AFF Gathering #9 at CNS on 16 - 18 October

[samh004]

At the Rainforest View Cafe are blackcat20, TomVexille, chicka & myself. No alcohol here.

 

[serfty]

At least the rain is holding off ...

 

[admin]

About to enjoy some Indonesian cuisine

 

[serfty]

About to enjoy some Indonesian cuisine

...

amd here it is ...

 

[gwilli1]

All aboard !

 

[serfty]

Pitstop ... ...

 

[Bundy Bear]

Now off the train and on the bus to our hotel before our dinner starts at 7pm, I heard that the organizers would like us not to be late, seems like they have a schedule they want to keep to,
Now I wonder what I ordered for dinner, i did a quick check from a like that I got from Jessica when I paid and mentioned my dinner choices.

 

[samh004]

Awesome trip up to Kuranda today, can't wait for dinner tonight!

 

[straitman]

Now off the train and on the bus to our hotel before our dinner starts at 7pm, I heard that the organizers would like us not to be late, seems like they have a schedule they want to keep to,
Now I wonder what I ordered for dinner, i did a quick check from a like that I got from Jessica when I paid and mentioned my dinner choices.

Correct.

Do not be late or you will miss out on......... something :!:

 

[Jacques Vert]

Thanks penegal.
The service you provide is outstanding - no wait, clean comfortable vehicle and excellent driver!

I agree; simply wonderful!

 

[QF WP]

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Pick us up on the way back to the train

yes UpInTheAir, they probably were deadly serious

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All aboard !

Hope you all had your seatbelts and crash hats on...no dancing allowed

 

[QF WP]

So this is the party flight home:

All aboard - the FA's in the Y cabin won't know what hit them.

Who's sitting next to me - a middle seat claimer??????

 

[Awesom Andy]

So this is the party flight home:

All aboard - the FA's in the Y cabin won't know what hit them.

Who's sitting next to me - a middle seat claimer??????

I'm still in 4D, with 4E/F occupied. 5B is merely blocked rather than occupied, and same goes for 4B. 4A is still free (from what I can see). Doubt any shadows will actually hold, given that it's currently J0Y0. Currently, apart from row 29 being blocked, rows 15 - 28 have only 3 unoccupied seats.

 

[samh004]

Don't be late tonight!

 

[samh004]

Not forgetting...

 

[QF WP]

Well the final 4 have drunk the last wine, packed up and gone home. Hope the two that were staggering off in the direction in the Hilton make it to their rooms okay. Was a great night meeting new members and old friends but it's time for bed. Green Island awaits

 

[blackcat20]

No late check outs available at the DT...

 

[JessicaTam]

What a fantastic night. The AFF gala event of the year!

Whilst I thanked people last night, I would like to make note of them here as well.

Ian Kerr and John Lucas for providing us with insights into their careers, what has changed, and what is to come.
Blackcat20, for some last minute cat herding
Penegal for the name tags
Samh004 for helping me set up the room
Doug_Westcott, Major, admin, VA and QF for their generous donations of prizes.
Red Roo for being a good sport and drawing the VA prize (without warning I might add). :mrgreen:
Thanks especially to straitman. Because I didn't put the event together, we did. In fact straitman was very much the ideas man when it came to the program, and his contacts were invaluable when it came to the guest speakers.

But most importantly I would like to thank the 45 AFFer old and new who came along and made the night such as a success. Because your participation and enjoyment made it all worthwhile.

Now where are we going next year ... ?

 

[samh004]

Now where are we going next year ... ?

At the appropriate time, I will start the poll, [-]and it will be AFF Gathering #10: PER[/-]!

 

[kpc]

Because we are antisocial (actually more because of swanning_it's post #304 upthread, and the fact that we are very keen snorkellers), we are going to spend all Sunday snorkelling at Michaelmas Cay. We are booked with the company below:
Itinerary | Passions Of Paradise

We will see those still here in the Hilton Exec lounge on Sunday evening, probably suffering sunstroke and seasickness

Sea is a bit rough...we are 1/2 way to Michaelmas Cay. ..+1 is feeling seasick despite the pills and I hate to say but I'm feeling a bit queasy as well