Finally, New Zealand is getting to take part in our own Global Night Commute - an event to raise awareness and protest the state of children in Uganda who walk miles everynight to avoid being kidnapped by the Lords Resistance Army where they are either killed or turned into soldiers.... it's not on - if you agree come to the GNC! Heres the details:
AOTEA SQUARE 7PM
27th May (Saturday)
AGENDA:
1) Assemble at Aotea Square by 7pm.
2) Approximate 2 hour walk around Queen Street
3) Screening of the movie and guest speakers
4) African dances
5) Letter writing sessions and art projects.(a campaign to pressurise the ugandan government to find a solution to the crisis)
6) Communing overnight!
Friday, May 26
Friday, May 19
Deep blue
Wow. who made this planet, because I think they deserve a bit more credit!
Last night I watched Deep Blue; a dvd best watched on a big screen with surround sound because the massive size of the creatures and seas and mountains as well as the intricite detail of the organisms in the sea will blow you away! It was crazy, I watched a nature documentary for goodness sake but it was the best movie I have seen in some time (and that doesn't say anything about the kinds of movies i watch). It has superb music and minimal speaking which I like, the pictures just speak for themselves really. This movie will give you a new respect and awe of the ocean.... yeah I'm going to start rambling in my enthusiasm now - rent it out, get your popcorn and prepare to be stunned.
Click here for random ocean facts from the official site
Last night I watched Deep Blue; a dvd best watched on a big screen with surround sound because the massive size of the creatures and seas and mountains as well as the intricite detail of the organisms in the sea will blow you away! It was crazy, I watched a nature documentary for goodness sake but it was the best movie I have seen in some time (and that doesn't say anything about the kinds of movies i watch). It has superb music and minimal speaking which I like, the pictures just speak for themselves really. This movie will give you a new respect and awe of the ocean.... yeah I'm going to start rambling in my enthusiasm now - rent it out, get your popcorn and prepare to be stunned.
Click here for random ocean facts from the official site
Tuesday, May 9
Making it fair
It's fairtrade fortnight - why it's a fortnight and not a week or a month I do not know but I do know that Fairtrade coffee is good quality coffee, you are not substituting quality of your espresso to give 3rd worlders a decent deal, so everyone wins. Drink Fairtrade only - Zigana and Scarborough Fair Medium Roast Espresso blends would be my recommendations. Drink, Drink, Drink up. (The Coffee I mean)
Tuesday, May 2
A brand new start
Welcome back to my blog folks, I seemed to have dropped off the end of blogland after my host server shutdown, sigh... so it's time to start again with a new address. Away with the squaremelon and onto the sunny skies of the 'cyber-beach.blogspot.com'
Cyber-beach refers to my love of the beach, I love so much about it, the crashing waves, hot sand, sharp rocks, beautiful views, relaxed culture, changing weather and it's on the beach that I often find myself re-assessing my life, putting things into perspective and enjoying the beauty of the environment. When I am reminded once again on a surf of the strength of the waves compared with mine I thank God that he has given me this breath of life and I let myself experience his creation in a most intimate way, often with my arms and legs ungraciously pounded against the sand by a wave!
I will upload most of my former posts onto this site so you can browse back and so my site doesn't look so empty!
Cyber-beach refers to my love of the beach, I love so much about it, the crashing waves, hot sand, sharp rocks, beautiful views, relaxed culture, changing weather and it's on the beach that I often find myself re-assessing my life, putting things into perspective and enjoying the beauty of the environment. When I am reminded once again on a surf of the strength of the waves compared with mine I thank God that he has given me this breath of life and I let myself experience his creation in a most intimate way, often with my arms and legs ungraciously pounded against the sand by a wave!
I will upload most of my former posts onto this site so you can browse back and so my site doesn't look so empty!
Tuesday, April 18
Running Free
It's times like this last week when I wish that somehow my day could
elongate by another 3 hours - time enough to get everything done and
still get 8 hours sleep! The end is in sight though with a 4 day week
until easter, I'm going on a surf camp in taranaki… my treat after all
this madness.
My friend emailed me this morning about this developing movement
called "Parkour" or Free Running, I did a little googling to find out
that this is a sport which turns running into an extreme sport - full
of jumping, balancing, rolling, climbing, spinning and anything else
that works, it gets you from A to B across a city leaping buildings,
jumping fences, vaulting walls and running walls.
Parkour is: An art to help you pass any obstacle to get from point
A to point B using only the human body. It was developed by soldiers
in Vietnam as a method of escape or to reach an objective, so you use
what is most useful, as in an emergency situation.
Look at some of the drills and moves on urbanfreeflow.com
I'm thinking of taking it up, coul be handy for getting around the
city during rush hour
elongate by another 3 hours - time enough to get everything done and
still get 8 hours sleep! The end is in sight though with a 4 day week
until easter, I'm going on a surf camp in taranaki… my treat after all
this madness.
My friend emailed me this morning about this developing movement
called "Parkour" or Free Running, I did a little googling to find out
that this is a sport which turns running into an extreme sport - full
of jumping, balancing, rolling, climbing, spinning and anything else
that works, it gets you from A to B across a city leaping buildings,
jumping fences, vaulting walls and running walls.
Parkour is: An art to help you pass any obstacle to get from point
A to point B using only the human body. It was developed by soldiers
in Vietnam as a method of escape or to reach an objective, so you use
what is most useful, as in an emergency situation.
Look at some of the drills and moves on urbanfreeflow.com
I'm thinking of taking it up, coul be handy for getting around the
city during rush hour
Tuesday, April 4
Invisible Children
Last year my friend from California sent me a dvd. I watched this dvd
numerous times and showed it to a friend - it opened up my eyes (and
compassion) to something I was otherwise completely oblivious to…. the
invisible children of Uganda. The film is still in rough cut and shows
3 american guys who travel to Rwanda and end up in Uganda uncovering
the secrets of young kids who are swept away from their villages to
fight in an army where they are likely to die themselves, where they
are hardened so they are no longer kids but fighting machines with no
chance to enjoy their innocence. Watch this! It is playing this
Thursday…..
Thursday 6 April at 12:00 - 2:00 iSPACE & 6pm - 8pm in the Auckland
University Quad: Mum's Dollar is playing for the first half an hour
followed by a screening of Invisible Children
Visit www.invisiblechildren.com
numerous times and showed it to a friend - it opened up my eyes (and
compassion) to something I was otherwise completely oblivious to…. the
invisible children of Uganda. The film is still in rough cut and shows
3 american guys who travel to Rwanda and end up in Uganda uncovering
the secrets of young kids who are swept away from their villages to
fight in an army where they are likely to die themselves, where they
are hardened so they are no longer kids but fighting machines with no
chance to enjoy their innocence. Watch this! It is playing this
Thursday…..
Thursday 6 April at 12:00 - 2:00 iSPACE & 6pm - 8pm in the Auckland
University Quad: Mum's Dollar is playing for the first half an hour
followed by a screening of Invisible Children
Visit www.invisiblechildren.com
Monday, March 20
Blink and you miss it
I've been casually reading a very interesting book: blink by Malcolm
Gladwell on the impacts of our unconscious mind on split second
decisions we make. I'm slightly doubtful about some of his theories
but the concepts are fascinating: the theory of slices was tested by
psychologists who asked participants to spend 15minutes in a strangers
room and then assess what this stranger's personality was like. He was
comparing close friend's assessments of these people with the
stranger's assessments after seeing their bedroom.
The Results? The strangers ended up doing an even better assessment
than the subject's own friends overall! At first that seems incredible
but there are so many telling things in our rooms; mess, order, art,
music, things we hang on our walls to put across an image we want to
portray.
Looking around my room I see surf photos, a stereo, a bit of mess
(clothes on the floor and dirty mugs and an unmade bed), textbooks,
phone, plenty photos of friends and scenic photos, my surfboard and
guitar, a desk covered in random bits and pieces…. so go on, analyse
me, see if this test works.
Gladwell on the impacts of our unconscious mind on split second
decisions we make. I'm slightly doubtful about some of his theories
but the concepts are fascinating: the theory of slices was tested by
psychologists who asked participants to spend 15minutes in a strangers
room and then assess what this stranger's personality was like. He was
comparing close friend's assessments of these people with the
stranger's assessments after seeing their bedroom.
The Results? The strangers ended up doing an even better assessment
than the subject's own friends overall! At first that seems incredible
but there are so many telling things in our rooms; mess, order, art,
music, things we hang on our walls to put across an image we want to
portray.
Looking around my room I see surf photos, a stereo, a bit of mess
(clothes on the floor and dirty mugs and an unmade bed), textbooks,
phone, plenty photos of friends and scenic photos, my surfboard and
guitar, a desk covered in random bits and pieces…. so go on, analyse
me, see if this test works.
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