Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, well what fun I had in deed! I
go here about 2pm! nice train in from the airport! I am starting to like
these trains. Settled into my hotel, after 7 room moves! Shezzzzzeee, I
could not get one that had a analog dataport connection! but I sorted it!
mmmmm had to raise my voice a little, just a touch, but I got what I wanted.
Then off I went! walking walking walking! oh oh oh oh I just love those
buildings! like all different and smack bang built into each other! You can
understand that The Netherlands is on a swamp! "The Dutch say that God
Created the rest of the world and They created The Netherlands!" And those
cute little buildings lop sided falling into the dykes! but wow! How pretty!
Now that evening, first nite I was by myslef I flipped out a little! I was
sitting in my hotel room @ 1.40am! I could not sleep! I am not very good
travelling alone! I didn't know how I would cope! Knowing me I would just
end up going home if I get bored! I think I am doing better now thou! I was
tired I think!!!! I called a mate mate in sydney and had a good chat - so
after that I was ok! Off to sleep I went. I had a pancake the next day!
mmmmmmm was a little different from what I was expecting, but yummy! I took
off to the Van Gogh Museum. This specially built Museum holds the largest
collection of Van Gogh's that any where in the World! I did the audio tour!
It was great! There was also a great photographix exihbition on the history
of the USA! now that was very kewl! to see all the old photos taken over
time! I had a nibble for lunch and then off walking & walking & walking &
walking & walking & walking & walking through the windy streets and by
canals! Bloody Hell you betta watch out for those bloody bikes! Fuck! I
almost lost my entire Nine Lives just walking & walking & walking &
walking - I never was good looking left and right!! Shhhheze!! I decided to
pass on the Amsterdam Roll it, Light it, and smoke it coffee shops - mind
you the Chocolate Creamy Hash Milkshake did look nice! Almost tempted! NOT!
but I do know why they maybe legalised it! They don't drive!!! No one to
kill!! Hard to do damage with a bike!! lol Then went to the Anne Frank
Museum! - Imagine being in a loft for 4 years during the Nazi occupation of
Amsterdam, As a australian I have no comprehension of what people wnet
through, history always amazes me. This little girl who wanted to be a
Journilst, was with 8 others (including here family) for four years in the
loft, She wrote a diary. Was very touching. Off walking & walking &
walking & walking & walking - saw a cute Cyber hairdressing Salon, where you
could get you hair cut and surf the net at the same time! not sure how that
would work? Dad had a hard enough time cutting my hair at the salon with me
fidgeting, God how would you do it typeing and surfing!!! But interesting!
Saw lots of interesting fixtures and fittings and stuff. I loved that they
had all the tulips and bulbs! I would go crazy if it was in sydney! Well im
off again! On a train to Brussels, Belgium, till next train trip and
monolog!! love tim
Thursday, December 20, 2001
DYKES, DYKES & MORE DYKES!
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, well what fun I had in deed! I
go here about 2pm! nice train in from the airport! I am starting to like
these trains. Settled into my hotel, after 7 room moves! Shezzzzzeee, I
could not get one that had a analog dataport connection! but I sorted it!
mmmmm had to raise my voice a little, just a touch, but I got what I wanted.
Then off I went! walking walking walking! oh oh oh oh I just love those
buildings! like all different and smack bang built into each other! You can
understand that The Netherlands is on a swamp! "The Dutch say that God
Created the rest of the world and They created The Netherlands!" And those
cute little buildings lop sided falling into the dykes! but wow! How pretty!
Now that evening, first nite I was by myslef I flipped out a little! I was
sitting in my hotel room @ 1.40am! I could not sleep! I am not very good
travelling alone! I didn't know how I would cope! Knowing me I would just
end up going home if I get bored! I think I am doing better now thou! I was
tired I think!!!! I called a mate mate in sydney and had a good chat - so
after that I was ok! Off to sleep I went. I had a pancake the next day!
mmmmmmm was a little different from what I was expecting, but yummy! I took
off to the Van Gogh Museum. This specially built Museum holds the largest
collection of Van Gogh's that any where in the World! I did the audio tour!
It was great! There was also a great photographix exihbition on the history
of the USA! now that was very kewl! to see all the old photos taken over
time! I had a nibble for lunch and then off walking & walking & walking &
walking & walking & walking & walking through the windy streets and by
canals! Bloody Hell you betta watch out for those bloody bikes! Fuck! I
almost lost my entire Nine Lives just walking & walking & walking &
walking - I never was good looking left and right!! Shhhheze!! I decided to
pass on the Amsterdam Roll it, Light it, and smoke it coffee shops - mind
you the Chocolate Creamy Hash Milkshake did look nice! Almost tempted! NOT!
but I do know why they maybe legalised it! They don't drive!!! No one to
kill!! Hard to do damage with a bike!! lol Then went to the Anne Frank
Museum! - Imagine being in a loft for 4 years during the Nazi occupation of
Amsterdam, As a australian I have no comprehension of what people wnet
through, history always amazes me. This little girl who wanted to be a
Journilst, was with 8 others (including here family) for four years in the
loft, She wrote a diary. Was very touching. Off walking & walking &
walking & walking & walking - saw a cute Cyber hairdressing Salon, where you
could get you hair cut and surf the net at the same time! not sure how that
would work? Dad had a hard enough time cutting my hair at the salon with me
fidgeting, God how would you do it typeing and surfing!!! But interesting!
Saw lots of interesting fixtures and fittings and stuff. I loved that they
had all the tulips and bulbs! I would go crazy if it was in sydney! Well im
off again! On a train to Brussels, Belgium, till next train trip and
monolog!! love tim
go here about 2pm! nice train in from the airport! I am starting to like
these trains. Settled into my hotel, after 7 room moves! Shezzzzzeee, I
could not get one that had a analog dataport connection! but I sorted it!
mmmmm had to raise my voice a little, just a touch, but I got what I wanted.
Then off I went! walking walking walking! oh oh oh oh I just love those
buildings! like all different and smack bang built into each other! You can
understand that The Netherlands is on a swamp! "The Dutch say that God
Created the rest of the world and They created The Netherlands!" And those
cute little buildings lop sided falling into the dykes! but wow! How pretty!
Now that evening, first nite I was by myslef I flipped out a little! I was
sitting in my hotel room @ 1.40am! I could not sleep! I am not very good
travelling alone! I didn't know how I would cope! Knowing me I would just
end up going home if I get bored! I think I am doing better now thou! I was
tired I think!!!! I called a mate mate in sydney and had a good chat - so
after that I was ok! Off to sleep I went. I had a pancake the next day!
mmmmmmm was a little different from what I was expecting, but yummy! I took
off to the Van Gogh Museum. This specially built Museum holds the largest
collection of Van Gogh's that any where in the World! I did the audio tour!
It was great! There was also a great photographix exihbition on the history
of the USA! now that was very kewl! to see all the old photos taken over
time! I had a nibble for lunch and then off walking & walking & walking &
walking & walking & walking & walking through the windy streets and by
canals! Bloody Hell you betta watch out for those bloody bikes! Fuck! I
almost lost my entire Nine Lives just walking & walking & walking &
walking - I never was good looking left and right!! Shhhheze!! I decided to
pass on the Amsterdam Roll it, Light it, and smoke it coffee shops - mind
you the Chocolate Creamy Hash Milkshake did look nice! Almost tempted! NOT!
but I do know why they maybe legalised it! They don't drive!!! No one to
kill!! Hard to do damage with a bike!! lol Then went to the Anne Frank
Museum! - Imagine being in a loft for 4 years during the Nazi occupation of
Amsterdam, As a australian I have no comprehension of what people wnet
through, history always amazes me. This little girl who wanted to be a
Journilst, was with 8 others (including here family) for four years in the
loft, She wrote a diary. Was very touching. Off walking & walking &
walking & walking & walking - saw a cute Cyber hairdressing Salon, where you
could get you hair cut and surf the net at the same time! not sure how that
would work? Dad had a hard enough time cutting my hair at the salon with me
fidgeting, God how would you do it typeing and surfing!!! But interesting!
Saw lots of interesting fixtures and fittings and stuff. I loved that they
had all the tulips and bulbs! I would go crazy if it was in sydney! Well im
off again! On a train to Brussels, Belgium, till next train trip and
monolog!! love tim
Tuesday, December 18, 2001
"Taxi! Taxi! ""TTAAAXXXIIIII!!!!!!!"
Well I had a good flight from New York to London! IT was Virgin Atlantic. I was flying from New York - I was in economy - which was great value the return flight New York to London was $222.00 return US so $444.00 Aus!! Cant beat that for great value! I wont even use the return part! I came with maralyn from New York, a very close friend of mine. As I had a ticket for a Mate and had to use it as he was unable to. We battled with the underground and got to Farringdon Station which is where the little Home of Abi, the person I am doing a house swap with. And a great little place it is! I was very very happy as I was greeted by 2 little Kitty Cats "Zoro" and "Figo" so I was able to have my little cat fix!! I was soooo tired - did not really sleep on the plane! so I had a nap - got up and went for a walk around. The next day I checked out the theatre scene to see if I could see any thing! NOPE. I had dinner in with Maralyn and The cats! watched TV.
On Sat nite well. I of all people ended up going OUT and as in "OUT" OUT" LOL was very funny! I was decided I had had enough (enough of both "OUT' and "Southern") so I found the subway and off I went! I was starving (as one gets in the middle of the morning when they have not had any thing to eat for dinner! ended getting a bite! then I went to get the Sunday papers! so I could have a read after my "SLEEP IN" - Jesus! I am glad I don't do PR in London! I said to the guy " sundiii paper thanks mate" reply "which one - theres 7 mate!" My God! so me being me! I bought all 7!! I tell ya you need a degree just to figure out whos who!!! Good luck to the publist dept in London! Mind you if you did well in London You'd make it any where with that experience! The next battle was to get Home! Oh Dame!!! Even London is a back water! I have not felt like I had felt that evenening since the days of being 19 and battling with the "nightrider" from the quay in Sydney after work at the regent!! All the subways and trains STOP!!! AND I MEAN STOP!! at 1am! bang! that's it! I get confused at the best of times with directions, left, right, up down, black, white !!! What to do!! so "Taxi! Taxi! ""TTAAAXXXIIIII!!!!!!!" - why is it any where in the world you can never get a cab when you want one!!! mmmm any way I flagged a buss down!! Nice driver said jump on and wait till he told me to get off (remember im alone!!!) so I waited and off I got "Thanks mate" and flagged a cab down - Nice bus driver took me almost to my door - was only 2 pounds in a cab to my Place..... And boy after all that - Did I sleep! I am on a easy jet flight now! Very interesting, Easy jet do not do seat allocations at all. So you just scramble to the best seat you can find!!!! The plane seems old as well. But Hey I paid 22.50 English pounds so that's about $60 aus one way flight to Amsterdam! I am there for 4 or 5 days! But with the internet it is so great as I just decide where I want to be when I want and then just book the flight and or hotel online and then take off! I did not stay in London for long. I actually don't like London Very much! I was there for the theatre! But none!! well None for Me! I have seen every show!! and as it gets so dark at 4pm!!! My God! no wonder they drink! its dark so early! even I would have a issue! I had to keep on looking at my watch to see what time it was when it was so dark out side! So that's why I left and off to europe now! I must say I think I am a bit of a airline guru having flown the following, QANTAS, CONTANENTAL, DELTA, AMERICAN WEST, JET BLUE, SPIRIT AIR, NORTH WEST, VIRGIN ATLANTIC, EASY JET, and go knows who else~!! I had a great rain trip into The centre of Amsterdam, nice, clean. I had my money changed at Thomas Cook, brought back memories of the colourful money my father brought back after his europe adventure with "Swartskopf Hair" I have a nice and ecco hotel! all the europe hotels are on special any way! I already love the architecture here! Yum Yum! am going to organise a tour of the historical houses on the canal 2morrow! Only 7 days till christmas - hope you have done all that shopping and stuff! take care and ill email soon! love tim oxox
On Sat nite well. I of all people ended up going OUT and as in "OUT" OUT" LOL was very funny! I was decided I had had enough (enough of both "OUT' and "Southern") so I found the subway and off I went! I was starving (as one gets in the middle of the morning when they have not had any thing to eat for dinner! ended getting a bite! then I went to get the Sunday papers! so I could have a read after my "SLEEP IN" - Jesus! I am glad I don't do PR in London! I said to the guy " sundiii paper thanks mate" reply "which one - theres 7 mate!" My God! so me being me! I bought all 7!! I tell ya you need a degree just to figure out whos who!!! Good luck to the publist dept in London! Mind you if you did well in London You'd make it any where with that experience! The next battle was to get Home! Oh Dame!!! Even London is a back water! I have not felt like I had felt that evenening since the days of being 19 and battling with the "nightrider" from the quay in Sydney after work at the regent!! All the subways and trains STOP!!! AND I MEAN STOP!! at 1am! bang! that's it! I get confused at the best of times with directions, left, right, up down, black, white !!! What to do!! so "Taxi! Taxi! ""TTAAAXXXIIIII!!!!!!!" - why is it any where in the world you can never get a cab when you want one!!! mmmm any way I flagged a buss down!! Nice driver said jump on and wait till he told me to get off (remember im alone!!!) so I waited and off I got "Thanks mate" and flagged a cab down - Nice bus driver took me almost to my door - was only 2 pounds in a cab to my Place..... And boy after all that - Did I sleep! I am on a easy jet flight now! Very interesting, Easy jet do not do seat allocations at all. So you just scramble to the best seat you can find!!!! The plane seems old as well. But Hey I paid 22.50 English pounds so that's about $60 aus one way flight to Amsterdam! I am there for 4 or 5 days! But with the internet it is so great as I just decide where I want to be when I want and then just book the flight and or hotel online and then take off! I did not stay in London for long. I actually don't like London Very much! I was there for the theatre! But none!! well None for Me! I have seen every show!! and as it gets so dark at 4pm!!! My God! no wonder they drink! its dark so early! even I would have a issue! I had to keep on looking at my watch to see what time it was when it was so dark out side! So that's why I left and off to europe now! I must say I think I am a bit of a airline guru having flown the following, QANTAS, CONTANENTAL, DELTA, AMERICAN WEST, JET BLUE, SPIRIT AIR, NORTH WEST, VIRGIN ATLANTIC, EASY JET, and go knows who else~!! I had a great rain trip into The centre of Amsterdam, nice, clean. I had my money changed at Thomas Cook, brought back memories of the colourful money my father brought back after his europe adventure with "Swartskopf Hair" I have a nice and ecco hotel! all the europe hotels are on special any way! I already love the architecture here! Yum Yum! am going to organise a tour of the historical houses on the canal 2morrow! Only 7 days till christmas - hope you have done all that shopping and stuff! take care and ill email soon! love tim oxox
Friday, December 14, 2001
I'm in the air!
Hi, well I wrote this little letter on the Plane on the way over to London!
I got to the airport 4 hours before my plane was to leave. You would not
believe the lines! It took 3 hours to get checked in and then get through
security! The Security was soooo tight it was unreal! I am on a virgin
Atlantic airbus!! Wow they have a speedy little crew! Literally running
through the isles to get things! It seams to be a very well run operation!
You get a huge amount of goodies on you seat when you there. the food was
good and they have in seat TV sets as well, and a 46 stations! so far so
good. The flight is nice and smooth! I love my Apple Mac - I am sitting here
writing you a email while I was watching a dvd on my screen at the same
time! I had a great time in New York. was nice just to chill, sleep in and
re charge, I am looking forward to travelling thought Europe.
Well off to sleep now!
Tim
I got to the airport 4 hours before my plane was to leave. You would not
believe the lines! It took 3 hours to get checked in and then get through
security! The Security was soooo tight it was unreal! I am on a virgin
Atlantic airbus!! Wow they have a speedy little crew! Literally running
through the isles to get things! It seams to be a very well run operation!
You get a huge amount of goodies on you seat when you there. the food was
good and they have in seat TV sets as well, and a 46 stations! so far so
good. The flight is nice and smooth! I love my Apple Mac - I am sitting here
writing you a email while I was watching a dvd on my screen at the same
time! I had a great time in New York. was nice just to chill, sleep in and
re charge, I am looking forward to travelling thought Europe.
Well off to sleep now!
Tim
Sunday, December 02, 2001
Like "SICK MAN"
Well im on the Cheap Plane service - JetBlue that leaves from Salt Lake City
- 5 hour flight - $94 dollars. But I tell ya this airline is prob the best I
have had so far! Better than any of them....... Staff are so kind and happy.
They have leather seats all through out the cabin, little TV's in that back
of every seat with 24 LIVE VIA SATALITE channels. Almost brand new
plane...... I would hate to run a airline so hard with the cost of planes
and all. It will be interesting to see if Ansett gets it together - but I
doubt it. Salt Lake is a interesting place.... The hotel I stayed in was
called the Hotel Monaco - & like - WOW - such a funky little place - cheap
as - and was unreal.... Very similar to a cross of the Park Hyatt Melbourne
and The Sir Stamford Double Bay (originally Peppers) - cute, colourful, and
great........ After all my trekking around I needed a DRINK! And I mean a
REAL one. But you open the mini bar - nothing with any % in it! - Well why?
Mormon Country! Utah Laws - there is only 3 or 4 places in Salt Lake you can
buy it!!!! So I got directions and headed down to the "ALCAHOL DEPARTMENT OF
BEVERAGE CONTROL" local out let!!! oh that's so funny! I tell ya.... All
State Govt run and all. Very Interesting..... During my little walk home to
my hotel ( freezing my nuts off - my toes were ...... Oh yeah I did not have
any - could not feel them) I had a look around ..... Pretty architecture
..... I had a unreal day today..... Fantastic. I was only in Salt Lake City
for 30 hours but I had a ball....... I have never scene so much snow in my
life! Snow on the paths, roads, on the top of cars driving, trees,
powerlines, EVERY WHERE. Was a interesting experience. I went up to Skiing
country - only 30mins to get there, (there are several locations in and
around Salt Lake) I went to Park City - home of the 2002 Winter Olympics....
Gee I had fun, I got all my stuff, clothes, skis and all...... And was on
the slopes - sorry - I was falling down the slopes by 10am...... OH MY GOD -
IT WAS as they would say "IT WAS TOTALLY SICK" The runs were sooooo long. I
did ok actually. Much better than I thought I would........ It was great
fun.... Imagine that just one day! Skiing! was kewl. Went home at 4pm and
had a nice long hot shower.... And jumped on JetBlue bound for NYC. BYE BYE
love tim
- 5 hour flight - $94 dollars. But I tell ya this airline is prob the best I
have had so far! Better than any of them....... Staff are so kind and happy.
They have leather seats all through out the cabin, little TV's in that back
of every seat with 24 LIVE VIA SATALITE channels. Almost brand new
plane...... I would hate to run a airline so hard with the cost of planes
and all. It will be interesting to see if Ansett gets it together - but I
doubt it. Salt Lake is a interesting place.... The hotel I stayed in was
called the Hotel Monaco - & like - WOW - such a funky little place - cheap
as - and was unreal.... Very similar to a cross of the Park Hyatt Melbourne
and The Sir Stamford Double Bay (originally Peppers) - cute, colourful, and
great........ After all my trekking around I needed a DRINK! And I mean a
REAL one. But you open the mini bar - nothing with any % in it! - Well why?
Mormon Country! Utah Laws - there is only 3 or 4 places in Salt Lake you can
buy it!!!! So I got directions and headed down to the "ALCAHOL DEPARTMENT OF
BEVERAGE CONTROL" local out let!!! oh that's so funny! I tell ya.... All
State Govt run and all. Very Interesting..... During my little walk home to
my hotel ( freezing my nuts off - my toes were ...... Oh yeah I did not have
any - could not feel them) I had a look around ..... Pretty architecture
..... I had a unreal day today..... Fantastic. I was only in Salt Lake City
for 30 hours but I had a ball....... I have never scene so much snow in my
life! Snow on the paths, roads, on the top of cars driving, trees,
powerlines, EVERY WHERE. Was a interesting experience. I went up to Skiing
country - only 30mins to get there, (there are several locations in and
around Salt Lake) I went to Park City - home of the 2002 Winter Olympics....
Gee I had fun, I got all my stuff, clothes, skis and all...... And was on
the slopes - sorry - I was falling down the slopes by 10am...... OH MY GOD -
IT WAS as they would say "IT WAS TOTALLY SICK" The runs were sooooo long. I
did ok actually. Much better than I thought I would........ It was great
fun.... Imagine that just one day! Skiing! was kewl. Went home at 4pm and
had a nice long hot shower.... And jumped on JetBlue bound for NYC. BYE BYE
love tim
Saturday, December 01, 2001
I love music! I love my MAC!
Well been a week since I mailed! I'm sitting in the San Francisco Delta
Airlines Airport Terminal, waiting for my cheap flight to Salt Lake City! I
have no idea why I am going there except that is sort of the way home to New
York - well sort of - oh and the ticket via Salt Lake was cheap! even with a
night stay over! - OH NOW I REMEMBER WHY! "it the MORMAN" capital of the
USA!! LOL (oh yeah LOL = Laughing Out Loud - in internet chat speak) I hate
to say this but the City San Fran is DEAD as a DOORNAIL! you would not think
at all that it was 23 YES twenty three days till Christmas day! - There is
no one in this terminal - (and I know cause I left my mobile in the taxi and
then flagged a bus down to chase him!!!! TALK ABOUT A.B.C. (A.B.C. = Always
Be in Control)- I have never been so determined to make some one do
something in my life - well almost) and I got my little Erickson World
phone! - and then had to walk back from terminal 4 to Terminal 1 where I
was.............. And it all the terminals are DEAD! like its not even a
weekend! and it 10.30am in the morning Friday! - The city San Fran was so
beautiful! I had a great time! Had the most Glorious dinner where a close
mate took me to - was - well YUMMO! I could have had and entire platter of
that Potato Gnocchi!!! ("MUM - how do you spell that?") - I took it easy! It
was very very hard to get out of bed this morning at 7am when the wake up
call came ........... Had a shower and was talked into sharing a cab with a
lady to the airport - I was waiting for the airport bus (as the cab fair is
$38US = $80AU) She was interesting "HEARD ALL ABOUT HER" jesus!! she did ask
what I did - but never go to answer as she rattled onto another subject!!! (
I tell ya brought back memories of Hans (ex DUTCH Boyfriend of 4 years)
where he would speak dutch or german to mates on da phone and id wait for my
Name to be mentioned!!!!) Lost Mobile, Hijacked Bus, Chased taxi well you
heard that!! I saw a musical last nite in San Fran called "The Dead" Irish!!
was very good - slow - gut good! - BUT - well let me tell you about Las
Vegas! F___ en H___! I have never seen any thing like it!!! Ever!! So many
Poker Machines - In the Poker Machines in the Bar table tops, Poker
Machines in the reception - Poker Machines in the bathroom! You name it any
corner and they were there! But WOW - what a amazing concept!!! $$$$$$ every
where! (although slow as well) I went there to see the permanent Cirus De
Soueil production called "O" and well OHHHHHHHHHH - was the most amazing
feast my eyes have ever seen! - the entire production and stage is a
girgantic pool! - something like 40 Million Gallons of water - revols -
numerous stages - the height of the stage was at least 6 floors! - was out
of this world........ Diving under water ---- acrobatics --- singing ----
was just well I cant explain! the entire show is permanent at the Bellagio
Hotel (where I stayed) Cost them $40 million US dollars to concive and get
up and running!!!! was JUST AMAZING! The hotels are all themes - "Paris" -
Everything French - "MGM Grand" - All about Hollywood and movies -
"Caesar's Place" Everything Roman and B.C. - "Treasure Island" fighting
Pirates - "Flamingos" - Wildlife - "The Venetian" - Venice Canals and all
Europe! - I stayed in the Bellagio! The newest hotel there! - It had 3000
rooms - yep Three Thousand! The hallways were like Runways! - Everything
electronic - even the Mini Bar! - You touched a coke or scotch you paid for
it! - all the hotels are designed so that you can not get from A to Z with
out walking through all the Gambling - like from you room to reception is
like walking across a football field! - & if you want to get to the gym then
you walk from Balmain to Double Bay! and on the way you are meant to be
tempted by all the tables! I did not spend a dime or a nickel! (sorry Kelly
- not even on Black) not tempted at all - does nothing for me - so I Guess
Vegas is like one gigantic Disney land for adults - each hotel is another
concept......... They say that if you combined just four and only four of
the major hotels the room accom total would exceed all the rooms in San
Francisco!!! The 2nd night I had to see the white lions and tigers - so I
went and saw "Seigfeld and Roy" - 22 big white pussy cats ( well for those
who know - 22 humungous "Spikes" (spike is my white Chinchilla at home) -
Interesting show! - they (Guy Duo) have been performing in Vegas for 30
years! - they show felt it tooooo . .......... ROFL - (oh yeah ROFL =
Rolling On the Floor Laughing - in internet chat speak) ......... It was
ok..... Just! - was really just a giant simple 20 min magic act filled out
with Stuff-------- Smoke ---- More smoke ---- Dancing Girls and BOYS ----
smoke ----- lights ---- bad music ------ oh did I say smoke!!!! ----- they
tried to do some stupid story line but I think it got fucked up in the
translation from German to English to American! ....... Ay least I got 2
Southerns and Coke included in the Ticket price - ( I think they watered
down the Southern -- :-( so then it was OUT OF THERE ---- I have to say
the Bellagio hotel was perhaps the Best Hotel I have ever stayed in! I
reason they had staff hiding out side your room so when you rang for
something they would knock on the door the moment yo hung up the phone. I
waited for Zip, Zero, Nothing.... Was an extraordinary experience
considering that they have 3000 rooms! And I tell ya I am so lucky some one
told me to stay there......... All the other hotels were ............. Well
...... Mmmmm......... FOUL!! ("MUM - how do you spell that?") .......... In
San Fran I tell you If I have Dollar for every Beggar on the Streets my trip
would have come out at a profit! - they are absolutely every where! on every
corner! - I spent my life one day in a HUGE electronics store ......
Mmmmmmmm Bliss! I love electronics!!! found some funky stuff ...... And yeah
well most of it I have or the stuff I wanted would not work in Australia any
ways! But came with some funky ideas for our offices and internet site! -
After that I went a saw "Harry Potter" - what fun - was well ---- mmmm
GREAT! - not sure if it is in Australia yet, but I loved it! I like I always
do have great intentions in Reading, I bought all four of the books - never
got past page 4 of the "Sourcers stone" so I had nothing to compare it to!
Broke all box office records here in the USA previous movie grossed
$165millon in the first weekend and "Harry" raked in $205millon in the first
weekend! - Cost about $120 mill to make - and JK (author) only got
$20million for the movie rights for the first 3 books! - well she signed
with AOL Time Warner a couple of years ago ......... but hey when you went
from unemployed at home to the "Richest" woman in the UK in like 5 years I
guess you don't need much more! - Im on the Plane now! and apparently it is
Snowing in Salt Lake City!!! That will be fun!! Yipee!! Mormans and Snow!! -
Hope my $50 hotel has heating!! as I like don't have much warm clothing may
be Law and Order on TV for me 2 night!! LOL (see above) Congratulations to
the entire Sales Team and all Staff in Sydney! YOU BROKE THE COMPANY
HISTORY! BEST MONTH EVER! WELL DONE! .......... Well this was a wordy mail
so hope you kept up ( I think my attention span would have stoped on the
second line) hope all is well, Cheers Tim
Airlines Airport Terminal, waiting for my cheap flight to Salt Lake City! I
have no idea why I am going there except that is sort of the way home to New
York - well sort of - oh and the ticket via Salt Lake was cheap! even with a
night stay over! - OH NOW I REMEMBER WHY! "it the MORMAN" capital of the
USA!! LOL (oh yeah LOL = Laughing Out Loud - in internet chat speak) I hate
to say this but the City San Fran is DEAD as a DOORNAIL! you would not think
at all that it was 23 YES twenty three days till Christmas day! - There is
no one in this terminal - (and I know cause I left my mobile in the taxi and
then flagged a bus down to chase him!!!! TALK ABOUT A.B.C. (A.B.C. = Always
Be in Control)- I have never been so determined to make some one do
something in my life - well almost) and I got my little Erickson World
phone! - and then had to walk back from terminal 4 to Terminal 1 where I
was.............. And it all the terminals are DEAD! like its not even a
weekend! and it 10.30am in the morning Friday! - The city San Fran was so
beautiful! I had a great time! Had the most Glorious dinner where a close
mate took me to - was - well YUMMO! I could have had and entire platter of
that Potato Gnocchi!!! ("MUM - how do you spell that?") - I took it easy! It
was very very hard to get out of bed this morning at 7am when the wake up
call came ........... Had a shower and was talked into sharing a cab with a
lady to the airport - I was waiting for the airport bus (as the cab fair is
$38US = $80AU) She was interesting "HEARD ALL ABOUT HER" jesus!! she did ask
what I did - but never go to answer as she rattled onto another subject!!! (
I tell ya brought back memories of Hans (ex DUTCH Boyfriend of 4 years)
where he would speak dutch or german to mates on da phone and id wait for my
Name to be mentioned!!!!) Lost Mobile, Hijacked Bus, Chased taxi well you
heard that!! I saw a musical last nite in San Fran called "The Dead" Irish!!
was very good - slow - gut good! - BUT - well let me tell you about Las
Vegas! F___ en H___! I have never seen any thing like it!!! Ever!! So many
Poker Machines - In the Poker Machines in the Bar table tops, Poker
Machines in the reception - Poker Machines in the bathroom! You name it any
corner and they were there! But WOW - what a amazing concept!!! $$$$$$ every
where! (although slow as well) I went there to see the permanent Cirus De
Soueil production called "O" and well OHHHHHHHHHH - was the most amazing
feast my eyes have ever seen! - the entire production and stage is a
girgantic pool! - something like 40 Million Gallons of water - revols -
numerous stages - the height of the stage was at least 6 floors! - was out
of this world........ Diving under water ---- acrobatics --- singing ----
was just well I cant explain! the entire show is permanent at the Bellagio
Hotel (where I stayed) Cost them $40 million US dollars to concive and get
up and running!!!! was JUST AMAZING! The hotels are all themes - "Paris" -
Everything French - "MGM Grand" - All about Hollywood and movies -
"Caesar's Place" Everything Roman and B.C. - "Treasure Island" fighting
Pirates - "Flamingos" - Wildlife - "The Venetian" - Venice Canals and all
Europe! - I stayed in the Bellagio! The newest hotel there! - It had 3000
rooms - yep Three Thousand! The hallways were like Runways! - Everything
electronic - even the Mini Bar! - You touched a coke or scotch you paid for
it! - all the hotels are designed so that you can not get from A to Z with
out walking through all the Gambling - like from you room to reception is
like walking across a football field! - & if you want to get to the gym then
you walk from Balmain to Double Bay! and on the way you are meant to be
tempted by all the tables! I did not spend a dime or a nickel! (sorry Kelly
- not even on Black) not tempted at all - does nothing for me - so I Guess
Vegas is like one gigantic Disney land for adults - each hotel is another
concept......... They say that if you combined just four and only four of
the major hotels the room accom total would exceed all the rooms in San
Francisco!!! The 2nd night I had to see the white lions and tigers - so I
went and saw "Seigfeld and Roy" - 22 big white pussy cats ( well for those
who know - 22 humungous "Spikes" (spike is my white Chinchilla at home) -
Interesting show! - they (Guy Duo) have been performing in Vegas for 30
years! - they show felt it tooooo . .......... ROFL - (oh yeah ROFL =
Rolling On the Floor Laughing - in internet chat speak) ......... It was
ok..... Just! - was really just a giant simple 20 min magic act filled out
with Stuff-------- Smoke ---- More smoke ---- Dancing Girls and BOYS ----
smoke ----- lights ---- bad music ------ oh did I say smoke!!!! ----- they
tried to do some stupid story line but I think it got fucked up in the
translation from German to English to American! ....... Ay least I got 2
Southerns and Coke included in the Ticket price - ( I think they watered
down the Southern -- :-( so then it was OUT OF THERE ---- I have to say
the Bellagio hotel was perhaps the Best Hotel I have ever stayed in! I
reason they had staff hiding out side your room so when you rang for
something they would knock on the door the moment yo hung up the phone. I
waited for Zip, Zero, Nothing.... Was an extraordinary experience
considering that they have 3000 rooms! And I tell ya I am so lucky some one
told me to stay there......... All the other hotels were ............. Well
...... Mmmmm......... FOUL!! ("MUM - how do you spell that?") .......... In
San Fran I tell you If I have Dollar for every Beggar on the Streets my trip
would have come out at a profit! - they are absolutely every where! on every
corner! - I spent my life one day in a HUGE electronics store ......
Mmmmmmmm Bliss! I love electronics!!! found some funky stuff ...... And yeah
well most of it I have or the stuff I wanted would not work in Australia any
ways! But came with some funky ideas for our offices and internet site! -
After that I went a saw "Harry Potter" - what fun - was well ---- mmmm
GREAT! - not sure if it is in Australia yet, but I loved it! I like I always
do have great intentions in Reading, I bought all four of the books - never
got past page 4 of the "Sourcers stone" so I had nothing to compare it to!
Broke all box office records here in the USA previous movie grossed
$165millon in the first weekend and "Harry" raked in $205millon in the first
weekend! - Cost about $120 mill to make - and JK (author) only got
$20million for the movie rights for the first 3 books! - well she signed
with AOL Time Warner a couple of years ago ......... but hey when you went
from unemployed at home to the "Richest" woman in the UK in like 5 years I
guess you don't need much more! - Im on the Plane now! and apparently it is
Snowing in Salt Lake City!!! That will be fun!! Yipee!! Mormans and Snow!! -
Hope my $50 hotel has heating!! as I like don't have much warm clothing may
be Law and Order on TV for me 2 night!! LOL (see above) Congratulations to
the entire Sales Team and all Staff in Sydney! YOU BROKE THE COMPANY
HISTORY! BEST MONTH EVER! WELL DONE! .......... Well this was a wordy mail
so hope you kept up ( I think my attention span would have stoped on the
second line) hope all is well, Cheers Tim
Sunday, November 25, 2001
a polyp or 2
well its been a while since my last up date!!! I must say I have never really been on a holiday this long before! its almost 4 weeks! the longest holiday I think I have ever had in my career. The longest one has been 2 weeks! and after the initial winding down I am SERIOUSLY enjoying my time off! I have a million ideas.......... and the more time off I have the more I see other things that would be great to do in Sydney........ so we will see some of these filtering through in 2002 I think! Today is Thanksgiving....... TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY ......... every thing is closed ..... and I mean EVERY THING..... I decided to do some washing ... like jeans and stuff before NY city closed down.... I went to the Laundromat and sat and watched the front loader go round and round while me, my apple imac and headphones watched the DVD of "THE SOPRANOS" 2nd season.......... well with all the domestics all done I took off to see the musical "URINETOWN" yes that's the title and the New York times said ...... "Urinetown,'' the marvellously self-conscious satire of the musical theatre's social conscience. The show, which remains a zesty and full-bodied original, began life in fact as a participant in the New York Fringe Festival, and given its toilet-centric plot, it was a reasonable level of entry. It became a surprise Off Broadway hit last spring. What is, in fact, most striking here is how well everything fits together in the collaborative creation of something that feels entirely original. And did I mention that ''Urinetown'' is hilarious? A huge ovation that followed shortly thereafter, the audience agreed." and it was very very good! Weird but incredible performances and very good.................. I went for a very very long walk around central park ...... I just love those little squirrels! bouncing around the park looking for dinner! The west side......... that's where I stay - some call it "Hells Kitchen" changes every year I come back....... this year it honestly seems to be getting more "gay" which I think is good. People tell me that the village and so forth is so expensive that people cant afford to live there any more....... so they are moving more further away from downtown ........ and since the world trade centre thing more and more people seem to be moving away from the financial district......... well Tuesday night was the nite of nites...... I got to see "The Producers" ................ here is some back ground on one of the most expensive musical tickets I have ever purchased.......... "Out scalping the Scalpers If theatregoers had to decide whether scalpers or producers should reap the profits for selling hard-to-get theatre tickets at outrageous prices, most would opt for the producers. At least they might use the money to put on another show. So the announcement that the musical ''The Producers'' had jacked up the price on prime tickets to $480US or ($920AUS) stirred more interest than outrage on Broadway. However, when the producers of ''The Producers'' describe their decision as a ''war'' on scalpers, their battle cry has to be taken with a grain of salt." ............. well I paid almost that ..........but the worry i had was that " Nathan Lane "The Star" had canceled last weeks performances in The Producers to treat polyp on vocal cord and severely strained voice" ......... so i tell you I was worried that i would get a polyp or 2 if i did not get to see him in the show ....................... and why all this stuff about this show? welllll.........'Producers' Shatters Tony Award Record With 12 Prizes ....... it is the most awarded musical in Tony Award History! so all this stuff is wanting people to get to see it............"The hit Mel Brooks show about producers who put on a Nazi musical won every prize it possibly could at Radio City Music Hall, breaking the Broadway record with 12 Tony Awards, the most any musical has won since ''Hello, Dolly!'' took 10 in 1964." It won:
Best Musical: ''The Producers''
Book of a Musical: ''The Producers''
Original Score: ''The Producers''
Actor in a Musical: Nathan Lane, ''The Producers''
Featured Actor in a Musical: Gary Beach, ''The Producers''
Featured Actress in a Musical: Cady Huffman, ''The Producers''
Scenery: Robin Wagner, ''The Producers''
Costumes: William Ivey Long, ''The Producers''
Lighting: Peter Kaczorowski, ''The Producers''
Choreography: Susan Stroman, ''The Producers''
Direction of a Musical: Susan Stroman, ''The Producers''
Orchestration: Doug Besterman, ''The Producers''
''I want to thank Hitler,'' Mr. Brooks said, ''for being such a funny guy on stage.''
Accepting the award for best musical on behalf of the multiple producers standing onstage with him, Mr. Brooks said, ''Behind me you see a phalanx -- an avalanche -- of Jews who have come with their talent, their money, but most of all their spirit and their love for the theater.''.................... and yes it was worth it! I was worried all the hipe would be a let down! but it was great! Very very funny! and a great show..................... I have been doing a large amount of work online de bugging our new website that will be launched in january! The team in sydney are doing a great job over all....... I fly to Las Vegas on sunday to see a couple of shows there (as the deal is unreal) ........ travel here is so cheep at the moment......... it has never been like this....... People here just dont want to fly ....... and after the Airbus thing people are even more paronoid.......... here are some of the deals that you can get.
NEW YORK TO LONDON RETURN ON MOST AIRLINES $305US return
NEW YORK TO PARIS RETURN ON MOST AIRLINES $315US return
NEW YORK TO AMSTERDAM RETURN ON MOST AIRLINES $350US return
NEW YORK TO SINGAPORE RETURN ON MOST AIRLINES $305US return
so travel is the go! Hotels too are soooo cheap! you can get a 4 star hotel in New York for $120 a nite at the moment!!
Hope all is well .......... Email or call (global roaming) if you need me!
cheers tim xo
Best Musical: ''The Producers''
Book of a Musical: ''The Producers''
Original Score: ''The Producers''
Actor in a Musical: Nathan Lane, ''The Producers''
Featured Actor in a Musical: Gary Beach, ''The Producers''
Featured Actress in a Musical: Cady Huffman, ''The Producers''
Scenery: Robin Wagner, ''The Producers''
Costumes: William Ivey Long, ''The Producers''
Lighting: Peter Kaczorowski, ''The Producers''
Choreography: Susan Stroman, ''The Producers''
Direction of a Musical: Susan Stroman, ''The Producers''
Orchestration: Doug Besterman, ''The Producers''
''I want to thank Hitler,'' Mr. Brooks said, ''for being such a funny guy on stage.''
Accepting the award for best musical on behalf of the multiple producers standing onstage with him, Mr. Brooks said, ''Behind me you see a phalanx -- an avalanche -- of Jews who have come with their talent, their money, but most of all their spirit and their love for the theater.''.................... and yes it was worth it! I was worried all the hipe would be a let down! but it was great! Very very funny! and a great show..................... I have been doing a large amount of work online de bugging our new website that will be launched in january! The team in sydney are doing a great job over all....... I fly to Las Vegas on sunday to see a couple of shows there (as the deal is unreal) ........ travel here is so cheep at the moment......... it has never been like this....... People here just dont want to fly ....... and after the Airbus thing people are even more paronoid.......... here are some of the deals that you can get.
NEW YORK TO LONDON RETURN ON MOST AIRLINES $305US return
NEW YORK TO PARIS RETURN ON MOST AIRLINES $315US return
NEW YORK TO AMSTERDAM RETURN ON MOST AIRLINES $350US return
NEW YORK TO SINGAPORE RETURN ON MOST AIRLINES $305US return
so travel is the go! Hotels too are soooo cheap! you can get a 4 star hotel in New York for $120 a nite at the moment!!
Hope all is well .......... Email or call (global roaming) if you need me!
cheers tim xo
Wednesday, November 14, 2001
Mumma Mia
Well its been a bit of a whirlwind of a trip! I have been to LA, Detroit
(with Ralph) Chicago and now in new York! It is interesting to be here,
there are many areas that were and are affected by September 11, the theatre
and most of all people who lost others as well as units that they life in
downtown! I spoke to one person that saw all the things unfold on top of the
NYU building! Scary stuff - the smell in the air downtown is apparently un
bare able! They say it will take years maybe even 5 years to get the subway
back to they way it was! The local fire station around the corner from where
I live in "Hells Kitchen" has posters and flowers and every thing all around
it. I looked quickly and saw 15 men that were lost! Really hard to think
what it would be like to go off to work and be trapped .......... I have
been doing the normal things here ...... sleeping in and recharging ,
watching a Broadway show each night, there are not many shows on at the
moment. Highlights were the revival of 42nd Street - great orchestrations,
fantastic direction and costumes...... and well the tapping was kewl as
well! I saw Mumma Mia again this evening - ( I can proudly say I have seen
this show where ever it is on earth at the moment - Melbourne, London, New
York) I have got a million ideas that will drive every one crazy! most from
the NAR conference, and some from Chicago , Ralph , and NYC. I went down to
Symms on Madison Avenue and spent a life time searching for nice shirts, I
got so many I was crazy but they were all so god damn cheap I had to! Even
converted a POLO shirt is one third the price in Sydney!! So you will all
get to see some new colours! I bought some new stuff for the web site and
our PC network that was super cheap! I love having my world phone! I was
smack bang in the middle of virgin records on times square and the mobile
rang...... a lady from Balmain ringing about "Patrick Schwan" saying he was
lost and was at 392 Darling Street ..... :-) good to see that I can even
get a call for one of my kitty cats that went wondering!!! - Its kewl Kelly
saved the day and went and got him!!! ( I know you were worried :(
its 1.15am here in the morning! I am a little pissed (drunk - not angry -
LOL ) oh (LOL = Laugh Out Loud) Marilyn and I had a great Dinner, saw Mumma
Mia (Aussie Cast the best so far) and then came home - I been listening to
my music on my PC Hard drive and drinking a Southern!!! YUM YUM! Hey "THEY
CHANGED THE BOTTLE DESIGN" it looks kewl as!! I guess it will take Years to
get to Sydney like most things!! I miss may Cats and Work colleagues a awful
lot - my cats make me smile..... Patrick to greet me when I arrive, Rexxy
wanting a cuddle and Spritz asking "Dad can I have the rat" and Spike
waiting till its all dark and every one has gone and its just me & him and
the TV and then he will come over and want to cuddle ......... funny hey!!
Always love my mates, my cats. I am off to look for a data thing for a idea
I came up with! Ill see a show 2 morrow - buy another million CD's of shows
- maybe have lunch at Ollies on Time Square. I hope you are well, not
working too hard and remember Xmas is around the corner. Love Tim xox (back
before you can wink) ;-)
(with Ralph) Chicago and now in new York! It is interesting to be here,
there are many areas that were and are affected by September 11, the theatre
and most of all people who lost others as well as units that they life in
downtown! I spoke to one person that saw all the things unfold on top of the
NYU building! Scary stuff - the smell in the air downtown is apparently un
bare able! They say it will take years maybe even 5 years to get the subway
back to they way it was! The local fire station around the corner from where
I live in "Hells Kitchen" has posters and flowers and every thing all around
it. I looked quickly and saw 15 men that were lost! Really hard to think
what it would be like to go off to work and be trapped .......... I have
been doing the normal things here ...... sleeping in and recharging ,
watching a Broadway show each night, there are not many shows on at the
moment. Highlights were the revival of 42nd Street - great orchestrations,
fantastic direction and costumes...... and well the tapping was kewl as
well! I saw Mumma Mia again this evening - ( I can proudly say I have seen
this show where ever it is on earth at the moment - Melbourne, London, New
York) I have got a million ideas that will drive every one crazy! most from
the NAR conference, and some from Chicago , Ralph , and NYC. I went down to
Symms on Madison Avenue and spent a life time searching for nice shirts, I
got so many I was crazy but they were all so god damn cheap I had to! Even
converted a POLO shirt is one third the price in Sydney!! So you will all
get to see some new colours! I bought some new stuff for the web site and
our PC network that was super cheap! I love having my world phone! I was
smack bang in the middle of virgin records on times square and the mobile
rang...... a lady from Balmain ringing about "Patrick Schwan" saying he was
lost and was at 392 Darling Street ..... :-) good to see that I can even
get a call for one of my kitty cats that went wondering!!! - Its kewl Kelly
saved the day and went and got him!!! ( I know you were worried :(
its 1.15am here in the morning! I am a little pissed (drunk - not angry -
LOL ) oh (LOL = Laugh Out Loud) Marilyn and I had a great Dinner, saw Mumma
Mia (Aussie Cast the best so far) and then came home - I been listening to
my music on my PC Hard drive and drinking a Southern!!! YUM YUM! Hey "THEY
CHANGED THE BOTTLE DESIGN" it looks kewl as!! I guess it will take Years to
get to Sydney like most things!! I miss may Cats and Work colleagues a awful
lot - my cats make me smile..... Patrick to greet me when I arrive, Rexxy
wanting a cuddle and Spritz asking "Dad can I have the rat" and Spike
waiting till its all dark and every one has gone and its just me & him and
the TV and then he will come over and want to cuddle ......... funny hey!!
Always love my mates, my cats. I am off to look for a data thing for a idea
I came up with! Ill see a show 2 morrow - buy another million CD's of shows
- maybe have lunch at Ollies on Time Square. I hope you are well, not
working too hard and remember Xmas is around the corner. Love Tim xox (back
before you can wink) ;-)
Monday, November 12, 2001
Qantas were unreal!
Well........ mmmmmmm what a trip!!!!! I have never seen so much security and
american flags in my life!! The Security was unreal at the qantas terminal!!
Despite the x-ray machines at all the security all people that were heading
to the USA had to have all their person la bags had searched!! so I waited
for 45 mins 30 mins after my flight QF8 was meant to leave I was still in
the line waiting to be "HAND" searched - most people were stressed as
thinking (and rightly so) that they would miss the flight! But no one did!
Qantas were unreal! they waited and waited and waited - any way had a good
flight! - and then I arrived to LA - and well another 60mins before getting
onto a flight to Ralph Roberts home in Detroit (Ralph is one of the number
one real estate agents in the USA) So i got onto the flight and had a great
3 hour flight to Deroit! Well Jesus! boy do the have a house! 4 levels! 7
bedrooms! Spa, Steam Room, Massage room, Huge TV Audio room, I have my own
room and en suite, Cleaner each day! well WOW! I have not had to pay for any
thing at all!!! I still have issue dollars in my Wallet! so heaven help me
if I have to pay for any thing! - Tonight they organized a massage for me!!!
which was sooooo nice of them!!!!!! and it was great toooooo!!!!!! well
between me typing this message Ralph and Kath have gone to bed!!!! I am
watching NBC "Jay Leno" down stairs where my room is! ......... such fun!!!!
I know you all are working hard soooooo HARD as it is November! I fly to
the conference 2 morrow I think! I have learnt a huge amount from ralph in
what to do and what NOT to do!!! His reporting I shot to balzes!!!! Unlike
ours! we ar so lucky to have our internal system in 4D " spike" that gives
us real time reporting!! Detroit and I have to say the USA has a million US
Flags ever where!!!!!! every where u can think that there should be a flag
positioned their should be!!! I had a great lunch at a Italian rest in
Detroit!!!! I must say lunch ....... mmmmmm well it felt like dinner as the
lights were so dimmed!!!! any way well we don't have the
sun here like we do in Australia! ....... getting online has been so much
better than last year!!! and guess what well some of u may have already
gathered my mobile works!!!!!! well its is now mid night and in well we
truly fucked! off to bed!!! hope all is well and every thing is fine!!!
catchya see ya TIM xoxox
american flags in my life!! The Security was unreal at the qantas terminal!!
Despite the x-ray machines at all the security all people that were heading
to the USA had to have all their person la bags had searched!! so I waited
for 45 mins 30 mins after my flight QF8 was meant to leave I was still in
the line waiting to be "HAND" searched - most people were stressed as
thinking (and rightly so) that they would miss the flight! But no one did!
Qantas were unreal! they waited and waited and waited - any way had a good
flight! - and then I arrived to LA - and well another 60mins before getting
onto a flight to Ralph Roberts home in Detroit (Ralph is one of the number
one real estate agents in the USA) So i got onto the flight and had a great
3 hour flight to Deroit! Well Jesus! boy do the have a house! 4 levels! 7
bedrooms! Spa, Steam Room, Massage room, Huge TV Audio room, I have my own
room and en suite, Cleaner each day! well WOW! I have not had to pay for any
thing at all!!! I still have issue dollars in my Wallet! so heaven help me
if I have to pay for any thing! - Tonight they organized a massage for me!!!
which was sooooo nice of them!!!!!! and it was great toooooo!!!!!! well
between me typing this message Ralph and Kath have gone to bed!!!! I am
watching NBC "Jay Leno" down stairs where my room is! ......... such fun!!!!
I know you all are working hard soooooo HARD as it is November! I fly to
the conference 2 morrow I think! I have learnt a huge amount from ralph in
what to do and what NOT to do!!! His reporting I shot to balzes!!!! Unlike
ours! we ar so lucky to have our internal system in 4D " spike" that gives
us real time reporting!! Detroit and I have to say the USA has a million US
Flags ever where!!!!!! every where u can think that there should be a flag
positioned their should be!!! I had a great lunch at a Italian rest in
Detroit!!!! I must say lunch ....... mmmmmm well it felt like dinner as the
lights were so dimmed!!!! any way well we don't have the
sun here like we do in Australia! ....... getting online has been so much
better than last year!!! and guess what well some of u may have already
gathered my mobile works!!!!!! well its is now mid night and in well we
truly fucked! off to bed!!! hope all is well and every thing is fine!!!
catchya see ya TIM xoxox