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 <[email protected]> > 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:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, 27 January 2009 9:36 am > To: [email protected] > > > 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 Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 > 4632 > PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : > [email protected] > New Zealand > > > > > ********************************************************************** > This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are > intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are > addressed. > > The views expressed in this message are those of the > individual > sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the > Christchurch > City Council. > > If you are not the correct recipient of this email please > advise the > sender and delete. > > Christchurch City Council > http://www.ccc.govt.nz > ********************************************************************** > > > >
