alibullock.com still in BETA

OK, Ok, so this site always seems to be in BETA - But I am happy to announce that the site is almost ready for the prime time.

Every page has been updated and the last 6 months have meant that with some makor back end changes I can really have a new look and feel for my main site.

The design is very different to most sites, I have put in a more aggressive font and I want to get some feedback, so let me know what you think:

www.alibullock.com

My work for Cathay in the news

A great article from Brandchannel on the Cathay Pacific experience site and a lot of very good comments about it.

My personal favorite, "
Cathay Pacific Airways Pre-flight experience as a brand differentiator
A number of airlines offer beautiful visuals and descriptions of their cabins on their websites, but none get even close to the experience Cathay Pacific has put together. Close competitors Emirates and Singapore Airlines (SIA) rely on high-definition photos and photo-realistic cabin tours respectively to showcase their product. This is in no way sub-standard, but certainly a far cry from the superior online experience Cathay Pacific has created."

See the full article here

You are welcome.

See the site: http://wwww.cathaypacific.com/experience

Missed me?

Sorry for anyone that feels this blog has not been updated in a while. Been very very busy working on some projects for charities here in Hong Kong, and you can see the results on this (almost) finished site:

www.animalsinphotos.com

I have also been working on my personal web site and that is going libve in tow weeks, but you can see where I am so far here: www.alibullock.com

Thanks for bearing with me!

ali

This woman makes Mrs B look reasonable

And he is an ex Formula 1 champion...

Women.

New page for animals in photos on FaceBook

As anyone who reads this will know I really enjoy working for a number of charities in Hong Kong and this involves a lot of animal photography.

Learning from last year we found that a number of people want to know more about these diary and book projects or even just the photos that come from my work so with this in mind I have set up a FaceBook page to keep everyone updated automatically of the photos, events and news.

Feel free to join here: http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/animals-in-photos-ali-bullock/24270739354

Thanks for your support.

ali

The Varied Life of a Cathay Pacific Flight Attendant

Playing now on YouTube...

"Are Hong Kong express okay safety wise?" Asks Mrs B

Well, as Cathay Pacific (who I work for) knows a thing or two about airlines I am probably a good person to be in the know when asking about airline safety. Except I know little about Hong KOng Express. However, a quick clickety click on the interweb reveals all I need to know to respond to Mrs B, in our following email conversation:

Mrs B: "Are Hong Kong express okay safety wise?"

Me: Is your life insurance up to date? If yes, then yes they are safe.
If no, suggest you don't fly with anyone.

(Ha, ha sometimes I'm just to funny.)

Mrs B: You will be on the same flight as me funny man

Me: Humph!

Has China lost the spirit of the Olympic Gold?

So lets start with the positive, China has got more golds than anyone else. The UK has had a fantastic run and is currently in third position.

But the down side, sadly it would appear (and of course I must restate it only appears at this point) that China has cheated with 3 gymnasts lying about their ages and instead of being 16 they are in fact 14.

Whatever China wanted to get out of the Olympic games - This is cheating, its lying and it certainly casts a long shadow. There is no excuse for drugs in sport nor lies and so with sadness I personally advocate that the team (all three) have their gold medals taken away.

Not that other countries haven't cheated in the past. The US and Canada have had their share of people willing to break the rules in order to win a gold medal for their country - The key issue is that China must own up to this and make an example of these girls and the trainers/officials (who I suspect are as guilty.)

There can be no excuse - cheating is cheating.

Again, I am the first to congratulate China on the medals that they have won, but any country that wins as many medals as China is bound to come under scrutiny. Its called the Olympic spirit and we all have to be under that spotlight. China included.

Links to the stories (strange no SCMP...?)

The Times (UK)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article4583174.ece

Huffington Post (USA)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/21/ioc-to-launch-investigati_n_120519.html