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…
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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
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…
ok – i guess some folks feel a bit stronger
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…
be prepared
the locals are either very well prepared for any contingency or a just like wearing brightly coloured safety equipment. during my first day i got a thorough briefing on all the safety procedures and the location of all the civil…
maybe if we’re all quiet and turn off the lights he won’t notice we’re home
[ed – some new entries below] w is in australia for the opec (at the opening session w thanked the australian pm for inviting him to the “opec” meeting, then when the press laughed he said “well – john has invited me…
the tighthead prop passes to the number 8 for an easy try
no way to exaggerate how big rugby is here. the national team is the all blacks and they are currently in france in prep for the rugby world cup that starts in 3 days, 43 minutes and 51 seconds – but you knew that,…
well covered
medical care in new zealand is a provided by a network of public and private providers and insurers. the primary insurer is the national government. the national plan provides deeply subsidized day to day care (a trip to the gp…
daffodil day
today is daffodil day in new zealand. it is the biggest annual fundraiser for the cancer society of new zealand. all day almost every street corner had a crew of volunteers with their basket of daffodils and collection bucket. what…
heading west
our stuff is finally on it’s way to new zealand. first a cross country trip on the rails to long beach california, then sailing on the MSC Japan, voyage 634. thats the good news. the bad news is that after…