Jul
4
So far so good!
One step at the time! I will take the plane to the US tomorrow.
Jul
3
First day!
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It looked promising. Everyone was kind and the job does not seem hard. Lots of tedious procedures for now. I have the feeling that the person I will replace is not very good at computers and she does everything manually in a very tedious way. A lot of tasks can be simplified and are automated with the right tools. I will try to improve. For now I just shut my mouth and listen. In a month I will be on my own.
Anyways I enjoyed my first day and the most stressful part was to drive there and back home. Driving near Paris on the highways isn’t simple but I did manage!
Jul
2
Contract Signed!
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Voila! I am all set. New job awaits! Fingers crossed ….fingers crossed!
Hourra! Hourra!
Jun
29
It Felt GooD!
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It’s been 6 months now that I am looking for a job and applying continuously to the APEC site (job search board). I felt good not to have to do it anymore. I got sick of the face of the ad’s dude there. I am keeping fingers crossed for the new job. It is at least very well paid. I am hoping I will be surrounded by nice people like in Grenoble and not by bad asses!
I think it is a good sign that I got a trip to the US right away. I always got a free trip each time I got a job before in academia (US and Australia).
Jun
29
BoUght a CaR!
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I need one to go to work. It’s only 45 min drive by car but it takes 1 h and 40 min to get there by train. I’ve decided it’s time I get a car. It’s a second hand Toyota Yaris 2009 (model : 90 D-4D Confort). It has 68 k mileage on it already it but looks like new and runs smoothly. I am a bit rough on it now, I need to get used to it.
Jun
26
Got a Job!!!!
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Scientific and technical officer for the International Institute of Welding
Starting date: July 3rd
40 min drive from home!
Base salary: 37 k!
“CDI” type= permanent contract
What’s the job? I am responsible for the journal and any scientific publication from the institute around the world.
F** k**ng Awesome!!!
I will attend an international conference organized by the institute next week in Colorado (US): Jul 05-Jul 13! So I will be back to the US after 7 years.
Jun
21
The bEst eXotic maRigold hOteL
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“The only real failure is the failure to try
And the measure of success is how we cope with disappointment”
“the person who risks nothing…does nothing, has nothing.”
Bitter sweet movie to watch! Link
Apr
25
Alright there is a huge competition going on between different services and Google just got in. So people will be able to enjoy more icloud space.
Microsoft’s Skydrive: 7 Gb (25 GB if you were in the trial program)
Google Drive : 5 Gb
Apple’s Icloud: 5 Gb
Dropbox: 3 gb (8 Gb if u advertise to friends)
They all do the same thing. I am currently using Dropbox and I am in the process of moving to Skydrive.
Apr
18
1 year and 4 kgs gone!
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It took me about a year to loose 4 kgs. 5 years ago, I couldn’t get ONE kg no matter what I ate. My dad’s heart accident was the key to my awareness. To me, it is not really important to live long enough but how I would get older. I do not want to be sick or to depend on someone because I am sick. My whole family on both sides seems to have health problems when they get older. Heart disease and diabetes are our Nemesis. My parents smoked a lot so it didn’t help. People from my generation in the family were able to avoid the 2 main problems: getting fat and smoking.
Apr
14
Books I’d warmly recommend before watching the movie!
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