My October post presented me with a quandary - should I look back to Fiji Day on 10th October or forward to Diwali on 25th October?

As I watched the Queen's flag-draped coffin arrive in Edinburgh, I recognised a Fijian among the pallbearers.

An 88-cent note: whoever would have thought? Last week, on the 8th day of the 8th month, the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) issued a new note.