Aotearoa
That's Maori way of calling their homeland New Zealand or 'Land of the Long White Cloud'. It is a beautiful country and one where my children prefer to live in. Most Asians have been there and personally I love to take long holidays in New Zealand and South Island is my favorite. I love to go there firstly it is not that far away from Malaysia, slightly more than 10 hours flight! Secondly I feel very at home there especially with so many other Asian Cultures there nowadays. Heck! there is always a number 3 reason and that is the 'Kiwis' are nice friendly, and warm people!
When I first visited that beautiful land in the late 80's it was very quiet and all shops closed by 6pm except for some pubs and restaurant! Now it is getting more like the Asian Cities with 24 hours outlets. If you want to know more about New Zealand you can visit New Zealand.com I know many of you can search for details in Google, Wiki etc but these sites do not respond to you! Try New Zealand.com and I am sure you'll be surprise by the personal touch you received but please leave your contact or comment there! Cheers!
Dear “Big Bang” participant,
As you may be aware, the Big Bang is almost at 750 sites, which is pretty amazing. I feel that the 1,000 site goal is very doable. If you haven’t updated your list in a while I would suggest doing so at http://mondaymorningpower.blogspot.com/2008/01/big-bang-master-list.html, however, that is not the reason for leaving this comment.
I have launched 2 new sites that are “link-love” based, but emphasize quality over quantity.
I believe that everyone has something to be grateful for and/or something to complain about. If you would like to participate in what could eventually be bigger than the Big Bang, please follow the appropriate url and do so:
http://AreYouGrateful.Com
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Wow, New Zealand sounds like an interesting country. I would love to go an hike there.
Have you been to visit your children there? What did you see and do?
Thanks for the info on your new sites! Will drop by asap! Cheers!
i agree, NZ is absolutely picturesque and breathtaking so much so, a Kiwi swept me off my feet and I married him and kidnapped him to Sydney. Today, we have a 22 mth old little girl