If you click here you will get some info on what my laptop is about. When I bought it almost two years ago it was Acer's best laptop after the Ferrari series. So it's a full business laptop with a battery time of 3.5 hours. 2 hours if you're playing games.
The laptop is in pristine condition (what else - look at my mobile!) and has one year left of the accidental damage warranty (which I paid extra for). This means that any future repairs will be fully paid for by Acer.
I have made some research. A new Acer TravelMate with roughly the same specs as mine would go for around £550 today. I paid more than twice that amount in late 2006. I reckon a fair price would be £330 or 4000 Swedish Krona. Of course it will be formatted to factory settings before any transaction takes place.
Why am I selling it then? Well I want a Mac before the end of this academic year. And that will make my Acer redundant.
Today Simon has:
Listened to his colleagues during an evaluation session
Read about the Church of Scientology
Noticed that he has now decided for a MacBook Pro.
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Tuesday, 1 July 2008
Lapplandsväck
The annual Christian summer conference is underway - and I am not there. Well, I attended it for a day on Saturday - but that was it. Anyway, it was good fun to meet a wide range of friends during my brief guest appearance.
The other day I spoke to a UK friend over the phone for a while, interesting to hear how my English gets even slower (yes, it is possible) just because I haven't used it for virtually a month. Fortunately, my English improves year on year. So I should be even better by graduation. In the best of worlds; I am good enough to get onto a good grad scheme.
An agency has helped me to get a new flat in Newcastle. This obviously means that I have decided to skip the placement year. I will live across the street from the Centre of L. So it should be no more than a 20 minute walk to uni.
And now to something completely different. Robert Mugabe, one is really wondering how a rather promising leader 28 years ago has turned into something very in- and un-human. I hope that the African Union can sort something out. If not it should be inevitable for neighbouring African countries to intervene. And if they do not intervene I will upset, but nowhere near as upset as I would be finding European countries and the US resisting an armed intervention to restore democracy in Zimbabwe. However, if we are lucky the old dictator will just die all by himself. BUT - that would probably not be the fairest solution.
Today Simon has:
Listened to XM Radio Online
Read The Economist and Svenska Dagbladet
Noticed that it is a grey day
The other day I spoke to a UK friend over the phone for a while, interesting to hear how my English gets even slower (yes, it is possible) just because I haven't used it for virtually a month. Fortunately, my English improves year on year. So I should be even better by graduation. In the best of worlds; I am good enough to get onto a good grad scheme.
An agency has helped me to get a new flat in Newcastle. This obviously means that I have decided to skip the placement year. I will live across the street from the Centre of L. So it should be no more than a 20 minute walk to uni.
And now to something completely different. Robert Mugabe, one is really wondering how a rather promising leader 28 years ago has turned into something very in- and un-human. I hope that the African Union can sort something out. If not it should be inevitable for neighbouring African countries to intervene. And if they do not intervene I will upset, but nowhere near as upset as I would be finding European countries and the US resisting an armed intervention to restore democracy in Zimbabwe. However, if we are lucky the old dictator will just die all by himself. BUT - that would probably not be the fairest solution.
Today Simon has:
Listened to XM Radio Online
Read The Economist and Svenska Dagbladet
Noticed that it is a grey day
Thursday, 12 June 2008
Where are the Tourists? / Time for a Degree
I am now just one day away from fulfilling two working weeks at the tourist information centre in Åsele. The workload is pretty uneven - right now it is most answering the phone and replying to email enquiries from tourists. It is a great job though, but I have to say I look forward to the more stressful days.
But where are all the tourists? Potentially they all are in the US as you get more money for your money as a European. Most likely it is just because their holiday period has not begun yet.
I went to the local gym yesterday. A nice place which sadly has not performed well enough financially. Rumour has it that it will be sold to the owner of a local supermarked who will re-open it in the town centre.
Placement
I will be very surprised if I am anywhere but Northumbria when university starts in September. I am really looking forward to finish my degree off, and as I have good and valid work experience from my life before the UK - it might be as well to save one year by not doing a placement.
Another enlighting experience is that I probably match graduate requirements better than placement requirements. One respected tutor at the university told me that I would probably get bored on a placement. A well respected Dutch multinational rang and told me that I was "very interesting" and that they wanted me to re-apply after graduation.
There is still hope.
Today Simon has:
Listened to BBC 6 Music
Read some in Marketing Management by Kotler and Keller
Noticed that this may well be a confusing summer
But where are all the tourists? Potentially they all are in the US as you get more money for your money as a European. Most likely it is just because their holiday period has not begun yet.
I went to the local gym yesterday. A nice place which sadly has not performed well enough financially. Rumour has it that it will be sold to the owner of a local supermarked who will re-open it in the town centre.
Placement
I will be very surprised if I am anywhere but Northumbria when university starts in September. I am really looking forward to finish my degree off, and as I have good and valid work experience from my life before the UK - it might be as well to save one year by not doing a placement.
Another enlighting experience is that I probably match graduate requirements better than placement requirements. One respected tutor at the university told me that I would probably get bored on a placement. A well respected Dutch multinational rang and told me that I was "very interesting" and that they wanted me to re-apply after graduation.
There is still hope.
Today Simon has:
Listened to BBC 6 Music
Read some in Marketing Management by Kotler and Keller
Noticed that this may well be a confusing summer
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
My Itinerary/Summer Tour 2008
I am not sure if I can deliver on that headline, but I had to put it as title just because going on a tour sounds fancy!
I will be back in Åsele late Sunday night.
Newcastle - London on Friday night
London - Stockholm on Saturday afternoon
Stockholm - Sundsvall on Sunday afternoon
Sundsvall - Åsele on Sunday evening
You are all welcome to pop by and say hello to me at the Tourist Info Centre in Åsele where I will spend most of my summer. I really look forward to it as it is such a nice job!
I will not go on placement unless I get an offer from a company in München.
Now I have a couple of days to sort myself out. Tomorrow I am gonna hand in my last assignments which I just finished.
Today Simon has:
Listened to too much of Avril Lavigne's Let Go B-Sides
Read his own assignments
Noticed that he has lots of small things to sort out before the departure
I will be back in Åsele late Sunday night.
Newcastle - London on Friday night
London - Stockholm on Saturday afternoon
Stockholm - Sundsvall on Sunday afternoon
Sundsvall - Åsele on Sunday evening
You are all welcome to pop by and say hello to me at the Tourist Info Centre in Åsele where I will spend most of my summer. I really look forward to it as it is such a nice job!
I will not go on placement unless I get an offer from a company in München.
Now I have a couple of days to sort myself out. Tomorrow I am gonna hand in my last assignments which I just finished.
Today Simon has:
Listened to too much of Avril Lavigne's Let Go B-Sides
Read his own assignments
Noticed that he has lots of small things to sort out before the departure
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Career
Well, I am going to be absent from blogging for a few days, as it is in the middle of the exam period. Wish me good luck.
I'll be back in the Old Country by the very end of this month.
No placement yet, I get the impression that companies want me for their grad scheme instead.
Today Simon has:
Listened to Geordie and Jamie. They are indeed great people
Read Marketing Research by Burns and Bush
Noticed that he can't think about much else than airlines... well, who needs girls anyway?
I'll be back in the Old Country by the very end of this month.
No placement yet, I get the impression that companies want me for their grad scheme instead.
Today Simon has:
Listened to Geordie and Jamie. They are indeed great people
Read Marketing Research by Burns and Bush
Noticed that he can't think about much else than airlines... well, who needs girls anyway?
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