27 Jan 06 At Long Last!

At long last, I’ve found time to make a post. It’s been quite a busy time, as I’m sure everybody reading this is aware. Tiffany and I have been having lots of fun exploring London, and you’ve all read about the new apartment. I can report that everything is in place, we signed the lease last night.

My new job is going very well. It’s very interesting work, and the group of people I’m working with is top notch. I’m learning a lot, and keeping very busy. They expect you to hit the ground running, from a very simple project in the couple of weeks, I’m now into two projects, both of which are quite complicated. All very neat.

The real reason for this post though is to mention the restuarant that Tiffany and I went too last night. Tiffany looked through the Zagat guide for good places in our (new) neighbourhood and found The Original Lahore Kebab House. This prices were rated “cheap” but the food got a 27 out of thirty! That’s just two notchs away from the top rated restaurant (Gordon Ramsey, at 29, at close to a hundred pounds per person). And, it’s a five minute walk from our new flat. We had to go.

I’m pleased to say, it did not disappoint. The decor was nothing much, but the service was refreshingly efficient and the food was just great. And all for under twenty pounds, which is a total bargin.

And now I’ll say goodbye, since as Tiffany already pointed out, we’re throughly addicted to Celbrity Big Brother, and the finale is on in a few minutes.

30 Nov 05 Synonymous with Fog

While imagining a possible title for this blog, I typed “London” into the reference.com thesaurus. The results:

1 entry found for london.
Main Entry: fog
Part of Speech: noun 1
Definition: mist
Synonyms: brume, cloud, effluvium, film, fog-eater, gloom, grease, grey-out, ground clouds, haze, London fog, miasma, murk, murkiness, nebula, obscurity, pea soup, pea souper, smaze, smog, smoke, smother, soup, steam, vapor, wisp

I’m thinking this would aggravate Jag at Route 79 who says:

..it always mystified me as to why North Americans in particular always associate London with fog - “London Fog” in fact. Perhaps it’s to do with too many people growing up with a false impression that London is always a really “foggy” place. Perhaps fuelled by too many TV documentaries about Jack the Ripper set in the dark foggy streets of Victorian London?

I’ve been reading Jag’s blog for quite a few months (long before we knew we’d be moving to London), since I went looking for an awesome Mutter Paneer recipe. I can confirm his mutter is fantastic and I plan to cook up more of his recipes in the future - the Indian Style KFC for one!

OH - and I haven’t decided yet what this blog will be called, but at least temporarily it’s Now London… design will morph too, along with the experience.