bodø/glimt vs manchester city

I had the pleasure of listening to this game on BBC Radio 5 Live and all I can say is well done bodø glint.  The BBC has many faults, especially in news reporting but it does live sport really well.

London postal musem

Yesterday, I paid a visit to the London postal museum.  I had heard about it in a Youtube video from one of my long time favourite railway channels. It was nestled on edge of the east end, and it was split into two sites across a road. One site is the main exhibition hall and the other, an underground mail terminus that used to deliver mail under the streets of the capital.

The ticket (£18) includes a ride on the restored mail train, and if you want to ride it you must book advance by buying the ticket online. You can, of course, buy your ticket at the door but there is no guarantee of spaces on the train.  I was just interested interested in the exhibition so I skipped the train ride.

The display was about the history of the mail service in Britain, which has its roots in medieval times. Then it moves on to how mail was transported, from horse to train and then by road.  Finally it explains the development of how it was paid for, which lead us to the humble postage stamp.  It did mention the public telephone system which was run by the post office before splitting off to become British Telecom.

Later I went across the road to have a look at the mail rail, as a train nerd, it was interesting to learn about the development of this service which solved the issue of avoiding the congestion on London’s streets.  To me the mail rail looked like a giant miniature underground railway.  I noticed younger visitors were very excited to be on it.

All in all it was an enjoyable day out, I do think it’s better suited to children

In praise of ….. going to church

I have been going to church on and off every Sunday, although I am not a baptised Christian, I draw many personal benefits from it. My journey into Christianity and religion in general started in the 1990s after meeting a born again Christian friend, who was the first Christian I can genuinely relate to.  After that I dabbled in new age spirituality and Buddhism as well.  I have also read the koran since then.

Religion makes us think about spiritual things and not just on the material things.  This has made me less anxious and more relaxed over things which I have no control. If it happens, it happens. Even when I’m only I still make an effort to go on a Sunday.  There is also the social aspect of meeting people and doing something tangible.

Ebay

 Anyone reading still using Ebay?

Moongazing

I have been following astronomy for more than five years. Until recently it had been reading astronomy books and watching astronomy related videos on youtube, last year i bought myself a pair of stargazing binoculars second hand.

I have used it mostly to moongaze as Hong Kong is plagued with light pollution in even its rural parts, rendered stargazing impossible . With it, I have been able to observe the very cratered surface of our natural satellite.  The binoculars came with a small tripod but it was too small to have any use.  I bought it because i wanted to do stargazing on a budget but it only works with little light pollution and a proper tripod.

A telescope would be better for stargazing but for the moon and the other solar system planets a 80x20 pair of binoculars would suffice.