We’re in Phnom Penh. I of course have been working frantically, with no end in sight. I was working and in meetings till past midnight last night, then woke at 5.30 as usual, had a shower and started working, worked in the car except when I felt car sick (exacerbated by the driver’s repellently fruity […]
Aftershocks
A previously unfamiliar pink alert on my phone, an earthquake in southeastern Turkey. I have an app which monitors earthquakes. It was nerve-wracking when it was set to Indonesia, and of course it reported the earthquake outside Jakarta while I was at lunch, which ended the lives of many, but also at least 2-3 earthquakes […]
How many hands
During my long break from this blog I had a birthday and since I was in Bangkok at the time I took the opportunity to buy myself (on behalf of another) a birthday present I had long wanted, a nice though not extravagant watch but simple and clean in design. The downside, or perhaps its […]
Nursery rhyme
Another fleeting dream, this time of an online conversation (as are so many conversations now, but still disoncerting in a dream) and one of the participants was Elon Musk. We all rolled our eyes when we saw his user name (I know others did too, though it was all text based) and then he started […]
Under water
I dreamt last night that I went underwater. It was in the Bosphorus, off Uskudar. I had heard this and found it was true, that there was a silent landscape of lush yellow coral there, extending as far as one could see. I stayed there for a long time, looking around in wonder, and realised […]
The past
This morning, or rather early afternoon, we rented a car to take us to a pepper farm. In the morning I woke up early as usual, bought some rice and assorted meats from the breakfast woman along with a steamed dumping containing coconut. and then read for a couple of hours. At some point the […]
Spiders
Our plagues continue as last night a very large and deadly-looking spider ensconced itself on the stairs, which are themselves very dark, so it was pure luck that the GF spotted it. I’m afraid we killed it. This happened about 10 minutes after the latest appearance by the frog. I noticed it sitting on top […]
Stroll
How to walk from Karachi to Mumbai using Google Maps. Karachi Karachi City, Sindh, Pakistan Walk south-west on Siddiq Wahab Rd towards Napier Rd 3 m Turn left at SHAMEER RAJA onto Napier Rd Pass by Thata Bus Stand (on the left) 1.1 km Turn left at DEERLOGISTICS onto Frere Rd/Shahrah-e-Liaquat Pass by Frontier Autos […]
One month off
Not a very eventful month, I should say. I’ve been in Istanbul throughout. There is work. There is flat related stuff. This weekend was Pride and our area was basically besieged by police. At least there was no tear gas so far as I know. The GF is out of town, roistering with his schoolfriends. […]
Getting things done
It was a weekend – a long weekend – of getting things done. On Friday the GF and I went to the framers recommended to us, a dapper working gentleman in a waistcoat of a type you see in this country but not so much in the UK. We handed over two of the prints […]