Let there be light …

Jan 10, 12 Let there be light …

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Today marks a MAJOR milestone in the new house my parents have been building and which my Dad and I have been doing all the electrical work on Today the house was inspected, passed and finally connected to the grid by the States Electrical Inspector … YAY !! This follows a year of work involving planning, wiring, drilling .....

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Going … going … gone

Dec 01, 11 Going … going … gone

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Movember has been and gone and I’ve been growing a beard … and thank goodness it’s over … so say goodbye to beardy boy …

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Graduation!

Oct 12, 11 Graduation!

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The family’s all here in Cambridge to celebrate Julie’s Graduation!

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La breithe sona Deaglan

Sep 14, 11 La breithe sona Deaglan

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I’m across in London again, this time for a course in IT Team management. We’ve been out as a team of course … this time to celebrate Declan’s birthday with a szechuan chinese ! 😀

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A Festival in a Day

Sep 12, 11 A Festival in a Day

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We’ve been in London this weekend to attend Radio 2’s ‘A Festival in a day’ in Hyde Park … We met up with Julie and stayed in a serviced apartment near Hyde Park. From there we proceeded to ‘do London’ .… Madame Tussauds, the West End show ‘The Lion King’ and finishing off with Radio...

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Workin’ on a chain gang

Aug 03, 11 Workin’ on a chain gang

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HSBC sponsored local community project work…

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Belly Dancing … part deux

Jun 23, 11 Belly Dancing … part deux

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This is getting to be a habit … A night out in London with the lads from the team and where do we end up again … Belly dancing !!! This time it was a Moroccan restaurant in Covent Garden and it was me that was selected to dance. The food and ambience, and of course the dancing , were excellent … all in all a fantastic night...

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It’s a 1st !

Jun 08, 11 It’s a 1st !

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Congratulations to my ‘little’ sister Julie !!!! She’s been awarded a 1st Class Honours Degree in Graphic Design from the Anglia-Ruskin University in Cambridge. Am so very, very proud of her indeed 😀...

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“Beer Fest” …

Apr 01, 11 “Beer Fest” …

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Another good business trip to London to meet up with “the chaps”. We also managed a good night out where Kieran took myself, Declan and Faheem to a Pub specialising in Belgian beer. Between us we manged to try out a few of the more exotic ales … I tried out 3 that were new to me : Hoegaarden; Franziskaner...

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Who’s afraid of the Boogie man….

Sep 17, 10 Who’s afraid of the Boogie man….

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Wowzers !!! Last night we went to see, hear and generally inhale the genius that is Jooles Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Band. Boogie Woogie, Blues, Jazz, Swing, Big Band …. enough to satisfy even the biggest musical appetite. The sax solos were mental … they were full on INSANELY BRILLIANT!! 😀 As you can tell...

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Santa Fun Run 2009 ….

Dec 21, 09 Santa Fun Run 2009 ….

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Phew … I did it !! I’ve just completed my first “competition run” ! 😀 hmmm … well actually not really a “competition” … and the run was actually slightly shorter than one of my weekly training sessions …… however I did achieve a personal best pace time of a 9:21 minute...

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