Twin Cities, Minnesota - An International Celebration

Two busy weeks back in Minnesota.
Bike rides, bonfires, bbq's and even some record heat on the weekend.
Lots of work meetings as well as our annual user event.  And this year even more people come from around the world - so it was a full weekend getting together with old friends from Europe and then welcoming Australian and Asian friends when they arrived in Minnesota.
Hardly time to notice that I was back for two weeks.

Hong Kong - Boat trip before I head to Minnesota

Finished up the quarter and ended the evening with a boat trip around Hong Kong and a spectacular seafood dinner on Lamma.
Great way to finish up my time with the Hong Kong Team.  Lovely night and we finished off taking in the nightly light show as we came back in to Central Harbour.
Will miss this crazy city and the APAC Team.

Singapore - A Sunday full of the fiery haze

The haze was back filling the skies first thing in the morning and got thicker and thicker as the day went on.  Will be a very grey and smoggy sunset tonight.
Schools and certain businesses have closed or slowed things down due to the high levels of bad air with the burning going on in the fields of Indonesia and Malaysia.  And the streets are rather quiet as well for a Sunday afternoon.
I found a few more inside things versus outside wandering to do today.

Singapore - Hanging with friends at Clarke Quay

Burning season is on so lots of haze and bad air in Singapore right now.
For whatever reason the heat went down and the haze lifted and made for a perfect night to hang out with friends on the river at Clarke Quay.

Melbourne Australia - A Room with a View

Another city and another event.  Great view from the room and great views from the venue and the pier where we all gathered to chat and drink after we finished up for the day.  Plenty of wind from the south to keep it cool but the sun warmed it all up enough to be able to hang outside and enjoy it all. 

Sydney Australia - Cool and Crisp Spring Weather

Back again for a big event here and another in Melbourne.  Still a bit cool for this time of year but a nice relief to the heat and humidity still very prevalent in Hong Kong and the rest of Asia.
Got out for a walk around the city and in the old neighborhood before I caught a play.  Good day before the big week begins.  
The first thing I came across was a HK display in miniature - and we hosted our event in an old rail yard - great renovation and use of the buildings just on the edge of the central city.