Musings of an Idiot

The Chaser

The flatmate hunt is not going as well as we would like and since the lease is in Lance's name and mine - we'll be shelling out more money to cover the empty room's rent. I guess the only good thing that comes out of flatmate hunting is that you meet some really interesting people and some weird ones as well. Fingers crossed that we find someone soon.

SDGNZ had some free passes to give away to their members on first come first served basis and I managed to be quick off the mark and scored myself a free ticket to 'Disgrace' - one of the movies on my original list of 12 - that I had culled out to save on money. Wohoooooooo....I love free movie screenings - especially at an event like NZ Film Festival.' The Chaser' turned out to be fantastic experience. The movie becomes a little long at the end as they try and finish tying up all the story threads but even then it is a taut thriller which keeps the twists and turns coming while keeping you engrossed with the characters.

TVNZ gave everyone involved with appearing in the TVNZ7 Idents a $100 gift card to say thank you and I promptly went and bought a Outdoor Research Trio jacket with the money. It was at 50% off it's normal price and it meant that I got a real good deal with this one - as the jacket is an all-in-one mountain/all condition protection jacket with an outer rainproof shell and an inner insulation jacket - essentially 2 jackets in one that's good for tramping or any adventure sports where you are exposed to extreme weather conditions. I figured that with the consistently rainy weather we have in Auckland - it would be wise to invest in a rain jacket plus I would've needed it for my next year's Borneo trip because it tends to rain a lot in Borneo {because of the rain forests}. So yeah - I'm very happy with the purchase.

In other news - I'll be doing a National Certificate in Business (First Line Management) from August through TVNZ, my employer. Needless to say I am thrilled and excited because it is an opportunity for me to upskill and have more practical skill sets which are sure to come in handy with the changing technology and practises at the company. It is an ongoing training spread over 8 months or so and it'll be good because I can try and implement whatever skills I pick up back into work.

Thats me for now,
Amit

Labels: NZ Film Festival, Random

posted by Amit @ 7:02 AM