Just Another Day…

Tag: Travel

  • Rooftop Celebration

    Almost 6 months of work all came to an end this week as the convention came to a close. And to celebrate everything going well we all went out to a roof top bar overlooking the river and Bangkok, and then out to dinner after that.

    Had I known how awesome the view was going to be I would have brought a camera, but as it turned out all I had was my iPhone, which is no real camera. So, these few crappy photos are what I have (the exterior shot was taken a few days ago with my good camera). Once I get photos from everybody else (after the trip is complete) I’ll have some better ones for sure (and a few that I’m in as well).

    It was the perfect evening to celebrate. As bad as these photos look, they actually look much better on Flickr.

  • Last Video Done and Out the Door

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    All 6 videos are done and the last 2 of them play Friday morning. One at the start of the session, and one at the end. This one here is the morning video, and is probably the best of all 6 that I cut.

    Tomorrow morning I’m planning on getting up early (instead of sleeping late again) and going to the convention center to see the last few played on the big screen, as well as take some behind the scenes stills. I’m excited because most of the time I’m still editing and can’t make it to the convention center before the job is over.

  • Video 1, Done

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    I actually did two videos today, but here is the first one. It plays tomorrow morning (in less then 6 hours) during the opening sessions at the convention center. It’s considered the “welcome video”, and just shows a bunch of people from different countries saying “hello”.

    I have to edit 6 videos total before the end of the week.

  • Night Tuk-Tuk Ride

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    This movie is from our last evening in Chiang Mai. We went out to dinner and used the Tuk-Tuk’s to get around. This clip is probably longer then it really needs (even though it’s a lot shorter then the original) but it’s an interesting way to see what the city looks like, and how crazy the traffic and driving is at times.

  • A Room with a View

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    I was very pleasantly surprised to wake up today and take a look out my window. What a beautiful view!

    Today was a pretty lazy day overall. I woke up at noon, worked out in the health club, showered and went to “breakfast” around 2-3. Walked around the hotel to get the lay of the land here and then went to my room and setup the edit system. I did a little pre-editing to get a few templates ready so that I can knock out the 6 pieces efficiently since time is always of the essence on these jobs. Later I joined everybody at the pool and we had drinks and hung around the hot tub.

    I have to say, this might be the most relaxing, and nicest place I’ve ever stayed while working. Being away from home for so many days is not easy, but being at such a nice hotel is such a great city helps make it just a little easier.