Jazzman goes talkabout

• Smelly Feet and Stroppy Dentist From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (89 days old)

  So I checked out of the Hotel and knew that by the time I final kick back in my seat on the plane and relax my feet will be rancid. It was 33 degrees outside and I had a 20 minute ride on the KL mono … more

• Mad Mandarin Meanderings From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (231 days old)

  I, for reasons best know to my mad self, have take it upon myself to learn Mandarin. Little did I know that this language was specifically designed to exclude me. I know a labour under rather unfounde… more

• Chilling in Qingdao From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (293 days old)

  So it took me 3 visits to Qingdao to final getting round to giving the Beer Factory a visit. Tsingtao beer is after all world famous and I drink nothing else whenever I am in China. If I was to be hon… more

• Reality Beckons From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (296 days old)

  I am back from my trip to China and Taiwan but still somewhat jet-lagged. Unfortunately I was not able to update my blog in China as the Great Firewall of China now blocks most blog sites I think. I w… more

• Harsh Realities of Surrealism 1 From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (358 days old)

  I remember them well. The 2000 and 2004 US Presidential elections. I remember the incredulous disbelief that GW was elected not once but twice! What is wrong with you people. Or is it me? I am living … more

• Jazz Genius From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (395 days old)

  I am rediscovering my love for Jazz and this can be solely attributed mainly to iTunes, or to be more accurate it is down to the new gizmo in the latest version of ITunes called Genius. Genius search… more

• Roving in Rovinj From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (409 days old)

  Well not quite, since the place is tiny. At the beginning of July earlier this year I spent six glorious days in Rovinj. What a truly beautiful and peaceful place this is. Although ostensibly we, Mo N… more

• Berlin again From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (409 days old)

  The first time I went to Berlin I honestly can not remember ever stepping outside of the hotel. I really can't. I must have, even if it was just to get to the Salsa Parties) Why do European Salseros a… more

• 080808 From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (456 days old)

  Twice I was asked today if I knew what you call a date like 080808, I didn't even realise there was a special name for days like these but twice I lied and said I knew but had forgotten. Why I did thi… more

• Al Qahirah From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (521 days old)

  And so it happened that two weeks ago to the day, I found myself unemployed for the first time in 20 years. With all this time on my hands I decided to do a few things I have always been meaning to d… more

• Sofia So Good From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (550 days old)

  Okay, for one who proclaims to be very rational it seems odd that I have avoided an airline just because of one bad flight. So it was with this thought that I booked a last minute flight on Easy Jet t… more

• Is Facebook killing off Blogging? From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (557 days old)

  Discuss.....… more

• Pavement Rage From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (871 days old)

  I was leisurely driving back from work today in the evening sun, furtively glancing at my petrol gauge and negotiating omnipresent roadworks that dot the roadscape of London like deserted beaver settl… more

• This is DC? From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (874 days old)

  I hooked up for my Bro for the Washington DC Salsa Congress except it was actually in Virginnia which is very confusing for an out-of-towner. A bit like saying the Wuppertal Salsa Congress is in Maast… more

• Huangshan From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (900 days old)

  I have just returned from yet another visit to China and at this rate I will have all the provinces covered by 2010. The Highlight of this visit was my trip to the Huang Mountains - Haungshan - to giv… more

• The Day After From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (914 days old)

  Bank Holidays? I am sure they serve some purposes, apart from providing me with yet another opportunity not to rise from my slumber til noon. I remember the days when they actually screen 'TV Premier… more

• Scandinavian Salsa Congress 2007 From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (945 days old)

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• Oh One Oh Two Oh Seven From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1010 days old)

  You know February has a funny way of creeping up on you. Every year it is the same, you finish the Christmas orgy, your brain slow gets use to the idea that it is back to work again, you stay in for a… more

• So this is 2007? From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1029 days old)

  Is it me or does it look pretty much the same as 2006, even 2005 maybe. Another one of these artificial milestones that we get into a lather about every year and the lather seems to be more significan… more

• Christmas in China From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1049 days old)

  Its 530am and Anna Maria Jopek's crystal clear voice is singing sweetly in the background,the whiff of cheap chinese cigarettes fills my room and still I can't get no sleep. Outside, all is st… more

• Shanghai Revisited From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1052 days old)

  Despite the attempts of thick fog in London and one hour delay before take off, I have finally arrive back in buslting Shanghai to glorious and crazy taxi drivers. I have completely forgotten how hair… more

• Random Shots From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1078 days old)

  Since I have not posted any pics for a while, I thought I ought to make amends. Admittedly I have not been snapping away as much as I normally do but as I wander around London during the day there is … more

• Wot no Blog From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1080 days old)

  Truth is, if I am not blogging, I am reading. If I am not reading, I am dancing. Somewhere in between all of that, I fit in work. Needless to say, there really isn't anytime to eat. Hence why I am as … more

• Multiculturalism From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1144 days old)

  It seems that these are emboldened times for those who have hitherto only been able to express their unPC views about multicultural Britain only within the confines of special clubs/pubs/boardrooms/ge… more

• I'm Back....ish.... From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1154 days old)

  Okay, I have been ignoring my blog for a while now for no other reason than that work has become all consuming and ever demanding. Six months in and it does not seem to be getting any less demanding,… more

• Exhaustion From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1176 days old)

  ...too exhausted to even blog… more

• Polo-ed Down From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1181 days old)

  It was a rather dull start to the week, I woke up at the crack of dawn and collected my thoughts over a cup of peppermint tea. As I walked to my car I remarked to myself how cold it felt this morning.… more

• Blogged off! From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1193 days old)

  What a beautiful summer it has been so far in London! It is often been said that London is at its most beautiful when the sun shines gloriously, be it mid summer or mid winter. The streets are packed … more

• World Cup Fatigue From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1233 days old)

  We have nearly come the end of the group stage of the World Cup Tournament and I am beginning to look like the Endland team in the second half of a footballl match - knackered! It is not so much the f… more

• Summer Soccer From oak4jazz ^Pro in Jazzman goes talkabout (1245 days old)

  And so the gluttony that is the Football World Cup 2006 begins and already I have watched 5 games in 2 days. As I type the Dutch players are shaking hands with their opponents, Serbia and Montenegro, … more

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