Go Soceeroos

Australia beat Japan in yesterday's World Cup game, 3-1. Personally I was torn between two camps as I've drawn Japan in the office sweepstake. This was Australia's first win ever in the competition. We had a large plasma TV set up in the boardroom at work for interested parties to watch the game live. I saw the first 20 minutes and later discovered I'd left the room moments before Japan scored the first goal of the match.

We have at least six Australians in the office. Our receptionist is Australian, as are both of our HR support staff and at least one of our IT people. There's also one consultant, Rory, who was working in the Sydney office when I was also there. It's a small world, even half a planet away.

Home sweet home
On a separate note, our new coffee table arrived this morning. You'll recall that we purchased a bargain table a while back that we promptly returned. The replacement looks much better.

Our repaired planter box and dining table also came back today. The planter box looks as good as new, however the table wasn't quite right. The wood colour was much darker on the repaired table top when compared to its legs. The colour difference was very obvious. As a result, the table has gone back to the workshop for another week. I can't help but wonder if this is another home office shelf incident in the making.