I was just trying to post a blog, or have a look at the blog thinking that I have not done anything on this for some time, and then bingo, I have changed my email, opened new accounts in gmail and tried to be more effective in my cloud based computing, trying to get more with the programme and what do you know, and hour later and I finally have it, what I am not sure, but I have a couple go google accounts, not sure which does what and how I get in to each but what do you know,here I am back in blogoshphere. That's what happens when you don'e keep up with all of these things that you start and when life changes a bit and you want to get back into them then hey, there's a learning curve again - so is it all worthwhile or is it just some more time wasting - who knows, its sort of fun until you come across this whole new problem and sort of have to relearn, when you are of an age that there seems only so much time left to relearn.
And now there are the contacts to reload, and seem to be giving to someone else to be able to find out who I know, and then the feeling of big brother looking over the shoulder comes along again - is this going to mean that big brother can find out all, or are the hackers and security people going to be able to make more money helping the poor public to be able to avoid big brother looking - and who is big brother, those elected politicians elected to look after our public services who seem to have a penchant for taking more control of the lives of the people, under the pretense of them knowing best .......... well here I go raving on again, this is not what I set out to do however we are now able to access the blog, and so watch this space.
A recent visit to Fiji for a wedding was a bit of an eye opener, having been to school there for a term, and having been a regular visitor until about 10 years ago. Now the number of developments, the Denerau resort, and 10 minutes away from those holiday homes of $10m+ is the island life and poverty, having been devastated by a flood in April, and now, apart from the temporary homes and villages ( which don't look too different from the other houses around the town) there is no evidence of the devastation and people are getting on with their lives, as far as I could see no calls for more or less government intervention, but I guess there would have to have been some support.
The infrastructure seems to have developed a lot since I was last there, and the resort developments, most of which were full and it wasn't school holidays. The wedding season was in full fling with about 6 over the weekend just at the Sheraton, and hotels and golf courses were full - and then just 10 minutes away the tough life of recovering from a flood which has taken away ones house for the second time in 12 months.
Markets were quiet and it is hard to see how stall holders can make a living at the prices charges for fruit and vegetables, but it is still a good place to visit to see some of the local colour, have a look by following this link to my gallery
