Right now at this very second I feel empty. I'm not sure why, maybe its more just a tired feeling. It's late Friday night, and I have an old episode of ER also on the TV. This evening I met a friend in the city at The Opera Bar which is (as the name suggests!) right next to the beautiful Sydney Opera House, and as you look out whilst sipping a drink there is a glorious view of the Harbour Bridge. This evening after having a clear afternoon with nice sun it started drizzling and then raining so the view wasn't as spectacular as usual. We then had dinner at a nearby restaurant before heading home. This week was fairly busy both at work and also socially. It was a short week as last weekend included a public holiday and I have to say it was so very nice to have three days off from work. I have caught up with a couple of friends that I hadn't seen for a while, and it was good to chat with each of them and hear their news. One is engaged and planning her wedding whilst the other has just returned from a trip to London. Nice adventures and experiences for each. I'm working on a couple of proposals at work and hoping that they come through, fingers crossed.
Yesterday Steve Jobs passed away, and people across the globe talked, tweeted, emoted, cried and simply felt sincere thanks to this man who through the past 30 years has changed and innovated technology, music and movies. He is going to be missed incredibly by his family, colleagues, friends and those that he simply touched by creating products that became indispensable in their every day lives. I personally liked all the different world and technology leaders each paying their own respects and sharing their stories about something that Jobs had done for them. I am not someone who has been using a Mac for years, but I do love my iPod and I'm desperately awaiting the release of the iPhone 4S! So Mr Jobs Thank You for turning me into a somewhat Apple addict...but grateful always to an entrepreneur and innovator for ultimately teaching and showing us all what we can achieve if we push and are indeed Hungry enough.
Tomorrow I am going to a yoga class which lasts for 2 1/2 hours. Poses are held for between 3-5 minutes each. Its a form of yoga that I've not tried before, so I'm curious to do the class and then see how I feel on Sunday...hopefully I will be able to move! I'm also catching up tomorrow night with a cousin of mine and her family, which I'm excited about. I haven't seen them for over five years, and so we will have loads to talk about. They are currently living in China, and I think that I'd actually like to try and visit them in the next year as I've never been to China and am curious to travel there. I'm also wanting to go to Buenos Aires in February as an Argentinian friend of mine from Milan is getting married there. That's another part of the world that I have never been to, in fact I have never been to South America. I remember years ago someone saying to me that people are generally drawn to either South America or Africa but rarely both. I'm not so sure about this theory, perhaps because I truly love to travel and experience new cultures and explore new places, but perhaps there is a percentage of people who will forever yearn for just one of these great continents. This week I've also booked my flights to travel to Melbourne in January for a weekend, and this will include going to see the Australian Open tennis. I have been a few times before to the tennis and it's always a great time of the year in Melbourne (even if sometimes it can be unbearably hot!), with lots happening in the city and a great atmosphere in general.
I think that is about it for now...back soon!
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