07.May.2008 : Right Back Into It I arrived back from the Singapore Melbourne trip this morning at 5:30 am. It was a good trip, especially taking Meg and kids down via a stopover in Singapore for a night – we used to do that when going home on leave before the direct service started, it [...]

05.May.2008 : During a standard 18 hours Emirates-special layover in Melbourne, I try and get things done. Ha.

30.Apr.2008 : Last Paycheck Today I started asking questions about when my last Pay would actually be Paid. This seems like a simple question, does it not? One that those leaving the company, particularly around the time of Profit Share payout would be expected to ask? Since this will include Profit Share and Provident Fund, [...]

25.Apr.2008 : Car and Visa trouble : My car breaks down, which means I can say I-told-you-so to Meg; and my first potential visa screw up comes to light.

24.Apr.2008 : Last Roster My last roster with Ek was issued today. I managed to swing 8 days off in the middle of the month (second top bid) and also a BKK with a HKG shuttle on the 29th – which is when I’m supposed to be on RG days. I e-mailed HR to check [...]

21.Apr.2010 : Car Sold After stuffing around for ten days, my car is sold. Originally a old co-worker from the office had expressed an interest in the car. First was a look at the car (I dropped in to his place to show him the car) then it was a test drive (he came round [...]

17.Apr.2008 : Police Report It now looks like I will need to obtain a police report to get an ASIC card in Australia (having previously been told I would not). So I’m now researching that topic. I have also been advised to get a document from the GCAA certifying my GCAA licence as a genuine [...]

16.Apr.2008 : Mr. Flanagan Yesterday I wrote a letter to Maurice Flanagan. In an airline where change (particularly in the management structure) is a way of life – he’s been the biggest constant for us from the beginning. I’ve only met and spoken with him twice. Once was a highlight – winning the UK Ideas.Org [...]

11.Apr.2008 : Garage Sale. Today we had the first Garage Sale. We advertised two days before on the dumpsters up and down the street. Although we’d put 9 am on the ad – the door bell started ringing at 8am. When I went out there at nine, there was 50+ people crammed up against the [...]

10.Apr.2008 : Provident Fund. Today I spoke to Nick Foxton (nick.foxton (AT) emirates.com) who has clarified a few of the outstanding issues associated with provident fund payout. Because the administrators are about to change over (14 April) I’ll describe the newer system which has multi-currency advantages over the old. You still have two choices in [...]

09.Apr.2008 : Mashreq Bank : On this date, at this time, actual progress was made in a dealing with Mashreqbank. Write it down.