GOT A NEW JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After three years in office I finally got myself a new job! I will be starting on the 22nd of August, and since I already had 2 weeks holidays planned, I only have one more week to go here. Life is sweeeeeeeeeet :)

Tour de France Oh La Laaaaa

Oops, accident! Lycra only stratches that far, you know.

It has just been confirmed that a suspected suicide bomber was shot at Stockwell station. It's geting very close to where I live: Stockwell is the next station from Vauxhall, Oval is 5min walk from my house...

Exactly two weeks after the attacks in London: new incidents. Again explosions were heard, again they happened north, east, south and west, again a bus was involved. No one has been killed this time, but people are scared again. It feels like whoever organised the explosions did it as a reminder, to show that it isn't over yet.

HTML color lab

So handy: click on a color and it gives you the code; click on another color and it puts it next to the first one so you can see the effect of both together. http://www.visibone.com/colorlab/

Two minutes of silence

Two minutes of silence are being held in remembrance of the victims of last week's bomb attacks in London.

Travel accessories, love 'm!

My favourite brand for travel accessories is definitely Go-Design. Stylish, inventive, good quality and affordable. This foldable glass is a good example. Nightshade, their eye mask, is the most comfortable ever. I use it on sunday mornings, when the sun is coming up when I am about to go to bed :) I also have the luggage tags, the money belt, the comfort pack,... Good stuff.

Soho

Isn't this one of the most horrible tea pots you've ever seen? Apparently it was designed for the celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. They don't come cheap either: £99! Deliciously tacky.

Protest - Joy - Shock - Grief - and now?

All in about one week's time, in London:



Protest
The Live8 concert, drawing attention to the problem of extreme poverty, was simply amazing. I was so lucky as to be there, as close to the stage as I could get. Great performances from Madonna, U2, Annie Lennox and of course Pink Floyd. But what really made the difference were the movie clips and speeches that reminded of the real reason why we were there: urge the G8 leaders to make bring an end to the extreme poverty in the world. http://www.live8live.com



Joy
Trafalgar Square went wild when it was announced that London will host the Olympics in 2012.



Shock
Explosions in the Tube and a London bus shock London and the world. We did expect it, yes, but it still comes as a huge shock when it finally happened. I was at work at the time, unaware of what was happening until I received the first calls and e-mails from friends and family abroad. Over 50 were killed, 7 of which in Edgware Road station where I pass through every day. Why?



Grief
The day after the full extend of the attacks became clear. There are still bodies buried in the trains in the tunnel near Russel Square. Body parts were spread all around the exploded bus. People are still missing. Why??