After about two weeks in the Cook Islands, where not much has changed since we came here first time 2001, i've today started to work.

First though, let me bring you up to speed. During the first couple of days here I just got settled into the little unit I will be staying in for the next 3 months. There was also of course the usual adjustment to time, heat and humidity (which is probably the cause my laptop broke 3 days ago). After this I have been spending some time with Ken's (<- the guy im staying with) son Donald and his girlfriend.

There has been some surfing, barbeque and just dinners taken place. I've also finished reading a truly great book: Snabba Cash (quick cash for you fools who do not speak swedish). Now i've started the first of three novels by Stieg Larsson and so far I really like it.

I started work today and the mission of the 4 man group we became after I joined have the "mission" to count every single thing that a store called Raromart has in stock, most probably because the business is going to be sold. Today I've counted over 1500 pens, over 200 rolls of toiler paper, 60-70 kid bicycles etcetc all in a damp warehouse where cockroaches, spiders and ants have invaded about every single box. And I would hereby like to invite the guiness world record people, because I nominate the bathroom in this facility to be the nastiest in the world.

There are about 15 different spiders living in the tiny little room, spiderweb all over the place, the toilet and sink are completely rusted and wow, its indescripable (bah, i dont know the real world). Anyway, the people are fun and hopefully we get a radio or something to make the time pass a little faster.

On a positive note though i make $7 NZ which is totally crap and about 3.5 euros but the prices here are fairly low so its ok and I get a free bike with it.

Other notices include that I saw the worlds most badass movie yesterday: Commando from 1985 starring Arnold Scharznegger who delivered badass comments about every 2 lines, i give you some example: (after killing a guy in a plane): dont wake my friend would you, he's dead tired. After killing a green beret guy: we take his car, he wont be needing it. After succesfully rescuing his daughter before the military arrives to help him:
mil. general: did you leave anything for us?
badass: just bodies

It was fun though, a hella of lot more fun than my laptop breaking down. This is probably the worst place in the world it can happen. Its 4.5 hours away from the nearest "real" country (New Zealand) and the internet is so freeeeeeeeeeaking slow that it takes about 2 hours to download a 53 mb driver for the screen. But dell replied with a long list of stuff I should try and hopefully it should work even though I didnt bring any of the driver/windows cd's. yeah yeah, never trust Windows I know... but well it is what it is.

To end on a positive note: you guys turn up your heat to go to sleep, i turn the fan on almost maximum to die of overheating during night! :)