Kiwi Talk

BRASSED OFF : disappointed, annoyed


I am feeling a little "brassed off" with the weather. One day it is 60F the next day it is 40F Today it is the first day of spring, and it is cold, wet, and windy.

So, come on Mother Nature GET WITH THE PROGRAM.

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Kai Cart : mobile food stall

I remember a kai cart, we used to call the 'pie cart' you could buy the best tasting, awesome meat pies of all varieties you can imagine.

The pies had the best crisp flakey pastry crust, with fillings that were to die for. There were mince pies (savory ground beef) bacon and egg pies, steak pies, steak and kidney pies, Yuk! Potato topped pies, and the list goes on and on. Drool, slobber!!

I am thinking to myself, " what do you think you are doing? you just started Weight watcher's last week" Yes indeed, I did start the weight watcher's program. When you are 'knee high to a grasshopper' as I am you have to keep your weight under control. I am/was about 12lbs heavier than I want to be. Today is my first week weigh in, so I am anxious to see how I did this last week. I find it an incentive to work with a group of other people, as I really do not want to go and weigh in, and find I have gained weight.

Their new program is fantastic, as I can eat anything I want. All foods and drinks are given a point value, and I have so many points per day to use according to my starting weight. Also you are given a weekly point allowance of 35 points to spend however you want. I used mine this week on a meal of fish and chips and coleslaw which was sooooo good.

OK, enough of talking about food, I need to go eat breakfast. I will update this post, later on today with my weight loss. Having you all come along and follow my weight loss progress will be even more incentive to get the job done.

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Greasies: Common term for fish and chips, probably because they usually are! (greasy that is)

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Hard Yakka: hard work, associated with labouring.

Yesterday it was hard yakka shoveling all that dirt into flower containers and lugging them into position.

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Jersey: sweater

I believe Mr. C and I are going to be needing our warmest jerseys, as we are heading to Boring, just outside of Portland, to help The Douglas Ridge Rifle Club, with their first bowling Pin shoot.

The weather is reported to be very cold and wet.

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Corker: very good

How To Speak Kiwi

Mess Kara: Eye makeup

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Shorts: clips from upcoming movies

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SQUIZ: as in " Have a squiz" to take a look at something;

"Giz a squiz" - to ask for a look at something.