Apart from Christmas being just around the corner, AND apart from it “nearly” being my birthday, I have something else to celebrate today! My car passed it’s WOF (Warrant Of Fitness) with flying colours and will be legal until 10 June 2008. Over here in New Zealand, instead of an MOT which is yearly (and a little more detailed) they have this WOF system which runs every 6 months.

Less than two weeks to go before I fly to Hong Kong (this’ll be my third trip there!) and I have a few things planned; as well as Christmas celebrations I am under orders to go to Ocean Park ;P - well, I can’t say no now can I? Especially as I have never been there before in all my trips to Hong Kong?

Anyways, I need to get ready for band so blogs ya later.

Since I have lost my precious car, I have borrowed my brother’s little Panda Super Run-about; (well, he hasn’t passed his test yet!) - anyways, it’s proving to be more effective as a stay parked at the moment, as the DVLA say the SORN expired before my dad bought the car, and my insurance does not register on the national database yet! So I can’t retax it online…..plus!  The battery is dead…

Apart from that though; it’s a little belter!

In the meantime i continue, this novel approach of one foot in front of the other; and well, I may just continue this approach where work is concerned (even in NZ if I find digs close enough!)…

On the New Zealand front, I am still awaiting some information off my future employers to enable me to submit my Visa application, and after Friday, they will be the ones holding me up, as I have my Immigration medical then…yes we are talking the “ordeal” involving 6 blood tests, urine test, chest X-ray…(cough)… etc…

Since I am soooo organised my house still isn’t on the market but I hope to get a few valuations and rectify that this week; I’ve decided to target the first time buyer market as I have no chain to speak of, plus as an incentive I think i will include the white ware from the kitchen in the sale (brand new fridge-freezer, dishwasher and washing machine), and a few other furnishings as and where desired…

In other news….I’m “back” down in London on Wednesday but this time I will be taking a partner in crime from work with me, in order to introduce them to a client (as my impending replacement), so should be fun

Well, what can I say?  I was worried over nothing at all, but it surprises me how quickly three years has gone.  It only seems like yesterday when I got my trusty little Citroen C2; and now it has passed it’s first M.O.T. “Well done my trusty steed!!” - I may well treat it to a delux valet in return for the many miles it has traversed at my beck and call?

In other news, I’ve just had a bit of curry with my chips for dinner, so the strong winds may continue into the weekend….o.O