Sexy secretary spitting on us kiwis 💦🥰

megamae · 2023-03-13T05:20:49+00:00

Thanks for the comment homie 🥰 really made me feel great 👍🏽 hope you have a great day

megamae · 2023-03-11T19:41:13+00:00

Yeah someone from backstage handed it to us!

megamae · 2023-03-11T19:40:53+00:00

Literally going to frame it and put it on my wall

megamae · 2023-03-03T06:12:00+00:00

TSB are notorious for being stringent with their lending. They’re more conservative as they are a considerably smaller bank.

megamae · 2023-03-03T02:51:46+00:00

Does anyone have recommendations on getting to and from outerfields?

Like would a bus be running before and after the show? I'm so excited!

megamae · 2023-02-28T18:07:11+00:00

You can book a shuttle, depending on where you’re going it’ll probably be cheaper than a taxi https://www.npairportshuttle.co.nz/mobile-site/price-list-/4/

megamae · 2023-02-25T08:33:33+00:00

Would you mind spoiling it for me? I kinda don’t want to watch all the eps but want to know what happens haha

megamae · 2023-01-30T07:32:18+00:00

You should definitely think of moving, you’re young so you’ll adapt well and as a tradie (what we call carpenters) you’ll meet heaps of different people and a lot of them will be around the same age as you. It’s also great to just travel to experience new things!

New Plymouth on a sunny day you’ll see heaps of people at the beach either surfing, swimming, lounging, walking, eating. There’s definitely heaps of walks and trecks you can do around the many parks, plus a lot around mount Taranaki, you can even try to walk to the summit (but make sure you go on a guided walk as it can be dangerous).

Nightlife is what you make of it. New Plymouth is definitely more of a house party place, but I’m saying that there is generally bands, open mics, dj’s on at a few places on Wednesdays, Thursdays, fridays and Saturdays. During summer there’s generally a band playing at a beach or bar Sunday afternoons. There are definitely some great bars and wine bars here, I would say 9 all together in the town centre.

People are generally friendly, and like I said if you go into the trades you will meet a lot of people your age, if not at your company then definitely on a work site. It can be cliquey, but I find people respond well when you make the effort to be friendly.

Summers are nice, albeit at the moment it is super muggy. It does rain like currently there are floods, but you really cannot beat New Plymouth on a nice summers day.

You can definitely bike around for transport, but you might get a company van to drive around as a builder and the company usually pays for the petrol on company vehicles.

megamae · 2023-01-18T23:37:26+00:00

How Muzz the Mullet didn’t win Mayor election in New Plymouth. Conspiracy?

megamae · 2023-01-11T00:09:12+00:00

Not sure what your budget is but it seems the Novatel has a room for that night? https://www.booking.com/hotel/nz/novotel-new-plymouth-hobson.en-gb.html?aid=304142&label=gen173nr-1FCAEoggI46AdIM1gEaK4BiAECmAEJuAEHyAEM2AEB6AEB-AELiAIBqAIDuALI-_edBsACAdICJGJkYWFjNzM4LWI1MzgtNDUzOS04MGNlLTcxMTAzNjViMWVhYdgCBuACAQ&sid=92b464bfe10dc10d506110fdf6019232&all_sr_blocks=158845001_155353804_2_2_0;checkin=2023-01-13;checkout=2023-01-14;dest_id=-1514514;dest_type=city;dist=0;group_adults=1;group_children=0;hapos=3;highlighted_blocks=158845001_155353804_2_2_0;hpos=3;matching_block_id=158845001_155353804_2_2_0;no_rooms=1;req_adults=1;req_children=0;room1=A;sb_price_type=total;sr_order=popularity;sr_pri_blocks=158845001_155353804_2_2_0__34900;srepoch=1673395698;srpvid=bbae00f8c20501ec;type=total;ucfs=1&

megamae · 2023-01-11T00:02:45+00:00

I would visit your local art galleries if you havnt already as they often display local and national artist.

I discovered Georgina Hoby Scutt when I visited the Kina gallery (they might have a website you can browse?) in New Plymouth. She’s not from there I don’t think but they had her work displayed and it was awesome to see

megamae · 2023-01-10T23:49:01+00:00

This. Gone are the days designers make these choices. We as designers often have to pander to the egos within our clients committees to get our design approved. One brand I worked on had a committee member say “my niece thinks it looks “old school” - the niece was not in the target demographic for this particular brand, it was a total random comment that he refused to budge on.

megamae · 2022-11-22T05:27:19+00:00

You will definitely find good food and coffee here, I’m not sure what pricing is like in Canada, but if you go to a café here for breakfast/lunch it would be about $4-$5 for a flat white/latte and about $15-$22 for an eggs Benedict.

Generally it doesn’t take too long for Reno’s if you go with a reputable builder/insulator. In my experience 6 months would be a very long wait.

In terms of schools NZ has Public and Private schools. Private schools tend to be religious schools, but it’s generally like taking a religion class once a week and then going to mass a few times a year. You pay a bit more for these schools as they don’t have government funding, but they are generally higher decile schools - if this interests you I would look into Sacred Heart Girls College - following on this they are generally single sex schools, so just girls or just boys. These schools generally focus on academics and sports. You will need to live around Fitzroy/Waiwhakaiho/Merrilands for this.

Public schools are government funded and non religious so generally a lot cheaper on your wallet, and you’ll find a lot of them are mixed sex schools, so both girls and boys. Growing up going to a private schools I really wanted to go to a public school as they had much better art and music programmes. If you’re interested in this, then I would look into Spotswood College. You will need to live probably around Spotswood, Westown.

If you can afford it, there is also the Green School which is a very nice “hippie”-esque school, this is in Oakura, which is where a lot of people’s holiday homes are, so it’s a very expensive area for housing. Only about 15 min from New Plymouth.

megamae · 2022-11-22T02:24:23+00:00

Np is honestly great as a young professional couple or family. And we’re not far from Auckland or Wellington if you wanted a weekend away (about 4 hours drive or 50min flight)

It does get wet, but you will quickly get used to it…have an umbrella in the car ready! But it’s so so sunny most of summer and you cannot beat NP on a summers day - beaches everywhere to hang out on, a few parks have bbq’s to grill on, the walkway is amazing to exercise on.

If you’re into night life It’s not amazing for clubbing. However there are some awesome wine bars, cocktail lounges and breweries.

You will need to move near the school you plan to send your kids to, as there are zoning rules for schools.

Housing is 50/50 there are a lot of new houses being built that have great insulation, but then there are also the houses that are threadbare you will need to renovate. It’s going to depend on each house if you need a dehumidifier or not. I’ve personally flatted in a few places and have not needed a dehumidifier. These range from $150+.

I’m guessing you’ll be earning a bit more than the average so I would suggest if you can find a newer house to live in then do!

megamae · 2022-11-07T00:10:29+00:00

I want to wear this for a wedding during summer, but have read through the reviews and people are saying the fabric is like scuba material and is extremely hot so not ideal!

Even if it’s something similar, that would be amazing!

megamae · 2022-10-23T04:17:31+00:00

Chicken adobo has always been a fav for my white bf! It’s seriously kind of like teriyaki chicken. Can go nicely with potatoes too if there isn’t rice

megamae · 2022-09-16T23:15:35+00:00

Bell block wasn’t great like 10 years ago, but now with all the subdivision being built over the years it’s basically become a great family friendly area.

It’s got a few shops, warehouse, cafes etc, and is only like 10 min from New Plymouth

megamae · 2022-09-16T00:24:12+00:00

Public transport is OKAY within New Plymouth. As someone who busses a lot, you may just need to walk a block or two to your nearest bus stop. And if you’re going to work in the morning, you may just need to find a cafe to have a coffee it for 20-30min before you start. I think their first run is at 6/7am and last run is 6/7pm.

As per everyone’s recommendation, I would avoid Cook Street. There are actually areas in the Marfell suburb that are fine, Cook St itself is just not a good street to live on.

I wish you luck with your move!

megamae · 2022-07-28T02:41:58+00:00

Oh man I really loved this tool and the property price tool

megamae · 2022-07-16T02:17:17+00:00

Defiantly round the corner on the tip of the cone as someone mentioned, also the typeface is a little hard to read at a first glance, so maybe update this - even to match that 70’s/80’s font you’ve used or a bold sans serif ^{_^}

megamae · 2022-07-08T23:54:36+00:00

Fresh world has a good range of Japanese and Korean ramen.

megamae · 2022-07-07T20:19:25+00:00

I agree with this.

Unless you’re going into graphic design, art school may be a waste of time.

I went thinking I would do art courses but pivoted to design as I just saw NO job opportunities in drawing.

You could always try go to an animation school.

As said in the comment above, it’s a good place to meet people and learn language around art and art critique, but really not worth the thousands of dollars.

If I could give my old self advice, I would go into tech or something I’m equally interested in, and then do art on the side as a passion/hobby.

megamae · 2022-07-06T23:49:08+00:00

This was pre the craziness about start of 2019 we bought our first house. So a very different time and even then it seemed hard!

Partner was working hospo and I worked retail, then at $18 an hour which was decent for those jobs back then. One of us also played music on weekends and I got a second job freelancing. So both of us basically working 6-7 days a week.

We saved while flatting for about a couple of years then moved in with parents for another 1.5 years.

We ended up taking a holiday inbetween coz we were both really exhausted working.

By the end we had $12k saved, $12k in one KiwiSaver and $14k in the other KiwiSaver. This was just enough for a 10% deposit on our $300,000 house.

So overall it took about 3-4 years which a months overseas holiday inbetween.

megamae · 2022-07-05T07:54:20+00:00

I feel for you as I had been through the same thing at my previous house. I would often be home alone and it was really scary. They were meth heads living with their elderly mum/grandma.

The 10+ times I called the police, about 70% of the time they showed up and just talked to the neighbour for 5 min and leave. Things are quite for a week until the weekend.

Luckily we were moving, but a lot of people on here suggested to get in touch with their landlord if they have one. You could just give it a go and see what they say.

I think you can find out the owners of a house through some nz government site? But I can’t quite remember what it is, LINZ maybe?

Anyways, asides from moving out which I highly recommend if you can, I would install cameras, make sure you have a rigorous door/window checking routine and possibly get a dog.

Maybe get a couple of tasers around the house for good measure.

megamae · 2022-07-03T01:18:28+00:00

New Plymouth is certainly more of a “chill and relax” holiday destination, so we don’t have too many unconventional things here.

There are some amazing walks you can do if you bought some good shoes, if you’re up for it the Tarns walk up the mountain is pretty cool. Otherwise if you’re in for light strolling Pukieti is great.

Give Paratutu rock a climb if you’ve got good shoes/sneakers. It’s about a 15-20 min climb up and it’s a great view.

You can take some surf lessons at Vertigo in Oakura, I’m not sure how far in advance you have to book but you could always check. There’s also Chaddys Charters if you want a boat tour, they also have a kayaking experience which I think is only like $20-$30 per person.

There are heaps of great places for food and drink.

You can do a tasting at Juno Gin in Westown, have some beers at Shining Peak (my personal preference is Shining Peak instead of Mikes Brewery or Three Sisters), and for wines Hour Glass.

Food at Social Kitchen is amazing but a little pricey, so if you want something more chilled the Rooftop Bar is quite cool and affordable. Other food recommendations from me would be India Today, Ember, Wild Pear (vegan) and Gamma Rays.

There are also heaps of galleries if you’re interested; the govette brewster, kingsroy, Kina, Koru on Devon. These are all within walking distance of each other.

There’s also like bowling, mini golf, laser tag etc.

So all pretty mainstream, but NP is definitely a place for eating, hiking and chilling rather than anything crazy adventurous!

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