9.11.2005

NATURAL HIGH AT HIGH NA HIGH



Queenstown according to the chart of the Lonely Planet guide to New Zealand have the highest elevation among the major cities and town of N.Z. It has an elevation of 1181 ft. above sea level compare to Auckland 101 ft. above sea level and Christchurch 118 ft. Napakaraming bundok na matatayog na sa kanya ay pumapalibot kaya natural na dito ang mga aktibidad na involve ang kanyang mga mountains. From mountaineering, to skiing,mountain biking, paragliding, snowkiting at iba pang activities na kailangan ang taas at kabundukan meron ang Queenstown. Kaya masasabi natin pag naririto ka talaga literally High ka at magagawa mo ang gusto mong aktibidadna natural sa kanyang environs. Hindi lang kabundukan niyang napakascenic ang kanyang maipagmamalaki pati ang lawa niya at ilog ay napakakaganda at napakalinis. Marami rin ditong activities na magpupump ng iyong adrenaline upang maranasan mo ang natural high tulad ng jetboating, bungee jumping sa kanyang mga tulay pabagsak sa ilog at maging bungee jumping habang hinihila ka ng isang mabilis na boat at nakataas ka sa isang malaking parachute.
Kaya kung ang hanap mo kaibigan ay adventure at natural na kasayahan halina kabayan at bisitahin mo ang Queenstown. (Ang mga pics dito ay nagmula sa website ng Destination Queenstown)

Mula naman sa natural high magtungo tayo sa isang balita dito rin sa New Zealand na high na high. Ang pinakamalaking premyo kasaysayan ng Lotto dito ay tinamaan na at isang taga-Auckland ang nanalo nito. (Hindi kaya si Ka Uro, Balato naman diyan, Ka Urockefeller kung ikaw man yang nanalo tuloy na iyong empire). Kumpara sa malalaking bansa medyo maliit pa ito kasi maliit naman ang populasyon ng New Zealand aapat na milyong katao. Pero napakalaki na nitong premyong mahigit na $15. 2 million New Zealand Dollar kung icoconvert sa Philippine Pesos mahigit na .6 billion o 600 milyong piso. Suwerte naman ng nananalo siguro high na high siya wag lang sanang masakit siya sa puso at baka sa sobrang high niya lumipad na siya patungo sa kalangitan kung saan hindi na niya madadala ang kanyang kayamanan.


Media Release
10 September 2005
For Immediate Release
$15.2 MILLION POWERBALL JACKPOT WON BY TICKET BOUGHT IN AUCKLAND IS BIGGEST NZ LOTTERY PRIZE EVER
A Lotto ticket bought in Auckland has won $15.2 million in tonight’s Lotto draw, the biggest lottery prize ever won in New Zealand, says New Zealand Lotteries Commission (NZ Lotteries) Chief Executive Trevor Hall.
The owner of the ticket, bought at Amigo's Paper Power & Lotto, Mt Roskill, Auckland, will take home a total of $15,233,068, made up of $14,500,000 from Powerball and $733,068 from being a Division One Lotto winner.
“Its amazing to think we’ve just made one of our players a multi-millionaire. Imagine how that must feel,” Mr Hall said.
“With a total prize payout of $15,233,068 million, this is the largest Powerball jackpot ever won in New Zealand. The win will be a life-changing experience for whoever has the winning ticket,” he said.
Until now, the largest Lotto Powerball prize ever won by an individual ticket was $14,763,254, won in April last year from a ticket bought in Kawerau and the second biggest prize was $12,053,517, won in June this year on a ticket bought in Napier by a Hawkes Bay family.
Mr Hall urged all Lotto players who bought tickets at Amigo's Paper Power & Lotto to get their tickets checked and to immediately contact NZ Lotteries if they have won.
“We can provide winners with advice about the next steps to take,” Mr Hall said.
Three other Powerball jackpot prizes have exceeded $5 million this year. In June, a ticket bought in Napier won a $12 million prize, which was at that time the second biggest Powerball prize ever won by a single ticket. In February a Rugby Sevens fan scooped a cool $6.5 million on a ticket bought in Paraparaumu, near Wellington, and in April a ticket bought in Devonport, Auckland, won $5.5 million.
Other big wins have included $11.4 million from a ticket bought in Hokitika in November 2002, and a $9.9 million prize won in the 2004 Christmas Day draw on a ticket bought in Wellington, said Mr Hall.


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10 comments:

Ka Uro said...

atoy,
sa glenfield ako nakatira. kaya lang nakalimutan kong bumili ng ticket.

RAY said...

KU,
Tamang-tama sana panguwi ng Pilipinas daming pera kahit mamimili ka ng napakaraming balat ng baka para patuyuin sa atin at gawing sapatos o chicharon, he, he, he. Iisang linggo na goodbye NZ hello Philippines ang beauty mo.Fafa huwag mong kalimutan yong bilin kong makeup at blush on para sa aking beauty and kumusta mo ako sa ating mga amiga doon lalong na kay mareng Fanny Serrano at kay Jojo Veloso at sa iba pang kabaro.

RAY said...

KaDyo,
Hayaan mo rerepasuhin ko ng husay ang tiket ko at baka naman ako ang nanalo nagkamali lang ang nakalathala. Hindi lang isa lang harley davidson bibigay sa iyo. Kundi fleet of harleydavidson na kakabitan natin ng sidecar para gawing tricycle na pamasada para may hanapbuhay tayo sa atin.

Jeruen said...

Kaganda-ganda naman ng tanawin diyan. Para talagang Lord of the Rings.

LIW

RAY said...

LIW,
Marami kasing scene ng LOTR Trilogy dito sa lugal namin at sa kanyang neighboring towns kinunan. Thanks for the visit I will link you up.

Owen said...

pareng atoy, ang ganda-ganda talaga ng MIDDLE EARTH. Until now, NZ stands as one of my foreign destinations.

hopefully soon.

nice blog btw!

RAY said...

owen fw,
Thanks for the visit. I'll link you up. Kung sakaling matuloy ka dito let me know, mas masaya kung marami tayong mga magkakasangga dito. Good luck kung tourist man o residency.

RAY said...

D.B.
Di bale para ka rin na namang nanalo ng lotto sarap ng feeling ng may minamahal at may nagmamahal high na high.

JO said...

Atoy, what would you do if you were the big winner???

RAY said...

Jo,
Sarap mangarap> Kung ako ang nanalo niyan baka hinimatay ako. Pag nahulasan saka ko maiisip anong biyaya tio na pinadala sa akin ng Poong Maykapal kaya una ko muna siyang pasasalamatan. Yong mga debosyon ko kay Mother of Perpetual Help ang aking unang bibigyan ng funds, pati yong iniisip kong foundation para sa aking bata na namatay. Sunod siyempre isesecure ko future na aking immediate family Mga investment sa real estate at securities at trust funds and then yon namang mga brothers ko at nanay ko pati mga relative sa Pilipinas. May pondo akong iseset aside para sa mga talagang nangangailangan ng tulong . At saka scholarship para sa mga batang matatalino na kulang sa pera pag maipagpatuloy ang pag-aaral at maging sa technical and vocational skills upang hindi pera ang mapabigay sa mga tao kundi turuan mo silang kumita ng pera.