What is your work situation?

[MarcTwoSix]

I'm super stoked.

Yesterday I had this young fella, super nice respectful kid but only 22 years old. On his skills test he failed but only just. He had on his CV he worked at this Fred in a shed repair set up for 4 years so a bit under experienced.

I told him he needs to gain a few more years experience if he wants to work in Australia.

Then he tells me he started working after school in his dads garage sine he was 12 years old and shows me his YouTube channel. This kid with very limited equipment was doing some awesome work.

So I called a guy I know and asked if he would give the kid a go and If so I would give him a very experienced guy to help mentor the kid..............bang the kids getting a chance and he is going to Australia.

Then tonight his mum shows up at the hotel to thank me. Apparently his dad died and as the oldest kid he needs to support the family. the mum was in tears.

To be honest I got a bit emotional, he never mentioned about his dad and this will be life changing for his family.

Good on ya mate!

 

[MarcTwoSix]

We are bringing over 50 donated backpacks for Ao's old elementary school
So I decided I need to bring a big bag, so will throw my PC box in there, buy a monitor and set up for a few days at Ao's new house as a test run to see how it goes

Really should be no difference than when I do it in Boston

 

[Bacon]

A wee sinus complication I've had for a long while has finally fucked off on its own. Don't know what it was, but stopped me from diving properly for like 3 years. I was good at 25 metres no probs, so I'll be fine past that.

March trip still on the cards, but it interferes with our company awards night and GM wants me to be there, so it's kind of up in the air. Hopefully he lets me go. It's my 15 year anniversary though, so I've got a feeling they've planned something and kind of need me to be there. Otherwise I won't get a chance till late May as I'll be busy as fuck.

Anyway, there's a good international PADI shop on Ko Lipe. I'm thinking of using up my time there to go for my first responder search and rescue certification as I'm qualified to take the course. I could do it at home.... But I don't want to.

 

[OZZYGUY]

A wee sinus complication I've had for a long while has finally fucked off on its own. Don't know what it was, but stopped me from diving properly for like 4 years. I was good at 25 metres no probs.

March trip still on the cards, but it interferes with our company awards night and GM wants me to be there, so kind of up I'm the air. Hopefully he lets me go. It's my 15 year anniversary though, so I've got a feeling they've planned something and kind of need me to be there. If not I won't get a chance till late May as I'll be busy as fuck.

Anyway, there's a good international PADI shop on Ko Lipe. I'm thinking of using up my time there to go for my first responder search and rescue certification as I'm qualified to take the course.

Can you move your trip a week or two.

 

[Bacon]

Can you move your trip a week or two.

Got birthdays and camping on either side. Same as Easter. Spending time with people at home. Then got business planning in May for EOFY crap, but I finish with that shit before June. The bean counters take over after that. Sacrificing chickens or whatever the feck it is this mob does.

 

[OZZYGUY]

Tell them to move the dates then.....55

 

[MarcTwoSix]

A wee sinus complication I've had for a long while has finally fucked off on its own. Don't know what it was, but stopped me from diving properly for like 3 years. I was good at 25 metres no probs, so I'll be fine past that.

March trip still on the cards, but it interferes with our company awards night and GM wants me to be there, so it's kind of up in the air. Hopefully he lets me go. It's my 15 year anniversary though, so I've got a feeling they've planned something and kind of need me to be there. Otherwise I won't get a chance till late May as I'll be busy as fuck.

Anyway, there's a good international PADI shop on Ko Lipe. I'm thinking of using up my time there to go for my first responder search and rescue certification as I'm qualified to take the course. I could do it at home.... But I don't want to.

Did you book flights already?

We are going soon but it is almost impossible to change dates for your flights if we wanted, it's uber expensive

Ao wanted to change her return flight to come back sooner and even 2 months out, she basically can't because it would cost 1500-2k

 

[Bacon]

Tell them to move the dates then.....55

They'd tell me to go forth and multiply.

 

[Bacon]

Did you book flights already?

We are going soon but it is almost impossible to change dates for your flights if we wanted, it's uber expensive

Ao wanted to change her return flight to come back sooner and even 2 months out, she basically can't because it would cost 1500-2k

No, I always book the hotels I like where free cancellation and pay later options are available and leave flights for last minute. Last minute being when I'm sure I'll fly. Be that days, weeks or months prior. I do try and get in early for booking, upgrades etc, but only care about sitting upfront on the Perth to Singapore leg and I've never had it full so not fussed.

 

[OZZYGUY]

Was doing this part time recruitment stuff, great job as it is flexible, part time and I get to help people.

But It sort of revolved, still doing it but as always my mind thinks too much.

Now have a small rapidly growing team of Virtually estimators. So guys in South east Asia doing online estimates for Australian repair businesses. Like a call center and employers pay us fortnightly subscription by direct debit and we pay the estimators.

Have a Aussie guy in Melbourne that runs the team, training and on going support to estimators and employers and gets a cut. He basicly does most the work with no ownership.

The part I'm loving is a fair few of the team are working in the middle east, they now get to fly home and be with there family's working from home. They get paid a bit less than in the middle east but a lot more that if they worked from there own country. Great opportunity for them and one guy emailed me this morning saying thanks and due to time zone difference he now gets to finish work at 2pm from home and spend the afternoon with his wife and kids, said how much it has changed his live and no longer needs to work away in Qatar.

Most are Sri Lankan, Filipino and Indian........... The Sri Lankan guys are awesome dudes to work with.