>Well, it’s official. I can’t cut it as a data entry clerk apparently. I failed the test, at least one half of the test. It was in two sections. The first was a number test entering order forms etc and the second was inputting a short text (short as in one side of A4) in a set period. I did not so well on the numbers and aced the typing, achieving 74 wpm!! Even they said that was exceptional (given they ask for between 50-60wpm), but as my numbers let me down (think I scored just over 54% factored with error rate) they were not willing to take me on. Fine. Move on. I’m not down beat. I don’t think it would have paid that many $$’s/hour anyway. I should keep in mind that I will be taked initially at 47% and then most probably 29% so either percentage of a small sum would leave me will little really. I am in high spirits though. I had a phone call of a recruitment agency, to whom I sent my CV yesterday afternoon. Hopefully this will bare fruit…and a contract job at that, so it’s not all bad.

Work aside, I am still here to travel and see the place. Yesterday I went to the NSW art gallery with someone I met from the youth hostel and then went for dinner in China town. Then today, with another fellow hosteler (from Sweden, the former is American, both here to in Australia on exchange programmes with their respective Universities) we went to Darling Harbour, taking in the martime museum. I have no photos from the last two days as the weather has not been great. Drizzle and overcast is the forecast of the day. Hopefully it will improve for tomorrow – Australia Day. It’s a public holiday and the city is awash with marquee’s putting on different events. I beileve there is even a fireworks display around the Harbour. Incidentally, whilst I remember and on topic re: harbour events, I read yesterday that in February both the QEII and Queen Mary, the worlds two largest cruise ships, will be in Sydney Harbour. It is a rare event and I think they plan some celebration for this too.