27. February 2007 10:25 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments
In Mid 2006 I was in Portugal for our International Partner Conference with the company.
It was a week of being busy setting up for the conference, socialising but also a lot of fun and partying.
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27. February 2007 08:14
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I quite regularly head up to the Blue Mountains to go Rock Climbing.
We normally camp overnight and then depending on the weather and temperature decide on the day what walls we are going climbing on. The photos in the gallery are a selection of some of the photos I've taken in 2006, but there will be more to come in 2007.
Unfortunately I don't have a lot of photos of me climbing as I tend to forget to pass my camera to someone else.
Most of the time I go with my friend Sarah, but she has now moved to Canberra so she doesn't come up there as often as she used to.
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27. February 2007 07:47
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In September 2006 I went on a business trip to Tokyo along with a colleague of mine Tsukada-san.
Most of the trip was hard work and very long days, but I did manage to snap a couple of photos here and there.
We did get the deal in Tokyo, so the trip was worthwhile, and we are now installing our solution across all of Asia.
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27. February 2007 02:36
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In early 2006 my Mum had a stroke while my parents were on holiday in Thailand.
A few months later in April when I was in Europe for work I used the opportunity to go and visit and check up on how my mum is doing.
She is now in a wheelchair and still getting used to finding new ways of doing things.
I didn't do much while I was there, because it was mainly a social visit to help my mum and dad.
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27. February 2007 02:17
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I have a number of photos that don't really justify being in individual albums. I have now added all these photos from 2006 into one album.
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27. February 2007 01:41
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In early 2006 I went a trip to Seattle for our annual kick-off event.
Some of us flew over there a few days early to go skiing in Wanatchee east of Seattle. If was a weekend of perfect skiing. It was my first time skiing so I took some lessons after which I was doing fine (blue slopes).
During the week we had lots of meetings and dinners. There were award nights as well as just social nights where we could meet up with the rest of the company.
The following all of us in International went down to Crystal Mountain at Mount Raineer to do some more skiing. It was a lot of fun and we all had a great time.
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27. February 2007 01:30
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Mid 2006 I went with Soeren and his family (visiting from Thailand) to Thredbo to do some skiing. We drove down there Friday night and returned Sunday night. Thredbo is located in the Australian Alps 5 hours drive south of Sydney.
Generally the skiing conditions are pretty good, but last year was pretty bad, but we did get some skiing done.
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27. February 2007 01:05
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In 2006 I went to Holland a couple of time for work. We have an office in Vianen 50 milometers outside Amsterdam.
I normally don't take a lot of photos when I go there, but if you click on the link below then you can see some of the ones I did take.
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4. January 2007 12:27
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The year 2007 as you can see was a busy year with lots of traveling and adventures.
It is now time to move onto 2008 and see what this year can bring.
You can follow my adventures in 2008 by clicking on this link.
Can I at the same time suggest that you bookmark this page and I can highly recommend using the new RSS feed features on this website.
I went climbing with Andy in New Zealand. We flew onto the glacier at Pioneer hut with a skiplane.
We attempted a couple of peaks in the area but were mainly unsuccessful due to sloshy conditions and late starts. Andy eventually insisted going down after taking a bit of a slide after taking a bit of a slide. We did however get a little bit of climbing done.
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16. September 2001 11:10
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Believe it or not, I still have quite a few friends in Denmark. I would like to put photos of all of them here - unfortunately I do not have photos of all of them. If you are one of my friends and your photo is not on this page then please do not despair - I still consider you a friend, and maybe, the next time I go to Denmark, I shall have photos of you all!
Here is one of my best friends in Denmark. This photo was taken quite a while ago, before I came to Australia.
Kenneth is now living here in Sydney, on the beautiful Manly beach - only about a half hour away from me. Kenneth came to stay with me a few months ago. He was trying out a new job, and actually came back! He is going to give Australia a go, to see if he likes it like I do. No more biting winters, lots of warmth and sunshine, beautiful mountains and bush to explore... and I think he has discovered, there are lots of friends to make - especially the pretty fun-going ones with two legs and a skirt! *smile*
He is actually a pretty good cook. Whist he stayed in my apartment for a couple of months, he cooked pot roast with gorgonzola sauce, and also gave a wonderful 3-course dinner for a small group of friends here. About two years after I arrived in Australia, I returned to Denmark for a visit. On the day I arrived in Denmark, he threw together a party for me!
Here is Ester, another one of my friends.
She is a fashion designer and paints some wonderful paintings.
Naturally at parties, there was quite a large amount of beer being consumed (how can you not?? - not possible to have a party otherwise in Denmark.
It was nice to taste one of the annual Christmas beers from Tuborg.
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28. July 2001 11:11
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28. July 2001 10:52
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I initially made plans to explore Burma and then make my way across the border into western China at Burma's only border crossing up north. I had not made any definite plans wanted to play it by ear... but in the end my trip consisted of Thailand, Cambodia and restricted areas to Burma.
I was away for a total of 5 weeks and must admit that parts of my trip really frustrated me - there were many restrictions in Burma and being in Bangkok at times stressed me because of all the tourists and crowds. I really only went to Cambodia to see the magnificent Angkor Wat - actually I really did enjoy being there. I think my most enjoyable part of the trip was the days I had climbing on the secluded areas of Krabi.
28. July 2001 10:51
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28. July 2001 10:50
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Whilst I was up north, I watched a rather interesting game of volleyball.
I have never seen such dexterity and agility amongst the players!
It was amazing to see how flexible these guys were.
28. July 2001 10:50
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There is a monastry on Mt Popa - a hill located 50km away from Bagan.
When I was there, it was a cloudy day.
I ran into a woman selling petrified wood - quite silly really, considering the place was covered with it.
They must think tourists are stupid! *laugh* I managed to pick up a couple of small pieces to take back with me.
As you can see, there are stacks of them around.
And no... this is not a tombstone.
This is actually a road sign.
You would be surprised how big some of these pieces are - this piece below was actually about a metre long and 40cm wide.
Actually what I found interesting were the toilets in Burma.
My girlfriend tells me that squatting over a toilet is quite common in Asia.
In many of the city areas, they would have toilets as we know them, and they would also have a carved hole in the ground, on which either side, one places their feet on.
Toilets in the rural area are more crude than that - a hole leading into a gaping pit.
However, what I found interesting about these toilets were that recycled running water was used to wash away any excrement. The water is first used for washing one self and then used in the toilets.
As there were a few toilet cubicles a row, sometimes you would see the excrement from a toilet uphill go beneath you! *laugh*
Very clever and environmental system, I think!
Trying to grab a snooze... *smile*
Like Schweddagon, most of this is real gold as well.
And yes, there is a monkey sitting near my head.
If you click to the next page, you will see that I have taken a series of photos of the monkeys.
28. July 2001 10:49
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I saw the most interesting puppet show, known as the “Mandalay Marionettes”
There were 2 or 3 puppeteers out the front, with a live band of musicians.
Unfortunately, it was more of a show for the tourists, rather than the locals.
It cost 1,000 chats or US$2 per show.
28. July 2001 10:49
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