Nov
23
Jack’s Rake!
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That was the name of the natural crag, Jack’s Rake, that we climbed through! It was windy, snowy, rainy and extremely slippery. I had lots of good thrills during the whole hike which was short. I came out with a serious scratch on my left leg. It was bleeding during my shower and it became quite painful after. Consequently I was a bit slow this morning during the swim.
I am glad I am in one piece today!
Nov
21
Friday Expectations!
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Friday has always been a good day in the week! It’s the beginning of the weekend and the end of a long and boring day of Trade Mark classes. The teacher in the class is extremely good and he knows his material by heart but, “god damn it!”, he is dead boring.
I had a very long and good sleep yesterday since Thursday’s night was not enjoyable at all so I am hoping I will stay awake. The afternoon session for today is a seminar, it’s mainly a practical session during which we go through exercises to prepare us for the final exam. It is usually more interesting that the lectures.
I had very good swimmers in my lane today. They were extremely fast. Nowadays whoever pass me will not do it over 2 laps. He or she will have to stop quickly after. I wonder if I swim faster than when I was in Australia or Ireland. I personally think so. Maybe not extremely fast for each lap but for the whole 6 kms, I am sure my speed is reasonably fast from the beginning until the end.
The movie tonight is “The chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”, I shall attend as usual. It provides me with enough of social contact for the rest of the week ;). Policy in our hall has changed for the best, from now on there will be a regular cleaning of the kitchen by building personal which is nice. They do a better job than us and I do not have to feel aggravated every time I remind my flatmates to do so!
The weather’s forecast for Sunday Hike is bad 🙁 !
Nov
19
Slept like a baby!
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Awesome! A good sleep always repairs my shoulders. They were a bit sore due to the intense rhythm. This week, the hiking club is going to Langdale, it is probably one of the best spot in the Lake District. I hope it will not rain because it is a unique chance for excellent photos.
I threw away lots of unused food yesterday. I cooked some nice chicken with Uncle Ben’s sweet and sour premade sauce. It was delicious and I have enough for 3 meals.
Nov
18
I almost finished half of the two assignments for this week and we are only Tuesday night, which is quite good. I will finish the one for Thursday tomorrow and the one for Friday on Thursday ‘s evening. Amy told me she outspent a bit last month. I saw the number and it was a bit scary for a single month. Sometimes I spent that much but it was for something special, like my ski vacation or my camera. She is lucky, her mom can pay for her.
Yesterday and today the swim was very tiresome. I had little sleep and I swam a bit faster than usual. I decided to stop the beers. They interrupt my sleep because I have to go to the bathroom. I am trying some sleeping tea.
Nov
17
During two weeks, my blog existed in two locations simultaneously. Indeed, it was broken and I had to repair some components. From the outside world, it looked unchanged but only one link was the real one: ptran.redirectme.net.
My current blog is stored on Eno’s linux box in the US and even though it is extremely stable it might disappear one day. This is why I prefer to keep my independence towards his site using the forward link.
I found several version of a song I felt in love with:
When the stars go blue by Tim McGraw
When the stars go blue by Venke Knutson and Kurt Nilsen
When the stars go blue by Ryan Adams
When the stars go blue by Bethany Joy and Tyler Hilton
When the stars go blue by Blake Lewis
Nov
16
Reading Sunday!
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After the little electro-shock last week, I came to realize that it is urgent for me to read quickly the material about Intellectual Property. I can do very good if I work a little bit more. It is indeed just a bunch of rules to learn and I have a very good memory. Of course the more you know, the more flexible and rich your essays are.
This week is the last time where they will provide pizza for the movie night. What a shame, I enjoy this regular social meetup with a bunch of residents in this building. Chebet expressed some annoyance concerning her flatmates and particularly one of them who would not clean. I am happy I took steps quickly to ask for help among my flatmates. We still have the cleanest kitchen. I even requested them to buy something and Kat did. Not everyone will do but at least the majority of my flatmates are making an effort and it is easier this way.
I requested the cancelation of the bank draft last Thursday and I was told the money should be transfered directly to my ANZ winthin 6 weeks. Very annoying! Too much money involved!
Nov
14
After a long reading week during which I did not read a single page, I had to pay a price in order to finish my assignments on time! I did finish all of them and I am exhausted. It was a heavy week for me. I did pretty well and I liked very much Intellectual Property. I do not think I will ever like Trade Mark Law. It is too tricky.
Malinda managed to come again this morning to my big surprise. She kind of enjoyed these strange morning workout sessions then. I guess I will see her more often then. Tonight there is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. She asked me if I will go and I said yes.
It is becoming more social now at lunch during class days. Chebet and her friends joined me at the canteen which is nice. I do not have to go home and eat alone. I get to know and talk to many more of my fellow classmates.
I am glad I did not commit to any trip this weekend. It will be a rainy and miserable weekend. I shall read and continue on my reading now that the momentum has started!
Nov
12
32 Weeks and 4 days
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Time flies so quickly since my departure from Australia. I cannot wait to see all this over. I wish it was just like a dream, you close your eyes to go to bed and you open them, it’s a new day!
No hiking this weekend! The last one was uncomfortable socially speaking and extremely unpleasant physically, it was wet, cold and miserable. One to forget! I welcome a quiet and relaxing weekend. Far from everyone and all by myself. Amy will be in London with her boyfriend.
Looks like someone started to realize how nice I am with cleaning the kitchen regularly. Someone started to help me taking the trash out. I suspect it was Kat.
Nov
11
What’s wrong with girls?
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Malinda, a law student, kept on asking me to go to the gym at 6:15 am and she kept on missing it! It’s the second time today and she even came yesterday waking me up at 11 pm to give me a note saying she will be there. I woke up and told her 6:15 am instead of 6:30 am because I have a small window for the competitive pool, only 2 hours! My friend, Chebet, a law student from Kenya also, she asked to meet me the other week almost 3 times and she missed it each time. Finally this chick on Couch Surfer website, HAPPYBUNNY, she kept on inviting me to parties to which she’s never there on time.
I think girls and time is not a good combination. The thing is I am so punctual and I cannot help it!
Nov
10
I swam a bit too fast this morning after a very hard hike on Sunday! It was nice though, I had a whole lane by myself almost for an hour which is unusual. The winter started to do its effect…less people at the pool! Weeeee! The hike was not very nice, cold and wet! No pictures.
I talked again to Rafiq, the guy who made noises. We both avoided the subject and things seem fine this way.
I need to do some homework. I really need to read about these two classes I have. I do not think I am moving during Christmas and New Year’s Eve. I have a very important exam just after!