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  • The first of February

    It’s the first of February and it’s a Sunday. I am in Xoko and its 0740. There is not much happening here but its nice and warm at least, it’s cold outside. It was a cold walk coming here. When I entered Xoko I was the only customer in the place. The music playing was… Read more

  • 07:10 at Xoko

    It’s 0710 and I’m in Xoko cafe, it’s a Sunday. I’m sipping a warm latte. Later I will meet Harris in Aviemore. I had a weird dream about playing football in some sort of competition in Oban although it didn’t look like Oban. There were people there from my high school. Faces I could remember… Read more

  • The No. 17 That Never Came

    I got up this morning with my 2nd alarm. It was difficult to get out of my warm bed into the cold room. I quickly put my clothes on. It was about 0810. I forced myself to get up with the intent of getting the 0837 bus to the university however I quickly realised once… Read more

  • My Friend David

    I first met my friend David in Bruar Ward. He made a comment in reference to my t-shirt. In truth it was a T-shirt from Primark and I didn’t know what the emblem meant. It was a USA flag sort of in the shape of the main body of an electric guitar. David had a… Read more

  • A morning at Inverness public library

    Today, I got out of bed quite late at 10am. My alarm went off at 7am but I ended up going back to sleep. I had breakfast and a coffee and packed my bag for the library. Since today is a Saturday it would be the public library rather than the university library that was… Read more

  • The Number Three

    UHI Campus -> Falcon Square. 17th October midday (Number three service).  I follow an older man onto the white and light blue Stagecoach bus. ‘Town Centre’ I say and swipe my bus pass for a few seconds while the driver processes the journey. There are about 20-25 people of all ages sitting in silence, facing… Read more

  • 16th October, A Grumpy Day in Inverness

    Woke up today at 5am, the dropped back off and woke back up again at 1030. However I didn’t get up until 1100. It was chilly in my bedroom and house. I skipped breakfast and immediately went to my local bakery for lunch. I felt irritable. The bakery was packed full of people, staff taking… Read more

  • 14th October, An Autumn Funeral at St Andrew’s Cathedral

    Yesterday (the 14th) I ate some lunch quite early and then I had some crisps as a treat and headed out into the cool autumn daylight. I walked along the river from my flat towards the Islands and when I came to St Andrew’s cathedral I noticed a smart shiny hearse and remembered something one… Read more

  • 12th October 2025, birding in Findhorn Valley and Carrbridge

    Recently I have been doing lots of book reviews on this blog. Although I started out by writing about a lot of my personal experiences it seems recently the only topics I have been inspired to write about are books, computer games and films. However I feel like I would like to explore my local… Read more

  • The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

    I attended mass this morning (September 21st) at my local catholic church. It had been a while since I attended. The two leading priests were American and Nigerian (men). The Homily (as read and explained by the American) was about that of the parable of the Dishonest manager from Luke 16:1. The story is an… Read more

  • Carr Gomm shop, Victoria Market

    So this year I started writing lots of posts on this blog. However a lot of my writing has focused on my past experiences such as university life and my time in China and Singapore. However, something in my life at the present that brings a lot of joy to my life is my part… Read more

  • 2nd year at Strathclyde (September 2011)

    In my 2nd year of Strathclyde I stayed in the area of Maryhill beside the Firhill stadium. I stayed with 5 other guys from Oban, all of whom were at colleges as opposed to universities. I actually referred to this flat situation in my very first post on this blog. The accommodation was private halls… Read more

  • 1st year at Strathclyde (September 2010)

    One topic I would like to discuss is my mechanical engineering cohort at Strathclyde university which I attended from September 2010 until May 2013 at which point I dropped out of the course. Of course I was in Singapore for the 3rd and final year so I only spent 2 years in Glasgow. The original… Read more

  • Schizophrenia

    I was just now reading about how Trump has done the dirty on Ukraine with Putin. In moments like this its hard not to feel a sense of doom! In the 1st world war huge numbers of men in Scotland and England were drafted into the army to fight against the rising German Empire. We… Read more

  • London, St Vincent’s plaza

    In this blog post I want to talk about a very strange time in my life (in 2018) when I ran away from my home (parent’s house) in Oban. I was initially sleeping in a tent up on a hill in the woods in Oban but after a while I decided to get the bus… Read more