| It was a rollercoaster of a month. From having to process bad news about one of my best friend's health & mum's rapidly declining well-being; to the 'SF Martini' being served in The Eagle Bar at The Chancery Rosewood and The Spy Bar at Raffles, London at The OWO again; & celebrating Sophia taking up her place studying for her master's degree in law at Cambridge. Artist Hormazd Narielwalla's Glamorous & Fun Book Launch at Hackett on Savile Row As soon as I learnt Chef Elliott Grover, from CUT at 45 Park Lane, was providing the food for this book launch, I knew it would be a special event. The book looks stunning; Hackett's Savile Row Head Office is so elegant and Hormazd is charming & friendly. I Won Prizes at Prestfelde Prep School Sarah Dyas helped to arrange for me to have lunch with 'new' Headmaster Matty Thavenot in his study and the two of them took me on a tour of my former prep school. It was such a happy morning and I was surprised to learn I was in Form IIA and won the form prize for 1979 - 1980. Would wholeheartedly recommend that fellow Old Prestfeldians revisit the school. Kenny Ng; Shrewsbury School's Old Salopian Day & Visiting Mum Shrewsbury School's Old Salopian Day meant I got to meet Kenny Ng again. Chicago, Bangkok and now Shrewsbury again. Was also glad to see Ruby Read's art show. Mum's health is declining fast. She should now use a walking stick when walking without help. Since I have returned to London she has also been having severe back pain. Networking at Forward Global's UK Late Summer Drinks Forward Global's party at the National Liberal Club turned out to be an exceptional networking event and worth specially returning to London for. At the party I was also lent a book concerning a friend from my Qatar days and his Warhol prints. Hemal Jain, Now GM of Mandarin Oriental, Mayfair Hemal & I spent too long talking but we knew each other from Four Seasons, Doha & we had so many stories to share about Jeff Bezos etc. I was informed I will be one of the first people to receive the hotel's new VIP card and Hemel wants to arrange for me to stay at the hotel before the end of this year. The Eagle Bar at The Chancery Rosewood and The Spy Bar at Raffles, London at The OWO Celebrating Sophia taking up her place at Cambridge was the perfect excuse for one of the best Saturday evenings I have experienced in London. Seeing Tala and her, after 9 years, was unbelievable. Sophia is now a charming young lady and I wonder if we are the first people to have visited The Eagle Bar, & The Spy Bar, in one evening. Must, particularly, thank Daniel at the former & Kiki at the latter. An '8 teddies''month (🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻), despite bad health news. Staying at Mandarin Oriental, Mayfair will be a perfect way to end my year centred around the new London 5 star hotels and the fact I will see more of Tala is brilliant news. |      |
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