Arillas 2011 - Day after the B-Day

Hard lounging on the beach life was slightly interupped yesterday because of my 2 x 22 B-Day. It did not help that we had been in the bar until 03.00 previous night but our tournament fitness allowed to continue.

At lunch in Portofino I went to powder my nose and I was washing my hands when I heard the song Happy Birthday to you booming from the speakers. I walk back into the restaurant and there was a large bowl of ice cream with umbrellas and other assorted cocktail parafenilia piled on top of it. Raucous laughter followed as Spiros said that he forgot to check if was on the table before he made his B-Day presentation.

Then after swim and few more hours on the beach we came home to have a little rest. Then we made ourselves pretty, I wore my new Corfu Beer T-Shirt that I had purchased from the brevery and headed to Armourada. Vasilis had made a special setting on our favourite table and we started our long awaited lobster dinner. Again we called the said lobster Stavros and nice he was too!






Then suddenly a man with an accordian and another with a guitar walk in and start playing Happy Birthday to you and gazillion different coloured napkins started to fly and I nearly died of embarasment and Heavy nearly of laughter.

After we had got over the live music and flying napkins and once we had devoured Stavros the taverna was plunged into darkness and Happy Birthday To You stated playing and a gorgeous cake was delivered to the table with sparklers. Nice!

Then we thanked everyone and left for the Coconut Bar where we met with friends for a few beverages. And would you believe it suddenly the bar went dark and Happy Birthday To You started on the sound system and a bottle of bubbly arrived in a bucket with sparklers to our end of the bar. Then there were assortment of little presents and the drinking crew had expanded and the alcohol fuelled merriment continued until about 03.00 when we fell out of the bar.



What a fun day and brilliant night! Thank you all my friends and especially Heavy for making it so much fun although somewhat embarrasing at times :)

Arillas 2011 - errr...the last couple of days

As you can imagine life has been soooooo good that there has barely been time to document it all. There has been tons of good food, days at the beach, days at Sharon's Pool Bar with tan coming along nicely, rock music nights in the Coconut Bar, visit to the Royal Ionian brevery, darts being played, hunting for a functional cash point in Agios Stefano - Avliotes - Sidari and back again with our friend Eggy.

Then he finally dropped us on the top of the hill to Nikos's gorgeous Akrotitri Lounge Bar where few hours of lounging was done with cold beverages (previous post pic!). Then we walked down as the sun was going down and parked our tired derries on our favorite table downstairs in the Brouklis Taverna and had a gorgeous meal after which we came upstairs and I can barely remember closing my bedroom door before my lights we out.

Today I have been mostly....

Arillas 2011 - Day 6

Last night was buckets of fun and warmly remembered this morning. We had a lovely meal again in Armourada, this time it was turn for Mama Kiki's excellent Pastitsada.



Then it was the turn of the Coconut Bar where we enjoyed the entertaining Freddie Mercury show along with Sharon from Sharon's Pool Bar. There was singing, dancing and even a quick headbanging session to Bohemian Raphsody. Then suddenly all the power went and we spent an hour in the candelight enjoying more cold beverages. Then the power returned and Freddie soundalike finished his set. Brilliant night!

This morning we parked our selves at the beach again, went for a nice frappe at Sharons, swim swim and more swim and then it was suddenly lunch time and we enjoyed it in Portofino with our friend Michelle. As we left our friend Sandy arrived to the village so the more the merrier theme continues.



Tonight we will dine downstairs and the head to watch the Europa League second leg Tottenham - Hearts game to the bar. How much do you think I love my life at this time? A LOT!

Arillas 2011 - Day 5

Today we woke up early, did some laundry, ate some breakfast and headed to Sharon's Pool Bar for a frappe and a smoothie. Then we actually left the village and took the marvellous little resort bus that shuttles between Arillas and few other places.

We headed to Sidari through Agios Stefanos and Avliotes and it was a nice sight seeing tour of the North of the island. Sidari itself is definetly not my kind of resort but we did have nice leisurly lunch in the Sunset Restaurant over looking the beach.

Then we came back after few hours to lovely Arillas and told everyone how we had missed it and how happy we were to be back. No picture today as there was not a lot of scenery to take pictures from.

Tonight is the Freddie Mercury tribute show in the Coconut Bar and I believe some singing is going to happen hastened by the consuming of the lovely local beer Royal Ionian.

More of that tomorrow ;) Life is effing brilliant!

Hello Ms B @ work!

Arillas 2011 - Day 4

All day was spent once again on the beach and I have been spending a lot of time in the Ionian sea as well. Life is so good that there is nothing to add. But here is a picture of lunch today.

Arillas 2011 - Day 3

Arillas 2011 - Day 2

Yesterday we had another fun evening. First a looooooong leisurly dinner at Armourada and then we continued to The Coconut Bar and suddenly it was 03.00 and we thought best get some kip.



This morning dawned hot hot hot and we got up surpringly lively with only a hint of hangover at 09.00. Breakfast at home and then for a lovely cold frappe at Sharon's Pool Bar. Then it time to go and spent some more time in the Ionian sea and nice it was too. More lying around on the sunloungers and then it was lunch time and we headed over to Portofino.



Tonight we are eating in downstairs taverna and I believe some chilled white vino will be consumed. Life in the village continues to be good!

Arillas 2011 - Day 1

Yesterday all the travelling went without any hic ups and nice it was too. SleazyJet was surprisingly civilized and next to me sat this chap called Danny who was with his mates heading to Kalami for a week of floricking in the sun. Few beverages were had and the flight flew past with few giggles.



We landed 10 min before estimated time of arrival, my bag came surprisingly quickly on the carousel and my taxi driver Nikos was waiting. Up the mountain we went and down the other side and throught the olive groves. I got to Arillas just after 23.00. I was met by Heavy and my hosts Dimitris and his wife Litsa and after throwing the luggage upstairs we sat down for a late supper in the taverna. Then of course we had to go and say hello to everyone in the Coconut Bar and predictably few more drinks were consumed.



This morning was gratefully almost hangover free and we went to have a frappe at Sharon's Pool Bar. Then it was time for beach and I headed staright into the Ionian sea where I spent the next half an hour or so before laying on my sunlounger until lunch time. Lunch was in Thalassa and kisses all around from lovely Spiros and good food and cold beer.





Tonight it is the long awaited return to our favorite taverna Armourada and mama Kiki's most excellent food along with lashings of white vino. Life is good!

Towards Arillas

It is Friday and finally it is THE Friday when I travel to my annual dose of extra good life in the beautiful Arillas on the gorgeous island of Corfu. I don't know if any of you know it, but the backround image of this blog is actually of Arillas.

So for the next two weeks not only is my blog based in Arillas but so am I along with my good friend Heavy. In few hours I will head to Gatwick Airport to catch a SleazyJet plane to Corfu. Ta'raa and next time I will write from Arillas! Life is GOOD!

Phwaaaaarrr....

Is what I said when I saw the absolutely delish Jason Momoa in the remake of Conan the Barbarian trailer.

He almost (?) rivals the handsome stranger in the tube in regards of impure thoughts in my mind. Well, he is most welcome to come and ravish me at any time ;)

Call Me Dave makes promises

This news sounds promising but probably just words and too good to be true. So come on then Call Me Dave, show that you have a pair or get on with it and grow yourself one!

This point especially needs a desperate review in my opinion as the so called "Yuman Rights" have annoyed the proverbial shit out me for years:

"Ministers would look at the Human Rights Act and health and safety legislation - saying they had been "twisted" and misrepresented by some in a way that had undermined personal responsibility."

Monday Monday

Monday morning and the sun is out. After a quiet and restful weekend I am still not somehow ready to go to work. At least the packing for the Arillas trip is done and apart from the hand luggage I am good to go.

Only today and three other days to work and then Thursday 17.30 the freedom will happen! So, best get cracking and head towards central London. Have a good day!

Finally the Friday is here

This week has felt like a month and I am truly knackered. All though I have slept well, both yesterday and this morning I fell a sleep in the tube coming to work and going home.

But never mind as the weekend is almost here and I will start my packing for Arillas. I might have couple of glasses of red vino whilst I am doing it ;)

It'z Wednesday

Here is what I think about anything at the moment. And that is all I got to say about that.

Anarchy in the UK

And no, I don't mean the Sex Pistols album but the unbelievable idiocy that is gripping some of the stupid and criminal elements of the society. And fun it is not.

I went to sleep as normal last night but after about an hour there was a knock on my door and Min woke me up saying that I should not panic if I smell smoke. Our house was not on fire but a Maccie D down the road in Mitcham. I grunted acceptance and went back to the land of nod with distant sirens blaring all the way trough.

Then, again down the road, a shopping center was looted and the street that I walk along to the station was covered in boxes and hangers that the idiots had left behind this morning.

My colleague Ms B had it worse. The building she lives in East London had the downstairs shops looted and torched. The building behind her place was a blaze and whilst they were evacuated to the street they were approached with the undesirable element who would of attacked them if it hadnt been for her neighbour who is build like a brick shit house. She got back in early hours of this morning and at least she still has a home, although it stinks of smoke.

This is a simple message to Call Me Dave:

Just put a curfew in place, bring out the water cannons and the gas and deploy what is left of the British Army that is not overseas fighting somebody elses war.

Another sighting of the handsome stranger

London is burning and so are my loins! Well, a slight exaggeration but mild blushing and shortness of breath was involved.

Remember the handsome stranger? Today he made a reappearance next to me at the Northern Line platform and we happened (???) to sat opposite each other in the train carriage as those were the only two seats available.

I was a lot calmer than last time and sneaked few glances towards him over my book cheking if he was wearing a ring. No he was not! He still had the flaming boots on but a lighter clothing with shades of grey. But he looked as good as I remembered!

Alas, I got out at my stop and he stayed on again and my handsome stranger episode again feels like a Mills & Boon novel but without beginning, middle or an end.

But I am smiling, which is nice :)

Criminals ruining Tottenham

This weekend saw some mindless violence, utterly stupid looting and sensless burning of buildings. Well, all that happened somewhere comfortably far far away from me and I thought I wont give the primeval ooze a mention.



But now I read that if this nobby behaviour does not die down the Premier League opening game for my beloved Tottenham Hotspur against Everton this coming Saturday might not happen.

Stop it and stop it now you incredibly idiotic criminal slime! That is if you can read... *shaking my head*

To boldly go...

Once again it is Friday but what makes this an more exiting than usual Friday is that a NASA is attempting to launch spacecraft Juno on her way today.



And if everything goes all right she will travel all the way to Jupiter if she survives. They will attempt the launch at 16.34 our time and I hope it all goes to plan. Good stuff or what!

Lovely day

Allthough it is really humid and wet with buckets of rain out side, I am MUCH happier at work! And that is because the oven like heat of the past few days is not making me cranky in my black nylon work suit that sticks to my skin as my chair is covered with leather.

Let it rain as the duck's and plants are happy :)

Hot hot hot midweek

The temperature is rising steadily and I am melting...Why you say? Because where I work has no aircon at my work station. I do have 3 fans rotating the boiling air but it does not make much difference as the sun is glaring in through the front which mostly glass. Life is a bitch...etc.

But tomorrow should be blissfully cloudy with few drops of rain says BBC and they better be right.

Tired, hot and bothered mini rant over.