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Короче, давно обещал многим людям рассказать, чего делать в НЗ, куда ехать и сколько это будет стоить. Заранее извиняюсь за негуманную задержку и исполняю обещанное.
Значит так:

1. Чего делаем? Едем кататься конечно.
2. Куда? Wanaka, Южный остров, а конкретнее, - местонахождение самых суровых курортов НЗ и дом нашумевшего по всему миру Snowpark NZ. Не знаете, что это? Смотрим субару секцию из DC MTN Lab 1.5, продаем экип и идем торговать семечками.
3. Когда? С конца Июня до середины Августа - наилучшие мет. условия. Есть смысл поехать на Burton NZ Open (с 25 Июля по 2 Августа) - идеальный парк, хорошая погода + много движения, гигов и прочих адд-онов (абсолютно бесплатно, кстати).
4. Где жить? Вариантов много. Зависит от бюджета. Если есть группа людей, то имеет смысл арендовать мини-бунгало в центре/окрайностях Ванаки. Средний разброс цен от $50 NZD до $180 NZD с человека. Понятно, что в бунгало есть все. Курс валют определяем самостоятельно.
5. Как добраться? Мой вариант:
1. Летим из Ша2 в Окланд. Цена зависит от авиалинии. Корейцы пока самые 'дешевые' ($2200 USD).
2. Падаем на домашний рейс до Ванаки (где-то $120-150 NZD) и трансфером (автобус и т.п.) до места проживания.
3.  Стоит узнать, что могут предложить местные тур. операторы, но как правило лучше все делать самим на прямую. Зависит от желания и наличия времени.
6. Ски-пассы и сколько надо, чтобы было весело?
1. Ски-пасс: от $290 NZD за 4 дня.
2. Бутылка пивка: $4-6 NZD в баре. Запасаемся в алко-шопах. Гораздо дешевле: 12-пак Хейнекена $14 NZD.
3. Еда: в среднем $9-$15 NZD за завтрак/обед в кафе. Ужин - +20%. Имеет смысл покупать продукты в супермаркете и готовить самим: выйдет где-то в $70 NZD в неделю.
4. Операция Ы или великий дискаунт: серфим могучий веб и находим варианты 'все включено', наподобие: http://tinyurl.com/5a4ouf
7. Визы и т.д. делаем в тур. агенствах, либо на прямую в посольстве
8. Нужна тачка?
1. Делаем международные корочки в великом ГИБДД
2. Идем сюды: www.acerentalcars.co.nz или. что другое
9.  Полезное:

•       http://cardrona.com/
•       www.lakewanaka.co.nz/
•       www.wanaka.com/
•       www.snow.co.nz/
•       www.travelplanner.co.nz/
•       www.nzski.com/

В общем, поездочка выйдет где-то $4000. Думаю, оно того стоит. Не забудете точно. Вопросы оставляйте здесь. Буду пытаться отвечать по возможности.
Сheers.

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Haven't posted anything here 4 some time now.... Darned uni is just takin' up all of my time at this point.....
Man, I'm looking forward to holidays so I can actually start working on some interesting IT projects that I've got lined up. At this stage they just keep gettin' delayed which is pretty frustrating...
And yeah, looking forward to January, like really bad - gonna head off to Burton European Open, ride some sweet pow-pow and shred the park.
Hell yeah, screw uni!!!

P.S. Somethin' 2 entertain ya'll %)

Well, it's 3 am over here and I'm really should be headin' off to bed, 'cause I have to get up around 6ish. But this interesting idea keeps bugging me...
Why not develop a BBIM social network portal? Why not create an exclusive place for BBIM grads and undergrads where they could communicate freely, share experiences, write testimonies, etc.? Why not take the concept of Facebook and bring it to the BBIM environment, thus creating a community of unique people, bringing staff and students together?!
Of course, you can say that there is no need to reinvent something that has already been done... But, places like Facebook aren't really attractive to most of the faculty staff for a variety of reasons and they do limit a user in a certain way...What I propose is an exclusive BBIM social network built within the university infrastructure, integrated with its other resources, yet  this network will be open to any BBIM student, you won't have to accept/send friend requests - you are automatically linked to hundreds of people. After all, this is something that we already share in real-life - a seamless community of support, trust and collaboration...
So something like a BBIM social network could really elevate our community - both in social and academic contexts. Imagine not having to send an email to the Social Commitee, which let's face it, nobody does 'cause it's boring, dull and very impersonal, but instead being able to go live and to blog/chat about what events you want as a community; imagine being able to set up on-line groups within the university  having academic advice readily available; imagine sharing the university experience with your peers and your teachers alike.... The possibilities are great...
So what's next? Well, firstly, I'll have to speak to Doug, Alison and Don, if this project would get a buy-in and whether something like this would be entrusted to a student. If the project kicks off, I'll have to get a team of student enthusiasts that could help me in analyzing, planning and building the platform. Hell, personally, Itd do it for free, ' cause as a start-up developer, experience is invaluable, and if your CV says that you've helped to build something for the number one university in New Zealand (which I'm fortunate enough to have already done, but we all want more, don't we? :P) would definitely score me some extra points after I graduate.
So, that's it for now. I'll keep updating this journal with the project's progress and, yeah, I'll write later about another cool platfrom that I'm building right now.

Peace out,

brtn_13

В русской команде Burton появился первый Amature-райдер. Им стал 16-летний Леша Соболев из Новосибирска. В прошлом сезоне он отличился, выиграв серию контестов Nokia Sound Board. Кроме того, он удивил всех на Домбае, исполнением сложных one-foot трюков на волл-райдер.




Есть основания полагать, что на этом набор в am-команду Burton не закончится.
Основной состав Burton Russia не изменился: Леша Осовицкий, Сережа Тарасов и Женя Конышев.
(c) MFGang



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Well, howdie folks!
I've been resisting social networking for some time now. However, having experienced tons of peer pressure , I grew to understand that exposing yourself to the entire world is pretty darn fun. Also, being a big fan of Web 2.0, its ideology and culture, my move to LJ was long over due.
So what are you going to see here?
I guess pretty much anything about everything. Stuff ranging from technology to snowboarding: pretty much this place will be what I am in life - a dude that likes beer and gettin' out there and doin' stuff.
So if ya happen to find this page, you are more than welcome to read all of the random stuff that I post here.
Enjoy! :P



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