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March 30, 2005Spell CheckJust a quick entry to say that there are often many spelling and grammatical errors in my blog entries as I do not run it through a spell checker before posting. This, again, is due to being a lazy so...Read this update March 24, 2005What Is The World Coming To?I intend to make a bit of a Victor Meldrew rant today based around crime in the UK. It seems to me over the years that crime in general has gone up mainly due to the youths wandering and sometimes...Read this update March 23, 2005Post-Trip ObservationsA recent comment from a friend of mine on this blog read as follows: "Some people say that when you travel, you must adopt a nomadic approach to the things you take with you. Looking at the stuff strewn over...Read this update Meet The GangA picture of the Nelson folks I spent some quality time with at the good old Paradiso hostel. I think Beth is the one taking the photo and Dermot is AWOL but everyone else is here... Clockwise from the left;...Read this update FreefallingHere are some eagerly awaited pictures of my skydive in New Zealand. Smiling as I hurtle towards the ground from 12,000 feet......Read this update March 19, 2005100th Blog EntryThis is my 100th blog entry. It seems kind of fitting as the journey, or original journey I should say, is pretty much over. I will continue to make entries to the blog but they will obviously be less travel...Read this update Tommy Vance RIPI just found out today that Tommy Vance died recently. He was THE voice of Rock on the radio for me as a kid in the late 70's and early 80's as the presenter of "The Friday Rock Show" on...Read this update March 18, 2005Pictures...At Long LastI have many pictures to post here, so I will be putting them all up over the next couple of days. I have not been able to post any pics for ages so I am pleased to get to share...Read this update Vent...Sometimes the UK sux big time.....like when as a British citizen, you return from 5 years in the USA and will they allow you to set up a new bank account...will they bugger....!...Read this update March 17, 2005I'm BackI got back to the UK today, four and a half months have passed since I left for New Zealand. I am a bit jet lagged so will keep this entry short and post a longer one after I have...Read this update March 15, 2005Roll CallOk, so I can have an idea of how many of you are reading this on a regular basis, I need you all to add a comment on this blog entry. It doesn't have to be more than a quick...Read this update March 14, 2005WritingSo over the past few months I have been adding entries to this blog as and when I either get the chance to tell you all what I have been up to or feel the need to waffle on about...Read this update March 10, 2005Stating The Bleedin' ObviousAren't certain things obvious to everybody? Would I be stating the bleedin' obvious if I said that for an organization to get the most from their employees they need to focus on the individuals, their strengths, their talents, their inbuilt...Read this update March 09, 2005Corporate WorldInvestigating jobs has meant my mind is now back in the corporate world mentality. It is funny how easy it is to slip bacl into it after all this time. Most of the day has been spent contacting companies with...Read this update March 08, 2005Is This Really Hong Kong?Here are some pictures (not mine) of Discovery Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong where I am currently residing courtesy of my big brother and my sister-in-law. ...And I ask myself.....is this really Hong Kong...?! http://community.webshots.com/album/170185109jcHfwY...Read this update Paradise FlatsYay! I get to use an ancient 60's song title by Status Quo for the blog title today. The new pad in Discovery Bay is truly a paradise apartment (flat). It overlooks the beach and the gentle waves lapping the...Read this update March 04, 2005Moving Day, well...sort of...Today we scooted over on the ferry to Disco Bay, I..I mean Discovery Bay ;0). The reason being that all of my brother and sister-in-laws worldly goods were being delivered to their new place. I would love to show you...Read this update March 01, 2005God and ReligionHow can someone go to church on Sunday, preach from the bible like it were some manual for living and then behave in such a manner as to contradict themselves and their belief system?! It has always puzzled me....Read this update What did we do before the internet?Think now, come on you can do it, think really hard about what life was like before the internet and then think how life would be if it suddenly was not there any more......Read this update |
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