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I hate it.
Its freezing and I don’t remember it being this cold in November last year. Maybe it’s just the quick and drastic change that has caught me? I was whinging back in Sept/Oct but officially you know it’s cold when ‘The Boss’ puts the central heating on at work. It’s unmistakable - that faint aroma of heating oil wafting through the classroom as you rearrange the desks and chairs you were to lazy to sought out the night before. Kids turning up to class dressed by their concerned parents - looking like the Michelin man with all those layers. And that nasty cold slap on the cheeks as you walk through a door and emerge outside. As a testemant to the temperature I havn’t removed my jacket for three days now. - That was until I got back to the apartment last night.
I don’t see what the hell I did differently, but as I was walking through the door the side of my jacket caught the door frame. Of course I kept walking. Despite the sound of material ripping (or perhaps inspite of it) I kept walking. I got to infront of the Gas hob - literally a foot and a haf into the house before my sturdy progress forward was arrested. tug…tug…What the F&^$%! W180,000 Asics winter jacket down the toilet. And the only warm jacket I can wear to work, it (was) both warm, comfortable and lightweight.
Frankly I think it was providence you see. I was lying in bed the other night thinking about all the stuff I will have to pack when I go home. Now I (had) two very large jackets. Said Asics one (Rest In Peace) and my trusty old German army jacket (I think I have had it for a good 10 years now) Which still looks as good as the day I bought it at Doyles in Manukau. But it’s huge - and heavy. I was indeed contemplating throwing it out… 
and replacing it with a new one when i got home. And then all this goes and happens and who am I forced to turn to? Trusty old reliable German Army Jacket. How could I have blasphemed against thou? Why it was you who made me look cool in the 7th form when we went down to the shop for a durrie, and it was you who kept me warm when I was squatting in Greenlane, and it is you now that keeps the cool Korean Autumnal weather at bay. How could I ever have thought of throwing you away?
The down side is that ‘The Boss’ is not keen on me turning up to work looking like a German soldier. He had a quiet word about me wearing Cargo Pants to work. (and I notice Sophia doesn’t wear her’s anymore). But he is shit out of luck until I go and buy a new jacket. Which will not be until at least the end of the month. And an absurd expense giving the circumstance inwhich I have found myself.
It’s funny how something as innocent as a piece of clothing can bring back such a flood of memories.
In Other News: Winston continues to dominate the Korean Media’s coverage of APEC (not really.)
I found a very nice diary for next year and have already had to make entries in it up to March next year! I honestly didn’t think I was that busy or important but necessity proves otherwise - God I wish I could remember things. I have been staring at the calendar at least 3 times a day wishing for time to hurry up. It is only 6 weeks to the end of the year and 14 to the beginning of March. Now that it is so close I really want to go home. Not because anything here is too bad - it’s not bad at all - But I dearly miss New Zealand and a few of the people there. I am particularly looking forward to Dilworth School’s Centenary celebrations and getting to see my mum and go and see for myself what a shit hole Queen street has purportedly become.
In saying that I have no intention to stay for much more than 8 weeks and Since Kroy and Ranuka are pissing off to the UK before I even get home I won’t even have my favourite synthetic chemist to talk to. Such is life.
Finally I am working ever so slightly on a new Podcast which will be up sooner or later (see link above or listen to first podcast here) Probably later in that I want to interview Ken as part of it but he won’t be in country for at least 2 more weeks. He has invited me to the East cost sometime before the end of the year so might get a chance then.
