So for the past couple of weeks i have established an established in the heart of the household - the kitchen. As a full-time job hunter, my duties include; surfing the online job classifieds, cold calling recruiters, updating of the C.V and brewing/consuming copious amounts of tea.
It's rather daunting not being employed having worked since the age of 16. The freedom of getting up when i wish and wearing just pajamas for an attire does have it's perks, but in the end, income is a necessity.
To all those who are unemployed as well, i can only wish you the best of luck with your endeavors. Have faith and be persistent, it's what I'm clinging on to.
Having heard rumors that there existed a restaurant that integrated both a nerd's love for technology and food, i myself was quietly thrilled. Inamo, located in the diners district of Soho, London serves up a pan-Asian cuisine drawing from Japanese/Thai/Vietnamese/Chinese influences. Nothing to out of the ordinary, but the major draw card to this restaurant is the unique virtual interactive dining experience that has generated all the buzz.
The interior styling of the restaurant is futuristic-digital, with Oriental themes underlying the modern decor. For most part, the venue is dim and moody but gleaming with red/green/blue hues from the radiating tables. The tables serve as a interactive screen, where the diner conducts the various functions of ordering food and drink and settling of the final bill. But it's the other additional components of changing your virtual tablecloth, previewing the menu selection and playing a game of battleship with your fellow diner that add that to the interactive experience. Not content, you can even eye the chefs activities through "Chef Cam"!
So does all this technical wizardry detract from the food quality served? In a way yes! The menu does not really consist of anything profoundly innovative and consists of slightly tweaked traditional dishes from the Asian influences. Quantities are minute and often laden with oil based sauces. I'm not a major food connoisseur but the dishes we ordered failed to excite the palate. This included chicken betel leaf, tuna tataki, seafood gyoza and salmon and avocado cerviche. All this plus drinks wounds upward of 30 pounds - not exactly a cheap meal.
All in all, it was a fun experience and is a novel concept to your regular dining. The inner geek is surely to be entertained especially if your accompanied with a like minded troupe. Now if only they could arrange for Jolt cola to be added to the menu.
So after i was freed from the G20, i took some time out to wander more of the streets of London. Not really knowing much about the cityscape and landmarks, it was a great opportunity to explore and acquaint myself with the geography of the city.
There is a great contrast in the architecture between that of the modern and that of the historic. Dispersed amongst modern buildings, there are monuments that have withstood the countless generations and societies that have come and gone. St Paul's Cathedral is one example of this. There has been a Cathedral on this site for 1,400 years and the present Cathedral designed by Sir Christopher Wren is now fast approaching the 300th anniversary of its completion.
Tower of London
On the more modern end you have the Swiss Re building - affectionately known as the "erotic gherkin". There are just somethings you don't question.
Definitely looking forward to expanding this portfolio of architecture images.
I don't profess to know much about world politics, but what i do know is that there are a large group of passionate and vocal people who want their thoughts to be heard concerning the current state of affairs. News reports state about 35000 showed up around the banking district of Moorgate / Old Street and supporters no doubt made their presence felt. With anti-capitalists calling for reform, greenies demanding for climate change to be addressed and those calling for bankers' heads, there was little doubt most had an issue of contention on their mind.
