Bunny Abroad

Having tried the restaurant, on a rainy day in London I thought I’d try the soup he endorses…disappointed! Probably good ingredients, but not exactly spicy…may have been because I made the mistake of buying it from Asda

The new tube map has lost the river Thames and the zones…is someone on drugs? Bunny will hold on to her old map at all costs!!!

Bunny was recommend to read the series, though I was sceptical after seeing the filmatisation of the first book, known as The Golden Compass…and was not only pleasantly surprised, but got completely hooked and couldn’t put the books down… Bunny is annoyed but not surprised about the rumours that the 2nd film was stopped after complaints from the Catholic Church, the criticism of organised religion is merciless – but well earned. Bunny think she will lend these to her niece next….

So, having travelled on possibly the slowest train I have ever experienced in the UK (and yes, that includes the Circle and District Line), Bunny was quite looking forward to seeing a bit of Hastings (even though she knew she would not be going out to see Battle- yes, it is an actual town)…sadly I never made it past St Leonards, the old posh area…but I got some lovely sea views, especially on the train ride back…

It’s no secret that Bunny loves her cheese…so I was very disappointed after being tempted by poxy 3 for 2 offer in Asda…the cheese slices stick together and no, the pack is not really resealable! Think a return to Jarlsberg and Cathedral City is very much required!!!

Bunny and friends have just tested the new low fat Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia, and Bunny is SO not convinced… The flavour is actually the same, but the consistence is of course…frozen yogurt, not ice cream..and there are far less chocolate chunks too! Since I am more concerned about the sugar content than the fat, I think I will stick with the real thing if given the choice…

Never has the Amateur Transplants song been more relevant, especially with the frequent use of the b-word, the f-word and even the c-word. Does the RMT really believe that ANYONE will have sympathy with their case these days, when it affects everyone else in an already troubled economy so badly? Most people I have talked with today feel they should be glad they even HAVE have jobs…was very tempted to download and play the song going through the barriers earlier…

Also, claiming back the jobs of a couple of co-workers who have been fired for gross misconduct doesn’t really sound very reasonable?

So to add insult to injury, trying to use Transport for London’s alternative route guide, I still keep getting tube schedules…but with the warning that the line may be closed due to strike. Not very well prepared, are we…?

So, going out to St George’s for an appointment with my surgeon (no, not a plastic one, unfortunately)…only to find that he has cancelled the appointment without letting me know, I was extremely annoyed, but realised I couldn’t take it out on the receptionist, she looked like she was about to cry and told me I wasn’t the first person showing up that day who hadn’t been informed. Getting the new date confirmed and also being reassured that she would complain to the manager of the appointments nurse (which I happen to know is a right bitch) I still wanted to ram the unicorn statue up the part of the latter where the sun doesn’t shine…

 Anyway, then decided to spend my freed up time getting my hair done at my favourite hairdresser’s…luckily he was in and had an available appointment too… Just disappointed that the salon uses a brand of hair colours that I am allergic too, otherwise I would have come there more often.

Coming out of the salon, hair nicely chopped, I found myself having the second rant of the day, at rude recruiters, twice! Firstly, my interview booked for today was postponed without even agreeing a new date, which I am sure they will request with very short notice. Do they think it is dead easy to set aside a day for an interview? Fair enough that it is sellers market at the moment, but you would think a tiny bit of reason and politeness is in order?

Secondly, another one calling from undisclosed number, leaving some rambling message, which I have to replay at least 3 times to write down the phone number, and spend my hard earned cash trying to reach them again…only they are always busy interviewing someone, on the other line or not at their desk…and NO, I don’t want them to call me back, I may be busy. What is wrong with sending and SMS or email? Is that kind of technology too advanced for most agents? My favourite recruiter always sends me an SMS (from his email system), to ask me to call him – including the number – or that he has sent me an email that he hopes I can reply to. Now THAT’S service…and probably the reason why he has earned a good fee placing me twice…

Bunny could probably rant non stop about UK housing…what’s the story with poor insulation, single glazing, crap plumbing, carpeted bathrooms…and worst of all…no balconies…? And don’t even get me started on the gardens…

I just think it’s sad that even new houses have to be made so cheaply that they look like they will fall apart any minute…

I still want one of these tho….

An event that CAN be missed is the Chinese New Year’s celebrations in Soho and surrounding area…Bunny was not impressed… We did have a nice meal in a restaurant tho, and got to watch the dragon

Apparently 2009 is the year of the Ox…and Bunny is an Ox (hey, that makes no sense…) The characteristics of the Ox listed do not really seem to fit tho…perhaps that’s why this doesn’t really feel like Bunny’s year either…