My 59th Birthday

Friday 7 March 2025

Went to lunch at Club Burwood with Kasia, Sue, Maria, Carol and Celeste to celebrate both Kasia and my birthday.

Received a begonia plant from Kasia, Tea set from Sue.

I received a portable charging unit from Evan in the post, purchased from Amazon on Thursday.

Then for dinner, we went to the Fat Cat in the Grand Shanghai Hotel in Burwood. Since Poppy was over for child minding, Darren joined us for dinner.  Jenny had gown to Melbourne with friends. Justin and family had other plans and couldn't join in, so it was just immediate family. I had booked for 6pm dinner.

Had to take 2 cars. Darren drove his with Poppy, Lily and Mark, and Kaylene drove the white car, with Nathan, Janet and I. She parked in Burwood Plaza, after dropping Janet and I off in Belmore Street.

We entered the building and shown to the lift to go up to the 2nd floor. The Tiger Bar is on the 1st floor.

The Fat Cat restaurant is by @dimsimlim. Asian Fusion, it was surprisingly good. But is seemed pretty quite for a Friday night.  

Ordered the following:

Salt and Pepper Calimari x 2
Salt and Pepper Tofu x 2
Egg fried rice with prawns and fresh corn,
Baked scallop with xo butter seasoned vermicelli x 2
Singapore chilli prawn,
Black pepper garlic beef
Typhoon shelter brussel sprouts,
Chinese brocolli oyster sauce
Mango sago for dessert

Food was quick to come out and very tasty. The bill total came to $295.00, my shout.

We were finished and out in time for the 2 hour parking limit in the Plaza.

15 Years of Service at TAFE NSW

Can you believe it's been 15 years already that I have been working at TAFE NSW?

I received a Certificate in the mail congratulating me on 15 years of service.

It doesn't seem that long ago, that I left Burwood Library, which was back in July 2009.

So what have I been doing at TAFE NSW?

I am a Library Technology Support Librarian.

I support the 100 or more TAFE NSW libraries with regards to the Online Library Information System, Symphony WorkFlows - the library management system, associated software and hardware.

I I look after library staff access to the OLIS, BCA, MobileStaff and MobileStaff Kiosk and websites. I also oversee the TCS/OLIS patron interface export and import loads. 

I assist Ronald with providing OLIS support for WorkFlows installs and any issues with printers and scanners as well as training. 

I am also responsible for OLIS and Network Statistics and assist Helen with setting reports in BCA. I also assist with procedural documentation and generally anything else

Since Covid, I have been working 3 days at home and 2 days in the office, TAFE Digital at 51 Wentworth Road, Strathfield. Although it has been mandated that we are to go back to work at least 60% of the time, so it will be 3 days in the office and 2 days at home from 21 July 2025.