Failed Paradise » christmas http://www.failedparadise.com If you don't know what a Fiji is, you're in the right place... Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:45:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Merry Christmas! http://www.failedparadise.com/2009/12/merry-christmas/ http://www.failedparadise.com/2009/12/merry-christmas/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:44:24 +0000 Wilson http://www.failedparadise.com/?p=539

Have a merry Christmas people and a rockin’ new year :)

]]> http://www.failedparadise.com/2009/12/merry-christmas/feed/ 2 Merry Christmas Fiji! http://www.failedparadise.com/2008/12/merry-christmas-fiji/ http://www.failedparadise.com/2008/12/merry-christmas-fiji/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:36:00 +0000 Wilson http://failedparadise.com/?p=162
Image source: www.fijitimes.com.fj
A merry christmas to you all, huge xmas lunches, more boxes of booze, family gatherings, safe driving (!), police checkpoints, packed nightclubs, hard to get taxis, long line of shopping, jacked prices, xmas overdosage through the media, well-wishers abound, excited kids underneath the christmas tree, wrapped presents and unwrapped rubbish, eggnog for the traditionalists, christmas cake for the sweet tooth amongst us, mistakes made at the office party, dodging drunkards, bringing out the tunes on the neighbourhood guitar, hugging long-time-no-see overseas relatives, warming up the lovo pit, the whole lot :)
Also, merry christmas John McCain and welcome back to Fiji. For like, the 12th time. O_o
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From a forward of a forward of a forward from a friend. Exact origins are unknown, but it’s funky enough to warrant its own post. If you know where this is from let us know please aye :)
Gotta love the pinky extended on the right hand holding the kava bowl. I do belive this particular Santa was born and bred in Britain, table manners, tea time and all. Of course I’m not too sure if grog is included under the near all emcompassing umbrella of good table manners.
]]> http://www.failedparadise.com/2008/12/picture-of-the-week-santa-fiji-stlye/feed/ 3 December is a Busy Month. As well as a Christmas one :) http://www.failedparadise.com/2007/12/december-is-a-busy-month-as-well-as-a-christmas-one/ http://www.failedparadise.com/2007/12/december-is-a-busy-month-as-well-as-a-christmas-one/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:14:00 +0000 Wilson http://failedparadise.com/?p=95 It is a bleary 4:16am as I type this post up, the reason why I’m still awake you can probably guess. Being one of the first countries to welcome the new day (the others of course wanting to claim Fiji’s glory) I would have taken great pride in extending a warm Christmas greeting to all the readers, except my immaculate timing has resulted in this post being abit…late.

What can I say, Fiji Time certainly has its nefarious grip on us all. Tourists and all.

I would be wrong in saying that December has been a quiet month, since the number of posts has slowed down to a crawl. Quite the opposite in-fact. While work has been keeping me on my toes and away from slumberland, stuff’s being a-happening here in Fiji …

1) Digital Fiji pointed out that the eye in the sky NORAD has tracked Santa flying over Fiji. I guess the fact that me not receiving my Christmas wish list in the mailbox means that I wasn’t as good a boy as I had previously thought.

2) The Fiji Times is going to continue slave-driving/printing their paper into Christmas day! A tradition that was kept for 138 years will be broken due to promises of appearing on Santa’s good list for anyone working overtime. I wish I worked there.

3) Fiji had a hurricane. Viti Levu is spared the bedlam because of the opening of the new MHCC in the capital. Vanua Levu applies for a Wal Mart license.

4) The Methodist Church in Labasa bans kava and smoking during this festive season. Babasiga notes that after Christmas, it’s back to ‘normal’. Indeed.

5) I made a post awhile ago about how a local blog war is sure to start up, with the outcome pretty much predictable. Well, it looks like one is starting up, and with this particular tension, company reputation is at stake. Oceanic gets the ball rolling against fellow competitor Webmedia in an open letter over taking someone else’s work and “…passed it off as your own…” This is going to be interesting…

So, it is with slow and deliberately clumsy fingers on the keyboard that I wish you all, a very merry Christmas, and here’s hoping that you’ll stave off the effects of alcohol to make it to the new year celebration.

How’s your Christmas going so far?

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I can’t even see his face O_o
image source: Peter Damm’s My Shout:Fiji

Blink, and its one month away from the end of the year. While I’ll save the sentimental crocodile tears for the december post, the question that is to be pondered is, just what are you planning for the holidays?

Christmas means a lot of things to a lot of people, and we here at Paradise Not Found: Abort, Retry, Fail (henceforth referred to as PNFARF…or maybe just ‘this blog’) would like to know whats in that events book of yours.

There’s a poll on the right side of the blog, just below the clicky section, and it is here that you’ll let us know whats going on. Whether it be an alcohol-induced booze session, a day at the shops in town, heck, winter in New York, let us know!

PS: If we’re missing an answer, or you’ve got more to say about said upcoming festival, leave a comment. I heard leaving comments here saves a turtle. Not sure about Nemo though…

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