Well, here I am in Jamaica. Have been here for 3 full days now and am still acclimatising, both physically and culturally. Kingston is beautifully located between the sea and the Blue Mountains but it is, really, run down except for the commercial area. I've been warned not to walk anywhere as Anglo-Saxons are prime targets for muggings, so it's a life of hotels, offices, airports and the cabs linking them together. Some of the latter are a bit suspect too - a few drivers miraculously run out of change and receipts! I'm hoping the upcoming weekend will give me a chance to take stock a bit and get into next week raring to go.

Ain't life funny?

Just spent two years trying to find a contract. A good enough application-to-interview rate but haven't nailed that job - until now.

Have been cultivating a relationship with a consultancy for just under a year and, working through them as an associate, have secured just the role I was looking for - change management lead on a transformation programme.

In the Caribbean . . .

What's that line in 'Apocalypse Now'? - "everyone gets what he wants".

Now don't treat the above as a boast - it isn't - but it does show that good things can happen if you stick in there and remain positive.