Author Archives: David Young
photo credit: weegeebored Locking my car doors as I get in In South Africa, it’s common sense to keep your car doors locked at all times. I was in the habit of getting into the car, starting the engine, and locking the doors (with my elbow). I’d feel vulnerable driving around with unlocked doors. Why [...]
I don’t have an iPhone (yet). I wish I did When I do, you can bet I’ll be heading to KIWI-ISE, a collection of tricks and mods to make your iPhone more “Kiwified”. There doesn’t seem to be any official way to get an iPhone in New Zealand yet, but it’s been confirmed that Vodafone [...]
Here’s an amazing display of accents, courtesy of actress Amy Walker. You might think it’s a little ridiculous, until you hear your OWN accent portrayed, very convincingly Look out for the New Zealand accent, in between the two Aussie ones – it’s very well done, even the cud-chewing “tcht” of hesitation.. YouTube – 21 Accents
photo credit: kevindooley I borrowed a friend’s lawn mower over the weekend, to finally trim our increasingly shaggy lawn, but unfortunately, after 10 minutes the engine seized and died. (due to no fault of mine, I was relieved to discover) My friend has since purchased another lawn mower to replace the dead one, but I’ve [...]
On the advice of a friend, we completed our first “tramp” (hike) this weekend. We completed the “Bell Rock Loop Track”, within the Boundary Stream “Mainland Island”. This particular track took about two hours to complete, and was visually breathtaking. I felt a bit like a character from Lord of the Rings, running across the [...]