{"id":750,"date":"2008-03-18T02:18:51","date_gmt":"2008-03-18T07:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/03\/18\/the-future-is-wide-open"},"modified":"2010-12-07T08:45:37","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T13:45:37","slug":"the-future-is-wide-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/03\/18\/the-future-is-wide-open","title":{"rendered":"The Future is Wide Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thats a tag\/wrist-bracelet I wear, while its fading, is still going strong on my right wrist. And it cannot be more true.<\/p>\n<p>Consider this, one week&#8217;s notice, that I&#8217;m relocating to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the near future. This relocation has been in the works for the last couple of weeks, but I&#8217;ve been too busy to write about it, and you also don&#8217;t want to write about something that isn&#8217;t confirmed. For me, confirmation, was actually getting the plane ticket sorted out, which I did today. Easter (or the period around it) has always been a time for new beginnings for me (and I say this, not being a religious person, at all).<\/p>\n<p>The last few months, have been filled with change. First up, I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2007\/11\/15\/leaving-the-sticks\">left the sticks<\/a>. Then, the company got acquired. And now, I&#8217;m leaving Melbourne, which has been home to me, for the past seven years or so.<\/p>\n<p>Those following my <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/bytebot\">Twitter feed<\/a>, probably got various hints. Mustering 140 characters sometimes, is easier than writing lengthy blog entries.<\/p>\n<p>Anyways, once the move is complete, I get to focus on growing and building the developer community further, and have travel stops that can make an air steward jealous.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m excited about the future, quite naturally!<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, there are some <a href=\"http:\/\/bytebot.net\/tmp\/books-for-sale\">books I have for sale<\/a> ($10? $20? Pay whatever seems sensible, and it&#8217;d be nice if you collected it). Those that know me well, know that there is a large collection of scotch (that I will not be bringing back to Kuala Lumpur), that I should probably also dispose of. Thoughts of having a mad raving party during Easter has crossed my mind, but I&#8217;d rather rid myself of the bottles of Green Label, Chivas Regal and Glenfiddich. I&#8217;ll be waiting for your email (byteATaeon.com.my) if you&#8217;re after a book&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>P\/S: If I haven&#8217;t written you personally, or called you, its not because I don&#8217;t love you, its really because I have been busy. 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