Category Archives: London
Living by Numbers
the most dangerous thing in the City of London is an Excel Spreadsheet in the hands of an Aussie temp.
Continue readingBack on the chain gang
It’s been a long and frustrating year, and I’ve reported previously that I was resisting the temptation to turn this into a “jobhunters frustrations” blog (although it’s been a temptation at times), but today after nearly a year out of work I started my a new job in the City of London. Over the past […]
Continue readingHere I go again
I’ve deliberately held back on posting this, but on Friday April 18th I was made redundant from lastminute.com I held back because I didn’t want to post anything in haste that I would later regret. Yes I feel angry, yes I feel that they stitched me up, and no, I wouldn’t use their services (particularly […]
Continue readingGrey Cortina
This mornings newspapers suggest that the British motor industry, such as we still have, will require significant government investment if they are to survive the current business downturn/recession. Given the considerable sums already invested to ensure that the banking industry avoids a large and upleasant crash, such investment in the car industry seems inevitable. However, […]
Continue readingHunting Beer (again)
London hosted a different Beer event last week “Beer Exposed” (http://www.beerexposed.com) – this was a premium event featuring tutored tastings from some of the industrys best known names, representatives from some of Europes finest breweries and, perhaps most importantly, opportunities to sample the brews. It cost around £14 to get into the event, but all the drinks […]
Continue readingBread and Circuses – Olympics Two
While nobody would ever accuse me of be a sports fan, or even a sports follower (with the exception of Formula One) this weekends olympics coverage has been gripping. The weekend marked Britains best ever performance in recent olympic times, and as I type this Team GB are third in the medal tally, second only […]
Continue readingOlympics – One
Today marks the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games. We were in Beijing in September 2004, and saw the Olympic Countdown clock in Tianemen Square. Beijing was, while we were there, mercifully free of fog, although a a couple of the pictures look a bit hazy. Check the China link on the Been There, Done […]
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