My Toilet Legacy

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Whilst helping my girlfriend move to Birmingham this weekend, I couldn't resist a trip back to the Guild to inspect the new Guild toilets.

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These toilets were the first phase of a three-year building redevelopment which I worked on during my year in office so I was more than a little bit excited about checking them out.

And whoop, they were awesome!

The musty, leaking, broken, graffitti-smeared and smelly toilets of old have now been replaced by chromatic heaven. Highlights include:

• flawless plasterboard.
• a lovely new blue colour.
• energy-efficient lights.
• dual-flushing toilets.
• separate urinals.
• more cubicle space so you don't have to edge around the toilet door when closing it.
• and most excitingly, a dyson airblade hand drier (see right).

And there are great new additions such as a staff shower, baby-changing facilities and the soon-to-be-finished toilets on the first-floor by Beorma Bar.

When you gotta go, you know where to go!

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Go Go Tokyo!

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Simon is going to Japan! Oh yes!

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I have wanted to go to Tokyo ever since I saw Lost in Translation in 2004 and next February I will be fulfilling this ambition when I fly to Japan to visit my mate Alex.

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My flights were finally booked last night and the trip is officially going ahead :)

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Despite my exciting and colourful life, I have never actually travelled outside of Europe. This will therefore be the furthest I have ever ventured and will also provide me with one hell of a culture shock.

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I am also excited about:

• temples.
• sushi.
• electronic superstores.
• a heck of a lot of comic book stores.
• drinking wine from a wooden box.
• dropping by the hotel from the aforementioned film.
• and maybe trying my hand at the infamous Japanese karaoke.

Konichiwa Japan!

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