Looking at the stats of the coronavirus cases in New Zealand, it shows some interesting trends. The trend that I will be focusing on today is to do with one of the Kiwi traditions: an OE. While New Zealand is a country known for many things, such as rugby, Lord of the Rings, and the…
Isolation day 6: Author focus
In December of last year I read Joe Abercrombie’s newest book, A Little Hatred. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was enthralling to return to Adua and meet up with with characters such as Jezal, Glokta, Ardee and their children, as well as heading to the North where conflict has never truly settled and it is…
Isolation day 5: Finished something
This was a big papercraft. 40cm tall and requiring 26 pages of printing. It was one of the trickier ones I have built too as all of the mane spikes need to converge at the back of the head so I had to rely on the build video to guide me during that part of…
Isolation day 4: Diet woes and a bad segway into discussing coronavirus
At the start of the term in January I decided it was time. I had been gaining a kilogram or two every year I had been teaching and it was time to do something about it. I tried a couple of apps and decided on the one I liked then began kilojoule counting. This was…
Isolation day 3: School Holidays
In New Zealand the school holidays were pushed forward by two weeks so that they would fall completely within the four week Level 4 coronavirus response. Although they technically don’t begin until Monday the 30th, I consider that they have, as of 9.30am on Saturday the 28th of March, already begun. Today my day began…
Isolation day 2: Rocky Road
No, this post title does not mean that I have found it hard to settle into a new routine due to isolation, I made a messterpiece in the form of Rocky Road Slice yesterday. It looks lumpy and unorthodox due to the layers but as my Chef Flatmate said, and I quote, ‘Its like crack!’,…
Day one of Isolation
Today at midnight New Zealand went into Level 4 of the Coronavirus response. This was announced on Monday when the level changed from 2 to 3 with a 48 hour countdown to Level 4. So I thought that this is a good time to brush off the old Blog and put up some articles, recipes…
Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding
A recipe from my youth, Mum would make a double batch to feed the six of us during winter. It is cakey, chocolatey and, as long as you have an oven and electric beater, not too difficult.
Unboxing Liger Zero Marking Plus
My new Zoids have finally arrived! Shipping to New Zealand cost as much as another whole Liger in and of itself, but it is still a lot better than the $160 price tag the cheapest store has (that’s approx €93, ¥11300, $105USD, you get the idea). I apologise for the potato photos. Of course I…
Reflections on the Pokémon Direct
The legendary Pokémon have been announced, along with several other Pokés and details about the game itself. I like the return to the traditional gyms and I’m interested in the Dynamax battle feature they are bringing in, which sounds like the raid battles in Pokémon Go.
Eclectic Hobbies 