Hello again!

Good to see you again. We're almost half way through the year and its about now we start wondering what happened to the first six month of 2005? Anyways, i think i have done some exciting stuff in the past 6 months. The one that stood out the most was orientation 2005.

It was close to 4 weeks during FEM & MAR on the road, skipping from one lecture theatre to another, one campus to another across the country. After the first week, you're still pumped and excited about the whole thing. After the third week, to keep things fresh and new, we played a classic game. Just before the presentation, we are given a totally random word and we must use it in our presentation. The catch is to ensure the random word fitted within the presentation seemlessley. Words like "kinky", "yeehaa" and "constipation" were randomly placed the presentaiton. Punishment for not using those words were harsh but humane.

It was great to meet so many of you around the country who were into the IT scene. We were able to learn a whole lot about what you guys wanted. The theme of your responses generally related to free stuff from MS and more free stuff from Xbox. We did get some interesting suggestions on how to make your life easier. Some examples below:

• Drink the volume of the computer to win free stuff!
• A Microsoft Bus.

But thanks for all of you who have responded. Interesting reading for sure, but we will seriously look into some of the suggestions.

Right now, we are in the planning process for the next 12 months. Will keep you up to date with whats coming up soon!

Brand new! - Visual Studio 2005 Team System Beta 2 DVD is now available in New Zealand. Check out the site and register for your free copy!! http://www.microsoft.com/nz/evaluate/products/vs2005.aspx 

Thanks for dropping by and see you next time!