tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post4317763184996516489..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: Friday Night Free For AllLucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-9099982068212898532007-12-01T11:40:00.000+13:002007-12-01T11:40:00.000+13:00Good morning everyoneI had the first of the work-r...Good morning everyone<BR/><BR/>I had the first of the work-related Xmas parties yesterday.<BR/>the Hunting Lodge near Kumeu was pretty good.<BR/>I always enjoy the Christmas lights up Franklin Road in Auckland. <BR/>But I fly off to the UK for the festivities in a week or so, staying with mum and dad.<BR/>Christmas is for families after all.FAIRFACTS MEDIAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278035907912171422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-21860924306755790592007-12-01T06:05:00.000+13:002007-12-01T06:05:00.000+13:00oops--fell asleep. It was a very long day. My apol...oops--fell asleep. It was a very long day. My apologies.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-32915346226112669402007-11-30T21:46:00.000+13:002007-11-30T21:46:00.000+13:00I won't even be home on Christmas day- I'm working...I won't even be home on Christmas day- I'm working.Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-82999706849310691582007-11-30T21:42:00.000+13:002007-11-30T21:42:00.000+13:00Ahh, thought that was it.I'm very pleased. I think...Ahh, thought that was it.<BR/><BR/>I'm very pleased. I think Murray should be put to work building more stuff like that, for the kiddies.<BR/><BR/>There was a great 'Enchanted Forreest' I visited out of Vancouver. Should make the Kiwi version.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315796390662297759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-50436178524126864072007-11-30T21:37:00.000+13:002007-11-30T21:37:00.000+13:00Oswald, so I don't need to think of you as someone...Oswald, so I don't need to think of you as someone that loves Christmas so much that they'd put up a 7 metre tree in their living room. That image and the one you present on your blog, just didn't gel.<BR/><BR/>Normal transmission resumed.Lucia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-29747666302501129472007-11-30T21:31:00.000+13:002007-11-30T21:31:00.000+13:00Not my tree- I was helping set one up for the loca...Not my tree- I was helping set one up for the local Christmas fair tomorrow.Oswald Bastablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828229103486326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-41445908223692368752007-11-30T21:30:00.000+13:002007-11-30T21:30:00.000+13:00Hi Rick,Oh yes, I did see the article with Murray ...Hi Rick,<BR/><BR/>Oh yes, I did see the article with Murray in the Dom Post today.Lucia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-84789543028278328992007-11-30T21:24:00.000+13:002007-11-30T21:24:00.000+13:00Hi kg and oswald!Oh good.A seven metre tree! Oswa...Hi kg and oswald!<BR/><BR/>Oh good.<BR/><BR/>A seven metre tree! Oswald, you must have a vaulted ceiling or something. How on earth are you going to decorate a 7 metre tree?<BR/><BR/>Keith, is it the place or your life there that you are homesick for?Lucia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-29030948149574876652007-11-30T21:21:00.000+13:002007-11-30T21:21:00.000+13:00That wont be too tall for Murray's Chucky Unit to ...That wont be too tall for Murray's Chucky Unit to take down, Oswald.<BR/><BR/>I believe The Teacher featured in the Dominion today, wasn't it? Anybody see the article?Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06315796390662297759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-53174514304734726092007-11-30T21:17:00.000+13:002007-11-30T21:17:00.000+13:00I've been out putting up a Christmas tree- a seven...I've been out putting up a Christmas tree- a seven-meter one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-43346844322271787082007-11-30T21:03:00.001+13:002007-11-30T21:03:00.001+13:00"Gipsy" may be a better term."Gipsy" may be a better term.KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-59267168388396566122007-11-30T21:03:00.000+13:002007-11-30T21:03:00.000+13:00Not scared away at all, Lucyna--we're watching "Se...Not scared away at all, Lucyna--we're watching "Secondhand Lions" at the moment.<BR/>After watching "The Last King of Scotland".<BR/>I don't know whether to be homesick for Africa or Oz--that's the trouble with being a tramp. :-)KGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01940428991630766942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-64564372480907992792007-11-30T20:58:00.000+13:002007-11-30T20:58:00.000+13:00Ok, now I've done it.I was wondering what it would...Ok, now I've done it.<BR/><BR/>I was wondering what it would take to scare away all the commenters.Lucia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-4998993147618802742007-11-30T19:25:00.000+13:002007-11-30T19:25:00.000+13:00Hi Robinson,I suppose it depends on where you are ...Hi Robinson,<BR/><BR/>I suppose it depends on where you are whether you notice it or not. When I lived in Sydney, the commercialisation was overwhelming, but, beneath it all I could feel something more.<BR/><BR/>As a child for me, it was all about the tree and the presents. We always got the presents on Christmas Eve as per Polish tradition. I was in charge of the tree as I was the oldest (of 6 children).<BR/><BR/>Christmas was always <B>there</B>, you know?<BR/><BR/>But last year, I took my entire family to The Nativity Story as a preparation for Christmas, and I found myself totally overwhelmed at what Christmas meant through that movie. <BR/><BR/>God was born as a human being.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm reminding you of that. :)Lucia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-7813506163310309322007-11-30T19:19:00.000+13:002007-11-30T19:19:00.000+13:00I haven't been to a Christmas mass for a very long...I haven't been to a Christmas mass for a very long time. I'm not sure I can zone out but it's going to be good to have time to catch up with family and friends. I don't want to sound picky but I like to comment on Friday nights as Robinson. It's kinda like 'sod is off the clock...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-12220993281446075792007-11-30T19:11:00.000+13:002007-11-30T19:11:00.000+13:00Good evening all. Nice to see you back Robinsod. ...Good evening all. Nice to see you back Robinsod. <BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to Christmas; I think I am getting better at simply zoning out on the commercialism and focusing on the spirit of it all. This will culminate in a Christmas midnight mass and time and dinners over the following days with our extended families.ZenTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888629207437612884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-40057919903705467762007-11-30T19:03:00.000+13:002007-11-30T19:03:00.000+13:00Y'know Lucyna, politically I should really dislike...Y'know Lucyna, politically I should really dislike your Catholicism but I just can't bring myself to. It must be something to do with my French heritage. I've gotta say I suspect we probably share a dislike of the oncoming frenzy of commercial Chritmas "cheer". I'm not sure if one don't notice it when one is a child or if it really has got worse. Any thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com