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    June 2014

    Travel

    The Last Missing Village Idiot

    The last missing village idiot happens to be our illustrious double barrel named Member of Parliament (MP) who is voted for by the residents of the area we have lived in for over 25 years. In addition to theoretically help…

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    Missing Village Idiots II

    Although, the letter informed us that we could appeal against the visa refusal, they did not say how to appeal or where to appeal.  After a few attempts, we finally found out an email address where we could lodge our…

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    Missing Village Idiots

    A few villages in the UK are wondering what’s become of their local idiots.  These drooling, mumbling, good-for-nothing morons are missing from the pubs, streets and Central Squares of their little hamlets.  I think I found out where they are….

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    Shorties

    To Malaysia with Love

    I am posting this short missive as a contrast to three fairly long blogs I am posting in the next few days to let off some steam. Earlier this year, I had reason to travel to Malaysia and our company…

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    Assistful Assistant

    It started with a text message 4 hours before I was due to leave for the airport.  British Airways (BA) helpfully informed me my flight would be 1 hour 45 minutes late taking off and I should rearrange my airport…

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    Licence to Endorse

    There was a time when a man’s word was his bond.  Generally speaking you went about your everyday life claiming to be someone, who does certain things, you moved about unchallenged and transacted business with other honourable men and women…

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    A Lesson Forgotten is a Mistake Repeated

    Many years ago I travelled to Baltimore, USA to attend a strategy planning brainstorm session.  In fact, I was running the session with a colleague from Baltimore and we spent weeks organising, planning, setting up; I was sure it would…

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