What I am doing ....

Reading

• Lonely Planet USA
• Lonely Planet CHINA
• Lonely Planet Mexico
• Lonely Planet Central America - on a shoe string
• Lonely Planet South America - on a shoe string
• Sadly nothing exciting on the pulitzer front.

Listening:

• Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain
• Ladytron - Velocifero
• Frou Frou - Details an old album for a goodie
• PNAU - I can't believe I ignored this album
• Solange
• Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
• Van She - V
• Coldplay - Viva

Recent Purchase

• Berghaus lime green light thermal half zip
• Black Diamond caving LED lights
• Another jacket for work
• Grade 1 Strawberries
• Willunga Corella Pears
• Lamb's wool sweater for the hubby

Must do's

• Tax return
• Must not bring work back home
• Upload Flickr pics
• Malaria pills for Cambodia
• Write to Kevin - How's the weather like in NY around October?

Just did

• A weekend drive to Victor Harbour
• Half a dozen mini donuts
• Beijing food at the Market.

There goes the weekend.

Smart Roadster - Pretty Pity!

All Hail the Power of Top Gear! Wierdo dials...mid engine Mercedes Benz - a real city car, fashion accessory + undiluted sports car. Where do I put my extra weekend luggage again? The gear box is apparently unimpressive - pity!

For Kevin - Sydney Apple Store

Early around 8-30am ...cold! A walk around before work

What a night....

I cut myself last night - another eyebrow bites the dust. In a fit of rushing into the taxi while on the phone and trying to get the suit jacket on, I brushed my brow against the corner of the door. Talk about idiotic ... and I didn't carry a handkerchief yesterday, so there I was oozing with blood all over my suit and asking the taxi driver whether he had any tissue. I have delicate skin, the taxi driver wanted to drive me to hospital.

Now here I am all scarred again - caught up with Ross last night and he said that it was HOT! I told him stop being stupid. The worst bit was having to go to this shitty restaurant, some Chinese place in the city that served really horrid food and staff that didn't care whether you get what you ordered. They kept wanting to serve me prawn bloody dumplings. What's with dumplings?

After 5 gin and tonics, went out with Dave for more drinks and 3 gins later and a dirty martini at ZEMA's@HILTON which was the only place that was still open at 1am that served cocktails, I am now sitting in my room wanting a real huge sloppy burger with the lot after going through all my emails this morning.

In about an hour, it's a lunch meeting and then straight back to the airport to fly back to Adelaide. I miss my contoured pillow and my bed badly and Nicholas + boys. I felt really awful last night when I had my cut and I wanted to go home desperately there and then. Alas when you are away, you just have to deal.

It will be good to be home again...soon.

CHOP CHOP....

Up at six, showered, shaved, dressed, answered emails, ran reports, cleared workflow, had breakfast, a nice warm latte, 2 glasses of water and now ready to go into the office....pretty boring really but hey it is a means to an end. Tonight is late night shopping though - maybe a new gadget? I don't know yet - but hopefully I will not be too exhausted. Will take a picture of the wonderful view of the North Sydney Office.

Ciao.

Sydney Again ...

So after dinner with the Boss at Chat Thai and drinks at Cargo, here I am in the hotel room watching hollowmen on ABC...its exactly what happens at the office sometimes. Thank God we don't run a country just a multi million dollar business!! Have actually taken some shots but the CITY is so impersonal and alien - winter doesn't help but Adelaide is much much colder so its not the weather, I think its the isolation. I miss home.

The balcony door on the 23rd floor is open and I am letting the cool air in. I have little inclination for central heating and the sound of traffic is not as soothing as it used to be.

Called Andrew but he wasn't available...industrial podiatry engagement. Called Ross and he is stuck with freelance work that has to be delivered tomorrow for his client. Tried emailing Bents for Coffee but he is also engaged this week - being an administrator before I can understand. Alas I need to be planning things better but work is so reactive that sometimes I have no idea when we're in and when we're out.

Strangely enough I had a meeting today at Randwick Barracks - "People who are dressed as soldiers who are in fact electricians, accountants etc." How ironic!

"You can't get respect in shorts!"

Need sleep - big day tomorrow with the boys...I will know whether I will be going to India in the next couple of weeks to train people or have a long nice weekend eating and shopping in Singapore. Wish me luck.