My first job was with the British Bank of the Middle East which is now HSBC in Abchurch Lane London.
I played for the bank 2nd team in football and it meant that I travelled around a bit at weekends, with grounds in South London like Beckenham or west London.
My colleague from Work Andy was a ladies man. He was from Barbados and was a light caribbean skin. He had long hair. anyway, he was another I spent most of my time with. He had a good fashion sense and a good dancer. Women used to flock around him.
I remember one Saturday and it was too foggy to get home from Beckenham, so he asked If I wanted to stay with him at his Dads house in East Croydon. When we got to his house no one was home and his parents had separated. The house was freezing with no heating and it was a bear house.
Andy introduced me to McDonalds which was in 1971. I wasn't sure about it then and I hate it today.
I think I stayed at the bank for about 2 years. The idea was for me to go into the docks at 18. However, I had aspirations and wanted to do banking.
During my teenage years I had some lovely girls, but I didn't always treat them right.
I am not sure if this was part of growing up, but I would like to see some f the girls today to see how they turned out and their lives.
Throughout my life and since I was 16, there is one girl who has always been around on and off. Val Whitchurch. She is like a sister to me, but again, she doesn't call, although I did get a Xmas card this year from her. Val and her family will always be dear to me. I went out with Val twice, but we argued too much from what I can remember. She went off to Australia to live for 2 years. Her Mother rang and told me that she wanted to come home, but neither her nor her Mother had the money to get her a flight. So I organised a party and donations to get her home and she has stayed in the UK since, apart from holidays. I do miss her!
I went out with girls from work and another girl was Janet. Lovely girl but I didn't treat her nicely either. I mean I dumped her abruptly when she didn't want to. Most girls I went out with, I treated nice and I didn't have a high sex drive, which may have been because I was sterile since I was 10-11 years old due to Mumps, Measles and Jaundice. I like women's company, but at the same time I feel I have missed out. I always wanted to get married to a foreigner. I had this fascination for foreign women, I think because of my love of geography and travelling. At this period it wasn't really acceptable to marry foreigners and especially black women.
I did have a French girlfriend on holiday once who didn't speak English, but I could speak a little French- very exotic. The problem was she was chaperoned by her grandmother! Anyway, she was from Lille and I thought I would go there one day, but I haven't made it yet.
So back to the UK!
My teenage years meant for a career I went to banks and worked in Treasury back office. Eventually I cam across the Trading room and knew form the first time in their I wanted to be a trader. So this was my aim.
I also went to night school and took the Bankers Exams. I did ok. As usual I failed English but passed with flying colours for Economics. This confirmed that I was a good Economist and analyst, which then led me to politics in my own way.
I lived at home with my parents until I was 23 years old. To this day I rue the fact that I didn't do more for them and I feel guilty. I miss my parents very much and after Dad passed away found that I was alone and couldn't talk to anyone else about personal problems, which is the same today.
To be continued....
I played for the bank 2nd team in football and it meant that I travelled around a bit at weekends, with grounds in South London like Beckenham or west London.
My colleague from Work Andy was a ladies man. He was from Barbados and was a light caribbean skin. He had long hair. anyway, he was another I spent most of my time with. He had a good fashion sense and a good dancer. Women used to flock around him.
I remember one Saturday and it was too foggy to get home from Beckenham, so he asked If I wanted to stay with him at his Dads house in East Croydon. When we got to his house no one was home and his parents had separated. The house was freezing with no heating and it was a bear house.
Andy introduced me to McDonalds which was in 1971. I wasn't sure about it then and I hate it today.
I think I stayed at the bank for about 2 years. The idea was for me to go into the docks at 18. However, I had aspirations and wanted to do banking.
During my teenage years I had some lovely girls, but I didn't always treat them right.
I am not sure if this was part of growing up, but I would like to see some f the girls today to see how they turned out and their lives.
Throughout my life and since I was 16, there is one girl who has always been around on and off. Val Whitchurch. She is like a sister to me, but again, she doesn't call, although I did get a Xmas card this year from her. Val and her family will always be dear to me. I went out with Val twice, but we argued too much from what I can remember. She went off to Australia to live for 2 years. Her Mother rang and told me that she wanted to come home, but neither her nor her Mother had the money to get her a flight. So I organised a party and donations to get her home and she has stayed in the UK since, apart from holidays. I do miss her!
I went out with girls from work and another girl was Janet. Lovely girl but I didn't treat her nicely either. I mean I dumped her abruptly when she didn't want to. Most girls I went out with, I treated nice and I didn't have a high sex drive, which may have been because I was sterile since I was 10-11 years old due to Mumps, Measles and Jaundice. I like women's company, but at the same time I feel I have missed out. I always wanted to get married to a foreigner. I had this fascination for foreign women, I think because of my love of geography and travelling. At this period it wasn't really acceptable to marry foreigners and especially black women.
I did have a French girlfriend on holiday once who didn't speak English, but I could speak a little French- very exotic. The problem was she was chaperoned by her grandmother! Anyway, she was from Lille and I thought I would go there one day, but I haven't made it yet.
So back to the UK!
My teenage years meant for a career I went to banks and worked in Treasury back office. Eventually I cam across the Trading room and knew form the first time in their I wanted to be a trader. So this was my aim.
I also went to night school and took the Bankers Exams. I did ok. As usual I failed English but passed with flying colours for Economics. This confirmed that I was a good Economist and analyst, which then led me to politics in my own way.
I lived at home with my parents until I was 23 years old. To this day I rue the fact that I didn't do more for them and I feel guilty. I miss my parents very much and after Dad passed away found that I was alone and couldn't talk to anyone else about personal problems, which is the same today.
To be continued....
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