It was a sunny Saturday arvo and Ashura and I were coming back to Auckland on the ferry after a day sightseeing on Waiheke. We had boarded the ferry and taken a couple of seats and waited for other passengers to board. Soon a woman sat down in front of me. She was wearing bunny [...]
Mon ami Ashura666 is in town and we’ve been having a jolly good time exploring Auckland and beyond. People have been asking how it was that I came to meet Ashura666, or Ashura-san as we call him sometimes. In fact, it wasn’t until today when Emma from Sydney, who was part of a hen’s party, [...]
Re the old people who want to see a commercial-free TV channel and TV programming just like the olden days. I look back fondly upon Beverly Hills 90210. I don’t watch The OC cos it seems kinda dull. But not going to insist that 15-year-olds should get 90210 on DVD and stop watching Mischa Barton [...]
I spent most of the lantern festival wandering around taking photos. Other people did this too. Here’s a hint: if you’re taking photos of lanterns and you want them to look all glowy and wonderful, remember to disengage the flash. A pair of zebras demonstrates the difference between flash and no flash. But I realised [...]
When I read this in the Herald today, I knew I had to get out of town. [T]he [Mission Bay Jazz and Blues festival] also drew a large group of young teenagers and before the night was out many of them were in a fighting mood. One jazz fan said he was sitting near the [...]
I’m in an official state of mourning (wearing black, but also lots of black eyeliner and therefore looking fabulous) at the news that Smash Hits magazine has come to an end after 28 years. Now, for those unfamiliar with ver Hits, it might be easy to think that Smash Hits was lame pop magazine for [...]