News and Views
2008-04-13 22:20:00 The weather’s even more bizarre than usual over here in Blighty; a week ago it was snowing, then it was rather mild all week, then this afternoon it rained heavily. I decided to go for a walk when the rain seemed to be dying down, but a few minutes later I found myself in the middle of a hailstorm, and became unreasonably worried that one of those huge mutant hailstones would fall on my head and knock me out. Luckily it eased after another couple of minutes. – France’s First Lady, Carla Bruni, is apparently upset about the reappearance of some nude pics she modelled for during her modelling career. I don’t think she should be embarrassed at all; what’s done is done, and she looks amazing. Sure, it’s probably not totally appropriate for her current position as Mrs Sarkozy, but you have to own your actions, and posing nude, like having a tattoo, is something you may have to live with for the rest of your life. – I don’t mean to be di...
El Presidente
2007-12-20 06:18:00 This is the obligatory post that Lee Myung-bak has won the Korean presidency in a landslide. The Marmot has pretty much summed up my feelings on this. I’m not so sure what’s great about having a “CEO president.” Wasn’t George W. touted as the “CEO presdient” in 2000? We see how well that turned ...
By: ZenKimchi
Kill Your Television
2007-12-19 19:47:00 “Do you know we are ruled by TV?” – from the poem An American Prayer by Jim Morrison “They put an off button on the TV for a reason. Turn it off . . . I really don’t watch much TV.” – President George W. Bush, C-SPAN interview, January 2005 “American children and adolescents ...
By: Vasai Info
The 39 Steps, Criterion Theatre, London
2007-12-02 16:32:00 Having picked our tickets up and downing a pre-show drink, we settled down in this old small theatre in the heart of London looking forward to the play ahead. The 39 Steps started by taking you straight back to the old time music hall and then for the next two hours you followed a ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Odd News and Views
2007-11-29 21:42:00 Blog of the Day Awards for Thursday November 30, 2007.A Blog of the Day Award goes to Odd News and ViewsGood news, bad news, dumb and stupid things people do to get in the news. New Videos of OJ Simpson.Technorati TagsBlog Award Blog Awards winner Bloggers Blogs Awards Blogging Bloggies Weblogs Weblog Award of the day Award web online nominations Internet Blog of the Day Awards Blog of the Day Award Blog of the Day BOTDA winners Weblog Award Weblog Awards blogspot Blog Awards Be sure to submit your nominations early.Thank you
Korea?s Corruption Culture
2007-11-24 03:42:00 Korean blogger Seoul Searcher has a good post on how deeply entrenched corruption is to Korean society and how it kills any chance of Korea becoming any kind of “international hub.”
By: ZenKimchi
The Old Ferry Boat Inn, Back Lane, Holywell, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
2007-11-20 19:16:00 The Old Ferry Boat Inn. We visited what is described as the oldest haunted pub in England for Sunday Lunch with the family. Unfortunately like all good family pubs, it has now been sold out to the Green King brewery. We arrived at around 12.30 to meet up in the bar which is a ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
ood news for industries and businesses in the Vasai-Virar
2007-11-18 19:09:00 There is some good news for industries and businesses in the Vasai-Virar area. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has decided to set up a complex on the lines of the Bandra Kurla Complex there. Proposed complex MMRDA commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad who visited Vasai on Wednesday morning said that the complex would be located in Diwanman ...
By: Vasai Info
News and Views: No Oil Price Hike, Lower Industrial Growth and Sensex goes
2007-11-13 23:55:00 I've only reported bearish views for a while and I may be completely off the rocker here. But I think what I've said will unravel over time and certain news will continue to flow in as we go along. Let me classify news like so:Bullish NewsNo Oil 5 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
Paul Goes On His Stag Do!
2007-11-13 19:36:00 Never being constrained by conventional expectations, Paul is off out on his Stag Do this evening. It is only 7 weeks after getting hitched, but the guys in his lab felt that it was still a great excuse for a night out. I on the other hand will spend the evening looking ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
The cards are in the bag. The Strawberry?s are in the ground. The chicken
2007-11-11 21:49:00 It’s Sunday evening and it’s being a productive weekend. The christmas cards have all been bought. The new strawberry plants are in the raised beds Paul has built and Sunday Lunch sits nicely in our bellies as we relax watching Strictly Come Dancing. Bliss..
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Sandalwood Gates and Timber Products, Elvington, York - Do it again
2007-11-09 17:26:00 Sandalwood Gates and Timber Products They arrived at 8.00am this morning (I was still in bed!) and by 4.00pm, after twelve cups of sweet Yorkshire Tea and a packet of Kit Kats, we had 40ft of new fencing in place. Despite strong winds and having to remove old fencing posts, they were finished. The ...
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The Old Forge Inn, Bristol Road, Whitminster, Gloucestershire, GL2 7NY
2007-11-04 22:31:00 Before heading home from Walter and Mavis’ we had booked Sunday Lunch at The Old Forge Inn, on Briston Road in Whitminster. Entering the bar we remembered we had been here once before for an evening meal. The walls are covered with boxes displaying those little spoons you can collect as a tourist. ...
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The Crown of Crucis, Ampney Crucis, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, GL7 5RS
2007-11-04 22:14:00 While visiting Paul’s parents we decided to have lunch at The Crown of Crucis, near Cirencester. The car park was empty as we pulled up at around 1 o?clock on Saturday the 3rd November. We had booked ourselves a table in the restaurant thinking it would be the best part of the hotel ...
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It is good to be back home in York.
2007-11-01 20:02:00 After spending three days in Croydon, it is nice to be back home again. The journey up the East Coast Main Line was quick and my GNER train arrived into York on time. An evening catching up with my dearest over a few beers lies ahead and I might get round to watching ...
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Last-minute reservation gets easier on western Railway
2007-10-31 08:46:00 MUMBAI: Thanks to a small change in the long-distance train reservation software, passengers undertaking last-minute travel on Western Railway (WR) route can now do so in comfort. Instead of running after the Travelling Ticket Examiner (TTE) for allotment of a confirmed ticket, the passengers can now buy a reserved ticket at no extra ...
By: Vasai Info
The Bay Horse, Terrington, North Yorkshire.
2007-10-28 17:37:00 We paid another visit to The Bay Horse in Terrington for Sunday Lunch. Taking along Michael?s relatives, Denise, Julie and Joe, we arrived at 12noon to be greeted at the door by the owner. Sunday lunch is served as a carvery with a choice of three different meats and 10 different vegetable dishes. We ...
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1331 Gastrobar, 13 Grape Lane, YORK, YO1 7HU
2007-10-28 17:24:00 We stopped off at the 1331 Gastrobar in Grape Lane, York for lunch on Saturday. It is quite well hidden within the centre of York in what has now become known as the fashionable quarter. It is situated over the Norman Court and has ground floor and first floor bar areas. ...
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Are your Mutual Funds in safe hands?
2007-10-27 11:05:00 Are your Mutual Funds in safe hands? name instead of Renuka?s. She was sent a fake computerised statement, which ...
By: Vasai Info
Flowers are raining outside the Eidgah ,Sikh community welcomes the Muslims
2007-10-24 19:12:00 The flowers are raining outside the Eidgah. The beauty of this picture lies in the fact that Sikh boys are welcoming the Muslims coming out of Eidgah after offering the Namaz, with flowers. The Sikh community welcomes the Muslims after Namaz in Bhopal, as a goodwill gesture. For decades the office-bearers of local Sikh organisations have ...
By: Vasai Info
Blood is thicker than water
2007-10-24 08:28:00 Blood is thicker than water, it is said. However, money sometimes proves to be more important than familial bonds. An argument over who should get the monthly rent of Rs 1,200 from a flat led a man to murder his younger brother in Virar. Mangesh Parte, 35, and his younger brother Nitin, 32, have been ...
By: Vasai Info
Second polio case in Maharashtra this year
2007-10-23 02:28:00 On September 14, the National Polio Surveillance Project declared Shobha from Janakipura Pada in Gorkhiuare village, Vasai, to be polio positive (P1 virus), after testing the stool samples of five children in close contact with her during her stay in Bihar. In February, a 12-year-old girl from Amravati was detected with the same strain ...
By: Vasai Info
24 yrs after she was sold
2007-10-23 02:24:00 24 yrs after she was sold, a daughter tracks her father down to a teashop Jaya Menon Posted online: Sunday Vellore, July 14:Fifteen minutes after noon, on June 20, the phone rang in an affluent Indian home in distant Jeddah. ?Unga appa uyiroda irukkirar (Your father is alive),? said the voice from Chennai. Naseema Sayad, 32, couldn?t ...
By: Vasai Info
Saturday proved stressfull - not!
2007-10-21 11:55:00 Getting up quite early we started the day with a little breakie before heading off into York. The city was bustling with locals and tourists alike. It seems to be getting even more busy as we approach Christmas. The streets were packed and at times it was difficult to walk in a straight line. The ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
The route Up North
2007-10-18 19:38:00 Well, here I am again on my journey back Up North to Yorkshire. Another trip to London being over, I am passing through the countryside at a reasonable speed on the GNER service out of Kings Cross. A bit late leaving it seems to have made up the time as we approach the ...
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The route Up North
2007-10-18 19:38:00 Well, here I am again on my journey back Up North to Yorkshire. Another trip to London being over, I am passing through the countryside at a reasonable speed on the GNER service out of Kings Cross. A bit late leaving it seems to have made up the time as we approach the ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
It?s been a busy old week for the pryordurkins.
2007-10-12 18:35:00 It’s been a busy week for the two of us. I got back from London last night and have spent the day working at home. I did however pop into the city to pick the DVD up from the photographers so I will be able to spend some time this weekend loading some ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
It?s been a busy week for the Pryordurkins.
2007-10-12 18:35:00 It’s been a busy week for the two of us. I got back from London last night and have spent the day working at home. I did however pop into the city to pick the DVD up from the photographers so I will be able to spend some time this weekend loading some ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Back to normality for the Pryordurkins.
2007-10-10 10:19:00 Well, it is back to normality for the two of us as we return to full time work. Marg? will now be half way to Australia, I am booked into my hotel in Croydon and Paul is busy contemplating in the conservatory before heading into work. I?ve just taken a brief look at ...
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Back to normality for the Pryordurkins.
2007-10-10 10:19:00 Well, it is back to normality for the two of us as we return to full time work. Marg? will now be half way to Australia, I am booked into my hotel in Croydon and Paul is busy contemplating in the conservatory before heading into work. I?ve just taken a brief look at ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Intercontinental Resort Hotel, Aphrodite Hills, Paphos, Cyprus
2007-10-09 21:33:00 We spent our honeymoon at the 5 Star Intercontinental Resort Hotel in Paphos Cyprus. Arriving in the early hours we were greeted with complimentary champagne to enjoy during the check in process and were then whisked by Golf Buggy, to our hotel rooms to settle down for a good nights sleep. Waking early ...
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Intercontinental Resort Hotel, Aphrodite Hills, Paphos, Cyprus
2007-10-09 21:33:00 We spent our honeymoon at the 5 Star Intercontinental Resort Hotel in Paphos Cyprus. Arriving in the early hours we were greeted with complimentary champagne to enjoy during the check in process and were then whisked by Golf Buggy, to our hotel rooms to settle down for a good nights sleep. Waking early ...
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Civil Partnership - A Fantastic Day - Thank you to everyone.
2007-10-02 13:34:00 Well, we are here in Paphos after celebrating our Civil Partnership on Saturday. We had a great day which started off by us both being a little nervous ahead of the ceremony itself. However the registrar soon put us at ease and the day was then in full swing. After an emotional ...
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Civil Partnership - A Fantastic Day - Thank you to everyone.
2007-10-02 13:34:00 Well, here we are officially partnered. We had a great day which started off by us both being a little nervous ahead of the ceremony itself. However the registrar soon put us at ease and the day was then in full swing. After an emotional ceremony and the usual pictures in the ...
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I Hope She Remembers to Wear a Bra
2007-10-02 03:07:00 There’s been talk about another program trashing foreigners. Now, I’ve always said that the root of these programs is fear and jealousy of interracial sex. I grew up in the South. I’m familiar with those politics. Yet people would call me out, saying, “No. They really care about illegal English teachers and the quality ...
By: ZenKimchi
Let He Who Is Without Sin?
2007-10-01 04:14:00 Oh, there’s going to be some rock throwing on Yong Yu Island. If you want to join some anti-semites in throwing rocks at “Jewish white bastards” (if you’re not a “Jewish white bastard” yourself) come on down to Yong Yu Island. Personally, I can understand why the people are upset. Yet again, people’s retarded actions ...
By: ZenKimchi
Everything You Wanted to Know about Korean Media?s Treatment of Foreigners
2007-09-24 02:16:00 Everyone’s linking to this, and I’m late to jump on the bandwagon. I’ve been having a very fun and eventful Chuseok weekend. Gusts of Popular Feeling has posted a thorough history of the Korean media’s attitude on foreigners, particularly English teachers, since the 1990s.
By: ZenKimchi
Marg from Australia arrives.
2007-09-23 22:01:00 Parking up at York Train station we sampled with our Cafe Latte a nice warm scone from the Lemon Tree coffee shop on Platform 5. The train bringing Marg to York from London Kings Cross arrived 12 minutes late, but this allowed us just enough time to finish our coffee and down a second ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Marg from Australia arrives.
2007-09-23 22:01:00 Parking up at York Train station we sampled with our Cafe Latte a nice warm scone from the Lemon Tree coffee shop on Platform 5. The train bringing Marg to York from London Kings Cross arrived 12 minutes late, but this allowed us just enough time to finish our coffee and down a second ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Last weekend being single for the Pryordurkins!
2007-09-23 11:57:00 It?s the last week of officially being single for the two of us and in typical pryordurkin style, there are still a few bits and pieces to sort out. Getting up early to the ?Sound of Music? CD we set about stripping beds and doing laundry in readiness for guests staying over the ...
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Last weekend being single for the Pryordurkins!
2007-09-23 11:57:00 It?s the last week of officially being single for the two of us and in typical pryordurkin style, there are still a few bits and pieces to sort out. Getting up early to the ?Sound of Music? CD we set about stripping beds and doing laundry in readiness for guests staying over the ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
A really cool service
2007-09-21 18:11:00 So recently I stumbled upon a service in my hometown Dallas TX. A Company called Appraise My Car will actually come to your place of residence and/or work and appraise your car. They will make a cash offer. How cool is that ? No more wasting time on newspaper ads and/or expensive online services like Auto Trader. ...
A really cool service
2007-09-21 18:11:00 So recently I stumbled upon a service in my hometown Dallas TX. A Company called Appraise My Car will actually come to your place of residence and/or work and appraise your car. They will make a cash offer. How cool is that ? No more wasting time on newspaper ads and/or expensive online services like Auto Trader. ...
Concrete and Curtains
2007-09-19 22:26:00 The last few days have been fairly mixed and productive. Saturday was taken up with a bit of shopping in the city centre and sorting out some final bits and pieces for the big day. A short visit to the Harlequin Coffee house for the odd warm scone and organic raspberry might have ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Concrete and Curtains
2007-09-19 22:26:00 The last few days have been fairly mixed and productive. Saturday was taken up with a bit of shopping in the city centre and sorting out some final bits and pieces for the big day. A short visit to the Harlequin Coffee house for the odd warm scone and organic raspberry might have ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
9 Responses to ?10 Things I Learned in Four Days?
2007-09-14 02:39:00 This little piece in the Saipan Tribune popped into my mailbox today. So the editor of the Tribune spent four days in Korea on business and lists ten things he “learned” on his brief stay. Now, I’m critical of many things in Korea, but there are times you gotta come to you host country’s ...
By: ZenKimchi
Last night was not a good one in the Hilton Hotel Croydon.
2007-09-13 10:59:00 The Hilton Hotel Croydon seems to specialise in housing large groups of either a) morons, b) bad mannered tourists or c) drunk youths. Last night had all three in evidence. The tourists, I won’t mention where from, were on a different planet to the rest of us hard working soles. Merrily bumping ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Last night was not a good one in the Hilton Hotel Croydon.
2007-09-13 10:59:00 The Hilton Hotel Croydon seems to specialise in housing large groups of either a) morons, b) bad mannered tourists or c) drunk youths. Last night had all three in evidence. The tourists, I won’t mention where from, were on a different planet to the rest of us hard working soles. Merrily bumping ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Less than three weeks to go until the Civil Partnership
2007-09-11 14:38:00 With less than three weeks to go we have still not finalised the order of service or chosen any music. We have thankfully managed to sort out what we will be wearing on the day after a very long days shopping in York. Things have become so hectic we have now resorted (in ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
Less than three weeks to go until the Civil Partnership
2007-09-11 14:38:00 With less than three weeks to go we have still not finalised the order of service or chosen any music. We have thankfully managed to sort out what we will be wearing on the day after a very long days shopping in York. Things have become so hectic we have now resorted (in ...
By: Pryordurkin Blog
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