Nothing to lose, and gaining

Hey,
My new flatmate moved in on Wednesday. Seems pretty cool so far. An Australian from Adelaide.

Wednesday was my half day, but I have developed a cold/sore throat, so I made the call to have the day off (I start at 5 on my half days, but you have to let them know before 11 if you are calling in sick, otherwise they penalise you - another thing they wouldn`t get away with in NZ) I decided it was better to lose out on the half a days pay, rather than get sicker and lose out on a full days pay, and also avoid customer complaints (re germs and also not being able to understand me).

This morning I went back to the guy who is selling me the microwave, to try out several things - A small dot matrix printer (but uses A4 paper) and a remote control car. The printer worked, so I am getting that. The remote control car was OK, but if I am going to buy junk, I want it to work really well. It didnt quite sat isfy my life-long want of a decent RC car. Anyway, I brought the microwave, some snorkelling gear, a radio (includes CD and tape deck) the printer, and some scales. The microwave and scales were both half the price of the cheapest ones I had seen brand new.

Last night me and my flatmate went to the local cafe/bar for a beer (well I went for a pizza and Iced Cocoa - due to my cold). We decided to try out our Japanese on some girls. So we studied hard the words "Koko ne suwate mo i desu ka" (I think - if Im wrong, I`ve just asked if I can feel here...) which is can I sit here. They said yes, but the body language was a strong no. Anyway we sat down and after a while the bar tenders started talking to us, and talked with them for ages in broken english and japanese. So it was a bit of fun.

I think it will be pretty cool having a new flatmate, as since he is fresh, he is keen to do stuff. I guess I regret not making more of the few opportunitys I had with my other flatmate, but at the time I didnt have a bike, and was really cautious about staying out late.

Just now I have met the new girl that has just come as well.

Im thinking of having a party at my apartment soon to catch up with all the random people I have met so far, and introduce Lee to the other teachers.

Anyway, must go, shower, and work.