Girl About Auckland

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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A meal with friends

Ok, so I admit it. I don’t go out to dinner as often as I probably could. The majority of my friends are coupled up and like to spend time dining with their significant other, which is perfectly understandable. For me, going out to dinner is often replaced with a quick bite to eat at home (to line the stomach before hitting a few bars), or a dinner party at said couples homes before sharing a cab into town….. However – for the odd girls night out, family celebration, or hot date, the following Auckland restaurants have caught my attention.
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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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Internet Dating 101

I hate to admit it, and you’re not to mention this to anyone…..but I have been giving Internet Dating a go.

I feel like a proper desperate geek, but figure everyone is doing it these days, so I’m just keeping up with the Jones’ really. continue reading »

Watch this space

Hi there, this is my new site!  How exciting!

Yes, it’s looking rather blank at the moment, but don’t worry the best is yet to come.

Thanks for swinging-by…..actually, given this is a brand new site no one has probably swung-by, and I am probably writing to myself in a bi-polar manner, but hey, at least I am being polite….

Watch this space for updated blogs, articles on dating, friendships and general single-gal observations, as well as pretty images and photos. Crumbs, it’s gonna be choice.

Until then: Go well, Go Shell
Auckland Girl