Archive for January, 2008

Rest Area

Rest Area, originally uploaded by Sajeewa.
Sometimes you are reminded how beautiful New Zealand really is. Last weekend a bunch of us decided to go for a drive to Gisborne, taking the scenic SH-35 route. This was a rest area by the side of SH-2 on the way from Tauranga.

Posted on Tuesday, 22nd Jan, 2008

The Optimus Maximus Keyboard

Do I want one? Yes, But with a starting price of US$460 I don’t think I’ll rush out to get one just yet. But if you really want to, go ahead.

Posted on Tuesday, 15th Jan, 2008

Squeaky Shoes

My cross trainers have developed a rather annoying squeaky sound. This didn’t just happen, it began about a week after I bought them and over the last few months it has gradually gotten worse. For quite sometime I wasn’t sure if it was a problem with the shoe or if it was just a mouse […]

Posted on Tuesday, 15th Jan, 2008

The $100

I didn’t expect to it to be cheap. I knew that filling up my new car would be an expensive exercise, but something about spending over $100 to fill up the tank of petrol didn’t seem right. Knowing that it would last for less than a month makes it worse.
People always talk about the […]

Posted on Monday, 14th Jan, 2008

Sir Edmond Hillary (1919-2008)

“I like to think that I am a very ordinary New Zealander, not terribly bright perhaps but determined and practical in what I do”
“It is not the mountains that we conquer, but ourselves”
“Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of […]

Posted on Friday, 11th Jan, 2008