Saturday, November 19, 2005
Going corporate for a change
We went to the local NBL basketball game last night, Melbourne Tigers v Cairns Taipans. Nothing strange about that, but we were invited by friends to join them in their courtside corporate box, which was a whole new experience. In order to get to the corporate box we had to walk the length of the...
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Friday, November 18, 2005
Poor me, poor poor poor me…
Yes I’m wallowing in self-pity – well at least for the next half hour or so. By that time I’ll be bored with my own self-pity. I will probably move onto some other emotion, perhaps one that adds value to my life rather than one that depresses me. So why, you ask, am I wallowing in self-pity? Good...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
My boss is leaving!
Yesterday my boss casually let us know that he will be leaving at the end of the year. Apparently he and his family are moving overseas. What a shock that news was! The departure of my boss leaves the options open for upper management to take another look at his position and maybe rewrite some of...
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Saturday, November 12, 2005
Customer Service – the best marketing tool
Last night we went to the National Basketball League match between the Melbourne Tigers and the Adelaide 36ers. My son brought one of his friends with him and a friend of mine joined us too. I had organised tickets through the guy who trains my son as he plays for the Melbourne Tigers and can get...
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Tuesday, November 8, 2005
Terrorist arrests in Australia
In the early hours of this morning a joint initiative by the Federal and State Police and ASIO resulted in raids on a number of residences and the arrests of 17 alleged terrorists in Sydney and Melbourne, 9 in Melbourne. The men arrested in both raids are allegedly all part of the same home grown...
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Saturday, November 5, 2005
I know we have to have store security, but this is ridiculous!
Yesterday I did what I do best when I have no money – I went shopping. One of our largest department store chains was having a sale, 20% off lingerie, socks and sleepwear. My son needed socks and I desperately needed pyjamas, so it seemed a logical place to take my already overused credit card. I...
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Tuesday, November 1, 2005
The race that stops a nation
The Melbourne Cup day was run today at Flemington Racecourse. It is proclaimed to be the race that stops a nation, as it seems that nearly everyone in Australia pauses to watch or listen to the race. My earliest memory of the Melbourne Cup was as a teenager in high school. Even though I grew up in...
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Monday, October 31, 2005
Yeah Maan! – A little assistance needed from wordsmith!
I have discovered a Jamaican Rastaraunt in Melbourne. No, don’t tell me that I’ve misspelt the word restaurant because that is exactly how they spell it – cute eh? It is called “Yeah Maan”. Now I’ve driven past this particular restaurant time and time again. It just happens to be on one of the main...
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Saturday, October 29, 2005
Seeking a bigger place to live
The time has come to look for a bigger place to live, something with more bedrooms. At present we live in a two-bedroom unit. It is fine for the two of us, but when my youngest two boys come to visit it can get very squeezy. In fact, when they come to visit they have to sleep in the living room,...
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Friday, October 28, 2005
I AM CURED!!!
I never thought I would see the day that I would finally be cured of my heartache, but it has happened. For those of you who don’t know about my ex boyfriend, here is a quick update. I went out with a guy for, oh, perhaps 18 months (I’m forgetting exact details now, which must be a good thing) and,...
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