Last week I was in Thailand speaking and I took a day off up in Chiang Mai to attend a Thai cooking school. This was one of the most delicious and fun days I have had for ages. I highly recommend it to anyone heading to Thailand.

The internationally renowned Chiang Mai Thai Cookery School was established in 1993 and was the first Thai cooking school to open in Chiang Mai.

It is owned and run by Sompon Nabnian Thailand's international TV chef and his English wife, Elizabeth.

With over 13 years experience of teaching over 100,000 people from all over the world, it is the leading Thai cooking school in Chiang Mai.

Welcome to this weeks Sanity@Work Podcast. This week welcome to water.

Water is fundamental to our body chemistry, among the most important roles it plays are keeping your body and brain hydrated, your brain is the first place that you lose water from when you become dehydrated and this affects your ability to think straight. Water is also essential for helping your body to eliminate wastes, including the acidic wastes released during times of stress. So how much do you really need? Have a listen and learn.

Last week I was in Macau speaking at a conference in the Venetian Hotel. Now not only is this building the 2nd biggest building on the planet (only beaten by the Boeing factory in Seattle) but all of the ceilings in the shopping mall area are painted like an afternon sky in Venice.  The cool thing is that when you walk it looks like the sky is moving.  It kept me totally amused while I wandered through out the hotel. If you ever get a chance to go to Macau (even on a day trip from Hong Kong) make sure you make this a destination. Enjoy this short video I took while I was there.

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am the worlds biggest airplane groupie. I LOVE anything to do with any kind of aircraft and the bigger the better, it is a big part of the reason that I do the work that I do. I just love flying. So on my trip back to oz from Taiwan this week I had the pleasure of sitting next to an off duty captain on his way home and did have the time of my life.  He was so cool and answered all of my questions about aircraft (about 9 hours of it). He flies a Boeing 777 for Cathay Pacific. We were flying on an Airbus A330 and when we landed he asked me if I would like to have a look at he flight deck. As you can imagine I absolutely said yes so fast (see photo below of me on the flight deck) and he was great giving me a short tour.

As I see a lesson in everything in life for me it was to remember to be yourself and speak from your heart. When you do this you speak your truth and are passionate about life.  Ray saw my genuine love of airplanes and helped make a dream come true.