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Thursday 18 June 2015

A tomb of one's own

I was arrested the other night. Man and woman police officer came to my home, small element of surprise as they snuck into the building without pressing the intercom. No handcuffs, thankfully, after they decided I wasn't a flight risk. Allegations of assault. Domestic. Driven by two other officers to local station. Bureaucracy. Digital fingerprints, palm prints, mug shots, DNA swabs. Belt removed, shoelaces removed, phone removed.

Sunday 24 May 2015

UnReal !

How unlucky was I to be living in Brazil, relying on UK savings, while the Brazilian Real was at its strongest ever ? Almost as soon as I left in August 2011 the currency began falling again, and just look at it today ! To think how much further my money would have gone if I'd had today's exchange rate ...


Saturday 23 May 2015

More Brazil blues

For those who said I was too negative about "booming" Brazil in 2010-11, yet another article showing why I was right not to see a decent future there:

"The stakes are high for an emerging democracy getting rocked by the end of the commodity boom. Not too long ago, the South American exporter of iron, soy, coffee and other goods inspired so much optimism that some analysts boldly predicted it was maturing into a global power. But Brazil’s outlook is unraveling. Chinese demand for its commodities slowed, opening up funding gaps for welfare, credit and construction programs launched in the good times. Brazil now risks losing its investment-grade rating, which could spark a chaotic selloff of its currency, economists say."

Tuesday 7 April 2015

Guria in Excelsis

John hated being called a salesman. He was a "biz dev" guy or better yet, an entrepreneur, maybe even a visionary. Most of all, though, he was a showman, someone who wanted to live in the limelight. His student days as "ents officer" were always close at hand. And there was that glint in his eye when name-dropping celebrity chums or clients, like the band Massive Attack. Yes, the world has definitely lost more than just a salesman.