Hi-de-hi there campers!
How're we all doing? Keeping well (and warm), I hope!
This has been a slightly busier week than previous weeks. I had the tables turned on me on Monday. Twelve years of studying at Otago, with exams every year (except one?) - I always had the luxury of leaving when I'd finished the paper. What happened on Monday? I was an invigilator for a three-hour exam! I detested sitting in the silent exam hall when I was writing the paper, but to sit there when you're just watching the students? ARRRGH! I have never found three hours drag on for as long as it did then! Luckily it all went well (except for the girl that I gave a stern telling off to after the exam, nearly reducing her to tears - her fault. Silly tart had her mobile ON her - switched ON - during the exam...and it went off. That was Monday's excitement!
Tuesday was a dead day (comparatively). I had nothing at all in my calendar! Boredom ensued. So bored that I went around asking people if they wanted me help them with things... On a slightly different note (a bum one at that!), I couldn't get into the building this morning! When a cleaner swiped me in, I then couldn't get into the office (another cleaner swiped me in. This, my friend, is why it pays to always speak to the cleaning staff!). Sam and I were joking that they'd fired me a couple of weeks ago and just didn't have the heart to tell me and this was their was of dropping a hint. Turns out it wasn't far from the truth. As I'm only a temp, I have a guest card. These automatically expire after three months. Tuesday was the 19th of June...I started on the 19th of March... Go figure.
Checked out the Highly Skilled Migrant Permit (this could be a good thing as it gives me two years...with option of more!) and also asked about how long I could work for (more specific). Just have to call Air NZ to find out how much it'll sting me to change my return ticket... Very much looking forward to this now :) Will most likely move flats at the end of October - maybe go somewhere cheaper than what I'm paying now (hopefully a bit bigger, too) - this will give me a chance to save some money for home & for travels :) (mind you, I should be getting a £2-3/hr pay rise next month - whoo!
Wednesday saw me invigilating another exam. Joy of joys. Luckily, this was only a two-hour one! They're not the most funnest ways of spending a day (or half, as the case may be). After work, I ended up going to play badminton at the work gym. Bloody hell! An hour of badminton nearly killed me! How does the saying go? What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Bollocks! It didn't quite kill me, but I sure as hell wasn't feeling any stronger for it (the pint & chips after helped though ;) ).
On Thursday we had OSKAs for the first years. I don't have the foggiest as to what OSKA stands for (though the A is assessment). There are like six stations and the kids have X minutes at each, the whistle is blown and they move to the next. I had to marshall them, then ended up invigilating one lot. Pfft. Ugh! Another tedious time ;)
The rest of the week was fairly quiet. Over the weekend I pottered around a wee bit - but not a lot. It was a shite weekend! Nothing productive, but it was enjoyable. (I say this because I have actually forgotten!).
Until next time,
Seeyabye
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