Girl About Auckland

Shapeshifter

I’ve been meaning to tell you about my brilliant night out when I saw Shapeshifter live at The Powerstation. Shapeshifter are my current favourite band, I never tire of their music, so seeing them live on stage was enough to cause as much excitement as a 4 year old seeing The Wiggles Live in Concert…..yep, I could’a peed my pants.

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Online Dating: Like a Box of Chocolates

So I’ve been single again for a while now, and know that it’s now time to pick myself up, dust myself off, and start mingling in the single circles again. After all it’s probably best to not wait to strike until the iron is hot – but to make it hot by striking…

One method of ‘getting out there’ is through Online Dating – something I’m experienced with and have done a few times in the past. Who hasn’t these days?

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The Silly Season

Holy Haka, it’s busy at this time of year aye?

Christmas parties, seasonal catch-up drinks, hangovers, wedding invites, bbqs, summer festivals …crumbs it’s choice.

I’ve had the pleasure of some great dinners out and about Auckland recently including De Fontein, Goode Brothers, Fig & Olive and Mutiara. It’s nice to press pause, relax and spend some quality time with close friends and special people during this silly season and the busy lead up to Christmas.

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You had me at hello

Pick- up lines. They can be either good or bad, and they can come when we least expect them. But we need them really. Otherwise we’d all be like wild animals, sniffing around appallingly to see if there is any interest (!)

Here are my Top 5 amusing pick up lines – a couple of which I have been – err, shall I say lucky enough to have been on the receiving end….
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Thumbs down

Today is Halloween and I thought it fitting to highlight a few nightmare dating disasters which I have encountered over the past 6 months. Please bear in mind that I bare no grudges and I am merely sharing my experiences – because one either has to laugh or cry…..
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Speed Dating 101

My hot friend and I decided to take fate into our own hands – or the bull by the horns to be more precise – and try Speed Dating. We’d both had it to the back teeth with smug snuggled-up-on-the-sofa couples, which is enough to make any good-natured singleton shiver with disgust and bring up their lunch.
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Spinster-doom

So this website/blog business is up and running, and I’m enjoying reporting in with the 4-1-1 on my latest observations. Funnily enough, when you search on Google for “Girl about Auckland” the search results return escort agencies and strippers…..I don’t know what that says about me….
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Getting down

Wowza. Choice night.

My friends and I had a merry time at The Ponsonby. What used to be the old Post Office is now set up as a Belgian bistro and stands proudly on the corner of St Mary’s Road. Quite a bit of the original decor has remained and comes complete with high ceilings and a charming 1920s feel. continue reading »