Category Archives: General
Olympics handover
Watching the closing ceremony in Beijing, you cannot help but being amazed at the imagination and quality on display from the Chinese. It was thus with some dismay I watched Boris Johnson walk in with the Beijing mayor to wave … Continue reading
Liquid bombs (yeah right)
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been spending a reasonable amount travelling by air. I have flown from London to Switzerland and back, London to Germany and back, London to Denmark (where I am writing this). I am astounded … Continue reading
Dark Side of The Moon
I have been very remiss in not posting earlier about the best concert I’ve attended for a long while, last month. Jaime and I went to Hyde Park Calling and watched Roger Waters (and in the latter set) Nick Mason … Continue reading
Chess is a passionate game…
I am grateful for the pointer to one of the most amusing articles in recent past: the flared tempers of world chess championships! Especially this article on the same subject is a must read, exceptionally well phrased!