Life as a carbon-based life form; a journey of building on success and learning from mistakes.
Plan B, phrase 1. Letter of acceptance to work in Japan.
Politics. I read through Nguyen Tuong Van's court transcripts, the Australian accused of drug smuggling. Thats over 300 grams of pure diamorphine hes carrying! Of course he deserve the death penalty.
(court transcript) (appeal transcript)
Our VADB team competes at the Sydney International Regatta Center, Penrith, I couldnt make it because I had to fax some documents to the Embassy of Japan about my working holiday visa. Photos courtesy of Robert.
Tennis on Sunday with friends. I watch a father and his two sons playing tennis in the court next to ours. I say to myself, I like to do that some day.
Rock up to Fairfield Court House to appeal against my double parking infringement. Representing myself in court. The judge dismiss my case appeal and as well as my section 10 plea. He found me guilty, its a mastercard moment.
Double parking fine.. $95
Court fees.. $65
Amusement.. priceless
Good news. I passes all my uni exams, but somewhat disappointed, I was hoping to get a distinction for one of the subject. I passed my provisional licence rider training and skill test. Watchout world!
Everyone of us drink like fish last night. Who's that Anna? Shes good looking.
5 hours drive to cherry farm at Young with the Taiwanese friends.
What? Godspeed rave on tonight? But I'm out of energy today.
Training and conference. Time flies when you having fun.
Its too windy and cold to row in the water today. So we try out land training, its new, its cool and its fucken awesome!
I am faced with yet another tough choice. (1) Take the job in Tokyo. (2) Date A and stay in Australia for afew years then travel oversea to work after she graduate. (3) Work in a corporate job in Sydney.
Times like this I wish there are many of me so I can do it all.
Khoa sent me about this role: General Manager, Commercial Operations - Optus Business
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Sydney
The role of General Manager, Commercial Operations demands an eclectic array of skills experince encompassing a challenging variety of responsibilities.
This position is charged with responsibility for 5 discrete but inter-related groups performing key back-office functions critical to the evolution, maintenance and growth of Optus Business. These functions are Accounts Receivable (including Adjustments and 3rd party Settlements), Customer Account Implementation, Customer Relationship Management, Sales Reporting and Commissions, Information Systems and Integration.
Your leadership skills in fostering individual excellence, championing team cohesion and driving renewal will combine the above to 1 team. Your Strategic overview and client relationship management skills will drive the group to leverage synergies across E2E processes (eg revenue turn-on and cashflow, account capture, data integrity, reporting and forecasting.)
You will be ideally CPA qualified or similar. Your background is ideally grounded in IT or similar industry of equivalent complexity, demonstrated by a clear understanding or preferably, management of financial IT systems.
Your ability to influence and negotiate with authority at a Director level is critical to the success of the role, especially in relation to Commissions and Credit Management. We are seeking a truly consultative and enigmatic people manager to drive best financial and non-financial results for this high-performing division. Your capability to lead could lead you to a Directorship position in the future.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and can bring a diplomatic, astute and professional approach to drive creative thinking - apply now in complete confidence.
I seen girls checking me out because I'm riding a sport motorcycle. But there is only one girl I rather be with. Hey baby.
Business meeting with our major client. I met Balasubramanya, hes from India. He's in Australia on work assignment for a month, working for our client.
I promise to drag him along to my adventures, showing him Australia is a grand country.
My friend read my palm, I dont believe in these superstitious stuffs, but he said something like this - "You live a short life, maybe till late 30's or 40's. Then die of a sudden death. But you remain faithful to your wife."
Yes! I like the sound of that!
Here are the reason why.
(photos from the 2006 calendar)
I gotta tell ya, flavoured condom is lots of fun!
My camera has die - it been run over by a car, I'm surprise its still intacted. It was a good camera though. So I went out this afternoon and bought another one with the exact same model.
Taking Balasubramanya for a brief tour through Sydney city. Balasubramanya said something that make alot of sense, we both prefer to be marry to an Asian wife. Because Asian have the 'charm' which many Western girls dont have.
Taking Balasubramanya a tour of the Blue Mountains.
Christmas party and pocker every year at Vincent's. When I have 5-6 shots of muscle relaxant I become sensitive?! Lastnight I showed Julie how to slice the mango the way I like to eat it. She's a good girl, but I can make her perfect.
Embracing the Australian beach culture.
I will take her to Port Stephens someday; she'll love it.
Buying some new shirts and sporting goods during end of year stocktake sales at Parramatta.
Thinh is right. When it comes to dealing with girls I'm as good as a 17-year old schoolboy doing surgery. I'm hopeless at it.
Another year has gone past, it was a good year indeed. So a new diary for another year, another chapter.
Business meeting and dinner, its was a pleasure dealing with Koreans.
I discovered this nice little place in Parramatta, I'll take her here.
I'm thinking about getting a pearl implant for Scotty. I'll be a Shinjuman!
Looking for trouble - I'm riding an unregistered motorbike all over town during this double demerits holiday season.
