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Those who have not been in a cave or a coma for the last few years will no doubt have watched, or at least heard of, The F Word , eminent chef Gordon Ramsay’s TV show. Recently, the show went in search of Britain’s best restaurant. From 10,000 nominations...
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Three and a half years ago, when shopping around for a bike to buy , two machines with very different pedigree’s, from very different stables, emerged as strong contenders; the BMW R1200GS and the Buell XB9SX . The decision was a difficult one. On the...
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Lately I’ve been dabbling a bit in the markets. Following the deepest darkest stock market declines since the great depression, I figured if I bought some stock and just held onto it, sooner or later I’d come good and in the mean time I might even experience...
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After 5 hard years, I am happy, nay, god damn delighted, to report I have at long last been granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (IDL) in the U.K. The process has been long an arduous. When I first came here, I had no recourse other than to obtain a sponsored...
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I never figured myself for a green-thumb kinda guy and my early childhood spent watching South Africa's favourite gardener, Keith Kirsten , left me with an overall impression of gardeners toiling all day in the dirt and smelling not unlike a combination...
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It's been a successful last couple of years in London. Since starting at Merrill Lynch and moving on from the days of £200 dinners for kicks, expensive cars for fun and designer suits for nothing, I've wised up at last and started trying to make more...
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About two months ago, my parents came down to London for a visit. It so happened I was feeling a bit feverish that day, the start of what ended up being a good bout of flu, so I stayed home and it was well I did because at some point during the day, a...
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It's official, I am now an Ironman, or well, half an Ironman anyway :) The 3rd Monaco Ironman 70.3 was held in the beautiful principality of Monaco on September 2nd 2007 and after 3 hard months of dedicated training, I was there to claim the title of...
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One of the guys at work sent around a mailer a few weeks ago, asking if anybody was interested in doing the London Pride 10k Run on August 18th. As with most of these events, it was for a good cause and in this case it was also sponsored by Merrill Lynch,...
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Last night my good mate Frame and I went to go see Evita for President at the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn. The alter ego of Pieter Dirk Uys has been a household name, in South Africa anyway, for more than two decades and her (his) political satire is...
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The Ironman training has really paid off over the last couple of months. I managed to put in 2 good run results, coming 3rd in the Bananaman 10k held in Regent’s Park on July 8th and 16th in the Milton Keynes Half Marathon on July 15th. This past weekend...
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Last week I bought myself a new bicycle. This, in and of its self, is enough to excite me, but I am especially excited because of the nature of this purchase. Pictured below is the Specialized Langster 2008 London , number 26 of only 300 made. Specialized...
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Every now and then I come across something so inspired, so cool and just so darn stylish that I can’t help but gaze blankly at it, pupils slightly dilated, sort of blushing, a bit shy… you know what I mean. Of course I have my old favourites like the...
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Last week I took another step on the road to Ironman , admittedly it was an easy one, even a pleasant one, but a step nonetheless! I have purchased for myself a Cannondale Sprint CAAD9 105 bicycle (push-bike for those in the UK). Things sure have changed...
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Ever since I decided, shortly after the Chicago Marathon , to do triathlons I have been making slow but steady strides in that direction. Some have been easy (shopping for a new Cannondale racing bike), some not so easy (going swimming in a new Speedo......
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As a thank you for all my hard efforts finding and procuring a house, my wonderful Gemma has purchased me us the finest of toasters and a long time thing of obsession, the Dualit 3 Slice Combi Polished Stainless Steel Toaster. My friend Brian purchased...
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It’s been a while since I sat down in earnest to write something to post on this blog. Truthfully, even though so many things have happened over the last couple of months, I have lacked inspiration. Call it writers block if you will. But now, after all...
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It was with surprise that I looked at my blog today and realised I hadn’t blogged anything about anything since September and was in serious danger of letting November slide without even so much as a single entry. This then, is it, back from the brink...
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This past weekend I made the journey to Berlin to take part in the Berlin marathon , one of the world marathon majors . The day did not start well, waking at 4am to make a 7:30 flight from Stansted, I loaded up my motorbike and was on my way with time...
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Last weekend I was up bright and early on Sunday morning, ready to run the Harlow 10 , a 10 mile (surprisingly) race held in the town of Harlow (surprisingly), just outside of the M25 North of London. It's the first race I've done since the Edinburgh...
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I signed up for the Chicago and then Berlin marathons some time ago but I blog them today for posterity. One day at work, while pondering my poor state of fitness and general lack of extra curricular activity, apart from furrowing a nightly path from...
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There have been times when I have cursed my South African heritage. Usually it occurs while observing a rugby spectator, prone to dronk verdriet, sporting a new springbok jersey stretched over a monsterous boep brandishing a castle lager and a piece of...
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As part of my 30th birthday present, Gemma spoiled me with “An Evening in the Kitchen with Tessa Kiros” at Divertimenti on Marylebone High Street. She is an acclaimed chef and author of three outstanding books; Twelve , Falling Cloudberries and Apples...
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One of my fondest childhood memories is of eating ‘soldiers and boiled eggs’ for breakfast. We had these red plastic egg-cups, which upon reflection were really quite cool and retro. Course, back then retro didn’t exist, or not for me at that age anyway....
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London is without question one of the great culinary capitals of the world. Whatever one may attribute this fact to, broad cultural diversity, an economically empowered clientele, or perhaps just a love of food, it is an undeniable fact and one which...
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