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  • "Second Round of iPhone 4 Launches Begins in Australia - Mac Rumors" http://j.mp/9uUuaI (But not NZ yet ...'shipping error' blamed) 2 hrs ago
  • At Parliament last night. A pleasant eve aside from clearing press lines http://twitgoo.com/1ev32a 10 hrs ago
  • Taking a break in cafe in Portcullis House. Much vaunted flat white is decidedly average 10 hrs ago
  • iPhone4 no longer on VodafoneNZ website? 14 hrs ago
  • iPhone4 delayed in NZ? No longer sold exclusively through Vodafone NZ? 14 hrs ago
  • 8 days til we leave for holiday/work trip in NZ. Can't come quick enough #fb 14 hrs ago
  • BBC News - Time to 'move beyond' Asbos, says home secretary May http://bit.ly/cibLJ3 1 day ago
  • BBC News - Pakistan crash raises questions about air safety http://bit.ly/chjeOU 1 day ago
  • RT @nzherald Today's OCR hike is an endorsement of market sentiment, writes Brian Fallow: http://nzh.tw/10662058 < NOT so thrilled 1 day ago
  • RT @freezingkiwis Do you know how hard it is to find a cafe in Wellington that has WiFi? Bloody nuts. Settled in Joes Garage. Good people. 1 day ago
  • "It's India's poor who need British aid, not its military and business elites | Pankaj Mishra | The Guardian" http://j.mp/azyJpe 1 day ago
  • "MacRumors iPhone Blog: iOS 4 Adoption on iPhones Hits 50%" http://j.mp/9FMrCe 1 day ago
  • Pleasant evening by the Thames in Parliament even if I was clearing press lines half the time. Some on use of pandemic flu vaccines in Oz 1 day ago
  • Crikey, it might be recess but the work is unrelenting 1 day ago
  • RT @BR3NDA so, tonight i somehow got on to Council for New Zealand Open Source Society....< congrats 1 day ago
  • Gasping for a cup uf tea 2 days ago
  • I meant, I have noticed very little activity concerning #nhswhitepaper on twitter over last 3 days. Which I suppose is interesting in itself 2 days ago
  • More updates...

Posting tweet...

We’re engaged!

I don’t talk about my relationship with Kate much on here – mainly because she prefers her relative obscurity on the net. But I am very happy to post that we got engaged on October 25th in Paris. It was a cold day, with a queue that looked around 3 hours long at the Eiffel Tower. I mistakenly gave Kate the choice and she opted out, which kicked my Plan A into touch. I re-grouped and asked her in the gardens, and she said yes.

Last weekend, we went ring shopping in Hatton Garden. For those who don’t know, this is the Jeweler’s Quarter of London, and almost gave me a heart attack as soon as we stopped at the first shop. There were rings at over 10,000 pounds. That is about NZ$25,000. Way too rich for me. However, we did choose a magnificent, which I duly took out a mortgage for – and it will be ready to pick up in a couple of weekends time. I’m sure those of you who know me will see it in due course.

Thank you, lovely Kate – you’ve made me very happy :)

by-nc-nd

2 comments to We’re engaged!

  • Congratulations on your engagement.

  • Thank you so much. And very nice job on the new web page. How are things? I have been following some of the conversation on Oceania Sikhs mailing list. Sometimes it is quitr hard to follow, but it makes my heart sink to see so much self-interest on the parts of some people. Anyway, I hope you and your family are well and enjoying the summer.

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