Last night we got to see the RHCP light up the show. It was pretty awesome hearing them live, and they played a good mix from their later albums (BSSM onwards), as it wasn't an album tour 🙂 although there was a lack of Scar Tissue and Go Robot, the song I got my wife …

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There's something special about seeing people in real life. It's much better to see someone in person than talking to them on the phone, or god forbid SNS. When you do, make sure you take the time to get close, it gives you the chance to see some things that you otherwise wouldn't be able …

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Patience is a virtue. I think that is true. People really respect you when you are patient, and they reciprocate by being patient back. I’d rather someone give me the time I need to do something than have someone put pressure on me which in turn just makes things take much longer, and may not …

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Since we’re on the topic of swimming and waterpolo, I’ll give you a little lesson that I learned 15 years ago at a waterpolo tournament. It’s amazing how much I can remember from this, it must have been that dramatic, but during the pool stage our team was facing the at the time #1 team …

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The people at the pool get it. The people at home don't. Even if your aim is to be the best swimmer in the world, the only way you can do that is by swimming. Even if your aim is to lose weight by swimming, the only way you can do that is by swimming. …

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Recently I've been trying to find out what the default option is, and coming from Japan this is actually much easier. The default in New Zealand is clearly buying a house, by whatever means necessary. The default in Japan is getting a job, just any job really but the better the better, and sticking with …

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For a lot of things, the starting is the easy part but it can take a while to gain motion and to sustain it. The hardest part of swimming is getting in the pool. Every time, you know that there will be that initial shock your body gets when you jump in, and that takes …

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