Intrepid as F*&k

Sorry to leave you all with that cliffhanger ending. I'll try to fill in few blanks for you now.

We spent 5 days catching up and beaching it with Kitaj and Nat from lawschool in Phuket. Was good times, despite:
[list]A scooter "incident"
having 2000 bhat stolen from inside Nat's wallet, inside Nat's bag, inside the beach bungalow we had hired, from the family that were running the place (I sorted this out we my awesome negotiation skills and we came out winning)
Nat and Kitaj's pasty skin getting literally fried by the sun

Dom and I returned to New Zealand (Great Zealand) on roughly the 22nd of Feb. I started work the very next morning, Dom had a week off to laze around Te Atatu and get re-acquainted with his homies out west.

It's now mid-June and we've been sinking into the sensory-depriuved world that is working life for almost four months. Whilst you may have heard that we'd returned to put to use the degrees that we'd laboured over for the past 5 years, I can inform you that this is not the case. Travel changed these men.

Jimmy subsequenty began an e-mail affair with a homeless indian girl who he'd met in the Rajasthani desert. He recelty abandoned his career in investment banking to return to India, consummate his internet-wedding and live life searching for the Elixer of Life.

Mike never recovered from the insomnia he suffered whilst riding Sleeper Class on the indian railway system. The lack of sleep took its toll and he was declared medically insane shortly after his return to New Zealand. His loving parents Ian and Christine, along with the help of Massey University Technology Faculty have had him admitted to a nearby hospital catering to those of lesser mind. I'd recommend visiting him, but he doesn't take lightly to guests that dont bring a package of aloo potatoe.

Bharat and Vas commissioned Boston Consulting Group to conduct some field research and raised venture capital to establish a new range of hiphop clubs in Goa called "Big House". Bharat's professional relationship with Akon took off, look out for him and Big House on Akon's next music video.

Dom joined a high profile law firm and is rumoured to be on the fast track to Partnership. After joining the Les Mills "body jam" and "pump" aerobics classes, he quickly melted off the 20kg that constant beer consumption in Thailand resulted in. The change in image worked wonders at his firm, who had suffered from a recent lack in employees with both academic, and physcial prowess. Look our for Dom's silhouette in the dim lighting of his corner office of the PriceWaterhouseCoopers building after midnight most nights.

Nick suffered from a period of chronic alcholism following his return from the trip. People say he was turning to the alcohol to escape from the pressures of life in a tightening economy and an increasing fuel bill from his '95 civic (with aftermarket air filter). Trying to escape to the simple pleasures that villagers from Thailand and India enjoyed. After a cold-turkey detox (and a level of legal action for reasons which wont be discussed), Nick began a regime of strict vegetarianism and hatha yoga. After a epiphany, Nick renounced all material possessions and now travels Great Zealand on foot as its only resident Sadhu. Please give generously.

In all seriousness, it was a wicked trip. We've struggled through the re-adjusment to ordinary life in Great Zealand and decidedly average careers. Massif respect to all involed in the trip. It will be done again. Some things on the agenda for overeas travel in the future:
- tranversing India for a year, after buying Enfield Bullet motorbikes (maybe ride to Europe?)
- Motorcycle Europre
- work in New York City

And yeah, we still get together to munch the odd curry.

IAFC (Intrepid as F*&k Crew)