Bahrain calling Britain

My new portflio and CV website

2010-06-17T11:30:00.001Z

http://www.ofjournalism.webs.com/Enjoy

livid

2007-12-02T05:46:00.000Z

hi all,i am in a beseeching kind of mood.read - act - make a fucking differencei am impotent. i don't want to be any more. what can we do?seriously, i want ideas.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article2981007.ecehttp://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2220370,00.htmlhttp://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2220369,00.htmlhttp://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story

remember remember the fifth of november - what's that again?

2007-11-05T09:30:00.000Z

hey all,found this in the New York Times - is it really that bad back home.Big up Slough though!XxX----YORK, England, Nov. 2 — Deep in the bowels of the York Dungeon, visitors were being treated to a dramatic rendition of the horrific torture and bloodcurdling screams of Guy Fawkes, the city’s most famous deceased resident. Up at the cash register, Kate Stapylton, the duty manager, was talking

snow patrol did this

2007-10-31T19:22:00.000Z

Hi all, A sentimental one rant I’m afraid. It started soft, and ended hard. Not sure how that happened. Blame Snow Patrol, blame Snow Patrol and that guitar sound, early on, that feels like tear drops on Run. Blame Snow Patrol and the synth line in How to be Dead that sounds like fairground memories that Hollywood says we all should have, but none of us do. Blame Snow Patrol and

I just can't wait this year...

2007-10-16T14:44:00.000Z

I normally try to wait until at least November before I start to think about all things christmas, but I just can't wait this year. I think it has something to do with feeling a bit left out of all the Eid celebrations, what with not being Muslim, and fasting and all that. I'm making the pudding and the mincemeat this weekend. Months of feeding something else other than the catses...

interesting...

2007-10-16T10:24:00.000Z

an English dude complicit in torture - who would have ever thunk it...XxX

And she does it again...

2007-10-15T04:37:00.000Z

Hi folks, yet again made a total tit of myself. I left a trail of morello cherries across the floor of one of the nicest hotels as I dashed to the loo to throw up and expunge myself of the lethal toxin that is alcohol. Bad Penguin. I then threw up in the taxi, and at home, passed out in the bath. Just the usual. Bad Penguin. Poor Timmy. Licking my wounds today, i'm not all that impressed with

because sometimes heidi forgets....

2007-10-15T00:17:00.000Z

thus the world is put to rights.she, actually, is my hero.love ya babe.XxX

Eid Mubarak

2007-10-12T03:44:00.000Z

hey all, it's been a long time coming, but it's finally here.Akin to waiting for christmas day when you are about 6, today bahrain gets back to normal; the coffee shops are open, i can smoke in the street but more importantly, the bars are open again. you have no idea how frustrating it is to have no to go and have a beer after a bad day in the office. having a beer at home sometimes just doesn't

clap your heands, say yeah

2007-10-11T14:06:00.000Z

if this video sounds familar.Moo, me thinks your meeja buddies have been fleecing you (and me, only less so) and using your wit for their financial gain.you're a barrister, how do we sue their asses?XxX

geek fest

2007-10-06T06:42:00.000Z

hey all, i'm geeking out this morning, apologies. But i am supposed to be doing some work for uni, so, as you might imagaine, i am being easily distracted. I stumbled upon this video and it is wicked; a clarion call for web 2.0.loving it.and with this story in todays Graniad, the 21st century is going to end unrecognisable from its start. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/oct/06/

Quite proud

2007-09-24T13:46:00.000Z

Hello all, I am feeling quite proud to be British today. I have just watched Gordon Brown address the Labour party conference. What a man, what a speech!Other things on my mind... Pesky Israel, not very happy with them at the moment, trying to bomb the rather lovely, but dare I say it, possibly an itsy-bitsy bit deserving Syria.We are nearly mid-way through Ramadan, and me and the cons have

three different ways

2007-09-20T19:12:00.000Z

The past comes at me like future shock. The missed and unrealised then, is the same is the not knowable of tomorrow. It is that that hides just out of reach, beyond the horizon. If we had realised then the seeds we were sowing, then we would have farmed a different crop. If could know of what tomorrow would bring, we would aim for a different lot. Music is the key. Old music,

the best ad ever??

2007-09-11T13:26:00.001Z

enjoyXxX

Where i live

2007-09-10T12:22:00.000Z

I'm so proud....The Bahrain hotel that's mad, bad and boring | Middle East - Times OnlineXxX

the things that float your boat

2007-09-05T15:43:00.000Z

Say kids, what time is it? Quite excited this evening as it goes. I’ve just discovered that the space where the rubbish gym used to be and the pool table - both of which have been moved btw, but we never use - is being converted into a coffee shop. I knew that already, they have been doing the conversion for the past 6 months, but now I know its name. It’s going to be a Dôme no less. Now

Holiday

2007-08-17T12:52:00.000Z

So Tim has already blogged rather beautifully about our holiday but I want offer my opinion. However, I doubt I shall be as eloquent as Timmy.Syria was amazing, it is obviously a country rich in heritage and culture, but it is also more than that. Everywhere you go someone is trying to make some money, it is real working country with lots of beautiful things to see on the side. On a trip to

where we live

2007-08-16T21:18:00.000Z

hello againapologies, i should have done this ages ago, but hey, its just one of those things that you never get round to.anyway, click here to see where we live. If it doesn't automatically go to the satellite image, just click the tab to make it so - then you can see our pool.our building is just to the right of the top of the football pitch - you can see our pool.XxX

on holiday

2007-08-16T20:09:00.000Z

hey ya'llsome more pics from our hols can be found here:http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/timlyddiatt/MoreSyriaAndJordanor see below - if i have got this right...XxX

stuck for ideas???

2007-08-16T06:54:00.000Z

http://www.tdbspecialprojects.com/click the link and make a million bucksXxX

the Syria and the Jordan Ones

2007-08-14T14:11:00.000Z

Morning all, So - how goes it? What has been happening in the world since we went on holiday? I realised, nearly 3 weeks in, that I had not a clue what was happening in the world. Not just in the UK, but anywhere in the world. That’s what happens, I guess, when you travel around an alien country where the language has absolutely nothing - not the alphabet, not the phonetic nor written

I live in the most ridiculous country!

2007-07-18T12:30:00.000Z

Obviously had to go and have the standard pre-holiday haircut. All was fine took in a pic from a mag and told the nice Chinese woman 'same same' a very important phrase. Sat down to have my hair washed and the water was boiling. Cold water in this country tends to be stored on the roof, it is over 40 degrees outside. I ended up having my hair washed with Evian! Needless to say, it is now super

Carbon Neutral

2007-07-18T05:28:00.000Z

Yo Peeps,This website is great. It's amazing how cheap it is to be carbon neutral. I urge you all to do it. Me and the cons have been concerned about our carbon footprint since we arrived in Bahrain; no recycling, no public transport, lots of AC. I have discovered one little imperfection, I entered our monthly electricity consumption in pounds, converted from dinar, but we pay much less for our

A liddlebidofpolitics, ladies and gents

2007-07-16T13:49:00.000Z

Tim:Would this make you vote?M x

Back on top

2007-07-16T05:54:00.001Z

Glad to see the blog is back to form guys. Good work!We can kill the facebook if we all work together!X

British Summer Update

2007-07-15T18:25:00.000Z

As you may or may not have heard, thanks to El Nina (the miserable cow) we in Blighty are currently enduring a summer of frankly depressing rain and cloud, with a few precious moments of sunshine to remind us what we are missing. And depressing is indeed the word, as this is apparently due to persistent periods of low pressure smack bang over Birmingham, which the Gulf Stream would normally

Making up for lost blogs

2007-07-15T08:48:00.000Z

Hello, sorry I haven't blogged for ages I have been too busy trying to mend the 2 years neglect that the English department has suffered from. I am feeling quite pleased with myself at the moment as I have done all 9 schemes of work, the handbook, mapped the whole year to the national curriculum and moderated the coursework marks! I ended up working a week later than everyone else, but at

7 nights 7 raves

2007-06-28T13:55:00.000Z

Hello all,Long time no blog. I have just returned from my annual, week long drum and bass excersion to Spain! I danced for 7 nights in a row, boozed all day and slept very little. My favorite beverage was strawberry daquari made with ice cream...yummy. I can't believe that I still love raving so much, after all these years. Sure, I am grown up and responsible and all, but there is still a party

interesting if you are geek like me

2007-06-27T09:41:00.000Z

TOP500 Supercomputing Sites

your assistance is required

2007-06-25T08:38:00.000Z

Hello all,Heidi needs some help this time. And judging by the responses received from my last request for help, you will have received the same request via email before you read this. Heidi’s Year 11 class are going to read extracts from Notes From A Small Island by Bill Bryson. They are then going to write their own Notes From An Even Smaller Island (Bahrain). But she needs something

Newnham Jr??

2007-06-24T07:07:00.000Z

Fear Of Music on Flickr - Photo Sharing!And i thought it was just one of the newnhams that was at glastonbury this year....

Baby Jack JacRapat Wells

2007-06-16T08:22:00.001Z

congratulations to John and Em

2007-06-14T03:12:00.000Z

morning all, just a quick note - and it will only mean anything to those that have met him - to congratulate John and his missus on the birth of their baby boy.well done son.Good luck with everything and if anyone gets a photo - even you john - can you post it please.take care.XxxX

attention all tea drinkers

2007-06-10T13:31:00.000Z

Hey ya'llas you all know i am a philistine and an English heretic in that i don't drink tea.Please use the comments facilities to tell me why i am such a doozer and why tea is so great.special mention please of its cooling qualities.In fact, can you please post any food/beverage tips for staying cool in the summer.thanks allXxX

this is kinda funky....

2007-06-10T10:33:00.000Z

NCDC: Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters

new shiny things

2007-06-09T04:49:00.000Z

Hey ya’ll. This is just a quick post – I bought myself a laptop on Thursday and have spent the weekend downloading and installing lots of free software. I write this office 2007 – which is kinda funky – listening to excellent FSOL from 1993 which I didn’t pay for either. God Damn I love the internet! But yes, everything seems to be in order, we are good to go. Did anyone watch the

Comments please

2007-06-04T14:36:00.000Z

Is this really the best that they could come up with - to me it looks like something i might doodle during a very boring phone interview.I mean - what does it say about London, about the Olympics. about anything? It looks disjointed and not in a good way.London Olympics get new logo in motion | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited Sport

Just feeling a beet sad

2007-06-03T14:21:00.000Z

Hello everyone,I'm not feeling very happy today. All I know is that it started about 6.30 this morning when my driver put the radio on and Together In Electric Dreams was playing. I don't know why but it upset me a beet. Half the school is leaving and my best friend is going too. Bahrain is a very transient place, and no one really stays here very long, so I guess you end up losing friends each

I kid you not....

2007-05-31T14:43:00.000Z

Hey kids,look at what's for sale in the Gulf daily news today....Next to the apartments and want ads, there is a special something for sale.....the link is here:http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/classifieds/classifieds.asp?CSn=3spread the word, this beast needs to be sold!! Better still, let's raise some cash and buy it ourselves. Gulf Air is on its knees anyway, it's bound to go for a song.make

a day off

2007-05-30T06:36:00.001Z

It is a very hard life we lead.....the temperature is up in the forties now, you need a cocktail just to cool down....XxX

Happy birthday Bruv and J

2007-05-26T14:02:00.000Z

Say kids, how y’all doing? Heidi managed to sneak the previous post through whilst I was at work, on a Friday no less. But she is asleep now, so I have the opportunity to reply. Incidentally, if you are reading this because you have found me on facebook in the past week or so, welcome. This is a place of musing and disparate views. In general, if Heidi thinks one thing, I err toward its

This internet thing

2007-05-25T12:31:00.000Z

For many of you this will come as no surprise, but i'm going to say it again anyway; this internet thing is scary and evil. As far as I can tell this facebook malarky is a way for derranged exes to continue to stalk their victims and to imagine that they still have some role in your life. If it isn't derranged exes filling up you friendship book then it is people that you lost touch with a long

Bitten off more than I can chew

2007-05-17T14:57:00.000Z

Hi, thought I would keep you up to date with the news from the pleasure isle. Well actually that is a lie, I thought I would try and rid myself of fear nerves and general panic.My new job is the bads man. Way too much responsibility. I only signed up for the power. Next academic year the school will sit its first IGCSE examinations. I am responsible for the English ones. Of which there are

Mat and Gemma are geniuses (genei?)

2007-05-13T10:01:00.000Z

I know you have all probably read this already and on the comfort of your own sofa's whilst drinking tea and eating porky snacks, and in glorious news print...but the below is a great article on all our prospects of getting on the property ladder.In a nutshell - we are all doomed except Mat and Gem. Well done, you!XxxXAlbion Drive: a saga of modern Britain | Review | The Observer

ain't language grand...?

2007-05-08T05:48:00.000Z

Hi all, Just another quickie I am afraid. Some things I have learned from a south African. Some cool phrases and words. 1) treat him like a mushroom It means to keep him in the dark and feed him shit – especially useful when referring to employers. 2) the collective noun for a group of prostitutes is a (wh)or(e)chardTake care y’all XxX

The most underrated day

2007-05-02T16:36:00.000Z

I love May day and I love my little Indian cleaner. God bless her, she even cleaned the cupboards. Yesterday was much fun, breakfast by the pool, lunch at 5* hotel, drinks at a different hotel, a quick dip in the hot-tub. Life really doesn't get much better than this. Oh, but it does. Today I was finally been appointed English co-ordinator for the middle and high school. At last my 'Teacher to

F1 Crazy

2007-04-15T16:09:00.000Z

hey y'all.just a quick blog to direct you to some links.We have just got back from the GRand Prix and at these places, you find pics and vids.http://www.flickr.com/groups/bahrainandlondon/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5150865550077038514&hl=enIt was loads of fun, but really noisy.O yes, last night we had dinner at the ritz carlton courtesy of the Renault F1 team. Hoody!They gave us an

for my babies

2007-04-13T09:17:00.000Z

Morning Y’all And before I start, I would like to offer this blog with Mary in mind; I feel like you; you and your crazy staying-out-till-the-sun-comes-upness. We did it this morning, with my boss, for the most part - or at least till half two. And then with Saudi’s, the Sunni Elite and a major in the US marines and his mute fuzzy headed friend. I would like to say that I hurt, but I don’t

something to make you smile in the morning

2007-04-12T05:46:00.000Z

An English doctor is being shown around a Scottish hospital. At the end of his visit, he is shown into a ward with a number of patients who show no obvious signs of injury. He goes to examine the first patient he sees, and the man proclaims:"Fair fa' yer honest, sonsie face,Great chieftain o' the puddin' race!"The English doctor, somewhat taken aback, goes to the next patient, and

Rugby Clubs and Grand Pricks

2007-04-09T15:13:00.000Z

Hello all,Tim and I managed to consume more alcohol this weekend than we have in our whole time on the island. Much fun was had by all...Thursday was spent at the rugby club, which is much the same as any other rugby club I have ever been to. Bright lights, cheap booze, and teenagers talking to loud and indulging in public displays of affection... The reason we were there was to crash some

I don't know, I can't think of one!

2007-03-17T09:58:00.000Z

Hello all,How are you doing on this fine day? Hope you are all well... Bahrain is looking lovely at the moment, the weather is a gorgeous 26, the flowers are in bloom, and there is plenty of culture happening, including Lebanese puppet theatre and more Sufi singers.On a slightly cultural note, I understand that this guy Mika is taking the charts by storm. Until last night I had not heard the boy,

Too cool for school

2007-03-09T06:34:00.000Z

Morning folks,I trust this communiqué finds you well. That at your desks, in your places of work or in your nooks and dens or on the sofas in your living rooms you are at peace with the world and glad with it too. It is not quite 8 o’clock in morning here on a Friday that looks as if it will be another fine, sunny day. The temperatures here are at their perfect state: mid 20’s every day, never

Happy Birthday To You

2007-03-05T12:10:00.000Z

Happy Birthday To YouHappy Birthday Dear HeidiHoHappy Birthday To YouM x

Land of my fathers, see

2007-03-01T14:38:00.000Z

Happy St David's Day x

Myspace !

2007-02-28T20:45:00.000Z

I`m sorry to say but over the last few days, I havequite got into the phenomenonthat isMyspace. Its a crying shame that I have nothingbetter to do with my life. It's either myspace.com or actually keeping up with myfinal years study. Hope all is well Tim & Heidilaters chris

a warning to you all - leave now. Click the empty box if the image doesn't show

2007-02-19T19:05:00.000Z

blatent advertising

2007-02-11T06:01:00.000Z

hi all,so, thanks for all the snow pictures and thanks also, for the grace in defeat that so many of you showed after the announcement that my brother had won the great postcard race.As this is, in equal share, mine and Heidi's blog, i have decided to embark on some blatant promotion of a cause I believe in.Pet owners, click here http://www.paynterphotography.co.uk/mushmush.htmlIf you don't have

From Abu Dhabi to Bahrain, a time’s arrow blog.

2007-02-05T12:55:00.000Z

Afternoon all. OK, so I wanted to write this thing backwards, wanted to unearth the story by revealing effect prior to cause. But it’s hard. By way of explanation, consider the process of arriving home from the airport, your journey fraught with grumpy taxi drivers trying to rip you off, and you have the comparison of the drivers from where you have been, how nice they were, how they never

Ho of Arabia!

2007-02-05T06:27:00.000Z

Howdy Partners!I am just settling in to my first decent cup of tea in 4 days. The Bahrainis will make you tea with milk if you ask, but man, these Emiratis refuse. 'Ma'am tea is drunk black here.' I don't care I like tea with milk!Anyway, Tim and I thought that we would try a little experiment, blogging the same event and seeing what each others memories of it were. Tim's will look prettier than

Stars in my imagination

2007-01-31T23:15:00.000Z

Yes, I did it and it wasn't that hard. First time blogger, feeling a bit nervous, a bit exposed. Hi my names Clee-pee and I like going to the cinema and listening to music etc. Blogging? Hmm, a chance to express, to log, to turn my life into a best seller! So to start, I will share this with you: I just can't believe that at 29, yes 29 long years of age, I still secretly want to be pop star.

The most scary thing i've done since being in Bahrain!

2007-01-31T09:22:00.000Z

Ladies and gay men you will appreciate this:I had my haircut!Before I tell you about my experience I want to put forward an idea to help ex-pat women across the globe: Hairdressers Sans Frontiers. A group of philanthropic trained Toni & Guy hairdressers fly to ex-pat hot-spots and train the scary Filipino/Thai/Vietnamese people, for the simple pleasure of knowing that ex-pats deserve good hair.I

what i did on my holidays - educational and entertaining: Infotainment

2007-01-30T06:25:00.000Z

These kids were just hanging out in Juffair on ashuraOK, morning folksso at the moment it is ashura. as such, we get 2 days of work. Heidi actually has two weeks and the the fact that we are going to Abu Dhabi is by the by. At the moment we are enjoying 2 days off work, whilst the Shia mourn for the fallen son, Hussein, who was killed in battle by what would become the Sunni.anyway, to

an update from the field

2007-01-29T08:07:00.000Z

Morning all, So it’s been a while since I blogged, since anyone blogged. I know Heidi has posted but her missive was perhaps of limited interest, certainly it was a niche publication. That is not to criticise, but this morning I have the urge to update, advise and give appraisal of news items.In no particular order: I interviewed Colin Montgomery yesterday. With a steaming hangover – the

Slips and the Senate

2007-01-20T07:39:00.000Z

Hello all, this one is largely for the moo.I recommend wearing a slip to stop your skirt sticking to your tights, also they cover any awkward lumps and bumps. Try it, you will be suprised.Now more importantly the race for the white house is on!!!! Very excited. Now forgive me if you know all this, i'm sure the hound and the guardian have been keeping you informed, but I feel ahead of the game

Flickr: Explore everyone's geotagged photos on a Map

2007-01-17T11:03:00.000Z

Flickr: Explore everyone's geotagged photos on a MapOK People, it is a very slow day at work.....So I have kinda been using Flickr a lot recently, to be fair to me, some of it has been for work, but just now - see how quickly i have picked up the South African - i have been geo tagging our photo's.if you follow the above link and filter by group, or by cons and ho, you will be able to follow our

BBC SPORT | Other Sport... | Darts | Dutch trio defect to PDC circuit

2007-01-17T08:12:00.000Z

BBC SPORT | Other Sport... | Darts | Dutch trio defect to PDC circuitOk - so we all know that Darts is the greatest sporting spectacle there is. Except maybe a relegation battle with a team your are supporting - yes yes, i am aware that Leeds are looking like another one this season, but i say, a relegation battle would be a positive. It looks like we are just going down.... And maybe the

Darts and global warming

2007-01-14T06:19:00.000Z

Morning all,so I have mailed this to some of you already, but for those of you a little shy about your love of darts, i thought I'd post the link to a rather amusing section of the BBC website. That way, all you closet darters can have a sneeky look and i will never find out about it.It details darts commentary over the years and even this cursory selection, i think, contains the seeds of a

we're so in love... we've even bought electrical items

2007-01-10T06:08:00.000Z

Morning all,so, last night in spirit of the annual January detox, me and the ho are having smoothies for breakfast and soups for lunch. To expedite this healthy life plan, last night we went out and purchased a blender and a new hand mixer.Hurrah!, this morning was to be the first day if the rest of our lives.However, this was not to be. At Heidi's 5AM alarm, we were alerted to the sound of

The animals came in two by two - Hurrah, Hurrah

2007-01-08T09:08:00.000Z

So I have only recently discovered Tim and Heidi's contact details in Bahrain. (The lengths some people will go to to dodge my phone calls, honestly).I read the blog with great amusement, and then I had the following dream.Heidi and Tim were having their going away party (again) but this time it was at Tim's parents house. All the people who were at the non-dream party were there, but Tim's

Merry Christmas Everyone, or, tim's speech regarding home and the commonwealth

2006-12-26T09:08:00.000Z

So, it’s Boxing day and, working in a multi cultural office as I do, I have officially become the oracle on all things, “why is boxing day called boxing day?” and despite their asking, they still argue with me when I tell them that it is the day that the tradesmen would open the boxes into which the rich people would have been depositing coins in the run up to Christmas. What can you do?

Bah Humbug or The Christmas That Never Was

2006-12-23T04:52:00.000Z

Good Morning all,I'm feeling a bit sorry for myself today. I'm just recovering from a god awful cold. That bastard Kofi cat woke me and Tim up at 5. Tim said that he was 'just being sweet and wanting to play' I don't like playing at 5 in the morning. grump. Anyway that lunk of a boyfriend has managed to get back to sleep and I clearly haven't.Christmas is a bit rubbish at the moment, or more to

its not quite merry christmas just yet

2006-12-22T14:52:00.000Z

hello all,just a quick note to cover a couple of things:1st, and many thanks to moo for making public the trials and tribulations being ecperienced by the turquoise clad one - it is a very upsetting time for all concerned. Our thougts are with him. But, i was gonna ask you all - well, probably just bruv actually - that if anyone can find a downloadable version of the david icke doc, please

One for Tim

2006-12-21T12:34:00.000Z

As it's my last day at work before Christmas, here's a little bit of Lizard-tastic news from the Guardian:The much ridiculed world of David Icke has been shocked into real-life turmoil by a court case that threatens to bankrupt Britain's self-styled conspiracy guru.Icke is fighting to retain copyright of the 16 books he has written over the same number of years. He is involved in a legal battle

Christmas in Peckham

2006-12-17T16:24:00.000Z

Well, this new Blogger Beta is a bit of a faff, isn't it?Anyway, I have battled my way to the stage where I can actually publish a post so I can fill you all in on the inaugural Peckham Christmas Dinner.I was on time, Dr James was only 30 mins late, and a great time was had by all. Aretha the Plant was adorned with decorations (both sparkly and edible) and was crowned with the Megabus Man.

Ariston.

2006-12-15T20:10:00.000Z

an answerable question

2006-12-12T07:29:00.000Z

hello all,I write today requesting your assistance, nay, urging you to help me.something terrible has become me.since the winds came, since the rain came and the nights cooled I have, and I can barely bring myself to admit this - the shame I bring upon my family - since the winters tale began in its telling, I have been craving and actively seeking Coldplay.I urge you to help me remedy this

Bahraini Primark and Christmas Trees

2006-12-09T15:22:00.000Z

These are some bad photos of note: Our tree - it isn't actually on its side, you knowmary and james - taken at likwid and published in Oo La Lathe ceiling of our wiinter palace.The problem with bahrain is that when we were putting all this lot up, we got a bit hot and you know, we came this close to putting on the AC. Now that's not a good a look for christmas.* * * * Right

2006-12-07T00:11:00.001Z

You`ll like this bro not alot but you`ll like it . and i`ll send you the file once it`s aired . This Life returns after 10 years This Life - Ten Years On will be filmed in London and SussexBBC cult drama series This Life is making a comeback to mark the 10thanniversary of the show. The 90 minute one-off episode, This Life - Ten Years On,will be

This house believes that penguins work too hard.

2006-12-02T14:31:00.001Z

Hello all you ones back in Blighty. Thought I would fill you in on our weekly happenings. I should set one thing straight, I have recently been moaning about the horrendous weather we have been having but, in context it is the beginning of December and I am walking around in a long sleeved t-shirt, and at night it is too hot to sleep under the covers with with the AC off. Its not too bad

Truth in science

2006-11-29T09:32:00.000Z

morning all,no further pleasantries today I'm afraid, I'm incensedwhat the hell is this? http://www.truthinscience.org.uk/site and what is it doing in my schools?I have just learned that this bunch of chancers are providing content to schools and asking for it to be taught along side evolutionary theory. How can this be?The enlightenment ensured the swift and seamless transition from one set

Hungover!

2006-11-27T05:19:00.000Z

First of all: so many levels Jon, I enjoyed.Secondly, we had torrential rain and thunder and lightning yesterday. Very exciting. Weather in Bahrain, most unusual.Thirdly, i'm almost guaranteed promotion before the end of the year. Yippee, less teaching more paperwork!Tim and I both have hangovers, we went out with the lovely Eather and Taz last night to do the pub quiz in JJ's and ladies get free

cats and dogs

2006-11-26T06:51:00.000Z

It is raining - a lot. No Really, look what it says on the beeb. We have had thunder and lightning too. Lots of it. It’s just like being at home…. And the place can’t deal with it. There is 6 inches of water everywhere and puddles that are much deeper than that. On the way in,

It's a matter of breeding

2006-11-26T00:07:00.000Z

I'm jealous Timmy. I want to be a broad again.Life back in Britain is just as you'd expect for an unemployed man approaching thirty who has given up smoking and is living in his parents house with his knocked up wife. There are some downsides though. The old man is slowly drifting into senility and had quite a sulk when I didn't agree with him that the toaster was crap because the crumpets didn't

My turn now!

2006-11-20T12:01:00.000Z

You have got me this time.I am feeling much better now, although it is typical, just as I am feeling better, the weather turns. Yesterday it rained. A lot. There is no such thing as wet play in Bahrain and all my little angels went and got soaked, apparently there was more rain yesterday than there has been for the last 2 years. They thought all their Eid's had come at once.Tim and I are busy

2006-11-18T10:15:00.000Z

A busy busy week.Saturday.It is Saturday morning, the equivalent of your Sunday morning. The sun is shining – the sun is always shining – but it is not so hot so as to need the air conditioning on. Ergo, it is quiet, just the low level hum of the buildings’ breathing. Heidi is still asleep and I have no hangover. I am drinking freshly ground, coal black Arabic coffee. And I am smoking. Last night

Bahrain calling Britain

2006-11-18T00:34:00.000Z

Bahrain calling BritainHi guysSorry Heidi hasn't been well, hope you are feeling better now. The cake looked pretty yummy so hopefully it lived up to its' appearance.If you think it's cold over there imagine this, sitting in the dark (because we don't have curtains up and I can't stand people looking in) innocently reading your e-mail, when suddenly the whole room is lit by lightening followed

Cross your fingers, you might get a postcard.

2006-11-14T17:35:00.000Z

New Page 1(Long time reader , first time blogger )Hello Bahrain Hope all is well.Life ticks on in blightey. At the mo I'm fully ensconced in writing my project feasibility study for my dissertation project (a MIDI Theremin) I'm having a break because I have lost the will to live. We just got back from Athens as you know. A Good time had by all, in fact a goodhad by all , it being the main mobile

piracy and cake

2006-11-11T19:12:00.000Z

So, i have resolved to write a proper blog, a blog with news in. Or, at the very least, details of what we get up to on a day to day basis.This weekend has not been typical in that we have spent no money and not really been anywhere. Obviously, we have been to megarmart - several times - but no parties, no rooftop dances and we have remained resolutely sober.Heidi has been ill - the little

POSH parties, Amercan servicemen, cold weather and TESCO phones.

2006-11-10T13:22:00.000Z

Hello All,Thought I would fill you in on various Bahrain type events. We have been living the high life recently now that we have friends. Last Friday we went to the rather cool POSH party. Electrics and booze beside a pool, not usualy a good combination, but suprisingly no injuries or fatalaties. The pool was located on the top floor of the Mercure hotel in the Al Seef district. We got there

especially for lotte, Vignette 3

2006-11-07T13:04:00.000Z

Just you in a car, looking out the window and seeing the great rows of palms stationed across the roundabout on a beautiful sunny afternoon, listening to Indian music your photographer has put on and ignoring the chatter of your sales manager in the back as he witters on about the write up you’ll do; about how it will help him close the sale; about how he thinks he made a good impression.

Bahrain: A Dispatch (Or, What I Did On My Holidays)

2006-10-31T13:15:00.000Z

To be a proper blog I suppose I should have completed a daily entry but, due to problems with internet access (i.e. there wasn’t any), you’re getting a sort of over-long thematic overview. As a further caveat, it’s possible that I’ve totally forgotten some of the things we did, or put them in the wrong order. I can’t imagine that anybody will be too bothered.So, Thursday night: James and I

Yeah Sorry I'm a C**t

2006-10-26T09:28:00.000Z

Shouldn't be taking my bad mood out on you or your blog.Love the picture.XXX

J'accuse

2006-10-26T06:15:00.000Z

Right then Miss Grant, you have actually heart my feelings.You are, of course, absolutely right; my blog entries have been a little self indulgent of late and arguably of little interest to anyone other than the author. In reply, and by means of defence, I would like to cite the OED that in its definition of blog includes the following, "Blogs..contain daily musings about news, dating, marriage,

To the Megablogger

2006-10-24T09:59:00.000Z

Tim my love, a word in your ear. I have to confess to you that I've started to scan through your blogs and not read them properly, despite the fact I am now under-employed and desperate for things to keep me occupied. I'm not saying they're boring, just a beet long and (dare I say it) a teeny weeny beet self-indulgent in a creative writing class kind of way. As a writer you MUST think of your

my first solo piece....

2006-10-19T06:14:00.000Z

hi all,Ok, so i am not going to win the Pulitzer Prize, and i don't think i can challenge Lewis for the News Hound moniker kust yet, but i am still quite chuffed with below anyway. It is all mine. I came up with the idea, setup the interview, did the interview and then wrote it up. I have even set the page for the magazine. What is below is only my second draft and i am bang on word count.

Vingette 2

2006-10-18T06:19:00.000Z

Driving. Driving at night; Heidi in the back, quiet and tired. Driving through the hotel and diplomatic area. There is so much glass and in it the neon reflects, illuminating the sky in darkened reds and weakened blues. You cannot see the stars in Bahrain; at least not in Manama. Maybe in the desert. That girls voice enters my head - “they went on for ever, I grew up in Arizona and the skies

It's Sunday and i'm working!!!

2006-10-15T14:53:00.000Z

It's not so bad as I have had my weekend. However, I was in work at 6.45 this morning and it is now 5.45 this evening and I am still here! Grump! I like the weekends much more.X

Bahrain calling Britain

2006-10-14T09:08:00.000Z

Bahrain calling BritainHi GuysI'm so sorry you are both missing home, I suppose the feeling of being on holiday has now reached the "oh right, we live here, we're not going home, this is home" bit.Hopefully this will wear off but if not, rest assured Britain is exactly the same as you left it, wet, windy, dirty, ignorant and a complete nanny state! As of 1st October we are advised to no longer

Sit back, relax and listen to the rant...

2006-10-12T10:44:00.000Z

Let me tell you a bit about where I work...The building is amazing, you would not believe a school could look like this. It is all beautiful marble floors, Grecian columns, and walls free of 'fuck off you teacher scum!' The people are lovely, will bend over backwards to moan about the children. They are also a bunch of incompetent arseholes! I have never encountered a bunch of more lazy,

Vignette 1

2006-10-11T13:25:00.000Z

Afternoon people, So, it is half past two and I am hungry. I really should go and have my lunch. Instead, I am sat at my desk with my headphones on in an office full of women. One, Saudi but utterly anglicised; she went to university in Dundee of all places and studied English literature and Philosophy, is my boss kinda and she is in a bad mood. We take it in turns to deal with Angela; a