Our final flight, for a while!

We arrived in Auckland this afternoon on an inexpensive Emirates flight. We're huge fans of Emirates Air because of their on-demand entertainment with over 500 channels, meal menus and seats with plenty of leg room. I even got a chance to play their electronic solitaire game, which I still am unable to win. I haven't successfully played a game of solitaire, without cheating, ever. I think there's a rule that I'm not privy to that's preventing me from making any headway.

We're planning on staying a while here in NZ, looking for work. Possibilities include bike shops, BMW dealerships, health clubs or America's Cup operations. Speaking of sailing, we're bummed that we are missing the Sydney to Hobart sailboat race that starts on the 26th of December. Well, at least we're in a country that appreciates sailing as a sport. We'll be following it, and here's the link if you want to as well.

Cheers!
~S

A moving building?

So I saw the coolest building the other day in Melbourne, Australia. I found Melbourne to be a very visually appealing city, with a mix of older and modern buildings, tons of weird sculptures and a harbor.

The only downside is the flies. Locals would walk around with leafy branches to swat at flies. Tourists would use the pamphlets from the information centers to keep the flies at bay.

Anyhow, back to the building - this building actually had moving parts to it. Check out this movie to see how it moved. Very cool!
~S
PS: I attribute the title of this blog to Aussie, Rupert Murdoch's, FOX news network's influence. Everything they put in headlines across the screen is a question, which allows them to make outrageous claims w/o actually having to defend them.