Unavoidable pig out

The swine flu is here and “the ever so effective well oiled machinery” called NHS has kicked into action. People are advised to cover their mouths and noses when they sneeze or cough, to throw away used tissues and wash their hands. What is wrong with this picture? Why isn’t the great British public already doing this? Or any one else around the globe for that matter? Are people really that disgusting that this pandemic is possible? I have moaned about this before and if I catch the stupid swine flu I will curse the idiot people who spread this disease through their inability to adhere to simple hygiene to ends of time.

But if this mutating virus is airborne, we don't have a hope in hell as they advise people NOT to wear masks unless you are infected. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? In the same breath they are saying that the medical staff will have to wear masks to avoid infection. I give up! Let's watch this go hell in a hand cart with few million people dead. *shaking my head*

No way BA?

I have flown many a times with British Airways and generally not many complaints about the firm. The news yesterday that Joel Madden was told to cover up his tattoos by a BA employee has left me feeling somewhat annoyed with the company. A rep for British Airways said the employee is being reprimanded. "We don't understand why the employee took it upon himself to enforce regulations that don't exist." Surely he should worry about the swine flu as one can't catch tattoos, they are a choice.

Where do these numbskulls get off? What an earth inspires a person to discriminate someone else so blatantly and to enforce regulations that don't exist? Power trip? Small penis? Or just a small mind? What ever the reason, mind boggles….

April Sunday

Some people are running the London Marathon as we speak. Good for them but I am enjoying white wino in the garden. Cheers!

Friday morning

Friday morning and sun is out. Weekend weather forecast is not so good but it doesn't matter. All the pubs around Covent Garden are restocking after yesterdays St Georges Day celebrations. The singing started around 2pm yesterday afternoon with few rounds of God Save The Queen followed by a medley of assorted football songs. People were generally dressed in white and red and some were wrapped up in St Georges flags were wondering around town. Good times!

Tomorrow I have a dentist appointment to get a new crown fitted. My Finnish dentist Dr JB has started to have Saturday appointments which is just brilliant! Other than that, not much will be happening, which is nice :)

St George's Day

Saint George was the bloke who alledgedly slayed the dragon during the crusades when religion was forced upon people in far away lands. Who knows if it is true but hey, the Irish celebrate a bloke called Saint Patrick who banished snakes from Ireland. What is that all about? Symbolism I guess.

But as I live in England, the religious legend aside, I think it is good for the nation to have this day and celebrate it accordingly. So Happy St George's Day :)

They're here!

It is Tuesday, sun is out and the forecast is 21 degrees today. The new Star Trek film premiered here in London town last night and that means the gorgeous Zachary Quinto is in town. He even made the cover of the Times today and the times reviewer gave the film 5 stars.

I was drooling about the film already back in November and now it is almost here. My friend Min has promised to descend to my level of trekkie geekdom and actually has agreed to go and see the film with me once it hits the theatres, yeiiii!

Dear Ex

Dear Wife:

I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you forever.
I've been a good man to you for 7 years & I have nothing to show for it.
These last 2 weeks have been hell.

Your boss called to tell me that you quit your job today & that was the last straw. Last week, you came home & didn't even notice I had a new haircut, had cooked your favorite meal & even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers. You ate in 2 minutes, & went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps.

You don't tell me you love me anymore; you don't want sex or anything that connects us as husband & wife. So either you're cheating on me or you don't love me any
more; whatever the case, I'm gone.

Your EX-Husband

P.S don't try to find me. Your SISTER & I are moving away to West Virginia together!
Have a great life!

Dear Ex-Husband:

Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter. It's true you &
I have been married for 7 years, although a good man is a far cry from
what you've been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your
constant whining & griping. Too bad that doesn't work.

I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week, but the 1st thing that
came to mind was 'You look just like a girl!' Since my mother raised me
not to say anything if you can't say something nice, I didn't comment.
When you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with
MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork 7 years ago.

About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99
price tag was still on them, & I prayed it was a coincidence that my
sister had just borrowed $50 from me that morning. After all of this, I
still loved you & felt we could work it out.

So when I hit the lotto for 10 million dollars, I quit my job & bought us 2 tickets to Jamaica, but when I got home you were gone. Everything happens for a reason, I guess. I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said that the letter you wrote ensures you won't get a dime from me. So take care.

Your Ex-Wife, Rich as Hell & Free!

P.S. I don't know if I ever told you this, but my sister Carla was born Carl.
I hope that's not a problem

Post long weekend blues

Cloudy but warm Wednesday morning in London town. Yesterday was a difficult day at work and I was ready to knock some heads together. I hope that today is not so overwhelming and irritable. And it is the school holidays (again?!) and the streets are crowded with monsters of different sizes and ages.

The temperatures are going up and the travelling in the tube is getting once again ridiculously hot. I am sure hell is a crowded tube on a hot summers day, but then again I don't believe in hell and I just keep on blaming the London Underground.

But the Kefalonia holiday is closer with mere 36 mornings to wake up before I get there! Miss R has dropped out off the action so it will be only Heavy and I for a fortnight of Greek food and drink. I am sure we can entertain ourselves visiting a vineyard, worshipping the sun on the beaches and sampling the local cuisine. CAN'T WAIT!

Easter Monday

As the sun came out the first time this easter, I took my beer and Min took the camera and we went out to the garden to take some photos for the blog. Mainly to take a new profile picture. Below are few which made us laugh. I was wearing my recently purchased Finland's National Team shirt with name Hyypiä and no 4 in the back. He plays for "some other" premiership team than my team but do I care about him when he is representing Finland. He happens to be from same corner of Finland where I come from so he can't be a bad person ;)

Mira the cat was the supervisor of the photo shoot

Long weekend coming up

I am the least religious person you are most likely to meet but I do appreciate the Christian holidays as they get me off work for a few days a year. So this weekend is about extended layabout doing nothing whilst luxuriating in being in no rush what so ever. The weather seems to be quite changable but let's hope there is some sunshine amongst the April showers. Happy bunny time everyone!

Little things

Three weeks ago I bought a book called No Angel by Jay Dobyns on my way to Finland and read it when I got back in the tube on the way to and back from work. Well, wolfed it down more like as it happened to be a very good book. Then I thought to look if the writer was in the facebook and there he was as are most people these days. I send him a message saying that I liked his book and thank you for writing it. And here is the thing; he (or possibly his assistant) wrote back saying "You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it."

It made my day as he actually bothered to reply!

Every single time it is the little things that matter and elevate your spirits. So even if something is insignificant or just polite to do for some one else, do it anyway because it doesn't cost you anything and could make the other person smile.

Don't get crabby with blondes

A man boarded an airplane in New Orleans with a box of frozen crabs and asked a blonde female crew member to take care of the box for him.

She took the box and promised to put it in the crew's refrigerator. He pointedly advised her that he was holding her personally responsible for the crabs staying frozen, mentioned that he was a lawyer, and proceeded to rant at her about what would happen if she let them thaw out. Needless to say she was quite annoyed by his behavior.

Shortly before landing in New York, she used the intercom to announce to the entire cabin, "Would the gentleman who gave me the crabs in New Orleans, please raise your hand?" Not one hand went up ... so she took them home and ate them.

Two lessons here: 1. Men never learn. 2. Blondes aren't as dumb as most men think.

Finally it is Friday

Finally it is Friday! This working week has felt like a year and I am most happy that it is coming to it's end. I am glad the waste of space protesters and politicians have packed their weapons and briefcases and buggered out of London town. We the taxpayers have to pay for all the policing of the demonstrators and politicians alike and I say enough already. Good riddance and don't come back, and that goes for the both parties!

Tomorrow is The Grand National and I do my once a year flutter on the horses. I did pick a winner couple of years ago but this year I put couple of pounds on two different horses to win. Win or loose, it is an exiting race.

Other than that not much will be happening and I will be spending the weekend mostly horizontally and recharge my weary head.

Holidays are coming

Toy-taliban look is in this April Fools Day

Fashion followers arriving to City this morning. They came to support "Toy-taliban Fashion For All 2009" unisex spring collection now showing all over London town.