July 2010
1 post
Associative references?
Why are London road workers always digging up my road? Is it the 4th time or the 5th time in the past 8 weeks?
June 2010
4 posts
Where are the London Java Swing developers?
I need decent music for a wedding in Queenstown just after new years…
1 tag
December 2009
3 posts
Still at Gatwick Airport, flight boarding at 1730, but now with food voucher
Stuck in Gatwick Airport, waiting on flight to Berne. Not very impressed!
Still in Berne, flight boarding at 1730, but now with food voucher
July 2009
4 posts
Off to Amsterdam from heathrow now… Waiting at gate A9 Terminal 5
Still telling people
London is not putting on the weather this weekend!
Travel plans: Amsterdam, Brussel, Bruges, Brest
June 2009
1 post
Which rowing club should I join in London?
May 2009
2 posts
After 28 days - received a permanent job offer.
24 days in london - no jobs yet for this java developer / software consultant
April 2009
21 posts
UK bank account and UK sim set up first day in London - thanks 1stcontact!
Found fuel espresso in hong kong… So happy… Best flat white ever :)
last day in hong kong, flying to london tomorrow 3pm hk time
Back in hong kong now. 3 days here before flying to london
30min from bund to shanghai hongqiao airport sunday noon
it only took 60 seconds to climb 95 floors, I thought it would be a little longer
first day in shanghai: breakfast, bund tourist tunnel, strolled along the river and went to up one of the tallest buildings in the world
cool, I passed my Java developer certification (310-027) Scored 389/400.
ha! The backpackers I am with in shanghai have an ubuntu linux machine!
the tallest building in shanghai is the shanghai world finance center, but they are currently building a taller building
Just made overnight train to shanghai, ate at a nice noodle place and then had to run through rush hour traffic to make train
Tomorrow I’ll be in Shanghai
Tuesday: yashow market and Olympic sights; Wednesday: Tianenmen sq, forbidden city and Temple of Heaven; Thursday: BDBA great wall hike
Just walked about 8k of great wall. Finish at sima near beijing. Bloody tired
Today is beautiful and sunny in beijing.
In Beijing now, weather seems clear, I can see the moon.
At Pacific Coffee internet cafe now, seems that http://jameslittle.biz is blocked in China, it is a shame - I’ve really enjoyed my time here
Last night in guangzhou hotel, no broadband, but does have lan?
Just been to qing ming. Lots of boom boom boom, not sure if ears still work
In taxi in guangzhou, feels like everyone driving thinks they are playing gta and trying to get away from cops
Think that my website http://www.jameslittle.biz is blocked in China? Or currently down?
On train to guangzhou
Having mcdonalds in guangzhou… Feel bad, but also want to see if kfc has chips
Just arrived in china
March 2009
20 posts
I’m in hong kong - tried running up the tam tai country park yesterday - very hard. going up victoria peak today, though it is raining
2 more days left in apartment - almost no stuff here anymore - moving to london a little more real
4 days left in NZ
don’t know why Java needs hardcoded memory configurations - that isn’t the same as no memory management
I am now unemployed!
tired, tired tired
need a short term lease in london from about the 18th of April - any ideas?
homegrown was massive in wellington’s courtenay place, but I slept like a baby
a good night, but I’m a little concerned about the home-grown attendees!
3.5 days remaining…
5 more days at work