BrisVegas, the Sea Eagles and George Dubble Ya

Just a quick one to let you know that I went to Brisbane last week for a jolly up the river. I haven’t been to Brisbane for years so it was good to see the city again. It was a whistle stop trip as I flew up last Thursday, had a couple of meetings and a party, then back into the offices on Friday morning before flying back to Sydney. But it was a quality time all the same and going out with my colleagues is always excellent value.

And on Sunday I made it to Brooky Oval to watch Manly Sea Eagles play with a couple of mates from work. It was a scorcher, as I sat on the hill, drinking tins. Manly won the game but the second half highlight was when a guy decided to take on 6 coppers just a few feet away from me.

Spring is finally here and George Dubble Ya rocked into town yesterday for a series of meetings with a number of other world leaders. Sydney is in lockdown and I have to say I do feel sorry for those people who have spent their savings on a trip of a lifetime to Sydney this week. They get to see lots of ugly fences and even uglier concrete blocks. Sydneysiders are being given a public holiday on Friday in an attempt to keep as many people out of the city as possible so 6 of us are heading 3 hours north to Seal Rocks for a long weekend of surfing, snorkelling, sunbathing (hopefully) and good times.

It looks like the ladies of the night, and day, are up for the APEC summit as well!