Day Off

Posted on 2007/07/01 13:07:12 (July 2007).

[Thursday 28th June]
My manager had come over from the US for this week, so I had arranged to take a day out of my week entertaining Chie's family, and go into work. Once in London there were plenty of things for Chie's family to do that they could easily manage without their own transport or a guide.

I'm not sure it was really a very productive day at work - a lot of it was spent just sorting though mail and getting back up to speed on things I'd missed while I was away. In the afternoon I had a little end-of-quarter appraisal meeting with my manager, and at the risk of blowing my own trumpet, I'm pleased to report the feedback was all very positive. Particularly he said I had put in "the single most important man week of the entire quarter" - referring to that disaster recovery week at the end of May. I was rather pleased with myself, as you can imagine.

In the evening we had a team outing, where for more or less the first time everyone on my team (plus our manager of course) came along. The boss is apparently quite keen on Indian food, and was keen to try out Brick Lane. However, following a period of consultation with some other people at the office we were warned off Brick Lane itself, and advised instead to go to the famous Lahore Kebab House, just off Commercial Road. It was actually rather good - really basic and down to earth, and really decent, honest Indian food.

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