Talk Time Issue 4: Newsletter

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Talk Time Issue 4

Dreaming... We all do it... We all have them, what is yours? Like Martin Luther King, ‘I have a dream’ a dream to be successful in my profession, a dream to grow old healthy and a dream to retire on a secluded island, sipping cocktails by my beachside bungalow. Like I said… I have a dream and sometimes they only remain as dreams.   Now back to reality and normality - protests, political correctness, droughts, and high interest rates (that dream doesn’t sound too bad right about now). When all the madness in society gets too much for us to handle, there is only one place to escape – our dreams.      Last year was very busy for all of us here at gotalk, and 2008 will no doubt keep us all on our toes. Now it is time to reveal our new arrival for 2008. We here at gotalk had a dream to provide super fast broadband without the need for a telephone connection. Now that dream has come true and I am proud to present to you… NAKED BROADBAND. That’s right! It is now possible to have ADSL2+ without the need for a telephone line.                                                                                    What is your dream? To spend more time with the family? That shiny new car in the driveway, with a set of clubs in the back or is it to still fit into that pre Christmas dress size? Whatever your dream may be.. Never give up on it, and like us it may come true or it may just stay a dream.   Remember, no matter what your dream is, how ridiculous or far fetched it may sound, it's still your dream and just maybe one day it will come true – ours did.   Remember, if you have any suggestions, comments, or feedback, please email us at newsletter@gotalk.com Jenny Wild General Manager - Consumer

What's talking this month?

• Products in the spotlight • Fascinating facts & did you know • Competition • Australia's most romantic places • Picture of the month • The top 10 chocolate bars • Links of the month • Keep in the know... upcoming events • Where's Jenny? • Now showing • Win a double movie pass

products in the spotlight

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Naked DSL - Escape With The Lot Do you want to 'Escape With The Lot' and get a total communications package for under $95 per month?  Yes, we're serious  - for just $94.85 a month, you get all of this that will surely meet your communications needs over a month!: Broadband Great Escape 9 plan - 3GB of peak data and 6GB of off peak data   Loads of FREE Aussie calling… local calls  - up to 300 calls per month national calls  - up to 300 calls per month calls to Aussie mobiles  - up to 100 calls per month, or 500 minutes   Loads of international calls to 110 countries… FREE calls to 30 countries* Call 30 countries for just 20c per call* Call 50 countries for just 50c per call*   Click here to view the list of 110 countries *Included calls to international destinations are 100 calls or 3,000 minutes per month Mobile Cap A mobile phone plan - with $100 of included mobile calls   Are you ready to 'Escape With The Lot' now? Just click on the footprint below!

Competition

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picture of the month

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"Cowasakie - No Petrol" Jackie Sayer Burleigh Waters QLD

If you have a weird or funny picture you  would like to share, you can email it to newsletter@gotalk.com with your name & state, & we'll try and publish it in future newsletters.

Switch to Direct Debit and save Do you pay your gotalk bill by cheque or credit card? Did you know that if you switch to Direct Debit you’ll avoid a $2 monthly processing fee? • Switching your payment method to direct debit certainly adds up - that’s a saving of $24 over a year! • Paying by Direct Debit is easy and convenient.

links of the month

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http://www.news.com.au/ For breaking news from Australia and Around the World http://www.thebritishlollyshop.com.au/ For all your lolly needs http://www.factoryfast.com.au/ Dozens of online bargains!

where's Jenny?

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WIN A DOUBLE MOVIE PASS... Click here and be the first person to reply with your full name and state and the exact location of Jenny (place, city and country) and you will receive a double movie pass!

                               

Congratulations to Mario Farrugia from VICTORIA who spotted Jenny at the Colosseum, 
Rome in Issue 3.

FREE voicemail on gotalk VOIP! .

gotalk offers FREE voicemail with every gotalk VoIP service. There's no need to activate or mess around trying to get this service up and running because as soon as you have signed up with us, it's ON. It’s that simple!   To access your gotalk voicemail, simply ensure you are online with your gotalk VoIP account, then dial 101 from your service to access the voicemail system. If you have any messages, you will be informed at the time when you dial in.

 

How good are you?  Click here to print off your puzzles NOW!

 

Stare at the black spot in the centre of the four coloured squares for about 30 seconds. Then scroll down and move your gaze to the black spot in the uniform white area. Note the colours of the after images relative to the colours of the original stimuli.  Did they appear different?           source: www.colorcube.com

We'd love to hear about your gotalk customer experience.  Who knows, we could profile your experience in the next newsletter! Click here to tell us about yourself.

NSW 1st - 24th February 2008 – Chinese New Year - Haymarket and Darling Harbour - Sydney  With more than 50 events over three weeks, Sydney's Chinese New Year Festival is now the largest celebration of the Lunar New Year outside Asia. Highlights of the festival in the Year of the Rat include dragon boat races, markets in Belmore Park, Chinese lanterns, a competition to find the best decorated shopfront, and performances by more than 600 peformers from Shaanxi Province in China. The Festival culminates in a parade through Chinatown’s streets with local and international musicians, acrobats, dragons and decorated floats. The parade starts at Sydney Town Hall on George Street, then weaves it way through Chinatown ending at Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour.  For more information please visit www.sydneychinesenewyear.com.au     QLD 24th March 2008 - Magic Millions Race Day - Gold Coast The "world famous" Conrad Jupiter's Magic Millions Yearling Sales will be held over ten days. The Magic Millions Bundall Sales Complex will be home to over 1600 finely bred yearlings throughout this carnival week.     VIC February 2008 - Chocolate Fest - Melbourne Chocolate Fest is an adult evening event with a trade show, culinary event, demonstrations and workshops. This sweet event is always one of Victoria's most popular extravaganzas. Come to Chocolate Fest if you have an interest in food and wine and a desire to learn more about culinary arts and chocolate. For more information, please visit http://www.chocolatefest.ca/   CANBERRA 22nd - 23rd February 2008 - The Royal Canberra Show - Exhibition Park Bring the whole family for live entertainment, the side show alley, competitions, exhibitions and of course, the animals. This three-day event has everything from the cute and cuddly animals in the farmyard nursery to the skilled working dogs, soft alpacas, cats, cows and cavies and a reptile encounter show, with snakes, lizards, turtles and crocodiles. For complete information on ticketing, parking, entertainment and opening houes, check out the Royal Canberra Show website.   TASMANIA 27th February 2008 - AAMI Launceston Cup and Carnival - Launceston Launceston comes alive with the colour and excitement of the Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival, world class thoroughbred horse racing, fashions, glamour and entertainment. The AAMI Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival has been an ever-popular event since it evolved, with the February Launceston Cup being one of its highlights.   SOUTH AUSTRALIA 19th - 22nd February 2008 - Magic Millions - Adelaide It’s playtime trackside. An unbeatable mix of racing, yearling sales, wine, fashion, food and flirtatious fun. WESTERN AUSTRALIA 24th February 2008 - Synergy Symphony Under the Stars - Kings Park Brett Weymark will lead the West Australian Symphony orchestra in a celebration of classical favorites as voted by you.   NORTHERN TERRITORY 23rd February 2008 - Top End Mud Racing - Darwin & Arnhem Land Grab the family for an action packed night of mud racing. Held in the tropical season, this loud, fast paced, exciting and very very dirty sport (for the competitors) is great viewing for all the family. Watch as VW Beetles to purpose built high-powered Top Gun vehicles complete against each other and the clock through a 700-metre course. There’s plenty of room to spread out and watch as the drivers and their cars fight their way through deep mud and water. Food and beverages (including a bar) are available on the night.

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	Definitely Maybe – PG – 14th February 2008 Will Hayes is in the midst of divorce when his 10-year-old daughter, Maya, starts to question him about his life before marriage. Will recounts to her the story of the three women who have shared his life. As Maya attempts to figure out which of the women became her mother she begins to understand the complexity of love and Will realizes that it's never too late to go back.	source:  Birch, Carol & Coyle
	Rendition – MA15+ - 14th February 2008   Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Peter Sarsgaard, with Alan Arkin and Meryl Streep, head an all-star ensemble cast in Rendition, a compelling thriller from Academy Award®-winning director, Gavin Hood (Tsotsi). Witherspoon plays Isabella El-Ibrahimi, the American wife of Egyptian-born chemical engineer, Anwar El-Ibrahimi (Omar Metwally) who disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington. Isabella desperately tries to track her husband down, while a CIA analyst (Gyllenhaal) at a secret detention facility outside the US is forced to question his assignment as he becomes party to the man’s unorthodox interrogation.	source:  Birch, Carol & Coyle
	We Own The Night – MA15+ - 28th February 2008 New York, 1988: A new breed of narcotics has swept the great city, bringing with it a ferocious crime wave more terrifying than any in recent memory. Outmanned and outgunned by the new criminal order, the police find themselves burying one of their own at the rate of two a month. An all-out war rages, threatening to engulf guilty and innocent alike.	source:  Birch, Carol & Coyle

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