Mess Room
On the senior officers mess room door
Sunday, 17 May 2009
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Congratulations to Kylie & Darren on the birth of their little boy Oliver - big kudos to Kj for managing without pain relief and well done to Ollie for not putting his mum in major pain for a too long before putting in an appearance (although I'm sure it felt like forever for Kj!).
Also, big congratulations to Belle on her completion of her swimming badges!! Currently top of her class - atta girl!
The recession is obviously taking it's toll on people's social lives as I know of four friends that have given birth so far this year and there are another four between now and October! Staying in is obviously the new going out!
Nothing to report on the job front, I keep applying and hearing nothing back, and haven't had any more sewing work so no extra pennies to help out this month. After several months of asking, there are now transfers in some of the major cities through Dave's work available so I think he is going to apply for them as obviously if we are in a more central and "metropolitan" town/city then there is more likelihood of me finding a job, and there will be more of a social life, things to do etc.
Gisborne is a lovely place to be in the summer, a bit like a lot of seaside towns in the UK, but can you imagine Teignmouth if it was three and a half hours one way to a Torquay sized town and two and a half hours the other way to an Exeter sized city? Well, to be fair, at least Teignmouth has got a nightclub - it may be the size of a postage stamp, but it's still a club!
It's difficult not to get completely frustrated with the lack of things to do here. Nineteen months is more than long enough here I think, so I hope that something comes through with a transfer for Dave so that we can both start feeling a little more positive about being here and get out and about and see more of New Zealand. Being in/near one of the major cities makes travelling a lot more of an option as you can fly from Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton to loads of other places where as from Gisborne you can only get to Auckland and Wellington. It would be really nice to catch up with a school friend of mine who is living on the south island, and being more central would make that a lot easier to do.
So keep your fingers crossed folks - we need to get jobs in one of the major cities. And if so, hopefully it will be sooner rather than later that we will be visiting an English county near you!
Also, big congratulations to Belle on her completion of her swimming badges!! Currently top of her class - atta girl!
The recession is obviously taking it's toll on people's social lives as I know of four friends that have given birth so far this year and there are another four between now and October! Staying in is obviously the new going out!
Nothing to report on the job front, I keep applying and hearing nothing back, and haven't had any more sewing work so no extra pennies to help out this month. After several months of asking, there are now transfers in some of the major cities through Dave's work available so I think he is going to apply for them as obviously if we are in a more central and "metropolitan" town/city then there is more likelihood of me finding a job, and there will be more of a social life, things to do etc.
Gisborne is a lovely place to be in the summer, a bit like a lot of seaside towns in the UK, but can you imagine Teignmouth if it was three and a half hours one way to a Torquay sized town and two and a half hours the other way to an Exeter sized city? Well, to be fair, at least Teignmouth has got a nightclub - it may be the size of a postage stamp, but it's still a club!
It's difficult not to get completely frustrated with the lack of things to do here. Nineteen months is more than long enough here I think, so I hope that something comes through with a transfer for Dave so that we can both start feeling a little more positive about being here and get out and about and see more of New Zealand. Being in/near one of the major cities makes travelling a lot more of an option as you can fly from Auckland, Wellington and Hamilton to loads of other places where as from Gisborne you can only get to Auckland and Wellington. It would be really nice to catch up with a school friend of mine who is living on the south island, and being more central would make that a lot easier to do.
So keep your fingers crossed folks - we need to get jobs in one of the major cities. And if so, hopefully it will be sooner rather than later that we will be visiting an English county near you!
Random assortment of Kiwisms
* Afghan - type of biscuit
* Backblocks - out in the sticks - also referred to as out in the wop wops, up the boohai
* Docket - receipt
* Bludge - scrounge
* P.M.S - Pest management strategy - wouldn't be safe to use that in front of hormonal women!!
* Billy - billy can as in camping pot, but also refers to peoples kettles "put the billy on"
* Jug - also means kettle
* Jafa - j.a.f.a = just another f***ing aucklander - dereogatory term for a city person i.e "you're just anonymous face" they don't know anything about country ways
* Tukus - slang for mens underwear originating from a financial scandal where the director of a company allegedly bought very expensive underwear with company funds! Also used to denote dubious use of funds
* To have "tickets on" someone - to fancy someone
*Stonkered - knackered, to be beaten (in a game)
*Curly - difficult, or very good (both apply to Dave depending on what mood he's in!)
*Toss your lollies - be sick
* Backblocks - out in the sticks - also referred to as out in the wop wops, up the boohai
* Docket - receipt
* Bludge - scrounge
* P.M.S - Pest management strategy - wouldn't be safe to use that in front of hormonal women!!
* Billy - billy can as in camping pot, but also refers to peoples kettles "put the billy on"
* Jug - also means kettle
* Jafa - j.a.f.a = just another f***ing aucklander - dereogatory term for a city person i.e "you're just anonymous face" they don't know anything about country ways
* Tukus - slang for mens underwear originating from a financial scandal where the director of a company allegedly bought very expensive underwear with company funds! Also used to denote dubious use of funds
* To have "tickets on" someone - to fancy someone
*Stonkered - knackered, to be beaten (in a game)
*Curly - difficult, or very good (both apply to Dave depending on what mood he's in!)
*Toss your lollies - be sick
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