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Month: December 2008

Where have I been?

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Jawwad

Thank you for asking… August – Looking for money. September – Abusing poor customers. End September – Abusing even poorer team members. October – Desperately looking for money as the third down payment on the new office comes due. November – 13,000 kilometer round trip to share a moment where we all made history in…

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The art of standing out in a crowd or proof that I have no dress sense…

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Jawwad

Can you pick the odd one out with the PASHA delegation in Jakarta. (Hint: he is missing a knee cap and is not standing)  

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Payback time…

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Jawwad

Here is the combined payback for all those pesky snapshots of me floating around the blogsphere with food in my mouth. If you notice I am not the only one busy extracting my pound of flesh. And yes to those curious enough to ask, she does eat. Catching her on camera though is another story.

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Jakarta Impressions…

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Jawwad

I don’t know when Bali snuck into my bucket list, but snuck it did. In vain, I made it all the way to Macau, Singapore, KL, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, but Bali still remains elusive. This November I made one more attempt, touched Jakarta, but then came back because I had left my bucket list…

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