5 November, 2010 in Family by Aonghas

Visit to China Town

My mum found this ad in the Chinese newspaper about this China Town opening in Manukau so today we thought we’d go on a family outing to check it out. The place is located on Ti Rakau Drive and we noticed the distinctive red building as soon as we arrived. Inside the large warehouse-like building there were aisles of store cubicles. My first impression of the place reminded me of the Chinese New Year festival held at the Auckland Showgrounds every year, but a more permanent version. In the centre they had a stage and audience seating, complete with a massive flat screen TV at the back of the stage. Of course it was empty though, as were many of the cubicles since they were still being set up.

There were many aisles like this at China Town

12 March, 2010 in Family, Personal by Aonghas

Puncture!

Punctured tyre!

We were on the way home today from Piano Traders and I was sitting next to Calum in the front passenger’s seat. I don’t know what caught my attention, but as we were driving back up the hill from Mt. Eden, I peered out the window and saw the back wheel squashed down on the road. We immediately pulled over to find the tyre nearly flat on the ground! We spotted the cause after a quick inspection of the tyre and noticed a screw that had punctured the tyre and gone all the way through. Not knowing how to change a tyre, the four of us (Mum, Hamish, Calum and me) stood around hoping someone would come to our rescue. We had a spare space saver  tyre in the boot but we didn’t have a jack to lift the car up. Luckily we were parked across the road from an auto-electrical car garage so we popped in to see if anyone there could help us. The manager, by the looks of it, offered to help us change the tyre, albeit not with the friendliest of attitudes. It didn’t take him very long though, and we were back up and running within a few minutes. Only problem now is that we have to get the tyre replaced at some stage soon!

We found a screw that had gone right in!