Thursday, July 24, 2008

Is blogging getting harder each day....

It seems so. Work somehow occupies most of my time these days and longing for a nice vacation which is still a couple of months away can be difficult but yes work pays bills, bills paid = holidays.

The people I am with are excellent on good days and really shitty most days so it is getting harder to pick up after someone's mess as days goes by. Proximity to the problem groups is a big issue and sometimes collateral damage is unavoidable - you get involved even when you are not suppose to. I try not too think about work too much and the politics so all in all I think being an underling this time around is not half bad.

But the weekend is almost here again and I just had a wonderful lunch of Pinot and Linguini so that went down quite well. I almost think it was rather extravagant of me but I needed a break.

I also have an excellent Boss whom lack of a better word is a real cool guy and we have an understanding that we are good at what we do when we finally get to do them but for the moment, fire-fighting is needed in the area.

Will be in Sydney again in a fortnight's time and hopefully will be able to stay again over the weekend this time. Who knows what is going to happen but hey maybe I do need to get out of the office.

Still haven't got my iPhone yet - I just cannot commit to getting something that I don't need but maybe when the plans are more competitive I might give it a go. Indra is also doing well - well as he can be though at times he seems utterly exhausted. He is in remission afterall and a quality of life is what we are after if nothing else.

OH...I am so exhausted. Time to go home.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Hit That Gash!!! - Foreign Beggars vs Rouge A Levres



Hmmmm there is just something about French rap...

Sunday, July 13, 2008

BELKIN F8N042EAKHK SLEEVETOP LAPTOP SLEEVE BAG NOTEBOOK


Can't find this in Adelaide at all... that sucks!

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Before the Sydney Store Opened...


I think I am a little late... will get you all actual pics when I am in Sydney next.

The Crazy Weeks...

It has been one of those months...putting out fires across Australia while bridging the UK and India. All in all work is getting exciting as I see things being ironed out and the business is finally up to speed.

Last week was time spent training again. It has been awhile and I've told myself that I would never train again but it felt familiar - SAP is not one to be reckoned with. There are some braniacs at work but people are way too selfish to share what they've learnt so it is a good way of getting them to open up.

Work has also been good to me - finally got my Turbo Network Card, my mobile phone which has yet to be activated and the spare power cable for my Toshiba. The only thing that is worrying is the fact that everything came in at a snail's pace. It was different when I was in charge of assets - communication was key and integral to the business.

So we have decided to go to Melbourne (drive across) and spend the weekend + theatre tickets if there were any left. October will see us in Singapore for the long weekend and then Dec will see us four wheel driving in Cambodia.

We have also agreed that April will be remote China starting from Beijing for some antique hunting and maybe cutting across into RAISE THE RED LANTERN territory via Xian and finally Shanghai for some cocktails via the Bund.

October 2009 will finally see me in the US again. I am trying to make an effort to fly into San Francisco and drive to the Grand Canyon etc and then fly to NY thereafter to visit the old man. Drive to Washington and hopefully will still have time to catch up with Kevin, PB and Peter. I need to organise it in such a way that everyone is there at the same time without inconveniencing anyone. It would be good to spend a night out with the boys!!

Ok time to sign out...so tired need sleep!

Sunday, July 06, 2008

In search of a new lens....



I haven't made up my mind yet but the Nikon Nikkor 10.5mm macro lens is good but I am not too sure whether I do mind the distortion. It is something that I don't really need for wide angle shots as my 18-200 should work out fine. The Cambodia trip will see us in places that are inaccessible to the general tourists hordes so I really want a wide angle lens to capture the scenes.








The 14-24mm Nikon F2.8 is excellent but will cost an arm and a leg. With f2.8, a faster lens is always a boon but at two and half grand, that is a little ostentatious.




Anyway the weekend was alright - bought shoes, a shirt and some nice undies. I like the mid cut briefs - they're not too long and they're not a thong either. Just right! Also went to the cinema for an anime festival thingo and sat through VEXILLE. Nearly fell asleep...not good when you are an anime addict.



I have also been catching up on my blog reads and podcasts. I cannot imagine living without them now...how odd?!
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