Hello, hello, hello.
Yes, its that time once more; the time that I tell all you lovely people out there reading my blog about what has been going on in this side of the world.
Well, for starters, work has been going along pretty well. Been pretty much the same so far. However with the recent heavy winds, there has been a fair bit of sweeping to do...plus a few branches to remove, some of them pretty big too! Anyway, did some more work with the union last week, that went very well, even got an e-mail forwarded to me by Claire complementing my services during the event, :).
Anyway, as for happenings outside of work, nothing very much has happened. Last weekend I did go to see "Alice in Wonderland", I enjoyed it; very much a Burton film; dark and unique. As for this weekend, I have spent it around Emma's again, this time cooking pizza, (and making the dough by hand too) for a much larger group of people. It went down very well, considering I've not made it for quite some time.
Still, this eveing should be quite fun; its Emma's Dad's 60th, and I've been invited to go along. I'll be sure to take some photos so that you lot don't miss out, seriously, the cake that emma has bought is very impressive!
Anyway, that pretty mush brings you guys up to date on whats been happening lately, I hope you guys are doing okay back home. I mis you all terribly.
Laters,
Alex
Sunday, 21 March 2010
Saturday, 6 March 2010
The Wonderful World of Work
Hello again, my faithful followers. Sorry about the lack of update last weekend, and I know I promised, but this time I generally was waiting for something truly exciting to tell you all about. Anyway, things have been pretty dreary out here quite recently; the sun is becoming far more reluctant to come out and play, whilst the wind seems more than happy to take it's place. Yes, while spring may or may not have sprung for you back home, autumn is most definitely on the winds here...literally.
Anyway, since my last update, things have been going as well as one would expect. Working with the Property Services team is more fun than I would have previously imagined. They're a great bunch. The fact that I'm a pome seems to have been flattened by the fact that they already have an English guy and a Scott on their team. Anyway, the work is more or less the same everyday, sometimes the jobs change, i.e. one day I might be sweeping the paths clear, whilst on another I might be watering the flower tubs that are dotted around certain areas of the campus, or I might be asked to help out on supply runs to the other colleges, bringing them vital supplies of toilet paper or hand towels, or whatever it is they may be running low on.
Anyhoo, that's work with PS. Now onto the work I've done for the Union so far. Only one day actually, and let me tell you I much prefer working for the PS team, mainly because I didn't have to go out and buy a pair of formal black trousers to work with them. Basically what the Union had me doing was helping to prepare certain venues for welcoming parties for the new students. I tell you, I was more or less on my feet from 2pm-11pm last Friday, folding napkins, dressing tables, loading food, unloading said food before finally serving said food at the Pacific Islander's Welcome do, to finally helping to clear up after said Pacific Islander's Welcome do. Busy, busy, busy. It didn't really help that I was wearing my new black shoes for the whole day, so as you can imagine, my feet were killing me by the time it was over. Still, it was good fun, and the people who I was working with were just as friendly as the PS crew...if not slightly more highly strung.
Anyway, the last two weeks haven't all been work. I've been up to a few things, not as much as previous but still. Anyway, last Thursday I tagged along with Sam to the Arana House Glow Stick party for the new students. It was good fun, I enjoyed myself, met some new people, and was able to keep a few glow sticks...which have now lost their glow. The weekend didn't see too much excitement. John's six year old grand-daughter, Lilly, came over to stay. Claire and John broke out their barbecue and invited some guests round; I spent the afternoon being chased around by Lilly and other small children...Anyway, same evening Emma and Paul,(Simon was at home with a cold) took me out for a walk along the "Mole", a massive artificial peninsula, which was pretty damn impressive considering that it was made before heavy machinery was available, and we saw some fur-seals, which was good fun, (pictures soon, I promise). Anyway, nothing else happened for the rest of the weekend, save for my being invited up to Emma's Dad's (Claire's Ex) for Sunday Dinner. Other than that, last week was pretty much the same.
Anyway, I am spending this weekend at Emma and Paul's. Since she is down in Auckland, I volunteered to use my culinary skills to keep the boys fed...though it looks as though I won't be doing much today, seeing as Simon has gone off to a friend's barbecue party and Paul is attending a party tonight...sigh.
Ah well, things happen. Right, that pretty much brings you up to speed on what has happened since my last update, I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed experiencing it...not bloody likely I suppose, but, you never know.
Laters people.
Alex
Anyway, since my last update, things have been going as well as one would expect. Working with the Property Services team is more fun than I would have previously imagined. They're a great bunch. The fact that I'm a pome seems to have been flattened by the fact that they already have an English guy and a Scott on their team. Anyway, the work is more or less the same everyday, sometimes the jobs change, i.e. one day I might be sweeping the paths clear, whilst on another I might be watering the flower tubs that are dotted around certain areas of the campus, or I might be asked to help out on supply runs to the other colleges, bringing them vital supplies of toilet paper or hand towels, or whatever it is they may be running low on.
Anyhoo, that's work with PS. Now onto the work I've done for the Union so far. Only one day actually, and let me tell you I much prefer working for the PS team, mainly because I didn't have to go out and buy a pair of formal black trousers to work with them. Basically what the Union had me doing was helping to prepare certain venues for welcoming parties for the new students. I tell you, I was more or less on my feet from 2pm-11pm last Friday, folding napkins, dressing tables, loading food, unloading said food before finally serving said food at the Pacific Islander's Welcome do, to finally helping to clear up after said Pacific Islander's Welcome do. Busy, busy, busy. It didn't really help that I was wearing my new black shoes for the whole day, so as you can imagine, my feet were killing me by the time it was over. Still, it was good fun, and the people who I was working with were just as friendly as the PS crew...if not slightly more highly strung.
Anyway, the last two weeks haven't all been work. I've been up to a few things, not as much as previous but still. Anyway, last Thursday I tagged along with Sam to the Arana House Glow Stick party for the new students. It was good fun, I enjoyed myself, met some new people, and was able to keep a few glow sticks...which have now lost their glow. The weekend didn't see too much excitement. John's six year old grand-daughter, Lilly, came over to stay. Claire and John broke out their barbecue and invited some guests round; I spent the afternoon being chased around by Lilly and other small children...Anyway, same evening Emma and Paul,(Simon was at home with a cold) took me out for a walk along the "Mole", a massive artificial peninsula, which was pretty damn impressive considering that it was made before heavy machinery was available, and we saw some fur-seals, which was good fun, (pictures soon, I promise). Anyway, nothing else happened for the rest of the weekend, save for my being invited up to Emma's Dad's (Claire's Ex) for Sunday Dinner. Other than that, last week was pretty much the same.
Anyway, I am spending this weekend at Emma and Paul's. Since she is down in Auckland, I volunteered to use my culinary skills to keep the boys fed...though it looks as though I won't be doing much today, seeing as Simon has gone off to a friend's barbecue party and Paul is attending a party tonight...sigh.
Ah well, things happen. Right, that pretty much brings you up to speed on what has happened since my last update, I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed experiencing it...not bloody likely I suppose, but, you never know.
Laters people.
Alex
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