As I mentioned before Rog was feeling poorly and as predicted because we've all been stuck in the same room Steve and I are now dosed up with poorly sickness too. People do seem to be taking a wide berth and the Asian folk here whip out their surgical masks at the mere hint of a cough, all on the presumption of SWINE FLU!!! I'm not sure how this is in England but it seems to dominate the news here I guess rightly so when people are dying, but these people had und...

Things still aren't looking that great on the job front, really really hope they get their licenses as it should make things so much easier. The job front from my side is a bit better but people aren't that interested in employing people on a year visa so it's all about explaining that I don't plan on b*****ing off with no notice and that Steve and I really want to settle down, which we do (we can stay up until May 2011 providing we are accepted for a 2nd visa) w...

It's now time to blitz the recruitment agencies which is quite a lengthy process as it takes about 2 hrs per agency well it's got to be done. There's a lot of confusion whether the guys can actually apply for electrician roles here as we've heard they need to have their qualifications transferred in order to work as Sparkies and also it's supposed to cost a fortune, not great news. Anyhoo there's an Electrical Board of Workers here in Wellington so we've decided...

Still looking for a car for Rog we decided to go to a local auction, which was quite a strange experience with people randomly screaming rather than shouting and the weird super-speed, non breathing, monotone noises coming from the auctioneer. There was nothing of any interest but on the way through the car park was an Isuzu Mu with good price, new tires and looked in good condition a few bits needed doing but at the price the guy wanted it was a good deal. So th...

The musketeers are all back together now and the hunt is on for a car for Rog and work for us all. He hadn't been in the country more than an hour before calling up about a car with desperate owners who had to leave the country in a few days, lovely let's see how little they'll take!! As it turned out the car was a bag of manure, they would be lucky to get $1000. Another part of our agenda for the day was to find some accommodation that we could pay on a weekly ...