Cricket - no problem! Love it! And as for supporting the Crusaders, I
have supported them ever since super 14 started (except when they play
against the sharks!) - why do you think I want to move to Chch...
I am also well accustomed to wind (note wind and not gas) as I grew up
in Port Elizabeth (SA's official windy city) and now stay in Cape Town
(My official windy city).
We'll see how it goes with the job hunting guys. I am well aware of the
limitations in Chch and if things don't work out there, I will start
looking at Wellington.
Cheers
On Tue, 2009-01-27 at 20:01 +1300, David Lowe wrote:
Schalk, you will love Chch. There will be plenty of fellow immigrants
and a very friendly 'native' population. You need to know the Chch is
the centre of Cricket in NZ. Even our current provincial Captain is
South African. As a representative of the new world power in Cricket
(and about time too we all say), you will be most welcome.
But you will have to convert to Crusader colours quickly - we dont
stand for disloyalty.
Good luck on the job hunt.
- David
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Payne, Owen owen.pa...@ccc.govt.nz
wrote:
I just thought all that was down to the NZ 'It'll be right
and the I'm
to hard to need worry about massive geological disasters
attitude. The
sense of impending destruction just adds an exciting challenge
to each
day.
-Original Message-
From: John Carter [mailto:john.car...@tait.co.nz]
Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2009 9:36 am
To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz
Subject: RE: Hi from South Africa
On Tue, 27 Jan 2009, Payne, Owen wrote:
As another migrant a few points, Christchurch is a nice city
to live
in with somewhat cheaper living expenses but this is more
than made up
for by the poor employment prospects and the lower pay.
If it is work you are concerned with go for Wellington,
still a lovely
vibrant city if you can cope with the wind.
If you come from Port Elizabeth... you'll feel right at home.
Otherwise you'll wonder why you can't ever walk straight and
why you are
spending so much repairing car doors that have been ripped
clean out of
your hand and bent the wrong way.
You also may look at the very visible and obviously very
active tectonic
plate boundary fault line bordering the harbour and wonder
which idiot
put a capital city here.
The fresh volcanic cones dotting the Auckland landscape may
also cause
you to wonder about the residents knowledge of geology.
Christchurch's skyline may be dominated by an even larger
volcano... but
it has have been soothingly contoured by glaciers, removing
the sense of
edginess about it.
John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358
6639
Tait ElectronicsFax : (64)(3) 359
4632
PO Box 1645 ChristchurchEmail :
john.car...@tait.co.nz
New Zealand
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