but I’ll be back as soon as August

There have been indications that could bring me back to New Zealand by August 2005.

I’m Leaving New Zealand

I’ve fully paid my airticket and I am leaving New Zealand on the 27th of April 2005.

Mabuhay, Long Live Pope Benedict XVI !!!

Source: Wikipedia
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger is Pope Benedict XVI
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My Personal Account of this Global Event:
About 3:30 AM New Zealand time I was still awake and browsing the Internet and also listening to BBC World simulcast on TV One. (This is the webpage I was reading.) There was a special segement on the news broadcast, [...]

New NZ passport and citizenship rules

Source: WikipediaLast night, 14 April 2005, the controversial Identity (Citizenship and Travel Documents) bill passed its final hurdle in parliament. The following are some of the major changes.
New Zealand passport changes:
New NZ passports will have a validity of only 5 years from 10 years.
The law also gives the government the right to revoke or cancel [...]

Special Blog Announcement

Dear Readers,
I know I don’t have much readers compared to other popular blogs but I am obliged to tell you that this blog, Letters from New Zealand will end soon. I am going back to the Philippines by May this year and will not be coming back to New Zealand in the near future. [...]

Clark hurt in mid-air scare

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | NZ’s Clark hurt in mid-air scare

San Miguel wins National Foods takeover

Source: Wikipedia(first posted 11 April 2005 23:05:00, updated 12 April 2005)
After several weeks of bidding against New Zealand’s Fonterra Co-op, San Miguel Corporation, the largest food company in South East Easia is expected to win in its bid to acquire National Foods of Australia as Fonterra pulled out. In this process, Fonterra has sold its [...]

I have become a prude and all my friends and peers…

I have become a prude and all my friends and peers have gone wild. Have I not changed? Have I changed that I see my friends different yet they have not actually changed?

San Miguel hikes bid for National Foods

Source: WikipediaSan Miguel hikes bid for National Foods
San Miguel Corporation, the Philippines largest food and beverage corporation and one of South East Asia’s largest food and beverage firms has increased its offer for Australian National Foods AUD 6.40 against New Zealand Fonterra’s AUD 6.20.
National Foods is an Australian dairy group.
Who is San Miguel?
San Miguel (Saint [...]

Cartoon Memorials to Pope John Paul II

Source: WikipediaCartoon Memorials to Pope John Paul II
The link above directs you to a gallery of cartoons dedicated to the late Pope.
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