coolumbla
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To preface this I should say that I have an ongoing affiliation with setting up an organization in Sri Lanka and I also have a professional association through my local university with a university in china hence the disaparte travel destinations
Says me off handedly to my uni colleague
" do you think the Chinese uni would be interested in me coming back.,"
Then promptly forgets about it until the official invite arrives for early April (in February)
Another casual comment to my colleague in Sri lanka about how I was going to china and did he think it useful ifi stopped over?
Apparently it was a good plan and all of a sudden I was going to both!
Afterfiguring out junior football and horse events I could do it if I left Saturday and was back in Sydney the following Saturday to give a talk I had also agreed to give.
So after battling the powers that be approval was given by my boss 1 day before you can't book circle Asia fares and then her boss and the CEO had to sign it(amazing what a 12 pack of freddos will achieve at PA level)
Anyway scouring here and flyer talk about where to stay at airports off I went
Wag syd
standard trip except admonished by wife to buy nothing as I needed nothing and I had spent the equivalent of an overseas holiday on getting my 4wd prepared for a simpson desert trip
Got dropped off by daughter only to realize no watch
I don't wear one except when traveling hence my collection of swatches bought duty free when I realize I don't need one
Thus phone call to daughter to bring one back
Syd sin qf5
Having booked late I was limited in flights
I suggested to Travel that they could send me thru Mel as that Mel sin flight was a 380 with at least a chance of an f upgrade but was on a 3 class with no f so no upgrade likely
Why do sydney airport insist on funneling thru duty free? I wasn't the only one taking a shortcut thru the perfume section
Finally finished the talk I had to give and emailed it off eventually from the lounge despite the free wifi not letting me send work emails!
Qf5
What can I say?
Standard trip with standard service I didn't think anyone outstanding
Interestingly there were no pj given out despite me getting a pair last time
(I hadn't taken any of my stash of them as I seem tohave used them allfor painting whippersnipping and changing the oilnin the car)
Slept most of it after a few beers anD reviewing my talk
Sin cmb. Emirates
Qantas really need to look at their hard product
I had a cheap j online fare for this and the seat far outstrips qf
Walked through the suites on the way out and they looked very nice!
The Amenities kit is still my daughters fave above any of the qf ones we have had
After more champagne I went to sleep and arrived in cmb at some ungodly hour
Says me off handedly to my uni colleague
" do you think the Chinese uni would be interested in me coming back.,"
Then promptly forgets about it until the official invite arrives for early April (in February)
Another casual comment to my colleague in Sri lanka about how I was going to china and did he think it useful ifi stopped over?
Apparently it was a good plan and all of a sudden I was going to both!
Afterfiguring out junior football and horse events I could do it if I left Saturday and was back in Sydney the following Saturday to give a talk I had also agreed to give.
So after battling the powers that be approval was given by my boss 1 day before you can't book circle Asia fares and then her boss and the CEO had to sign it(amazing what a 12 pack of freddos will achieve at PA level)
Anyway scouring here and flyer talk about where to stay at airports off I went
Wag syd
standard trip except admonished by wife to buy nothing as I needed nothing and I had spent the equivalent of an overseas holiday on getting my 4wd prepared for a simpson desert trip
Got dropped off by daughter only to realize no watch
I don't wear one except when traveling hence my collection of swatches bought duty free when I realize I don't need one
Thus phone call to daughter to bring one back
Syd sin qf5
Having booked late I was limited in flights
I suggested to Travel that they could send me thru Mel as that Mel sin flight was a 380 with at least a chance of an f upgrade but was on a 3 class with no f so no upgrade likely
Why do sydney airport insist on funneling thru duty free? I wasn't the only one taking a shortcut thru the perfume section
Finally finished the talk I had to give and emailed it off eventually from the lounge despite the free wifi not letting me send work emails!
Qf5
What can I say?
Standard trip with standard service I didn't think anyone outstanding
Interestingly there were no pj given out despite me getting a pair last time
(I hadn't taken any of my stash of them as I seem tohave used them allfor painting whippersnipping and changing the oilnin the car)
Slept most of it after a few beers anD reviewing my talk
Sin cmb. Emirates
Qantas really need to look at their hard product
I had a cheap j online fare for this and the seat far outstrips qf
Walked through the suites on the way out and they looked very nice!
The Amenities kit is still my daughters fave above any of the qf ones we have had
After more champagne I went to sleep and arrived in cmb at some ungodly hour
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