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This Week
→: This WeekLife Very boring! Been a bit under the weather with this cough that makes me sound like a typhoid patient. Before that, lots of time in the gym, family time including iPad screen protector application (we’re pretty great at it now). Booked my flight for Berlin – I’m looking forward to living in a city again. Another…
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2014 Review
→: 2014 Review2014 has been interesting. 2013 kind of sucked. 2014 has been the year that I rebuilt, hopefully giving myself a solid foundation to thrive in 2015. I finally left my corporate job – something I started thinking about and planning for in 2013. Part of the plan was building my profile outside of a conglomerate, so I…
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Dubai, December 2014
→: Dubai, December 2014[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157649477876258″ align=”center”] Quick trip, just a miles run to make status for 2015. I stayed at the Sheraton Deira which was nice, beautiful rooftop pool that I swam in as planes landed overhead. Not much in Deira though, would have been better off across the river. Everyone drives everywhere (cabs are very cheap)…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Family time this week, trying to decide when to fly to Berlin. Actually took a day off before I felt like I desperately needed one which was nice! Went shopping with my mom for my new iPad which was exciting. Work Last details – accessibility, KIF tests, and internationalisation. And sorting out ShareKit integration.…
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Romania, Nov-Dec 2014
→: Romania, Nov-Dec 2014[slickr-flickr search=”sets” set=”72157649871201681″ align=”center”] I went to Romania to Cluj, to speak at iOSNext. Being footloose and fancy free, I decided to stay on for a while after and see Bucharest, and try out AirBnB [referral link]. In Cluj, we stayed at the Golden Tulip hotel which was pretty nice. I arrived late and was…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Fun in Dubai, meeting up with a friend I did ski instructor training with – we’ve hung out in Canada, and Sydney, and now Dubai, but never the UK… despite us both being British! Then quick turnaround, headed to Berlin to hang out with another friend over from Australia, which was awesome, I’ve missed her…
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Some Thoughts About Harassment
→: Some Thoughts About HarassmentI don’t like to talk about the online harassment I experience, not least out of guilt, because I seem to get off lightly. The past couple of weeks though, have been hard. There were two lists, and my name was on the short one. People I know, and like, were exclaiming “lol I’m on this…
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This Week
→: This WeekLife Left Bucharest, feeling like I still have stuff to see though which is cool because it looks like I’ll be back in July. Really liked my first AirBnB experience, so may there be many more! Had <24 hours in the UK (just enough time to trade my broken jawbone for a new one) and…
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Things I Love About Travelling Alone
→: Things I Love About Travelling AloneI love the freedom of travelling solo. Sleeping alone. Waking up whenever. Not having an itinerary, every morning I wake up and ask myself “what do I want to do today?” and sometimes the answer is nothing. This is OK. Freedom from social responsibilities. No need to talk. No social pressure, imaginary or real, no…