Auckland Luge
Nung isang weekend ay nagpa-social event yung office namin sa Auckland Luge. Itong lugar na ito ay mga 20 minutes lang ang layo mula sa amin. This luge ride is very similar to the Skyline Luge that you’ll find in Rotorua (one of the major tourist attractions in North Island). If you are looking for a cheap and exciting way to entertain the kids during the weekend, I would highly recommend the place.
To get up the hill, there are two travellators (yung parang sa mall but gigantic version) and it takes about 8 minutes to get to the top. Habang nakasakay nga sa travellator ay naalala ko nung araw sa probinsiya ni ermat na gumagawa kami ng parang go kart na ball bearing yung gulong at nagkakarera pababa ng daan.
Mayroong tatlong routes: the scenic route, intermediate route and the fast route. Mabilis nga dun sa fast route kaso parang maigsi masyado yung trip pababa dahil ng puro straightaway. Yung intermediate route pa din ang paborito ko.
Actually, mga ilang buwan palang ito bukas, hindi pa nga ayos lahat. Pero mayroon ding added attractions like V8 racing simulator, a mini golf course and my favourite - the segway. I never imagined that I would be able to ride a segway that day because it was not part of the advertised features in the luge website. The bloke I talked to said that it was just recently added and that these amazing vehicles cost something like NZ$10,000. I couldn’t quite understand how the segway works except that it is based on a gyro mechanism - you lean forward to go, lean backward to stop or reverse, and lean sideways to turn. And the best part? It just takes a minute to learn to ride it.
February 12th, 2008 12:12
Ok yang pasyalan ah, sana meron dito nyan sa CHCH.
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February 12th, 2008 14:32
hi mark, dun sa lugar na iyon ay malapit din yung Snow Planet kung saan puwede mag-practise ng skiing or snowboarding. medyo mahal nga lang pero nasubukan ko na. diyan sa CHCH may snow pag winter di ba?
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February 12th, 2008 15:24
so these are your kids, nangalay na ata sa golf yung isa
pano ang school system nila jan sa mga bata?
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February 12th, 2008 17:33
yung tatlo lang yung kids ko (mga payatot), yung isa family friend. ang school system dito maluwag pa pag primary (equivalent ng elementary sa atin). halos puro laro lang. ang dami pang bakasyon, may 2 week breaks after each term. pero pag nag secondary na ay pahirap na ng pahirap. ang gusto ko sa systema dito? libre ang schooling, nasa iyo kung gusto mong magbayad ng donation.
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February 13th, 2008 02:57
hang lufet ng presyow ng segway ano? talo pa ang kotse! pero sarap siguro paikut-ikot ka nyang sa downtown! pwede rin kaya yan sa motorway? tsaka kelangan din ba ng lisensya para dyan? mwehehehehe…
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February 15th, 2008 00:39
Nung first week ng Luge, wala silang hair net na binibigay. Basta helmet lang. Buti ngayon meron na. Aba mahirap din mahawa ng kyuto. he he he
Thanks sa link. papasyalan kita lagi.
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February 16th, 2008 04:53
kiwiP, nakita ko na dati sa isang tech show yang segway.. nawirduhan ako sa hitsura. hahaha
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