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Lost … and Found!

Do you ever feel lost in the world? I know I could say yes because right now I am sitting at my desk in Hawana, Salalah – where is that? Any, recently I have felt a little lost in life. I ‘retired’ five years ago and went back to England. Sadly my income/pension didn’t quiteContinue reading “Lost … and Found!”

Monday 30th June

An interesting and embarrassing day! Of course woke with a mixture of jet lag and a hangover. It turns out the beer bottles here cost fifty thousand rupiah, which is about £2,20, and each one is 620 ml. A pint in the UK is about 570 ml and costs between £4 and £5, unless you’reContinue reading “Monday 30th June”

United Nations Translators on strike over Douglas slur- we’ll make him eat his words!

An almighty row has erupted at the United Nations Headquarters in New York over an alleged slur on the professionalism of Translators and Interpreters by Hollywood superstar Michael Douglas. Staff are incensed by the suggestion that their activities can cause throat cancer. “Oui!” declared Marcel Sponge, 27, head of the Belgian translation team. “Sometimes inContinue reading “United Nations Translators on strike over Douglas slur- we’ll make him eat his words!”