I am in the process of adding nostalgia pages to my website, to include photos etc. of those days,
and share these with friends and others involved in those activities at the times I was there. If you
were connected with any of these groups at the times given, I would be grateful for any stories, anecdotes,
photos, etc you would like include - the more the better! These will be (those underlined in blue have
already been started - see what I have so far):
Hillsborough Baptist Church, 1967-1990
Greyfriars
Presbyterian Church and Bible Class, 1950s-1960s
Kitchener Scouts, 1959-64
Ponui Island Crusader/ISCF
(Scripture Union) camps 1962-74
Vasanta Garden School, 1950s
Normal Intermediate School,
late 1950s
Auckland Grammar School, early 1960s
Auckland University student life, 1967-73
Group
trips for friends, 1975-80
My CB (citizen band radio) days, 1977-84
Auckland University Evangelical
Union/IVF (TSCF), 1965-73
Arapohue Bush Camp, 1968-72
Auckland University Tramping Club, 1986-89
Auckland Tramping Club, 1982-91
Auckland Baptist Tramping Club early days, 1979-89
Valley Road
Church working-age youth group, 1988-1995
Titirangi Bay ISCF (Scripture Union) camps, 1976-79
Crusader/ISCF
Bike Tours, 1963-76
Christmas holiday tramps 1980-present
Boating and canoe trips 1970-present
Railway Enthusiasts Society and other rail and rail-related trips, 1970-present
Forest and Bird trips,
1980-present
DOC/Dept of Lands and Survey/NZ Forest Service summer nature programme trips 1980-present
Open days at various places, 1975-present
Places that no longer exist, 1960-present
Auckland Green
Dollar Exchange/WAGES, 1990-2003
My musical preferences are all types of "nice" music - classical,
easy-listening popular, rock'n' roll, 70s disco, country, jazz, traditional hymns, praise-and-worship,
blues, musical shows, 1920s-1950s nostalgia, lounge, motown, soul, etc. I enjoy going to concerts, theatre
and quality movies.
My musical dislike is that unsettling concoction of screechy noises that many
of today's young people love and consider as "music" - this come under all sorts of names such as heavy
metal, grunge, garage, house, funk, punk, acid, hard rock, etc.
My favourite magazines include
New Zealand Wilderness, New Zealand Net Guide, New Zealand Geographic, Forest and Bird, Creation, New
Zealand Railfan and New Zealand Memories.
My working life is full of variety as well - gardening,
moneying, computer work, telemarketing, cleaning, mystery shopping, and so on.
Leisure interests
and work skills are giftings from God, and we have a responsibility to use, develop and share them -
John 19:12-27 Parable of the Talents.
I update this site frequently, so do feel free to return
again and again. I am also developing the site as time goes on, perhaps adding new ideas.
Please
feel free to email me.
Also you may like to visit my friends:
Biffo - an old friend
of mine I have known for about thirty years, now he lives halfway around the world in the Emerald Isle
of Shamrock
FINALLY - WHEN MY TIME IS UP ON EARTH I'M OFF TO HEAVEN! HOW DO I KNOW? For
God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him (ie you and
me) shall have everlasting life. (John 3:16). WE CAN'T EARN ETERNAL LIFE, IT'S A GIFT FROM GOD, WHO
MADE US AND LOVES US. You need to confess to Him that you have sinned, ask His forgiveness, and heaven's
yours!
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