1: Visited England, France (for a day), Rarotonga and Australia. I'd like to go back to London and Japan and America would be at the top of a to do list.

2: No realy major betrayals for me, but i am always shocked by people who trick you into talking about others (usually at work)and then run off to tell the other person what you said. Lesson learned there - shut the hell up!

3: we have survival water and some medications but nothing approaching an organised survival kit. Poor effort.

4: Karma - yes and no. I like to think that the irritaing/plain rude types in the world get there comuppance. But I also see people through work (Im a nurse) who have some unbeleivably crappy things happen to them and I dont think any of them deserve it.

5: fondest memory of summer would be camping at bland bay. Tents on the beachfront, toasting marshmellows on the camp stove, my friend's mum's pancakes for breakfast, mmm

1) What countries have you been to and which would you consider the best (or top of your list to go to)? I am a passportless flightless kiwi unfortunately however there are a lot of places I would like to see or go to.. its just I don't have much $$ to fund a trip.

2) What's the biggest betrayal you've had to try to get over/live though, and what helped get you through? I'm still slightly bitter about being snubbed by my boyfriend at my grandmas funeral a few years back, I was completely beside myself and I'm not usually big on emotion and he thought that maybe he would hide out in the back of the church skip out early and maybe see me later (this is weeks following him disappearing at my 21st) needless to say he was not a boyfriend for much longer.

3) Do you have a survival kit like the quake safe people want us to have, and what's in it? lol no, but theres enough canned food in my house to feed a small batalion.

4) I recently did something nice for someone and 5 minutes later won $50... so question: do you believe in Karma? Not karma per say just that you need to treat others as you want to be treated in life to get what you want.

5) What is your fondest memory of a New Zealand summer? Riding my pony in the water and going for an impromptu swim.

1 – I’ve been to Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Samoa and Vanuatu. Cambodia wins hands down – Angkor is absolutely mind blowing and I met some of the most beautiful people I have ever met. The killing fields were an experience I will never forget but I don’t know if I could call that part enjoyable.

2 – I can’t really think of any betrayals. I found out after the fact that a guy I was dating was sleeping with someone else, but considering I broke up with him because it wasn’t working for me I don’t really count it as a betrayal

3 – Yes I have a survival kit. We also permanently keep loads of spare food, water and firewood in and around the house too so assuming the house was to remain standing, we could actually survive in our house for a good month without any input from the outside world. My next step is to get a smaller supply all in one place for easy grabbing should the house not be habitable. Apparently the Alpine Fault is most likely to rupture any time in the next 50 years with the highest probability being right now, followed by tomorrow… so we try to be organised. My friends laugh.

4 – I believe good things happen to good people, some of the time. I don’t know if I really believe in Karma but I do feel like what goes around comes around.

5 – My fondest memory of childhood summers would be the same as Jane’s. We had a pool with similar decking so spent hours getting cold, then warming up, then getting cold again. Otherwise we had this massive plum tree and I have pretty fond memories of getting the fruit off it at harvest time every summer. Other than the thorns, they weren’t so great.

your number 5 answer reads like one of those erotic romance thrillery book things. good stuff!

1) What countries have you been to and which would you consider the best (or top of your list to go to)?

Only been to Aussie *shame*, but we're thinking of heading to Melbourne to live long-term! Yay us.

2) What's the biggest betrayal you've had to try to get over/live though, and what helped get you through?

One of my best friends turned out to be a pathological liar and had a major personality disorder. He had been making small mechanations for years to establish himself as a good guy and pit people against each other. He was good at it, but it fell apart like a house of cards when the pieces started coming together - turns out he never has a kidney transplant and needed ongoing dialysis, and it turns out the bond we didn't get back from flats wasn't because landlords thought the place was left messy by us (he kept it!) for example.

Very hard to get through, he never spoke to us again (I'd known him for about 10 years and lived with him for a couple of those years). He also never acknowledged what he'd done or apologiesd. But because it was a shared experience my friends and I talked through it at length and became closer when we realised what he'd been doing to all of us.

Very heavy, and he never recovered from being exposed. I feel sorry for his family too, because he did the same to them, if only he'd got help.

3) Do you have a survival kit like the quake safe people want us to have, and what's in it?

Nope, I'm supposed to have one with goodies in it at work, but it's currently empty.

4) I recently did something nice for someone and 5 minutes later won $50... so question: do you believe in Karma?

Yes, but also coincidence - which is actually more likely. Moral of the story is 'be nice' - that will get you everywhere (after high school anyway!)

5) What is your fondest memory of a New Zealand summer?

Living by the beach and heading out to swim/surf all day every day, and only returning for meals - awesome. Not conducive where I live now, and having to work through the summer days!

Have a good weekend! And happy belated birthday Jane!

this blog reminds me of rove and his 20 questions (or public probe as it came to be known) nice of you to share JY and i guess japan appeals because ppl there are actually normal height eh ;-)

ahh summer memories ... sadly thats all they are this year

Afternoon Jane! Ok straight into it:

Countries: Been to Samoa, Thailand, England, Turkey, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Estonia, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and I've probably forgotten a couple. Favourite was Turkey due to having great times, great company and great sheesha!

Betrayal: Massive 'break up' with a best friend. Wasn't really betrayal but just an overall abuse of me as a person (treating me like a slave etc) and intolerance of my partner (who I am still with almost 4 years later!). We no longer associate.

Survival kit: My landlord put one in the shed! Which is good because we'd never have put one together ourselves. Never looked in it though, the canned food has probably expired.

Karma: Don't really believe in it, stuff just happens because it happens.

NZ summer: Tough one, I'm not a summer person. Had a good time at Baywatch back in '07 so let's just say that week was fun times all around.

Oh, and what did Joel get you for your birthday? I'm sure we all want to know if he took our advice!

1) When it comes to overseas travel I've only been to Aussie, and while it was a fun place to visit it didn't roxxor my soxxor in spectacular fashion. Thus I happily came home again. I'd really like to visit somewhere like Alaska, or Canada in winter. To gain an appreciation of a truly different climate.

2) The biggest betrayal, well inevitably this will be relationship stuff, so why fight the trend. In my case it was the usual scenario of the girlfriend and the best friend. I smelled rodents. I know now that I am way better off without such "quality" people in my life, but it certainly has made me a mistrustful person from there on.

3) I definitely don't have a survival kit. If disaster strikes I plan to be a looter.

4) I don't believe in Karma. Which isn't to say that I act like a complete bastard because I think I can. It is more that I watch other people cruise through life being complete bastards/bitches to all those around them. A few of them appear to be made out of teflon and no matter how they treat people around them, nothing sticks. It is astonishing and frustrating, but I don't let it keep me awake at night.

5) My fondest memory of summer is a bit of a twofer deal. Fishing with my grandfather at the Otaki river shortly before he died, then fishing again at that river a year after he died and remembering.

1) Loads of places! England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Italy, Spain, Holland, Canada, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Oz - loads more to do, my fav place in Londontown (who's isn't?) And I can't wait to do the America's at some stage.

2)Hmm, nothing outraegeous (sp?), Have spent the last 20 years trying to get over my father cheating on my mother and blaming me - it sound completely insane when I say it like that! There always seems to be some kind of drama though, oh how I wish for a drama free week at least! ;)

3) Nope, should do but don't

4) Hmm, does 'what goes around, come's around' count?

5) Aw when I was a kid, summer was mint. We were outside from dawn till dusk, always had a summer tan, always went on holidays around the north island and school holidays were epic!

Happy Friday All