1. I call her Segolene [ I pronounce it Say-go-lahn]. She speaks rather good French so I thought it apt.
2. Alcohol is indeed a very powerful drug. Under the influence, people turn out to be completely different animals, I say no more.
3. Ran into Shusho of the 'Chance in the foyer of JH. The following ensued;
S: You are Feyi arent you?
Me: [looking stupefied as usual] Yeah?
S: Morenike. Shusho from shutterchance?
Me: Oh! You look really different from your photos. Where's the scar?
S: [parts her hair and points to the scar on her forehead] There you go.
Wish you all the best with what you came over to do.
4. If not for my unshakeable belief that God is not a practical joker; I would have thought someone was setting me up for a fall with the way things have happened in my life lately. I am in full thanksgiving mode.
5. A newly qualified accountant is one of the most restless human beings on the face of the earth. 10 months down the line I am changing jobs. Think I am bad? You should meet my friends. I stayed the longest in my job amongst all of us!
6. Maurice/Xavier, the Maitre'd at Flavio's restaurant in Le Touquet, has got to be the funnniest French man I've ever met.
Maurice: Oooh, I feel a good vibration! [He then reaches into his pocket, pulls out his mobile phone and answers a call]
The sexual innuendo went on relentlessly throughout the meal.
Me: what's this?
Maurice: Oh zis is an aphrodisiac monsieur, so be very careful.
7. French cuisine is miles ahead of the stuff we get here in blighty. Had a 7 course meal [including a 'cannbis puree'] and didnt even feel slightly bloated. Merci!
8. I thought JG resented me until we were alone and she said she was sad I was leaving. She thinks I am 'very talented' and I work 'bloody hard'. Our preconceptions about people are usually very wrong and subject to change the moment we have had a chance to sit down and speak to them.
9. There's nothing wrong with Nigerian girls. It's just this country that is unnecesarily harsh on them and on single girls in general. I know a few single Nigerian girls and I know for a fact that 99% of them will make some lucky guy a damn good wife.
10. Are hedge funds a thing of the past? Some intelligent people I know certainly think so. How long can you guarantee 'absolute returns' for? These guys have certainly benefitted from the fact that the sector in which they operate is largely unregulated. Some policy maker or jobless politico somewhere is watching with rapt attention......matter of time if you ask me.
11. Hard lesson I have learnt: Its actually quicker and CHEAPER to save up for something over a few months than paying for it with a credit card, hoping to repay it sometime soon. Rarely goes according to plan I tell you.
12. You dont want to be in a position where you have to choose between 2 equally good job offers. Trust me you dont.
It's probably similar to choosing a wife between 2 lovely ladies. Except that with a wife, your choice is permanent. If the job doesnt go to plan at least you can always change.
13. The avoidance of tax is the only intellectual pursuit that yields any financial reward, So said some wise guy and I kinda agree with him.
Why else would the PM, who was recently the Chancellor for 10 years, take advantage of a tax loophole he aggressively tried to close?
I suppose minimising the tax you pay is a bit like cable; if you can, you should!
The photo was taken on my way back from my recent whistlestop trip to France.
I have missed you guys. Feels good to be back.
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| johnnyg | 8 Aug 2007, 23:57 |
I have to tell you .. this made sense to me .... your young and I'm almost sixty go figure, welcome back.
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