And we are back with broadband access...

Nice to have reliable DSL access after close to 2 weeks of flaky/no-broadband /dial-up. Telecom NZ did come through quite nicely and flipped the switch when they said they would. Its another matter as to why it took them so long to do it, but thats in the past :)

Other than not being able to post on my personal and work blogs periodically (or too frequently as some of you might comment), life without DSL was quite productive. I managed to get a lot of work done since IM / Skype / IRC / email interruptions were quite minimal. I suspect i'll actually disconnect from the net on daily basis for 4 hours or so and see the results. We also spent way more time at Richmond Mall than we ever have, since there was a great coffee shop, Ambrosia, with good broadband access. Its close to the kids school which makes it even more convenient. Might be a regular part of our life. Have a flat white while responding to email :)

We'll upload a few more pictures of our adventures in NZ over the next day or so for the visually inclined :)