Two car bombs were found and dismantled in London city today. I must be in the wrong place at the wrong time… I went by Leicester square today - just to be in the city after two days in offices and a hotel in Heathrow.
Everything towards picadilly circus was cordoned off as the police search look for clues.

I’m in London for meetings with a large consumer electronics company. I just finished my day long meetings and am back in my hotel.

For some reason all hotels in the neighborhood were full and I’m staying in one of the worst places… With hotels, it’s all about location. And well this hotel is just in the middle of nowhere - I’m literally right next to runway 09L of Heathrow Airport as you can see from below link to Google maps:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=thistle+hotel&sll=51.48 0848,-0.475845&sspn=0.027475,0.107975&ie=UTF8&ll=51.480501,-0.483699&spn =0.013738,0.039911&t=k&z=15&iwloc=A&om=1

I’m in the building just north of the start of the runway.

Unsurprisingly, there’s NOTHING outside this hotel except a really sad McDonalds drive in and a gas stop.

This made me realize how much I enjoy traveling and staying over in cities in Asia, and dislike the same in Europe. In Asia businesses still are in the middle of the city, hence you’d stay in a hotel that’s always central. And the hotel service levels are at a different standard. I’m paying 140 pounds sterling per night for a 3 star hotel with a coffin size room with a tiny bed and shit bathroom (I can’t actually stand-up straight under the shower?).

Last week I stayed in Singapore in a 5 star hotel right next to Clark Quay for 70% of what I’m paying here. And the service was 200% better.

Back to Asia!

Greetings from Singapore this week. Client meetings and a visit to CommunicAsia.
Tonight having a diner with a colleague in Clark Quay. Weather is surprisingly close to Hong Kong’s this time of the year.

Yesterday was a dog’s day; it’s been raining almost continuously.
As a result, the weekend has been one without much outdoor activity. We’ve only been outside to travel to the nearest restaurant to have lunch.
We hooked up with some of Matthijs’ friends and as you will see from picture below the gang of three enjoyed themselves in Zaks restaurant.