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I go to Tokyo to chew the fat with Cabinet Office. I forgot to take a photo of limo back to Haneda. I get home at 12:00

I have been ill for a remarkably long time. I have been in bed for 20 of the last 6 24 hours and frankly do not feel that much better. I go to work today but it does not work … Continue reading →

Job sat on a pile of ashes scraping the boils that covered him from head to foot with a potsherd. He had lost everything, his wealth, his family, his health but he refused to blame our redeemer – no more … Continue reading →

The reason I rushed back from London was to add my huge bulk to the Board of Governors meetings. Very strong juju, drums beat long into the night. However my concentration is diminished by the imminent arrival of Typhoon Chaba, … Continue reading →

The last few days have been some of my strangest. Semi conscious in London, semi conscious Helsinki, semi conscious Osaka, I finally arrive at my house in Okinawa to find that I have given bad info about my front door … Continue reading →

Lemsip is a traditional british cold remedy. I need it as I fall sick in London. I spend the final two days in England semi-conscious in a darkened room in Clapham. This is not what I had planned. However, there … Continue reading →

I go to England. The first day I stay with Ian and Anne. Conveniently Rosy and Barry are also staying. We have breakfast. Rosy, Barry and I train it down to their house. Alan joins us, so  we have breakfast. … Continue reading →

The Pembroke Players from Cambridge University pay us a visit. First we have lunch. They then put on a yeeha version of Romeo and Juliet to a packed Auditorium. Good bunch.    

Sunday started badly and got worse. I went to the supermarket to stock up on edible pleasure for the coming week. Half way through the check out, as the teenage girl pulled each item from my basket, said what it … Continue reading →

Sailing across the bay I notice a yellow circle on one of the concrete slipways. I go investigate this morning. There is a lot of yellow around. I find an amazing graffiti. It is yellow with a sun like theme. … Continue reading →