Newtown

NZ Loves Che Guevara

At the centre of this shrine, located in the cafe,Ernesto, on Cuba Street, is our man, Ernesto "Che" Guevara : the whacky "freedom fighter" who liked to shoot political dissidents and who met his untimely demise in the Bolivian jungle at the hands of an execution squad.

It also has pictures of the Virgin mary, Malcolm X, Fidel Castro, Martin Luther King, and a few other groovy 60's cats.

Deputy Enos Strate, Rosco P Coltrane and the good ol' boys

4 white guys arrest 1 black guy. Yep, gotta love the ethnic diversity of the NZ poooooolice force!

Daffodil day

29 Aug 2008. Women's cancer appeal.

What we have here is a failure to communicate

Stop the bash folks! Get the help you need with this handy fold-out card which fits conveniently in your wallet. Whenever you feel like giving yer missus a left hook, stop, get this card out, and locate the icon which most applies to how you are feeling, read the accompanying text and get the anger monkeys of your back. Remarkable!

Secret spot Wellington

Not many people know where this was taken from. It's from the top of View road. Got that? View road! It's a pretty cool walk through the bush until you get to the top.

Time machine

This is the amazing new display at Delux cafe. An amazing contraption full of Kiwi ingenuity which, when it's working, does all kinds of cool things!

havana coffee beans

The Havana coffee company with beans from , wait for it, South America...

Cuba Street

Today was one of those days when I wished I had a digital camera at hand. As I approached the bucket-fountain in Cuba Street I saw a large man, on the ground, being wrestled around by 3 cops : 1 male and 2 females. They pepper-sprayed the dude 3 times before he was successfully handcuffed. He was a drunk and uncooperative, but not particularly agrressive, just resistant. He wasn't lashing out from what I saw, just trying his damndest to keep from being handcuffed . A large crowd had gathered to watch the free show. A large Maori man behind me shouted at the melee : "You shoud go back to Police college to learn how to make an arrest". After approximately 5 minutes more white cops arrived. "They should go and catch some real criminals", said the women next to me. "Keystone cops", said her partner. Anyhow, eventually, the cops led the man away.

No posting no cry!

OK, it's been a while since I was able to post pics because I sold my SLR. The aim of the blog : there is no aim. Just random pics taken whenever I feel like it.