Category Archives: New Zealand

26 May 2012

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Wed May XXVI Got to school and found the AV room Stockroom had been broken into and a video rec Taken. Mrs C called Cops, they came with fingerprint kit etc. Crooks had lifted skylight to get in, bust down … Continue reading →

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25 May 1982

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Tue May XXV PE. We’ve got Stevenson (hooray) but as he’s on 3rd Form Camp We’ve got this ‘chink’ taking us. We played football on the hockey pitch with two balls! Oh dear. Of all of the cringingly embarrassing entries … Continue reading →

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24 May 1982

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Mon May XXIV Back To School. BOO. Went to the Wine Shop with Dad + Karen. Lemonade + Crisps for Supper Yum Yum Every child bemoans the fact that they have to return to school after a holiday, don’t they? … Continue reading →

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23 May 1982

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Sun May XXIII Got up at 2am to watch V Dull FA Cup Final between Spurs + QPR. 1-1 aet. Now I’ll have to watch on Fri Morn to see who wins. Some of you will read this and think … Continue reading →

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22 May 1982

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Sat May XXII Long trip home, but not so dull. Went To Youth Group. Played storming the heights at 1 Tree Hill Vs Browns Bay. One BB Girl bust her arm. Came home filfy. ‘Storming the Heights’ was exactly the … Continue reading →

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20 May 1982

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Thur May XX Played golf with Dad and Uncle Neil. Didn’t do too bad. 10 holes in 78. at that rate I would have been around an 18 hole in only 141! Had lunch in a restaurant. Went to the … Continue reading →

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19 May 1982

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Wed May XIX Went to the Thermal areas an Rotorua – what a long drive. They are really great. Got some honey from the honey centre. There really is nowhere like Rotorua, at least in my experience. Geysers, bubbling mud, … Continue reading →

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18 May 1982

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Tue May XVIII Went to Taupo. Up at 6am. Boring 5hr bus journey. Met by Dads Auntie Shelagh and Uncle Neil. The ‘Batch’ has an outside loo and there was a dead rat in there.* Went to some thermal baths … Continue reading →

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16 May 1982

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Sun May XVI Lisa’s birthday. Up at 7.20 – not too bad I suppose. Everyone knows that teenagers like to sleep. I never thought that I was particularly like that until I came across this particular entry. Either I was … Continue reading →

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15 May 1982

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Sat May XV PARTY – aargg!!!! Stayed in my room watching Sport on One There are upsides and downsides to having two sisters. One of the downsides is that birthdays tend to result in your house being filled with – … Continue reading →

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