Well, welcome to our readers here in New Zealand, & around the world, I'm Whetu Ngapo & you're tuning in to my KiwiAvenger blog here on blogger, but first in gaming that the other copy of the Star Wars Battlefront II PlayStation 2 game (Which seemed to be my fave PlayStation 2 game that I haven't played for 16 years since back in 2010 along with V8 Supercars 3 (It used to be my favourite racing game on the PS2 that I first played in 2007, until I stopped playing it in either also back in 2009/10) & Rugby 08 (It was last year that I first played it in back in 2007, & last played it in either back in 2008, '09 or '10), compared to GTA IV on the Xbox 360 that I play on the Xbox Series X console (I first played that game on the PS3 also back in 2012, until I stopped playing it until back in 2015/16), & Gran Turismo 7 on the PS5 (I first played it on the PS4 in March or April 2022, but I first played the PS5 version of it in September or October in the same year) that Aunty Tan (Who I have not seen her along with Rejean for 50 days as of the 21st of February this year) gave it to me seems to be working well, especially the disc since the original copy that I sold for 10 bucks at Cash Converters had not worked because I already own one (And I've got the PlayStation 2 version of it along with the first Battlefront game from 2004 that Aunty Tan also sent it to me, so too is the original Xbox version along with the aforementioned Battlefront '04 game that I both played on my Xbox Series X console that I've got along with the PlayStation 2 & the PS5 consoles, & the Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection on both PS4 & PS5 version that was released the year before, but it got panned according to most reviews about the multiplayer mode that was lacking due to its bugs & glitches being found, & I have not played it since (Well, I have played it as part of my comparisons to other versions of the ports), so I'm enjoying it right here (And I played my 2 favourite Jedi heroes of both Luke Skywalker & Obi-Wan Kenobi on instant action game mode (Compared to a pair of my fave villains of the Sith side, such as also both Darth Vader & Darth Maul), but I think I might've clocked Rise of the Empire single player campaign mode which is about the 501st legion during the height of the Clone Wars that took place as the Galactic Republic who would eventually become the Galactic Empire (Which is inspired by nationalist Germany during the late German leader & their regime in both the 1930s as well as 40s, intentionally designed by George Lucas to evoke the aesthetics, structure, and totalitarian nature of nationalist Germany, serving as a narrative archetype for fascism and authoritarian control. It features stormtroopers, SK-like uniforms, and a "Final Protocol" reminiscent of nationalist extermination, & to the extent of the Roman Empire, the late Napoleon Bonaparte, & American imperialism in Vietnam), until the events of the Battle of Hoth during the times of the Galactic Civil War).
And secondly in food related news such as me going to Burger King with Pops where I had the single whopper with cheese on the 19th of March, a day before we had Subway where I had the meatball sub on March 20th, then a day later when we went to the Cobb on the 21st of March where we had a butter chicken for dinner, then we had dessert such as the triple chocolate brownie, & finally on March 22nd that we went to Caroline's that I had a medium rare steak with mushroom sauce, chips & salad (But I always take food photos on my phone so I can post everything a winner, especially like a pro & boss as well).
And thirdly that I started to become a political insider, as well as observer & influencer all along since the situation has happened in Iran, especially the leadership of that dreadful American leader who started that war is a disgrace (And the Americans, they made them so damn evil (Especially the pro-far right wing conservative people), & of course, they share a border, with Canadians...And Mexicans), & the fuel prices have already changed according to the high inflation rate that had been spiked & skyrocketed (And it looks like both Dad & Pops would have to get EVs (Electric vehicles) within the next 6 months, but Pops had been thinking about it, & he will make a decision regarding of getting one, but he prefers to keep both cars because of him having a sufficient amount of money to pay for gas, so he earns $100k towards superannuation) so the Americans & the Iranians (Who could be winning the invasion in terms of taking the advantage of using their manpower) are battling to claim ownership of the island which is near the strait of Hormuz.
And finally that I was watching an old Super Rugby game from the archives which was way back in 2003 where the Hurricanes led by recently appointed All Blacks assistant coach Tana Umaga (Who is the newly named defensive coordinator, & is one of 5 assistants working under Dave Rennie that'll take us through to the next men's Rugby World Cup next year along with Neil Barnes (Who takes charge of senior leadership role, & is a lineout expert), Jason Ryan (A forwards coach who was the sole survivor under the departed Scott Robertson) & Scotsman Mike Blair (The most capped Scottish halfback who was the first foreign AB's assistant coach since Aussie Mick Byrne when he was once the kicking coach, & is set to be the offensive coordinator) as well as Phil Healey who takes over from Nic Gill who is heading to the Baltimore Ravens NFL franchise, as head of performance) had a close shave against the Queensland Reds at the old Ballymore ground in Brisbane where our franchise won by 3 points, not only because they are showing that match on Sky Sport NZ in anticipation to that match due to be held on the 28th of March (A day after Moana Pasifika play the Highlanders first at North Harbour Stadium in Albany (The one that the late Carole once lived near the venue before moving to Whanganui (Well I first met her in 2017 when she first visited that city) here where she once lived the Tikitere house (That is up for sale recently) for 7 years & 4 months, then she passed away in November last year), then an all important Aussie clash between the ACT Brumbies & the New South Wales Waratahs) between the 2 sides at the newly named Hnry Stadium in Wellington, just before the Blues take to the field at Eden Park against the Fijian Drua as part of the triple header along with the Western Force playing the Chiefs at HBF Park in Perth.
So that is my 691st blog of the year 2026 (MMXXVI) & my 43rd of this year, viva Ukraine.
P.S. And the racing world was in mourning in May this year (Remember, they already lost NASCAR icon of American Kyle 'Rowdy' Busch due to brief sickness) as former Formula One driver as well as twice CART Champ Car world champion from both 1997 (That was the year after he won rookie of the year honours in IndyCar during the CART era way back in 1996, but he had a rivalry with Colton's dad Bryan Herta (Whose son is a bit of a lookalike of the now late Alex (The man who is effectually known as 'The Pineapple' throughout), according to one of the YouTube comments that I saw) from 1996 where he overtook him during the final lap of the race at the season ending event at Laguna Seca, then copped a bit of beef a year later until the rivalry ended when he returned to Formula One for the 1999 season after securing back to back titles with Chip Ganassi Racing in an unsuccessful tenure with Williams), & 1998 who lost both legs in a near fatal accident during an American open wheel race at the Lausitzring Speedway in Germany back in 2001 that ended his racing career according to the previous stories that I did on my blogs, & double Paralympic hand cycling gold medalist Alex Zanardi has passed away aged 59 back home in Padua, Italy, so all thoughts, prayers, & heartfelt condolences go to the family of Alessandro, & his loved ones (Although he is survived by his wife Daniela, & his son Niccolò altogether), requiescat en pace (RIP).
Alessandro 'Alex' Zanardi
1966 - 2026
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