Afternoon all! Greetings from the southern hemisphere! You know what, the water really does go down the drain the opposite way here, how odd is that! Anywho, unfortunately this island is still quite in the dark ages so internet access is few and far between, have managed to find a cafe whilst in the capital for a day, but other than that, zilch. Nevermind though, I can flickr all my photos when I get back. No great loss. The weather [...]

Hello all! Am posting from the departure lounge of Heathrow Airport, London. Shall soon be on our 12 hour flight to Mauritus. Wifi costs are really extortionate, but, as we can see from the way that I have paid. Hmm. I’ve never been in the southern hemisphere before, so it shall be an experience. However, it’s boiling hot here at the moment so getting a glimpse of it already. I’ll try to post from over there, but no promises as [...]

Why is it that parents feel it OK to overlook some of the most exciting details of their pasts, and obviously blatantly ignoring everything about you too? For the past 6 or 7 years, The Smiths has been blaring out of my bedroom, and it seems that until last week, nobody else in the family had even acknowledged this. My father then last week felt the need to ask me “So, do you like The Smiths?” Well, duh! He then [...]

I knew it was too good to be true. Turns out I can’t get Bulldog 8mb broadband after all, and it’s not for an amazingly convincing reason either. I’ve worked out that there is just 140 metres between me and 8mb. In those 140 metres, the capability drops from 8mb to just 1mb, so it looks like I’m stuck with 3mb cable. The way that it works is that you have to be less than 2km from your local adsl [...]

Well, I finally decided to give up on old NT’hell. After years of grief, and the odd happy occassion, I’ve handed in my notice. Their prices really do not justify their service any more. They used to, a long while ago, but now that BT’s local loop has been unbundled in my area, there is a price war going on between the adsl providers, and winning it is Bulldog. I signed up with Bulldog on Sunday, a great offer on [...]