WHERE'S BEST TO LIVE IN NZ AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW: PART 5!

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Me too. I miss British TV.

Kiwi TV is not so good - and that's with Sky.

AB - I am no longer on the fence. I choose Christopher. John Ross is too much of a baby face. I'm too old though.

Graham Norton is ok depending on who is on.

British tv was quite crap,too, tbh? Unless you had sky.

lolly glad you have made your choice you cougar!

I'm so not a cougar. Girls at work teasing me as i like older men. Maybe when I hit 40 I'll feel differently.

We just finished watching the Richard Hammond programme on the oceans etc. Was pretty good. Graham Norton now.

Don't want to go into detail, but really crappy day here, to the extent that I'm trying to figure out if it's possible to find that mythical job that will still let me do my Masters and not cause too much extra childcare costs . So pretty much impossible really.

Hi Vviola - what are your masters hours. How many years left?

I'm only in 2 morning a week, plus time to do assignments and my thesis. They consider that workload almost fully time. Hopefully just have a year left.

The advantage up to now is that we haven't had to put DD1 into any additional childcare after/before school, and DD2 is only in crèche 3 days.

Ideally I need a job that would let me sit somewhere supervising something & do my study (realises I had it pretty good in my first 2 years at uni first time round, when my night shifts at a B&B were exactly that!!!)

That's a good idea justa. Although shall have to do something about DD2's sleep first (she's getting worse, not better, and DH tried to settle her the other night, which caused total meltdown!)

I'm looking into audio typing, proof reading & that sort of stuff too, thinking I could do them at night & nap times etc. I'm looking at temping too (put myself through many summers at uni doing that), but as I can only do certain days - and would have to be guaranteed those days at least the majority of the time, it's probably not feasible.

But don't worry, I'm not at the stage of selling a kidney just yet....

Have you looked at the University Student job place Vvviola? It's called something like job link or student connections?

I've looked at contracting which a lot of people seem to do in project management or IT. But I've never had any luck with recruitment agents.

Have you looked at the University Student job place Vvviola? It's called something like job link or student connections?

I've looked at contracting which a lot of people seem to do in project management or IT. But I've never had any luck with recruitment agents.

Hi All have yet to read the last 2 weeks messages, will catch up tonight, have been awol at the beach. Dad home from hospital and recovering, long story but he had angio and stents inserted on Christmas Eve, all did not go well and they had to stop procedure. They did him again 4 days later and all went well that time. Grandad has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, they are having a case conference on Monday as he now has catheter, is in adult nappies, cannot eat or drink without assistance although he's now refusing to eat as he wants to die = at 97 a fair choice IMO. All in all although we were at the beach and we did have a nice time it was all a bit stressful and I have no idea what the mobile phone bill will be - I keep telling Dh who frowned every time I phoned - it has to be cheaper than a flight to the UK (doesn't it )

Anyway swam this morning, now home to get ready for work on Monday probably hottest day of year and so miss my pool (has moved up the list of essentials for this years renovations to this house)

sibble , your poor Grandad. What a choice.(This hits a nerve with me.)
Am so glad that your Father is getting well though. x

Sorry to hear about your grandad, Sibble, hope he gets the best care he can.

Glad to hear your Dad is on the mend Sibble. My Dad had stents done about 3 years ago after having a heart attack (at work in the second week of a new job!). He really hasn't looked back since.

So sorry to hear about your grandad though It must be so hard being so far away xx

Sibble- sorry to hear things are rough atm. I hope your Grandad gets good care and some well time.

Thanks all, he died last night. Glad he is no longer in pain but terribly sad at the same time. Realise (yet again!) how far from family and home you are at a time like this. Also not a good day to be going back to work. Look like a panda/Alice Cooper as mascara keeps running but at least have back to back meetings and dh is picking boys up from holiday programme.

Sorry to hear that Sibble.

Sibble, I'm sorry. But also, glad is no longer in pain.

On a practical note, I have found through intensive research (which included almost every day during 2012!) That the best waterpoof mascara is Superdrugs GOSH. You can order online, but I have people post it over.
No more panda eyes...one less (very trivial, but still) thing to worry about.

Glad you can keep busy.

Do you have any plans to go back to the uk?x

sorry for your loss sibble xxx