Aug
20
Good surprise!
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I beat the second best amateur swimmer in the pool. I surprised myself doing so. It was a perfect timing… The tech toc is really nice but I cannot seem to swim at this pace without it. It does give me the perfect timing for my arm moves.
I wish time goes a bit faster… It is really boring now!
Aug
17
Tips of the day!
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I have never heard of “discount courier services” until three days ago. Cheap and fast! They will come, pick up my package and deliver all around Europe.
Nowadays, all I have to do to find a movie, a program, or a documentary on internet is to type: name + rapidshare. So easy! There is also a tool that allows me to manage all my downloads with rapidshare as long as I have the full rapidshare links, Cryptload: COPY + PASTE and VOILA!
Aug
16
20 Weeks in Ireland!
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In one month, I will move to Manchester. I like Dublin/Ireland but the weather is really bad here. It rains all the time. I will really miss the pool because it is very nice and quiet. I have to move on though.
Aug
14
I’ve had the “chance” to experience a new type of virus I have never heard of before. Since I had time and downloaded illegal stuffs over the internet, I sadly triggered a tricky virus that damaged many of my mp3 files. I thought first there was some sort of conflict between my codecs and winamp or that I deleted inadvertanly some vital dlls. After a clean reinstallation and few tests, I came to realize that many of my old mp3s are no longer readable. I am trying to recover some of my precious old mp3s. Now that they are gone, I miss them!
Aug
13
When will this rain stop? I am quite certain the answer is NEVER but I have hope! Boredom invaded my spirit, this is one of these transition time again in my life.
The people who asked to come to check the place did not come, I understand them since it was raining. I had someone ringing at the door. It was a lovely girl who wanted me to help people who were deaf but I was too defensive, I should have invited her to have a cup of tea or coffee. I told her I am leaving soon Ireland and I cannot help her. She was so lovely that she made me feel bad. o well .. life is hard!
Someone directly asked me about my finis mp3 player. I was glad to show the dude how it works!
Last thought of the day: I should have asked the girl if she wanted a cup of tea. It did rain a lot and to do what she did, she must have a shit load of good will. What a shame I was too scared to offer.
Aug
11
Strong Rain!
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All weekend long starting Friday evening making it impossible for me to do anything. I stayed home all weekend long and watched movies and documentaries. Noting remarkable to mention about. Only two answers to the apartment ad…it looks like it is harder to find people to take over.
Aug
7
Good swim!
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I had a very nice one this morning, the hip rotation and a better coordination between arms and body allowed me to improve greatly my technique and my speed. I am now one of the fastest in the pool …not counting the squads! My friend, Coura, told me some good news. She had a job offer as a post-doc at ND and her french naturalization seems to advance a little bit. I posted my room on internet. I am hoping for a smooth transition so that I can recover my security deposit and leave quietly Ireland. We had already 3 people answering the ad. I had a hard time sleeping lately, maybe due to the coming move.
Aug
5
September 15
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My plane ticket to Manchester was booked today for Monday, September the 15th. First time in England for me and it will be for a whole year most likely. Let’s keep fingers crossed. It will be a very expensive trip. I am hoping I will find quickly a part-time job to make things easier when I am done with this adventure.
I checked, just by curiosity, the fees for skilled worker visa application to Canada and it is about $550. I am very tempted to apply for it since I have all the points required to go and live there. It is the second largest country with only 33 millions people. Lots of virgin space to explore and would be wonderful for my camera. It is a bit cold there though! I will see if they have a 50 m swimming pool anywhere there :).
I just do not see my life back in France. My left eye has fully recovered, all I needed was to stop the tear solutions and let it recover by itself.
Aug
3
Superannuation
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I applied online today to retrieve my Australian retirement funds. That was much easier and faster than I thought it would be. The paperwork would take ages but the online application is lightning efficient! I thought I could preserve these funds until I can buy my own apartment but plans have changed because of Manchester. *sigh*
I have received wedding photos from an old friend from my engineering school in Lyon. So many good memories from this old time came back. They are all smiling and posing… my only wish for them is that they will keep this smile for the rest of their life!
Great swim this morning, I almost had half of the pool all by myself. School team squads are gone due to summer vacation! GREAT! Tomorrow is a bank holiday in Ireland so no swim for me.
Aug
2
A good thing for a bad thing!
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My irritated right eye has taken off the pressure on the left one that was always irritated and to which I applied some tear solutions regularly. These tear solutions have induced extreme sensitivity to my left eye. After stopping for two days these solutions, my left AND right eyes became normal again. Everything is all good now.
I have booked a room at Manchester. Now I just have to wait and leave Mid September. The new washing machine is very nice and everyone in the house is happy to test it. I had to install it…a pain in the ass! I did the same thing for the new fridge. Since I came here, we had two new machines, our internet was upgraded to 20 Mbs with no quota and anaog TV was upgraded to digital TV. Everywhere, I go I try to optimize. People are too lazy to do these things. Since I was born I was always excited about these stupid things that make life much nicer 🙂
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