[MELB] Sat 2nd August DMF ride day

[ducmeister]

Yes, I'll miss the bike   
Still, this time of the year is not my favourite for riding.  It's either wet or freezing cold.  Should be better by September.

[bobtrx]

Shouldn't you be working???  

Yup I bowl on Saturday's but at this time of the year it's mainly just social.   Pennant season kicks off in October .   It is a very boozey sport

Ita what mob do you play bowls with
catch ewe later  bob

[Ita]

Ita what mob do you play bowls with
catch ewe later  bob

Gedday Bob....

I drink at (play) at Auburn...   

Ita

[ptooey]

Yes, we'll be posted in KL.  Staying at some flash place in Subang.  Any inside info would be much appreciated.
We're not expecting to get a lot of free time so knowing where to go and what's not worth the trouble would be great.

Rob,

Ok Subang is not that close to city, but not so far either. Not far from where my family used to live.

And actually, I'm not so much a local although I used to go back very often and loved pigging out.

In any case you're likely to find good food everywhere, so rather than mention which places to go (because I don't know/remember ), if you want I can suggest foods that you could try...

I'm not sure if you're familiar with what the Asian food scene is like, but you have massive choice of places pretty much on every corner of each shopping district that whilst dodgy looking can provide highly satisfying foodly goodness.

Don't be scared to try things there, there's less chance of food poisoning in M'sia compared to India/Vietnam/China..

[bobtrx]

Ita we will have to have a game of old mans marbles one day , I drink ( play ) at Landsborough

[ducmeister]

if you want I can suggest foods that you could try...

Bring it on!!

[Ita]

Ita we will have to have a game of old mans marbles one day , I drink ( play ) at Landsborough

No dramas...

I've got a mate at Sebastopol and plan to play a tournament or two there this season...  Do you ever get over that way??

Ita

[ptooey]

Bring it on!!

Ok start with the populars/you-should-enjoy-these; most of these will have a hint of heat/spice to them:
> Curry Laksa - Curry soup-noodles with chicken
> Nasi Lemak - Fragrant rice with your choice of toppings like Curry/Rendang/etc. Whereever you'll go the stalls that sell them make their own dishes so you'll get different flavours even if it's the same toppings. You'll probably be able to buy this everyday and have something different each time.
> Char Kuey Teow - Fried dry flat rice noodles
> Yong Tau Foo - medley of tofu type dishes sometimes stuffed with mashed fish, also sometimes with flat rice noodles, optional dry or soupy
> BBQ Pork Rice (Char Siew Fan)
> Wonton Noodles - optional dry or soup
> Chow Mein (Fried egg noodles) - dry
> Beef/Fish Ball noodles - soup
> Assam Laksa - This will test your tolerance of exotic m'sian food, maybe you'll learn to like it if you can imagine a sardine broth with noodles topped with the sardines, pineapple, mint, and shrimp paste (brace yourself if you haven't smelt that before).

All of them should be fairly tasty and satisfying for you. Makes me drool just thinking about it.

Oh also, with these foods, you'll also have a choice of sellers, be they Chinese, Malay or Indian, which also brings different flavours.

Here's hoping you're adventurous enough to try these. Would like to hear how you fare with the food by the end of your stint there.

Have a great time there Rob!

[ducmeister]

Have a great time there Rob!

Thanks for the good wishes but the trip got canned today.  And I was due to leave on Friday!

D'OH !!!

Sometimes the crowd I work for couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.  It can be very frustrating. 

There is still potential for 3 or 4 weeks in August but I'm not holding my breath.

The wife is definitely not a happy camper being 'robbed' of an all expenses paid 2 week holiday to Malaysia.  Sometimes I think that when managers cancel things like this they should be the ones telling the spouses, not us!

Thanks for allowing me to vent a bit. 

Should be able to see you all for the brekky and ride days now.

Cheers.

[ptooey]

Thanks for the good wishes but the trip got canned today.  And I was due to leave on Friday!

Bummer for you and your wife... 
Good to scam a trip away through the company, bad when it falls through.

Well, it looks like we'll be able to organise a bigger gathering to compete with them Sydney boys...

[Spider]

Sometimes the crowd I work for couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.  It can be very frustrating. 

I will quite often shake my head in disbelief and ask myself "how do these business stay in business?"

the sad answer is...

they are ALL like this!

it's amazing anything can get done, for the first time in my career I decided not to write the home loan for a friend (I'm on annual leave) so I gave it to a friend at another bank - oh my lord - I could of written 4 loans in the time it's taken for them to get documents out to my friend - just tragic! and this is a big 4 bank too - they have completely stuffed up her First Home Owners Grant - I only gave them the original 6 weeks ago.

Bloody banks!

rant over...

[thank you]

[ducmeister]

I will quite often shake my head in disbelief and ask myself "how do these business stay in business?"

the sad answer is...

they are ALL like this!

it's amazing anything can get done, for the first time in my career I decided not to write the home loan for a friend (I'm on annual leave) so I gave it to a friend at another bank - oh my lord - I could of written 4 loans in the time it's taken for them to get documents out to my friend - just tragic! and this is a big 4 bank too - they have completely stuffed up her First Home Owners Grant - I only gave them the original 6 weeks ago.

Bloody banks!

rant over...

[thank you]

Spider,

Deep breaths mate, go to your happy place.

Yes, it's true.  The company I work for is an Aussie icon and employs over 35000 people.  (mostly grumpy and disgruntled people at the moment)
It staggers me how they manage to remain profitable.

[Betty]

I'll carry on the rant ....

It is not so much how they stay in business or continue to turn a profit, but what they could do if they knew what they were doing. Customers, employees, shareholders, the economy .... everybody would be happier.

Maybe some people need to spend less time on the DMF for the greater good 

[Big T]

Maybe some people need to spend less time on the DMF for the greater good 

Actually Betty I think the reverse. More people should spend more time on DMF and share the loving....   

[Betty]

You're right Big T - the more we are on the DMF, the better for humanity.

It provides a healthy work/life balance and a happier workplace as a consquence.