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Posted on 22/02/2005 by haonowshaokao

Woke up feeling even more below par than usual this morning and considered phoning in sick, but then remebered that I needed the money and that finding my boss’s phone number would be a bigger hassle than actually going into … Continue reading →

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Posted on 17/02/2005 by haonowshaokao

It was valentines day the other day. This time last year, or a bit earlier, I was commissioned by an appalling magazine in Prague to write an article about it, including interviews with locals and expats. Now I didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Posted on 14/02/2005 by haonowshaokao

Saturday night was alright. Cooked Thai for Spanish and Slovak people, drank red wine with coke (the house drink) and went out to a rubbish club called Audio, then left to avoid falling asleep on the floor. My old housemate … Continue reading →

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Posted on 12/02/2005 by haonowshaokao

Stayed in to watch the new Chris Morris thing last night. Was ok, though not what anyone would have expected. Think Mr Morris is trying to break out of comedy, which is fair enough really. Today is Natalia’s birthday so … Continue reading →

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Posted on 10/02/2005 by haonowshaokao

Haven’t been keeping this updated of late as have fairly little to say right now. The job is dull, but no longer driving me crazy. The task of talking to the public has moved down a notch in my head … Continue reading →

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Posted on 03/02/2005 by haonowshaokao

Last week nearly killed me. Way too much work, nowhere near enough sleep. On Saturday I sat with some people I haven’t seen for a while. Mere kids of 19 years old, working a bit in their gap years. Very … Continue reading →

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Posted on 20/01/2005 by haonowshaokao

Last night everyone in my house was having a party apart from me. I missed the first part and then came down and wasn’t offered any alc. And you know what it’s like when you’ve been writing and listening to … Continue reading →

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Posted on 18/01/2005 by haonowshaokao

Some mornings are fine. Six hours sleep, wheatgrass, coffee & crunch cereal, brisk walk down the hill, my wrecked shoes filling with rainwater. Then into reception, past the chatty young trainees to swipe my card past all the security doors, … Continue reading →

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Posted on 10/01/2005 by haonowshaokao

I may be finally in posession of a working laptop today. Let’s cross our fingers, eh? If I can type at least I have an excuse for not going out and doing stuff. And play Medieval Total War, natch.

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Posted on 08/01/2005 by haonowshaokao

And so up at 6.20am to get to call-centre work. Maybe get home at 6pm. On a Saturday.

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