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During my days at university I joined the Afro-Caribbean society. Amongst the events they organised were debates and talent shows. But what if someone came up with the ingenious idea of blending a debate show and a talent show? Well a good friend of mine from uni who also happened to be my one-time flatmate did just that. The result is The Flair Debate Show. Up till now I haven't taken part as I am not much of a public speaker. I usually shy away from these things. Mind you, I won a prize in a speech competition in school. Please note that this is a rare opportunity to big myself up and I sure am grabbing it with both hands! One day my friend invited me to one of the shows. My curiosity, coupled with my support for my buddy, made me accept the invitation. I booked online and paid about £9 for the ticket. On Sunday I went to the event. It took place at the Light E1 Bar which was not far from Liverpool Street station. However it took me half an hour to find it! The topic of the eve

In the autumn of 2010 I started doing something amazing. "What was that?" I hear you ask.  Well after years of deliberating I finally gave blood. Throughout my life I have been shedding that thick, red fluid of mine. One day I thought that the next time I lost some blood I would have it put to good use. However, my apprehension stopped me and I was in two minds. One part of me thought, "Would I be OK?", "Is it safe?" and the other part thought, "Just think of the many people you'll save." My mind was finally made up several years later when I heard that a colleague of mine who has now left my workplace to go travelling - the jammy get! Ahem! OK. Envy over! As I was saying I learned that my now-former colleague became a successful bone marrow donor a few years earlier. I was extremely impressed and it inspired me to take the plunge and give blood. So I registered and booked my first appointment. I was sent a booklet as well as a DVD which pr