Hello,
There has been lots going on this week in the world and in down under. Awesome Wimbledon record break. Were they human or what? I think the Energizer bunny has a new mascot(s) after Michael Chang. Australia's first woman Prime Minister - Julia Gillard was sworn in this week. Not that I follow politics here but was given a quick refresher at work. Obviously the views might be one-sided. Aussie soccer team the Socceroos as they are called won the war but lost the battle. Sounds unfair that a team's win depends on another match where they have no control at all.
Finally finished reading "PowerShift" by Alvin Toffler. It took about 2 months to finish the 600 page book (of which more than 150 pages were dedicated to notes, references and indexes). It was a pretty interesting book but quite dry so easily puts me to sleep in the train. The core topic is about the shift in power from violence to money to knowledge. Concepts vary from corporate games to international politics.
Weekend was quite hectic as usual. We were invited for a dinner hosted by 3 of my colleagues (2 girls and a guy) in the City. Dinner was good with rajma, aloo gobhi and chicken something. Came to know that amchur powder can do a lot to the dish. Sydney has a unique feature to promote family time and public transport usage. They call it Sunday Funday where a family can travel all around the city at the cost of $2.50 per adult (an unlimited adult ticket would otherwise cost around $25 - $30). The criteria is the travel should include kids of a particular age. What intrigued me though was the condition the bus driver had that the kids should be of school going age. This weekend the train service was interrupted due to track work for a short distance. Had to switch 2 buses and a train to get there. It was about 11 pm by the time we reached back home. Felt like doing a "We did it.." as Dora and Boots would do at the end of their adventure. :-)
Have a great week.
Chetty
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