given that is my world i intend to a quick romp through the last few weeks:
- work - bloody busy
- home life - interesting (surrounded by women) and also quite busy
- Xmas - its coming and i am not ready
- Travel - everyday. now spend about 2 hours a day commuting, up from 30 mins total in Perth (its not all bad)
- food - variable. some of the restaurants and pubs are crap and relatively expensive. BUT we have a couple of favourites in Balham (indian room, Gurkhas). outside of Balham we have had pretty good food in Zizzi's and another Italian restaurant on Strand (name to come)
- weather - it is what it is. we have had the first real cold day since we arrived here and it actually snowed today (it was a pretty poor first effort but it was a reminder of what might be coming)
- attitude - it varies. you have to find your own because things go wrong
- recreation - not much except walking to and from station is about the sum of it
London is a wonderful city - everywhere you turn it has something to offer. it is so alive all the time. the choices are immense, the options endless.
the underground - never let anyone ever tell something is full ever again. I got into a full train the other day and felt like a sardine. at the next stop 4 people got in behind me (if you want to go somewhere you PUSH) and then at the next stop the same happened again (oh, and some people still had room to read a paper). i stood looking around the carriage looking for where the airspace was and then trying to work out how you could fit another 20 people into the carriage (its possible if you get horizontal above everyone's head).
the underground stations - some are a pleasure and some are a real pain.
walking on the footpath - there is no rule. you must take a position and hold it. you must be prepared to BUMP here as everyone else seems to be prepared to bump you.
Money - you need to stop converting. it also helps if you come with a shit-load so it is not a daily problem (if you can)
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