The totally off-topic thread

[TheEmu]

TE do you know Ciao Italia Italian Restaurant in NKG? It's first street to left behind Sheraton Hotel - FABULOUS Italian food. Chef / owner is Giuseppe - came to NKG about 20yrs back when Fiat had like >100 full time Italian employees there - they could not get Italian food so Giuseppe fronted up and opened Italian Restaurant and the rest is history. ALWAYS the first restaurant I hit when in town.

No I don't know it but I know the street (Shigu Lu) quite well - there is a well-known expat bar (Jimmy's) just off Shigu Lu not far from the Sheraton.
I'll put Ciao Italia to the top of my list and will try it this week and report back Thanks for the heads-up, Cruiser.

 

[TheEmu]

Well today was a red letter day for me. I finally submitted my PhD thesis.

Kudos to you anat0l, a major achievement! Well done!
Now for the defence...

 

[erkpod]

I'm trying to explain to a Canadian what Vegemite is after I posted a photo of a tube I purchased to take to America.

 

[anat0l]

Kudos to you anat0l, a major achievement! Well done!
Now for the defence...

Luckily no need for an oral defence. Just needs to be examined by 2 of the nominated examiners.

 

[The Rok]

Why can't I paste into the new app? Say I copy something. Then go to reply to a thread, it won't let me paste... It's definitely copied, because I can paste it in other apps, just not AFF. And it's words, not a pic or anything.

 

[TheEmu]

Luckily no need for an oral defence. Just needs to be examined by 2 of the nominated examiners.

Even better!
2 rather than 3 examiners? 1 from your department/school?

 

[JohnK]

For those with some spare wish cards in the wallet, Dans has just halved the price of their $5000 Christmas hamper

Cheaper at half the price?

 

[anat0l]

Even better!
2 rather than 3 examiners? 1 from your department/school?

Nope, 2 external examiners. All nominated examiners must pass conflict of interest checks run by the graduate school; being a member of the same institution would automatically rule one out.

 

[blackcat20]

Nope, 2 external examiners. All nominated examiners must pass conflict of interest checks run by the graduate school; being a member of the same institution would automatically rule one out.

One of my examiners shouldn't have been allowed, a massive conflict with competing work and he tried to fail my thesis even though the other examiner passed it "as is".

 

[Simo]

Nope, 2 external examiners. All nominated examiners must pass conflict of interest checks run by the graduate school; being a member of the same institution would automatically rule one out.

So Attaching Flounge passes or $50 notes to each page is not the right thing to do.

 

[anat0l]

So Attaching Flounge passes or $50 notes to each page is not the right thing to do.

Bit hard to do that with electronic submissions

 

[erkpod]

Bit hard to do that with electronic submissions

PDF attachment or an animated GIF?

 

[penegal]

How Much Do Investment Bankers Earn? Hourly Pay & Salary


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Thats the one

 

[penegal]

TE do you know Ciao Italia Italian Restaurant in NKG? It's first street to left behind Sheraton Hotel - FABULOUS Italian food. Chef / owner is Giuseppe - came to NKG about 20yrs back when Fiat had like >100 full time Italian employees there - they could not get Italian food so Giuseppe fronted up and opened Italian Restaurant and the rest is history. ALWAYS the first restaurant I hit when in town.

No I don't know it but I know the street (Shigu Lu) quite well - there is a well-known expat bar (Jimmy's) just off Shigu Lu not far from the Sheraton.
I'll put Ciao Italia to the top of my list and will try it this week and report back Thanks for the heads-up, Cruiser.

My father spent many years in Nanjing, and I spent some time there as a young lad also... The small street his apartment overlooked in 1997-1998 is now a 6 lane dual carriageway (3 lanes each way). The noodle man with a pushcart has upgraded to a small premise on the ground floor of a mixed use medium rise tower (right next to a travel agency). The "new" bridge is now the "old" bridge, and there is a "new new" bridge.

There is a photo of me somewhere in one of the museums. Let me see if I can dig it up (well photo of the photo of me in the museum).


I haven't been back for years, and I really should... If I recall correctly, the Howard Johnson Hotel used to have a good bar? But this was years ago... I probably wouldn't recognise the place now.

 

[penegal]

For those with some spare wish cards in the wallet, Dans has just halved the price of their $5000 Christmas hamper

La Dolce Vita Christmas Gift Hamper | Dan Murphy's | Buy Wine, Champagne, Beer & Spirits Online

:shock: :shock:

Seems expensive to me

FYI the full list of contents is available here.
http://danmurphys.com.au/media/DM/Media/static/Christmasshop/LaDolceVitaChristmasGiftHamper.pdf

Anyone want to price up all the components

 

[markis10]

Seems expensive to me

FYI the full list of contents is available here.
http://danmurphys.com.au/media/DM/Media/static/Christmasshop/LaDolceVitaChristmasGiftHamper.pdf

Anyone want to price up all the components

Its a bit hard to price the non alcohol items

 

[Hvr]

Its a bit hard to price the non alcohol items

Surely you must consume non-alcoholic items at least occasionally?

 

[penegal]

Does anyone know anything about ASmallWorld?

Did Etihad invite you?

I believe a few here may have also got the invite... paging lowjhg


And to answer the question - I'm not a member and don't know much about them, lol.

 

[penegal]

Its a bit hard to price the non alcohol items

Indeed, the gourmet / boutique nature of many of the items makes getting an accurate price is a little hard.

Bruny Island Cheese Co. is generally a little pricey, although I have liked what I have tasted from them.

 

[TheEmu]

Bit hard to do that with electronic submissions

QF Gift Vouchers! Can be done electronically and with the 10 points/ $ offer, everybody wins