At behest of mater...

here is a bit of an update on "stuff".

The flat is going ok, although I haven't really talked to the roomies very much yet. They don't seem to be an overly friendly bunch on the whole, but sometimes that is a bit of a male thing, so hopefully it will change.
But it is nice to have my own space, and it is fully equipped too.
I am 2 blocks from the middle of town, 1 block from the supermarket, 2 blocks from the gym and so on. So it's ideal in terms of location.

I haven't found any work yet. I have been checking the newspapers and internet sites, but they tend to be the administration/call centre type of jobs. I am slowly getting around to sending my CV to a whole lot of recruitment agencies, as that tends to be the place to find semi-decent work. If nothing happens then I can always do something a bit more generic for a while, it doesn't really matter.

It's a bit of a slow process getting to know people, as the situation with the flat would demonstrate. However, I have joined up at the gym and also started taking muay thai (kickboxing-martial arts) classes, and have already met some people through there. I'm also gonna check out the local gaming club and see how that goes. On Friday I went to the ANZA (Aus-NZ Assoc.) and had a few drinks. There didn't seem to be many Aussies and Kiwis there that night, but that's obviously a good place to go to meet people.

The weather really isn't too bad, well it isn't too cold anyway. It has been raining (drizzle) for about half the time so far, but I guess that ain't too bad, and given the crap "summer" weather in Wellington it is fine.