Movements in the World and in the Mind
Having been in the Greatest City on Earth for almost a decade I have always behaved like a true Londoner; I have seldom ventured outside the borders of what is called Greater London with the exception of oversees travel. I am not particularly proud of this, but for a long time it had been a... Continue Reading →
And so it continues. Results have been out. Arabic was not too bad. Mark for oral exam was disappointing and they must have made a mistake marking my Politics of the Middle East exam. The masterpiece called my dissertation was awarded a first, but not the big fat first class mark I had hoped for... Continue Reading →
I am quite keen on finding out what the psychology is behind the expression 'the grass is always greener on the other side'. While temperatures have been increasing and I have heard through the grapevine that this month will be the hottest June on record, I am wondering if I should be playing outside somewhere... Continue Reading →
As a few of you regular readers, bless you lot, might remember, about a year ago I shared my experience of a trip to a hyper market in Egypt which can be, despite all the abundance and pretentiousness , quite a struggle. Now, after hiding indoors for three days since snow has been coming like... Continue Reading →
A few days ago I went to the opera with my-gayer-than-gay-friend Michau. There is so much cultural activity going on in London which you sometimes tend to take for granted. There is no time, no money or one is just too self-obsessed with one's London life. But after a serious cultural dry spell... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago when temperatures reached 20 plus degrees and I was wearing my flip flops as if I was still in Egypt, I was convinced we were going to enjoy a freak autumn; a New England fall with colourful leaves and plenty of sunshine. I guess global warming is really rearing its ugly... Continue Reading →
The other day I went for a drink in the Hood with two of my old housemates to catch up on a rather eventful last year. It was a really nice afternoon and eve. It became a bit of a (modest) pub crawl visiting familiar places that all had been refurbished. The last place we... Continue Reading →
My dear friend Rick from Lowlands Country did a weekend London with his partner in crime Vincent (say it like the French do; VinSAH), who is here for business as he does something rather fancy in the financial world (he is a nice person though). As this is London and they are gay and it... Continue Reading →
Dark Fairy Adventures 