 I just want to make sure everything is working. It looks like it is. Because last night I did a webinar and I was on and then all of a sudden my camera went off and then all of a sudden my audio went, it was like, oh my gosh. And so it looks like everything is working good. And I have full battery. Hello, hello. Let me know where you're joining me from. What day are we on? Happy Wednesday. Hello, hello, hello, hello. Ooh, we're getting people. We have lots of fun things to talk about today. So I have not been on here in a while, so that was part of it. And then from Sydney, nice. Hello, hi Barry. So I got my hair done. So that's always a good day to go live, right? And I've just recovered from COVID. Kia ora, Los Angeles. Ooh, what time is it in Los Angeles? So this is what you do. So this is a big problem that I have, and I don't know if other Americans have this, but some of them that I've talked to have said the same thing. But my friends and family have a hard time calling me here because they get very stressed out about the time difference. I mean, even some of my clients, just a lot of stress about the time difference. So let me just show you today, you go take your phone. Hey Siri, what time is it in Los Angeles? And then she tells you, but she's not listening to me today. So that's fine. But I was like, okay, it's not that hard. Just ask Siri when you want to call me and see if it's three in the morning or just Google it. It's not that hard. Anyway, am I really close to the screen? I have a different computer up just because I don't want to have any problems. So anyway, it's Easter week. What are you guys doing? What's the plan? So a little catch up with me is I am just recovering from COVID, I've had, my gosh. I mean, these are like really big curtain bangs. Anyway, yeah, 628 PM. So I was running a webinar last night and I had somebody from North Carolina and I was like, hey, Siri, what time, you know, cause I was like, that's like in the middle of them. Oh yeah, now she's answering. And it was like 3 AM. So she's joined my webinar at 3 AM. That's commitment. I love Americans. And so yeah, anyway, catch up on me. I've just recovered from COVID. So if you hear my crazy voice, that's what's happening. I did record the video for this week with the crazy voice. So enjoy. It's my Phoebe, it's a big boy. And so, yeah. And so the week, just to give you a heads up, the video for this week is, what is it? Oh, the difference is in Easter. And let me tell you that there is like, so I post similar videos. I read, you know, same topic, but I do it appropriately for the platform on TikTok and my eyes were opened. There are some things that I didn't even realize when I did that. So like, I'm not gonna like spoil what I talk about in the YouTube video for Sunday, but like, there are some things I learned. And the first one being this, they don't have Easter baskets here. Like it's not a thing. So like, you know how like when you don't have family here and like sometimes I host a lot of the parties. And so I haven't really been to other people's houses for Easter and I haven't really realized that it's not really a thing. So if you're not American, are you aware that like, this is, I think this is a bigger tradition than Easter egg hunts? Like on Easter Sunday, you pack up a basket and you hide it and your kids go and find it. Do you not do that? I mean, I was on TikTok, they were like, what, what's an Easter basket? So no wonder why, like, look, I just have to get like one I got from the app shop because I can't find a basket because they don't have them here because it's not a thing. And then I was talking to some friends today and they're like, Easter basket. I'm like, okay. So this is why nobody knows what I'm talking about. So let me turn this down so you can see this a little bit better. Okay, so, so my son works for Cadbury. So this is why you see a lot of Cadbury. They send us a bunch of free stuff. Ever heard of it? This is what I'm saying. Okay, so if you want another, so Easter egg hunts, same thing, both places, kind of. And I highlight that difference in the video. But Easter baskets, like there's baskets, like, okay. So in my house, when I was raising kids, when they were little, it was like you have like a big basket that sits out and has all the candy. And it's like the whole week of Easter or just, you know, for your decoration. And then you make an individual ones for the children and you hide them on Sunday. And they can include candy, but they also can include like little toys or little things that, you know, and so like, as a kid, you kind of grow up with the same basket. So you know which one's yours. And the rule is if you find some other kids' basket, you cannot tell them where it is. Anyway, so I just wanted to talk about, I talk about this in my video, but like a little bit. But yeah, I just wanted to show you what an Easter basket. I just put this together really quick. And that was the other thing that came out on my TikTok is people were like jelly beans. Why are we talking about jelly beans and Easter? I'm like, oh my gosh. I wonder why the jelly beans are not good here because you don't, it's not part of the Easter. It's just like chocolate bunnies looks like and chocolate eggs and, you know, Cadbury eggs. I have a Kit Kat bunny. Is that cute? Look at this. So cute. There was no selection. I literally, I don't like going to the mall. I'm not a shopper. I went to the mall and went to the warehouse because they'll have the cheapest candy and generally a large selection, nothing. I should have taken a picture of it. It was literally just three large chocolate eggs like this big. That's it. Nothing else. So I went to countdown, got some things, not a lot of choices. So yeah, so in the U.S. Easter basket, you're going to have jelly beans. Look at this. It looks like little eggs. This is like perfect. And then we have a thing called peeps. And I'll talk, I talk about that in the video so I'll let you watch that, but that's fun. I don't know what clinkers are and Pascal clinkers. Actually, I don't know what that is. Yeah. Thanks, John. What's this live about? Well, this live is about the differences in Easter in New Zealand and the U.S. Well, that's the video for this Sunday. Also, this video is for a catch up on what we're just catch up on life and any questions that you have, I just thought I would go live and give some opportunity. So you're welcome to stay or if it's not for you, it's totally good. Yeah, so catch up. I'm just getting over, Whoa, wait, New Zealand has shop trading restrictions. Tell me more. Tell me more about that. Hi from South Florida, Fort Lauderdale. Oh my gosh, I've been there. Oh my gosh, have you guys been to Key West? Like I love Key West, oh my gosh. Anyway, so I'm just getting over COVID. Like this is my first day that I'm allowed to go into the world. And so I did, I feel a lot better. Like I don't have the symptoms and just my voice. That's why I sound this way. And let's see, what else is new? Like so I know that I've talked to you guys on my other live that I quit my job but I'm still not done. I haven't done the 28th. So it's just kind of piling up because I have been, you know, just full steam ahead on my businesses, my digital marketing is going really well. If you guys are interested in that, I have a course coming up in May. I have Easter sale going on. So check that out, growremarkable.com. And, you know, I've been doing webinars, getting lots of clients, getting lots of interest. So, you know, people just want help on doing YouTube channels and TikTok and love it and love it, working with brands. So that's really good. What else am I doing? Yeah, and then also YouTube channels and all this, my personal brand is going really well. That's probably going the best. And I'm working on your videos for my training hub for you guys. There has been a lot of Americans that I have clients of mine and that's really growing. All the consulting, I probably have double what I normally get in a week. And so that's been really great. Lots of people coming here. I have one that just flew in last week or two weeks ago. I have a couple that have gotten jobs and so they're in the process of moving. And that's exciting. All like skills that New Zealand is looking for on the short list and just kind of learning about that process and that's cool. So if you need help with that, let me know. I'm here to help you. Okay, the days when all shops must be closed under the shop trading hours of 1990. Now I've heard some of this. Like you're required to be closed. Okay, so it's Christmas day, Good Friday and Zach Day until one o'clock and Easter Sunday. Really? Yes. Thank you for clarifying that, Barry, because I know that I've heard this before. I've mentioned it in other videos and it was like, people were like what? So I'm like, maybe I got that wrong. And then I try to look it up. It was just because someone had told me it. And I think I'm using the wrong words. The shop trading hours act. See, like I just, I knew that there was some sort of regulation. And I know like there's like, there's fees that they have to pay, correct? If they're open when they're not supposed to. And like I've heard that like the American fast food are open and they just pay the fee. Am I mishearing information? Because that was always interesting to me. There are three types of shops that can open, restricted day shops. Yeah, yeah, yeah. There's certain shops that would be open, right? You need to get medicine, maybe food. Doctors. Yeah, so some shops have been open and be fine. So like, do you guys know how much the fine is? Like, I mean, I can see like, if everybody else is closed and your place is open, you're gonna get just tons of business and then the link is too long. It's fine, I'll find it, thank you. Hank, I should have talked about that in my video. That's, cause I wanted to and I was looking it up. Like, am I losing my mind? Is this not a thing? Because I put it in a different video and people were like, it's not a thing. And I'm like, okay, maybe I mishear something. So, yeah, so, yeah. So apparently you can't open on Good Friday, so in terms of Easter. So Easter Sunday and Good Friday, interesting. So yeah, you better get your stuff on Thursday or Saturday for your Easter dinner. What do you guys have for Easter day? This is the other thing. Oh, actually I have a couple of questions for you guys. Also around this, what do you traditionally have? I'm assuming it's like a roast. I just don't know what's traditional, like what people have you could have. But like what's traditional is my first question. And then my second question is, do people like really dress up? Like I feel like it's quite a common tradition in the US. Whether you do or not, like you don't have to, but like it's people dress up. People dress up their kids, they wear hats. They wear, you know, spring gear. Like, obviously we're not gonna be wearing spring here, so that's a different thing. Because it's weird that we're not going into spring. Okay, the occupier of the shop may be liable for a fine of up to $1,000. The occupier of the shop includes any agent, or acting or apparently acting control of the shop. Interesting, $1,000. So yeah, so like everything's closed. McDonald's, Burger King, Subway stays open. They pay their little $1,000 fine. And they still primate a lot of money that day. Oh, salmon and mussels and wine and tomatoes. Hot cross buns, oh my gosh. That sounds so good. Oh my gosh. Okay, can we talk about the hot cross buns? Can we talk about that? Interesting. Yeah, that's not a thing in the US. I'm sure you can get them, but it's not a thing. Do you guys like them? Like I, okay, so for this live, I was thinking that it would be a fun idea for me to just make hot cross buns. But then looking at the recipe and like, it's good, take me a whole afternoon with all the rising and the mixing and yeah, $1,000 now to the turn first. Well, yeah, so you love them. Okay, and there's like, I noticed that there's this mixed spice in them. And I'm like, okay, that's interesting. So what, yeah, I like the chocolate ones. I'm not a big like, let's put raisins in our bread person, but like, yeah, I just feel like I should try to make them because I think they might be better. I don't know, because I only get the countdown ones. Like what, do you guys like them? Okay, in South Africa, it's pickled fish and hot cross buns. South Africa, we got hot cross buns. I wonder if like, different parts of the US have hot cross buns. Okay, hot cross buns are really a thing in the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. Okay, come on. There we go. Yeah, so that was a weird like, when those started coming out when I first came here and was like, okay, why am I seeing these weird buns? Because it's almost like what signals Easter in New Zealand because it's just like all of a sudden they start to come out and they're like everywhere. I bought some. I just bought some today, the chocolate ones. I just thought that's a lot easier. I did go to a bakery to see if I could get maybe some nicer ones and maybe they would taste better. Like toasted with butter, they're good, but they're not like amazing. They're not a croissant, you know? They're not a croissant. So anyway, those are my thoughts about the hot cross buns. So let me know what questions you have. If you have any questions, please put it in the chat. Otherwise, I will continue to tell you what's new with me because I feel like there's a lot new with me. Oh, gosh, what's new with me? I'm going to the States that time I booked my trip. Spicy, okay, hold on. There's spicy buns, oh, the ones. Okay, so do the chocolate ones not have the spice in it? Maybe that's the thing. I like the spice, I like spice. So I'm going to Auckland next weekend. So tell me where to get good food that I would like. The only thing you like is the days off. Yeah, the days off are really nice. So yeah, it's a public holiday in New Zealand on Friday and Easter Monday, but in the US, there isn't none of it is. In some states, the Friday, good Friday is public holiday, but it's not overall. Your employer can give you the days off and that's, I would say common, but yeah, it's not the same. What am I doing for Easter? Well, since I'm going to Auckland next weekend, we didn't plan a whole lot. We are thinking about doing like an overnight backpacking trip that's close, like just in some of the mountains by us, but we'll see how we feel. Like me and my son are recovering from COVID. So, you know, like we're recovered, but like you don't always have full energy otherwise. We'll go, I think that there's a Phoenix game I'd like to go to on Easter. And, you know, other fun things. So yeah, we're going to Auckland. So send me all of your Auckland food ideas. I need some good Mexican. I need some good Texas barbecue. Any American pizza? Send it to me. That's a good smell, Barry. So I'm going there because we have to get all my kids' passports renewed. Even though there's an embassy here in Wellington, I have to go all the way to Auckland and we're driving because I tried, it was like $1,500 for us to off-line. So we're trying. But we're making a weekend out of it. And my number one thing, my number one thing that I was looking forward to going to was casket. And it's not open. It's not open till August. I'm like, because I saw them selling the cards, the membership cards. Why are you selling membership cards? You can't even get in. Frustrating. Oh, you are going to the Phoenix game, yeah. I would like to do that. That would be fun. Yeah, I got, so I'm making like a chicken roast. I decided to go with chicken because everybody likes it. Keanu-hai. And I got some, I'm not sure how English am I. And yeah, you know, potatoes, whatever, whatever. So hello, hello. Yes, it's true, John. Our gas prices compared to the world is a lot cheaper. Yeah. So I just filled up and it was, I think maybe $10 more than normally paid. So it wasn't a huge deal yet anyway. It should be interesting. It's interesting times. Do any of you have family in Australia? Do any of you have family in Australia that are coming here? Now that it's open. Oh, yeah, then opens, the next one is in what day? So yeah, it's exciting. Sorry, I see now my voice is starting to go because I have, so have you guys had it? Like, it was pretty bad. Like, I can't imagine what it was like if you don't have vaccination. Totally fine if you don't want to vaccinate. Like, am I having that discussion? I'm just saying it was pretty bad with, you know, boosted. So yeah, hope you guys don't get it too bad if you get it or whatever. Oh, you got COVID this week. Yeah, it was, so three in my family had it a month ago and then the rest of us. So it was really, really frustrating for to be honest with you because this past weekend my kids were going down to Otago to visit their sister. Me and Deanna had plans for the weekend and it all got canceled because the day that they were flying out, my son was coughing funny and I was like, uh-oh, I better test you because I don't want to send them down to my daughter's flat and all her roommates and freak out like right before Easter. Good thing I didn't. Yeah, he was positive. And then I'm like, oh, I'm not really great maybe I'm positive. So, but I have family trying to have a break from New Zealand, they're heading to Australia. Oh, nice. That'll be nice. And now I'm so excited. So it was really depressing because my kids were just so excited about the weekend away but hopefully just reschedule the whole thing in May. So it's just, it's really getting old. The canceling and the rescheduling and the more canceling and canceling and canceling. Yeah, you're chasing the sun. I'll be chasing the sun. I'm going to the US in summertime in June. So I'm so excited about all the content. So if there's things that you want me to do or show you or take pictures of or try, let me know. Oh, in Norway. Okay, it's quite common with turkey on Holy Saturday and junk food all the other days. Love it, love it. We have an Irish Easter off and a huge party. Yeah, so it just starts to get old when you don't have family over the holidays to be honest. Okay, that's good. Five days and she was fully, she was fully, yeah. So I feel a lot better, but like, it was rough. I don't get sick ever. I don't, since moving to New Zealand, you know, just the air, the water, everything, I don't get sick. I used to have really bad allergies in the US. I don't have that. I get a little bit sniffled every once in a while, but like I haven't been sick. And so like it was really noticeable. And you're like, oh, and then when you've been sick for a while, you're like, I forget what normal feels like. So anyway, so if you want a new Easter idea, maybe do the Easter basket for like your kids or your nieces and nephews or grandkids or whatever it is, and that's fun. And yeah, and then let me know what you want me to do when I go to the US. Like if you want me to try certain food or, I'm so excited. This is just gonna be, my kids are gonna be the driven crazy because I'm just gonna be videoing everything because I just know that I'm like, see this one talking about, this one talking about, this one talking about like, I'm just gonna show you. I can show you, should be good. Anyway, I'm gonna get going. My throat is like starting to hurt, but it was good chatting with you guys. Have a wonderful Easter and don't hesitate to reach out if you're moving here or need help with anything. So, see you later.