WRITTEN ON Sunday, June 28th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN bucklame, kiwiland, life
i’m not trying to come out as a relationships expert (trust me - i’m not!) but i was thinking about my life here in auckland and had this metaphor in my head. it might be just me and my particular experience as an expat (i hate this word but i think i hate the word [...]
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WRITTEN ON Friday, June 26th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland, life
i’m still a bit shocked about the king of pop’s totally unexpected death. he lived a really tormented life, despite all the fame and money, so i guess we can always assume that he’s in a better place now (it’s in moments like this that religion comes in handy, right?).
it’s still insanely cold in kiwiland [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN books, kiwiland, travelling
polly evans has been keeping me company on the bus ride to work (and sometimes back home, if it’s not too dark or i’m not too tired to keep my eyes open). not polly evans herself, of course, but her second book, kiwis might fly, about the time she spent touring kiwiland on a motorbike.
i’ll [...]
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WRITTEN ON Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN china, travelling
a total spur of the moment decision, after c. found cheap fares online. next thing we know, we had a booking confirmation for nearly two weeks in beijing. exploring the great wall of china, walking through tiananmen and the forbidden city, taking a gazillion photos of the summer palace and the temple of heaven (and [...]
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WRITTEN ON Sunday, June 7th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN bucklame, kiwiland, politics
before i start, a couple of facts:
i don’t think underage people should drink
i agree with a law that tries to prevent underage people from having access to alcohol
i agree that if the law says that if you’re under 25 you need to show your ID to buy alcohol, you definitely have to do it
having said [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland, news
out of 144 countries surveyed, new zealand was elected as the most peaceful nation on earth. now this doesn’t mean we should all go leaving our doors unlocked at all times or anything like that. crime still happens in new zealand (and every now and then we hear about some really violent ones). but it’s [...]
