An absence of one thousand, four hundred and forty hours during which I have not posted an entry. The start of a new year but until this evening, no new ramblings from yours truly. There are multiple reasons why but none worth releasing out into the public domain. As usual, after the Christmas break, we […]
Flying Solo
Nine days – a great deal can happen in almost two working weeks. In this case, I am referring to the time between the official UK release of the latest Star Wars film and the date I eventually caught up on the epic sci-fi space opera. Pav had wanted to catch the film over the […]
No Broadband, No Problem
People regularly ask me why I have a NAS (affectionately known as Dagobah) with a treasure trove of media. My response always begins, “What if the internet went down?” They expect me to be part of the Streaming Generation with the always-on high-speed internet connection. Now of course I am, I have Spotify and Netflix […]
Overtaken by Royalty
Your average Monday evening. It was gone 7pm as I left the office and headed towards Datchet. It is at this time in the evening when I have to make a decision. Do I take the M4, which is relatively speaking an easier journey (but slightly longer at 22 miles) or do I take my […]
The Road To Justice
As I drove back from Reading town centre this Saturday lunchtime, I happened to find myself behind a grey Jeep Renegade. Nothing out of the ordinary there, but on the rear nearside boot they had a logo. It was a sign. A sign from the Gods. I had booked tickets to see Justice League with […]
Rediscovering the King
So I did it people. I created not just my first but my second Playlist on Spotify. After a little fiddling around I created Drive Home with my favourite songs for the road. However, the majority were a mishmash of contemporary songs that I had been listening to recently. The true commute home soundtrack would […]
Covering Deafspots
Moving to a full online streaming based music platform means I have to contend with rights issues. (Of course, you would be quick to say that that has never stopped me in the past and I would have to agree.) Therefore I have to consider artists and more predominately labels not signed up to Spotify […]
Time Is Running Out For Wires
The death of the cable has long been over exaggerated. My constant bug-bear is the fact that in 2017 we still use shoelaces. Anyhow, I can confidently predict the start of the wireless future for myself in exactly 96 days! Want to know more? Stay tuned! Patience is a virtue and I tend to live […]
Andy Malik
There are certain expectations growing up in an Asian household. My Dad wanted the triple threat. A doctor, an accountant and a lawyer. (No – not the only son juggling three jobs but across myself and my two sisters, Samantha & Natalie) Three siblings each of whom could take on the mantle of these rather […]
At Times Lacking Purpose
Why did I, fifteen years ago start a blog? A valid question. The blog grew organically out of the need to post updates about my personal website. I switched from posting rather limited sentences on which content had been updated to rambling on about my life at large. Looking back it was a way to […]