30 Aug 2005 at 02:04
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Well, we’ve been here for almost two weeks now. I’ve got two final interviews this week, but not until Thursday/Friday. Friday should be fun as it’s actually 5 30 minute interviews with various people. A stamina test perhaps? But fingers crossed it works out as they have an excellent reputation.
Otherwise we’re killing time. Today I’ve [...]
25 Aug 2005 at 03:54
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Ah the joys of Britain. Given I’m hunting for work and hence will be paying the large quantities of money that Gordon Brown considers a suitable tax I’m [vainly] trying to get a National Insurance number. As we’d been hanging around in Glasgow I’d thought I’d get it sorted early, as it has a reputation [...]
21 Aug 2005 at 13:23
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And so we headed off into the sunset, courtesy of GNER. And the trains turned out to be surprisingly nice – clean (apart from the loo), not too crowded (except the luggage rack which had far too little space) and a power point for laptop use. Huzzah! It’s just a shame you need to book [...]
14 Aug 2005 at 13:33
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After much lazing around in the surprisingly pleasant Scottish weather we’re headed south. Tomorrow we leave for Berwick, and after spending 3 days with my Grandfather we head south to London to stay with an unsuspecting Don. And maybe even hunt for jobs…
Today, however, we spent in Stirling. It’s a quaint wee town with it’s [...]