Foreign Correspondent's photos from Buenos Aires

Photos taken by Gomiguma Correspondent visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina
おお！旅行中のごみぐま特派員からのお写真投稿を久々に老いぼれ猫国王陛下より転送頂きました、有り難や。早速「画廊」にアップ致しました！

貸家ちゃいまっせ、売り家でっせ、ほんま、お買い得うぅぅ！
でも、御近所がちょっとヤバそうな感じも致しますですにゃう。

My French Window weeped

My French Window has a water leak and a considerably big gap letting in the very cold air to the loft which was supposed to be "completed" by a loft conversion specialist who is proud of his "craftsmanship".

He also managed to SEAL off my roof access hatch so that I don't get any access to the roof.

When he was given his chance to rectify this error, he failed to even acknowledge the problem he has caused to my property.

To make matters worse, I had to pay 300 quid to a highly experienced chartered surveyor who is a favourite of barristers in order to let the loft builder admit his errors which should NOT have made in the first place and which need to be rectified.

As you can guess, I am not happy.

January 2010 snow in London

It had been bloody cold.

寒かったっす。

Meow

いやー風邪で寝込んじゃいましたよにゃぅぅぅ。

On Wednesday 23rd December 2009, I had to call in sick due to full-scale nasty cold.

I have been slightly ill since Monday - during my 1-hour lunch break I had to go to my ethical Co-op Bank to deposit my salary (my employer still insists on paying by cheque!) and on this occasion I caught cold going out in the freezing Square Mile among sneezing and coughing crowd.

Until Tuesday 5.30pm I survived and I was still determined to finish my work for the year on the following day but alas, the bug hit me hard.

So, disappointing my dear Vicar, Fr Fergus, I failed to sing my solo let alone serving at the altar at Midnight Mass.

Then I could not go to my beloved dad-in-law's traditional goose Xmas feast next day.

And that's why we have had no Christmas dinner this year at all.

Grrrrr.....

Finally on this First Sunday after Christmas, I was back to serve @ the altar but could not hit the highest descant note at the last hymn Hark! the herald angels sing.

Moreover, I finally broke the Ciborium.

It has been wobbly for ages but this silver vessel seemed to outlive all of us.

I wonder if F A Dumont Church Supply people could deliver the replacement I ordered online today in time....

Anyway, Happy Christmas, everyone!

仕事納めが水曜日23日だったんですけど、月曜日に小切手で支払われた給与を銀行に入金しに昼食休憩時間まる潰しで外に出たはいいんですが強烈な寒波でシティは風邪ひきさんだらけ。ロンドンでは風邪でマスクを着用する習慣がない上に、豚インフルで懸念するメディアの取材に対して医療関係者の一部は「アジアみたいにマスクまで買い込む必要はなし」とコメントする者もあったりして、相変わらず咳とクシャミで遠慮なく他人に感染（うつ）して自分は治るという伝統的手法が愛用されてますから、見事にうつされましたよムカつくったらありゃしにゃい。で、仕事納めは病欠。その後イブのミッドナイト礼拝でソロを歌って侍者としてご奉仕するという予定もドタキャン病欠。おまけに義理のお父さん得意の英国伝統グース（ガチョウですかにゃ、七面鳥はアメリカだもんね）ローストその他のクリスマス料理にもありつけず、ひたすら自宅謹慎的な寝たきり4日。日曜日にやっと礼拝に侍者として復活、でも最後の賛美歌Hark the herald angels singではdescant（ソプラノのオブリガート）を完璧には歌えないというテイタラク、さらに銀製のチボーリウム（聖体拝受用のパン入れ、英国人はサイボーリウムとも発音するので混乱しちゃいますよ本当に）が遂に壊れちゃうし。首がグラグラしてはいたのですが、何年間も各角度に曲がるだけで完全にねじ切れることはなかったので奇跡的に大丈夫にゃのかにゃと思っていた所でしたからにゃぅぅぅ。クリスマスカードも年賀状も全然間に合うように送れてないしー（ゴホゴホ）。で、やっとトホホの背景を御紹介するテキストをタイプするまで元気になりました。皆様、今年も大変お世話になりました。風邪に気をつけて。よいお年を御迎えくださいにゃーん。寅年ってかぁー?

December snow in London

Chuck + Judith's Xmas Soirée

Apart from Chuck and myself, they are all medical doctors, I think.

loft conversion project update