Christmas Mubarak one and all! Been for the now traditional Xmas hoon, eaten far too much and now plan to hibernate until next year 🎅🏽🏎️🍗🍲

Who knew acrylics, textured paint and canvas could be so much fun? Might start taking commissions soon! #IslamicArt #Caligraphy #Beginner

Petition to play all our remaining games at home 💙💛🤍

I wasn’t quite old enough to experience the Stone Roses in their pomp. Oasis were my coming of age band, but the Roses greatest hits album I played so much I wore it out. Gutted I never got to see them live. RIP Mani

My city and my England. Fabulous writing 👌🏽

Sat in the motherland but brain still processing NHS news. Things are v bleak at the moment-yesterday’s “briefing” did little to lift the gloom. Still there’s a few more days of chai, gorgeous sunsets and time with the extended family to enjoy before we shift to the UAE for week 2! #WeekendMubarak

Seems poignant that today of all days I get confirmation of my entry- the marathon wasn’t a possibility unfortunately- even though the year will be ‘26, I will be doing 13 miles at the London big half. Raising funds once again for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social - link/running spam coming soon!

Long week. But a good one. Felt good to be out of the office and learning again. Haven’t really considered what I do as OD- but after the first module of the @thekingsfund.bsky.social Advanced OD practitioner programme, starting to think differently. Looking forward to the next module in November!

End of a long old week. In Manchester on Tues, addressing the new ‘25 GMTS cohort,with SMT colleagues yesterday trying to balance new work,a spend moratorium&an impending acceleration in the NHSE-DH change programme,and the RHO road show on ethnicity pay gap today… I’m knackered! 😴 #WeekendMubarak

Complete the two sentences in your head: Have a carnival of fun and celebration full of not-white people, police use facial recognition tech because … Have a protest full of racism and bigotry, with known racists present, police decide to NOT use facial recognition tech because …

Rare day where I could see the impact of my efforts by the time 5pm rolled around. Learned a couple of things. 1- seats are much heavier than I realised and 2- you have to be a lot more flexible than I am if you want to do some spannering on a car! Before during and after images below 😎

You think you’ve had the worst tie of the round, and then Man Utd show up…

Just need 39 more 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🤍💙💛

Went for a walk in the Yorkshire dales yesterday and stumbled across a waterfall… Back to work today and mercifully I didn’t have a full on day which was just what I needed!

Couple of days off to recover from a full on weekend.As an introvert,having 25+ folk round for an extended family BBQ was hard.The news cycle over the past day has been fairly heavy also-esp for us NHS types looking for clarity.Been encouraging my team take their annual leave-so I’m doing as I say!

Lovely morning in the presence of the some of the greatest cars to wear the prancing horse badge. LaFerrari has so many intricate details, Enzo is ageing beautifully but the F40 is the absolute King- for me nothing else comes close 🥰😍🥰

Long old week- highlights included bumping into a former top gear presenter/ living legend in the gym, flying visit to the big smoke, and this mornings 6am jog/walk that ended with me drooling over a street parked 612 Scaglietti (the universe is talking to me). Ready for a rest! #WeekendMubarak

Algorithm has sent me down an Oasis rabbit hole on Youtube after the epic Wembley gig. Have no idea how I’d never heard Noel’s version of live forever before-from the strings to the backing singers to the wistful tone in his voice-absolute perfection.Well worth a few mins! youtu.be/CNZOdeaQjlc?...

Tell me you are in Manchestaah without telling me you are in Manchestaah….

Our outdoor cooking game has just levelled up🔥🔥🔥 #Tandoor #Naan

Oasis. Wembley. Last minute tickets and a night that will live long in the memory. At times a Kevin&Perry convention,at times like being 17 again. An evening of escapism that was much needed given the state of the world. Now for a long lie down. My back is telling me I’m definitely not 17 anymore!

After many years driving past its namesake in Bradford, finally made it to the Alhambra in Granada. What a magnificently beautiful place. Took about 1000 photos, none of which adequately capture the stunning detail everywhere you look 🤩🤩🤩

Seville. Quite nice! Temp is about 5-7 degrees too hot for my liking tho 🥵Heading off to Granada now…

Lovely start to a week away from the laptop. Went for a mooch around Cordoba- the cathedral has such an interesting history. A converted mosque that once inspired the great Alaama (Mohammed) Iqbal- so many signs of its former life are still evident. The tour continues onwards towards Seville today..

Another silly o clock start to get the 7am to the big smoke. Taxi hasn’t even got to the end of my road and my strong northern conditioning is already making me wonder if I should have worn a jacket 😂😂😂

Caught the tail end of the Raye set at #Glastonbury - wow. Phenomenal performance. Every single element on point. Brass, strings, guitar, drums, vocals were all of the highest quality 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

In for an interesting day today. It’s nice to get an opportunity to spend time out from the daily grind-and I think I spotted @hpiandycowper.bsky.social in amongst the 300 or so folks here….

Got some respite/ escape from the craziness going on in the world this weekend by spending the longest day of the year smashing up a shed, and then transporting it to the tip… inside another shed 🤣

Day off and foolishly kept my teams and email notifications on. Big mistake. Almost got in the way of the important task of the day- cleaning the car. Spending a sunny day outside messing around with my car was just what I needed!

….and the Henley Business School Senior Leaders Apprenticeship Diploma for EDI leads is live! Took us a year of solid work to get this off the ground-really enjoyed delivering a session for the cohort at their starter workshop. The Greenlands campus is such a nice space. The drive home was fun!

Last week was a bit intense. Lovely to be a speaker at the 2023 GMTS graduation event,then 2 days of Confed/Expo, where I met some awesome people-both old colleagues and friends and some new faces. Wrapped up in Brum at the library. Stunning building🤩 This week-a few days off and another adventure…

Spent yesterday eve fettling the old Rover-swapped out the knackered steering wheel with a good used one, and finally swapped the rubbish front grille with a standard replacement. Today I’m going to attempt to drive to Manchester in it-with old cars every trip is an adventure!

#EidMubarak to you and yours from me and mine! Hard to find the joy given the carnage in the world at the moment- but very grateful to have had time at home with family… and far too much food 😋

Up at silly o clock to close my fast for the Day of Arafah. Millions of brothers and sisters will be arriving into the plain of Arafah outside Mecca as we speak to start their Hajj rites, as I did in 2012. Given the oppressive heat it will be a physical challenge as well as a spiritual one.

It’s not a V8 or in any way exciting to drive but the numbers the new car is putting up are incredible-1200 miles of mostly inner city driving and it’s averaged 60mpg. V impressive! Never thought a 1.5L, 3 cylinder hybrid with a CVT box would usurp a 4.7L Ferrari built V8- but it has! For now…

I thought nothing was worse than revising for exams in my teens. Boy was I wrong! The not so little monster has steadfastly spent the last week not revising for any of his exams and now wants my help so he can cram 9 subjects worth of revision into two and a bit days…

It’s not quite the villa d’Este concours but a lovely morning mooching around the @pistonheads.bsky.social Sunday Service at the Motorist. All flavours of car culture were represented- from Wiessach GT3-RSes to JDM Micras via Dimma 205s and even an Ariel Atom.

The champo playoff final is so much more compelling when your team isn’t playing in it (because we won the league) - extra time please!

Good luck to those running the #LeedaMarathon -remember to hydrate,fuel&take it easy!Having been through it,I have the ultimate respect for those taking on that distance.Not sure if I have what it takes to do it again.For now I’ll stick to washing my car and looking at my London marathon trinkets!

Late post but voluntarily went and ran today; #Parkrun plus a warm up and cool down. Said Buenas Dias to Don Marcelo beforehand. Horrible shin splints had me in agony about 1km in. I’m amazed I ran an entire marathon with no lower leg pain whatsoever but first run post marathon and I’m suffering 🤷🏽‍♂️

80th anniversary of #VEDay and I’m thinking about all the people who served. Which for me is personal. My grandfather (chap stood up) was a quartermaster in the (British) Royal Army Medical Corps. It’s a shame the service of those from the subcontinent isn’t recognised more widely in this country

Went the entire day without randomly bursting into “marching on together” or “Champions Again Olé Olé” on one of my numerous Teams calls. Which, quite frankly, is an absolute miracle.

We didn’t get a parade 5 years ago- and did we make up for it today. Fans, Flags, Flares- fantastic. Supporting a team isn’t always a walk in the park- and these sorts of days are few and far between-all the more important to soak it in #ALAW #MOT #LeedsAreFallingApartAgain #ChampionsAgainOleOle

Some more #ActiveRecovery from the exertions of this time last week. Haven’t quite got the appetite to run so the little monster and the boss joined me for a walk in a place as far away from that there London as you can possibly get- Haworth aka Brontë country.. #WutheringHeights

Not a Leeds way to get promoted but deffo a Leeds way to win the league - see you for the parade on Monday! #MOT #ALAW #ChampionsAgain

Well that was a bit of a week.Started on a high thinking recovering from a marathon would be a walk in the park, had two intense days back in London with some indulgence and returned home yesterday feeling v broken-a feeling that continued today.Lots of recovery time needed I think! #WeekendMubarak

Hi again Bluesky. Pleased to say I survived my first #LondonMarathon despite the ridiculous heat. The second half was brutal. The muscles are sore but the spirit is humbled by everyone’s generosity-between myself&a colleague we raised over£8k for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social 🖤💚🤍❤️✊🏽

Hello Bluesky. How are well all? Dropping in to say I’ve finally got to London marathon weekend.I’m on a last big push to raise funds for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social -I’d be grateful for any and all donations via: 2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/ali-aslam Thank you in advance for your support 🙏🏽

How on earth did we manage this with two games to spare?! Most un-Leeds like- not that I’m bothered about that in the slightest of course!!! #WeArePremierLeague #ALAW #MOT #BackWhereWeBelong

NGL I didn’t expect this when I woke up this morning!!