Union Jack

I normally don’t look back but I somehow found myself browsing through the archives of this weblog wondering what I was doing this day 2 years ago, not realizing that today is a special day. For me.

Bob and Mick on the wall.
Red seats.
Red and white checkered plastic cloth on the table.
4 types of mustard.
HP Sauce, salt, pepper, sugar and ketchup.
And S&M in a London mix on the plate right in front of me.
Kinky.
How many Britons points do I get for actually liking that?
If you want it too, you can get it […]

Banksy in Notting Hill

Banksy, on the corner of Portobello Road and Acklam Road, taken this morning
Imagine you have just painted the outdoor wall of your house beautifully white this summer. And one morning you wake up and find this huge graffiti on your white wall.
That would piss most people off, unless the graffiti is made […]

Two men on a DVD cover

I don’t know why it took me this long, I guess because I all the time hoped that it wouldn’t close. That and because I am shy. So I waited for a quiet moment where there weren’t too many people around.
It’s more than a year ago, I talked about it […]

New Piccadilly Cafe, London

BBC London picked up on the closure of the beautiful New Piccadilly Cafe, you can watch the video clip here.
Meet Lorenzo, watch the waiters in their white uniforms, hear the bells of the cash register, enjoy the gargling pink coffee machine, check out the funky 50’s menu card and recognize scenes of […]

Mother and daughter

No I didn’t immediately role into an after-birthday-depression. I spend my birthday and weekend away from my computer and with Billy (Elliot and Mack), apes and my mother.
And this must be my new favourite picture.

Tour de France in London

Tour de France in London
A few words on the Tour de France in London.

The end of the New Piccadilly Cafe seem to be nigh now. Nigh means 22nd or 23rd of September 2007.
All I can say is: go visit it if you haven’t done so.
I can’t imagine any other place in London where I would go when having a writers block, feeling depressed, wanting to read or […]

You meet this nice street cleaner who asks you how you are while passing him. Good, thank you, and you?
Your busdrive to work passes The Royal Albert Hall, Kensington park, Hyde Park and Knightbridge.
You like the book you are reading.
The sun shines when you decide to go for lunch.
You work only a few hundred meters […]

When I woke up this morning I felt very weird. Weird that I didn’t need to go to work, weird wondering what I have done - quitting it, and well, my head is just still a bit confused about what is happening in my life at the moment. It will get better soon I’m sure.
A […]

Spider man 3

Spiderman 3
The first in a long row of blockbusters hitting a cinema near you this year is Spiderman 3. I loved Spiderman 1, was less enthusiastic about 2, and number 3, well …
(there might be some spoilers ahead)

Tea on Trafalgar Square

Tea on Trafalgar Square
I feel like someone pressed the ImprobaBILLity drive. Three times in a row or something. Which of course hasn’t been the case. S(larti) is first coming over tomorrow, but that’s a complete different story.
“Button your shirt” Davy says, being remarkably fresh after the night sitting with Nelson, watching it […]

You’ve got two empty halves of coconut and you’re banging them together

There were 4382 5567 silly people (including me) who registered and met up to participate in this event.
Awesome. Absolutely awesome.
(Update: pictures added)

Nelson on Trafalgar Square

Nelson on Trafalgar Square
Trafalgar Square seems to be the place in London for extraordinary stunts and ideas. On Tuesday there is the 75.000 cups of tea event. But it looks like I am going to be there the day before as well!
On Monday, the 23rd of April:
Coconut Orchestra world record attempt: […]

Baker Street, London

Again something I first noticed when I came home and had a proper look at it.
Can you spot it?

The Fool on Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath

Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath
While this weekend was destined to become one of the boring ones, a simple twist of fate turned it into a really nice one. London spring weather was amazingly sunny, my face is amazingly red and in stead of hanging around in cinemas someone showed me […]

Mobile clubbing at Victoria station

Not only one of the weirdest things I have ever been to, but also one of the coolest.

mobile clubbing

Want to see me make a pathetic dance move or two?
Probably not, as it is not a nice sight.
But if you insist, I’ll be at Victoria station tonigth at 18:53.
Normally I only dance behind closed curtains in my living room. But why not break a few barriers more.
Read more here:
An explosion of delight
New platforms […]

Notting Hill blue

A blue house in Notting Hill
A sunny day in Notting Hill.

Chinese New Year

China in London
The nice thing about living in London is it’s diversity in cultures. There is a rather big Chinese community in London, and yesterday was the celebration of the Chinese New Year. The Year of the Pig has now officially started. The streets look beautiful with the red lanterns and there are […]