The Met Line Journal

The life and times of a small man called Min, his daily journey's from Rayners Lane to Farringdon.

This blog is an insight into the wonderful world of the Met Line, packed into chunky bites of random thoughts, the weird and the wonderful sites I see on my journey to and from work, and the odd comedy gag...

Read it and weep (with laughter)...

Tuesday 17 July 2012

Tuesday 17th July - The Journey Home

18:15 All stations to Uxbridge

Good evening. First comment. How rubbish is Superstar! Watched it for the first time yesterday and thought everyone was trying a bit too hard and it seemed liked a mish mash of a number of programmes, none of them particularly good...

I've had quite a busy day today. My mate bet me £50 that the M25 is only 118 miles long. Boy is he looking stupid now! I've been driving on it all day and still not reached the end...

10 days to go...whoopee

Just looking at the tube adverts. There is one got phones4U. "I live in Fulham, can I upgrade?". "Yah Absolutely".

Damn, missed out big time there...

There's a story about the athletes and their lovely tweets today as well as experiences of the village. one chap said the beds for too small for this 6ft 11inch frame. Tell me about it!

There is also a review of the new batman movie. Hmm, mixed reviews and it's quite long (160mins). Problems about overly long scenes of dialogue where you can't hear them, but the action is great. Shame that Batman has to die in the end if you ask me...Oh you've not seen it..sorry about that.

The previous movie took £1bn worldwide! Holy molly!!

Right, better leave it there!

Have a great sleep,

A small man called Kawks.





Monday 16 July 2012

Monday 16th July 2012 - The Journey Home

18:08 all stations to Uxbridge

Hello gang. How are we all. I trust you have wonderful weekends and a beautiful Monday...

We went to the East End last night (you said that last bit in a cockney accent right?) to see some work colleagues in a glee style show. It was lovely darling...

So 11 days to go...it's getting exciting now...I love our monthly group meeting me...

Not seeing any random Olympic tourists yet, but will keep you up to date if I do...

Fact of the day: It takes the human body approximately eight hours to turn food into poo poo. McDonalds manage to do it in only five minutes...

Headline today is "London booms to 8 million people". That's 12% in the last decade. That must be right cos we didn't move here till 2006...

There is a story about Maddona performing at Hyde Park tomorrow, but has been told that the plug will be pulled if she is still going on at 10:30 to ensure the strict curfew isn't broken. Yes Maddona, rules are rules (you did an Indian accent right?), so beware...

There is a story about the new Olympic lane from the airport. Oh it's very confusing said motorists...nice (you said that in a Kawks accent didn't you?)...

Rain. Official weather supplier to the London 2012 Olympic Games...

Hope it brightens up soon.

And on that err bright note, let's leave it there...

Have a great sleep!

A small man called Kawks


Thursday 12 July 2012

Thursday 12th July 2012 - The Journey Home

17:54 Fast to Chesham

Hello gang. Yes, I know it's a bit earlier today, but I was in work by 7am this morning so thought I would leave "on time"...

So at lunchtime I decided to burn a lot of calories, so I set a fat kid on fire...

Boom! We are off...so was he...

15 days to go...

Headline today is "Olympic Crisis". This is about the M4 repairs not being ready in time and having to get in 3,500 army folk in as they couldn't find enough security staff. Nice...

Thought for the day: I really don't see the problem with arranged marriages. I went to one that wasn't, and it was a complete shambles...

Let's look around...

Actually quite borking today, most folk are either asleep or not doing anything of note...

Ok, it's story time. Yesterday on my way home, Preeti asked me to stop by our Sainsbury's local or wharves the baby one is called to get some frozen pizza. It said on the box,

"Cook for between 20 and 22 minutes."

Now, I'm no genius, but isn't that 21 minutes?...

Just a follow on from yesterdays story about that tetrapak woman who died, that the police are investigating. They said that no corners will be cut in finding her killer...

There is a story about O2, and the loss of service over the last 24 hrs. Tell me about it. Been trying to complain to customer services but can't get through...

Right, can't think of anything else to report, so let's leave it there.

Have a great sleep!

A smaller called Kawks.


Wednesday 11 July 2012

Wednesday 11th July 2011 - The Journey Home

18:28 All stations to Uxbridge

Hello gang. Good news to share! So at lunchtime today, went to see my doctor who gave me the all-clear on my OCD today. I couldn't thank him enough...

Boom! And that first one was for free!

That reminds me....I've just written a book on reverse psychology. But It's rubbish and you shouldn't buy it...

Had a fun day at work and had to pull myself away and get home. hence why the blog is running 15mins late today.

Put down thought for the day: No, no, no. I'm not insulting you. 'Im describing you...

See how that works out for you!

Lady opposite is reading "The Stylist". Headline is "Greatness is the girl next door". Hmm not sure I agree. Quite sure the Shree Lankan girl living next to us is called Preetumanutham (for short)...

16 days to go

Headline today is the tetra pal dude accused of killing his wife. It says that the billionaire lived with the dead body for week! Surely he must have known something was wrong by the silence in the house...

They lived in a £50m house And he is heir to a fortune worth £4.5bn. Woah, if only I could bottle that...

News about Chris Moyles leaving Radio One. Wow. Not sure what to do now...might start listening to Radio One...

Right, nothing else to report on today, so let's leave it there...

Have a great sleep!

A small man called Kawks






Tuesday 10 July 2012

Tuesday 7th July 2012 - The Journey Jome

18:10 All Stations to Uxbridge

Hello and welcome. So at lunchtime today, I rang up my local department store, I said, "Hello Selfridges?" They said, "No sir, try Dixon's."...

Boom! And we are off...

Good to see its not raining but some things never change. Yep, severe delays to the Met line. You know what that means right? Yep, time to get the Tube Refund app running...

The chap next to me is reading what looks to be quite a light hearted book. Let's see what its called. "Persecutions in England".... Ahh, maybe not. Bet he is a laugh a minute, or perhaps John Terry's lawyer...

Random thought for the day: That lovely saying, "having your cake and eating it"...err what else are you supposed to do with it?...

Also, when was the last time you actually saw someone with egg on their face?

Cheesecake...a cake made of cheese

Garlicbread..a bread made from garlic

Sorry turned into Peter Kay for a sec.


17 days to go...

So last night, after work (and the blog), I went to see the Dr for my regular 6 month checkup. He entered the room and goes "I'm not quite sure how to say this" in a sombre tone.

"Oh my god" I sighed

"It's not my fault the word is so long" he snapped...

Today's headline is about the govt handing out £10m to help pupils with their litter acy..seems like a waste of money to mee.

Yay, just changed from an Uxbridge train to an Amersham one. Brilliant (not)...

So onto the book that the ladies are all reading at the moment! So looks like my recent joke on FB is actually coming true. They are actually making it into a movie! It's being produced by the same team that produced the Social Network. They brought the film rights for £3.2m. Woah this blog is informative and saves me buying the FT your thinking right?

The book has sold 31m copies and critics say it could be difficult for the movie to be successful as there is very little storyline and it is essentially porn. Damn, in that case I stick to Bollywood for my fix of storyline...

The lady opposite is reading a book called "100 ways to simplify your life". Here's a thought...think of just 10 ways might be a good start?

Right time to hope over to the other platform, so let's leave it there!

Have a great sleep,

A small man called Kawks




Monday 9 July 2012

Monday 9th July 2012 - The Journey Home

18:12 All stations to Uxbridge

18 days to go. Woah!

So who saw the epic match yesterday. Judging by the look on Murray's face, he has either won or lost the championship...

No in all seriousness, what a great Wimbledon final. It was a tough match, but in the end, the best man won. Well done, Serena...

Seriously ('you cannot be serious') we left the house mid game as we went to watch a Hindi movie yesterday. It was "Bol Bachan". Started at 5pm, well adverts started at 5 and we were done by 8pm. Value for money, quite a few laughs and better than being rained on. It's got English subtitles for those not as versed in Hindi as I am...hey na...

Marks out of 10 - err I'd say 6.53, though Rajvi ain't talking to me anymore and listened to her Dr Dre songs with her big headphones (till her battery ran out)...

There was this bloke sitting behind us who had the most annoying loud laugh and seemed to laugh at anything, even if two blokes were just shaking hands. Maybe he was in shock after seeing how much a family pack of minstrels cost...

Some other family brought in their 3month old baby, who cried through the whole thing..but nope mother had to stay in the cinema rather than taking her out (don't mean shoot her)...

What else...oh yes, the lady sitting next to me in the cinema kept talking to herself and repeating the dialogue and then checking that she had understood the joke. Nice...

All in all my dear blog readers, there's a lot to be said for Blockbusters...

On with the show...

The chap next to me is reading a book called "the 26 qualities of a devotee"..nice one after each letter of the alphabet. It's about Krishna, so let's not mess about with this line of enquiry...

Thought for the day: I can always tell if they use fake dinosaurs in films...

In the headlines today, it's about John Terry, where he says his racist remarks were only meant as sarcasm. Oh I see now...you always did seem like a witty kind of guy.....GUILTY.

Good news to share! The last hosepipe ban has been lifted across England. That's a relief, my garden could do with watering...

There is an Indian family who have just boarded at Finchley who they are proper Gujarati's. They are talking about how they got off by mistake at Gondal rather than Rajkot. Oh the bellylaughs...

They are getting off at Wembley Park. Well I never. Sorry that was me being sarcastic...

And on that note, let's leave it there (said the man to the newspaper he just left under the seat that he thought no one saw)

Have a great sleep!

A small man called Kawks





Friday 6 July 2012

Friday 6th July 2012 - The Journey Home

18:09 All stations to Uxbridge

Well hello there! Remember me?..Yep after a massive reaction (3 people) said that they were actually missing my blog, I thought I'd do one today.

Been out on work stuff a lot this week and so didn't get a chance to be my regular self.

So, on with the show..

It's the weekend. Hurrah and it's predicted to rain. I don't understand why people are worried about getting a months' rain in one day though .I wonder if they'd prefer a months' sunshine in one day?...

Hope you've been liking the Facebook pics...getting more likes than my usual "Preeti is leaving me ones" so may continue!

That reminds me...What berries do fat people enjoy the most? Cadburys...

Ok sitting down now at Finchley road...that's better.

There is an article in the paper about lesbian ball that took place last night including quite a few celebs such as Sue Perkins, Clare Balding and Gillian Anderson. It says even the bouncers on the door were female. Nice suits...

That reminds me, its soon gonna be the London gay pride festival, thousands of homosexuals with different ethnic backgrounds. 50 shades of gay... See what I did there!

Still missing the blog?

So this morning, I got quite annoyed (yep even mild manned me). Had just come out the bath and putting on the deodorant and it said on the can, "Avoid Contact with Eyes". Damn to late, I've already seen it I thought...

Hmmf...

Not much on the people watching today, most people seem to be out watching Murray. Looks like Murray may become Scottish rather than British if he doesn't sort himself out soon...

That reminds me, its time to sign off and to have a lovely sleep,

A small man called Kawks.

Monday 2 July 2012

Monday 2nd July 2012 - The Journey Home

18:06 All stations to Uxbridge

Well hello! Long time ting n ting...sorry for the no show on Friday. I had come up with an elaborate excuse but the truth was purely that I couldn't be R'sd...

Still, we all have off days, right Italy?
I'm so happy that Spain won last night. They've really given their fans something to talk about down the Job Centre...

Yes Rak, the jokes are back! Hoping for a like now on FB. No pressure.

Moving on, wasn't yesterday lovely weather. The only downside is that we had some wasps come through the patio door. After the ladies started to scream had to get the spray out. The instructions said :'Do Not Spray Near The Eyes'...So I just aimed for their wings...

Boom! or should that be Buzz...

Let's do the headlines. " Barclays battle to save bob's job'. Nice... It says that diamond has been praised as 'one of the finest bankers in the world'...

Olympic countdown: 3 weeks to go...oooh. did really like the Olympic's ad on the bbc, very exciting.

The Queen cost every Briton 52p last year. To be honest with you my dear blog reader, I'd have been happy to round this up to 60p as I don't have the exact change...

Ok, that's all I got for today, so see you again tomorrow and in the mean time, have a great sleep!

A small man called Kawks