NORTHERN PLANNER

CONFUSED AS YOU ARE

recent posts

about

Whitby, Singapore and Freddie

So I was working in Singapore last week. Quite a change from the week in Whitby that preceeded it.

190318_10150106275331309_554291308_6551542_387194_n 

195982_10150105819301309_554291308_6546042_1842194_n 
This car thought it was a swan.

188997_10150111259781309_554291308_6593465_5514467_n 
Anyway, very impressed with the tea in Heathrow.

189551_10150112738561309_554291308_6606998_8046305_n 
199404_10150113808476309_554291308_6616496_5055741_n 
I got lots done, but still managed to get a couple of beers with Freddie.

188293_10150113896041309_554291308_6617090_6898882_n 
Two beers wasn't nearly enough time, Fred was great company. Amidst discussing fatherhood (including one of my first public pronouncements that we're expecting another child – me and Mrs Northern I mean, not Freddie and I), what it's like to work for Nigel Bogle and the joys of TBWA, Fred was really nice about me getting totally and having to come get me.

A pleasure.

Being a foodie, I took full advantage of the cuisine.

196503_10150114478836309_554291308_6621432_7745103_n 

197611_10150113032286309_554291308_6609868_4155720_n 
199843_10150113031666309_554291308_6609859_4888787_n

But after all that, I couldn't wait to get home to a proper cup of tea, my long suffering wife and my slightly deranged little boy. 

Posted in

6 responses to “Whitby, Singapore and Freddie”

  1. andreea Avatar
    andreea

    WOW!
    That was very subtle. Very, very subtle. Congratulations on the exciting news 🙂
    Loved your photo of the tea pot, it looked as though you had brought it from home in a special case just to have a proper cup of tea in the airport!

    Like

    Reply
  2. northerbn Avatar
    northerbn

    Wish I had, no teapot’s in Singapore.
    And thankyou.

    Like

    Reply
  3. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    Congratulations, that is brilliant news.
    No, not about NP jnr II, but for surviving an evening with Freddie.

    Like

    Reply
  4. fredrik sarnblad Avatar
    fredrik sarnblad

    Congratulations again NP and Mrs.NP!
    It was great to meet you and I agree: two beers wasn’t nearly enough time.
    As I mentioned to you, it’s a bit strange meeting someone for the first time in real life and somehow feel that you already know that person. You were almost identical (in real life) to the mental image I had of you…in every conceivable way.
    Hope to have the chance to see you again in the near future, hopefully with the benefit of more time and some delicious food as well.

    Like

    Reply
  5. northern Avatar
    northern

    “You were almost identical (in real life) to the mental image I had of you…in every conceivable way”
    Can’t work out if that’s a good thing or very, very bad.
    It is wierd how people are how they blog – which is another reason not to meet Andy just in case he IS like that

    Like

    Reply
  6. fredrik sarnblad Avatar
    fredrik sarnblad

    Don’t be silly NP.

    Like

    Reply

Leave a reply to andreea Cancel reply