After a bad week, it was good to go away overnight even though it was just to the city. Last night Tim and I went and saw the musical Phantom of the Opera at the Lyric Theatre in Star City and we both really enjoyed it. We stayed in the Star City hotel (sooo convenient!) and it was one of the best weekends I've had in a while. A trip to the Lindt cafè and a walk around Darling Harbour capped off our weekend in the city.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Weekend in the city
After a bad week, it was good to go away overnight even though it was just to the city. Last night Tim and I went and saw the musical Phantom of the Opera at the Lyric Theatre in Star City and we both really enjoyed it. We stayed in the Star City hotel (sooo convenient!) and it was one of the best weekends I've had in a while. A trip to the Lindt cafè and a walk around Darling Harbour capped off our weekend in the city.
Monday, August 18, 2008
LASER Corp. team building weekend away
It was hard being away from Tim most of the weekend but I managed thanks to the great invention of the mobile phone.
The LASER Corp. team building weekend away was interesting. I haven’t worked for a company that’s had a team building weekend away and no one I know has ever been to one. We arrived at the farm round 11am and after the welcome we had morning tea (scones, coffee & tea) and then kicked off with our team presentations. All the presentations were completed by 3pm and shortly after we were taken to another part of the farm where we had damper, toasted marshmallows and billy tea. Dinner was steak, mash potatoes and vegetables followed by bush dancing. There was also a bit of excitement during the night when an old style air conditioner/heater unit caught fire and set off the smoke alarm in the room that Dina & Sabrina were in. Carla and I were the only other ladies that heard the alarm and went to investigate. Lucky the small fire was put out before it could do much damage.
We had been allocated to mixed departmental teams before the conference for Sunday’s activities with my team calling ourselves the Mighty Ducks. Our first activity for the Sunday morning was visiting the animals, feeding some of them and milking a cow. Next we did some whip cracking and boomerang throwing and then we moved on to another field where we did tug-of-war and archery. I was the only person in my team to score in archery. The conference concluded with a BBQ lunch of steak & sausages, potato wedges and salads.
The weekend was a little better than what I thought it would be but I was still very glad to get home to Tim. I was also glad I got home in time for a bit of a rest before going to church music practice.
The LASER Corp. team building weekend away was interesting. I haven’t worked for a company that’s had a team building weekend away and no one I know has ever been to one. We arrived at the farm round 11am and after the welcome we had morning tea (scones, coffee & tea) and then kicked off with our team presentations. All the presentations were completed by 3pm and shortly after we were taken to another part of the farm where we had damper, toasted marshmallows and billy tea. Dinner was steak, mash potatoes and vegetables followed by bush dancing. There was also a bit of excitement during the night when an old style air conditioner/heater unit caught fire and set off the smoke alarm in the room that Dina & Sabrina were in. Carla and I were the only other ladies that heard the alarm and went to investigate. Lucky the small fire was put out before it could do much damage.
We had been allocated to mixed departmental teams before the conference for Sunday’s activities with my team calling ourselves the Mighty Ducks. Our first activity for the Sunday morning was visiting the animals, feeding some of them and milking a cow. Next we did some whip cracking and boomerang throwing and then we moved on to another field where we did tug-of-war and archery. I was the only person in my team to score in archery. The conference concluded with a BBQ lunch of steak & sausages, potato wedges and salads.
The weekend was a little better than what I thought it would be but I was still very glad to get home to Tim. I was also glad I got home in time for a bit of a rest before going to church music practice.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
My first blog entry...
Wow my first blog entry!!! I'm the techie in the family and it's my husband who starts the blog :D. Who'd have thought eh?
I'll be off to a work team building weekend away this weekend and I am sooooo not looking forward to it. I love spending my non work time with my husband and this will be the first time I'll be away from him since we've been married. We'll be staying at Mowbray Park Farmstay in Picton and it looks ok from their website http://www.farmstayholidays.com.au. Each team has been given objectives for the year and we have to present these objectives in an entertaining way on the weekend. I'm going to miss my husband the whole weekend :(...
I'll be off to a work team building weekend away this weekend and I am sooooo not looking forward to it. I love spending my non work time with my husband and this will be the first time I'll be away from him since we've been married. We'll be staying at Mowbray Park Farmstay in Picton and it looks ok from their website http://www.farmstayholidays.com.au. Each team has been given objectives for the year and we have to present these objectives in an entertaining way on the weekend. I'm going to miss my husband the whole weekend :(...
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
First entry
I never thought I would have a blog - but I guess you should never say never. Am at home today, having almost completely lost my voice. Memo to self, must look at other people's blogs to see how they fill up the space!
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