Diario de Mascarenhas

                                           After our dinner at Levant. Steve's yummy Tiramisu birthday cake                                              Having lunch at Longroom, Ponsonby Our dinner at Levant, chicken Shashlik                                                 Pulled beef Sliders and crispy pork belly

                                                    Spending a nice weekend lunch at Degree.                                                  At Degree, yummy chicken fingers with salad, chips and                                                                    ...

Having barbie with Sam, great food, great company Lovely time.   Auckland Anniversary weekend   A tribute to the fallen heroes who gave up their lives in the  line of duty. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.   

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*** Hint: don't read this article if you are offended by the F-word ;)   By Mark Manson / Source: MarkManson.net In my life, I have given a fuck about many people and many things. I have also not given a fuck about many people and many things. And those fucks I have not given have made all the difference. People often say the key to confidence and success in life is to simply “not give a fuck.” Indeed, we often refer to the strongest, most admirable people we know in terms of their lack of fucks given. Like “Oh, look at Susie working weekends again, she doesn’t give a fuck.” Or “Did you hear that Tom called the company president an asshole and still got a raise anyway? Holy shit, that dude does not give a fuck.” Or “Jason got up and ended his date with Cindy after 20 minutes. He said he wasn’t going to listen to her bullshit anymore. Man, that guy does not gi...

                                    Taken after attending midnight mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral                                                             At the Whangarei wharf                                        1st January 2015, after attending morning mass at St. John's                                               Parnell Beach on 2nd January, just relaxing. I have so many things to be thankful for the last year. Even though I had a most trying time with being made redundant from my last job, in the end I a...

Courtesy :  Harley M Storey  CEO, Executive Coach  "The Life Coach Toolman!" I had cycled in to the city to buy tickets for an international motorcycling event, and as I was riding around the city square, the enchanting strains of a bamboo flute drifted toward me. I followed the sound and sat down near the guy busking on Main Street. I had a great time relaxing in the sun, listening to some live music and watching the crowd go by. It wasn’t until I was preparing to leave, that I noticed right next to us there was some very noisy road construction underway. I didn’t even hear it. I was listening so intently to the music that I didn’t notice the jarring din of the jackhammers and generators. (You can see the plastic security barriers in the photo.) Just like a radio, I had tuned out the sound of the construction and tuned in to the beautiful music. Over Christmas and New Year we are all too aware that the values of charity and peace get lost in a whirl of sales, shop...

We started our trip with a bigger dinner. Sudeera cooked kotu-roti for us. Zai made pulled pork burgers. It was a lovely way to start our trip: Left home @ 8 pm.Checked luggages in then picked up duty free & headed to Emperor Lounge. Boarded plane @ 1130 pm.Flight was good; we had two seats with spacious leg room. For supper I had roast chicken with Spuds & vegies. Zai had steamed fish with rice & veggies in oyster sauce. For brekkie I had chicken sausage with pom pom potatoes& spinach frittata’s had prawn sambal on rice.Zai had a good sleep but I just had a few Minutes shut eye & watched movies like the Volcano a French movie & a South Korean movie Commitment Day One 7 th June: Arrived at Mumbai airport @ 1205 pm & luggage was delayed.Mum and Dad were worried .By 1 pm we finished customs etc & reached home by 3 pm because of traffic delays. Lunch was tuna fry, dal & Beef roast. A sad day as we found out Allwyn was in ICU & doc ...

It was my last day yesterday working for The Nile (Mercury Retail). For the second time around, I say goodbye to the place which was like my second home. This time around though there is no going back. I now have to embrace the change. Thank God I have one month to think about what I am going to do. I am still in limbo, unsure of my next move. But I have to take it one day at a time. I can't stress about tomorrow. I have to learn that change is good. And may God provide for me. I need to trust that something better is out there for me. In the meantime, Steve and I are excited to go to India for our holiday. It will be a blast. To celebrate:

Did you know that the oyster started the personal development movement? It's been turning rough bits of sand into pearls for thousands of years! Meanwhile us humans moan about our problems, worries and stress! In previous emails we discussed how our treasure is wrapped up and disguised within our "issue" as baggage. The issue that you struggle with has been brought to you for a reason. Something that you have been given to be in relationship with, reconcile yourself with, something to rub the sharp edges off you. Something to literally "make peace" with. You could think of your issue as a exquisite quill pen or fine brush held within the hands of Life and guided by the compassion of the Universe ... are you going to let go and let "Life" write upon you the message you were born to bring into the world? Your issue is your path to becoming the real you - your unique gift to the world. What's your unique gift to the world? Being who you truly...

                           Celebrating Christmas at Tagum, kami na pud ang wala. Next time na pud ni.   Walking through Parnell looking for a place to hang out. Only place was Mövenpick. Had cappuccino and a cronut. Happy New Year Auckland. Sitting at Fraser Park,Parnell to view the fireworks display. Welcome 2014!