Recent content by kiwi_abroad

If I may be so bold as to contribute here... First, a caveat. I understand that this site is a business venture, and that as such, anything that contributes to site views and advertisement views is a good thing, allowing the site to grow stronger, and keeping people gainfully occupied, if not...

Bear in mind that research suggests that people with an optimistic outlook tend to have more success in life. The theory goes that by being positive in outlook, you are more outgoing and thus more likely to put yourself in situations of advantage (talking to a stranger on a plane that winds...

Well, I sell alcohol for a crust, and I've seen a few infused vodka things in my day. I'd suggest to you that a little infusion goes a long way. From where I sit, it's pretty important to start out with good quality everything when imbibing spirits, due to a little thing called congeners. Not...

I'm 26, and had much the same things to say about being disregarded due to my age whilst (performing rather well I might say) at high school. I thought it was ridiculous to discount my opinions due to lack of 'life experience'. In retrospect, I understand it much more clearly. Take a poll...

Agreed. You can say whatever you want, but at 15, you have NO idea what you're doing. Hormones are through the roof, your brain isn't fully developed, and I daresay that over half of the population have no idea where they want to be in 10 years, or what they want from life specifically...

First, let me give you my gaming background. I began playing games on my Dad's Atari 2600 in the 1980s when I was but a pup, and have followed through the evolution with SNES and Mega Drive systems through PS1 and PS2, but have no current gen consoles. I have a PC that handles gaming pretty well...

The idea of Washington being solely to blame is actually misguided. Many, if not most states within the US run at an in-state deficit, and are subsidised with federal funding to make the books balance. If the central government required a balanced budget from the individual states by refusing to...

The rest of the world don't so much hate Dubyah, we're mostly baffled that the US elected him for a further four years after the show that was put on the first time. Also, it's fair to say that watching him gaffe his way through international democracy, while cringe-worthy, makes one feel...