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Month: July 2004

News

HK

Free wireless at Hong Kong airport – who knew! Unfortunately I’ve only found out with about 5 minutes before I board 🙁 My 3 days in Shanghai were crazy hectic with sessions…

News

here

Well I eventually got here in one piece 11:30 flight from Auckland to HK and then 2:15 to Shanghai.  I had about 3 shopping hours in HK but managed to get two…

News

yay

Yay – broadband into my room!  For some reason it was hidden on the opposite side of the room to the desk! Gotta go now (after lovely dinner with David and Claire)…

News

bollox

Ruptured fuel line is what they said and now I’m stuck in Auckland for 18 hours and will catch a flight out at 07:30 tomorrow morning.  I’m stuck in a crappy hotel…

Ramblings

bugger

Delayed for at least two hours in Auckland.  “Technical difficulties” with the plane 🙁 Maybe those big bucks I spent on Qantas Club membership might come in handy – just had a…

Ramblings

12 -1

After two episodes Vic and I are hooked on the weirdest reality show Outback Jack. 12 American city girls in the Australian outback competing for the affections of a hunky Aussie bloke. …

News

money

I discovered today how difficult it is to find Chinese currency!  None of the major banks carried Yuan 🙁 I finally tracked some down at Thomas Cook so I now have currency…