Reading Roars!

Early this evening, I was waiting on Platform 8 at Reading Station for the train to Tilehurst. Not only was the train delayed (it eventually arrived 11 minutes later) but the monitor display kept rolling upwards manically. The devil was at work here.

My blood pressure was rising (trains make me tetchy), so it was reassuring to see the notice behind me reading:

This De-Fibrilator (sic) is out of use
The nearest one can be found on platform 9. Use the stairs/escalators and turn left. As you come down platform 9 stairs turn left. The de-fib is on the left hand side wall.

So the message is clear: if you’re going to go into cardiac arrest, make sure you aren’t on Platform 8 (or, God forbid, Platform 7) first. sesli sohbet acil kuryeEspecially if there is a crowd pushing their way up the Platform 9 single flight of stairs, as is quite normal during rush hour.

It’s a tricky situation.  You see a gorgeous random person and - bam! - you’ve fallen in love.  Or you want to bed them, at least.  So what do you do about it?  I would suggest (and I’m no expert) asking them for their phone number or inquiring about their availability (not easy, admittedly, if you get eye contact on a London Underground escalator). 

Do nothing and you’re filled with regret, like these two hopefuls leaving messages on Reading’s Gumtree:

Natwest bank, Reading town Centre, 12:30pm: You were the nurse with the most beautiful blue eyes in the world. Too beautiful for me to even attempt to talk to you! I’ve been kicking myself since then and can’t stop thinking about you. Get in touch, am sure you remember me..

Hi! We met getting off the train at Paddington on Saturday. I was nervous, you were patient! I wasn’t sure I gave my number correctly - my heart was beating so fast, it was a bit of a blur. I know it’s crazy but if I don’t try.. I’ll never know. xxx

 Good luck to you both!

Icelandic hero Ivar Ingimarrson scored the only goal as Reading FC beat Man City at the Madejski in the Premiership tonight.

The goal (21:14) was scored from a header in the middle of the penalty area, thanks to a direct free kick taken by Bobby Convey.

The win elevates Reading to eighth place with six points.

Read the BBC sesli sohbet acil kuryematch report.

I was reading a recent edition of Technology Guardian and saw a strange notice sandwiched between IT Support Manager and Service desk operator job ads. The notice read:

Patrick Khoo a.k.a. Khoo Keat Eenh

Last known address was at 39 Clifton Park Road, Caversham, Reading, Berskhire, England RG4 7PD

Anyone who has any relationship with or who knows the above named beneficiary pleased contact:

Cheong Wai Meng & Van Buerle
Advocate & Solicitors
Penang, Malaysia

A quick internet search revealed not a lot. There is Patrick Khoo singing James Blunt’s You’re Beautiful on YouTube. This Patrick Khoo, it is said on the video-sharing site:

took part in the auditions for Singapore Idol and sang George Michael’s “Careless Whisper” so softly the judges couldn’t hear him

There is also the Patrick Khoo from Penang who is currently serving as the Honorary Secretary for Mensa Singapore.

But where is our Patrick Khoo? Is he still missing? If you find him let the lawyers know at cwmvbpg@streamyx.com - and cc me while you’re at it.

Reading FC boss John Madejski said that the club could one day attract 40,000 people from the Thames Valley area, but added that an expansion of the 24,000 seat stadium could cost £20m, requiring “people with enormously deep pockets” to step in.

The chairman emphasised that the club needed to stay in the Premiership for his vision to become reality.

It’s all a far cry from the Elm sesli chat kuryePark days, when there was “probably room for 3,000 aways fans standing” (Hob Nob Anyone?).

Last night I enjoyed a drink with a former work colleague who is to embark on an epic journey across time zones. As I looked in admiration at his circle of friends, I pondered on the nature of social networking. How connected are we?

The pub we went to, the wonderful Rose and Thistle, is located on the street where my friend and ex-colleague, whom I shall call J, lived until recently. Living further down the street is Ju, who coincidentally works at the same company as I do, and J previously, and is by chance seeing M, whom I worked with elsewhere three years ago.

Ju shares a house with R, who is stepping out with the best friend of V, whom I met at a salsa lesson. I soon discovered that V and I also worked for the same company, and furthermore in the same building.

I’m sure the above can be explained in a better way (with a marker pen and a big sheet of paper). It’s amazing how people and objects are brought together, seemingly by chance. Could it be fate? Who knows? MySpace is great for getting to meet people with similar interests, but nature has a way of doing it too.

Spotted: a rat on Duke Street, by Reading’s popular Oracle shopping complex. It looked very still, so I assumed it was dead. Certainly I didn’t prod it to find out.

Where did it come from? How did the rodent die? It’s unusual to see vermin like this on sesli chat kuryeReading’s streets, but perhaps not surprising. I’m of the opinion that the amount of litter adorning our pavements has grown lately and that the town generally needs a good scrub.

Vitalfootball.co.uk, if you are not yet familiar with the site, is a publisher of Reading FC news, match previews, match reports and match stats. It is also a site where fans of the club can discuss the Royals and other topics on online fora.

So exactly what are these other topics? Scrolling down the list, I saw the following intriguingly titled threads: Milk, Ode to a penis, Some good violence on the pitch here, Chocolate cock anyone?, good place for a shit?, whats your favourite time for a wank? and Breasts. Delightful.

Reading FC star and England under-21 international Leroy Lita now faces being dropped after the player was arrested for an alleged assault. Lita was suspected of headbutting a man during a night out in Bristol.

What is it with footballers and headbutts?

In a study carried out by Experian and Dr Foster Intelligence, Reading emerged as one of the least obese towns in England, positioned 375 of the 434 towns listed.

The slimmest location in the country was revealed to be, surprise, surprise, the City of London (lunch is for wimps), while top for fatties was Blaenau Gwent in Wales.

In an entry posted last year, sesli chat kuryeDon’t be dim, get slim, I wrote that only 35% of Thames Valley men took regular exercise.