> myself, in Portugal, and playing around quite a bit, generally satisfied. I'd love to try it out at your place,
Oh its wild. There are no restrictions. You can take yourself and/or your vehicle anywhere you want. If its dangerous, they regard this as your problem and not something they care about. Essentially you can drive into the mountains and then go where the fancy takes you. Its fantastic.
It is neccessary to be responsible and careful. It really can be very dangerous and people do die. It is not like motoring in Europe, not even in the Alps.
Its fairly regular when I am home that I will take the dogs, a cool box with Vodka and Tonic and my week-or-two-old Telegraph and drive into the mountains.
I sit there in the back of the pickup, in perfect silence for hours while the dogs play in the snow, drinking a vodka, reading about HJ's opinion from 10 days ago and let the world go by. All the more perfect because I'm 10,000 ft up with not another human being within at least 50 miles.
I stay up for the night sometimes, but you have to be a little careful of the cats - especially since the dogs are just daft enough to believe that a mountain cat can be friends !
Love it.
M.
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Sounds fantastic - there much call for SAP Consultants out there? Not only perfect peace and quiet and the occasional much needed escape from humanity but the chance to properly (and I mean properly) test out a 4x4.
Very lucky - how long are you out there for? Are you returning to Blighty?
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So, you're an SAP consultant.
I was the project manager on the first R/3 PP-PI implementation in the UK, Zeneca Specialties. I also did ICI's R/2 Implementation and British Sugar's R/2- R/3 conversion.
As it happens, there is a demand for R/3 consultants, especially if you are into some of the newer functionality - CRM, Revenue Mgmt, Optimisation etc. etc. and getting a job isn't an issue. However, the money is less than you might think. Its slipped quite a lot into commodity package implementation. Last I heard, a week or so ago, SAP themselves were looking, although this would be based in Sao Paulo.
If you're serious, drop me your resume, I can pass it around. I know most of the people involved.
You'd probably have to relocate yourself though.
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You must certainly have an interesting CV Mark!
I'm only 23 (actually reading back through this got that wrong, 24 today! Shows what a hard day at work I've had...) and have not been involved with SAP long though hope to get seriously involved in it over the next few years (doing boring FI/CO work currently but I guess every company has it), perhaps start my own Consultancy/go contracting in the future.
Brazil sounds fantastic though I am not sure SWMBO would agree on that matter (when do you ever get 100% agreement?!) - I'd love to work out there for a few months but whether she'd like to tag along as well is a different matter entirely, will have to hope my company decides to start making something there! Thanks a lot for the resume offer, I might take you up on it one day...
Would you recommend Brazil for a two-three week holiday? When would be the best time to go?
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SAP Configuration does not have the demand it used to, you need to be much more involved in controls, process & workflow. i.e. don't focus too much on technical knowledge, focus on the business aspects and how to use the product effectively - especially within CO and particularly focussed on Actvitiy Based Costing, Full Product Costing and Complete Cost Allocation. Contracts are either periodic or project-based. Neither is likely to be less than one year.
If you work for a major consultancy, then apply for a transfer, most of them do this. You will be handicapped in FI since taxation, AP and legislative requirements will be difficult for you, and GAAP is quite different. However, CO is pretty much the same, but has an important business focus rather than application focus - Telco & Mfg are the two largest target areas.
Brazil is great for a holiday. When you come depends on what type of holiday you are looking for.
Anytime between now and April will give you something you'll enjoy. If you want the party life, then you are better in Salvador, Porto Seguro or Rio. Carnival is in February, so the closer you get to that, the wilder it will be.
If you are into the wildlife & geography, then somewhere like Abrolhos, where the whales are currently mating (june - november) Manaus (Forest & Tree hotels), Iguaçu (Waterfalls) are all fantastic.
What is totally clear is that *ANY* tour you arrange from the UK will be crap. Or even if you are very lucky, much more expensive and much less of an experience than if you arrange it for yourself.
I suggest, rather than boring everybody in a motoring website, that if you are really interested, and this applies to anybody else as well, then mail me directly and we can conduct a conversation off-line.
M.
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any jobs for my father, he is a senior IT business solutions manager, i dont know what that means, but he has a few years experience in computing( i remember him working on a 286 computer, state of the art for the time), so if anything come up for a computer guy, then let me know (and i would love to see how good a lada 4X4 would be on the mountains that you talk about)
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> any jobs for my father, he is a senior IT business solutions
> manager, i dont know what that means, but he has a few years
> experience in computing
I do know what that means, but you'd be better off asking him. Essentially it revolves around using computers to solve business problems rather than simply as a technical tool.
The more technical he is, the less likely there is opportunity. Most countries/companies know how to use computers, what they don't necc. know is business strategy, controls, planning & operations, in particular so far as massive change is concerned - which is frequently required, especially in a disparate and evolving market place.
But you can't look for a job for someone else. If he wants to mail me, all well and good, I can point him in some directions.
M.
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Dan J wrote:
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> Sounds fantastic - there much call for SAP Consultants out
> there? Not only perfect peace and quiet and the occasional
> much needed escape from humanity but the chance to properly
> (and I mean properly) test out a 4x4.
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> Very lucky - how long are you out there for? Are you
> returning to Blighty?
p.s. I've been in Latin America for 10 years or so now, and yes, my plan is to return to the UK next year. Although I suspect that I will only stay for a couple of years.
And as for testing 4x4s properly, oh yes - I've actually manage to dent the roof of the dodge and tear one of its door mirrors off on the ground - both without turning it over.
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> I'd love to try it out at your place,
p.s. - you'd be very welcome, and if you don't mind a 12 year old Range Rover, we could even make you feel at home. It actually does very well, although you do tend to get thrown around quite a lot, its a bit too soft.
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One thing sure, no place for a geriatric with a Mk IV Supra who is only tri-lingual - English, Glesca and Bad! Anyway there's the missus to look after...
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