Done Deal!

Well, I/We have our tickets. We're heading back. For those of you who asked (sorry it's taken so long to respond) "here" means H'patch. We'll be arriving on 1 August after a 25 hour trip from the other side of the planet. Our household items should arrive sometime before Christmas. You've heard of "taking the slow boat to China"? Well, it's that same boat that freights everything to the USA as well.

Apparently, all the delays and consternation in trying to work out the transfer offers over here in Asia have all been because of a global hiring freeze in the IT department the global CIO only just recently told everyone about. So, what have I been waiting for all this time?

Time to get on with life.

We've got a renter for our house over here (Thailand) for the next 12 months. HOORAY! That certainly makes things a bit easier now that we don't have to worry about the house being unattended. And we'll make it back to the USA just barely in time to get the kids in school by the 8 August start date! (assuming we've all recovered from the massive jet lag of moving almost exactly half-way around the world.

Steve: To answer your previous question; I'm in IT same as you. Formerly a network engineer and system architect. Microsloth and Cisco certified. Now though, I mostly manage the people conducting the day-to-day operations. The last couple years have been spent as the regional contract manager for Asia-Pacific for all the IT outsourcing contracts... 45 contracts across 11 countries, at 24 business units with 6 major suppliers. After that, I think everythings going to feel like a much slower pace, and I'll be happy to have a bit more personal time.

So, looking forward to getting home, and hope to see all of you again soon!!!!

Cheers!