From the moment our Honourable Prime Minister announced and confirmed Fiji’s first case of COVID-19 (on Thursday, 19th March, 2020), my family went on high alert. Life within my home changed dramatically. There are 4 people within my household which includes my father, my mother, my brother and I. For the first few months following …
Erasito Consultants Pte Ltd were engaged by the Water Authority of Fiji (WAF) to design a sewer network system for three different sites in the Western Division. These sites are Nasoso in Nadi; Yalalevu in Ba and 5 different minor sites in Lautoka. The three sites vary in area with Nasoso and Yalalevu being the …
It was a cold and wet morning on the day that team Erasito went on the company’s picnic. Not much should be expected of the weather this far East on Viti Levu. However, our hopes were high in ECL 4 as we made our way down to Pacific Harbour to secure a spot for the …
Globally, these last three months have been the most bizarre many of us would have experienced. COVID-19 brought a number of new words and terms which are now used on a daily basis including: social distancing, new normal, mutations, lockdown and masks to name a few. The Company has been immensely fortunate with the continuation of …
In mid-2017 I migrated to Ireland for approximately two years. Unlike most Kiwis who undertake their overseas experience (OE) early on in their career, it was a late OE for me. In reality, I have been on OE from Fiji (or on secondment to Beca if you are talking to Terence), for a period of …
Well, we are here, at the grand ’old’ age of 55!! Both Lucy and I are ‘65’ers! Born 8 days apart, Lucy and I share many common attributes and characteristics. We have been on a fantastic journey together which we are still enjoying and experiencing. In my earlier years, like most of us I suppose, …
My voyage in Toastmasters set sail in January, 2013 – at the time I became a crew member of the ship called Capital Toastmasters Suva, Fiji. The environment was new, isolated from family and friends. The existing crew was very friendly but inside of me, I felt as if I was trapped in a dark …
Eid al-Fitr – or the “Festival of Breaking the Fast” was celebrated in the Office on the Monday after the event. Usually, this event occurs across the world on 24th May each year but may differ by a day depending on the sighting of the lunar crescent. This ends the month long dawn to sunset …
Geoff and his family (Kim, Dillon, and Jackson) arrived back in Fiji on 16th July, 2020. This was following a tumultuous few months hiding out in New Zealand from this worldwide pandemic. While in NZ, Kim continued working for Community Waikato who delivered an essential service as part of a Waikato food hub, ensuring food …
There have been some good side effects of the lockdown and curfews including less people on the streets which means less litter. The roads are quiet too, although there are some drivers who now see the roads as their personal racetrack. Hopefully, the improved hygiene standard will continue forever. It has been a good time …