Posts Tagged politics

Media freedom has once again come in the spotlight, with the recent deportation of Fiji Times publisher Evan Hannah. Interestingly enough, just from asking around, opinion seems to be divided on such an issue, with some saying good riddance, that’ll teach overseas people to keep their mouth shut when they’re in Fiji, and other people saying that it’ll only be a matter of time before we’re all living in a country reminiscent of V for Vendetta.

Only time will tell how such an event would have an impact on Fiji.

When the Journey is as important as fun as the Destination: Meg goes on a road trip! Well…replace road trip with miles of crystal clear water, a superb boat and crew, keep the friends, (whats a road trip without friends?) throw in a bit of philosophical musing, and you’ve the making of a great journey, let alone an opportunity to take more great photos

Is kava good for you?: Babasiga finds out through a website that Kava could actually be good for you, especially in a fast paced world. Bring on the mix I say.

Christmas in Suva: cieart (with a small c, but thank you for reminding me mr correct spelling program) tells of her visit to her homeland during christmas last year. Boring family reunions, shopping centre meet ups and white dog faeces ensure that her visit was one for the blog

A consumer view of residential internet service in Fiji: This is why I love Thrashor’s blog. He tells it like it is. For lack of a…tamer description, the Internet service industry in Fiji is fuck. All. And no, don’t take my vulgar word for it, read this post on the dismaying condition and why an open market for ISP service is sadly something that may not happen for quite awhile.

Swish…and away it goes: Jonathan of Oceanic doesn’t like littering. And he’s had enough. He’s declared war on all litters, and this blog is his weapon. Caught someone on camera littering? Send the incriminating evidence to this blog and join the fight to rid Fiji of its own litterbugs! Grenades not included.

Bring out the coolade: Lawrence is back after a brief hiatus, and boy does drama follow him around like…drama. While a girlfriend is keeping him busy, that hasn’t stopped him from picking up a new sport, looking at life with new found humour (or not), and try to stop the emo movement before it takes root here in Fiji. Good luck with that one Lawrence.

Gold at the Rainbow’s End: Freelancer45 is having fun in New Zealand. with a recent trip to the local fun park appropriately named Rainbows End. Initial hesitance aside, he manages to have quite alot of fun, at the same time oogling at all the ‘beauty’ that New Zealand has to offer. Don’t forget your homeland mate!

A hell of alot of restaurant reviews: Either the slave drivers at Lunch in Suva are wearing out their whips, driving the bloggers to post more reviews, or they were just really hungry, but they have released 3 reviews in one day and have no intention of slowing down. Soup Works, Dorothys Kitchen and Roma’s Hook and Chook all get placed under the review hammer in one day, with the Cakaudrove Fish Chips shop reviewed the next day. All this talk of food has got me hungry now…

Aroma Mesmerism: May has become mesmerised by both the new found word as well as some pictures she stumbled across online that depict a cute little girl being mesmerized by some mesmerizing roses. Ok…you can stop with the word abuse now. I’m sorry. That word was so…memeri – (snip. Ed)

Destination Calabria: Bellerophontes gives a heads up on whats going on with life so far, by giving the new Facebook chat feature, The Great Debaters and the tv show Dirty, Sexy Money the thumbs up. Also a quick peek at new and upcoming anime shows are in order.

Flight with Hardy Heron (Ubuntu 8.04): Navinesh gets his hands tech dirty after installing Ubuntu on his system. After a few tweaks and read ups, he finally gets control of the OS, though not entirely without hiccups. A great read for all tech heads out there.

A rise in Infammatory and Sensationalist Headlines: I have to agree with Jonathan on this post as well. While the Fiji Times does have its moments in journalistic quality, now and then their reporting tends to lean towards more…dramatic angles. Oh well, the more drama, the more attention, the more sales I guess.

Food and Suva: Suffice to say Rizwan does not like Joji’s Restaurant and their food, and goes into great detail as to why you should, at all costs, avoid such a place. Quite the visual description.

I hate SMS text marquee on Fiji One!: Sarnil has had enough of that annoying scrolling pointless distracting antline of text Fiji One regularly places at the bottom of some sports coverages, and has come up with the perfect, albit haphazard solution to named problem. Hit the jump to see the hilarious answer.