Alaina
(aka Pumpkin, La La)

"Life is too short to be small"

Alaina

(aka: Pumpkin, La La")

"Life is too short to be small"


Current Occupation:
SAP Consultant
   
Dream Job:

No set occupation comes to mind but it would be challenging forfilling bring much self satisfaction. Helping people and animals, be adventurous and pay extremely well……..ha ha ha ha

   
Passions: Life is my major passion and making sure I take advantage of every opportunity staying true to myself and the people around me.
   
Ambitions: Experience as much as I can in this lifetime…………setting goals and making them happen. Be Healthy and Happy everything else will just happen.
Scuba Dive around the world and capture it all on film with amazing friends and or lover………
   
Claim to Fame/Infamy:
Won a few titles in Body Building……………………..a few years back…………now that was challenging.
   

Favourite Stuff  
   
Food: All Food not fussy………naturally Dark Chocolate is at the top followed by Steak / Chicken Ceaser Salad / Sticky Date Pudding / Salads / Veges / Roast Dinners / Any food cooked by someone else…….this is making me hungry better stop.
   
Drinks: Wine Wine Wine and all the rest not fussy will try most liquids…………water is pretty essential
   
Movies/Books/Music:

Where do I start:
Movies – I like all genres depending on my mood – Action / Dramas / documentaries

Books – I love to read and really don’t allow enough time……..very broad range, I read auto biographies / fitness books / Mind Body and Soul
books / Authors Eg: Peter Watt / Bryce Courtney / Wilbur Smith / Dan Brown / Barbara Erksin / there are too many to list.

Music – All types depending on my mood / dance, rock, ballads, classical, country, world, tribal, spiritual stuff

   
Super Hero or Villian: Lara Croft – kick arse female with all the arsenal………………ha ha ha ha
   
Websites:
No main one………..what ever takes my fancy on a given week…………..probably check the weather daily……….how exciting and my emails
   

PDs Stuff
 
   
What month/year did you first join PDs: I think it was late November?
   
How I Got Into Paddling:

Searching the web for a water sport.

   
Favourite PD Moment: Recent sprint titles………doing turn technique was interesting………..love the ocean swell and Pauls biscuits
 
Three words to describe PDs:

Fun Team Spirit

   
How Other PDs Describe Alaina: adrenalin junky, energizer bunny, ‘xena warrior princess’, party girl, always enthusiastic and friendly, nitro, fluoro, enduro, bubbly, larger than life, the definition of a morning person! Lipstick (shocking pink), quivering energy, Out there! energetic, zany, Manic, driven and "plaits"
   
Favourite PD Photo Gallery Pic: N/A
   

Other Stuff
 
   
Role Models, Heroes & Heroines:
   
When not paddling most likely to be found: Exercising – Weight Training and cardio of any type every day / Hiking / partying / Scuba Diving / Shopping / Laughing
   
Three people you’d like to invite to dinner:
Jamie Oliver – He can cook and pick the wine
Fiona Horne – She can perform any magical rituals that may be required.
Stephan Pildes– Just an interesting guy I met who can swing a mean Hoola Hoop and always dresses alternative with make up.
   
Superstitions (Paddling or Otherwise): Exercise Junkie / Believe in the After Life/ over doing it