February 12, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Huzzzahhh by gosh we’ve done it! aliljoy.com is now on YouTube and in celebration of the Valentine’s Day we took to the streets to interview people on their perfect Valentine’s date! Tweet us your perfect date @aliljoy and subscribe to our YouTube to keep up to date with the latest videos! We hope you enjoy! And look out for out next clip... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy London's Hidden Gems Love & Relationships
January 29, 2014 - Written by: Beth Teverson
“So Beth, what do you think about immigration?”
Now before I tell you my answer I’ll tell you of the circumstances. I was working in a pub in London. I had just walked into the pub’s kitchen where three of its chefs were discussing current affairs as they placed over-priced fish in the deep fat fryer.
Categories: Beth Teverson Rant Wise up!
October 21, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
… And I was back in the city meandering unfamiliar streets. Earlier this year I spent roughly 6 months in a windowless room in a dodgy part of West London desperately trying not to be mugged (again). After a Summer spent back home in Cornwall I was back, this time residing in North London. My earlier experience got me pondering: If... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Adventureland London's Hidden Gems Yazmin Joy
September 19, 2013 - Written by: Poppy Gillian
So, a few weeks ago I took the morning off work for an appointment up in London. I promised my manager that I’d be back at the end of lunchtime. And if you know anything about me I always keep my promises. But as my luck would have it, things did not go as planned. (Image via) Firstly, my appointment... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Poppy Gillian
July 2, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
1. Unruly children in tightly confined spaces. Walking around the city in the heat of summer break is probably the best contraceptive you can get. I was on the tube and this kid was in the middle of a Pomm Bear massacre. As I sat down there was a *crunch*. I shuffle. Yup – definitely got Pomm Bear stuck to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Rant
June 24, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Image via One chilly Monday morning, two introverts stood in line at the coffee stand outside Giles Church in the heart of London’s West End. I was letting off some steam to my collegue Eugine* as we waited for our morning cuppa joe… Me: I don’t know man… it’s hard living with family because they wanna do ‘family stuff’ all... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement
June 17, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Life is full of challenges isn’t it? While it’s a well known saying: life is a race. John Maxwell argues that life is in act life series of races. Every day we are met with obstacles, challenges, annoying people, ass-cracks… ‘Wait! Hold up sister!’ I here you say… Don’t worry this is not that kind of blog. Let me explain.... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland Cringe Factor
May 20, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Image via The more I step into life the more I realise nothing is simple. I can feel ecstatically happy, utterly petrified and completely vulnerable all at the same time. I can be passionately in-love yet perfectly unavailable, courageous yet fearful, content yet restless, dumb, smart, aloof, alert, grounded, skeptical, unpredictable, completely predictable… I mean, sometimes I sit in my... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: a little piece of joy Adventureland
May 6, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Chapter 1 – The Attack My ordeal all kicked off as I was innocently walking home from East Acton station just before 11 pm. I was taking the usual route home, and as I turned the corner I began to faff about with my iphone. I was actually changing the track from Katie Perry’s Wide Awake to that new Daft... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Adventureland
April 8, 2013 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
The other day I was doing some work in one of those coffee joints where everyone shares tables – I mean you can’t get much more cosmo than that. The creatives, student’s, musos, pensioners and wanderers all bunged together seeking warmth and caffeine. I nabbed a brilliant cosy corner where there was even a potted plant on my table. How... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Fire me up baby! Rant