1993
Well in the middle of our trip around Otago. for my 17th bday i took da leap and went bungy jumping at Queenstown... 150ft off a bridge haha. Had a great time in Otago and southland. The South Island in general is amazing country. When back in auckland i basically got back into the church etc. Last year of skool but to be honest my grades were dropping bigtime and at the end of the year i only just passed Bursary. I tried Scholorship but got my arse kicked... averaging about 20% in the 4 exams i sat lol.
although i wasn't quite as moody as i was in 1992 or the following year in 1994 i still had my issues especially Autumn and Spring. Winter was a very good period for me in regards to churchy stuff. Infact 1993 was the year of christianity for me. one memorable occasion was the trip to Waiwera in August when i went down the slides backward and knocked myself out and fell asleep in the very hot pool with the fish on top of it.... yeah THAT pool... trippy.
I was quite into grunge music but still liked genuine metal. got into bands like Pantera and the new radio station called gulf FM which played hard rock and heavy metal music.... lol it even played good rap groups like Cypress Hill etc.
With the RC cars i was mostly going myself now as i could drive... meaning dad was no longer involved. The soccer too was without the supporters club... i still played soccer in 7th form as i had done in 1990 and 1991. i was definately now spreading my wings and "leaving the nest".... well not literally cos i would ramian at home for another 12 years... not leaving home until 2005.
But the RC cars too was on its way out... the next year would be my last year racing.
Another cruel blow this year was the suicide of a classmate at the start of the year... even before skool resumed. but for the bulk of the year it was quite good. I was sorta sporting a new look too.... having joined the gym in 1992 i was now able to get big and with my hair shaved i looked quite imposing. i wasn't very tall but made up for it in sheer bulk... but that would mostly be in 1994.... the year of the gym. 1993 i was still basically in the high 70s for weight.
Two brilliant youth group camps, a good 7th form camp (where i got severe dirrorhea.. getting down to 68kgs) and a good grad dinner at the end (where i wore a suit n tie... spew) summed up a good year for me. I even landed my first part time job where i did packing work at NZ home and Safety... lasted for 4 months.. . so i ahd now started off the first of many jobs i would have over the next 17 years.
although i wasn't quite as moody as i was in 1992 or the following year in 1994 i still had my issues especially Autumn and Spring. Winter was a very good period for me in regards to churchy stuff. Infact 1993 was the year of christianity for me. one memorable occasion was the trip to Waiwera in August when i went down the slides backward and knocked myself out and fell asleep in the very hot pool with the fish on top of it.... yeah THAT pool... trippy.
I was quite into grunge music but still liked genuine metal. got into bands like Pantera and the new radio station called gulf FM which played hard rock and heavy metal music.... lol it even played good rap groups like Cypress Hill etc.
With the RC cars i was mostly going myself now as i could drive... meaning dad was no longer involved. The soccer too was without the supporters club... i still played soccer in 7th form as i had done in 1990 and 1991. i was definately now spreading my wings and "leaving the nest".... well not literally cos i would ramian at home for another 12 years... not leaving home until 2005.
But the RC cars too was on its way out... the next year would be my last year racing.
Another cruel blow this year was the suicide of a classmate at the start of the year... even before skool resumed. but for the bulk of the year it was quite good. I was sorta sporting a new look too.... having joined the gym in 1992 i was now able to get big and with my hair shaved i looked quite imposing. i wasn't very tall but made up for it in sheer bulk... but that would mostly be in 1994.... the year of the gym. 1993 i was still basically in the high 70s for weight.
Two brilliant youth group camps, a good 7th form camp (where i got severe dirrorhea.. getting down to 68kgs) and a good grad dinner at the end (where i wore a suit n tie... spew) summed up a good year for me. I even landed my first part time job where i did packing work at NZ home and Safety... lasted for 4 months.. . so i ahd now started off the first of many jobs i would have over the next 17 years.
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