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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
the biggest homegrown pizza chain is called “hell pizza.” everything about them is quite irreverent – their signature pizzas are names after the 7 deadly sins and their advertising is always pushing the envelope a bit. this one got some…