Archive for March 4th, 2008

Welcome to what will be the first of what I hope to become a regular weekly post on the happenings of the local ‘blogsphere’, with the word ‘weekly’ being less of a ‘once a week’ and more of a ‘hopefully I’ll remember to post” pun.

Basically, the blogsphere is “a collective term encompassing all blogs and their interconnections”, the interconnections in this case being of course blogs of Fiji content. While I’ll admit that our blogging circle is small, it is a growing circle. And because this is a circle, I will try and include all blogs of local content, regardless of whether you blog about the life cycle of Fijian roaches or the alcoholic content of the new Fiji Bitter Premium beer.

However, I will stay away from the countless political blogs out there, as we’d like to stay neutral when it comes to politics since we like our exercises free of…persuasive nature.

Now, on to the good stuff:

I like beautiful blurs: Albie falls in love! Sparks fly, food is cooked, and saliva is exchanged. Tissues and a hug are highly recommended for this read.

Meanwhile, Back in the rural areas: With the country is supposed turmoil, Labasa trudges on, as its just another day in the friendly North. A few pictures of the rural life are posted.

Melbourne: cieart (with a small c mind you) enjoys what Melbourne has to offer, going on a shopping spree, shivering in the unexpected cooler tempreture, and attending a raggamuffin concert to boot.

ICT Information Warfare and RFMF: Digital Fiji examines the Fiji Military Forces latest foray into the new information age.

A boy has his toys and guy his gadgets: Freelancer45 gets out his giant product/service hammer and lays the smackdown review on a Philishave 40 from MHCC.

Vanua Arcade Sandwich Bar:After a momentary hiatus, the lunch crew of Lunch in Suva are back with a hunger for new restaurant/food reviews (lame – ed). First up…Weird Korean Fusion Focaccia. Favourite line from the review – “The staff seem generally confused but they are competent enough.” ^_^

May of Mayvelous had a post of her moment in the spotlight in which she was featured in a teen magazine, but due to overwhelming requests from raving fans for more autographs, she’s decided to make said post hidden. However, a congratulations is in order for appearing in a teen magazine. Cheers May!

Software Piracy: Navinesh examines software piracy, its apparent rampage in the Pacific due to lack of education/awareness, and what can be done to do the right thing.

Fiji TV Editing: This is a great read. Jonathan Segal goes on TV and gets misquoted. Amazing how ‘Segal says‘ and ‘Segal agreed‘ can totally mess up the entire take on the issue.

The Reality of Blogging: Blog responsibly, and if you’re going to kick shit at someone, do so with your real name. Rizwan talks about blogging with credibility.

Think we’ve missed a local blog that you think should go up on the blogsphere list? Email us at failedparadise@gmail.com and tell us or leave a comment

Note:Promoting Suva has alot going on. Rather then list what they posted over the past week and fill up your entire screen x5, or post one event and risk the anger and suicide bus drivers from the other events that were missed, we’ll play fair. Just follow the link