Well, I have had the somewhat dubious experience of being a tee-totaller in the Port Wine capital of the world - Porto, Portugal!
Arrived here on Sunday for a conference organised by HP. It has been good fun, with the chance to meet lots of other researchers from both HP and other universities. I presented some of my work as a poster yesterday, which went quite well. There have been a number of excellent social events as well, although the repeated late nights and early starts have been a bit of a drag.
On the PhD front, the trip has been quite productive - I have fixed some of the performance problems with my tool and managed to go through the corrections to my thesis with my supervisor. There are still a number of things I need to address, but I don't expect it will take more than a week or so to get done.
You can find all the pictures from my trip here
July 13, 2005
July 07, 2005
A sad day ...
It's been a sombre day in London after 4 bombs exploded across the city. I was late getting out of the house this morning and by the time I got to the local tube station, the network had already shutdown. It was only when I got home and switched the TV back on did I discover the extent of the problem.
The morning was spent catching up with friends and family and making sure everyone I knew was OK, and letting others know that I was safe at home. I know I am one of the lucky ones - first because I wasn't involved in any of the blasts, and also because I wasn't stuck at work faced with the prospect of a difficult commute home.
I notice that the tube network is slowly coming back online, so I should be OK for getting into work in the morning. It is impressive how London is living up to its reputation of stoicism in the face of adversity. Hats of to all those people in the emergency services and the transport services for stepping up and making it count when it really matters.
For all those affected by this terrible atrocity, be it directly or through friends and family - my sincere condolences and hope that you are able to put this behind you in time.
May everyone be well, happy and peaceful!
The morning was spent catching up with friends and family and making sure everyone I knew was OK, and letting others know that I was safe at home. I know I am one of the lucky ones - first because I wasn't involved in any of the blasts, and also because I wasn't stuck at work faced with the prospect of a difficult commute home.
I notice that the tube network is slowly coming back online, so I should be OK for getting into work in the morning. It is impressive how London is living up to its reputation of stoicism in the face of adversity. Hats of to all those people in the emergency services and the transport services for stepping up and making it count when it really matters.
For all those affected by this terrible atrocity, be it directly or through friends and family - my sincere condolences and hope that you are able to put this behind you in time.
May everyone be well, happy and peaceful!
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