Thursday, May 8, 2008

May 07 (Weds)

Off to Oxford under a blistering sun, the king of a deep blue sky. It's heavenly. Get there on time, S is striding in the road cutting deals on his mobile. His driving test seems like a mere interruption. He is so cool, everything appears easy for him and I am certain he'll pass without trying even though we haven't really had time to go through his manoeuvres one more time.
I take him to the test centre and chat to a few Oxfordian instructors. A wave of fear is passing through them. A new Se has just failed 4 instructors in one day, and busted a grade six down to a grade III. Horrific. Hope he doesn't get near to Wycombe.
Our charges return and S turns to produce his documents. He's passed of course. 8 minors, surprisingly high, but considering how fragmented his training was a pretty good effort. He is very happy and invites me in for a drink on the way home. Much as I'd like to, it's not really the done thing, so I bid him a warm farewell. Shame leaving them like this. You build up quite a close relationship with these pupils, and then at the moment of triumph it is severed irrevocably.
Watched the "Apprentice" together in the evening. Not a fan of reality TV, I have to confess to being very fond of this series. This episode particularly as the oiks were sent off to Marakesh. It is nice to see such a bunch of driven self opinionated gits show themselves to be pig ignorant and more often than not incapable of running a piss up in a brewery. Having worked for a couple of meglamaniac jews in the past, I can only imagine what sort of bastard Sugar must be as a boss, but I have to confess to finding his "don't give me that bollocks" attitude rather endearing. If for nothing else it's nice to see the contestants squirm.
The catastrophe continues to unfold in Burma. The military that run their country, who can mobilise in an hour at any part of the country to crack the skulls of anyone who criticises them, now find themselves confined to barracks when the dreadful prospect of saving the lives of their countrymen is suggested.

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