WRITTEN ON Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland, politics, portugal
When I turned 18, my country gave me the right to do a bunch of stuff, including drinking, driving, travelling without needing my parents authorisation, etc. Oh, that’s right, and voting. They basically assumed that, from that day on, I was mature enough to help decide what was best for the country. For years (I [...]
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WRITTEN ON Thursday, September 24th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN life, writing
Writing is easy. You only need to stare at a blank piece of paper until your forehead bleeds.
– Douglas Adams
It must have been something I ate. Or maybe I didn’t get enough sleep the previous night. Come to think about it, the yoghurt didn’t taste exactly right. The fact is that, yesterday, I seem to [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN life
one / i’m getting back into crafts. i used to make stuff every day until the point when it became too much to be able to fit in with all the other stuff happening in my life so i stopped for a while. i’ve got all these projects going in my head and so it’s [...]
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WRITTEN ON Sunday, September 20th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland
the last couple of weeks have been full of work but also full of fun, exploring and spending time with inspiring people. first there was christchurch, then wellington, followed by new plymouth (and this last one is oh-so-cute!). there have been brunches combining jam on toast and a lot of laughter, interesting lectures that leave you [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland
a cool idea, as seen in the streets of wellington.
* Do It For Me, Please!
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WRITTEN ON Sunday, September 13th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland, travelling
One of the highlights of my recent short trip to New Zealand’s South Island was the discovery of the Lyttelton Coffee Company, a neat café in the small harbour town of Lyttelton.
The drive to Lyttelton was not planned. Ninety-nine per cent of the time we just decide on a direction and drive for as long [...]
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WRITTEN ON Monday, September 7th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN food, kiwiland
If you don’t want to end up eating that whole bag of M&Ms you’ve been hiding on your desk or have to assault the cupboard in search of biscuits or chips, close this blog now.
still here? alright then, I shall start my ramblings… last saturday, I was asked a bunch of questions about my life [...]
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WRITTEN ON Friday, September 4th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland
1. If I can buy something instead of making it myself, I probably will. The whole DIY thing that kiwis love so much is definitely not for me.
2. There’s no gardener inside of me. Kiwis love their patches of green. I’m more into apartment blocks.
3. I don’t like mince pies. And that, my friends, is [...]
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WRITTEN ON Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland
1. I could wear jandals all year long (but I still love my high heels)
2. I’ve lost my ability to speak to strangers in a formal way. Forget the ‘kind regards’ and the ’sir’. a ‘cheers’ here, a ‘mate’ there and we’re good to go.
3. My idea of a well spent Sunday afternoon three years [...]
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WRITTEN ON Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland
a couple of months ago*, i was on the bus home and, as usual, had a look at the ads that fill the bus. except that, this time, i couldn’t understand any. the bus was all filled with posters with the same ad and they were all in chinese. i figured out that it was [...]
