This week is going to be a short but hectic week.
Tomorrow I have a new starter joining my team, I will be up to my eyeballs with meetings as we are gearing up for the end of year performance reviews and no doubt a zillion other things that will pop up at the last minute.
But come Thursday I won't care as I am off to Byron Bay for 5 days with Jo, Bo and Claire for some well earned rest and relaxation. We'll fly to Ballina and hire a car so we can get around and I seriously looking forward to spending some time away from Sydney and work to recharge my batteries.
Thanks Bo for booking us the flights (birthday pressies) and you couldn't have picked a better weekend!
Sunday, August 12, 2007
New Toy
My Sony Ericsson T-610 has been going strong for about 4 years now but it is looking somewhat tired so I've decided to upgrade.
As I've changed jobs and am using my phone about 100 times more than I used to (and also because I've been working sooo much) I decided to treat myself :)
HTC Touch
Say hello to the HTC Touch. I have to say, I was somewhat persuaded by some people at work who got this phone last week and it is very cool.
I'm not a real phone techno-geek and I'm sure this phone/pda has it upsides and downsides but for me:
a) It looks good (and it's small and not at all bulky)
b) It makes phone calls
c) It can send text messages
d) It has a camera
e) It comes with a 1GB memory card
f) It has lots of other stuff which I can play with and keep me amused
g) I can claim it on my tax return next year
Sold.
As I've changed jobs and am using my phone about 100 times more than I used to (and also because I've been working sooo much) I decided to treat myself :)
HTC TouchSay hello to the HTC Touch. I have to say, I was somewhat persuaded by some people at work who got this phone last week and it is very cool.
I'm not a real phone techno-geek and I'm sure this phone/pda has it upsides and downsides but for me:
a) It looks good (and it's small and not at all bulky)
b) It makes phone calls
c) It can send text messages
d) It has a camera
e) It comes with a 1GB memory card
f) It has lots of other stuff which I can play with and keep me amused
g) I can claim it on my tax return next year
Sold.
Sydney Weekender
After what feels like a hundred years, Jo and I have spent what used to be the norm; a nice relaxing weekend in Sydney.
It's been so busy no for so long that I'd forgotten what it was like to wake up with no plans on a sunny Saturday morning. We made the most of the beautiful weather this weekend and made sure we got out and about.
We spent most of Saturday walking around Surry Hills, enjoying a nice coffee in a new cafe and discovering the changes in the shops along Crown Street. We stopped off for some lunch, a really nice pizza slice with caramelised onions, fetta and salami at Bird, Cow, Fish before deciding to walk through the Domain to the Botanical Gardens by the water.
After our discovery afternoon we got home and booked dinner for a restaurant that Jo has been investigating for her work Christmas party. It's called Singapore Heritage Restaurant and it's at the top of Bourke Street in Surry Hills. We arrived at 7:30pm, got a parking space right out side and were seated into our little booth where you sit down and cross your legs on the floor on cushions.
The place is beautifully decorated and is very dark and peaceful inside, so much so that they give you little torches to read the menu! We picked two entrees and two mains to share. I chose the calamari with banana and pineapple and the sambal prawns. Jo opted for the soft shell crab and a spicy fish dish.
This is where things started to go down hill. Our drinks arrived promptly, a great glass of Clifford Bay savingon blanc but the food was very average. Not great flavours and when our mains arrived before we had even finished our entrees I was even more irritated. The whole thing felt extremely rushed (even though they weren't even that busy) and we did complain. The staff were very gracious and offered us a complimentary drink, which we accepted as by this time it was too early to go home but I have to say I wouldn't be back.
It's been so busy no for so long that I'd forgotten what it was like to wake up with no plans on a sunny Saturday morning. We made the most of the beautiful weather this weekend and made sure we got out and about.
We spent most of Saturday walking around Surry Hills, enjoying a nice coffee in a new cafe and discovering the changes in the shops along Crown Street. We stopped off for some lunch, a really nice pizza slice with caramelised onions, fetta and salami at Bird, Cow, Fish before deciding to walk through the Domain to the Botanical Gardens by the water.
After our discovery afternoon we got home and booked dinner for a restaurant that Jo has been investigating for her work Christmas party. It's called Singapore Heritage Restaurant and it's at the top of Bourke Street in Surry Hills. We arrived at 7:30pm, got a parking space right out side and were seated into our little booth where you sit down and cross your legs on the floor on cushions.
The place is beautifully decorated and is very dark and peaceful inside, so much so that they give you little torches to read the menu! We picked two entrees and two mains to share. I chose the calamari with banana and pineapple and the sambal prawns. Jo opted for the soft shell crab and a spicy fish dish.
This is where things started to go down hill. Our drinks arrived promptly, a great glass of Clifford Bay savingon blanc but the food was very average. Not great flavours and when our mains arrived before we had even finished our entrees I was even more irritated. The whole thing felt extremely rushed (even though they weren't even that busy) and we did complain. The staff were very gracious and offered us a complimentary drink, which we accepted as by this time it was too early to go home but I have to say I wouldn't be back.
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