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HIGHEST HUMAN POSITION IN THE WORLD

2009-10-29T11:54:00.001Z

~ The Highest Human Position In The World ~

Do you know who holds the highest position in the world?
President Barack Obama?
Nope.

Pope Benedict?
Nope.
The Dalai Lama?
Nope.
Do you want to see WHO that person is ?

Until Now....

Babu Sassi, a fearless young man from southern India ,
is the cult hero of Dubai 's army of construction workers.

Known as the "Indian on the top of the world",
Babu is the crane operator at the world's tallest building, the 819-meter Burj Dubai.

His office, the cramped crane cab perched on top of the Burj, is also his home.
It takes too long to come down to the ground each day to make it worthwhile -
although, when the building is completed, its elevators will be the world's fastest.

Stories about his daily dalliance with death are discussed in revered terms by Dubai 's workers.
Some say he has been up there for more than a year,
others whisper that he's paid 30,000 dirhams ($8,168) a month
compared with the average wage of 800 dirhams a month.

But everyone agrees, he's worth it -
because nobody else would have the courage to do the job!

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Love the T-Shirt - PLEASE KEEP IT GOING

2009-10-28T21:43:00.001Z

October is breast cancer awareness month.

A small request:

All you are asked to do is keep this

circulating.

All you are asked to do is keep this circulating.

Even if it's to one more person..

In memory of anyone you know that has

been struck down by cancer or is still living with it.

A Candle Loses Nothing by Lighting Another Candle.

Please Keep This Candle Going!

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Woofies

2009-04-05T10:29:00.001Z

What Harry gets up to when I'm away. Tanks Papa Ezio & Zio Mauro!

Australian Bush Fire Images - Devestating,

2009-02-11T09:47:00.001Z

Many images that have been in the media about the Australian Bush Fires.

HEAT in Oz as it Snows in the UK

2009-02-03T22:37:00.001Z

It has been so hot in SA for over a week?40+ degrees Celsius everyday,
very dry also.

A guy at work lives at Maude. His wife sent him these photos of a little
Koala which just walked into the back porch looking for a bit of heat
relief. She filled up a bucket and this is what happened!

How to Make a Snow Cone in London at 11:45PM

2009-02-02T00:04:00.001Z

I made my very first Buche de Noel

2008-11-27T10:38:00.001Z

He finally did it!

2008-11-26T08:38:00.001Z

A Farewell Message

2008-11-20T17:37:00.000Z

URGENT WARNING . .........

ALIENS ARE COMING TO EARTH ON FRIDAY AND THEIR MISSION IS TO ABDUCT ALL GOOD LOOKING AND SEXY PEOPLE.

YOU WILL BE SAFE, BUT I'M JUST EMAILING YOU TO SAY GOODBYE.

So you think a fox can outrun Harry hey ...

2008-10-29T14:04:00.001Z

Alright so they can -- this is Harry's fur after a huge 5 minute brush out on the lawn today --- i could have kept going but I didnt want him to become bald.

Jesus crashed his speedboat...

2008-10-29T01:19:00.001Z

After flipping his speedboat, Jesus quickly leaves the scene before his Father finds out

Stick People

2008-10-23T23:14:00.001Z

Keep Me - It's Worth It!

2008-10-17T08:43:00.001Z

Pierpaolo Comes To Town

2008-10-10T09:29:00.001Z

Pierpaolo came to town last weekend with new friend, Nic. We enjoyed a meal down Bricklane and then a stroll through Canary Wharf and a DLR ride, without driver. All too exciting to see him again and meet Nic. Lovely evening.

That crazy puppy called Barny.

2008-10-10T06:42:00.001Z

Great photos, Sheli. Well shot!

Love is ... NEV

2008-09-23T13:56:00.001Z

His name is Nev, he is a BBC celebrity is is from Bear Behaving Badly. He was given to me by my gorgeous Love.

KISSY KISSY --- NO WAYS JOSES ---

See what happens if you sleep around ...

2008-09-16T15:35:00.001Z

It's always the kids that suffer -- poor ZONKEY

Major Olympic Adventures

2008-08-30T13:52:00.001Z

Photos are a bit rough, but I made it onto TV from the closing ceremony at Beijing. It was hot n steamy there but the atmosphere was like nothing that I have ever experienced before.

Maryborough

2008-08-23T12:33:00.000Z

A Lovely town whose history is built on the Gold Rushes in the 1850's. You can read the sign yourself for the importance of this giant, majestic railway station in a town with such a small population in the heart of Victoria.

A Drive Through Central Victoria

2008-08-23T11:48:00.000Z

Such a pity that I wasted so many photo opportunities on this drive. I drove up to Kyenton on Tuesday evening - spent the day in Central Victoria on Wednesday, then drove through to Bendigo Thursday morning to catch up with Peter, a lecturer from my uni days. At lunch time, I then drove from Bendigo through to Euroa to see my God mother and then back to Melbourne. It was a cool 520km round trip - and so many missed photo opportunities. Pity.
It has been very very Wintery here and through the regions I was driving on the Wednesday and Thursday, on Friday, lots of the areas were snowed on. The Wattles are in bloom, this is indicative that Spring is well on the way. It was very pretty driving through Gum forests with all the wattle in bloom too.

Bubble Tea for Ezio

2008-08-20T23:53:00.000Z

Melbourne has a great Asian presence in culture and culinary delights. The bubble tea industry established itself some 4 or 5 years ago. I made Ezio discover bubble tea in New York and now he is a little hooked on the idea. The photos just show one of Bubble Tea booths in a shopping centre in Melbourne. What is the UK missing out on?? ROTS and ROTS :)

SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU SMILE :)

2008-08-14T08:24:00.001Z

AH WE LOVE THE TERRITORY

2008-08-13T12:20:00.000Z

I've brought Mum to the Northern Territory -- where the birds roam free - the Buffalo are served on platters and kangaroos are seared gently, served medium-rare with a great side salad. YUM

It is so great to be back in Alice Springs and catching up with people from my life 2 lives ago --- so so friendly and kind and warm and welcoming are the ranges East and West Macs.

The Globe - is the Tropic of Capricorn - Check your atlas - it's the line below the equator - pretty special to park on a line that appears alllll the way around the globe.

Cheers n Beers,

Jordi.

AH WE LOVE THE TERRITORY ... continued

2008-08-13T12:19:00.001Z

Piccies ... Part 2

A Lazy Sunday With The Family

2008-08-10T12:52:00.001Z

A mini sleep in - cooked pancakes for Mum (slipped in oatbran fibre, she never suspected anything). Sister came over - we went shoppings - again. Lunch was simple Sunday roll. Dinner I cooked up a storm - Spinach & Ricotta Dumplings served with a tomato napolitana sauce. I also fried up some nice meat dumplings - almost dimsims. These photos are of Rahni. Two more sleeps until Alice Springs & The Great Australian Outback. Yeeehaaaaa.

Chinese Bakery Goods

2008-08-08T10:26:00.000Z

So Ezio and I have a pre-occupation with Chinese bakeries at the moment - especially after our trip to New York's China Town and ate the best pork rolls in New York. This bakery is expensive but worth it; at the new Westfield Doncaster Shopping Town. It's a Pork Bun and Custart Almond Plait. YUMMO

Peek A Boo

2008-08-07T02:40:00.001Z

Melbourne Evening - Melbourne City

2008-08-06T12:49:00.001Z

Wilson's Prom - Tidal River & Friends

2008-08-06T12:33:00.001Z

Wilson's Prom - Squeaky Beach & Beyonf

2008-08-06T12:14:00.001Z

Wilson's Prom - Tidal River

2008-08-05T12:04:00.000Z

Bass Coast - Inland driving tour

2008-08-04T05:32:00.000Z

Inverloch - Bass Coast, Victoria

2008-08-03T05:24:00.000Z

A Day In Search of Antiques

2008-08-01T17:28:00.001Z

Hiya - Just some photos of the day out with Mum and Sister today. The sign about the children was in the car park of a Sports Club carpark where there are pokermachines.
The Aussie Bunny is Royal Doulton and had a price tag of $478 (about £250). These were for sale at an antiques shop on the Mornington Peninsula. BYE BYE

Rhani (aka Barney)

2008-07-31T23:23:00.001Z

Awww, You!

2008-07-28T00:07:00.001Z

Family Day Out - Melbourne Winter 14oC Blue Skies

2008-07-24T08:50:00.002Z

What's on the menu today?

2008-07-22T12:01:00.001Z

It has been over 24 hours since I have landed in Australia and I have managed to fit in quite a bit of this summer holiday in winter. I have slept about 5 hours, which was great, in my own bed, in my bedroom in my Mum's home - that is kinda sweet to do again. I have met and conquered hernew dog, Rhani (Rarny Rubble), she is a black ball of cute fuzziness with teeth - she was a little nervous at the start but soon enough she was won over with food, games, tackles and walkies.

Headed up to Aquinas today to catch up with friends and took my gorgeous friend, Mary, a coffee scroll - 2 reasons; the frist, because we like them and have a history of sharing them in our life together and second reason, was cos i haven't had a coffee scroll since March 2007 - that's a long time for a lad that used to have 3 or more a week. After catching up with everyone at my old work place, I headed to the mega shopping centre called Eastland in Ringwood.

There will be a couple of you reading this blog who may just appreciate my love and joy of Australian shopping centres. It's not just the vast array of shops under the convenience of one roof - but the humble, understated, however immensely pleasurable world renowned concept called the Australian Food Halls. Once I re-instated my mobile phone in Oz, I then proceeded to go to the wonderful food hall at Eastland, where I was surrounded by cookies, huge sandwiches, dim sims, Japanese hand rolls, kebab stalls, chicken sores, fish mongers, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese plus the obligatory American FF chains. Ohhh salivation as I ordered my sushi, dim sims and then was too full to explore the others - back off to another shoppnig centre tomorrow to continue the experience.

Took Rhani for a huge walk whilst waiting for the mother to finish work - happy mother, happy rhani, happy Jordi. I have a new pair of shoes and a pair of boots and Ezio has his first present.

Good night from Oz - Day 1, Night 2.

Mamma Mia - How much fun did we have?

2008-07-16T23:03:00.001Z

OK so there are some great movies that I have seen and enjoyed and laughed out loud through, cried in and of course tapped my toe to the score; basically been very excited to see and to watch over and over again. Coming to my immediate memory would be Moulin Rouge and Enchanted - just good fun.
Then, on a lowly London night, Orange Wednesdays gave Ezio and I the opportunity to go and see the spectacle Mamma Mia at Grant's in Croydon. What a show, what a movie. I haven't read any reviews or heard or seen any interviews about this show - but that cast must have had so much fun making the film as it was all involving and absorbing as a spectator. It gave the feeling that we, the audience were really there, with the characters.
Very rarely in British cinemas would people speak or converse throughout a movie or jeer or laughed totally out loud. In tonight's showing of this movie, the audience hummed, toe tapped, jigged and jostled, they clapped, they sang, they laughed with so much vigor and enthusiasm. At the end of the film, the audience cheered and clapped and many were seen dancing out of the cinema dancing.
It's a film to see with your boyfriend, your girlfriend, your Mum and your grandma -- what a hoot - and ow much fun that it turned my frown upside down and a smile cracked my face. Go and see it.

Sporty Spice

2008-07-11T08:55:00.001Z

Here I am - proof in that I have participated in the 2008 Sporting Championship - Staff 4 x 100m relay. I got through with sheer determination.

Imagine

2008-07-04T10:19:00.000Z

Just a bit of Friday fun.

Naturally 7 Live in Paris Subway ! Full Clip

2008-07-02T22:08:00.001Z

I love Paris at the best of times --- but this rocks... Imagine seeing this on the tube in London? Ohhh I think not!!

Clever Paintings

2008-07-02T20:52:00.001Z

Are you redecorating >>

One is a bathroom floor, if this doesn't scare it out of you nothing will.

And the other is the ceiling of a smoking room in a fancy Hotel.

Harry Guards His Grassy Hill

2008-06-22T21:00:00.001Z

Innit cute n stuff ... awwww bless.

Barney - AKA Rhani

2008-06-16T09:15:00.001Z

Nothing exciting is happening in my world at the moment, so I thought that I would post some pics of my Mum's little bundle of fluff and joy ... She is a little sweet really.

Cool Pics

2008-05-22T06:33:00.001Z

London

2008-05-21T07:16:00.000Z

Cultivating the herbs

2008-05-10T17:59:00.001Z

So summer has come to London this week - the plants are loving it, the people are loving it. The weather people are all predicting opposing views; one camp saying we are in for a long hot summer, the other camp expressing a doubtful heat-wave and that the season will be as non-eventful as last year. All I can ask for is great weather up to and including July 21, when I fly out to Oz.

The photo on this page is just an example of one of my herb plants and how much it is loving the great weather - the plant is left with all its young tender leaves and in the bowl are the harvested leaves. Being a parent to a dog and a garden and inside pots and patio pots is hard work - trying organise and sychronise all their trimmings and waterings and feeding and bugwatch ---I think I have added more and more stress to my life. I was aiming for an edible garden, bit by bit, I am getting there.

Catch Up - London sunny, partial cloud - 28oC

2008-05-10T10:16:00.001Z

HI THERE !!!

So just a quick update - I am writing to you from the garden flat -- and in fact, not the flat itself - the outside table in my garden. I am liking the studio living concept a little bit more each week --- but i think that it is only because it is summer and basically I can eat outside and enjoy the garden with Harry and friends who are coming over.
I really miss living with Ezio - the day to day banter and carry on but for the minute things are OK - it's all about being patient and seeing how things go. He is in a happy place reclaiming his freedom, I guess that is all that is important, isn't it.
Work is too hectic at the moment and I have o be honest and say that I am very stressed with moderation, exam preparation - getting students to the stage where they can walk into their final exams, relaxed and confident is no mean feat.
I bought a mower last weekend and have been working my way through what seems to be a HUGE garden at the garden flat -- I have to get things more organised on this front. My fruit trees are doing OK -- thirsty buggers though. My herbs are in a very very happy place - they are loving the warm conditions - we are sitting on a lovely balmy 28oC today -- makes for a better disposition when the sun shines in London.
I am waiting patiently for the next 2 weeks to go by so that I can just relax for another week on half term - then we have 7 weeks left before the Summer holiday. I have booked my flights to Oz and a flight to Alice - but plans are still sketchy at the moment.

Enough rambling -- just a quick catch up because it's been too long since have written. Hope you are doing ok.

J.

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HAPPY SAINT JORDI's DAY (St. George)

2008-04-23T07:08:00.001Z

Diada de Sant Jordi
It's the national saint of England and so many other countries and movements -- yet there is no bank holiday - so ridiculous.

St. George's Day is celebrated by several nations of which Saint George is the patron saint, including Catalonia (Spain), England, Portugal, Georgia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia. For England, St. George's Day also marks its National Day. Most countries who observe St. George's Day, celebrate it on 23 April, the traditionally accepted date of Saint George's death in 303 AD. St. George's Day is a provincial government holiday in Newfoundland, Canada.

For those Eastern Orthodox Churches that follow the Julian Calendar (the Old calendarists), the 23 April (Julian Calendar) date of St George's Day falls on 6 May of the Gregorian Calendar in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Besides the 23 April feast, some Orthodox Churches have additional feasts dedicated to St George. The country of Georgia celebrates the feast St George on 10 November (Julian Calendar), which currently falls on 23 November (Gregorian Calendar). The Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the dedication of the Church of St George in Kiev by Yaroslav I the Wise in 1051 on 26 November (Julian Calendar), which currently falls on the Gregorian 9 December.

The Scout movement has been celebrating St. George's Day on 23 April since its first years.

In the Latin Rite Roman Catholic Church, 23 April has long been Saint George's feast-day. It is classified as an optional memorial, equivalent to a commemoration in the calendar as revised by Pope John XIII in 1960,^[1] and to a simple feast in the General Roman Calendar as in 1954. The feast is ranked higher in England and in certain other regions. It is the second most important National Feast in Catalonia, where the day is known in Catalan as Diada de Sant Jordi and it is traditional to give a rose and a book to a loved one. This tradition inspired UNESCO to declare this the International Day of the Book, since 23 April 1616 was also the date of death of both the English playwright William Shakespeare (according to the Julian calendar) and the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes (according to the Gregorian calendar). (Thanks Wikipedia)

An Engineer's Guide to Cats

2008-04-15T16:37:00.001Z

Funny Funny Funny and so Silly.

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2008-04-11T11:50:00.001Z

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Cat Watching The Fight

2008-04-11T10:06:00.001Z

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Having a Cow of a Winter Time in Spring

2008-04-07T22:22:00.001Z

Convincing these Highland cattle near Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, that Spring has sprung may take some work as they continue to feel the effects of cold weather which hit the UK at the weekend. (BBC NEWS 070408)

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Bourne Under Snow

2008-04-06T11:21:00.001Z

But It's April and it's snowing though ... Hrmmm Porridge was nice and warming.

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Dog vs Satelite Dish

2008-04-04T17:06:00.001Z

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Are You As Smart As A Chimp?

2008-03-23T15:35:00.002Z

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2008-03-23T15:35:00.001Z

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Watch out for the Shih-Tzu!

2008-03-23T13:57:00.001Z

Oh Oh Rhani, this cute little bundle of joy was found in my Sister's backyard. She maybe the new member of the family in Australia... Mum's newly adopted daughter and best friend. Aint she cute.

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Jordibread

2008-03-23T13:53:00.001Z

Ohhh lots of yummies were made last night when Little Italy met Little China and Little Australia. Here are some photos of the homemade herb dinner rolls I made. It was Easter weekend feast with little Tiger, Ezio, Marco and his lovely partner.

The menu:
Dips & Bread
Nachos
Guinness Stew with Cauliflower & Broccoli Gratin
Hot Cross Bun & Butter Pudding

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Happy Easter!

2008-03-22T18:58:00.001Z

Poor Bunny - Clever Puppy

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Harry's New Lounge Bag

2008-03-20T19:03:00.001Z

Well it is only fair that if I have new things that my puppy has some new belongings too. He will be coming back to Daddy after a looooong holiday in France with Uncle Froggie. Ohh did I tell you that completion is anticipated to be the 3 April. YAY

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Lion's Share of Love

2008-03-20T07:36:00.000Z

Apparently the guys in the picture reared the lion from a baby in England but the authorities would not allow them to keep it once it reached maturity so they were forced to give it up. They took it back to Africa and placed it in a wildlife sanctuary. The video is from a year later when they went to visit the lion. They were warned the lion would not remember them.

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Remember Mum said "don't take sweets from strangers"

2008-03-10T10:30:00.001Z

This is who she was talking about.

Cathy O'Toole becomes Cathy Brown

2008-03-09T18:21:00.001Z

Yay --- Congratulations Catherine :)

Valentine's Day Bear Hug

2008-02-14T08:10:00.001Z

It's all created with food

2008-02-13T10:55:00.001Z

JOLIMONT - Santé - 10 affiches contre la malbouffe

2008-02-10T13:12:00.001Z

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The meaning of life...

2008-02-09T10:58:00.001Z

Creation
On the first day, God created the dog and said:

"Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span of twenty years."

The dog said: "That's a long time to be barking. How about only ten years and I'll give you back the other ten?"

So God agreed.

On the second day, God created the monkey and said:

"Entertain people, do tricks, and make them laugh. For this, I'll give you a twenty-year life span."

The monkey said: "Monkey tricks for twenty years? That's a pretty long time to perform. How about I give you back ten like the dog did?"

And God agreed.

On the third day, God created the cow and said:

"You must go into the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer's family For this, I will give you a life span of sixty
Years."

The cow said: "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. How about twenty and I'll give back the other forty?"

And God agreed again.

On the fourth day, God created man and said:

"Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. For this, I'll give you twenty years."

But man said: "Only twenty years? Could you possibly give me my twenty, the forty the cow gave back, the ten the monkey gave back, and the ten the dog gave back; that makes eighty, okay?"

"Okay," said God, "You asked for it."

So that is why for our first twenty years we eat, sleep, play and enjoy ourselves. For the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family. For the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren. And for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone.

Life has now been explained to you...

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THINGS YOU SHOULDN'T FIND IN YOUR GARDEN

2008-02-07T07:33:00.001Z

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Major Adventures: Dans Le Noir

2008-02-06T22:25:00.001Z

Imaginez-vous ... that you have just finished your GCSE class in Food Technology where you have instructed your students about the importance of being able to describe the sensory properties of food products that you have bought, made or are designing. Of course by the sensory properties we talk of the taste, aroma, texture and mouth-feel, the appearance and finally the sound of the food when we bite into it or as it is being prepared cooked and plated.

Imaginez-vous that you have instructed your students to be more aware of all the human senses when designing, making and appraising their new creations for the final production of their prototypes. Imagine the end user of your product - what do you want them to experience. The smell of the product when it is opened from its packet or as it is presented on your plate. The appearance of the product before or after any further processing before eating; Is the finish appropriate? Does it look appealing? Is it visually stimulating? Would you buy this product when if you saw it for sale at an affordable price? Does it look 'posh' enough to be sold at a more exclusive point of sale? Would you have been better off using the pepper which was redder? The puree is a little lumpy? It looks lumpy - what does it feel like when you eat it? You ask your students to taste it, they don;t like the consistency and texture and comment that it should be smoother.

Imaginez-vous that you have given your students 4 glasses of coloured liquids, green, cloudy yellow, light red and purple, you ask them what flavours they think that they are about to experience. When the green is presented, students suggest that it would be lime another student thinks that it could be mint because she has had mint cordial on the continent. The cloudy yellow, students all seem unanimous that it must be lemon, then one thinks perhaps pineapple or tropical but then retracts when someone comments that the colour is just like Robinson's Lermon Squash. The red is a little confusing for them, possibly it's strawberry or fruit of the forest. The Purple is decided on as being blackcurrent or apple and blackcurrent.

Imaginez-vous the suprise and confusion on the student's face when they taste the yellow liquid and they taste 'mint' or so they think, the red is in fact lemon and the yellow is blueberry the purple is creamy soda. The students are confused and highlight the importance of being able to associate colour with certain flavours: The importance of sight in the psychology of food and eating.

Imaginez-vous that you have been told that you have a rendez-vous at 7pm at Farringdon station, London and that you are going to a restaurant called 'Dans le Noir' which is literally translated as "In the Black". You walk into this restaurant and are greeted by a team of black clad, ear piece wearing staff who welcome you with a very thick French accent and offer you a locker to keep all of your valuables including wallets, phones, bags and the like. You are asked to choose from the White, Red, Blue or Green menus and select a cocktail or wine of choice. Imagine that you chose the white menu, which is the ultimate in suprise and variety, you chose the 3 course and asked for the mystery wine, where they could choose the colour and style, hopefully it would co-ordinate with your meal.

Imaginez-vous that you are asked to form a chain with your partner and then 2 complete strangers from new Zealand as you are about to be taken into the restaurant and you are being guided by your blind waiter, Asher, into the complete, pitch black, no light for eyes to adjust abyss of the middle of the restaurant. Your waiter/usher, has a memory like an elephant and remebers everybody's name including being able to recall and pronounce Ezio's name without too much of problem. He guides you in and makes you stand waitng for him as he shows Ezio to his place, then it;s your turn ... you take Asher's hand, he then guides you informing you of the walls, chairs and finally takes your hand and places it on the back of your chair and tells you that Ezio is in front of you.

Imaginez-vous that you then have to find everything on the table in front of you as Asher then brings in the bottle wine, which was opneed and then tells you that your glasses are in the middle of the table and you now must progress to pour your wine. He will give you the hint that if you stick your index finger inside the glass you will know that you have poured in a sufficient amount of wine. Entree arrives on the table and you have the immediate wiff of bacon. Locating your fork, you find that your fingers do the exploring int he first place and you pick up the bread from your plate. You sniff it and think nahhh this isnt bread, with more gusto than sense, you bite into bread to find that it is deep fried mozzeralla (or so you think) and then you start to find thin rounds of sausage that you know the flavour of, first you think is this just bratwurst or liverwurst then your memory goes back to Spain and Portugal to the Chorizo. You think that you have finished your first course when you find this round piece morsel on your plate, you sniff it and it's the bacon or pancetta, very thinly sliced you find out when you feel it with your lips and lick it with your tongue. Take the plunge, you bit into it and its the familiar seafood texture of a prawn no no no, scallop. Delicious served with a nice rocket salad simply dressed with extra virgin olive oil.

Imaginez-vous meeting 2 complete strangers in the dark and that you are not in a swingers club or sex on site venue. You are sharing a meal with them. They are New Zealanders. You find yourself speaking in a strange fashion as you can't see the facial expressions. All of a sudden you realise that the conversation lulls and you remember that you just nodded and smiled but nobody received that visual cue. You then tell everyone that incase they missed it that you just nodded and smiled. An amused, polite laugh is echoed across the table. You don't know if you should keep your eyes open or closed as it doesn't matter because you cannot see a thing - You find yourself rolling your eyes up and moving your head from side to side to try and use your other senses because you have temporarily lost your sense of sight.

Imaginez-vous that you, with your company, managed to get through the entree without spilling the wine or making a mess of the food presented to you and that Asher is able to clear the table without so much as a clatter or clang of the dishes, until you do hear a piece of cutlery dropping to group and Asher moans. No one can help him to find the conniving knife as it is pitch black and one can see naught. The main course comes to the table without hitch- it's a definite meat and farce, the first mouthful you reasoned with yourself that it was beef or veal as it was definitely meaty but very tender. The second piece was convincingly like chicken perhaps turkey, no definitely chicken and the side dish was a vegetable mash of celery and suedes. Dessert was a mousse, a distinct hazelnut flavour with chocolate but very sweet, so you hazard at a guess that it was milk chocolate mousse with hazelnuts. You finish your meal within what you think is a very quick time frame and Asher asks if you would like to leave the restaurant and head back to the bar. Your whole table decides it is a good idea to head to the bar and finish the wine. You are lead out, one by one, forming a chain to exit has you had formed upon entry.

Imaginez-vous leaving the complete world of no light to then be confronted with light again after being deprived of light for only an hour. You vision is a little blurry but perhaps it was the wine that you had consumed and snuck another glass whilst no one was able to see :) The waitress seats you at the table and asks you to guess your menu. You are mostly correct, she giggles when you tell her that you think you ate chicken or turkey then tells you that no one gets it right. It was guinea-fowl. The dessert was right except that it was white chocolate, hence the immense sweetness.

A sensational evening out and I thoroughly recommend it to everyone to try out your sense and sensibility in the domain of food - especially if you are a foodie.

Dans Le Noir

www.danslenoir.com

30-31 Clerkenwell Green
London, EC1R 0DU
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Best Tattoo in the World.

2008-02-05T16:23:00.001Z

This guy had what he thought was a great tattoo...

Until He Went To Jail.

Everything in one place. All new Windows Live!

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A painted bathroom floor!

2008-02-05T15:33:00.001Z

The Ultimate Bathroom Floor

A Couple of Italians at the Bus Stop

2008-02-04T06:48:00.001Z

A bus stops and 2 men get on. They sit down and engage in an animated conversation. The lady sitting next to them ignores them at first, but her attention is galvanized when she hears one of them say the following:

Emma come first. Den I come. Den two asses come together. I come once-a-more! Two asses, they come together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come one lasta time."

The lady can't take this any more, "You foul-mouthed sex obsessed pig," she retorted indignantly. "In this country, we don't speak aloud in public places about our sex lives."

"Hey, coola down lady," said the man. "Who talking abouta sex?

I'm a justa tellin' my frienda how to spell ' Mississippi '."

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The Pilot

2008-02-02T19:44:00.001Z

A WOMAN was flying from Seattle to San Francisco . Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted to Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft the plane would re-board in 50 minutes.

Everybody got off the plane except one lady who was blind. The man had noticed her as he walked by and could tell the lady was blind because her Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath the seats in front of her throughout the entire flight.

He could also tell she had flown this very flight before because the pilot approached her, and calling her by name, said, "Kathy, we are in Sacramento for almost an hour. Would you like to g et off and stretch your legs?" The blind lady replied, "No thanks, but maybe Buddy would like to stretch his legs."

Picture this:

All the people in the gate area came to a complete standstill when they looked up and saw the pilot walk off the plane with a Seeing Eye dog!

The pilot was even wearing sunglasses. People scattered. They not only tried to change planes, but they were trying to change airlines!

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The Four Stages of Life

2008-01-22T12:42:00.001Z

Ohh maybe it is too true.

Gay Jesus play blasted by bishop

2008-01-20T11:43:00.001Z

Andrew Taylor and Kristie Lau
January 20, 2008

Baring it all … Matt Rosner, front, and Harley Connor in Corpus Christi.
Photo: Lee Besford

A PLAY that depicts Jesus as a gay man who is seduced by Judas and conducts a gay marriage for two apostles has been condemned by religious leaders as it prepares to open in Sydney.

The Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, Robert Forsyth, questioned the integrity of Corpus Christi and expressed his outrage at the "unhistorical and untrue" depiction of the son of God and some of his disciples as homosexual.

"It is deliberately, not innocently, offensive and they're obviously having a laugh about it," he said.

"It's historical nonsense and I wouldn't want to go and see it. Life's too short."

Australian Family Association spokeswoman Angela Conway said the play's creators had committed "a big enough crime" by neglecting to treat Christianity and Christian believers with more sensitivity.

"The ideas are offensive and really border on blasphemous. It's just completely fanciful and self-obsessive," she said.

The play's director, Leigh Rowney, is unrepentant. "I would be surprised if people bothered to protest outside the New Theatre … but if they did, bring it on," Rowney said.

The play, which will open at the New Theatre in Newtown on February 7 as part of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, provoked protests and bomb threats in the US. Death threats were sent to playwright Terrence McNally, who draws parallels between the rejection he faced as a young gay man growing up in Texas and Christ's persecution.

Rowney, a Christian, denied the play mocked Christ but said it would upset some Christians.

"I think it humanises Him in a way Christians might find difficult because we like to believe God and the son of God are ultimately divine and above all of us.

"I wanted this play in the hands of a Christian person like myself to give it dignity but still open it up to answering questions about Christianity as a faith system."

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Headline - London to welcome another queen

2008-01-20T11:36:00.001Z

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London to welcome another queen
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October 5, 2007

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British Signs

2008-01-18T17:47:00.001Z

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MOVIE: PS I LOVE YOU (3 1/2 *)

2008-01-17T08:14:00.000Z

I honestly don't think that there was a dry eye in the cinema last night, when we went to see this film. There are sections that are definitely Hallmarky - other sections that definitely pull at the heart strings ... I sobbed, laughed and smiled all at the one time. - maybe 3.5 or 4 out of 5.

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Teachers split over 3-year pay deal

2008-01-16T12:23:00.001Z

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LONDON (Reuters) - Teachers were divided over a three-year pay deal announced by the government on Tuesday, with some saying it would worsen recruitment problems to the profession while others welcomed it.

Salaries will rise by 2.45 percent from September 2008 and by 2.3 percent from September 2009 and 2010, schools secretary Ed Balls said in a statement.

The 2.45 percent rise is higher than government's targeted Consumer Prices Index inflation rate of about 2 percent, although it is lower than the Retail Price Index -- at present 4 percent -- on which most private sector pay deals are based.

The National Union of Teachers criticised the announcement, saying many of its members would be worse off.

But the NASUWT union and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers said the award meant teachers had done better than other public sector workers.

The head teachers' union, the Association of School and College Leaders said it had already approved the deal.

The 2009 and 2010 pay awards -- recommended by the School Teachers' Review Body -- will be subject to a review of recruitment data and economic conditions but Balls said he did not expect the awards to change.

"I very much welcome the framework of predictability that these three-year recommendations will give, which will assist long-term strategic decision-making by local authorities and schools," Balls said.

"I believe this pay award, the first of the government's three-year, forward-looking, public sector pay awards, is fair for teachers and affordable for schools," he argued.

But National Union of Teachers General Secretary, Steve Sinnott, said: "this pay settlement of 2.45 percent for 2008 is well below the rate of inflation of 4 percent, which was also announced today.

"This will reduce the standard of living for teachers and exacerbate the problems of recruitment and retention.

"Teachers have to pay increases in the cost of housing, fuel and food. This settlement is in effect a pay cut."

(Reporting by Katherine Baldwin, Andrew Hough and Tim Castle; Editing by Steve Addison)

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Furniture for kilt wearers

2008-01-16T12:11:00.001Z

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A breakfast quickie....

2008-01-13T18:23:00.001Z

She is in the kitchen preparing to boil eggs for breakfast.He walks in. She turns and says, "You've got to make love to me this very moment."His eyes light up and he thinks, This is my lucky day.
Not wanting to lose the moment, he embraces her and then gives it his all on the kitchen table. Afterwards she says, "Thanks," and returns to the stove. More than a little puzzled, he asks, "What was that all about?"

She explains, "The egg timer's broken."

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How I use my Treo: My Right Hand Pal

2008-01-04T18:54:00.001Z

I was published on a site giving away a free macbook --- let's see if I will come through as a winner ... mind you everyone is published ;)

Sent to you by The Boy From Oz via Google Reader:

How I use my Treo: My Right Hand Pal

via PalmAddicts by sam mcloughln on 1/3/08

[From Jordi Major, Australia] Hi, My name is Jordi Major, I am an Australian 32 y/o secondary school teacher living and working in London, UK. I use my Palm Treo 650 everyday for various purposes. As a phone I am able to use it for SMS and normal phonecalls. I use the treo to hold my personal details as well as being able to take advantage of the office sharing facilities to keep student results at hand and whilst traveling. As an avid traveler I use the various functions such as world clock which can be set for the times in 'local' time zone - including the transfer of all flight and accommodation details which are transferred from my PC's digital calendar.

Entertainment wise, I listen to MP3 whilst playing my favourite games such as tetris. I use the many various programs available for the Palm which assist with organisation of my personal affairs. Having traveled through the world, I have been able to connect to the internet via the bluetooth feature as a remote modem for the computers I have been connected to. The use of GPRS has also assisted with locating local restaurants, hotels, supermarkets using googlemaps when in a foreign city or town.

With bluetooth handsfree and connecting GPS, my treo sits in front of me in the car everytime I travel. If it wasnt for my Treo I would have been lost many a time trying to navigate the streets of London and also would not have been able to navigate Eastern Europe as I have the installed TomTom maps as my navigator. Writing this passage has allowed me to focus on just how often and how much I use the Treo in my day to day life. It certainly has become a fantastic extension to my hand. It's also a great way to reduce the amount of 'paper' resources in the world. I now no longer need to carry MP3 player, nor diaries, nor workbooks and on the occasions where lighting has been correct - even the camera has come in handy when in situations that a photo needs to be shot. I have taken many a photo of furniture and building supplies in the process of renovations of my new apartment.

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Reflection on 2007 - The year that was

2007-12-31T14:58:00.001Z

1. Was 2007 a good year for you?
Relationship wise - Fantastic - Work - OK Car --- Poor Car Life in 2007 was a bit of a roller coaster / Staged musical kind of event.

2. What was your favourite moment of the year?
My 5 weeks in Puglia, Italy with a certain gorgeousness of an Italian Stallion.

3. What was your least favourite moment of the year?
Maybe the feeling when i thought it was all over with the Italian Stallion in July? Also the feeling in my tummy before going to Puglia to learn Italian was pretty intense. Being burgled Twice ? Car Broken Into? Tyres Slashed?

4) Where were you when 2007 began?
Paris

5) Who were you with?
Froggie

6) Where will you be when 2007 ends?
London

7) Who will you be with when 2007 ends?
The Italian Stallion - Ezio

8) Did you keep your new years resolution of 2007?
Everyday was day 1 of the next eating regime. So YES

15) Did you break-up with anyone in 2007? No

16) Did you make any new friends in 2007?
Yes and cemented many others.

17) Who are your favourite new friends?
Lorna

18) What was your favourite month of 2007?
August

19) What countries did you visit?
France, Italy, America, Australia, Dubai

20) What are your plans for 2008?
It's been 3 years already. Settle property in London travel to Madeira in Portugal. Visit Australia and make love in the sand of the outback.

21) Did you lose anybody close to you in 2007?
No but nearly all of my material possessions

22) Did you miss anybody in the past year?
Family n Friends in Oz - The Italian Stallion when ever he is not here & Harry when he is in France.

23) What was your favourite movie that you saw in 2007?
Hairspray & Enchanted

24) What was your favourite song from 2007?
Relax (Take it Easy) Mika

26) How many concerts did you see in 2007?
none

27) Did you have a favourite concert in 2007?
Kylie "Welcome Back"

28) Did you drink a lot of alcohol in 2007?
4 pints of beer, 6 glasses of wine, Kaluha & Baileys

29) Did you do a lot of drugs in 2007?
About 5 doses of Ibuprofen

30) Did you do anything you are ashamed of this year?
One man's shame is another man's glory.

32) What was the biggest lie you told in 2007?
That I was pregnant

33) What was the worst lie someone told you in 2007?
That he didn't love me!

34) Did you treat somebody badly in 2007?
I'm not allowed to mention students' names.

35) Did somebody treat you badly in 2007?
Yes lots of people

38.) What is one thing you did in 2007 that you'd never done before?
What audience rating does this question have?

39.) Did someone close to you give birth?
Lots ... it's that time in my breeder friends' lives.

40.) What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
Looks at ring finger - a tad more money, please.

41.) What date from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
24/25 December - no Italian Stallion or family

42) What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Surviving an academic year at an all girls London school. :)

43) What was your biggest failure?
Not securing a ring on my finger ;)

44) Did you suffer any illness or injury?
Being a teacher, I get it all... thanks.

45) What was the best thing you bought?
ASUS EEE. It would have been the studio but it's not mine yet.

46.) Whose behaviour merited celebration?
The girls at work. They learnt the meaning of respect.

47) Who's behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Appalled: Can I mention the girl who asked to suck my knob? Despressed? Saddened perhaps: The bustop in Porto Cesareo & The Bath

48) Where did most of your money go?
Rebuying objects stolen, damaged and vandalised. Travel and DVDs.

49) What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Going to NY with my Italian Stallion.

50) Compared to this time last year are you:
a) Fatter or thinner? Fatter (marginal)
b) Happier or sadder? Happier with personal circumstances
c) Richer or poorer? Financially OK as the mortgage hasn't started, spiritually - must richer.

51) What do you wish you'd done more of?
Use time more wisely and have traveled to more of the smaller not so touristy destinations.

52) What do you wish you'd done less of?
Eating, I guess.

53) How will you be spending Christmas?
With Delores wishing I had some time with my family and the Italian stallion.

54) Which LJ users did you meet for the first time?
What is an LJ?

55) Did you fall in love in 2007?
Over and Over again, about 7pm every evening since September when the key enters the door and he walks in.

56) How many one night stands?
Does this include nights alone?

57) What were your favourite TV shows?
Ready Steady Cook hrmmm I don't really dedicate much time to TV.

58) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Ohh the burglars and vandals who have disturbed my peace.

59) What was/were the best books you read?
The Australian Women's Weekly 'How to Cook Everything'

60) What was your greatest musical discovery?
Mika, I guess. Kate Nash for sheer entertainment value

61) What did you want and get?
Ohh so many things ... I have had a successful year, this one.

62) What did you want and not get?
A bigger payrise.

63) What songs will always remind you of 2007?
Good Morning Baltimore, And Then he Kissed me

64) What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
31, relaxed at the Italian Stallion's, he cooked me lots of scrummy canapes

65) What one thing would have made your year more satisfying?
Motivation to further explore and exploit the city in which I live

66) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Fashion?

67) What kept you sane?
Cuddles, Hugs, Shoulders and Ears and sage words from the Italian Stallion - he's my rock.

68) Which celebrity did you fancy the most?
Where do I start? Harry from TF1, France.

69) Which political issue stirred you the most?
It didn't really ... I prefer to be an ostrich in this country.

70) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned this year?
Work is not life ... work is for living ... take nothing for granted ... Love is awesome ... speak your mind and be prepared to hear some truths that may hurt you in return ... Sometimes doing things that take you out of your comfort zone can bruise your pride and heart - but you can get over it.

71) Quote a song lyric that sums up your year...
I can hear the Bells
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Ho Ho Ho Ho

2007-12-21T10:34:00.001Z

You've been struck by the happiness Fairy

2007-12-17T20:09:00.000Z

Written in stone/ flights of fancy

2007-12-17T17:45:00.000Z

WHEREVER YOU SPEND IT HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY AND I HOPE 2008 BRINGS YOU

ALL GOOD THINGS

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Harry come for a walk ...

2007-12-16T11:57:00.000Z

Today is a beautiful day in London. It would be so nice to have Harry come and visit and we all go to the park for a nice tour. I just suggested to Ezio that if we had bikes and he had stopped coughing up his lungs for a while - we could have gone for a great bike ride out there. It's very cold but would be ok on a bike, with full scarves and masks and duck down jackets on. Instead, i am cooking some Christmas treats to share with friends and family - it's all domestic but fun at the same time. Have a good one. Ciao ciao.

Christmas Gingerbread Houses

2007-12-14T15:39:00.001Z

It is that time of the year to create the Christmas cheer and have some fun with the students. Our Year 10s created their own Gingerbread houses - below is mine - it's a precut house from IKEA, but constructed and decorated by moi. C'est simple but fun at the same time. HO HO HO

The Alternative Christmas Party

2007-12-13T23:05:00.000Z

Lots of products being produced in the home kitchen has been reflecting what has been happening in the kitchens at work with the girls. This week, Ezio and I hosted Italy for a pre-Christmas evening. Starters included some mini quiche of various flavours. Entree were some cheese and spinach dumplings which were steamed then served in a napoli tomato based sauce. Mains included a make your own handroll - think Japanese style seaweed with sushi rice, filled with chicken, beef or salmon. Dessert included Tiramisu from Patrizia - it was delicious and mini Lemon Meringue pies - just continuing with the mini-foods theme from work.

Finally - The e-Mail

2007-12-03T15:29:00.000Z

After receiving an email from the assistant of the mortgage broker informing me of a delay in processing the loan applications, i was more than pleasantly surprised when Tony, Mr. Mortgage Broker 2007, wrote to me to inform me that I was now the proud owner of a mortgage. I am but very happy and overjoyed.

Jordi,

I am pleased to confirm that your mortgage offer was issued today.
I have attached a copy for your information - you will receive an
original copy in the post.
A copy will also be forwarded to your solicitor.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need anything further.

Regards,

Tony

It's still a waiting game as we all have to wait for the vendors to settle on their new place in order for me to then move in and do the little updates that I am wanting to do in the first instance. It's all good fun, this waiting game ... I just be patient and wait to see what happens ... the longer it takes, the money, I hope I will have to to more of the 'updates' that I want to do.

Cheerio

Major Toy Adventures

2007-12-02T20:32:00.000Z

Click the picture of Igor to see his plight to help me and Ezio with our constant fight with the bars of chocolates in this house ...

Frantic Frenzy For France

2007-11-19T07:55:00.000Z

How frantic can it get when you have to finish your marking at work before then running for the 15:54 train from Elmer's End to London Bridge then negotiate the first run of workers leaving the city to go on their weekend in order to then find the Northern line and take that to Kings Cross and then St. Pancras, the new home for the Eurostar between London and Paris. I made it in time, so I though, until I went to collect my ticket I was met with a huge queue, when asking the assistants they then informed me that I could actually walk down to the on ramp and collect my ticket from the machine there. The ticket machines, however, had alternate plans, and 15 minutes later, 10 minutes before the departure of the Eurostar, they decided to go back on line and print. Clearing security was certainly faster and more orderly than at any airport I have been to. There were 6 gates open for the security check – can't the airports learn something from this operation?

The new station is very modern, which it would want to be after 2 days of being open. They have replaced the normal ramp for access to the platform with travelators. There are signs which indicate which direction you should go in order to find your appropriate platform. I followed the sign to carriage 5, however when I arrived there, I noticed 15 – so i walked down to '5' and sat down, only to hear an announcement that some jobsworth had numbered the carriages incorrectly and that all passengers should move to the appropriate carriage as indicated on their tickets. Does anyone understand the length of the Eurostar. What moron would insist that all passengers leave their seat and carriage and then move to their allocated seats? Why couldn't they, just for this voyage, leave the numbers as they are and let people just rest. It was painful, however, the train left at the designated time – so all ended well.

Arriving in Paris it was an easy alighting from the train and very easy exit from the station where the light of Paris awarded us a nice ambient temperature of about 4oC, they neglected to warm the air blowing a gale which had a chill factor of below zero. Now for those of you who are unaware of the current affairs of France, the country is kind of coming to a standstill on many levels. This is due to the fact that (even after months of confrontation) they are trying to increase the retirement age for the SNCF (French Train) employees to be in line with the rest of the country and in fact to increase it to be equal to that of the other European countries. God forbid for the French to follow suite with the EU – let alone taking something away from them. The jobs in the public sector are sacred and such actions which would in fact improve life for many French in this generation and generations to come and help the French economy.

The point of this background story is that I had to wait an extra hour outside in the windchill factor below zero for Froggie who came up to pick me up from Malesherbes because there were no trains to travel down there. It took 3 hours for the trip into Paris. We decided to eat Chinese at my favourite restaurant at Gare de l'Est before finding the courage to drive back to his house. The joy of joys, however, was a very happy large hairy Australian German shepherd dingo crossed dog was in the back of the car. We were both as happy as one another to see the other. I had a bath au chien, thanks to Harry. It was so good to see him, its been 4 months and he hadn't forgotten me - that's a plus.

Finally after a good fill of Chinese we made it back past the Eiffel Tower, place de la concorde, onto the A6b and voila we arrived back in Malesherbes – shared gifts and then it was time for a master / pooch cuddle session on the couch. I have forgotten how much he moves and wiggles and snores and drinks and sheds hair. It was soooo good to have my boy back for cuddles and playing bed bugs with.

Good night.

Major Studio Adventures

2007-11-13T23:39:00.000Z

I've set up another 'side blog'. Why? it's entertaining, I guess. I am in the process of buying a stdio over here in London and I have decided to try and document the events as best as I can. So check the blog out by clicking here.

Open Night - Arrrggghhh

2007-10-12T11:26:00.000Z

So if you are part of a school or know another teacher other than me - they can enlighten you about the process of creating a lovely teaching environment which is light and fluffy and often doesn't reflect the actual school. I thought I'd play it a little dangerous and allow my Year 11's to come into school from 6pm to 9pm in order to cook their design Ideas for their year 11 GCSE Food Technology coursework. These photos show the new Food Technology theory room which was completed 5 weeks ago over the Summer holidays.

Speck Spac Attack 2007

2007-10-01T21:19:00.000Z

Green Polyester Tears - The Love of Joy

2007-08-27T21:17:00.001Z

Have you ever found yourself on a park bench waiting 2.5 hours for a bus? Then you find yourself blubbering for no reasonable reason? You try and reason with yourself as the lady with the polyester green dress walking her silky terrier looks at you in a nice Mum way and an expression to say that she hopes things are OK. You sit on that park bench determined to continue feeling sorry for yourself when you realise that you are crying because you are in fact in a crazy mucked up reason, happy.
How many people cry because they love? How many people sit on a park bench crying because they are so in love with a person that compliments their life in what seems to be in every way? This person you can confide in, try, say and do the craziest, zaniest things and equally be the happiest person to be grumpy with and have a sook with?
It's ok to be totally happy with someone that as soon as you hug them, for the duration of that hug, nothing evil, bad or stressful exists. In fact you seem to melt into the one person and for a stolen moment you are one. How you can read that person and feel their emotions. Sometimes hand tied and can't do anything but watch and wait. Other times just grab them and hold them, squeeze them and tell them how much you care.The tears are for the person you have surrended your fears for. The person who makes you appreciate you for who you are and accepts all the faults and celebrates your more endearing features and charactertics.
The tears are for the person who does so much to show the care and love and demonstrates that changes can happen and that you keep growing and experiencing life together. It's not an easy journey, is it? No. It's another one of my journeys which has changed my perspective and opinion, attitude and behaviour on so many levels all on a positive level. This path is one that I intend to continue laying the firm foundations and build continuously to ensure that every corner we come to will be as positive and interesting as is humanly possible.
Tears are cleansing.

caffè freddo on the rocks

2007-08-26T06:18:00.001Z

It would be super cool to be able to share this with you right now. I am sipping on a hot espresso which is served on ice so a nice true iced coffee. In front of me is a beautiful port which is protected by rocky outcrops, perfect blue waters just deep enough for the locals to jump from the rocks and have a good paddle. It's been rather on the warm side, the last couple of days ... 42oC on Thursday, 37 yesterday and when I caught the bus here this morning it was already a balmy 29oC. The prospect of returning to London is far from ideal but I am trying to stay focussed on enjoying the next 6 days that remain in Italy.
Its a very festive time in Lecce this weekend. They are celebrating their patron saint. more about that later and after tonight and my anticipated happy snapping bonanza with the gorgeous Ezio and Clare. Ok time to find another bus for the next caffè freddo ... ciao belli.