A good clubbing does the trick!

A Gambling Christmas

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December 24th 2005
Went surfing at Allan's beach on Christmas eve - upset a sea lion, after all his mates had decided to swim underneath me. Little bit scary. Still no sign of great whites yet. Good. Yes I surfed in that schlop. Wrestled with the rips & the local lions. Went on to the casino to take charge of the roulette table, only to be dominated by the Black Jack table. You can't stick on 15 when there's o ... read more

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more