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I grew up in Swansea, South Wales. When I left school, my first choice of career was that of a musician %u2013 I had attended piano lessons since the age of about 5 years, passing many exams. By the mid seventies, clubs were closing and I was more or less working a three-day (or should I say three-night) week. I recognised it was time to find something else to do. I trained as a clinical hypnotherapist and found a new main career. Then a year or two after that, I got into Zen and have practiced zazen (a type of Zen meditation to this day). I still carried on with my music career until it more or less petered out. Now I play just for myself and family etc. on a Yamaha Electone electric keyboards. I wish they had those around when I was playing professionally.
I got interested in writing about 8 year ago and attended a creative writing class at Cardiff Uni. Getting published though is another story, but I now love to write and read work on the internet..

Main interests are Music, jazz, self/spiritual development, helping others, gardening/diy, motoring, writing and blogging.

I have a <b> <a href="http://www.clavinovapiano.zoxic.com/" target="_blank">Digital Piano Blog</a></b>
And my <b> <a href="http://www.piecesofzen.zozuz.com" target="_blank">Zen Blog</a></b><a href="http://www.piecesofzen.zozuz.com" target="_blank"></a>
And have just started a <b></b><b><a href="http://piecesofzen.ning.com/" target="_blank"> new networking site </a></b> for member to share spiritual insights.

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Reviews by derek-a

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Category: Removable Disk Drive
Back Up Computer Files Without a Click of the Mouse.
Reviewed: ClickFree 120GB USB Integrated
Rating:

Very useful

591
Created: 09/12/08

Category: DVD Recorder
Crown The Sony RDR-HXD-890 - I Like it!
Reviewed: Sony RDR-HXD890B
Rating:

Very useful

3599
Created: 28/11/08

Category: Inkjet Printer
Canon IP4300 - Canon Definitely Can with this one.
Reviewed: Canon Pixma iP4300
Rating:

Very useful

2099
Created: 07/05/07

Category: Keyboard / Synthesizer
More Like a One-Man Orchestra Than a Keyboard
Reviewed: Yamaha PSR-3000
Rating:

Very useful

3766
Created: 07/02/07

Category: Mobile Phone
Crown Samsung D600 - Much More Than a Phone
Reviewed: Samsung SGH-D600
Rating:

Very useful

1849
Created: 19/10/06

Siemens C45 - Getting on a Bit, but Still Going Strong.
Reviewed: Siemens C45
Rating:

Very useful

531
Created: 07/08/05
Last Updated: 07/08/05

Category: LCD TV
Crown For Me, It has to be a Sony
Reviewed: Sony KDL-32S2010U
Rating:

Very useful

554
Created: 18/10/06

Category: Internet Site
Crown Look After Yourself with Mercola.Com
Reviewed: mercola.com
Rating:

Very useful

1470
Created: 19/12/05

Crown Good Advice from Windows Advisor
Reviewed: windowsadvisor.co.uk
Rating:

Very useful

2925
Created: 03/11/05

Category: Keyboard
Crown Be Rid of Spaghetti Junction On Your Desk
Reviewed: Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 700
Rating:

Very useful

878
Created: 02/11/05

Category: Online Shop
PC Specialist. Special Machines @ Special Prices
Reviewed: pcspecialist.co.uk
Rating:

Very useful

10960
Created: 26/10/05

Category: Printed Book
The Tibetan Art of Living
Reviewed: The Tibetan Art of Living - Christopher Hansard
Rating:

Very useful

397
Created: 25/10/05

Save a Fortune With Haynes
Reviewed: Haynes Repair Manuals
Rating:

Very useful

2015
Created: 17/09/05
Last Updated: 17/09/05

Category: Wireless LAN
My Routing Experiences with Belkin
Reviewed: Belkin 54g Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router
Rating:

Very useful

4848
Created: 26/09/05
Last Updated: 26/09/05

Category: Juicer
Better Health Through Juicing - Breville Juicer
Reviewed: Breville AWT JE2 juicer
Rating:

Very useful

1377
Created: 17/09/05

Category: Video Recorder
Sony VCR - Still Going Strong
Reviewed: Sony SLV-SX 710
Rating:

Very useful

1200
Created: 05/09/05

Category: CD & DVD Burning
Nero 6 - Burning Ambitions
Reviewed: Nero 6.0
Rating:

Very useful

4066
Created: 22/08/05

Category: Multimedia
Crown Photos on CD & DVD - View your Pictures on TV.
Reviewed: Fotos auf CD & DVD
Rating:

Very useful

547
Created: 20/08/05

Category: Destination National
Crown South Wales - A Round Trip
Reviewed: Villages & Resorts in Wales in general
Rating:

Very useful

1479
Created: 13/08/05

Category: Sightseeing National
Dany-yr-Ogof - Underneath Wales
Reviewed: Dan yr Ogof Showcaves
Rating:

Very useful

971
Created: 12/08/05

Welsh Folk Musem - A Great Day Out For Free
Reviewed: Museum of Welsh Life
Rating:

Very useful

1559
Created: 11/08/05

Category: Digital Camera
Crown Canon A80 - Good for point and shoot and more...
Reviewed: Canon Powershot A80
Rating:

Very useful

318
Created: 06/08/05

Category: Mouse / Trackball
Crown Wacom - A Good Tablet
Reviewed: Wacom Graphire Blueberry
Rating:

Very useful

1553
Created: 04/08/05

Category: Car
Ford Focus 2 Ltr Ghia - Fast yet economical
Reviewed: Ford Focus Ghia 2.0i
Rating:

Very useful

9538
Created: 03/08/05

 
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Email address:
dayre_uk@yahoo.co.uk

First name:
Derek

Gender:
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Homepage:
http://ayrehypnotherapy.c
om

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zuz.com

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.zoxic.com/

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