Santa Claus cannot do his job without help, and so I had mine when I was Father Christmas in the RIXOS Premium Hotel in Belek , Southern Turkey.
This is a special time of the year to many peoples though-out the world, Christmas.
Today a tower block of flats caught fire in the Madingley Tower on the Cambridge Estate, in Cambridge Road, Kingston upon Thames here in the UK.
For those of you who experienced difficulties, I have found an alternate method of viewing the video.
Enjoy.
Why are we so fascinated by the power of steam railway engines?
4-6-0 wheel configuration see Train Spotting, a very British hobby
I have not seen so much metalwork being worn for many a year.
The occasion was “The Making of the Mayor” for Fishguard and Goodwick, two towns on the Pembrokeshire coast of Wales.
The Mayor and Mayoress of Fishguard and Goodwick 2010
Councillor Mayor Bob Wheatley and Laiyng, with other dignitaries.
Bob, (Robert) Wheatley, has been elected as Mayor for Fishguard and Goodwick for 2010, and the day was a celebration, the the start of his time in office, and along with his wife, Laiyng Wheatley, the Mayoress, friends family, other dignitaries, councilors and Mayors and Mayoress’s of other local towns, all wearing their chains and robes of office, a service was shared at the local church followed by a reception at the Fishguard Bay Hotel .
Welsh people are a proud people, having warm hearts and a very welcoming nature, and it was a shock for me to be walking through the narrow streets of Goodwick, and every person I meet, said hello to me. In London, I could go days without speaking or greeting a single person.
The Welsh also have their own language, and as those who know me know, language and me do not agree, I speak only English. Part of the service was sung and spoken in Welsh, and thus for part I was lost.
It was a pleasure to witness my long term friend take the office of Mayor, and present himself adequately, no, in fact handsomely, with the speeches he made during the evening, all made from his heart.
I have know Bob and Laiyng for many years, and their warm hearts, their kindness, their never failing hardwork and sincerity will serve them and the community of Fishguard and Goodwick well for 2010.
I wish them well.
It has been a long journey today, from London to Fishguard in Wales, some eight hours. My train from London was delayed, and we missed the connecting train out of Cardiff to Fishguard. With only 16 passengers wanting to go to Fishguard, the train company, kindly supplied a mini bus, for the passengers to complete the journey and to catch the ferry to Ireland.
It always rains in London.
“ALWAYS“. See NLP Meta Model, presuppositions click.
“It always rains in London“, is a saying I often hear on my journeys around the world. But is it true?
Checking the annual rainfall for London and cities I visit on a regular basis gives the following results :-
London 585mm or 23″
Istanbul 843.9mm or 33″
Milan 985mm or 39″
Colombo 2400mm or 94″
Penang 2670mm or 105″
Perhaps the difference between London and the other cities is that when rain falls it falls very lightly in a form known as drizzle, compared say to Penang were the rain is very heavy, with very large raindrops.
The drizzle in London can fall or last for a long time, compared to Penang when the downpour will be over in a few minutes.
The climate of London is temperate, with temperatures in the summer moderate having only a few days heat waves, and in winter not having very low temperatures, again having only a few days of freezing weather. Compared to Penang’s climate which is tropical all year round, and having a monsoon season of high rainfall. This results in the ground staying wet in London for a long time, compared to Penang where the wet ground soon dries out as the rainwater evaporates to to the high temperature.
I walk every day in London, and it is rare that I need an umberella or coat to keep me dry.
So next time someone says to you, “It always rains in London“, please reply, “Always? How do you know?“, and quote the above statistics.
Oh, it rained yesterday.
I am now in Istanbul, a hotel I have stayed at many times, the Seminal Otel near Taksim Square. Although they have put some blue lights on the front of the hotel, refurbished the room I am in, it is the same hotel.
After the grounding, the suspension of flights in Europe, I was able to get a British Airways flight out of Heathrow. I was in Club Class, unusual for me, but there was a spare seat next to me, so the flight was not 100% full.
The delay has left me 6 days late starting the Society of NLP Practitioner course, so I expect that we may have lost some of the participants, which is a pity, but something which cannot be helped.
My visit will enable me to catch-up with old friends and make new. I know there will be much news to hear and share.
So a new day starts, and with a smile on my face and happiness in my heart, I begin the first day of the rest of my life, even after only 5 hours sleep.
Positive.
“Eyjafjallajoekull yanardağının patlaması sonucu Avrupa’nın büyük bir bölümünde altı gündür süren uçuş yasakları sonrasında, hava sahası yeniden ulaşıma açıldı.
Binlerce insan hala gideceği yere ulaşamadı, eve, tatile, işe… Hava ulaşımı sisteminin tamamen normale dönmesinin bugünden, 21 Nisan 2010’dan itibaren 10 gün daha sürebileceği söyleniyor.
Açılan ilk uçuşlardan, Londra – Istanbul uçuşuna bir yer alabildim ve Society of NLP’nin Practitioner kursu Istanbul’a ulaşır ulaşmaz başlayacak.
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