29 , 71 to go ; )

It has been a really good birthday. I am not usually at work for my birthday so it was quite nice having people acknowledge it.

So what happened today. Well my birthday started very weirdly as I have been used to Spanish weather for the last few weeks and to my amazement this morning heard heavy rain. I honestly thought it was just someone in the shower, no it was a monsoon! I had to get a brolly. Mind you it was a nice recovery from the heat. More nice hot weather to come!!

So, I put the iPad to task today. I did start the day on pay as you go but by 11am I managed to download about 60mb already so I decided to call orange to have the 3GB package for a monthly rolling contract of £15. The 3G network works wonders on the iPad. I was lucky to get 2 bars at work on my Sony Ericsson phone. The iPad however gave me full bars and a satisfying 1-2 mb mobile broadband which is great for a mobile device. So far the iPad is getting the thumbs up from me, nothing at all wrong and so much good things to do.

Paul made me steak and potatoes with veg when I came from the gym and I had two puddings! One pink! Lol and the other chocolate! Thanks Paul and thanks to Ruth for helping ; )

I'm shattered now and Paul is complaining do I better go to bed. Thanks to everyone for the messages today, they really mean a lot to me.

Thanks again Paul for the iPad, best present ever!! Xx

A tout a l'heure! : )




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First blogg from my IPad

Hi,


I thought I would have a go at blogging on the iPad for the first time. It is quite simple really, using an app called BlogPress. Seems quite easy to type up and is quite fast. I'll have to see how easy it is to add photos and stuff but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.

So for what is the new iPad like?

It is very compact and very sleek. The apps are great and growing in numbers. I've found some really good apps like the book store and the financial times. The content in the paper is fantastic and the links and quality of the video footages superb.

I have the wi-fi 3G version so when I'm out and about tomorrow I shall see how easy things are to access. I'm also going pay-as-u-go so I can see how much data I really consume.

I look forward to newer apps for the iPad and look forward to see how it can improve my digital and creative life, ; )






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Apple mania and England scrape through!

Well it has been a busy week hasn't it??

We

started off with the Emergency Budget. Cuts Cuts Cuts. What did I think? I thought it was just right. I couldn't have done any better myself I'm sure. We all know by now, hopefully that we had no choice to do this. The only thing that wound me up with the reaction of the budget is where people still moaned about cuts to the poorest. I have not heard a single true vulnerable, poorest of

society moan yet, only the ones that take that do take advantage of the system! Good, I hope you realise that you have to take responsibility for your own future and success in life and that welfare is a last resort NOT an entitlement! I feel better now after getting that off my chest!

We had the England game yesterday and I'm glad for the English that they went through. I really hope they gain back their confidence and put some pride back into the game for England. I'm sure my English friends and family would return the support for the Welsh if it was the other way round ;)

Today we had the launch of the iphone 4! Unlike the iPhone 3GS this was quite an impressive improvement and well worth the investment. I will be leaving it for now and not be getting one simply because I have an iPad on the way to feed my obsession with the apps! The iPhone 4 raises the stakes in the smart phone world by increasing the capabilities of phones with it's great camera facilities, HD 720p video, pin-sharp display and very slim design that crams in a lot! Oh, and has two lenses which allow video conferencing on a phone!

This blogg I'm sure you've noticed is very techie today but it has been a very techie week. We also heard of Virgin Media's plan to increase their Cable Broadband speeds to 400mb. People question me on the need for it but I assure you there will be. With developments in IPTV which is television on demand and linear TV over Broadband it will need the speed and bandwidth. If we want to watch say HD programming it will gussle at least 8mbs (8000kbs) per second. Let's say if we wanted to have 3d HD tv then we are looking at at least 22mb. Having that alone shows we will be needing stronger, faster broadband.

Obsessed with finding my ancestors!

It's been a while since I last blogged and all the blame goes to www.ancestry.co.uk It's a site that helps you gather information about your family history and then puts them all together like a jigsaw. I have found so much information on my family, things I never knew and people I never knew or heard of. It is fascinating and very addictive. I've had to go into rehab for a few days otherwise I'll just grow a beard!! There's a lot to on it so therefore I'm going to treat it as a project for the next six months.

I have just ordered my new Ipad. Thanks to my partner Paul of course! A piece of kit that will surely be of use for many things. There's also a lot of hype for the iphone 4 but I'm content for a waiting quite a while and learn on the capabilities of

the ipad. I found a blogger app for it the other day so I'm sure to benefit from blogging on that whilst getting to work.

Talking about work. Cuts, cuts cuts is on the cards but we're not sure where yet. It's unlikely to directly affect me in my role but I have sorted a new CV for myself last week just in case. Quite fancy going private sector for a bit. Not liking the bureaucratic public sector right now.

Poor England the other day. They did play quite badly. It was a shame as I was in a Walkabouts in Temble, London and the atmosphere before the game was amazing! Of course, that energy deteriorated soon towards the end of the game. I hope this is not the direction the team will inevitably go.

Well it's farthers day today so Happy Farther's day Dad (Robert Hunt!) ;)

Summer comes with opening of the World Cup

So the summer starts....

The weather doesn't seem to feel like Summer just yet but crossed fingers!

Yesterday England started their World Cup game against the USA but I'm no strong follower of Football but could see that they could have played better. However, I do believe that it's better to start poor as this tends to make you work harder later avoiding becoming complacent if you started strong. We'll see! :)

I have many of my Welsh friends comment on my support for England in the games. My belief is that if Wales is not in my elegance is with England. Why not? It does make me furious with some of the Celts that have the "Support anyone but England" ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8733373.stm ) attitude. It makes no sense! I have seen so many European countries that support their neighbours when they are not playing and they have less in common that each one of our nations have.

I also await for the emergency budget on the 22nd of June. Who cares? some say. Well, you should! Everyone will be affected but If you work in the public sector like I do then you should by now realise what consequence this will have. Necessary cuts, absolutely! Like any debtor will know, increase in your interest rates for the amount you borrow only makes it more likely for you to struggle and default. The UK's debt is not any different. I just hope it doesn't force me to go to the private sector too soon. Although it is becoming more and more likely that that's what I may have to do!

So we're already close to mid June. We've had one burst of a hot weekend so far. I really hope that more is to come. We're not planning a hot holiday this year to finance other things so having hot UK summer would definitely ease the craving of it.

Nan had her operation yesterday and as far as I'm told it went very well. So far so good. :) x

My English Nan

What do you do when you feel a bit lost with all that happens?

Write of course!

It's been a tough week to say the least. They do say however that tough times brings out the strength in people and I do feel this has been the case this week. The ones you think would be the strong ones need the support and the ones you think would crumble shine in strength.

A few things have crept up lately and it seems to be everywhere with no chance of shelter. I have learned however that it is far better to face those problems and also embrace the support of others whilst contributing yourself.

My thoughts above all are with my English Nan tonight. She had a bad fall today and the consequence of that at 90 is far more than if I had fallen.

Nan is what I see as the essence of what it is to be English, the symbol of what it is to be British. Nan is one of those unique people you just don't meet very often but feel very privileged to have done so . She is a lady with amazing stories to tell. Even when she repeats them more often than I would, I never tire of them! Her stories are like a good classic film you just want to watch over and over.

Nan has endless, self-less love to give and always has time for you. Even though she cannot often understand what I say, bless her, she still makes time to talk. She constantly worries for others, constantly offers her support.

While I sit here now writing this blogg, I can't help but hope she's ok, whilst she is on that hospital bed and hope that she is well looked after. She just had her 90th birthday and I managed to make her a photo book showing her the amazing journey she has had over the last 90 years. She has promised me that I will be able to make another book to show her next journey to that big 100.

So Nan, please get well soon so we can start filling those pages.

Love , Jonno xx

My first Blog, hmmmm, what to say?

Well. I would normally write my thoughts in Welsh but I'm sure I'll reach out more if I write them in English.

What do I write about?

My life, umm nope.

The economy,, hmmm. Nope

How about almost anything that crops up. After all, I do live in London a city that always has something going on. My life started in a small but very historic town in the North West of Wales, Caernarfon. From Caernarfon to Newport to Cardiff, to Toronto back to Cardiff then finally to London (so far.....) A lot has happened so far and I'm sure there is more to come!!

Let see shall we? ........