Adventure in bro town

Kia ora

It's been a wee while since my last update due to ongoing broadband issues at my new place. Everything moves a bit slow in NZ. Switching over the broadband account has been an epic task taking about 2 weeks. Aaaah, it wouldn't be like that in bonny Scotland (aye right).

It has been a very busy couple of weeks since the last update. I'm settling in well to my new place in Ponsonby and my flatmates have been very accomodating of my drunken behaviour, especially the high impact Salsa I unleashed in some random pub down at the viaduct last weekend. The Kiwis really have embraced the 24hr drinking culture with clubs staying open all the way through the night until 12 noon the next day. Needless to say I've been taking advantage. New flatmate moves in at the weekend...I hope she is equally tollerant.

I've also been getting stuck into NZ working life. The Oxfam job is proving particularly interesting. My uniform consists of Khaki shorts, big green socks, hiking boots, green t-shirt and....wait for it.....a nice sweat band for my napper. Photos to follow at some point if you don't believe me. Got an interview for an interesting job tomorrow...more on that if I get it.

In a rather random addition to my trip, I've also been attending a Samba into course. My mate Jane plays with AK Samba and I've been banging various instruments for the past couple of weeks. All very enjoyable (and theraputic after a day in the call centre).

For all of those expecting a postcard I promise I'll get round to it at some point, but don't hold your breath as I'm a bit rubbish at that malarkey.

Missing you all

Tamster x

Sweet as bro'

That's me survived my first week in NZ. Here is a list of things that have happened in the order they occurred:

1. I got a new job! I'm officially a call centre monkey. Did my training today and I have a contract for a minimum of 20 hrs as a Market Research Interviewer. The money isn't amazing but the shifts are really flexible. I'm hoping to pick up other bits and pieces of work, but this should be enough to keep me in beer money

2. I bought a car. I am now the proud owner of a 1989 Toyota Corolla. Everyone drives realy old japanese cars here...so I went with the 'when in rome' option. Lets hope it keeps moving.

3. I got a flat. As of Sunday I will living in a great flat in Ponsonby, a sort of Auckland equivalent of Glasgow's west end. I'll be sharing with 2 lawyers and the star of a NZ beer commercial. Free beer and legal advice. Hurrah!

I'll be going for a little adventure up North at the weekend. I say 'up north' as I haven't quite mastered the spelling of the place names here. They all start with W and then seem to feature a sequence of random letters. I'm sure I will have worked out where I am buy Sunday. I'm also going to see the Black Seeds (a big band in NZ) on the 19th of Sept. Sweet as bro'!

E-mail me all you goss troops. Missing you all x