tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-185152172024-03-14T08:27:12.449+13:00MPYmpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-68346989494009912842009-01-16T18:59:00.003+13:002009-01-16T19:01:57.137+13:00Spiritualized<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/SXAiYrybQqI/AAAAAAAACFg/wZs4Wq9PQWU/s1600-h/Image118.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/SXAiYrybQqI/AAAAAAAACFg/wZs4Wq9PQWU/s400/Image118.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291767369626763938" /></a><br />Great concert in Auckland, 13th of January.<br />J. Spaceman is the man! <br />Picture taken with my mobile phone from the first row... without any zoom)mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-74525453176930933812008-06-26T12:21:00.002+12:002008-06-26T12:22:43.451+12:00Maxime is growing up...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/SGLhQhFkw9I/AAAAAAAAA6U/BwPOO1ef6Kg/s1600-h/DSC02969.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/SGLhQhFkw9I/AAAAAAAAA6U/BwPOO1ef6Kg/s400/DSC02969.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215978992324363218" border="0" /></a>mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-74574493499616575732007-11-29T16:54:00.001+13:002007-11-29T16:59:35.868+13:00Some photos of Maxime<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R045F24PTkI/AAAAAAAAAmk/jd45R4xD7d4/s1600-h/DSC01996.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R045F24PTkI/AAAAAAAAAmk/jd45R4xD7d4/s400/DSC01996.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138106997669842498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R044-G4PTjI/AAAAAAAAAmc/94sgDIm0Ago/s1600-h/DSC02004.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R044-G4PTjI/AAAAAAAAAmc/94sgDIm0Ago/s400/DSC02004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138106864525856306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R044zm4PTiI/AAAAAAAAAmU/lvHaTRYL5LU/s1600-h/DSC02032.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R044zm4PTiI/AAAAAAAAAmU/lvHaTRYL5LU/s400/DSC02032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138106684137229858" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R044mm4PThI/AAAAAAAAAmM/49wdcgE850U/s1600-h/DSC02037.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R044mm4PThI/AAAAAAAAAmM/49wdcgE850U/s400/DSC02037.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138106460798930450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R044Y24PTgI/AAAAAAAAAmE/nv1gue3B76I/s1600-h/DSC02041-1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/R044Y24PTgI/AAAAAAAAAmE/nv1gue3B76I/s400/DSC02041-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138106224575729154" /></a>mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-32035738553492130312007-10-28T09:19:00.000+13:002007-10-28T09:27:02.657+13:00It's a girl! - 28.10.2007<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RyOeQH2ExnI/AAAAAAAAAV4/zVZNL-fFUTQ/s1600-h/DSC01860.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RyOeQH2ExnI/AAAAAAAAAV4/zVZNL-fFUTQ/s400/DSC01860.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126114800698705522" /></a><br /><br />We're happy to introduce our baby, the cutest baby in the world! Ain't she cute! Bmpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-38338321547513970562007-10-23T17:32:00.000+13:002007-10-23T17:36:59.243+13:00King Kimi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/Rx16HkNBARI/AAAAAAAAAVY/iJHF6ZBO_Vo/s1600-h/kimi_king.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/Rx16HkNBARI/AAAAAAAAAVY/iJHF6ZBO_Vo/s400/kimi_king.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124386221413433618" /></a><br />...everyone does it so, I have to blog about it too! <br />Woo hoo... Great job, Kimi!mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-25354417451461874802007-09-16T18:17:00.000+12:002007-09-16T18:19:43.962+12:00New Photos<table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(http://picasaweb.google.com/f/img/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mpywhy/TikaoBay"><img src="http://lh6.google.com/mpywhy/RuzBCZORLjE/AAAAAAAAAQs/0FbSjaE3sqU/s160-c/TikaoBay.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mpywhy/TikaoBay" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Tikao bay</a></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(http://picasaweb.google.com/f/img/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mpywhy/MtOlympus"><img src="http://lh4.google.com/mpywhy/RuzH95ORL2E/AAAAAAAAATI/4Mtj1qruFwg/s160-c/MtOlympus.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/mpywhy/MtOlympus" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Mt Olympus</a></td></tr></table>mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-35757215649175179222007-09-15T16:34:00.000+12:002007-09-15T16:39:13.797+12:00It's been a while...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RuthH5ORLiI/AAAAAAAAANY/lsvI9b6yNGM/s1600-h/DSC01599-1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RuthH5ORLiI/AAAAAAAAANY/lsvI9b6yNGM/s400/DSC01599-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110284990429605410" /></a><br />(Lyttelton tunnel)<br /><br />...yeah. It's definitely been a while since I've posted anything on here. I guess I just haven't had enough time. I'll try to post more in the future...mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-50208852177573615502007-08-08T16:59:00.000+12:002007-08-08T17:04:23.497+12:00New job<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RrlOIwvy5KI/AAAAAAAAAMw/ShxAQJ40L8o/s1600-h/motoworks_jpg_web2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RrlOIwvy5KI/AAAAAAAAAMw/ShxAQJ40L8o/s400/motoworks_jpg_web2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096190365777716386" border="0" /></a><br />It might not be the reason I haven't posted anything in a while, but I recently started another job. I'm doing sales & marketing at Motoworks. What do they do? Import motorcycles, accessories etc... and I must admit that it's a pleasure to be working in the moto industry once again.<br /><br />What do you think about their logo? Not too bad is it? (I made it...). Website is on the way too... a few of them actually.mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-79246937036632489002007-06-30T18:35:00.002+12:002007-06-30T18:42:57.441+12:00The moon man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RoX55894RNI/AAAAAAAAALI/kv2iiIPqQ5g/s1600-h/DSC01468.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RoX55894RNI/AAAAAAAAALI/kv2iiIPqQ5g/s400/DSC01468.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081742528571000018" /></a><br />I've never seen the moon this bright. It was pretty amazing! (photo by me)<br /><br />Did you know that the moon looks different from the southern hemisphere? Look at this picture to compare: <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19508142/">Northern hemisphere</a><br /><br /><br />Here's another one:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RoX7Gc94ROI/AAAAAAAAALQ/tpof5E41f0U/s1600-h/DSC01468-1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RoX7Gc94ROI/AAAAAAAAALQ/tpof5E41f0U/s200/DSC01468-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081743842830992610" /></a>mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-19280845693707629262007-06-24T10:44:00.000+12:002007-06-24T10:49:17.321+12:00MPY does Canada<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/Rn2jU_m0AEI/AAAAAAAAAKM/uOAWJY5hfKs/s1600-h/600_fxbikes.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/Rn2jU_m0AEI/AAAAAAAAAKM/uOAWJY5hfKs/s400/600_fxbikes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079395535810723906" /></a><br />Another website I've designed done lately.<br /><a href="http://www.fxbikes.ca">www.fxbikes.ca</a>mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-51545261794678779662007-06-20T14:29:00.000+12:002007-06-20T14:37:17.305+12:00Need a pair of new skis? (off-piste)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RniRIPm0ADI/AAAAAAAAAKE/X9BkLb4R_cs/s1600-h/kingswood.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RniRIPm0ADI/AAAAAAAAAKE/X9BkLb4R_cs/s400/kingswood.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077968150674538546" /></a><br /><br />Winter has arrived here down under in NZ. And the skiing season has officially opened a few weeks ago. And if you need some excellent new skis... I recommend <a href="http://www.kingswoodskis.com/">Kingswood Skis</a> from Lyttelton, NZ. <br /><br />I love their logo too!mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-18801621141053314612007-06-12T13:07:00.000+12:002007-06-12T13:09:35.473+12:00Sign language<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://embed.break.com/MzEwMjE0"></param><embed src="http://embed.break.com/MzEwMjE0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br><font size="1"><a href="http://www.break.com/">Click Here for more great videos and pictures!</a></font><br /><br />Who says Finns are not good communicators? The video is a few years old, but it's a funny one... (click play to view video)mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-59451525227354838212007-06-05T10:43:00.000+12:002007-06-05T10:56:20.823+12:00Queen's Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RmSWhvmz_4I/AAAAAAAAAIc/gZU9guhAqeM/s1600-h/DSC01371.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RmSWhvmz_4I/AAAAAAAAAIc/gZU9guhAqeM/s400/DSC01371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072344586785128322" border="0" /></a><br />... and the view of Lyttelton Port by night.<br /><br />Yesterday was a day off for everyone in New Zealand. The reason for that was "Queen's birthday", which is an official holiday down here. But the weird thing is that it isn't the right date, and they don't even celebrate it in England!<br /><br />But I don't care... if I get a longer weekend celebrating The Queen or... <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/05/entertainment_itv_at_50/img/7.jpg">Benny Hill</a></span>, it really doesn't matter who it is - I won't complain. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />God save the Queen!</span>mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-52825453029040831002007-05-31T16:36:00.000+12:002007-05-31T16:47:30.180+12:00Just another evening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/Rl5STsHwkRI/AAAAAAAAAIU/iJ1TA_0-7J4/s1600-h/DSC01363-1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/Rl5STsHwkRI/AAAAAAAAAIU/iJ1TA_0-7J4/s400/DSC01363-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070580728680452370" border="0" /></a><br />Did you notice they have removed the telephone/power cables from our view? Probably not ,unless you've been visiting us down under! Ok, you can still see them to the right, but they used to go in front of our view. They removed the cables a few weeks ago, and amazingly it took us a day or two to notice it. But I'm pretty happy without them I must say...mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-61282968874311633252007-05-30T15:28:00.000+12:002007-05-30T15:37:24.852+12:00Big improvement compared to Finland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RlzxN3ob-FI/AAAAAAAAAIM/9Y4CvExxOR8/s1600-h/DSC01241.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RlzxN3ob-FI/AAAAAAAAAIM/9Y4CvExxOR8/s400/DSC01241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070192501086484562" border="0" /></a><br />The motorcycle season that is! Or more precisly, the length of the motorcycle season. Today, two days before "winter" it was almost 20 degrees and the Honda GB 400 TT was running smoothly along the mountain roads. I don't miss winter at all... except for the first snow perhaps!<br /><br />And tomorrow no signs of winter either... the weatherman says 20 degrees, although I've learnt not to trust them in New Zealand at all!mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-35462886463532575572007-05-17T13:15:00.000+12:002007-05-17T13:33:02.027+12:00MPY movie of the week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/Rkutm5NZnvI/AAAAAAAAAIA/TzNYkLYVMMg/s1600-h/lucky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/Rkutm5NZnvI/AAAAAAAAAIA/TzNYkLYVMMg/s320/lucky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065333089611914994" border="0" /></a>I rented this movie 'Lucky Number Slevin' last Tuesday (half price Tuesday, he hee), and I had absolutely no expectations. Didn't know anything about it except that Bruce Willis was in it. But had I known at that time that the director had also done Gangster No 1, that might have changed.<br /><br />It's a good and funny movie, and Josh Hartnett (every girls favorite) is even really good in this one. He reminds me of a young Brad Pitt. Go rent it at a DVD store close by....<br /><br />Another funny story... we almost didn't rent this movie because the DVD cover was so ugly (they use a different one in Australasia than the one to left, which looks good). All that brings me back to 2001, when I went to look at 'Gangster No 1', <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">just</span> because of the cool poster! Moral of the story,... make it look good at least!<br /><br />More about the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425210/">here.</a> I don't care too much about doing complete reviews... you just have to trust my word... or check out imdb.mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-89933183191781190002007-05-16T14:31:00.000+12:002007-05-16T14:41:07.845+12:00Go Napoli!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkpuZZNZntI/AAAAAAAAAHw/zTsMclvR5BM/s1600-h/sophia_Loren.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkpuZZNZntI/AAAAAAAAAHw/zTsMclvR5BM/s320/sophia_Loren.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064982113474420434" /></a><br /><br />A striptease by 72-year-old actress Sofia Loren could be one of the more outrageous ways that Napoli fans will celebrate if the team are promoted to the Italian top flight this season.<br /><br />Loren, a movie sex siren from the 1950s and 1960s, is a big fan of the Naples club who have fallen on hard times since winning their first Italian championship 20 years ago.<br /><br />"I hope that Napoli win these last few games. You watch if we go up I will do a striptease," she told Gazzetta dello Sport in an interview Tuesday. "The fans have a total passion, the city deserves promotion."<br /><br />Napoli are third in Serie B, Italy's second division, and have five games left to force their way into the top two or face a promotion playoff<br /><br />you can find the article <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL1508471620070515?feedType=RSS">here</a>. I'm not making it up!<br />.... <br />Well, I actually wish she was at least 50 years younger... or even 40 years... or 30 years.<br /><br />Go Napoli Go!mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-65525509377255152032007-05-14T16:36:00.000+12:002007-05-14T18:31:26.247+12:00Auckland<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkfxBgLd-UI/AAAAAAAAAHg/86u9nObBFdY/s1600-h/DSC01330+copy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkfxBgLd-UI/AAAAAAAAAHg/86u9nObBFdY/s400/DSC01330+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064281314121611586" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday we came back from Auckland. It was my first time there (unless you count driving through the city a few months earlier). I don't know what I expected, but Auckland was much nicer than expected. I'm not a real fan of bigger cities anymore, but this one didn't feel too big, and it was quite easy to escape the stress. But it's always nice to get back home to Lyttelton. I don't know if I'm the the only one, but whenever I go somewhere on vacation or whatever, early on the last day I always feel like going home. It doesn't matter how long the trip is 2 days or 2 months... last day I just wanna go home.<br /><br />And another pic...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkgCGALd-VI/AAAAAAAAAHo/pBa7YQacxqo/s1600-h/DSC01322.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkgCGALd-VI/AAAAAAAAAHo/pBa7YQacxqo/s320/DSC01322.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064300083128695122" /></a>mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-88378892331408498302007-05-10T12:11:00.000+12:002007-05-10T13:44:37.270+12:00Happy B-day, Andy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkJjeALd-TI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/xUSCDdobmJg/s1600-h/miami_vice_andy.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkJjeALd-TI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/xUSCDdobmJg/s400/miami_vice_andy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062718298213185842" /></a><br />He's the <span style="font-style:italic;">really </span>old chap to the left of the other two guys.mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-54026903973020558812007-05-10T12:01:00.000+12:002007-05-10T12:11:22.110+12:00Football movie for art lovers, or art movie for football lovers?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkJhpgLd-SI/AAAAAAAAAHI/ATB9l5uOcBw/s1600-h/zidane_21st.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RkJhpgLd-SI/AAAAAAAAAHI/ATB9l5uOcBw/s400/zidane_21st.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062716296758425890" /></a><br />Yesterday I went for a special screening of the movie 'ZIDANE: A 21st CENTURY PORTRAIT'. And it definitely was one of the most special movies I've ever seen. I didn't know what to expect either.Well,it was a full game of football (Real Madrid vs. other Spanish team), 90 minutes, and the only person they followed was Zidane, and not the ball as usual. So it was weird for sure, but also really enjoyable thanks to the good sounds/music etc. They did have some nice camera angles as well. However, I was still surprised that no more than 3 persons walked out of the movie theater, i.e. this movie is NOT for everyone. And it sure helps if you're into football.<br /><br />Read more about the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478337/">here</a>mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-52795199694764495932007-05-03T14:32:00.000+12:002007-05-03T14:38:45.081+12:00Another websiteRecently I finished another website. This time it's a New Zealand Mechanical Engineering company called 'Motovated'. Yes,... motovated. Not motivated, although I bet they're that too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RjlJ8QLd-RI/AAAAAAAAAHA/3VBLWp9Eo6A/s1600-h/motovated_mpy_blog.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RjlJ8QLd-RI/AAAAAAAAAHA/3VBLWp9Eo6A/s400/motovated_mpy_blog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5060156955811510546" /></a><br />Go to <a href="http://www.motovated.co.nz/">www.motovated.co.nz</a> to check it out... and if you need any Engineering design and analysis services, I think I might know someone in that field...mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-33205772502127927662007-04-15T11:59:00.000+12:002007-04-18T15:12:02.288+12:00Weird sheep pictures and a pole with a hat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RiFrXt14C0I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/2gv8myoZJMY/s1600-h/DSC01271.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RiFrXt14C0I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/2gv8myoZJMY/s400/DSC01271.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053438312073136962" /></a><br />Do you ever feel like you're being observed?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RiFrK914CyI/AAAAAAAAAFA/BoZBCSGVSRQ/s1600-h/DSC01268.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RiFrK914CyI/AAAAAAAAAFA/BoZBCSGVSRQ/s400/DSC01268.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053438093029804834" /></a><br />"Look at that weirdo with the camera!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RiFrEN14CxI/AAAAAAAAAE4/YK_ZJaYpvIo/s1600-h/DSC01267.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RiFrEN14CxI/AAAAAAAAAE4/YK_ZJaYpvIo/s400/DSC01267.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053437977065687826" /></a><br />Training for Sunday's rugby game. He was fast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RiFrQt14CzI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Kac0_dVqpYA/s1600-h/DSC01269.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RiFrQt14CzI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Kac0_dVqpYA/s400/DSC01269.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053438191814052658" /></a><br />??? (not photoshopped, I promise!)mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-89503472674669885952007-04-06T14:19:00.000+12:002007-04-06T14:35:29.290+12:00Happy Easter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RhWusgivWbI/AAAAAAAAAEw/zrbJdqlUCL0/s1600-h/DSC01264-1.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RhWusgivWbI/AAAAAAAAAEw/zrbJdqlUCL0/s400/DSC01264-1.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050134636839000498" /></a><br /><br />At around this time of the year many people paint eggs. <br /><br />But not us. <br /><br />E. and I decided to paint beer bottles instead. It was a lot of fun, but it could've been more fun at <span style="font-style:italic;">this</span> stage, if we would have used the same technique as for painting eggs, I'm talking mainly about the process of emptying the eggs.<br /><br />But I know I will empty these "special" easter eggs in a few days.<br /><br />Aren't they beautiful!mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-38536736024778749392007-04-05T12:57:00.000+12:002007-04-05T13:05:24.933+12:00Catching up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RhRJrQivWaI/AAAAAAAAAEk/WRo8AQDVYSY/s1600-h/trail_riding_30.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RhRJrQivWaI/AAAAAAAAAEk/WRo8AQDVYSY/s400/trail_riding_30.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5049742089713047970" /></a><br /><br />I've now uploaded some of the photos I took on my <a href="http://mpydesigns.blogspot.com/2007/01/just-perfect-day.html">30th b-day</a>. <br /><br />You can see all the photos <a href="http://www.mpydesigns.com/photos/MX30/">here</a>. Or you can also reach that page by going to my <a href="http://www.mpydesigns.com">website</a> and clicking the '<a href="http://www.mpydesigns.com/mx.htm">MX</a>' page.<br /><br />Some of those hills were so damn steep that it was really scary to ride them down. Up is always easier. You just try to go as far as the bike and your skills will take you, and not worry about getting down. They don't build hills like <a href="http://www.mpydesigns.com/photos/MX30/pages/DSC00670.html">THIS</a> in Finland. (not me in the picture, I'm the photgrapher higher up of course!)mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18515217.post-35172356309833804902007-04-02T16:43:00.000+12:002007-04-02T16:55:51.695+12:00NZ ART<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RhCKMGBQQsI/AAAAAAAAAEI/YrQa5o-B2qI/s1600-h/malcolm_terry_2006.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RhCKMGBQQsI/AAAAAAAAAEI/YrQa5o-B2qI/s400/malcolm_terry_2006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048687122661262018" /></a><br /><br />That's a <span style="font-style:italic;">real </span>Malcolm Terry that is covering a wall in our living room. And we love it! Thanks Malcolm.<br /><br />I'd tell the big amount of the readers of this blog to go and have a look at his other works, but he doesn't have a web page yet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RhCKvGBQQtI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/5qwd_utu5l0/s1600-h/thelivingroom.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kq2ZpMttOw4/RhCKvGBQQtI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/5qwd_utu5l0/s200/thelivingroom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048687723956683474" /></a><br />(Don't bother enlarging this picture, you'll just see how messy our sofa is).mpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863890363665847783noreply@blogger.com1