WRITTEN ON Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN politics
I was going to write a really long rant about all the things that annoy me about kiwiland (this week alone has given me enough material) but I think I’m going to wait another day or two and see if my feelings remain unchanged (I guess this is what being adult and mature is like). [...]
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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 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, April 22nd, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland, politics
If you travel around kiwiland, chances are you’ll have trouble pronouncing a big percentage of the names of places. That’s because they’re not in English, but in Maori. You can go to Whangarei, Whakatane, Waiwera, Whangaparaoa, Manukau, Mangawhai, Maungaturoto, Pukekohe, Takapuna, etc. These are not even the hardest ones, just the ones I can [...]
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WRITTEN ON Sunday, February 8th, 2009 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN life, politics
“Fidelity”: Don’t Divorce… from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.
my friend jess sent me this video this morning and got me to cry at the office. it’s not that i want any of you to cry but i think everyone should watch this. if there really is nothing that can be done to prevent these couples from [...]
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WRITTEN ON Thursday, November 6th, 2008 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN kiwiland, politics
kiwiland’s election is tomorrow. i don’t vote here but i’ve been following the campaign and i’m concerned about who’s going to be managing my tax money. lets hope that after the american’s step forward, kiwis don’t decide to take a step backwards. anyway, the word “change” is echoing around here too.
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WRITTEN ON Thursday, November 6th, 2008 BY kiwivera AND STORED IN politics
thanks to all americans who voted and did the right thing.
this affects the world in more ways than some people realise. it’s nice to feel some hope again.
oh and obama is cute. the white house needed a cute guy. the world needs more cute guys. this is the extent of my political thoughts today.
(still gutted [...]
