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Problem ash |
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By Allen on
25/11/2008 7:28 a.m.
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Ash from the Lautoka sugar mill is a nuisance.
Was it like this when it was run by the Colonial Sugar Refinery?
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2009 Budget |
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By Allen on
25/11/2008 7:24 a.m.
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Our 2009 Budget has been announced. I have never heard of a budget that everybody agrees with.
I suppose that can happen only on heaven.
Anyway, a budget means what it says .. its a Budget. It is something that has a limit and we have to work within that sum. However, one thing that is missing from every budget announcement is money allocated for the education of people on how to manage that budget. Each year budgets are bust because of the lack of education, mismanagement and plain old stupidity.
At the moment we have no say over the budget that has been dished out so lets try and do something to stay with in, because we may be in for a very long haul and come next year the military budget will be increased a little bit more. And we did nothing to help get rid of this current situation.
Having said that, this Christmas can we spend more on educational toys or something that will begin our children on an education in budgetary systems.
And most of all, no guns please.
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Welcome home boys |
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By Allen on
19/11/2008 8:49 p.m.
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Our warriors are home
Home from the sea
They said “500 to 1 it shall be.”
Fine bring it on lets play and we’ll see
And the French said oh goodness gracious me.
To strengthen our de’fence
We discarded the war dance
Lets sing our hymns in-stead
Shaking our heads the rest said
What happened, is Taivovo that bad..
They turned many heads
Over come all the odds
Proved the sceptics very wrong
Oops it should’a been better
Its 40 to 1 my friend.
But the Auzzies were sleek
Oh yes they were sharp
They played that game
As if it was their last
Respect they had is all we can say
Because the Fiji Bati is here to stay.
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Charity game |
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By Allen on
15/11/2008 7:51 p.m.
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I refer to the Fiji Bati “merchandise” that had been sold on the internet.
I received an email that said for me to support our Fiji Bati rugby league team by ordering a Fiji Bati jersey for $10.00.
Of course I wanted one but I questioned why it was so cheap because these jerseys don’t sell for less than $100.00. And in business terms it would be much higher because of the Bati’s recent success and popularity.
For ten dollars I can get a really good jumper from a second hand clothes shop, never a Fiji Bati jersey.
The people or organisation that thought up the idea of a $10 jersey is, or are very enterprising. I’m never against anyone making a quick buck as long as it is entirely from their own sweat.
Some people try to make money by hook or by crook with the emphasis being on the “by crook” side of that equation. We have video and music CD pirates, now we have this. The only people who should benefit are the boys in the team.
Having said that if the culprits are found, please don’t take them to the police.
Win or lose, when our heroes come back can we organise an exhibition game to raise money for charity. Two games will be played, the first using league ru ...
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Despicable human |
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By Allen on
11/11/2008 9:53 a.m.
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Sex crimes are atrocious and perpetrators must be given the full brunt of the law.
However, in the case of the man who raped his mother he was only given 10 years. What is the maximum sentence for rape/incest and what must a person do to get the maximum sentence with no parole?
But I wish to disagree with the mitigating factor that the perpetrator’s lawyer had submitted which states that he was mindful of the fact that his act was similar to that of an animal.” Animals do not act with intent to rape. Sex in the animal kingdom is for the purpose of breeding and during mating season only. You don’t see dogs, pigs, cows, horses or cats raping their females. Do you?
Please do not degrade the animal kingdom by referring to it what only a despicable human would do to its own kind.
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Bad policeman |
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By Allen on
11/11/2008 9:50 a.m.
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Yet again exam papers have been leaked and this time by one of our most trusted.
I’d like to suggest that perpetrators are made to sit the exam and see if they can pass it, even if they have seen it.
The results can be made public to gauge the persons level of intelligence.
Desperation makes people do many strange things and it is stranger when it is a police officer.
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Danger |
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By Allen on
3/11/2008 4:26 p.m.
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A child is fighting for his life because of fireworks.
Accidents do happen but accidents only happen who those who are careless.
A home that got burnt because of a prayer lamp shows that we just can’t take any chances.
Despite the warnings people still have accidents and the number of homes getting burnt is increasing. It is an expense for the city and town councils because fire fighters have to go to their rescue and if people are hurt the hospital resources are stretched.
We live in the modern era we are supposed to be more modern, up to date and more sophisticated.
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Phone Outage or Dependency? |
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By Allen on
21/10/2008 2:09 p.m.
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The recent problem with our telephones affected many people. It shows how dependent man has become on it. Where would our business be without telecommunication systems.
Not to long ago documentation for imports and exports came by air and well in advance of the consignment of goods. Import documents were processed by the Customs department, duty paid some times four days before the vessel arrived and goods cleared. Now the good arrive and then the documents arrive later. And we have technology. Do we!
There was no email or the Internet. The telephone was a tool of trade. It was kept in the office. Business thrived and people actually visited each other to have meetings. Now we just see each other on a screen or we would talk to a gadget that would sit on the table.
And people actually wrote letters to each other. To receive a letter was an occasion now you just send something we call the text.
I usually think now that we have so much technology things would be easier. I believe things just got more complicated. What will happen to our kids who seem to have been born with a telephone stuck to their heads. They’d be lost, huh. They could go crazy.
And just imagine If people from just 100 year ...
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One church |
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By Allen on
13/10/2008 6:21 a.m.
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Critics have said that the Peoples Charter is divisive. How?
The Reverend Doc. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said "it is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning."
This is when people of all faith go to their respective churches.
If we were united there would be only one church in Fiji.
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Politics |
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By Allen on
13/10/2008 6:17 a.m.
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Ever since I could vote I have learnt that politicians differ. Some are smart, some not so smart and some can speak for hours without really saying anything. And some just didn’t know what they were talking about. Oh of course there were many excellent ones who practised. And there were those who just preached.
Our administration has changed hands many times and we can learn many things from the kaleidoscope of people who got elected. One thing that I’ve learnt is how not to act like some of them.
After the clean up campaign is finished (I hope it will be soon) and we are given its findings (I hope there are some) we can learn about and rectify our mistakes and move on.
One thing is for sure, the reason for our failed state is because our politicians were not extraordinary in their leadership. They were not visionaries and had mission and vision statements that had a 5 year shelf life. Because of political rivalry no one wanted the other to benefit from his or her ideas. Hence the many manifestos all saying the same thing but worded differently. If one party got elected it governed for the 5 year term. When another administration came in they started all over again.
Our problem escalates because political parties ...
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Lewd lyrics |
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By Allen on
10/10/2008 8:12 a.m.
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Horror struck and disgusted are words that describe two interim ministers feelings towards the supposedly lewd lyrics of songs being played on our airwaves. These songs have been around for a while. How come they only noticed during the Digicel promotion. Anyway some of the words of the songs are part of everyday language of the people of Fiji. So what!
That aside, how about publishing the positive side or the success of Digicel's introductory promotion. I believe more than 40,000 people were at the grounds and at the end of the programme there was no transport. People had to walk home right up to Nabua. People got some exercise.
Anyway, we have cigarette products available to anyone who has money to buy it. School children included. Alcohol and marijuana readily available. Texts messages are sent to us to take part in Car Razy competition. There are so many things in Fiji that have a negative impact on peoples lives.
The interim ministers and everybody else in Fiji know that we have the solution to these negatives. “Build” better places of education and upgrade the teaching profession so that our teachers can educate the people of Fiji to know what is good and what is bad for them .
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Peace |
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By Allen on
10/10/2008 7:59 a.m.
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The National Council for Building a Better Fiji (NCBBF) was set up for that – building a better Fiji.
The document is the People’s charter for change, peace & progress. This reminds me of the Alliance Party’s motto Peace Progress & Prosperity.
The theme would probably be - moving forward together to build a better Fiji.
These statements are precise, they mean what they say, it cannot be any simpler or clearer.
At the present time the story of the king who refused to go to the peace conference comes to mind. He was given many reminders and told to join the peace treaty.
Then he asked, “What will you do if I don’t come.”
“War will be declared upon you.” was the answer.
Something about the throat also comes to mind.
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Power solution |
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By Allen on
10/10/2008 7:53 a.m.
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FEA has been telling us to conserve energy. And I agree with them. And now the dam in running low. How about FEA importing home solar equipment and convert all homes to solar power. Right now we are running out of water yet we have so much sunshine. During the sunshine we turn to solar and during the rainy days we use FEA power.
Our homes can be converted to 50% solar and 50% electricity.
The solar units can be rented and for those who can afford it bought outright.
And if we talked more about our problem we will have another source of energy. So there you go problem solved.
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Glue sniffing |
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By Allen on
10/10/2008 7:26 a.m.
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Glue sniffing has been around for some time, it’s the in-thing or the in-thang. Some time ago there was benzene sniffing or pun pun. It died out. Bad habits will be with us for the rest of our days. Just like that oldest profession you cannot eradicate it.
But we can put in measures to prevent or curb bad habits. The purchase of menthylated spirits was restricted and we curbed the illegal consumption.
We will not be able to eradicate bad habits but what we can do is to put in measures that will stop our children from sniffing glue.
I don’t know why the authorities are still twiddling their thumbs while our children continue to suffer and hardware salesmen make their dirty money.
We can restrict the sale of that type of glue and anyone who buys it has to be registered.
What are we waiting for, man.
By the way, how are those who wanted to eradicate corruption doing?
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Divided |
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By Allen on
10/10/2008 7:16 a.m.
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Critics have said that the Peoples Charter is divisive. How?
The Reverend Doc. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said "it is appalling that the most segregated hour of Christian America is eleven o'clock on Sunday morning."
This is when people of all faith go to their respective churches.
If we were united there would be only one church in Fiji.
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Confused |
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By Allen on
7/10/2008 12:10 a.m.
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There have been so many government reshuffles I hope it will not affect the efficiency of the departments .
I remember some years ago one of my superiors in the old colonial government, after being transferred once again saying “I don’t know whether I’m coming or going.”
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Voting |
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By Allen on
7/10/2008 12:04 a.m.
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How about we don’t make voting compulsory.
Let the people decide whether they want to vote or not.
Whatever government is chosen by those who voted shall be the government of the day.
Citizens will be told to do their civic duty and if they choose not to vote they have no say in the new governments period of administration. Or in the layman’s term - zip it.
Then only it will be a true democracy. Forcing people to vote is not very democratic.
Anyway, I know so many people who told me that they invalidated their vote by putting blank papers into the box. This was just to avoid the fine. And in fact they never did vote.
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Solar is the solution |
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By Allen on
6/10/2008 11:51 p.m.
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FEA has been telling us to conserve energy. And I agree with them. And now the dam in running low. How about FEA importing home solar equipment and convert all homes to solar power. Right now we are running out of water yet we have so much sunshine. During the sunshine we turn to solar and during the rainy days we use FEA power.
Our homes can be converted to 50% solar and 50% electricity.
The solar units can be rented and for those who can afford it bought outright.
And if we talked more about our problem we will have another source of energy. So there you go problem solved.
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Icon |
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By Allen on
30/09/2008 10:12 a.m.
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Remember how we used to have the Queens photo hanging in every government office?
Many still hang in the various offices and some homes still have these huge photos, as a memento, maybe, and or sentimental reasons or just because it’s very high up.
The photos were icons to remind us of the head of our nation and also to be cherished. The Queen was well loved but time and people have changed.
I wonder if any of our leaders photos will ever hang in government offices and homes to remind us their contribution to our nation.
I have a feeling there will be one heck of a debate as to whose photo will hang from a nail in our offices and homes.
Seeing that we would dearly love to nail a few of them to the wall and maybe hang the rest.
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Smoke test |
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By Allen on
25/09/2008 2:00 p.m.
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LTA usually checks vehicles for excessive smoke emission.
For a number of years the Lautoka sugar mill has been spewing our soot that blankets everything within ten miles.
What is the possibility of that smoke machine being used to test for excessive smoke at the mill.
We have controlled our vehicles, how about the mill?
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