My Xiaomi 17 Ultra Review

So to set the scene. When this was launched in China, I really had an interest in it. While I'm not a good photographer, my first camera my parents got me was a used Leica and It was like a tank and I loved it. Given I don&

Stocks & Shares Update July 2025

So it's been a while hasn't it? A lot has happened. Me getting fitter, pulling my calf many times, getting fitter, even sorting out a pesky issue I have with Ghost Blog. I'm not forgetting either President Trump acting like a wanker with tariffs

Fitness & Transformation

I'll make this exceedingly short. On the 9th July, I turned 37. In November 2023 (when I was 35 obviously) I was pretty overweight and just really started out at the gym (ok a couple of months in) with no real direction to what I should be doing.

Stocks & Shares Update January 2025

So I guess I should update where I am status wise with my Stocks & Shares ISA. Happy to say, on the whole its going well. Through persistent overtime at work, its enabled me to pay off my Audi A4 at £400 per month. I now officially own my car

Asian Domestic Flights Are Just Better!

So I don't blog very often, I should do, I mean that's what this site is for right! Finding time is certainly the biggest single constraint I have to put up with. Whilst I'm currently on a much needed break away from work and

An Stocks & Shares ISA Update

So it's been a couple of months since I did an update to the progress of my stocks and shares ISA. My last update was in February this year showing an overall growth of around 17%. Pretty impressive given my aim has always been to beat the Bank

I feel..strange

So it's been a while. There's so much to update but honestly, I just haven't been bothered to do it. I don't really care if there's an audience out there reading these blogs, its more to get my thoughts out

Why I'm NOT Worried About Boeing

First off let me get this off the bat, I don't particularly enjoy flying on a Boeing aircraft. I find them just "fine" to mediocre depending which model I'm flying. If I'm on a 787 Dreamliner I'm "fine"

A Look At My Stocks & Shares Portfolio

Until very recent (ie the last 9 months), I haven't been bothered about stocks and shares so as an experiment I decided to create an account via Trading212 with the purpose of putting in about £200 a month in over 10 years. My aim is to have enough

Christmas was Christmas but I felt as lonely as ever

So Christmas is supposed to be a time where we're all thankful, surrounded by family, have that warm and fuzzy feeling right? Well how come I felt so alone on Christmas day even though I was with family? Ever since coming back from Thailand (9th December 2023), I&

1 Month Challenge Of....yFood?

So many months ago, I embarked on a journey to try and get myself fitter. Working Mon to Fri 9am-5pm, research, studying and resting 5pm to 9pm and then working again 10pm-midnight, I was piling the weight on. Junk food became my bets friend and ultimate quick win. With that