99.94% pure
ok – so maybe nz is not 100% pure. wednesday night after work i had an appointment to see home for sale so i walked to my rented spot (about 5 blocks from my apartment) and off i went. on…
antony
the bigger the mess
the nz police and land transport nz (their dept of transportation) are sponsoring a series of attention grabbing safety ads – all with a shocker at the end. high rise is my favourite – high-rise in the lawyers-gone-wild category ford motor…
make a postie happy – give them mail to deliver
i was having a few issues getting mail delivered (all mail gets delivered to a sister hotel and they didn’t know who i was and were returning it), and realizing that i’m likely to have several addresses in the next…
it’s a match!
most daily financial transactions in nz are made by eftpos (electronic funds transfer at point of sale). very similar to a debit card that is tied to your bank account and has a pin. unlike a credit card you don’t…
“bonjour”, “ciao”, “HOWDY!”
three immigrant encounters today. first was a snack at a tiny french run crêperie on manners street – crêpes a go-go. french music playing, the family running the stand babbling en francais, and a tip jar that says “pretend you…
i know you are but what am i
just a preemptive strike in case anyone wants to give me any grief. last saturday night i put on my suit, squeezed by bad foot into my dress shoes and went to the ballet – the royal new zealand ballet…
blackish tan
after work i had a hankering for a black & tan so i stopped at molly’s, an irish pub on cuba street. similar to many of the irish pubs in the states they have packed up a pub in ireland…
100% pure
new 100% pure new zealand ad from the tourism nz team. not playing here, but non-stop previews on the telly on launch day. all smiles and sunshine here – oh, and some nice views
we all have our jobs to do – the revenge
this morning i give jackie a call before heading off to work. i got her voicemail so i left her a guilt message rambling on about how i’m by myself in a new country and heading off from my tiny…
rip – uniball micro blue – lot 2005/0407/394723
rest in peace my good friend. ok – first serious maybe-i-gotta-go-home crisis. as some know i’ve got a thing about pens. considering how much we use a pen during the day i just don’t want to use some 10¢ ball…