The Blog of Rob Eaton » work http://www.robeaton.org Tales of an Englishman abroad Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:21:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Photo Wizardry http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2010/03/24/photo-wizardry/ http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2010/03/24/photo-wizardry/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:28:27 +0000 Rob http://www.robeaton.org/?p=1192 Just been playing with Microsoft Photosynth.

Here is a shot from site looking towards the AF2 building from the Library (LIB)

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So I finally made it back from China Today some two days later than

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I’m sat in my hotel room in Beijing doing some work and thought I’d update whilst I was here.

We were picked up on

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Since I wrote last the Project has achieved it’s practical completion and all in all I think it looks pretty good. I am hoping the client actually likes it, as it

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It is quite impressive but still very very weird. If like most people you have never experienced it before it is akin to what you would believe

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Anyhow I am amidst some frantic packing and the token throwing out of junk as I am again on the move! As I head off to Abu Dhabi in less than four

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A trip to the osteopath on Thursday am helped me get back into shape after spraining a rib in my sleep the previous weekend. Yes it sounds strange and yes I somehow managed it. The good thing is that

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I returned from another business trip to China early last week. I was there for almost a week this time. As always it was action packed.

The

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I have finally gone up in the world and now have a Blackberry Pearl. These things are pretty darn cool as they allow emails to be ‘pushed’ to the phone. Unfortunately to gain the benefits of one of these devices

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So today I’m sat at home sorting through a load of works stuff and trying to finish off some work stuff. The sun is shinning and the sky is blue. Nothing better than being inside I say!

Now I can hear you all thinking “What? it’s hot and sunny outside why waste it?”, “You should be

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It was developed for the property industry in order to:

Establish a common language Set a standard of measurement for green buildings Promote integrated, whole-building design Recognise environmental

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I have been working extremely hard and recovering by doing very little socially. Not too bad to say I am paying off the extraordinary amount of cash I spent setting myself up

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Unfortunately as I have no access to broadband, one of the FEW things I can’t do at work is access my Facebook account. So until my new phone line is installed or I find a free wifi connection, you’ll just have to survive

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One thing I must say though is the amount of effort and stress you go through moving to a new country. Moving house in the same country just does not compare!. It is far simpler trust me!

The great thing

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]]> http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2007/07/31/gday-mate/feed/ 0 It’s a Woolly Story! http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2007/06/22/its-a-woolly-story/ http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2007/06/22/its-a-woolly-story/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:15:31 +0000 Rob http://www.robeaton.org/?p=22 So today is one of my last weekends back in Christchurch before the big move.

I fly over to Brisbane on Sunday 15th July and commence work on the 16th. Hopefully I will have my new black Camry Sportivo pretty soon after I arrive. (see the link below)

Everything is pretty hectic – I guess I am

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The next couple of months look even busier!

Anyhow it’s official – I have resigned from Works Infrastructure here in NZ. I will be taking up my new post as Project Engineer, working for Thiess on a $200M+ project in Brisbane.

I shall be looking after the $30M Facade of

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]]> http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2007/06/07/its-official/feed/ 0 Does Every town have a George Street? http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2007/05/12/does-every-town-have-a-george-street/ http://www.robeaton.org/index.php/2007/05/12/does-every-town-have-a-george-street/#comments Sat, 12 May 2007 20:21:20 +0000 Rob http://www.robeaton.org/?p=24 Well, it’s another busy day.

I just came across this link to a new project which shows what is coming up.

http://www.400george.com/

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