Category Archives: reflections

Pic 1 (below). Mike – Black Bishop to H4 (Check); Rishi – White King to E2. Both players now in deep thought; Mike’s move. Location: Somerset House, on a sunny day @ London’s Strand. In this deadly game of strategy, … Continue reading →

Getting the last of my things together, I realized I couldn’t locate my lucky Chinese bracelet… that’s when I freaked out and all hell broke lose! I found it a few minutes later (a few feet away from where it … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago back in London, my buddy Toye introduced me to a “new” show he’d recorded off History Channel: Battles BC. It turns out the show first aired in 2009 and essentially re-created some of history’s most famous … Continue reading →

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I don’t trust Face Book (the reason will be made clear in my very next post) so I’ve decided that any personal pics will be put on my blog, not there. These pics take me back… way back. There’s even … Continue reading →

After a coach-ride that lasted in excess of 13 hours—by far the longest road trip I’ve had all my life—I’ve made it back to my accommodation at university.Strangely, despite how austere my surroundings… despite how alone, and lonely, I sometimes … Continue reading →

I’m off to the consulate in a little while to go pick up my new passport, and then I’m hanging out with Toye till tomorrow. I thought I’d be headed back to Canary Wharf with Jane, but she wants us … Continue reading →