all I can do is look for some good things about winter.. maybe it'll snow! that would be mint!
and get ready for the good things of the next summer to come!
Primal Getaway! BBQ's! Swimming! Skate Road Trips!

I cant wait!

Steven Rwebuga

I thought I'd introduce you all to a friend of mine,
Steven.

Although I've never met him, much like a lot of peoples myspace friends. He is very special to me.
I was given the opportunity to sponsor him through World Vision.
He lives in the Buyamba Community in Uganda. Which is rad, I've never been there but I hope to someday.
He is 7 years old, has 4 sisters and 4 brothers.


Two of the coolest things about him I know from the profile I got are:
a) Favourite past time - Hide and Seek (yeyah, love that game)
and
b) Steven helps his family by gathering firewood (probably the best job I could think of)

I'd recommend you consider sponsoring a child, its a great feeling to help someone else, whether you get to see the benefits or not.

Camp Mum

After looking over some random things stuck to my wall I noticed a certificate I got called a camp mum award, essentially the female chosen to play camp mum on one of our camps (duh) had given out these awards to acknowledge peoples efforts and outstanding behaviour in relation to her position.
Her position generally being the head of all things involving cooking, cleaning and other 'motherly' related jobs/tasks. As I think back to all the people who have filled the role of 'Camp Mum' or similar roles, be it at a camp, conference or even just around the house/flat etc.

These people are awesome, humble enough to take on such a role and seem to have the same characteristics, friendly, servant hearted and efficient. Because of this I would like to further recognize and thank the efforts of all the 'Camp Mum' types out there, you make life so much better and as someone who is running an organisation, you are a treasure which is very highly valued.
Thanks again
Graeme