Nyeshka's World

2009-11-21T18:12:00.003+04:00

.. the funny thing is that as I sit here on my Sony Vaio , I'm at a loss as to where to begin...
Like i say every year- 2009 has definitely been challenging...
The house construction has been - not difficult- but definitely a challenge.
when you are building a house from scratch - that really takes precedence over everything !!!
which is tough when you gotta balance work, Family, life and Mid life crisis all at the same time LOL.
But we are getting there .
construction has been going on for just over a year , and we are what is ( ironically) called the finishing stages .
Its true its definitely the hardest part , you see ; the architect takes care of the design.. you tell him what you want and he'll try to put that dream in 3D. The builder takes care of the bricks and mortar stuff... you kick up a fuss here and there ... but that's about it ...
BUT ( let me say that again!!!) BUT !!!!!
The finishing just does not finish!!
Now, I consider myself a big-picture person , I like the strategic aspects of life , but getting down to deciding on what colour paint , what type or handles to have on the door... the types of styles that will bring out the stone wall in the front room the paint texture god damn it !!!!! lol
Anyhow I'm sure it will be worth it in the end ....
... as i sit (or float) in my swimming pool , G&T in hand , smooth jazz playing out of my Harmon Kardon outdoor system, kids playing on the grass... I imagine that i shall be contented...
At least until the the need to keep up with the Joneses takes over again.

PICTURES

2009-06-09T17:20:00.003+04:00

One of the most important and time consuming things that has been going on in recent months has been the construction of our new house at Callodyne. And this has kept us away from the 'party and get-together circuit '.

Seriously, building a house in Mauritius is an experience that I will never forget.... 12 months ago I thought that concrete was concrete... and that you add it to water and you can build a house... now ask me about architects ( luckily we have a very good one), about building contractors , and workmen , and rock sand and metal bars... ( did you know that you can spend a few cool millions (MUR) just on the metal framework that goes into a construction project????

As anyone who has gone through this in Mtius can tell you - you need to be on site almost everyday ... and that has been the reason why I've not updated as much as i should... all my spare time is spent on-site.

But now I've remedied that so i hope you enjoy the picture-set HERE.

As usual just click HERE and off you go.

...Once again back is the incredible!!!!!

2009-06-08T16:38:00.005+04:00

Those of you who know me or have read the previous posts in this blog would remember me lusting over a JVC Everio hard disc Camcorder.
At the time it was relatively new formt for camcorders , and as such it was a bit early to say what direction the major electronics companies were gonna take the format.
1 year Later has seen the format really begin to take charge.... Well this year for my birthday i decided to bite the bullet a get a camcorder... was i gonna stick with the traditional DV Tapes or was I gonna take the plunge into the newer world.... THATS WHEN I CAME ACROSS THIS BABY.. Friends, family, foes, and jealous types... Meet the Sony HDR SR11, little brother to the Sony HDR SR120. Both are full HD, AVCHD,Hard Disk camcorders.The SR11 has a built in 60 GB internal HD. No more tapes, no more 1:1 download times for transferring DV to PC then to disc....hell no more rewinding and forwarding to find the part you want to delete....
Th main specs of the model are FULL HD quality recording on the internal 60GM hard disk drive... yep I'm a getting ready for that 42 inch Bravia X series which will be gracing my living room in the near future.
Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T lens, 5.1 surround sound and Face Detection.
The Independent reviewers on camcorderinfo.com as well as some independent blogs of note such as the brilliant seansense, really helped me make my choice.
There are some challenges such as the editing/rendering of AVCHD video which seem somewhat easier with a MAC (so maybe for x-mas..), and in any case require some major power.
I've beenmessing about with Sony's own Vegas Pro and am still working through the tutorials.
So in a few months, if you need a camera man, feel free to contact me for wedding's Bhamitzvas, or foam party's .

2008-10-23T07:55:00.000+04:00

Ambre Hotel

2008-05-12T21:25:00.005+04:00

We spent the weekend after my birthday at the Ambre Hotel in Belle Mare in the East of the island.
It was a ( I have to say) that on the whole it was a very good experience.
we had, previously stayed at the Plantation Hotel which is part of the same group about 2 years ago ; and it was such a bad experience that from then on we never stayed anywhere but Beachcomber hotels.
Here at Ambre it was a completely different experience.
Now there were some reservations... staying at Ambre one sees that the hotel is in some need of renovation... little things like a bath tub in Prestige rooms rather than Jacuzzis , cement tiled pathways rather than more modern cut stone look are clues that the hotel would benefit from re-looking . But the hotel is well maintained, and clean with no security issues.
The only complain I had was the price of the drinks... it cost me 500 Rupees Mtian for a JD and coke!!!!! which is very steep if you consider that had i known; i could have brought a bottle at the price of 2 shots!!!!
At Ambre all drinks are charged in Euros , and at hotel exchange rates.
My advice would be to pop down the closest supermarket and buy drinks there, and stick em in the mini bar.
I did complain of the drink prices and the manager promptly acted and charged at a more reasonable Rupee price.
But.... that's it.... no other negatives... AT ALL.
The service was warm, and friendly. for example Jen planned a surprise birthday cake for me and the surprise was almost spoilt by ALL the staff wishing me Happy Birthday everywhere I went ... how did they know who i was???
The rooms were cleaned and tidied promptly , which for us is one of those things that we love about hotels... that you can get dressed and and make a mess but when you come back from diner .. the bed is made, your clothes are folded and placed in the wardrobe....
We stayed 1/2 board and Ate predominantly from the main restaurant.
Breakfast and dinner were both buffet affairs will a very wide range of fare. Ranging from Indian, to Chinese, to Italian, to Brit .
I Would recommend Ambre to anyone wanting a family friendly hotel at a reasonable price.
Just buy your drinks in advance...
Click HERE for pictures from our stay.

PIC finaly for ya's

2008-05-11T17:43:00.002+04:00

2008-04-13T11:13:00.002+04:00

And that's when I came across this baby...this Harmon Kardon Baby is the bomb!!!

I did a bit of research on the net and the link to iLounge offers a good idea of the system.
there are other systems with more features , even much less expensive...But i think the design AND the sound quality really sets it apart.
I've currently got 'Bombay' by Timbo bussin out and the depth of Field is amazing and with out any distortion... absolutely...
anyway given that the iphone belongs to Jen, logic implies that this system does too...
anyhow i reckon it'll look great on the kitchen top in the new house.
So all this leaves me with one issue......what am i gonna buy myself for my birthday???....

NEW TOY

2008-04-13T10:43:00.006+04:00

Do you remember Those???
In fact I'm sure I've still got some old mix tapes somewhere under the bed...
Or how about those compilation tapes that peeps used to do ? I remember doing one that took something like 8 hours , choosing each tune one by one... and in those days it wasn't just a case of 'drag and drop' nah man.... you had to play each one off of vinyl.... those were the days.
Moving on; I recently managed to pick up an iPhone from the states. And had originally brought it for Jen as her birthday pressie ( even though i use it more :-) )
BUT having brought it , and having loaded it with my pretty large collection of mp3's I needed a good set of speakers ...

Return of the Space Cowboy

2008-04-01T14:56:00.009+04:00

Hi everyone, well finally managed to get internet connection here.
As a result of moving from Quatre Bornes (the 'real' capital of Mauritius) to the more ascetic though rural part of mauritius , we lost access to decent Internet access. But FINALLY technology has caught up with us.....and one of the local ISP Emtel has recently started to offer the WiMax service.( see god does listen to prayers.... eventually.....) Trust me; I was first at the door with cheque book in hand....
Obviously sooo much has happened since the last post about 1 year ago... Jen changed Job, she's now with the Mtian Inland Revenue- so fun eh.... (be careful what comments you may leave....:)
And while she's busy taxing you , I'm now even busier trying to get you into debt... we have finally began the construction of our 'dream house' also in the North which is A very interesting process- so much so I'm considering weather to create an additional Blog to share the process......
Nyeshka is growing up at a tremendous rate, and my friends who have young children I'm sure would vouch for me on this, that its; not the rate of their growth that is worrying rather; its the rate at which WE are getting old which is rather frightening. anyhow take this as a note that NY World is back!!!! Expect to see some exciting changes to look and content as I become IT Savvy again....

2006 A Retrospective

2007-01-08T10:14:00.000+04:00

What a year2006 has been .
As a family a lot of the goals and personal objectives that we set out to achieve in the last year were somewhat realised.
2006, saw me get that promotion I had worked so hard for( no seriously ).
I did my first interview in 'Eco Austral' a french language Business magazine ( which is a BIG thing considering I'm not too hot in French).
Of course Jen's Graduation stands out as one of our great achievement.
Other highlights have been the number of friends and family who have gotten in touch this past year,through this weblog over the last year that has truly been a welcome surprise.
Anyhow I hope that you all had a great time over the new year , whether in Londinium, Dubai, Wolverhampton , Palmer's Green, Tottenham, Wales, Belarus, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!!!
I look forward to hearing about it.
In regards to he pictures Ive posted its basically everything we have gotten up to since my last set of pictures..
From the charity event planed with my Direct Sales Team for underprivileged orphans, to the Beeharry's X-mas party...
as usual click the PICLINK and off you go.

Techno Lust 2

2007-01-04T07:52:00.000+04:00

Regular readers to this site will remember me lusting over an JVC Everio Hard Disk Video cam- about this time last year...
I still think its a beautiful little machine( it'd fit in the palm of your hand....).
Though it did come highly recommended ( apparently Tarantino always has one with him )but due to poor reviews in regards to its poor light performance etc i never brought one....
NOW THIS BABY!!!!
This babe is the way forward.... You cant really go wrong with Sony....I've has a Cannon camera which stopped working after a short while and Cannon didn't want anything to do with it , poor customer service- enough to put me off the brand.... whereas now i have a top of the line Digicam Sony Cybershot DSCT7 which I have taken underwater ,right up to the tops of hills and no problems whatsoever....
And anyway the videocam brings with it :

2.1 Mega pixel VIDEO recording - which is HIGH DEFINITION which should go nicely with the Plasma screen next year:)( haven't convinced the Mrs yet on that one yet....:)

10 x optical zoom

Dolby® Digital 5.1ch Recording- I will be the next Scorsese

And of course NO Tape whatsoever!!! This is the future of media products... [an article in yesterday's London Times stated how sales of DVDs has dropped significantly over the last year and media companies were anticipating further drops over the next year.
The market favouring downloads, and on demand media rather that removable...]
Aslo the camera was recently voted best camera in its catergory by camcorderinco.com which is a highly restpected camcoredr specialist site...
So all left to do is wait for that performance bonus in January ... and whoo hoo!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!

2006-12-30T10:12:00.000+04:00

Hey all , just a quick note to wish you all a great New Year as well as a belated Christmas.
may 2007 bring all the happiness in the world!!!
all the best Nirish & Jheneeta & of course NYESHKA
XXXX

T'was the season to be jolly....

2006-12-28T21:29:00.000+04:00

X-mas in Paradise...
I was talking to an old friend [he in London] recently comparing what we had planned for Christmas and New Year..
And it got me thinking about the different the Xmas/N-year experiences between UK and Mauritius.
In U.K Christmas's tended to be more of a family thing , with everyone opening presents together early in the morning , followed by the obligatory tantrums ....
This would be normally followed by a VERY large Christmas Lunch with various close aunts cousins, uncles-throw in loads of those paper crowns and dry jokes that come out of Tesco crackers...:)- you get the idea?
You would eat all the Turkey you possibly could , compare presents with your cousins who almost always had better ...... and then of course, T.V!!!!
(Man!!!) Christmas was perhaps one of the few times that we as a family would watch T.V together...
Only Fools and Horses Omnibuses, Black adder Christmas specials, Friends specials, .... ET AL.
In comparison Christmas here does tend to be much more hectic as far as shopping for presents is concerned (buying presents for this aunt, that cousin third removed etc...) but a lot more quiet on the events side... One does tend to get invited to the family lunch but instead of turkey its the local delicacies that tend to get served... all good.But there isn't the 'over eating ' /drinking ( unfortunately) - a laid back affair.
Now all of this has started me thinking about New Year this year.What we gonna do!!!!There are choices (I have to be careful; here as some of the people mentioned read this blog:)

1) go to a relatively dull get together at which there will undeniably be loads of alcohol ( not all bad then)

2)Nice formal Family do , very elegant and laid back loads of kids so less looking after the little one. A little drinking, no overdoing it . wake up the next day regretting that i didn't get totally mashed( this is not an option as i will drive ).

3)Sod everyone , get a BBQ set, Bottle of champagne, and go to the beach and chill and picnic our way to 2007.

ooh decisions decisions....

OOF!!!!!

2006-07-29T07:18:00.000+04:00

Oh My GOSH!!!
well its certainly been a few months since i managed to sit down and update this blog... and i sincerely appologise to all of you who were waiting ( Tango in Wales, Joshan in Ukrain( sorry Belarus) etc as well as the Couze Fc Group, some of whom we met last night at Avi's -Cheers Avi).
But i finaly got round to doing it ...
In the last 3 months since my last update... Jen had her finals, started a new job... Ny started School on the 'otherside' of the island , and I finally got the promotion i'd been working for.
its all good stuff so im not complaining but it does leave me with very little free time.
Aside from that Ny is growing up so fast .. she's talks and comunicates with great confidence . and due to her mixed parentage , -speaks a mixute of English, French and Creole.
sometimes the the words get mixed up and instead of saying 'apple'( for instance) she'll say "appomme"... which her parrents think is toooo cute and start hugging her till she starts to get irrate.
ok to the nitty gritty some good pics for you , from home , Shanes Birthday at P.Aux Piment, some wicked Ilse Aux Cerf pics when i went fishing for my birthday, and loads loads more...
so just click the PIC LINK and off you go.
Enjoy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NYESHKA

2006-04-06T20:56:00.000+04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NYESHKAAAAA.....
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUU.....
Hi all as some of you are aware it was Ny's 2nd birthday on the 1st of April.
we had originally planned to hold a Teletubbies themed children's party on that date.(Dont worry no way you were gonna get to see the pics of me in a Po costume).
But due to it being a long bank holiday weekend it was impossible to find a decent bungalow by the beach which had not already been booked for that weekend.
But don't worry; given that it will be Jen's birthday midway through the month, and MINE ON THE 30th OF APRIL (HINT HINT!!!!!!!), we probaly will have a party, at some point.
Anyhow, my cousin Ajeeve calle me on the preceding Wednesday and asked us if we wanted to check out a relatively new hotel on the south of the island.
and that was it .... The weekend planned!!!!
The 'Le Voile D'or', is a 5 star hotel situated on the very southern tip on the island, and as we normally stay in the north; this was a BIG change.
The countryside around the south is a lot less refined than the tourist friendly north of the island, with loads of luscious (damn I never thought I'd ever use that word) greenery, mountains and palm trees.
The beaches aren't as clinically perfect as the north but they are not the primary focus.
Instead, as you look out of the window from your twin jacuzzi you get a wonderful view of mountains and vast sugar cane Fields.
The hotel itself had just changed hands from some French group to that of Movenpicke group(didn't they have a Swiss Center in leiscester Square I know that I used to go to eat there relatively often but I cant remember with whom????). :)
The fallout from such a change tends to be poor service and a drop in culinary standards.
Though it did feel that there were very little staff , we didn't feel that this was a fault . In fact at this level the staff tend to be in the background, and only appear in needed.
as we arrived , somebody took my car keys and offered to parked my car...
of course he may have just finished his shift for the weekend and took my car for a weekend joyride.... But I didn't care as it was the first time anyone has ever parked my car for me so I was well impressed.
aside from that the food was good not brilliant but good.
The facilities on the other hand were truly excellent. We spent almost whole days in the swimming pool.
the spa is one of the finest on the island and that is saying something as it competes with the likes of 'The One And Only Touresrock' as well as 'The St Geran'.
Anyhow the bottom line is Yes I would recommend it to my friends and family.
Of course I took LOADS of pictures, including of a little cut cake party we had for Ny in lieu of a proper party.
as usual just click the PICLINK and off you go.

Mixed Pics

2006-03-02T21:04:00.000+04:00

PIC LINK

2006

2006-01-21T09:08:00.000+04:00

Hi Everyone and a belated HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
As usual I begin with excuses for not updating for so long.
New year was a little stressful . And due to some reasons that I can't go into here, we were not really able to partyyyyy like its 1999.
and of course as a result there are only a few pictures. So what I have done is include other pictures like the work X-mas party (always worth a laugh),and stuff....
Anyhow... Things are back in order now and we plan to party enough to make up for what was missed out.
so Friends,Cousins aunts,internet blog browsers... I bid you a wonderful [belated] happy new year.
As usual click the PICLINK and off you go..

Le Cannonier Hotel

2005-11-02T13:44:00.000+04:00

Ok at last some interesting stuff fors ya.
we [in Mauritius] had a 'bank holiday week'!!! yep only on our sunny ilse.
it came about being due to the respect for the interracial mix of communities found here - that all religious and important dates for each community is celebrated with equal importance.
Now I don't think that its really due to we [Mauritians] having some sort of advanced democratic empathy towards peoples beliefs . But rather because the holiday's are sanctioned by polititians in power in order to appease some segment of the community and therefore claim some votes. Anyway whatever....
well as it turned out this week we had Divali, All saints day, and Eid in the same week. This left only two work days left in the week. And what most people did was not to go to work on the remaining two days. And of course not wanting to go against the flow ... Nether did I.
I booked the two remaining days as holidays .. Which resulted in me having nine days consequent off work whoopee Doo!!!!!!

the very first thing which we did was to book ourselves in a decent hotel.
we [me & Jen] had stayed in Le Mauricia (which is a beachcomber hotel)previously , and had had a really good time.
so we decided to take the next step up to Le cannonier Hotel which is situated in Point Aux Cannonier;on the very northern tip of the island.
the view is wonderful with a breathtaking view of Gunners point Island .
we had a very good time but didn't find it that much difference to Le mauricia.did the usual Nirish fare of deep sea snorkeling , etc. Got to say that I saw an octopus wild..... in the sea ... And I'm not ashamed to say that it scared the ish out of me. :)
Ok two links on this one. the Cannonier title will link you to Le Cannonier hotels own web page.
And as usual the PIC LINK will take you to the Photos of Nyeshka. i have included photos from other outings not posted before; in the slideshow.
Enjoy.
PIC LINK

Leonado Da Vinci- The Flights of the mind.

2005-10-01T10:04:00.000+04:00

ok Book Review time.
At the moment I am reading the biography of Leonardo da Vinci- entitled "The Flights of the Mind".
This [book] seems to have created a bit of a stir in literature circles on the web.
I even read some review on UK Amazon saying that the book is just a copy- and therefore not as good as "the da Vinci Code"!!!!!!
I have read the da Vinci Code- in a weekend-and it is a good book. I liked that the story (and yes story as in fictional) was gripping, twisting, easy digestible stuff.
Because that s what it is.
I was talking to a wannabe writer about this same subject during dinner last week sometime. And when trying to put across my point I came to this assimilate- that is 'the da Vinci Code' is akin to a McDonald's Lunch.Quick, to the point , and fun.
'The Flights of the Mind' is more of a gourmet dinner at say...? The Zafferano's restaurant in Knightsbridge.
Don't get me wrong; they both have there place, I mean there have been times where I have craved a McDonald's Cheeseburger or two.( or a Burger King Bean Burger for that matter....), but its not quite the same as a proper dinner is it?
'Flights of the mind' is -to me - a well researched and nicely chronological biography of one of the great minds of all time.
I think that intellectual circles should be thankful for the increase in interest in this and other complex histories, which -lets face it- has been very much made fashionable by the success of the da Vinci Code.,[ No I,m not talking about Harry Potter and wizard of whojamacallit whatever].
But ( yes there is a but)..I am of the mindset that we should appreciate that each of the books have only one thing in common- that is that the crux of the respective works claim to be about Leonardo Da Vinci.
I thing that the reviewer of the Flights of the mind on behalf of the Observer Newspaper put it best when she said "....If you read one book with da Vinci in its title this year, make it this one.....

Guess Who's Back !!!!

2005-09-16T16:52:00.000+04:00

Hi peeps, I know that my excuse never changes, but Really it has been a very busy few months.
From the visit of my dad, to Mits's & Mona's Holiday, to Family from UK, To the cousins visit from around the world.
To of course Jen's sister's wedding. !!!! I'm Knackered.
so get ready for a whole lotta pictures.
as usual just click da links and off you go.
Luv's Yas.
Nirish Jen Nyesh

Piclink

New pictures

2005-07-24T19:53:00.000+04:00

Ok guys new pics fors ya.
It includes a couple at the Yakshi welcome back dinner, held at uncle Sundar's house.
Also I have updated the links for the previous Nyeshka pics, as well as for the Mits & Mona photo album.
Remember they are temporary, and after a period of 2 weeks they will cease to be valid.
Any how all the best all of you who are checking this out.
regards neen, Jen, Nyeshk.
PIC LINK

Pictures of Nyeshka.

2005-07-05T19:01:00.000+04:00

Cutie Pie

I've just uploaded this album, and it represents some of mine and Jen's fave pictures of Nyeshka.
obviously this will be regularly up-dated, and eventually I will simply place a link in the links list .
Ahh!!! She's just too cute- but then I'm biased.
Just click the link. It should take you straight to the album slideshow.
PIC LINK

Mits Visit

2005-07-04T19:48:00.001+04:00

Hey guys, one of the the things which has been going on over the last month, was the visit of my best friend Mitul Patel and His wife Mona.
Mits and myself have been friends since about the age of about 19. And I can't think of anyone who knows more 'stories' about me than he does. (thankfully he didn't spill the beans.)
Mits & Mona stayed only a week , but I feel that they have managed to do more than most people do in a month.
From swimming with dolphins in Riviere Noir, to walking to Coconut Island during low tide, to going out on the razzle in Caudan to , Staying at 'Le Residence Hotel. From dinner at the'One And Only Touesrock Hotel, to swimming at Pere Bere at sunset , followed by drinks at Cafe-Pere bere, followed by dinner at Don Camillos Grand Bay.( After which I don't remember much....)
PHOTO LINK

Sony T7

2005-07-04T19:11:00.000+04:00

First of all, sorry for not posting for so long, there has been so much stuff going on.
I just purchased this baby. Most of you know that I've been lusting over the J.V.C Everio 500 since J.V.C started to advertise it about May, but due to me not being too confident about buying the cam over the Internet then getting it shipped to Mauritius ( the shipping part worries me ), I decided to get this for the time being.
its soo small, I can carry it anywhere, the memory stick allows me to take over 100 pics at 5 mega Pixels... Its perfect for me to keep track of all that we get up to.
till of course t get my Everio 500.

Hey peeps

2005-06-13T21:16:00.000+04:00

I know its been a while. But sooo much has been going on. Anyhow I promise that by this weekend I'll fully update the blog.
including Chinese Guava- berry picking in the forests of Mtius, Tuv's Baby.... And of course Nyeshka.
p's does anyone know of a free photo album posting which is compatible with this blog??
NB

At the other end of the spectrum

2005-05-19T17:01:00.000+04:00

At the other end of the spectrum is this. Me (Leena) on Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, in mid April. (I'm the one in the middle). I think I'd rather be with the dolphins!

2005-05-16T20:12:00.001+04:00

Dream Machine.

JVC Everio 500 Dream machine.

2005-05-16T20:12:00.000+04:00

WOW!!!!
I have been lusting over this machine for the last 3 months.
we've been looking for a camcorder now since our Cannon camera ceased working. An eject tape message kept coming up , and a quick search on the net showed that this was a common problem with Cannon DV cameras.
so that put me off Cannon- I don't think that I will buy another cannon product.And that put me off a cassette based cameras.
The logical step was a camera that recorded straight to DVD. But there are many arguments against that; less control over editing. Can only use DVD once etc.
Then I came access this baby.....
This baby records direct to a removable 4 gb hard disk. That translates to 1 hour of DVD quality pictures ( that can be played on large and plasma screen without pigmentization which occurs with lesser quality recordings).
Its also capable of 5 megapixel still pictures. This is achieved through the use of the 3 ccd's. One for each primary colour. This with what JVC calls 'pixel shifting technology' can take pictures with real depth and excellent colour representation.
also the fact that it records digitally to a hard disk, is that the transfer to PC takes only as long as it does to cut and paste files. That's it.
the negative points , from what I can see is that you are restricted to one hour one go recording, then you have to download to a PC or other storage method.
but I don't think that's too bad a compromise for what you get in return.
Unfortunately there is no release date as of yet for this Baby. JVC originally implied that the release date would be in march 05. But this has yet to materialize.
of course this then means that there are not yet any USER reviews of this camera. I think I can safely say that I have scoured the net-via google- and am yet to find a review from anyone who's actually got one.
if anyone reading this knows of a site or blog or whatever..... Let me know.
Either way its the future of home recording.

WELCOME TO NYESHKA'S WORLD

2005-05-16T00:27:00.000+04:00

Hi People,, thought it was about Time to jump on the bandwagon and start 'bloggin'.
the main aim of this site will be to keep everyone updated on fun stuff that we get up during our time here in Mauritius.
its aimed predominantly at family and close friends, but everyone is welcome to have a nose round, and even comment if they want.

2005-05-15T18:57:00.000+04:00

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

SWIMMING WITH DOLPHINS AT RIVIERE NOIR

2005-05-15T18:55:00.000+04:00

PHENOMENAL!!!!!
it truly was, I would recommend it to everyone , locals as well as tourists.
The day began at 8.30 am at the shores of Riviere noire (Black River), where we met the skipper and crew of the catamaran who were to be our guides for the day.
we boarded at about 9.00 am , and were greeted with a light local breakfast (Baguette, butter cheese, jam , tea, coffee etc) and we set off.
In an obvious case of expectation limitation; the skipper pointed out to us that an appearance by the dolphins was not guaranteed may not be able to swim with them , but hopefully we will see at least one.
we thought what the hell.... It was a beautifully sunny day, we were on a boat .... On the open sea it wouldn't be the end of the world if we didn't see any dolphins...
but we were extremely fortunate, another catamaran had sighted a group of dolphins not far from us.
we darted towards where the other catamaran had indicated there may be dolphins... And WOW!!!!
A group of about 30 dolphins swimming and darting around us.
my first impression was that they were massive. Much larger than one would assume; having only seen them on TV.
so we stopped ship, and literally just dived in.
some of the tourists who were with us actually got to touch some of them..... But I found that impossible. They were unbelievably fast.
it was an amazing experience. So much so , that myself and Jen are seriously considering going again, this time with family, and friends. So if anyone's interested let me know. And as soon as we get about 25 or so. We'll go again.