Friday, February 4, 2011

Bump In Starts and Chinese New Year

Lets kick this post off to a positive start by reveling the solution to the puzzle from last time we spoke.


Oops! It seems the Stockdale family trait has rubbed off on me. How many of you figured the puzzle out?

Bump In

It has been a very big couple of weeks for Lisa, with bump in starting and the long hours attached kicking in. As such she and I haven't spent that much time together, Lisa was able to take me to her work for a couple of days and she tells me I was most helpful while I was around.


Here I am on the first day of bump in, pass in hand and ready to start.










It didn't take Lisa long to put me to work!

The LX crew needed someone to harness up,
so of course I volunteered to climb the truss and help with rigging.






I got Lisa to take this photograph of the theatre
at the end of the first week to show you 
just how many lights were already hanging.
Halfway through this week we also had to change hotels! We are now staying at the Pan Pacific, it is quite a nice place and has elevators right out of a children's book.

Company Management were also nice enough to give us all a little present to say thank you for handling the hotel swapping so graciously.










Lisa might have to be careful where she leaves the chocolate, or I might eat it while she is away.


Week two of bump in started well enough, although I was worried about Lisa working for ten days without a break. Then about four days in one of the LX crew had to leave so Lisa asked if I would come back in and help with flashing out the rig.







First they started me at the conventional desk 

Then they sent me up a cougar to fix a scroller














It is actually quite a nice view from up there!

Success!

Here is the same photo from the end of week two.
Chinese New Year
Happy Luna New Year!
Wednesday 2nd was Luna new years eve, the last day of the year of the Tiger and the beginning of the year of the Rabbit. Over the last few weeks Singapore has been slowly decorated with lanterns, lights and Bunnies.



 




Our surprise new year presents. 

I hope everyone back in Australia is safe and as dry. Goodbye for now.