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Month: April 2013

Fatlegged and heavy headed

30 April, 201314 May, 2013 James ForemanFrustrations of the Modern Lifestyle

The efficiency of London lasted until I got to the office. My taxi deposited me outside my hotel at 7 in the morning, and after I’d dropped off my luggage it was a five minute[…]

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Returning to the old world

29 April, 20132 May, 2013 James ForemanTravel

For a change, the flight from Singapore was uncomfortably hot, rather than uncomfortably cold, for the first three hours. Then it switched back to freezing cold for the remainder of the flight. Blessed are we[…]

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Taxiing to takeoff

28 April, 201314 May, 2013 James ForemanFrustrations of the Modern Lifestyle

Late tonight I’ve got a flight from Singapore to London, and because everyone knows it’s not good to mix alcohol with air travel, I started drinking about 3pm.

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Iron Man 3

27 April, 20138 May, 2013 James ForemanFilm

Iron Man 3 has basically the same plot as the first two Iron Man films; Tony Stark, the lone good industrialist, vs evil businessmen. Unlike the first Iron Man film, it doesn’t have the baggage[…]

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Singapore Slinged

26 April, 201327 April, 2013 James ForemanSingapore

The Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel smells of two poisonous things; disappointment, and rotting peanuts. Whereas yesterday we ate cucumber sandwiches in the rarefied air of the Tiffin Room, today we went to drink[…]

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Eating like a bird

25 April, 201326 April, 2013 James ForemanSingapore

Afternoon tea at the Raffles Hotel is something of an institution, and now I’ve been institutionalised.

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How long till Chrismas?

24 April, 20138 May, 2013 James ForemanSingapore

I awoke at five this morning, my left arm completely numb from where I’d lain on it all night. I was filled with utter terror at the thought I might never recover feeling in the[…]

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More gin

23 April, 201326 April, 2013 James ForemanSingapore

I had an early lunch today with a couple of colleagues, and on the way back to the office stopped to look through the window of a restaurant I’d never been into. The owner saw[…]

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Coffee

22 April, 201323 April, 2013 James ForemanFrustrations of the Modern Lifestyle

Starbucks, that world-renowned purveyor of steamed milk with a dab of coffee in it, are forever tweaking the beverages they offer, in the hope the variety will addle your brain and make you pay to[…]

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Slight after effects

21 April, 201322 April, 2013 James ForemanRunning

Alcoholic drinks probably aren’t the best carb-loading material. Still, I only had three beers last night, and though I felt grotty at six in the morning, I was still capable of hauling myself out of[…]

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