Family
It's good to catch up with your relatives every once in a while, exchange information and general hang out.
Man Utd's second half revival
Well history repeats itself as Man Utd came back from behind, this time by 5-2 and it all turned around on penalty given that shouldn't have at 0-2.
BTW What's the difference between Alan Shearer and Newcastle? Alan Shearer will be appearing on Match of the Day, next season.
Kimbo Slice
As my cousin said, "His team thinks he's the best thing since sliced bread" Well Kimbo Slice is a real street-fighter from the Bahamas. There's loads of youtube videos littered around of him action.
Horse racing
Now some people might say it is cruel sport, especially if they fall over. But it was absolutely amazing how Tony McCoy managed to get his horse, Hennessy to win from nowhere.
Food and Racism
We made a joke that it's a bit biased and racist to like say green peppers over red peppers. But imagine that being taken the wrong way! Imagine Jamie Oliver get in a scandal preferring red bananas over yellow ones. It's discrimination-like!
London Marathon
That's tomorrow, I was in it and my running-blog. On the way home tonight, I saw a number of Cancer Research people walking along the road in Charlton. I am going to try and get down there tomorrow and have a look.
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Saturday, 25 April 2009
Friday, 20 February 2009
Random Musings - Day #50: (Dubai #2)
Cafe
It's funny, you should always try to check out the 'local' cuisine. I am not entirely what sort of place I went to. Anyways, I had chicken curry, with a little veg and roti! And that was only 9 dirham (less than 2 quid).
Buses
I think I confused the bus driver when I tried to stop the bus. I waved my hand out and then stopped as he was coming. He nearly zoomed off! So I waved it again. Apparently, you are supposed to stick your arm until it stops.
One thing I was irritated is the fact the buses wait for an eternity before they return to service. Now this was at 4pm and start of rush hour but I had to wait 25 minutes for the bus to leave. Annoying!
I never did obtain that bus map. That and souvenirs are really hard to find.
Racing
I went to see the horse racing at Nad Al Sheba. Now the first thing, you will find odd is that it is illegal to gamble in UAE. Ironically enough, there was a car raffle though. I am sure that considered gambling where I from. Anyways you bookmakers as such. But lots of people (families) about having picnics.
Also an observation in the toilet, guys were washing their feet in their sink. Lots of people (primarily of the fairer sex) have told me not to do that;) Well now you can tell them where they can really stick their toes!
The people seem friendly. This Arab family let me sit on their mat and let me have some tea as well.
Costs
Racing Tickets (50d)
Taxi (39d, 35d)
Bus (4d)
Internet (3d)
Chicken Curry (9d)
McD (26d)
Water (1.5d)
Interesting
Heard an interesting song/remix called panjab, i think, I heard on city 101.6 fm.
Canadian Specialist Hospital, what's so special about it. Talking of canadian, I thought Hardtalk was from Canada not BBC world...
It's funny, you should always try to check out the 'local' cuisine. I am not entirely what sort of place I went to. Anyways, I had chicken curry, with a little veg and roti! And that was only 9 dirham (less than 2 quid).
Buses
I think I confused the bus driver when I tried to stop the bus. I waved my hand out and then stopped as he was coming. He nearly zoomed off! So I waved it again. Apparently, you are supposed to stick your arm until it stops.
One thing I was irritated is the fact the buses wait for an eternity before they return to service. Now this was at 4pm and start of rush hour but I had to wait 25 minutes for the bus to leave. Annoying!
I never did obtain that bus map. That and souvenirs are really hard to find.
Racing
I went to see the horse racing at Nad Al Sheba. Now the first thing, you will find odd is that it is illegal to gamble in UAE. Ironically enough, there was a car raffle though. I am sure that considered gambling where I from. Anyways you bookmakers as such. But lots of people (families) about having picnics.
Also an observation in the toilet, guys were washing their feet in their sink. Lots of people (primarily of the fairer sex) have told me not to do that;) Well now you can tell them where they can really stick their toes!
The people seem friendly. This Arab family let me sit on their mat and let me have some tea as well.
Costs
Racing Tickets (50d)
Taxi (39d, 35d)
Bus (4d)
Internet (3d)
Chicken Curry (9d)
McD (26d)
Water (1.5d)
Interesting
Heard an interesting song/remix called panjab, i think, I heard on city 101.6 fm.
Canadian Specialist Hospital, what's so special about it. Talking of canadian, I thought Hardtalk was from Canada not BBC world...
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Random Musings - Day #22
The people are friendly in Liverpool, at least at the place I was working at. I was told about the interesting fact that the young ladies like to go out on the weekend mornings in their pyjamas. Presumably not changing from the previous night's activities. In fact, this actually started in Ireland/Northern Ireland
I've always wondered what happened to Gordon Burns, especially with the reemergence of Britain's toughest game show, The Krypton Factor. Well, I was slightly surprised to find him presenting the regional news on BBC 's North West Tonight. Good for him! Anyways he presented the following article...
I have always had a few reservations about the US Immigration but it looks like the Canadian authorities have gone one better. They threw out a Brit for being disabled back to Manchester. Arguably, the British man was there illegally at some point. But if you read the bottom of that article, it states: "The Immigration Act frankly prohibits people with disabilities from immigrating to Canada," said Laurie Beachell of Disabled People's International. "The effect would mean people like Stephen Hawking, world-renowned physicist, brilliant man, could never become Canadian."
Lovely...
Microsoft cuts 5000 jobs! It's doom and gloom as the credit crunch/recession/whatever you want to call it appears pwning everything!
Sport is also being effected. Troubled insurers AIG are not renewing their sponsorship for the Manchester United team shirt. A few other premiership sides have suffered as well notably West Ham, Newcastle and West Brom still have no shirt sponsor!
Also feeling the pinch is horse racing as Essex course, Great Leighs closed last week and see the last remark as Ricky Hatton and his camp seek to fight in the UK rather than the states due to the declining pound.
Back to football and it looks like the TV rights are going to go down the music industry route as the premiership look to stop the Internet pirates from streaming their football games. There are a number of sites that do this already, so no surprise the Premiership are screaming as the big pockets are getting picked. boo-hoo-mr-magoo!
I've always wondered what happened to Gordon Burns, especially with the reemergence of Britain's toughest game show, The Krypton Factor. Well, I was slightly surprised to find him presenting the regional news on BBC 's North West Tonight. Good for him! Anyways he presented the following article...
I have always had a few reservations about the US Immigration but it looks like the Canadian authorities have gone one better. They threw out a Brit for being disabled back to Manchester. Arguably, the British man was there illegally at some point. But if you read the bottom of that article, it states: "The Immigration Act frankly prohibits people with disabilities from immigrating to Canada," said Laurie Beachell of Disabled People's International. "The effect would mean people like Stephen Hawking, world-renowned physicist, brilliant man, could never become Canadian."
Lovely...
Microsoft cuts 5000 jobs! It's doom and gloom as the credit crunch/recession/whatever you want to call it appears pwning everything!
Sport is also being effected. Troubled insurers AIG are not renewing their sponsorship for the Manchester United team shirt. A few other premiership sides have suffered as well notably West Ham, Newcastle and West Brom still have no shirt sponsor!
Also feeling the pinch is horse racing as Essex course, Great Leighs closed last week and see the last remark as Ricky Hatton and his camp seek to fight in the UK rather than the states due to the declining pound.
Back to football and it looks like the TV rights are going to go down the music industry route as the premiership look to stop the Internet pirates from streaming their football games. There are a number of sites that do this already, so no surprise the Premiership are screaming as the big pockets are getting picked. boo-hoo-mr-magoo!
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Random Musings - Day #13 & #14
I was off in Taunton in Somerset on work assignment and was pretty much away from the computer. Well at least I wasn't able update the blog. Stayed in a travelodge which is in the middle of nowhere, 2 miles from the town centre. Next time, suggested hotels to stay in town (and apparently they are not many of them) include the Corner House hotel, the hugely luxurious Castle hotel and Lowden's House. That reminds me, a useful guide for looking up UK hotels that I use is Smoothhound
It didn't dawn upon me that we could have gone to Taunton racecourse, the following day (15th). And also passed the Somerset county cricket club a few times. Where the likes of Sir Ian Botham and Sir Viv Richards played their county cricket.
It didn't dawn upon me that we could have gone to Taunton racecourse, the following day (15th). And also passed the Somerset county cricket club a few times. Where the likes of Sir Ian Botham and Sir Viv Richards played their county cricket.
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