Posts Tagged ‘olympics’
To bed on day three…
Shall we wear the red suit tomorrow?
Dinner was just what I needed. A nice Indian buffet, just round the corner from that Singaporean sling serving institution, Raffles.
Am sure my Indian colleagues have had far better, but it wasn’t bland like our UK curry, so I was happy. I like it spicy…
The after dinner speaker was an Aussie lady who worked on the Sydney Olympics at Toursim Australia. She’s not jumped on the ‘consulting’ bandwagon, and has served an impressive 15 years to date with TA.
The Olympics isn’t so much about sport thesedays, it’s all about the $$$. In my book, that makes her staying power all the more admirable.
I had the chance to mix with about 30 of my international colleagues tonight, most of whom I rarely get to see. Video-conference just doesn’t cut it, having the face time with them is invaluable.
I was however, just a little disappointed I didn’t get the memo about the stripey shirts.
People joke that our man in South Africa (a one man outpost for years), got himself a mini-me. A little harsh I always thought, but seeing them pitch up tonight in matching shirts, well, it all fell into place.
Not sure if it was planned, but was every so sweet to see them together…
To bed. Loads to do tomorrow, locked in a conference room to make magic happen. Wands at the ready, fingers steady…
Iain finishes day three moist with antici…… Ach, you get the idea.
Day three: The real work begins…
Aircon is a blighter...
Am off to a dinner tonight.
Big Olympic speaker after it, to gee us all up before the work really start in earnest tomorrow am.
And you just thought I was here on holiday, admit it…
Three days in, and am getting the aircon glands (I’m always ill, everyone knows that). Constant aircon, despite drinking gallons of water, means big old neck glands for me.
Must be that. Nothing else I’ve been up to could give me a sore throat…
Iain is off to dinner.
