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Archives for August 2003

Sheraton Brisbane

Sunday 31st August, 2003 2 Comments

Well, I must say that I really enjoyed this trip to Brisbane – staying at the Sheraton was a grand choice. Unlike the Sheraton Towers in Melbourne or the Sheraton Perth, the Sheraton Brisbane has been recently refurbished in what I like to call “IKEA” style. Minimalistic furniture that is simple yet functional and a … [Read More »]

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Where are the Ibises ?

Friday 29th August, 2003 1 Comment

Where most cities have seagulls hovering around parkland areas scavenging for food, Brisbane (and many other Queensland towns) seem to have Ibises instead. I’ve noticed how big and aggressive some of the ibises around the Brisbane CBD are – but this trip has been different – I don’t see any at all. Then I found … [Read More »]

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Last Concorde flight

Thursday 28th August, 2003 2 Comments

If anyone is interested, you can win a chance to fly on one of the last Concorde flights before British airways removes them from service. http://www.winconcorde.com/ I would enter, but you need to be available to fly between the 17th September and 23rd September 2003, and I’m going to be in Beijing then with work. … [Read More »]

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IBM GSA pure blue

Thursday 28th August, 2003 Leave a Comment

IBM has announced it will buy out partners Telstra and Lend Lease to take 100% ownership of IBM Global Services Australia (GSA). http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,7089481%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html This is a good thing from our (IBM) point of view given that this is the only country (that I’m aware of) where IBM Global Services is not 100% owned by IBM … [Read More »]

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Hong Kong Photos

Wednesday 27th August, 2003 Leave a Comment

Have uploaded the rest of the photos from our Hong Kong trip now that we got the 35mm shots back (we use National Photos to get the photos delivered on Kodak Picture CD as well as prints). They are in the Photo Gallery. Lots of other photos going up too at the moment – so … [Read More »]

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