Ian and Judiet

Current Mood: Cool

As has already been published I will be joining a new Avusa Media division called the iLab on April 1st as their Lead Developer. This means that I will be leaving Opteq where I have felt very much at home for the last couple of years.

The iLab is Avusa Media’s new commercial applications division where we will be creating on-line, off-line and mobile applications. I will be working with Colin Daniels (Publisher: Times on-line), Justin Hartman (Digital Innovation Manager), Gregor Rohrig (New Media Specialist) and a graphic designer who remains nameless. Its already a formidable team and I am sure that great things await.

This of course means me bidding farewell to my current employer Opteq, which is sad for me for many reasons. So A big thank you is owed to everyone at Opteq who has made my journey an unforgettable one and the knowledge I gained there has laid a great foundation for future developments. To all my friends at Opteq, thanks for the great memories and I am sure that this isn’t goodbye. I wish you guys all the success and happiness in the world.

Stay tuned, exciting times lay ahead!

First, let me state that this isnt a rant against my job.

Then onto the pressing matter, what is your ideal job? Me, I think it would either be a car journalist or a chef. I think car journalist gets the nod first though since I couldnt imagine anything nicer than getting up everyday and driving a new car, then getting to complain about things you dont like about it. Another great benefit is that if something breaks you phone the manufacturer/dealer and then they fix it. Awesome.

I close by making an open statement. If anyone at Aston Martin is reading this, I would be right chuffed if you lent me an Aston, even for a day. I am eagerly awaiting your call.

Wow, two posts in one evening

A while ago I went on business to Zambia. I flew with SAA to Zambia and it went without any hassle. In fact we got there in record time - the flight is supposed to be 2 hrs long, but it took us only an hour and 20 minutes to get there. Once I was there though it went pear shaped for a while. I get there and customs say that I must pay import duties for the Opteq device that I am carrying. I say thats fine, they must tell me how much it is because they dont accept credit cards so I have to go to the exchange office outside. Fine they say and they write down 165,000 kwatcha. My heart hit the floor until I realised that the exchange rate was quite good for us and that turned out to be only around ZAR 350 (about USD $50). Once that was all sorted I had missed the bus to the hotel so I had to catch a taxi to the hotel from the airport which cost another 150,000 for about a 10-15 minute drive. I checked in with little hassle and went up to my room until the next day when I went to Oxfam.

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