Its true, the CIA has a black operations program and they use Google products. I mean come on, I saw it on the Bourne Ultimatum, so it MUST be true. Jason Bourne used Google search to find out the location of a secret spy operation in Madrid. The CIA agents who are out to kill him used Google maps in their cars as GPS tracking systems. Maybe that is why they couldn't catch him in the movie. They were using map data from 2 years ago! Seriously I have no idea if Google paid to be in this movie, but I thought it was pretty appropriate to use their technology for spy operations. Just like the rest of the movie, it really didn't make that much sense.
The movie was predictable, but enjoyable enough. It did cap off a totally awesome, if completely unproductive weekend. Thanks to the world leaders and the APEC long weekend, I spent way more than I normally budget for fortnight in 3 days and got no study or work done. At least in order to repent for my excesses and indulgences over the last three days I can impart some knowledge to my loyal readers.
Thursday night for Jeff's farewell we went to Starcity. Dinner was consumed at the Garden Buffet restaurant, which appears to be an all-you-can-eat piggery for $30. I wisely had dinner at home, so I cannot comment about the quality of the cuisine. Our next stop, the Astral Bar, is on level 17 of starcity offers a fairly chic (read expensive) environment with picturesque views of the city. Despite my friend working there for 6 years and being well liked, only the usual small core team came along. The lesson here is to remember to differentiate between work friends and real friends and set your expectations accordingly.
Friday was a public holiday and public holidays equals ridiculous surcharges in restaurants. I had lunch with a pack of university friends at Toscani's Italian restaurant in Parramatta. Whilst the food and service was quite appetizing, the bill at 32$ a head for LUNCH was not. Pancakes on the Rocks (at Northmead puzzlingly enough), was a expensive place for dessert. That said, the Devil's delight (two delicious chocolate pancakes with chocolate topping, cream and chocolate icecream) was delectable. Toscani's was a 20% surcharge, whilst pancake's on the rocks was 10%.
On Saturday was a day out at Doug's and here more lessons were to be had. Never play risk and advance wars together. Actually, just never play either game. Perhaps it was a combination of bad rules, and bad maps, but both games were dissatisfying and protracted. In contrast, Mario Party for the Wii is excellent and well worth purchasing (based on the brief two hours we played it).
And finally, my lesson for Sunday is, if a close lady friend asks you out last minute to a movie and she is by herself, then shes probably into you and is just shy to ask you out proper. If she asks you to a movie and invites a bunch of other guys and girls with her whom SHE barely knows, she is probably not into you. And also, remember. The CIA uses Google. There is nowhere you can run - unless it hasn't been indexed.
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