Apr
14
Tryfan is the name of the peak we climbed last Sunday in Wales near Snowdon. It was very hard but it is one of my favorite sport activity. Since I was born I always liked climbing trees and rocks like a little chimp. So I did it very well. I doubt the rest of the group could do what I did and I finished an hour before anyone: Pictures! I had several good pictures and I particularly liked the first one in which I was jumping under the blue sky. The cliff was quite large and deep!
I misread the Dell link, it should arrive tomorrow! *sigh* I am very tired but I still managed to move my sore ass to an internet cafe to extract the pictures still because my Compaq cannot do it. I had to go back and forth since I forgot the plug. What a painful day!
Apr
13
Broken Body!
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I went to Wales Hiking with some of my friends, Dave E, Dave M, Iris and Ruth. The climbing was hard and treacherous but I managed to get all the way to the top an hour before the rest of the group. Dave M was very upset because he was worried. He made two bad judgments later himself during the day so I guess it made up for my own error :).
Today I am paying a huge toll to that climbing challenge. My entire body is full of cramps and the only fact of shaking a bit is painful. I also lost my keys which will cost me a fortune to replace!
I had some really nice photos but my Compaq is too slow to allow me to extract and resize them. The new Dell is in the UK 100 miles away in Hinckley. It should arrive tomorrow. Let’s keep fingers crossed!
Apr
10
Scotland Deal!
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Thanks to Dave M’s efforts, looks like the trip to Scotland is finalized:
Dave M: “Shall we book this cottage for 375 (02/05-09/05)? Between 3 £125 each, if we get 5 (which would still allow Pierre his own room) it’ll be £75 each (maybe exact amounts adjusted according to who stays in bunk room)”
Cottage photo album! It looks fantastic!
Pierre: “WOW! Lovely! It’s a GO for me! I will check for a room for Glencoe if we go there on Friday. Noooo camping unless there is no other choice!”
Dave E: “The Pierre seal of approval. Do you really like it or will it just ‘do.’ Is this the minimum again?”
Pierre: “This shall be the NEW minimum standard: We get a Playstation 2 this time!!!! Weeeeeeeee”
Dave M: “Pierre you got to try camping. It really is as bad as you’re imagining but it’s just one night! By the way I put party 5 for the time being..It would be a bit cramped with 8 and Pierre with his own room, but there is floor space in the lounge downstairs and dining room.”
I hope we will not be that crowded but I think both of them know that having my own room is NOT negotiable. They make fun of my eccentric and expensive choices sometimes but they enjoy my company.
My new PC is scheduled to be delivered next Tuesday 15/04. There is no way I will ever buy from Dell anymore! Friday Movie’s night: The Lake House. Good romantic movie and the soundtrack is excellent!
Apr
9
Anxiously Waiting!
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No Dell computer yet! It is very confusing this tracking system with automated generated dates that are wrong and automated calls to ask you when you want it. In the old system, they only call you if they are delivering the next day. I had a very short night because I was very excited about it.
Dave M wrote an email yesterday suggesting that they can only do the trip the first week of May which is okay with me. Thing is they want to go to different locations, Glencoe first to meet with the Hiking Group and then Skye after. I doubt I will go, too complicated and too expensive and I am not willing to sacrifice my comfort like them.
Fast swim but really crowded! I am annoyed by noises produced by this old Compaq and the constructionworkers around the campus.
Apr
8
I’ve Missed iT!
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I thought about it for many days and I managed to miss the big day: “March 27 2008”. A full year has passed since I left Australia. I miss its eternal blue sky that I replaced with dreadful clouds above my head in Dublin and now in Manchester. Nothing else to regret besides the weather! No satisfaction yet!
My Dell order went to phase 5, which means it is in the delivery phase. I expect my new baby to arrive sometimes this week. It left Lodz, the 3rd city of Poland, yesterday. I had also the surprise to see my bank account credited back with the money withdrawn for the computer. They had this deal, no payment until October 1 2009…maybe a free Dell in the end :)!This would be called my LUCKY YEAR: 2009.
Yesterday morning, at the pool, Martin was complaining out loud that someone swam right in the middle. The person taking a shower next to him raised his voice and introduced himself as the “bastard who did it”. Karen and I laughed hard!
I have received a call from Dave E at 9:21 pm yesterday. I am guessing it is about the Scotland trip. I was sleeping by then and my mobile phone was on “Silent” mode so I did not hear it. Let’s hope it will happen!
Apr
7
Someone With Guts!
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Finally someone insisted at the pool to have one extra lane and he managed to get it! It was so crowded this morning.
I was waiting at the bus stop yesterday when one old fart tried to start a stupid chat. The old prick asked me if I was muslim, where I was,.. etc. In the end, he asked me if I had some money for him. I said NO!
Looks like the trip to Scotland did not get many positive replies. It is hard financially speaking for students anyways.
Still no news from Dell! 🙁
Apr
6
I was really fast today. I had a great sleep and I was unstoppable at the pool this morning. If I can maintain this pace over several days, I would actually increase my level by one little notch. It is nice to swim on Monday because most of the time it is less crowded than the rest of the week. I suppose some people have a hard time to recover from their weekend and start a fresh week on Mondays!
I started to read Hyperion again. It was strange, even though I do not remember the story, every word and sentence I read was familiar. I indeed have read it long ago. Now that I passed the 100 pages, I remember I stopped somewhere there.
I’ve received an email from Dave M yesterday about a trip to Scotland sometimes in April. He has added new names to his email list, up to 9 people now. They intend to go to Kintail or/and Skye. I really like Skye Isle in Scotland. The pictures on the web are very pretty.
Still no news from Dell, I am still at phase 3: Production phase!
Apr
4
Strange Week!
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My Asus died on Wednesday Morning! Sad, very sad event! I am glad my Compaq still works. It could be even worse otherwise
On Thursday evening, there was a shoplifter at Superdrug store. I witnessed the whole event. A young black woman was leaving the store when the detector alarm went off forcing her to run away in fear. The cashier rang another alarm and two staff members came quickly to help. The thief got away but it was funny to see the whole thing. A professional beggar got a warning ticket on Oxford Street earlier that day. I never gave to that dude anything. He did not look that desperate to me!
On Friday evening, I made a mistake with the price tag at Superdrug store. I do not know why I was so sure I was right. I left the item at the cashier thinking I was right. Maybe I was in a bad mood due to the death of my Asus.
The movie was very funny: How to lose friends and alienate people. Easy comedy to watch with a group of people. I like this small social event that often gathers the same group of regulars. There was one dude next to me who had a killer breath. Geez! People need to use dental floss combined with a regular brushing otherwise it is a social killer!
Apr
3
I am in a better shape today. I went to bed at 9 pm and had plenty of sleep. My body immediately recovered and the swim was smooth and fast.
Tonight’s movie is: How to lose friends and alienate people. It has a decent rating on imdb (6.9/10) and is classified as comedy/romance. I do not know if there will be many people to watch it since it’s Easter Break and most students in the building are gone. I think there are only 3 people left in my flat.
Still waiting on the Dell computer. I am at phase 3 which is the production phase. Don’t know what they mean by that, I hope it does not mean they are putting all the PC parts together somewhere in India or China! It will really take 19 days then! *sigh* If it is really that long it will be my first and my last order from Dell.
I had my blood results last Monday. They were perfect and the hepatitis B seems dormant so far…so no worries. I thought, because of the regular herpes attack, that everything was messed up inside my body. It was probably just a readjustment period when I came back to Europe.
Apr
2
Knackered!
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I am completely wasted. Bad nights and bad days, the combination killed me. The swim was decent, still faster than many people but my shoulders are sore.
I ordered a new Studio 17" Laptop from Dell. I tested the Asus using the Compaq’s HD and it did not work so the problem is more complex than I thought. Anyways, to go further and make new guesses would imply buying peripherals to test the old Asus completely. It’s not worth it and I just bought a new one. Easier, faster and more enjoyable. I hope it won’t take 20 days like the site said it would for my order to come. If I knew it was that long, I think I would just pick a HP laptop in one of these stores in town! Too late to do anything about it anyways, I am keeping fingers crossed!
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