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CoMooting Cows
Riding cattle class on the London underground every day makes you feel like you are part of the herd but today my usual jaunt along the Central Line was livened by some amusing fake cows. Charity activists were out in force and dressed as cows in a bid to raise awareness of rainforest-free food as organised by Friends of the Earth. I did not really notice the cows in my carriage until I was getting ready to depart at Bank and I noticed what looked like a guy wearing a comedy cow hat further down … [Read More...]
A Room with a View
Sitting back in the study admiring the clear blue skies with the cool breeze blowing through all the open windows. The neighbours tree is now in full bloom and looks fantastic framed against the cloudless sky. The petals will soon start to make the downward journey into our front garden and I will grumble each week as I sweep them into the garden waste bag but for the moment I'll just enjoy the free show. … [Read More...]
JKAE All Grades Kata Course
Saturday the 30th January 2010 saw us driving to Wellingborough for the first JKAE course of the year, a JKAE All Grades Kata Course. The courses were formerly for brown and black belts but now open for all grades and for £10 you receive 3 hours of tiring excellent training so it is well worth attending no matter what grade you are. We had been warned in advance that the Wellingborough training location can be a bit cold, especially the floor, so we had added some extra layers just in case but … [Read More...]
Pacific Plaza
Oriental City was a shopping centre in London that began by specialising in Japanese goods along with an Asian based food court and widened to providing a wide range of Asian goods and services. We would often make a trek from Kent to Colindale so we could stock up on rice and food, Mrs danyul would raid the Japanese book shop, and we would eat from the fantastic food court. We continued to make the trek from Docklands before we then moved across to West London where a 20 minute car journey … [Read More...]
Telehouse West
When I first started my career in the Internet Service Provider (ISP) industry, I worked for a fledgling business ISP who had 2 racks of core equipment located in the Telehouse data centre in London Docklands. At the time Telehouse consisted of a single building, now known as Telehouse North, and although a prestigous location it was also slightly chaotic inside. These were days well before DSL, before all companies had a presence on the web, and back into the days when you needed a modem to connect … [Read More...]