31/8/2015
I've had a really busy
week in Perth and got a lot of stuff done.
At the beginning of the
week, I was a couch surfer: from Lucille's apartment to Klaus' and
Sumalee's house, then to Alex' and Bree's house, back to Klaus &
Sue and finally settling in at Alex & Bree.
The van got cleaned,
serviced, unloaded and put on Gumtree for sale. Fingers crossed I
find a good buyer for it while I'm still in Perth.
I organized a wooden crate
which is currently being heat treated to comply with ISPM 15
regulation to transport my stuff home.
It took me several days to
sort through all my belongings, decide what to give away, throw away,
pack for the sea-freight or keep in a pile to be worn/used for the
next two weeks and then taken as check in luggage.
Today marks the last day
of my over 8 year spanning career at Sandvik. It has been a very
interesting time in which I've got to know many interesting people,
had to overcome many challenges, seen quite a bit of the world, lived
in three different countries and made many good friends along the
way. While it was far from perfect, I think it was very valuable for
my personal development. The half day in the office was enjoyable,
catching up and saying my good bye's to a lot of nice colleagues.
Alex left the company as well today and five other people were made
redundant to re-size the office.
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| Leaving in style - Alex and me in front of the Sandvik office |
Like in my farewell e-mail
to my colleagues in the office, I'd like to quote the Roman emperor
Marcus Aurelius here, as he summed it up nicely, more than 1800 years
ago:
"Observe constantly
that all things take place by change, and accustom thyself to
consider that the nature of the universe loves nothing so much as to
change the things which are and to make new things like them. For
everything that exists is in a manner the seed of that which will
be." (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book IV, 36)
Alex and I were taken out
for lunch by some wonderful female colleagues from Doccontrol and
Finance and afterwards enjoyed a coffee at Yahava Koffee Works in the
Swan Valley.
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| ... without words ... |
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| Especially when your name is Rich ;-) |
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| The Yahava Kwik Koffee drive thru in Swan Valley, cool! |
One more thing I'd like to
share here is the amazing documentary called “Being in the World”.
It is an amazing philosophical documentary movie made by Tao Ruspoli
(whom I heard in a Tangentially Speaking episode). Based on Martin
Heidegger's philosophy, the movie features prominent philosophers
from famous universities and masters showing and talking about their
particular craft (a flamenco guitarist, a jazz band, a Japanese
carpenter, a juggler,...). Amazing stuff. If anybody is interested,
drop me an email and I'll point you in the right direction – there is a private
video on Vimeo.
For a bit of background on
the director: The second Tangentially Speaking episode with Tao
Ruspoli
is really amazing too, the short outline on Chris Ryan's website
reads as follows:
Tao
is one of the most interesting people I know. His father hung
with Fellini, Brigit Bardot, and Dali. Tao's family tree goes
back 1200 years. He got guitar advice from Keith Richards, hangs with
Oliver Stone, and he was married to film/TV star Olivia
Wilde. He makes films about his passions—which range from
philosophy to flamenco to the nature of love and marriage. Download.
Tao's latest project is a
movie called Monogamish – a word coined by famous Dan Savage. Can't
wait to watch it once it is released.
And lastly, I highly
recommend watching a lecture from the 2014 Bulletproof Conference byDaniel Vitalis on 'Rewilding yourself' – what an energy he brings
to the stage!
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