{"id":183,"date":"2005-08-13T15:47:09","date_gmt":"2005-08-13T05:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/?p=183"},"modified":"2012-03-05T22:17:30","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T22:17:30","slug":"moving-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekua.com\/rant\/2005\/08\/moving-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It really hit hard this week that everything was really happening. I felt a mixed bag of emotions leaving my current client yesterday, both excitement yet sadness. I had been there for almost 18 months, and had formed some great relationships with the people there. It had become a fun environment to work in, and the work itself was interesting. <\/p>\n<p>In about four hours, I depart to work for the London office of my current company. It will be such a stark contrast from the small and disjoint Brisbane office that I have enjoyed working in since I joined. There will be over 25 times the number of employees in the office than what I am used to and will be thrilled to meet them all, especially those whose blogs I find myself <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thoughtworks.com\/\">reading<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>From what I have read and heard from various people, the city of London offers so much more in a week than what you would get in a good month in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=brisvegas\">Brisvegas<\/a> and the travel opportunities to not so distant foreign cultures is just a few hours flight away. I&#8217;ve heard the food can be amazing, but I have prepared myself for the difficulty in getting some types of really fresh food. I&#8217;m looking forward to the music scene, and in one night being able to quickly compose a list for the rest of the year of such big name acts I&#8217;d be keen to see. <\/p>\n<p>For the time being though, I&#8217;m looking forward to having a small break with a five day stop over in Dubai. 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