Bugga!

Double bugga…!!

A few of the ladies in the administration office were kind enough to organise a sweep for that great Australian icon : Melbourne Cup. I have fond memories of past sweeps although on most occasions I never bothered to watch the actual race itself – it has always seemed silly to watch a bunch of horses racing around a track.

The tickets in yesterday's sweep for going for K2 each – so I bought a grand total of five:

“Ice Chariot”
“Dizelle”
“Short Pause”
“Demerger”
“Railings”

Thought I was a sure thing for a prize !
No such luck!!

As an old friend of mine used to say when referring to his luck:
“Wouldn't get a start in a brothel with a ten weight bag” !!

The 2nd “bugga” from the double “bugga” refers to the unannounced cancellation of this morning's Departmental meeting. A classic example of what I am beginning to label as good old fashioned PNG unreliability. Shame it has to happen within the School of Business Studies. Punctuality, reliability and consistency are very much a part of sound business practice and management.

Can I suggest to some:

Time to start walking the walk and stop talking the talk…