Bandy

I went to check out a game of Bandy here in Oslo recently. For those of you who haven’t heard of it before, Bandy is a sport which is similar to field hockey, but played on ice. The rink is huge, as are the goals. There is much less contact than in ice hockey and a small ball is used instead of a puck. There are 11 players on the ice and only a few subs. I’d love to play, but my shoulder will need to be in much better condition before I can attempt anything like this.

Game of Bandy being played in Oslo, Norway.

Giant ice groomer gizmo. Doesn't give as nice a surface as a Zamboni, but is a bazillion times faster!

Photos from around Oslo

I went for a walk around Oslo. Here are some snaps from my trip.

A small cemetery in Oslo.

Norwegian Parliament building in Oslo.

An ice rink I skated on near the Royal Palace in Oslo.

The palace where the King of Norway lives.

River in Oslo,

An Oslo T-blane station.

The road enroute to Metronet (where I'm working)

New Years with Cassienne

Whilst enroute to a new job in Norway, I stopped off in Christchurch to spend New Years with one of my favourite people in the whole world, Cassienne. After a few months of feeling like hell, this was a great way to pep me up before heading on to a new life in Norway. We celebrated new years eve at a crazy old church with an outdoor fire and lots of fun people.

Cassienne

New Years in Christchurch

Chilling out in Singapore

I’m currently blobbing out at Changi airport in Singapore en route to Norway. This is definitely the most pleasant short-term stopover I’ve ever experienced. The whole airport is just “nice”. Lots of shops, lots of good food, lots of pleasant little indoor garden areas, good transport around the terminals (and between them) and not overly busy.

My only problem is that I have a swollen hand, I assume because of some sort of insect bite last night. It was swelling up before leaving New Zealand and has got somewhat worse en route. Thankfully they don’t require prescriptions for medicines here it seems, so I was able to just rock on into one of the airport pharmacies and grab some hydrocortisone cream to treat it. Hopefully that will do the trick shortly, otherwise I’m going to be arriving in Oslo with a fat persons hand!

Chilling out with my Chromebook at Changi airport in Singapore.

My fat hand! I'm guessing this was caused by an insect bite of some sort.

hand

8A 245 Cumberland St

I lived in this apartment longer than anywhere else since I was a child. Not the most luxurious accommodation available but a great landlord, selection of great flatmates and some terrific memories. I took these photos on the day I left in case I want to remember the place many years down the track.