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Nerves

No, I think the nerves were down to the unknown and uncertainty. I didn't know what I was walking in to. Was the grass really greener? Would I like the people? Would the work be challenging and intere...

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The End of an Era

Jo met a whole swathe of my colleagues and we both had a fun evening.

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Wind Down

It is strange to think that this day next week I'll be rocking up to the 3rd floor of a building in the city wearing a shirt and smart trousers, probably sitting down to a Windows machine and working ...

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Recommendations

Having decided to move in to the world of contracting recently, I've been spending a bit more time working on [my LinkedIn profile](http://www.linkedin.com/in/bendechrau "Ben Dechrai's LinkedIn profil...

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Value

The first guy - I don't know his name, arrived to pick up a 12 piece dinner set. He used to build his own motorbikes when he was younger, starting with a Harley, and remembers when the Japanese first ...

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What a Difference a Crop Makes

![Melbourne High School Band: The original photo shows a crowd, and buildings which detract from the band.](https://bendechrai.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/DSC_7018-crop.jpg "Melbourne Boys")

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A Full Day of Fun

We woke up at 7am and headed down to breakfast. The chef kindly made our usual: white rice with cinnamon, honey and soy milk (although we were brought soy sauce at first, which made me smile). We ate,...

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Easter Getaway

We got on the train with our luggage - two hand-luggage sized bags and a courier bag for the laptop and cameras. It felt quite awesome that our life could fit in so little space. We could have been of...

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Earth Day

![](https://bendechrai.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-22-at-8.54.50-PM.png "Google Doodle: Earth Day 2011")

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Easter: Round One

Immediately I was solicited to assist in the search and acquisition task ahead of her, so off we went looking for small, shiny oblongs. Such was the fun she had, we had to them hide them all again for...

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Cause for Celebration

Well today was not only the last day before the Easter break, but also a friend's last day at Sputnik. Most of the office was empty for lunch today as a large contingent went to a nearby pub. We all d...

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Beautiful Souls

The three of us headed to Balnarring for a pub meal that turned out to be a (s)wanky menu with wordy descriptions and few choices, so we finished out drinks and headed to a family pizza restaurant aro...

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