Author: xsymetrix

The Yes and No – collaboration and negotiation 0

The Yes and No – collaboration and negotiation

“Start with No and negotiate” or “Yes and let’s collaborate” are two approaches to reaching an outcome… Apologies for the cross-posting from my eLearning blog, but I think it might resonate with some of...

Fake Buddhist Monks on A Current Affair 0

Fake Buddhist Monks on A Current Affair

We are back in Melbourne and last night watched “A Current Affair” which ran a piece about fake Buddhist monks scamming people in the street asking for donations. I feel a bit strongly about...

Sunrise on the Mekong 0

Sunrise on the Mekong

Took this short timelapse at the junction of three rivers, sitting at Preah Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penn at the junction of the Ton Le Sab, Bassac and Mekong Rivers looking directly towards Vietnam....

Angkor Wat at dawn 0

Angkor Wat at dawn

We travelled in the tuk-tuk to Angkor Wat for the dawn along with about 500 other people wanting to capture this serene, intimate tranquility of a Cambodian sunrise. There were more gopros and selfie...

Bathrooms in budget hotels 0

Bathrooms in budget hotels

We have stayed in more than our fair share of budget hotels and I can tell you that Joe has learnt to adapt. Helen and Joe have never stayed in a hotel or house...

Malaysia – travelling, fun, friends and more 0

Malaysia – travelling, fun, friends and more

Well a couple of restful days in Kuala Lumpur and here we are again at the airport… Some reflections on this brief leg of our Temple Run….   Joe does a Superman jump in...

Leaving Indonesia 0

Leaving Indonesia

We have really enjoyed our time here. Our little hotel just around the corner from the famous Tugu statue was clean, wifi enabled, airconditioned and the two different breakfasts we ate were wonderful. The...

Joe’s a Teenager!! 0

Joe’s a Teenager!!

From From Bali to Prambanan then to Borobodur – 2014-12-09 We had a great day yesterday after arriving in Yogyakarta the day before (the 9th), hiring a car a driver and heading straight for...

Temple Run – 2014 – Teenager Edition (The prequel) 0

Temple Run – 2014 – Teenager Edition (The prequel)

Welcome to Temple Run 2014 – Teenager Edition. A three week journey through 4 countries. So this year we are travelling to a number of locations to visit significant temples. Borobodur a Buddhist temple,...

Basketball – preparing our kids for their future (whatever that might be) 0

Basketball – preparing our kids for their future (whatever that might be)

I actually wrote this before our teams had won a game… and wanted to share some words of wisdom passed to me by the father of the most valuable player from the best team...