March 28, 2008 | Category: Life | 1 Comment »
Oh these things seem to be coming around quicker and quicker.
Thank you Flo : ) love this image !
Flo of http://gretchenvonscribble.blogspot.com/
I’m also using as my background for my new Macbuntu : ) check it out
January 19, 2008 | Category: Conference, Life | 3 Comments »
I got invited to another London trip by ‘the one’ Elton, to the race of champions in Wembley stadium no less. I actually hated London but that was before I actually visited. The last time I went was probably I believe Sept, or Nov last year. I caught a train from Leeds down to Kings Cross. Then the tube station to Covent Garden.
It was late in the evening and I was catching the lift out of the Covent Garden tube station to the main streets. That is when I fell in <3 with London, or more accurately Covent Garden. This late in the evening in my home town the streets would have been dead even in the center. But as I came out onto the main streets, I was like wow where am I. The streets where well lit, people walking all around and the air filled with music playing. I walk down the cobbled road and there are restaurants, bars, shops etc all around. Brilliant atmosphere.
It was my first time there so I called the hotel to ask them how to get to the Strand Hotel. I was given instructions but I have to admit I couldn’t figure out which way I was to go. I caught a rickshaw, these are driven by a guy on a cycle who took me there. I figured later it was only a few minutes walk from the Covent Garden tube station.
Anyway this time round I didn’t need to stay a few days and I decided to have a go at driving there rather than catching the train. I wanted to find out the cost difference and also how easy it is to do. Well my findings showed that price wise it costs more, this is mainly due to the cost of fuel. Parking is incredibly very affordable at Cockfosters railway station, its only a few pounds for 1 days parking. The convenience factor of driving can’t be beaten, although tiring. I was able to leave London very late without worrying about missing the last trains when changing.
On my arrival we were to meet up at Baker Street. Since I was over an hour early. I headed straight to Covent Garden : ) I’m quite a pro catching the tubes. Yes I know its simple but I know how to get around thanks to the expert guidance of Londoner Elton. Even if I do catch the wrong train, I can quickly re-coup and get on the right track. I’m quite confident making my way around. Walking at street level is a different matter. As long as I’m near a tube station I’m ok. I have to admit I don’t know the shortcuts at street level to get to another place quicker.
When I arrived at Covent Garden station I was listening out for the languages people speak. I’m quite intrigued specially when traveling, listening to accents and the different types of languages and trying to guess where they are from. German and Dutch I struggle with, French, Italian and Spanish I can figure out, oh and Polish, don’t get me wrong I haven’t a clue what they’re saying but I can roughly guess country of origin. Its fun when traveling through European airports and works well in London due to the tourists who visit.
Exiting Covent Garden station the streets were full of people, it was a Sunday. All the shops were open, music was playing in the streets. As I walked around the smell of food from the restaurants was aroma in the air. I noticed tourists ranging from Germany to Japan. I noticed a French family too. Lots of things where happening around, there was a market in the main square selling lots of over priced things. I saw a cheese stall there too, it had all sorts of cheeses. I was surprised to see that some of the stall holders were accepting credit cards, well I suppose it is London.
It was a cold day and I knew as the day went on it would get colder. So I visited a few shops. Finally I found something quite kewl, in the GAP store. Funnily they couldn’t serve me as the store didn’t open its till on Sunday’s until 12. Which I found very unusual. I had to leave it behind as I had people to meet at Baker Street.
September 2, 2007 | Category: Funny, Life, Work | 5 Comments »
Yeah so where did Yas go ?
I’m very sorry people my blogging skills have started to suck more than usual. I was planning on ending this affair with my blog but a few people beat me to it. So I couldn’t do the same otherwise it would look like I’m copying them. I guess I left it too late.
Elton aka walking leaf expressed his issues with emagi.co.uk, he is committed to his own blog www.walkingleaf.co.uk deffo worth checking out. Janus did say he wouldn’t be keeping his site abaeterno.eu I hope he has a blogger account I enjoyed checking up on what he is up to. I was just checking out facebook quite a few of the emagi peeps are there, you should sign up.
I’m doing well and have been at my new job for months now. I have my good days and bad. The management there are freaking hilarious they come out with such funny stuff its unbelievable definitely helps with the mood there. The core management team have been working together for years so they know each other very well.
They come up with so many funny stories I’ll share a few because I’m struggling for things to write on this blog. Anyway, the last place the guys worked at, it was one of the girls birthday. This girl I have worked with before as she was a point of contact at the last place I worked. So as a present they decided to buy her a sex toy. Obviously she was a lil embarrassed to receive this, but knowing the guys she was working with it was obvious they would do something like this.
So when it was time to go home she was walking out with her friend. The guy in the office makes a phone call. Then starts rolling around with laughter unable to contain his pleasure at the deed he has committed.
She is walking past the check point and the random red light turns on, which means a full check has to be done of everything in pockets and in any bags. Her friend steps forward knowing the girls embarrassment at what might be found in what the girl is carrying. But the security guard asks her to move and wants to see what the girl has in her rucksack. Obviously he has been tipped off. He rummages through her bag pulls out the toy and lifts it up high so everyone who is leaving can see what he is holding and who he was searching when he found it.
From what I heard the girls face turned a bright red matching the red light which was still flashing. She turned around to look at the office and saw her colleagues rolling around in laughter.
What a team huh?
This other incident I was able to witness. As the guy who had tipped the security guard off, actually sits opposite me in this office. But his manager pulled one over him this time. Another person who works in the building for the customer who has white hair and a mustache, a very confident speaking guy. Asked the manager if he could have a picture of the guy who sits opposite me.
He wanted it because the guy who sits opposite me talks to people from the customers offices and one girl in particular thought he sounded like a nice guy and wanted to see what he looked like. So the manager who is the ultimate prankster said, hold on I’ll get you a picture of him but it will be tomorrow morning.
The next morning the manager walks in with a camera knowing full well the guy who site opposite me starts at the later shift. Following him was a big over weight balding warehouse worker.
“Here mate sit down over there and use the computer like you are doing some work” Said the manager.
The warehouse worker obliged and held his hands over the keyboard like he knew what he was doing. The manager snapped the picture and started laughing. He then told the office what he was doing and asked everyone to keep hush about it. He mentioned that the guy who sits opposite me had eaten his casserole two years ago and “time was a effin’ great healer”.
The guy who sits opposite me did find out later that day well after the picture had been sent. The girl sent back some kisses over the email, and he was ridiculed that the girl found the over wieght warehouse worker far more attractive than him.
He did say he wanted to do his hair and send a real picture of himself. But he didn’t do so, saying that she will be far more impressed when she sees him in person, as a much slimmer person and with more hair. The manager pointed out “Agh but with a smaller dick”. He did laugh at what had happened and has vowed that he would get the manager back for this ^_^
