November 06, 2003

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Bus Blog (apologies to Tony Pierce)

OK so I stole my title from Tony Pierce because I can't be bothered thinking of anything wittier. Sue me. Actually, don't sue me. There could be a case there.

The bus ride each morning into work (if Blogsplat screws it up it's written on Sept 30th) has been written about previously in these pages. What I failed to mention is the tinkling musak that plays over the speakers. I try and block it out with loud music but it can be hard. So I let my mind drift and think about what in the blazes can I blog about today...

Last night I had the opportunity of visiting a client at their office. I'd like to maintain some discretion, so let's call them the Macau and Beijing Banking Corporation (MBBC). They occupy an iconic building in the middle of Central in Hong Kong. This was my first time inside after admiring it from afar. The interior is even more spectacular, with a massive attrium that runs the full height of the building. Each floor seems to almost "hang" off this atrium. Even though the attrium is open there is no cacophony of sounds despite most workers sitting in open plan plains. There are the usual rabbit warren of offices towards the periphery of each floor. The elevator doesn't go to each floor: some floors are reached by an escalator from a lower one. It's an ingenious design which certainly makes the workplace more interesting than the usual square with a hole in the middle approach of most office towers.

Mrs M went and got her new smart ID card yesterday. The whole process took 10 minutes, which was good for her. It meant Mrs M and her girlfriend could go shopping. To be fair they went shopping for presents as we have 4 more birthday parties in the next two weeks. Even PB is getting invitations to parties now. JC announced to me this morning she wanted to go to a party today instead of school.

Don't we all?

posted by Simon on 11.06.03 at 10:02 AM in the




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