Last Days in NZ, MBA progress

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After Wanganui headed back to Wellington. Alas, the fair town had been taken over by thousands of beer-swilling bogans going to the AC/DC concert and every hotel, motel etc had been booked (even the expensive ones). After a desparate tour around, even to Seatoun, Karaka, Maupuia etc, we gave up and headed north again to Porirua, the location where the classic Peter Jackson film Bad Taste was shot. Staying a dire motel (Jade Court) we made our way back in the early hours of the morning, lost three bottle of duty-free purchased booze at customs, and stumbled into Wellington international airport which, if possible, was more dire that the motel from the night before. To add poison to it all, the 'plane was extremely late and without announcement of this status.

Returning to Australia I received my results for my assignments for Information Systems and Marketing; credits for both. I was hoping for something higher (my default grade with minimum effort is a distinction), but given that I wrote both assignments whilst sitting in the OpenBSD hackathon with no prior preperation I shouldn't be too surprised. Exams are next week at which point I have completed a Grad Cert in Management (Technology Management).

In other news, received a delightful hand-written letter from bingo_mcdingo. I have a small mountain of reading material to get through, including that sent by mr_figgy and taavi, who will hopefully forgive me for my late response, especially given that I have just finished the grotesque historical fantasy The Sad Tales of the Brothers Grossbart; review pending.

Comments

Re: Genuine Curiosity

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Almost entirely with good natured humour. Both accuse the other side of having unusual sexual relations with sheep, and have a go at each other's accents (Kiwis say "fush and chups", Skippies say "feesh and cheeps").

Re: Genuine Curiosity

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I really have to get good samples of each's dialects. I want to be able to speak in every English accent, if only for dinner parties and fun on Ventrilo.

Re: Genuine Curiosity

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Listen to the BBC. They have the best English accents.

Re: Genuine Curiosity

[ghoststrider.livejournal.com]

Will do!