Kim39
10th November 2005, 03:44 PM
Well we are coming up to one week of our new life in NZ and boy are we loving it. Been staying with friends since last friday when we landed. We move on down to PN next week to stay with Diny and Mark for a while.
Since last week we have been across to Raglan for a visit, yesterday we went up to the BOP and wow what a view (right across the waikato) you get from the ranges on the journey to Tauranga. Been in and around the locality of where our friends stay in Cambridge. Quite a lovely little place with alot of honesty thrown in. Having been out for breakfast on Sunday we realised, 12 hrs later that i had seemed to have lost 3 credit cards, it then turns out that Elaine had misplaced her jacket (the cards were in this jacket). After frantically thinking where we had been, we decided to phone the place where we ate early. Bingo.....one jacket with 3 credit cards still in place:nice1 Not saying the honesty isn't in the UK, but the chances are a little higher of not getting them back:no
On Monday went into Cambridge and opened an account and hired a car for a week, been sniffing around a car or two to buy, but nothing definate just yet. Cars seem to be quite cheap,but unsure on the Km's(are they certified?) Anyway that will come over the next few weeks.
Tuesday,went to see the company i am suppose to be working for, lovely people, very understanding regarding our situation and are quite happy for me to start when i am good and ready, but sooner would be more acceptable to them as they are coming into there busier time of year. Having been given an option of Auckland,Palmy, or Havelock North, its now been left to me to make that decision. Spent 1.5hrs with the HR manager, and the man i have been corresponding with for the last 15 months, did they talk about the job.....NO all they seemed interested in was Football,Rugby,England and anything else bar the job! They did ask one or two questions about my experience, but on the whole it was very informal, to the point that my two girls were invited in on the meeting also. During our chat, the employers got chatting to Elaine about work, and would you believe it......chance is they are about to offer her a position also within the company on the admin side.
Anyway, i would love to have been able to upload some pic's, but as i am using my friends laptop they will have to wait for another day, but got some crackers, so hang in there and they will be with you shortly, especially since you guys love pictures of everyone's travels. Going for a beer and a BBQ, will give the next update from down in the Manawatu.
Kim
Since last week we have been across to Raglan for a visit, yesterday we went up to the BOP and wow what a view (right across the waikato) you get from the ranges on the journey to Tauranga. Been in and around the locality of where our friends stay in Cambridge. Quite a lovely little place with alot of honesty thrown in. Having been out for breakfast on Sunday we realised, 12 hrs later that i had seemed to have lost 3 credit cards, it then turns out that Elaine had misplaced her jacket (the cards were in this jacket). After frantically thinking where we had been, we decided to phone the place where we ate early. Bingo.....one jacket with 3 credit cards still in place:nice1 Not saying the honesty isn't in the UK, but the chances are a little higher of not getting them back:no
On Monday went into Cambridge and opened an account and hired a car for a week, been sniffing around a car or two to buy, but nothing definate just yet. Cars seem to be quite cheap,but unsure on the Km's(are they certified?) Anyway that will come over the next few weeks.
Tuesday,went to see the company i am suppose to be working for, lovely people, very understanding regarding our situation and are quite happy for me to start when i am good and ready, but sooner would be more acceptable to them as they are coming into there busier time of year. Having been given an option of Auckland,Palmy, or Havelock North, its now been left to me to make that decision. Spent 1.5hrs with the HR manager, and the man i have been corresponding with for the last 15 months, did they talk about the job.....NO all they seemed interested in was Football,Rugby,England and anything else bar the job! They did ask one or two questions about my experience, but on the whole it was very informal, to the point that my two girls were invited in on the meeting also. During our chat, the employers got chatting to Elaine about work, and would you believe it......chance is they are about to offer her a position also within the company on the admin side.
Anyway, i would love to have been able to upload some pic's, but as i am using my friends laptop they will have to wait for another day, but got some crackers, so hang in there and they will be with you shortly, especially since you guys love pictures of everyone's travels. Going for a beer and a BBQ, will give the next update from down in the Manawatu.
Kim