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	Introduction
	
		Welcome to Micha's corner of the Internet.  In these pages you can discover
		a little about myself and what I get up to
		as well as some details about my favourite hobbies and past-times.
	 
	News
	
	(not necessarily new news, news nevertheless)
	
	 2024
	
		- Oct 2024 - motorbike long weekend to Nikko, Fukushiuma, and Gunma with Ben.
 
		- Oct 2024 - BMW Motoraddays motorbike weekend to Nakano
 
		- Jun 2024 - 6 weeks Germany: 
 
		
			- Jul 2024 - visited Jürgen on the way back from Switzerland
 
			- Jul 2024 - Bike-tour to Switzerland
 
			- Jul 2024 - visited Edith and Sven enroute to Switzerland
 
			- Jun 2024 - Werle-feier
 
			- Jun 2024 - Dad in Germany
 
			- Jun 2024 - visited Tanya in London
 
		 
		registered in Germany, and went on a motorbike trip to Switzerland.
		- Apr 2024 - DZT Golden Week trip to Malapascua (this time with rebreather..)
 
		- Feb 2024 - drysuit dive-weekend to Kumomi and Tago with DZT
 
		- Feb 2024 - became an SDI Drysuit instructor, and certified my first
		    drysuit student.
 
	 
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	2023
	
		- Dec 2023 - Start of Scuba Holiday to the Solomon Islands with Ben.
 
		- Dec 2023 - Christmas in Australia with family and friends.
 
		- Nov 2023 - camping weekend with Glen and Richard, ++
 
		- Nov 2023 - moved my Wildstar to Australia.
 
		- Nov 2023 - daytrip to dive the ex-HMAS Brisbane with
		    Sunreef Scuba.
 
		- Nov 2023 - Adrenalin Dive
		    liveaboard out of Townsville - finally got to dive the wreck of the
		    Yongala. Epic!
 
		- Aug 2023 - DZT dive weekend to Miyakejima
 
		- Aug 2023 - SDI Open Water course at Osezaki - certified 3 divers.
 
		- Aug 2023 - Bike and DZT dive weekend to Izu - .Shobuzawa and IOP
 
		- Aug 2023 - DZT dive weekend to Oshima.
 
		- Jul 2023 - Motorbike weekend to Izu.
 
		- Jul 2023 - DZT Dive Trip to Hachijojima.
 
		- Jul 2023 - Motorbike weekend to Nagano.
 
		- Jul 2023 - DZT scuba weekend at Osezaki.
 
		- Jun 2023 - Bike weekend to Shizuoka with Wilson.
		    [Pics]
 
		- Jun 2023 - First bike weekend on the new bike with Stefan to Izu.
		    [Pics]
 
		- Jun 2023 - Bought a BMW R1250GSA
		    40th Year Edition in Japan - a long-time dream to own one of these
		    bikes has come true!
 
		- May 2023 - trip to Germany to visit friends and family on the Wildstar.
 
		- Apr 2023 - trip to UK to sort out my remaining stuff
 
		- Feb 2023 - skiing weekend in Nagano with Sergeii, Jon, Masha, +++
 
		- Feb 2023 - started a new job at
		    Woven Planet after 20
		    years at Sony PlayStation..,
		    scary and exciting!
 
		- Feb 2023 - moved house, I now live in Koto-ku.
 
	 
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	2022
	
		- Dec 2022 - Christmas break in Australia.
 
		- Oct 2022 - Home Company visit back to the UK; catch-up with friends and colleagues.
 
		- Aug 2022 - Motorbike weekend with Ben, Wilson, and Stefan. Thanks again to Edith
		    for once again lending me her KTM790 Adventure! Had a blast!
 
		- Aug 2022 - Got the Lego 10497 - a remake of my childhood 928 for which I had
		    spent an entire year saving my pocket-money.
 
		- Jul 2022 - Got Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!!! Lego model as I
		    just discovered it existed outside the movie. Cool!
 
		- May 2022 - Dive trip to Ishigakii with Edith and her colleagues. Rented an
		    eScooter which was fun.
 
		- Apr 2022 - Motorbike trip around Izu/Fuji area - thanks again to Edith for
		    lending me her KTM790 Adventure.
 
		- Feb 2022 - Camping weekend on Bribie Island with the guys - FiSH, Mark, Richard,
		    and Glen.
 
		- Jan 2022 - FINALLY able to get to Australia. Work let me go on an extended
		    remote-working trip. Catch up with friends, family, and finally met my
		    grandson Lucas!
 
	 
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	2021
	
		- Dec 2021 - Became an SDI Open Water Scuba Diving Instructor - SDI #33477. Come
		    and learn to scuba dive with me to experience a fantastic new world!
 
		- Dec 2021 - Became an ERDI First Response and O2 Administration Instructor.
 
		- Nov 2021  - Sold my Suzuki Bandit to Chet.
 
		- Oct-Nov 2021 - Home-country visit to UK, catching up with work colleagues, friends,
		    and Leelou and Tanya.
 
		- Aug 2021 - Motorbike trip through Nagano and Niku; thank you so much to Edith
		    for lending me her KTM790 Adventure!
 
		- Jun 2021 - CCR Tech diving trip to Okinawa; awesome dives on the USS Emmons.
 
		- May 2021 - Joined Haruki-san and Masahiro-san's Triton mCCR course in Osezaki.
 
		- Apr 2021 - DZT golden week trip to Ishigakii.
 
		- Apr 2021 - New toy time - bought a Triton mCCR and did a Triton CCR course
		    with Kurashina-san, culminating in a personal record depth of 54m.
 
		- Mar 2021 - Skying trip with work colleagues.
 
		- Feb 2021 - Tech-diving weekend in Osezaki.
 
	 
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	2020
	
		- Dec 2020 - Home-country visit to UK, catching up with work colleagues, friends,
		    and Leelou and Tanya.
 
		- Nov 2020 - DZT crew trip to Hachijoujima, DPV Exploration Edition.
 
		- Nov 2020 - PlayStation 5 is launched! Congrats to everybody involved on
		    the culmination of all their hard work. And Micha has a new toy :)
 
		- Nov 2020 - DZT and Tokyo Frogs combined scuba trip to Oshima.
 
		- Oct 2020 - Graduated as a PADI Divemaster to help out with DZT. Thanks Ben!
 
		- Oct 2020 - New diving toy - a Blacktip Tech DPV.
 
		- Sep 2020 - Okinawa 2 - return to the USS Emmonds and exploration by DPV.
 
		- Aug 2020 - Divetrip to Hachijoujima.
 
		- Aug 2020 - Biketrip around Izu with Ben and Wilson - riding a BMW R1200 GS
 
		- Jul 2020 - Divetrip to Okinawa - diving the USS Emmonds and more.
 
		- Jun 2020 - Biketrip around Izu with Ben - riding a Ducati Monster 1200
 
		- May 2020 - **CANCELLED DUE TO COVID** Golden Week trip to Palau.
 
		- Apr 2020 - Daytrip visiting Enoshima to escape the house.
 
		- Mar 2020 - Covid Pandemic begins spreading in earnest; early lockdown by
		    Sony, and starting to work from home.
 
		- Mar 2020 - Kyrcee visits Tokyo!
 
		- Feb 2020 - DZT trip to Yonaguni, diving with hammerhead sharks!
 
		- Jan 2020 - Scubatrip to Atagawa, but no diving due to weather; visited the
		    Crocodile Zoo instead (dreadful, please don't go).
 
	 
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	2019
	
		- Dec 2019 - Christmas back home in Oz with Tanya and Leelou
 
		- Mar 2020 - Ingo visits Tokyo!
 
		- Nov 2019 - Stephan visits Tokyo on his way to Australia!
 
		- Nov 2019 - DZT trip to Hachijoujima.
 
		- Nov 2019 - TDI Advanced Nitrox and Deco Procedures courses with DZT
 
		- Oct 2019 - New scuba toy - a drysuit from Seaskin UK.
 
		- Oct 2019 - TDI Sidemount and Solo diver with DZT.
 
		- Sep 2019 - DZT Kumomi and Toi diving weekend - dive #200!
 
		- Sep 2019 - New diving toy - Shearwater Perdix AI dive computer.
 
		- Aug 2019 - climbed Mt Fuji!
 
		- Aug 2019 - Jürgen visited me in Tokyo, sight-seeing and scuba-diving.
 
		- Jul 2019 - First-Aid refresher and Rescue Diver course with DZT in Osezaki.
 
		- Jun 2019 - New diving toy: XDeep Stealth 2.0 sidemount BCD.
 
		- Jun 2019 - Last-minute dive trip to Hachijojima with DZT.
 
		- May 2019 - Golden Week dive trip with DZT to Malapascua (Philippines) to see thresher sharks.
 
		- Mar 2019 - Annual "home company" work-trip back to UK.
 
		- Mar 2019 - Ski trip with FiSH and colleaguea to Yuzawa Onsens
 
		- Feb-May 2019 -  FiSH visited me in Tokyo :)
 
		- Jan-Mar 2019 -  Elite:Dangerous "Distant Worlds 2" expedition
 
	 
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	2018
	
		- Dec 2018 - Finally got to dive the HMS Brisbane with Tatiana!
 
		- Dec 2018 - couple of weeks back "home" in Oz over XMas.
 
		- Nov 2018 - Atagawa/IOP "santa" dive weekend with DZT
 
		- Nov 2018 - Osezaki dive weekend with DZT
 
		- Nov 2018 - Atami dive with TED
 
		- Oct 2018 - Atami dive weekend with DZT
 
		- Oct 2018 - Atagawa dive weekend with DZT
 
		- Sep 2018 - New toy: Mavic Air drone.
 
		- Sep 2018 - Danni and Lyn visited me in Tokyo :)
 
		- Sep 2018 - Koganezaki dive and camping weekend with DZT.
 
		- Sep 2018 - Mikomoto dive weekend with DZT.
 
		- Aug 2018 - Mum visited me in Tokyo :)
 
		- Jul 2018 - Kumomi Dive weekend with TED.
 
		- Jul 2018 - Hachijojima Dive trip with DDT.
 
		- Jul 2018 - Kumomi Dive weekend with DZT.
 
		- Jun 2018 - Miyakejima Dive trip with DZT.
 
		- Jun 2018 - Osezaki dive weekend with DZT
 
		- Jun 2018 - Tateyama "shark dive" with DZT
 
		- Jun 2018 - Back to Diving! Got a full set of Scuba gear now and
		    starting to explore the diving around Tokyo.
 
		- Apr 2018 - Work-trip to New York. Unexpected catch up with Emmanuel!
 
		- Mar 2019 - Last-minute ski weekend joining FiSH at Shiga Kogen (Nagano)
 
		- Mar 2018 - move to Tokyo, Japan, for a secondment with Sony.
		    Contact me for updated address and phone number details.
 
		- Jan 2018 - New Toy - a QNAP-T453A NAS.
 
		- Jan 2018 - Weekend to Cologne
 
	 
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	2017
	
		- Dec 2017 - Work-trip to Tokyo
 
		- Sep 2017 - Work-trip to Tokyo
 
		- Sep 2017 - Wakinyan Rally with the Silverbacks
 
		- Jun 2017 - LaveCon 2017
 
		- Jun 2017 - WSFH Rally in Holland
 
		- Feb 2017 - 3 weeks in Australia looking after mum in hospital after her operation.
 
	 
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	2016
	
		- Dec 2016 - Jürgen's wedding and New Year in Berlin
 
		- Dec 2016 - Bought a Suzuki 650 Bandit, The Blue Devil.
 
		- Dec 2016 - Hells Bells concert and spa weekend with Joanna
 
		- Dec 2016 - Nocturnal concert
 
		- Sep 2016 - First Aid Course - thanks to work.
 
		- Sep 2016 - Tubby Orpe's wedding
 
		- Sep 2016 - A week in Italy with Mum - Rome, Pisa, Pompeii, ...
 
		- Aug 2016 - Long weekend to Paris with Mum.
 
		- Jul 2016 - LaveCon
 
		- Jun 2016 - "Dolomites" motorcycle tour with Stu
 
		- May 2016 - WSFH Star Party Holland
 
		- Jan-Mar 2016 -  Elite:Dangerous "Distant Worlds" expedition
 
	 
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	2015
	
		- Dec 2015 - Christmas back in Oz; Tatiana learns to Scuba dive.
 
		- Nov 2015 - quick trip to visit Microsoft in Seattle for work.
 
		- Oct 2015 - 20th Anniversary PlayStation Party
 
		- Sep 2015 - Wakinyan Rally
 
		- Aug 2015 - Birthday with uncles in Cologne
 
		- Aug 2015 - Black Forest motorbike trip with Martin Orpe
 
		- Jun 2015 - Star Riders Germany Party
 
		- May/Jun 2015 - Poland Tour
 
		- May 2015 - WSFH Star Party Holland
 
		- Apr 2015 - Weekend trip to Germany for Annemie's birthday
 
		- Apr 2015 - Weekend motorbike trip to Germany with Abbas
 
		- Apr 2015 - Bought a "new" motorbike - a Yamaha Wildstar
 
		- Feb 2015 - Weekend to Germany for Sebastian's shop opening
 
		- Jan 2015 - Camping weekend in Byron Bay
 
	 
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	2014
	
		- Dec 2014 - Christmas in Australia
 
		- Dec 2014 - Scuba Diving in Cairns with Julie Comatsu; NOX Course
 
		- Nov 2014 - Charlie Bear in London
 
		- Oct 2014 - Business trip to Tokyo.
 
		- Sep 2014 - Weekend in Berlin - Dana's Berlin Marathon and visiting Juergen.
 
		- Aug 2014 - Wakinyan Rally
 
		- Aug 2014 - Germany with Mum; RIP Fritz Leyer; RIP Opa Bonn.
 
		- Jul 2014 - Rock'n'Blues Rally, Ripley.
 
		- Jun 2014 - Unwanted Rally, Burton upon Trent.
 
		- May 2014 - LSC Calais Rally.
 
		- May 2014 - Inga's Birthday walk.
 
		- Mar/Apr 2014 - Business trip to Tokyo.
 
		- Mar 2014 - Glen in London.
 
		- Feb 2014 - Early birthday present for Dana - a trip up the coast of Norway
		    to see the northern lights.
		    [Diary]
		    [Pics]
		
 
	 
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	2013
	
		- Dec 2013 - Christmas in Germany at Dana's parents, including a fantastic daytrip
		    to Bad Wilznack.
 
		- Nov 2013 - 10-Jahre DIL
 
		- Nov 2013 - PS4 Launch in UK!!
 
		- Oct 2013 - Weekend in Germany
 
		- Oct 2013 - Spaldings in London
 
		- Aug 2013 - Wakinyan Rally
 
		- Aug 2013 - Get trailer for bike; meetup with Silverbacks.
 
		- Jul 2013 - RBLR Rally - South Wales.
 
		- Jul 2013 - Mum in London.
 
		- May/Jun 2013 - Work trip to Tokyo.
		    [Pics]
		
 
		- Mar 2013 - LSC Easter Rally with Inga.
 
		- Feb 2013 - Completed Dan Boneh's Cryptography I course on Coursera.
 
		- Jan 2013 - visited Sarah and Lionel in San Francisco.
 
	 
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	2012
	
		- Dec 2012 - Christmas & New-Year's in Brisbane.
 
		- Dec 2012 - Dana's sisters wedding in New Zealand.
 
		- Nov 2012 - Scuba Diving on Heron Island with Jürgen.
 
		- Nov 2012 - New Toy! A Sony NEX-6 camera.
 
		- Oct 2012 - Roadtrip to Cairns with Mum and Tatiana for the Solar Eclipse.
 
		- Sep 2012 - Richard's 40th Birthday party in Hong Kong.
 
		- Jun 2012 - Shoulder of Mutton's
		    30th Cowpat Rally with the Silverbacks!
		    
		    [Pics]
 
		- Jun 2012 - Guns'N'Roses concert at the O2.
 
		- May 2012 - Motorcycle tour through Germany with Dad, Stu, and Dave.
		    [Pics]
		
 
		- Feb 2012 - Completed my RYA Day Skipper Practical course at
		    SeaJay's
		    Solent Sailing School.
		    
		    [Pics]
 
		- Feb 2012 - Completed a SCRUM-Master training course.
 
		- Jan 2012 - New-Years concert at the O2; Kasabian.
 
	 
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	2011
	
		- Dec 2011 - Christmas in Germany at Dana's parents.
 
		- Aug 2011 - Holiday to Greece with mum and Dana.
 
		- Aug 2011 - BREAK IN!  Lots of (uninsured) stuff stolen, but we're ok.
 
		- Jul 2011 - Motorcycle tour around Spain for the Faro 2011 rally.
 
		- May 2011 - Graduated the RYA Dayskipper Theory course.
 
		- Apr 2011 - Little Ship Club rally to Portland Harbour.
		    [Pics]
		
 
		- Apr 2011 - Motorcycle tour around northern Wales with Marcus and Dana.
		    [Pics]
		
 
	 
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	2010
	
		- Dec 2010 - very snowy christmas in Germany at Dana's relatives.
 
		- Aug 2010 - motorbike trip to Wales with Markus and Dana.
		    [Pics]
 
		- Jul 2010 - my cousin Annika's wedding in Germany.
 
		- May 2010 - ride-outs to Valley Gardens
		    ([Pics])
		    and Pevensey Castle
		    ([Pics]).
 
		- Feb-Mar 2010 - extended working holiday to Australia to visit family and
		    friends. [Pics]
 
	 
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	2009
	
		- Dec 2009 - snowy christmas in Germany at Dana's relatives.
 
		- Dec 2009 - Got a new toy - a Nokia N900.  Debian-based phone goodness!
		
 
		- Aug 2009 - Completed a RYA Competent Crew practical course with Dana at
		    Sea-Jay's on
		    the Solent.
		
 
	 
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	2008
	
		- Jul 2008 - Work-trip to St. Petersburg. Had Olga's sister Lena show me
		    around a bit - awesome!
 
		- Jun 2008 - Motorcycle Tour with Stu to Germany.
		    [Writeup]
		
   
		- Jun 2008 - Got a Nokia N95 as an (almost) free upgrade.  More about it
		    here.
 
		- May 2008 - Great Bears
		    Pizza Rally - Motorbike camping trip to Bakewell in the Peak District.
		    [Pics]
		
 
		- Apr 2008 - Got the all-clear from the Leukaemia, woohoo!
 
		- Apr 2008 - Started back at work full time.
 
		- Mar 2008 - Trip to Australia to visit friends & family after being given
		    the ok to travel by the doctors.
 
	 
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	2007
	
		- Dec 2007 - Christmas in Germany with Dana's family.
 
		- Sep 2007 - Finally repaired my guestbook which I hadn't realised was
		    broken ever since upgrading the server to Debian 4.
 
		- Aug 2007 - Moved into my own flat in West Ealing due to the Leukemia - if
		    you want the details, send me an email.
 
		- Jun 2007 - I got diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and will be
		    treated at Ealing Hospital over the next half-year or so. Visitors
		    welcome!
 
		- Apr 2007 - Easter and an uncles' silver wedding anniversary party near
		    Bonn/Cologne in Germany.
 
		- Mar 2007 - PLAYSTATION®3 is finally launched in Europe!  My PSN nick is,
		    surprise surprise, “Micha”.
 
		- Jan 2007 - I finally treated myself to a new laptop, my trusty Dell I8100
		    finally starting to show its age after 5 years of round-the-world service.
		    It's being replaced by a Sony Vaio TX47, nice and small for future
		    motorbike trips!
 
	 
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	2006
	
		- Dec 2006 - Holiday in Australia with Dana.
		    [Diary]
 
		- Nov 2006 - Work-trip to Shanghai and Australia for 
		    Game Connect:
		        Asia-Pacific.
 
		- Oct 2006 - A week in Paris with Dana followed by Sarah and Lionel's
		    wedding at the Chateau Brecourt in Normandy. Nice.
		    [Pics]
 
		- Aug 2006 - Camping trip in Wales with the Great Bears
 
		- Jul 2006 - Meeting in Paris and 1-week motorbike trip to Lake Constance
		    and Germany.
		    [Diary]
		    [Pics]
 
		- May 2005 - CANCELLED
		    Euro Star Days 
		    2006 - Motorbike Trip to Germany and France
		
 
		- May 2005 - Trip to Prague and Czech Republic with mum
		    [Diary]
		    [Pics]
		
 
		- Apr 2006 - Bugger It RC's The Poo of Doom Rally at the Three Horseshoes near
		    Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.  Weekend of camping with motorbikes.
 
		- Mar 2006 - revamped the Motorbikes section of my
		    website somewhat.
 
		- Mar 2006 - bought a bike-lift to start doing services on my bike.
 
	 
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	2005
	
		- Dec 2005 - Christmas with Scott and Judd near Manchester.
 
		- Sept 2005 - Week bike trip to Wales and Orkney's from 2nd Sept to 10th
			Sept. [Pics]
 
		- Aug 2005 - Another year older.. 33 this time.
		    
		    [Pics]
 
		- Jul 2005 - 1 week holiday to Rome with Morgen and Dana to catch up with
		    Glen and Karen again.
 
		- Jun 2005 - weekend to Paris to catch up with Glen and Karen.
 
		- Jun 2005 - a 1-week conference to (mostly) sunny Malta, where I managed
		    to squeeze a couple of dives in in-between sessions.
 
		- May 2005 - Great Bears bike rally to Dent - 
		    [Pics]
		
 
		- May 2005 - Weekend bike-trip to Exmoor with Dana -
		    [Pics]
		
 
		- March 2005 - Weekend to Germany for grandad's 90th birthday party!
		    
		    [Pics]
 
		- February 2005 - Group Conference in Brighton via Motorbike.
 
		- February 2005 - Motorbike trip to Manchester for Scott's birthday.
 
		- February 2005 - A quick 1-week surprise visit to Washington DC for morning's
		    birthday.  Also squeezed in a road-trip to New York to
		    visit Olga.
 
		- January 2005 - Visited Richard and Melissa in Singapore on the way back
		    from Australia.
 
	 
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	2004
	
		- December 2004 - Christmas / New Years in Brisbane.
 
		- December 2004 - Motorbike trip with Angy from Melbourne to Adelaide.
		    
		    [Pics]
 
		- December 2004 - AGDC 2004
 
		- November 2004 - surprise visit to my uncles party in Cologne, Germany
 
		- September 2004 - long weekend camping in Wales with the Great Bears.
		    [Pics].
 
		- August 2004 - bike-trip around Cornwall, here are some
		    pics.
 
		- August 2004 - a short holiday to New York and Washington DC  - 
		    here is the diary.
 
		- July 2004 - I got my
		    tongue pierced.
 
		- July 2004 -  A daytrip along the southeast coast of England.  
		    
		    Pics!
 
		- July 2004 - I finally configured all of my domains to point to my
		    server - go me!
 
		- June 2004 - I got a gmail email
		    account thanks to the bestest flatmate ever: Sarah!
		
 - May 2004 - long weekend to Paris! The trip report is 
		    
		    here, pics to come.
 
		- April 2004 - morning visited London for a day-and-a-half. Here are
		    some pics.
 
		- March 2004 - 4-day trip to Mallorca, the pictures are here.
		
 
		- Febuary 2004 - 3-day team conference in Edinburgh
 
		- Febuary 2004 - Long weekend in Germany for Aunt Walli's birthday party.
 
		- January 2004 - Long weekend in Holland for Kimmie's birthday and work.
 
	 
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	2003
	
		- December 2003 - Ski-holiday to Meribel
		    ski resort in France is booked!  Going on the 26th with
		    Scott and Justin, whee!
 
		- December 2003 - I built myself a Guestbook!
		    Everybody go and sign it :)
 
		- November 2003 - long weekend to Germany for my uncles 50th
		    birthday party.
 
		- August 2003 - long weekend trip to Budapest (via Vienna) with Mark for
		    the Formula 1
 
		- August 2003 - 1-week trip around Great Britain with my mum. Read the
		    Travel Report
		    or take a look at the
		    
		    		piccies
 
			- July 2003 - I got my left nipple
		    pierced.
 
		- July 2003 - 2½day weekend to
		    Liverpool and Wales with Isabel.
 
		- June 2003 - 4 day holiday to Ireland
		    with Mark and Jenny.
 
		- January 2003 - I got my right 
		    eyebrow pierced.
 
	 
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	2002
	
		- December 2002 - Went to Australia for the
		    AGDC in Melbourne where I gave a 
		    
		    presentationfollowed by a roadtrip with my flatmates and then 
		    christmas in Brisbane with friends and family.
 
		- November 2002 - moved to Ealing.
 
		- August 2002 - took advantage of my birthday (which I celebrated with
		    relatives) and work (attended the 
		    Leipzig Games Convention) to go on a roadtrip through Germany for a
		    week - Cologne, Black Forest, Nuremburg, Leipzig, Berlin.
 
		- March 2002 - Got a job! I'm now working for
		    Sony 
		    Computer Entertainment Europe's Technology Group in London!
 
		- April 2002 - Did the typical aussie thing and got a flat in Earls Court
 
		- April 2002 - long weekend trip up to Aberdeen via Edinburgh with a
		    side-trip to Loch Ness.
 
		- Febuary 2002 - moved to London.
 
		- January 2002 - Visited Washington D.C..
 
	 
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	2001
	
		- November 2001 - Start of 2 months holiday in Canada with Nadine.
 
		- August 2001 - moved back to Mum's to get ready for the trip to England.
		    This also means that my home-server is no longer online, and some links
		    may be broken until I get around to fixing them.
 
		- July 2001 - Weekend dive-trip aboard the Esperance Star, working on my
		    Wreck Specialty certificate.
 
		- June 2001 - Long weekend dive-trip aboard the Esperance Star, earning
		    me my Advanced Diver certificate. Writeup coming..
 
		- May 2001 - First business trip to the 
		    Evolve 2001 conference in Sydney.
 
		- April 2001 - Short camping trip on
		    
		    Moreton Island. And
			
		    here are some piccies!
 
		- February 2001 - Bizarre! My
		    webcam
		    got linked by about.com.
		    Doubly weird because it's been offline since the beginning of Feb due
		    to mum unreasonably wanting her video-camera back in time for the
		    birth of her second grand-child.
 
		- February 2001 - I'm an uncle! My sister had a baby girl at 10:28,
		    22-Feb-2001, GMT+10. Her name is Hannah Veronika Ford, and she
		    weighed in at 3,520gm (7lb12).  And, as promised, the
		    pics!  Here are some more
		    
		    piccies.
 
		- February 2001 - Moved to Paddington! I'm now about 25 minutes walk away
		    from work, yayy!.
 
		- January 2001 - Long weekend down to Sydney to visit
		    Faelix and to climb the Sydney
		    Harbour Bridge! Lotsa fun, and some pics are
		    
		    here! Writeup to follow.
 
		- January 2001 - Nothing big here, just a new email addy with 
		    start.com, an Australian
		    freemail site which is nifty because you've also got a http-based
		    icq-like system. Check it out :)
	
  
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	2000
	
		- November 2000 - Job upgrade - I now work for the R&D section at 
		    CITEC!
 
		- October 2000 - It's toy-time! At the Gartner Conference I pounced on
		    a good deal and bagged a Palm IIIc - much
		    nifty :)
 
		- August 2000 - I'm off on my Europe 2000 Tour, see what I get up to with
		    my diary.
 
		- June 2000 - Java WebCam
 
		- May 2000 - Third time lucky: Finally managed to go 
		    skydiving!
 
		- April 2000 - Added a page about my motorbikes
		    .
 
		- April 2000 - My Calendar
		     is now online.
 
		- March 2000 - Major reorganisation of my web pages, warning
		    : bookmarks may no longer work.
 
		- March 2000 - Yayyy, I _finally_ got my graphics card, an 
		    
		    Asus V6800 Deluxe.. The Deluxe bit means it has video in/out, 
		    and as result I'm playing with setting up a 
		    webcam.
		    Check it out :)
 
		- February 2000 - Holiday with 
		    Dini, whee :) Some sort of holiday snaps page will get done,
		    I'm sure. Eventually.
 
		- February 2000 - I got my new PC!! An Athlon 500, which is decked out with a
		    host of goodies.  I'll put up a spec page of my various computers
		    sometime soon (hah!).
 
	 
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	1999
	
		- October 1999 - I've finally gotten around to converting my 
		    Resume to html, and putting it on 
		    the web.
 
		- August 1999 - Holiday in Canada! So if I'm 
		    not around, you now know why not...
 
		-  July 1999 - Brisbane AuroraMud-Meet! (No piccies yet, hold your horses..)
		
 
		-  July 1999 - Kinda got off my butt a tad and did a bit of work on 
		    this here homepage thingy of mine... As a result you get this 
		    nifty news section. Enojoy!!
 
		-  May 1999 - I (finally) graduated
		    for my Master of Information Technology at 
		    QUT!
 
	 
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	1998
	
		-  December 1998 - New job!! December 7th I started working at
		    CITEC,
		    which is the (privatised) information technology branch of the 
		    Queensland Government. Impressive title too - 'Senior 
		    Analyst/Programmer'.
 
		-  August 1998 - Ok, so I liked diving so much I booked onto a short diving
		    holiday to Indonesia.
 
		-  August 1998 - A holiday in Darwin got me into SCUBA
		    Diving after getting a taste of it earlier that year.
 
	 
	
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