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It seems like Friday Five has ended.

As the site says:

This is the end of the Friday Five. I know most of you have seen this coming and I appreciate you humoring me. I haven't enjoyed it for some time now and because of that I can no longer justify the bandwidth. I'm not going to give it away or sell it or bring anyone on to help; Two-and-a-half years is a good run. Let's let it go. :)

And here is this week's Friday Five (Okay, I've recycled an old one, as there is no new F5).

1. What's the most daring thing you've ever done? Daring or stupid? I've overtaken in dense fog. That was stupid. The car didn't make it, but I got lucky. That taught me a lesson.
2. What one thing would you like to try that your mother/friend/significant other would never approve of? Take $100,000 to the casino and try to do a Martingale at roulette (yes, I know the statistics are against me).
3. On a scale of 1-10, what's your risk factor? (1=never take risks, 10=it's a lifestyle) 7
4. What's the best thing that's ever happened to you as a result of being bold/risky? Doing a PhD, I should have completed my second masters degree first, but someone suggested that I go straight to the big game.
5. ... and the worst? Doing PhD (we'll you've caught me on a bad day for writing). But really, doing a PhD is a double edged sword. It has it's really good times and it's really bad times - and I'm never sure if it is worth the effort, reward, etc.

This was recycled from Chirir Blog

And here is this week's Friday Five (Okay, I've recycled an old one, as there is no new F5).

1. What was the last song you heard? Ya-Ya by Buckwheat Zydeco Ils sont Partis Band
2. What were the last two movies you saw? Girl with a pearl earing and Paycheck
3. What were the last three things you purchased? The Queer Eye music CD, a MP3 player/radio/voice recorder (for Lisa), and a telephone extension cable (problems with the ADSL line).
4. What four things do you need to do this weekend? Write more for my PhD, See Kill Bill: Part 2, Brunch out, and the MBA reunion dinner.
5. Who are the last five people you talked to? Lisa, John Briers, Marie Wilson, Darl Kolb, Emma Dawson. I've just realised that when I'm working at home I talk to very few people except Lisa - to get this item on the list people back to Tuesday.

This was recycled from last years F5.

And here is this week's Friday Five (Okay, I've recycled an old one, as there is no new F5).

If you...

1. ...owned a restaurant, what kind of food would you serve? It would be something hot and spicy - may something New Mexican.
2. ...owned a small store, what kind of merchandise would you sell? FMCG. Maybe a Dairy in the right location.
3. ...wrote a book, what genre would it be? Probably, Science Fiction - or a business book.
4. ...ran a school, what would you teach? Strategic thinking.
5. ...recorded an album, what kind of music would be on it? Music for motorways (probably wounldn't be that popular in New Zealand).

Thanks to Rayne for help with this week's questions

And here is this week's Friday Five

1. What do you do for a living? I mainly teach and research at the University of Auckland. I also do a bit of management consulting too. I suppose into this list, I should put that I'm currently a doctoral candidate¹ researching the way in which strategy comes about (is created) in professional service firms.

1. What do you like most about your job? The flexibility - I can work the way I want to, when I want, and how I want to. On top of that, I can read and research the things I find interesting. For me, I'd say that was pretty hard to beat.

1. What do you like least about your job? Having to write. I enjoy the reading and the research; I'm okay and the synthesing of ideas, etc; But, I've always found writing a chore - I can do it, but it takes discipline.

1. When you have a bad day at work it's usually because ... Either, I haven't written enough for this week's PhD quota, or I'm worried about the students. Strange, one I can something about, the other is really beyond my control.

1. What other career(s) are you interested in? Day trading - again its the flexibility and the ability to do some analysis. Process consultant - since leaving IT (does anyone actually leave), I've become more and more interested in people and how they work/think/etc. Process consulting² would allow me to explore that more.

This week's questions, are from melanie .

¹ The actual title of my PhD research (at this time) is Strategising in professional service firms

² It's Edgar Schein again!