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Birthday Shennanigans….

what can i say, i'm a lucky man. from the early morning birthday serenade from my two little men, to the moment we fell into bed full, tired and more than a little tipsy, it was about as good a day as you could responsibly hope for. some highlights include: the only omelette in Goa made with imported cheese (thanks to the missus), a couple hours tooling around the interior on the bike, a rub down from Dr. Johnny (on the cement floor of a disused hut - he forgot to mention that his place with the table still wasn't ready), a lovely cake and presents (after countless fakes, a real pair of Aviators!), a slap up dinner of red snapper and Kingfisher, and a late night stroll down Palolem beach. big, and special thanks to the missus, who carries on her family tradition of magicalised birthdays, and a big thanks and shout out to everyone for all of the well-wishes that came in throughout the day. miss you all. xx (Egg is following in my footsteps as a photographer - master of the awkward moment)

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November 13, 2010
goa / India / Uncategorized

salvation from a dangling cable….

following last week's appointment with the good folks at (un)Reliance, an internet cable has been run from our landlord's house through the trees of the yard, and now hangs, tantalisingly, outside of our window. when will someone be along to hook it up? God only knows. if you're reading this in 2010 then it has happened sooner than expected. but if it does happen this year, we will also suddenly be seriously connected. more so than at any other point on our trip, since there is no transfer limit on our 512kbps. so folks, who's up for some serious menage-a-quatres video conferencing? or maybe some live gaming while catching up on the new alan partridge (this no joke. there's a new series apparently. thanks again Uncle Chancey). heck i might even do a spot of hosting on the side... update: we are now installed and online! the final step involved uncoiling that cable and pushing it through our open window (which we can now no longer close). with nothing permanent than a treebranch securing the cable between here and the road (about 70 meters), we may find ourselves back offline soon enough. but for now, let the games commence!

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November 13, 2010
goa / India / Uncategorized

Dumps sings the classics….

i was treated to a rare medley of tunes from his royal Dumps, including the classics "1,2,3,4,5", "Etikatinova", and a new updated version of "Old Macdonald". watch your back, Manilow, there's a new kid in town....

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May 12, 2010
goa / India / monthly photos / Uncategorized

April Abridged

...we're continuing to feed shambolic one month at a time. Here be the pics for April As ever, would be interested to know your favourites. suggested captions also encouraged. A big shout to Fleur for last month's Giant Straw suggestion. It's a print and hot beverage of your choice if (when?) we get back to London, young lady. here is my #1 contender: Dumpede

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May 2, 2010
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Sandy and Jamie’s Big Day Out

As we are reminded by the eternally wise creators of South Park, every good story needs a montage. This one is about my parent's whirlwind visit this month (these things always go too quickly), which took in many beaches, even more restaurants, quite a few kingfishers, and a lot of quality time with the grandrunts. Have to reiterate thanks for the huge case of essentials and luxury items sent by everyone in Cannadia and dutifully carried by the folks. Life saving in some cases (see Tash's blog re: chocolate and coffee). freshly arrived, with optimism still intact setting forth for untold adventures Jake's final days as a Beatle Gramps gets a lesson in double ended surfing the Ladies put the surf board to good effect Sandy, Jamie and 'the wife' .... at Mallikarjun temple you'd never guess these two just arrived Easy Rider style... Jimmy's first two-wheeled excursion ice cream-induced befuddlement befalls our intrepid crew at Old Goa Anjuna Beach Another happy customer Granny teaches Eggie the ropes at the Oceanic Egg is closer than he appears the obligatory Johnston money shot

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April 25, 2010
goa / India / Uncategorized

elbow room

I had a bicycle ruck back in london (while racing to get our indian visas, no less) that just kept on swelling. so the other day i had the rather strange experience of an arm-lancing in our local hospital... thankfully, after some 8 oz's of the good stuff were taken out, the prognosis looks good. Total bill? £14. Thanks to the good Dr Farouk, for the remote diagnosis. and by the way, if you're feeling a little queasy, best look away now... Dhavalikar Hospital - where you can ride yourself off into the sunset only ten minutes after a local anaesthetic! Alien Elbow the scene of the crime - looks clean enough? Ok, i faked this one while waiting. pretty convincing, huh? (have been debating whether or not to draw attention to the blood splattered table cover...?) unsightly, ungainly and, thankfully now, unbandaged. I consider myself a little wiser as to the hazards of corners, pavement, fixed gear bicycles and the Indian Visa office...

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April 21, 2010