Apr
16
I saw Meet the Robinson, a Walt Disney production and I shed a small tear at the very end. I would recommend the animation and also the final song: Little Wonders from Rob Thomas. I also found two other excellent songs: Fashion Rocks with Rob Thomas and Joss Stone, Say from Ryan Cabrera. Enjoy 🙂
Apr
16
19 days in Ireland!
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One apartment near the swimming pool
24 job applications
2 negative answers
That is where things are right now!
Apr
15
No Rain and beautiful sunshine!
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That is very unusual for Ireland!!! A day to remember!
Apr
15
Terrible night!
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I woke up in the middle of the night and I could not resume my sleep. I thought the day would be bad but it seems Okay. The morning wake-up was rough though. I sent more job applications and I got into the routine now. Not much to do anymore, I found pretty much everything I wanted. It was hard when I started but now it is a routine. I talked to few more people at the pool, here is the current list: Dan, Andrew, Gabriel, Ange (it is a French bloke!)
Claire, my French flatmate, is passing her Irish driving license. I wonder whether I should propose to help with car insurance, so that I can drive it once or twice a week for grocery shopping. I will see how things go. The market being just 15 min away, I can not cause any damage. I just need a car to carry all the heavy stuff home. I will touch base with her sometimes and see how she reacts to the idea. I am sure she is hesitating because of the cost. Maybe I could propose to pay for gas.
Apr
13
That was how long I had to wait for the bus to come today on my way back. It was wet, cold and windy! I was miserable. I need to find the 39 bus stop, the 38 is way to slow and not frequent enough. I spent 80 Euros on a pair of waterproof shoes, HI-TECH, my expensive running shoes got wet everyday. I am loving the new ones, very warm and comfy. I also managed to find bus tickets, I was tired of worrying about how much coins I have left to pay the bus. The tickets are cheaper and easier to manage.
Apr
11
Waiting for Godot!
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I am just waiting for the dumb PPS letter to come. I had strange dreams yesterday, I got two post-docs positions, I only remember the one in Singapore. Strange since I do not want any post-docs positions. I woke up happy…that was my night.
I had a delicious frozen meal for lunch. I will never say bad things about frozen meals, they are very nice these days. I think they are better than the meal I had in Australia at the refectory. I like the Lidle store around here… many things at a very decent price even though I do not check the prices myself! It is a bit closer than Dunestores, these are better but more pricey I think. I started to accumulate lots of useless things already. Next week, hopefully a bank account and then I will buy nice clothes! Weeeeeeeeee!
Apr
10
Waste of time!
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I really hate it when other people’s mistakes make me loose precious time. Because of the landlord’s mistake on the lease agreement, I got an incomplete postal address. I had to go back to the Social Welfare Office to correct it today. I should have been more careful. My flatmates made it sound so easy that I thought it was easy. There is nothing easy about administration or banking. One need to double check on internet. I will have to wait another week for the bank. I have at least the PPS number but I need the official form to do anything. At least I have a number to refer to when I call people.
Apr
9
WordPress 2.5
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My blog got an update. It is almost invisible except that the thumbnails have their dimensions changed! With a colder weather, I have to put on 2-3 layers of clothes. It makes me feel weird after many years in short and T-shirt. I have the impression of being heavier and that I can not move my arms the way I want; I have added few stretching session to my evening routine.
I am targeting many financial institutions for my job hunt. Let’s keep fingers crossed. I am sure I will find one. Today is payday in Australia :). I will receive my salary regularly until the beginning of June! I am very happy I could manage that. That means about 5300 AUD to come and more in my super funds. Without cash at hands, I doubt I could do what I am doing. I will always keep that in mind concerning my next move. TONS of cash that is the only way to ensure a total independence!!!!
Apr
8
When will this weather get better?
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This is depressing, it rains almost every single day here in Ireland. The temperature has dropped also and we had some hail the last two days! I discovered that the address in my lease contract isn’t complete, I needed to add the street. That means I will have some delays for my PPS number since I will have to call them next week and get the address corrected. Same thing for ma paperwork from France…annoying! What is more annoying is that I have to be cautious with my cash since I cannot transfer money yet. I could always use my ANZ visa/debit card but then it will cost in fees. I still have 700 Euros left so it should be fine until the end of the months. The fact that I cannot buy new clothes is sad though! I do not have many left. Lucky me! I only kept the warm clothes :/
I sent my first job applications today. It is always the hardest thing to do: GETTING STARTED! Soon it will just be a routine. I am very happy I bought a mobile.
Apr
7
Extremely good show! I am watching ep3 as I am writing this post. I knew I recognised the main character, Dexter, but I had to read on IMDB that he was in “Six Feet Under”. I met more people at the pool. The world is small at the pool but here in this HUGE high class pool, the world is even smaller. I am working on my CV right now and I will post it on Monster. I also spotted few sites for an actuary position. I do not think it will be easy to find a job quickly because I am picky this time. I do not want any type of job. I will need a car as soon as I get a job. It would make life more comfortable.
Internet here is really fast! I had speeds between 500 and 600 kbs/sec. Very impressive indeed! And it came with the cable TV. I am loving both. I talked to Coura the other day and she said her contract in Chicago will end in August. I think she worries a bit since she will have to return to Senegal. I thought she had the french citizenship, in fact, she doesn’t. One reason why I left Australia and came to Ireland is the visa… same problem for every foreigner working abroad.
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