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When is a bargain not a bargain? The new (heavily discounted) coffee table has arrived. Unfortunately it's far more damaged than we expected with marks and scrapes on almost every surface. It's not the bargain we expected. Fortunately, the store agreed to take it back and subsitute it for a new one, provided we pay the difference. Some bargains really are too good to be true.

Garry's also discovered another little piece of Swiss Cottage history. At least one of the previous tenants worked for an event management company. That's goes a way to explaining the endless limos filled with party girls that came and went at all hours. Click here for more details.

We've also got a new neighbour downstairs. A Japanese girl called Mi. She's a PR/production house specialist from Tokyo. She cornered me this morning as I was leaving for work to complain about the noise from our flat. I was stunned. We're quieter these days than we were in Sydney. However, it seems that our wooden floor is passing low frequency pressure waves through the ceiling which she finds unsettling. There's no real noise to speak of. She begged me to get a rug in an effort to dampen sound coming through the floor. I told her that Garry and I were shopping for a rug but she seemed unconvinced by my commitment

This evening Mi came up to our flat with a bottle of wine and half apologised for her morning outburst. It seems that she's had a few nasty experiences living in London. Earlier this year her handbag was stolen by a professional thief from a smart inner city restaurant. The bag contained her company laptop, mobile phone and purse with more than $300 cash. A guy later called her at home claiming that he knew where she lived. He threatened to break in and steal again while she was out. When Mii contacted the police they simply recommended that she relocate. Now she lives downstairs.

Mii has promised to come back soon and cook us an authentic Japanese meal.