tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.comments2023-07-11T03:48:16.691-07:00Flight of the KiwiTraciehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15335514142104663269noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-2098000750007713732019-10-27T02:26:11.013-07:002019-10-27T02:26:11.013-07:00so many roads, and each has it's own adventure...so many roads, and each has it's own adventures ...Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335514142104663269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-11334749595010186332019-09-17T10:33:11.353-07:002019-09-17T10:33:11.353-07:00Thankful that God saw you through the past year, a...Thankful that God saw you through the past year, and I am happy to see you look into your bright future with open eyes. You are such a talented writer Miss Tracie! Miss you . . . Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329473983375445589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-63396032146190972912019-09-16T23:38:35.422-07:002019-09-16T23:38:35.422-07:00As always profoundly beautiful. Whenever my tribe...As always profoundly beautiful. Whenever my tribe gathers we offer the toast, "a toast to the dead, and a drink for the living, for life is short but the years are long" it sounds like you have had a long year and the drink need not be alcoholic. So many roads...Chi Stihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12226856341980560259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-83655149484736818912019-09-16T19:00:24.478-07:002019-09-16T19:00:24.478-07:00In Melbourne but looking further afield again.
I v...In Melbourne but looking further afield again.<br />I view it as moving forward rather than moving on - I don't ever want to move on and leave him behind.Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335514142104663269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-6383831475397912732019-09-16T15:26:09.632-07:002019-09-16T15:26:09.632-07:00Keep up the good fight. You honored the one most i...Keep up the good fight. You honored the one most important to you with the respect your love deserved and have moved on with the respect you deserve. The ones that have preceded us are in a better place and they might remember us and hope to see us again but they are no longer tied to us. Live the life you still have. You're not Romanian but you're still a Gypsy. So go forth and Gypsy.<br /><br />Where are you now?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566492641889348017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-41903579477151860702019-01-31T14:17:14.234-08:002019-01-31T14:17:14.234-08:00There are too many dark and deep holes but you nev...There are too many dark and deep holes but you never know what is waiting around the corner. Shine on sister xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-12161870208366836072019-01-26T11:48:38.648-08:002019-01-26T11:48:38.648-08:00In Canada it would be because you are an Indigenou...In Canada it would be because you are an Indigenous woman or BIPOC as they say in the States.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646638511201206094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-41692351835668676202018-09-15T00:28:04.290-07:002018-09-15T00:28:04.290-07:00Heart.Heart.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07264388617892121727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-89888092726772603452018-09-01T06:57:28.195-07:002018-09-01T06:57:28.195-07:00Very touching...so sorry for your loss.Very touching...so sorry for your loss.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16918608003870925866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-16016906263414712022017-05-26T23:18:18.780-07:002017-05-26T23:18:18.780-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Editormatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990361841031522069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-11214536629645064072016-08-01T06:18:59.022-07:002016-08-01T06:18:59.022-07:00We were both unhappy I think. I wasn't happy t...We were both unhappy I think. I wasn't happy there either, and that led me to lose out on opportunities. Oh well. Neat blog, keep writing. Bookmarked. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-14046433245829827582016-07-28T17:03:28.631-07:002016-07-28T17:03:28.631-07:00I'm wondering if that is young Greg?
My wisdo...I'm wondering if that is young Greg?<br /><br />My wisdom was seriously lacking while in Jakarta so you didn't miss much - I'm a completely different person when I'm not happy, and I wasn't happy there.Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335514142104663269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-43166579844142155262016-07-28T10:24:34.944-07:002016-07-28T10:24:34.944-07:00Google-stalked old workmates as I am apt to do eve...Google-stalked old workmates as I am apt to do every six months or so to compare my successes or failures with theirs, though that's less often these days now I have finally found some semblance of happiness. <br /><br />We were not great friends when we worked on the Jakarta Globe and you probably don't even remember me but perhaps we would be if we bumped into each other almost a decade on. How life quickens as we get slower and regret more readily.<br /><br />Will read through the rest of your blog over the next few days. Sorry you have lost your father. I lost mine a few years' back. It looks like you are otherwise doing well.<br /><br />Perhaps I should have appreciated your life experience and wisdom more, perhaps you could have been the stern mentor I needed. But the quicker we regret the faster and more mercifully regret passes, aye my fellow Kiwi?<br /><br />Condolences. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-7636068199504655502016-07-01T08:54:46.326-07:002016-07-01T08:54:46.326-07:00Enjoy Hong Kong and new advetures!Enjoy Hong Kong and new advetures!SABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292849793858592450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-69918292015392374572016-05-26T19:03:20.759-07:002016-05-26T19:03:20.759-07:00thank you, raise a glass for me also (if you don&#...thank you, raise a glass for me also (if you don't mind)Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335514142104663269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-5605694321508006142016-05-26T02:02:21.064-07:002016-05-26T02:02:21.064-07:00Kev & Karen Popplewell, Paul Martin & I wi...Kev & Karen Popplewell, Paul Martin & I will be at Altitude (ex Lady H) on Sun night for the Gemini Party. We shall raise a glass in his honour. Unka Phil.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14962542664404810276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-54421227998599380112015-03-21T02:01:33.026-07:002015-03-21T02:01:33.026-07:00I've experienced that, but at least most do kn...I've experienced that, but at least most do know how to drive, even tho they then do it badly. Having a license in Asia is no guarantee you can driveTraciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335514142104663269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-64465874472951117562015-03-21T01:52:22.848-07:002015-03-21T01:52:22.848-07:00Not having driven in New Zealand (or China for tha...Not having driven in New Zealand (or China for that matter), I can't comment on the drivers there. But if you care to come too the good ol' US of A, I can show you drivers who genuinely believe that they are competing daily in NASCAR on our public roads (not especially well either).Jeffrey Grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125684407887001255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-43457858649497086512015-03-01T11:07:57.017-08:002015-03-01T11:07:57.017-08:00hi young bun, how are you?
hi young bun, how are you?<br />Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335514142104663269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-45484342971159861922015-03-01T05:55:22.768-08:002015-03-01T05:55:22.768-08:00I remember you bunnyI remember you bunnyJeffrey Grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125684407887001255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-34020902716528287822015-03-01T05:54:29.449-08:002015-03-01T05:54:29.449-08:00I remember you bunny.I remember you bunny.Jeffrey Grimmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125684407887001255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-90664402032410361302015-01-17T18:26:38.710-08:002015-01-17T18:26:38.710-08:00Enjoy!
I love Chiang Mai and was there late last ...Enjoy! <br />I love Chiang Mai and was there late last year but too engrossed in other things to really enjoy itTraciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335514142104663269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-40489765119403553202015-01-17T10:27:14.773-08:002015-01-17T10:27:14.773-08:00So nice to hear your adventures; I feel as if I wa...So nice to hear your adventures; I feel as if I was there walking with you. Going to Chiang Mai for a month. We sure do miss our friends and the way of living we left behind. VivianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-87366331033219547482014-12-03T16:33:48.449-08:002014-12-03T16:33:48.449-08:00I'm conflicted, Kim. While I also dislike the ...I'm conflicted, Kim. While I also dislike the consumerism, I enjoy finding gifts for friends Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335514142104663269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7489430351712617940.post-21384491091385852622014-12-03T07:06:25.667-08:002014-12-03T07:06:25.667-08:00I like your thoughts on Christmas, Tracie, I have ...I like your thoughts on Christmas, Tracie, I have similar ones myself. I really hate the consumerism of Christmas; what better gift than helping by volunteering somewhere, or financially supporting a good cause. It's the kind of gift that ends up benefiting ourselves as much as it does others. (Kim C, back in Canada)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com