Where we are laying.

Hello everyone, I hope all of you are having a fun time, and school or work isn't getting you down.

Over here I am almost finished a trilogy (from my reading list) the dancing jax series. Which I will post at the end if the week.

Now after the post at the end of the week I will be completing something from my bucket list,  this list has been a little ignored lately, which is a real shame as it has quite interesting things placed on this  list. 

While I am doing the bucket list, I have had the idea of running some possible competitions, during the next few weeks, so keep your eye out for the upcoming weeks.  :D

Christchurch's Quake - 5 Years Today

Five years ago, On the 22nd of February 2010 I was on the corner of Colombo and Hereford St in Christchurch, on the phone to my friend who I was meeting when in the matter of minutes things changed forever...

That event was the second Christchurch Earthquake. after all the aftershocks we had since the first quake in September the year previous, we all hoped that the shakes would stopped, but instead we got one that did way more damage and we lost many lives.

It was the day for us that were there will never forget, each person will remember exactly were they were and will always tell there story. It will be the one of the few events that will shape Christchurch and our country in a different way forever.

After that quake I moved to Auckland, but I am back to see family, and it coincided with the fifth anniversary of the quake, it made me feel more connected to Christchurch that I ever was and I am glad as Christchurch will always be my home and have a place in my heart.

And to Christchurch: WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER AND WE WILL NEVER FORGET!

The Complete Stories of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

It is no wonder this book is considered a classic, the way he writes is simply superb and the way he creates the relationship between John and Sherlock, they are the missing parts if each other and they both fill the void within each other. This is a true platonic friendship

The stories will always stand the test of time as they already proven to do.

Christchurch Holiday

While I am writing this, I am checked in and so has my luggage and am now waiting near my boarding gate, the issue is I am way to early.

I am such a nervous wreck when it comes to flying, and I am not to sure why. Buses and trains are fine, but flying makes my heart race and mind  wander, even though I know it'll be fine.

But despite that I am excited about my trip back home to see family and friends. Here's to Christchurch!!

Auckland!! Where A Book?

Auckland, What a city! It is what I call a book lovers dream; it has a lot of independent bookstores if you look hard enough. So far, I have fallen in love with 3 of them.

The first being one that Is in the heart of Mount Eden , open 9-9 everyday including the weekends, with a great selection and it’s shelves filled with books, and even has a great loyalty system. It even sits near a great coffee shop, which is open from 6am till very late in the evening. It is one of the small gems that inhabit the inner city.

The second book store is one that was recommended to me by a friend at work, she said that it has such a large selection of books and is stacked from floor to ceiling with books, and boy was she right!!! This book shop, I take two trains to get too as it lives in an area of Auckland called Onehunga, and the name being ‘Hard to Find’ and no the shop isn’t hard to find, but It does have loads of selection that the big stores like Whitcholls or Paper Plus don’t have and it is like a Tardis, it seems small on the outside but is so much bigger on the inside and is wonderful and magical. There is the bottom floor, and there are two top floor sections and you could easily spend hours in there. There will always be a place in my heart for this store.

The third store being somewhat amazing, its name… Bookmark, and what a name that its. Bookmark lives on the main street of Devonport; it has a feeling of adventure to get there, crossing the ferry from the city to this store, which has so many choices and beautifully bound books, and dose of fresh air, mixed with that special aroma that comes from books. This book store becomes a part of your soul and once you leave you feel like you are leaving somewhere that you wish you could stay forever, but once you are outside you are just a few steps away from the water and the ferry, and even if you sit near the water to read or on the way back to the city on the ferry, you feel way more alive.

These three bookstores are only some of the many that lie within Auckland, so go out and explore, who knows what you will find or where you will end up. 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett, what can I say, simply superb!! Pride and Prejudice is such a fantastically written book, one that no matter how many times it’s read It gives you the real emotion of each character and even though you know that Mr Darcy and Miss Bennett end up together you still fear that they won’t. 

Jane Austen is one of those authors that made each character real and unique, she makes you laugh, cry and at time angry and then makes you sad, I only wish she were still alive to write more books. I will always carry Elizabeth Bennett in my heart as well as Mr Darcy.

We Will ALWAYS Remember...

This week we the world have lost two great legends.... David Bowie and now the Great Alan  Rickman who played the sheriff of Nottingham in the 1991 movie Robin Hood and the Prince of Thieves and Professor Snape from Harry Potter just to name a few.

The news is devastating to all those who personally knew them and to the acting and music communities. The world will never forget them, may they rest in peace.