28th August 2006

Disappointing start to this week. The Ginger Ninja, a long time friend from home, has had a formal rejection from the company. He had applied for a position here in Jamaica and things looked positive until the director involved decided to be parsimonious with his budgets. He was also being somewhat inconsistent with recruitment policy, but knowing that individual to be more than a little disorganised this is unsurprising.

To add further insult, the individual left to go on holiday in the middle of this, and without giving the Ginger Ninja a conclusive answer which was terribly unprofessional. GN understandably had already discounted the possibility of the move but I had been secretly harbouring some hope that it would come though. For purely selfish reasons, I was looking forward to a like minded soul with whom I could bemoan the state of Jamaica, while steadily quaffing red stripe. Now that is shattered, my homesickness has redoubled.

Motivation is difficult this morning. Work has progressed little over the last few weeks, like a tropical Groundhog Day. Today I have the distraction of trying to organize flights home for a short break in October. Whether it is possible for me to go or not has yet to be confirmed, but I deserve a little Ireland therapy and making such plans is just the ticket.