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Qmack's Interests
General
-Seeing new places & ppl.. opens your MIND.
-Kiwi roadtrips & camping on isolated beaches with my bro Mike & other friends! t's AWESOME we can do that here in NZ.
-I want to pick up windsurfing again this summer - and actually buy the gear this time!
-I love gym-time & want to take up kickboxing or something equally rugged this year.
-I talk to strangers too readily. When I was a kid, someone said "there are no strangers, just friends we haven't met yet" & I take that too literally.. but I don't bite. Well ok, not hard.
Other things I like:
-MUSIC (as my now-deaf flatmates know). Parachute Festival.
-Financial self-help - I religiously read iwillteachyoutoberich.com and getrichslowly.org.
-I'm a trained counsellor with Lifeline Auckland & now volunteer on their helpline after hours. Intense but rewarding.
-I really really want to learn DRUMS, BASS and GUITAR and SINGING.
-Discovered this year that I really like a good movie.. film is art, and I indulge in it regularly. The VideoEzy guy says "Yo Quinton" when I visit now.. :-s
-I love my awesome friends.. and want to spend a heck of alot more time with them this yr (2007 was pretty slack due to being overscheduled!). Bring on some good times.
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Music
Goes with the MOOD!
-GNR.. nothing can surpass the opening riffs of "Sweet Child O' Mine". U2 - say no more!
-Also like Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Snow Patrol, Bon Jovi, James Blunt, Elvis, My Chemical Romance, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, Jamie Cullum, Norah Jones, Ray Charles, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, Justin Timberlake, P-Diddy, Mase, Tupac. And Latin / salsa & Greek music (mum is half Greek!). And Live performances of violin/piano/cello concertos @ the Town Hall.. especially stuff by Brahms/ Dvorak/ Rachmaninoff.
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Movies
Gladiator, Casino Royale, Pirates of the C, Fast & Furious, Man on Fire, Hitch, Blue Streak, Meet the Parents, The Matrix, Batman Begins, Bourne trilogy.
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Television
- FRIENDS = my fav comedy! I crack up every time. I missed it first time round, so the reruns are great!
- Scrubs, House M.D, CSI NY, Bones, Boston Legal, Burn Notice.
Books
Uni killed reading for me! But ok.. Rachel's Tears, Prayer of Jabez, Every Second Counts (Lance Armstrong), Rich Dad Poor Dad (Kiyosaki), and Automatic Millionaire (David Bach). Currently devouring my first fiction book since 2005: Digital Fortress by Dan Brown.
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Heroes
MIKE GUGLIELMUCCI.. amazing guy, going thru so much now.. but his faith in God carries him still. Joshua Brown from Day of Fire.
Lance Armstrong for his strength & depth.
Booker T Washington (born a slave, died a successful, free man who changed his world!). Martin Luther King for having a DREAM & VISION and being strong enough to speak it. Nelson Mandela for fighting for FREEDOM against the majority & transforming a nation! William Wallace (Braveheart).
God for "believing in me"; for never giving up on me; for investing endlessly into my life; for being my support & strength every step of the way - he has never let me down!
About me:
Job title: "Agency Services Specialist" - glamourous huh? Lol.. I manage broker accounts for Sovereign Assurance. It's a job & it gives me money to do life :)
I go to Equippers, a vibrant inner-city church that rocks & is doing some amazing work with troubled youth in Auckland. Slogan: "Church - But NOT as YOU know it".
I flat on the North Shore with 2 mates & love hangin with my family. Friends say I'm funny, knowledgeable, confident & caring, but mostly FRIENDLY :)
I still don't know what to do with this life I've been given.. career? study? travel? house? find a girl? settle down? Cat Stevens' song "Father and Son" (google it) sums up my life right now.
Who I'd like to meet:
Lance Armstrong, Donald Trump, Tony Robbins, Steven Covey, Jessica Alba, Johnny Depp, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandella, Jesus.
My fav quotes:
"There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come" - Victor Hugo
"The only thing necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke
"You're about as useful as a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest." - Rowan Atkinson
"What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad." - Dave Barry
"Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice." - Dave Barry
"There are many silly superstitions about lightning, and as a result many people - maybe even you - are terrified of it. You shouldn't worry. Thanks to modern science we now know that lightning is nothing more than huge chunks of electricity that can come out of the sky, anytime, anywhere, and kill you."
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Qbidoooo my dear friend, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease talk to meee!!!! How often do I have to beggg jajajaja, come on now, fill me in on what's goin' on there. Can't wait to hear!!! I sent you an e-mail and a facebook message a week ago or so too.
Don't have credit, wasn't able to answer your txt last nite. Jajaja well I guess you are still sleeping now XD.
Meeting up with my friend Jay today and going to Mission Bay or somewhere there by the water. Ah I feel so bloody melancholic, especially when I'm not at work I miss Nestor so much... Argh
Hey Quinton, how are you? sorry I havent message in ages im such a slacker!! hope things are going good with you im having a great time over here and loving it,kinda miss nz but aussie is way better!!!
heiiya man of course i can do that but if u want tha early bird special u gotta pay fitty (50) bucks before next sunday night and yeh ill let everyone know have you been on their website for next yr check it out man its cool peace
hey qmac. just thought i would see how the quanton was going? hehehe. things are pretty good with me. im going up to syd this weekend for youth alive and staying with the bradfords which is going to be awesome! still getting excited about planetshakers? let me know the dates your coming.....take it easy brother. God bless. Love kath.
Hey Quinton, yeah so many questions but its all good, the goal coast is awesome im having a great time and the weather is so great!! im still working for the same company just got a work transfer im flatting at the moment trying to get an apartment so just looking at the moment. Wow thats so cool, im sure you will be just fine lifeline pretty good and thats good that your doing that so good luck on that.
i dont tihnk iv seen it round but havent said that i havent exactly had a thorough look 4 it...ill keep u posted :) btw hows work going and settlin in2 ur new position
Hey Quinton, how are you? I havent heard from you in ages!! hope your ok and enjoying life to the fullest!! ive now been on the goal coast for 3 months and loving it!! miss nz heaps but im just having a great time here. Hope fine and hope to hear from you soon.
Ok my turn to comment...WE MAY HAVE LOST BUT WE ARE IN THE GREAT SOUTH LAND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT! AND WHERE THE SPIRIT IS THERE IS FREEDOM AND NO CONDEMNATION! SO BEAT THAT KIWIBOY! (This msg is copyrighted for specific purposes and contents contained only are for Qmacbrother in response to a text msg sent on the eve of ABS test score)
Karrie told me that apparently some people are getting together Friday night. Maybe you already heard, but I think we're going to hang out in the city and have dinner. So hopefully you can come. I'll get someone to call you about it if you haven't heard yet.
hey sorry 4 being "quiet" iv just been studying and laura wants 2 ban me from myspace altogether. yh i didnt do any work wen u guys came up so im trying 2 catch up now. my drawing is such a long and sometimes frustrating process but ill get there. (tryin 2 b optimistic). well things sound gud in kiwi land, lots of exciting things uv been up 2 since uv gone back. things r pretty much the same as they were 2 weeks ago, nothing exciting 2 report. although i think i found my formal dress so thats something. anyways keep up the gud buisness work ripping ppl off, tisk tisk. lol ciao
Hey Q. I just finished putting a few comments to your pics from Hillsong. Im feeling alot better today....still on drugs....and my ear is quite irritating, but im getting there. im still stuck in Naringaningalook though...my parents dont want me to go home tonight, but i told them im going even if i have to get a friend to pick me up.hehehe.. i love being at home, but i miss my home and church fam TOOO much. Anyway...im still in the process of replying to your email. Hope to get it done this arvo. God bless bro! Kath
Hey man, I'm glad you found me. Thanks again for the group tonight - it was a lot of fun and you do a great job leading it. You should come to America and go to Bible college and be a preacher...you'd be good.
HEY GUESS WHAT!!!?? i had my group tonite and everything that i've been praying for well...it was absoultely FANTASTAIC! I felt like yes this is what i feel called to do! it was like a penny dropped tonite...things opened up ...i felt free! i actualli had fun and they enjoyed it! i can't believe it...this is honeslty like the biggest breakthru miracle! you don't understand! now im like ...huh God - do u want me to stay doin this...or move on? but honestly tonite i felt like i can do something and i can make a difference, ive just realised that ive been given a hard group...and the breakthru is just comin! im compleletly clueless now about what to do..but i still agree that i need to get connected with ppl for myself...anyways gotta dash just thought i'd let you kno! liss x
Hey im tryin to get some music from saviour King playin and ur pg does have it playin!! and i just went to download some traks and its not lettin me...aghh! you kno when u crave for the sound and cannot receive it! aghHHHHHH!!!!!!
thanks for changing it back! i love that pic! and now i was just reading Kaths comments and i was like "what the heck...how did you kno about her joke about ants --> and then i rememembered who wrote it!! haha! anyways thanks for talkin it all thru with me last nite...its good to talk to someone coz before that i used to tell asher evrythin ...now the last few mths ive just kept stuff to meself. which i gues is realli tellin me that i need to find some "christian connections" in my life...coz currently i don't realli hav any! and i can see myself dryin up if i don't. funni coz this one person i amazingly stumbled across in the food line @ conf we just started talkin and shes a leader for my age...and we just clicked n i got her no: but mayb now i think that was a God meeting! Im still unsure about all this but the more i think about it the more i feel at peace to move on. what do you feel...anythin God shown you> lissa
hey man! thats a sight for sore eyes! no realli my eyes r sore lookin @ this comp screen so i'll be brief. I hope ur well and surviving the cyclone blasts in Auckland we heard on the news. we're all sick here..but recovering slowly...thankyou sooooo very much for the journal and your love and hospitality...weird coz we're the hosts but u r such a hospitable person! ok since you love my room soo much i'll post up a pic of my room on myspace. Whats ur email add? and home no? mine is alissabrad@hotmail.com and home is AUS (02) 9631 4626...KEEP WELL and stay safe ur sista lis
hows it goin?? i just got ur message and ur prob asleep right now. u keep 4getting i dont have any credit haa. o yes i managed 2 read the essay u wrote me (took half a day) haha jks. no but it gives me a lot 2 think about, argh i always have 2 think. thanx 4 my present as well, i shoulda known coz ur so in2 journalin! its really bad not only m i sick but alissa and laura r as well, turns out something is going round, well seeing as though uv e
