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Oh dear, oh dear. Trouble is brewing in London. At least, it is in the bit that I frequent. The trouble is in the form of the winter menu at the great temple of all-consuming globalisation, Starbucks. Typically I eschew Starbucks and all they stand for. Their coffee is overpriced and nothing particularly special. Their…
I know they say that “Variety is the spice of life”, however there are times when I wonder if I should possibly be using a little less spice… Friday night Kris, Morgan, Craig, Kate & I wandered around a few pubs in London, including the fairly impressively situated “The Heights” bar – definitely have to…
A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky/privileged enough to be involved in a wedding in Melbourne. I think I'll write a bit about that now. As previously mentioned on jasonbstanding.com, the night of Friday Sept 30th was a rehearsal for the wedding at the St Vincent de Paul church… already there was a good…
ATTENTION ALL blokes capable of sprouting a bit of face-fungus ! It is your solemn duty to join us in the celebration of the MOst prestigious MOnth of the year, MOVEMBER! Proudly grow a dirty great tash for some or all of the month. You can start with a beard now and trim it back…
3rd time's the charm. This was definitely my best trip to Dublin yet ! Partially through going to a series of cool places and doing cool stuff, but mainly due to spending time with the amazing Morgs & Kris! Also, making it onto both my outbound and inbound flights cheered me up substantially. Friday night…
(Incidentally, this probably isn't going to mean much to my Australian readership, but I'll press on regardless) Ever since leaving Australia recently I've been feeling a trifle uneasy. Walking/bussing around London would occasionally see me feel a cold shiver down my spine and sneaking sense of dread in the pit of my stomach. I've been…
G'day from Dublin! Am just off to The Clarence (U2's pub) for Kris's birthday. Went to the Guinness Storehouse today, then the Jameson distillery. And OH BOY… did we hear some BAD jokes. Kinda comforting – gives me something to aspire to.
G'day from scenic Gatwick Airport! Am just waiting for my plane to Dublin for Kris's birthday weekend. She seemed pretty sure I'd miss my flight (although customarily it's mainly flights from Perth I miss…). In FACT my flight boards at 8.30, and I was all through checkin & security by 7.20. This gave me time…
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Ever get the feeling that despite your years of experience of life on this planet and adjusting to social convention in your home environment, that there's still possibly realms of things you haven't yet discovered or worked out how to deal with ? Like when you're walking along a street and see a big yellow…