Dec
19
ME and My Sister, Anne!
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Very nice pictures of me. I am loving them, it has been a while since I have such a nice photo session.You will get sick of seeing me from now on!
Dec
16
Painful Monday!
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So during the swim today I kept on laughing at each turn because of the pain. My body is of course completely broken due to the climbing up to the tree and the shock caused by the water from a 10 m jump. When I got out of the pool, I could barely walk. I had to take two painkillers in the lab. I noticed that the back of my legs are sore as well and the front of my chest because it has lost some skins. That is the toll taken by a 15 min of craziness. I could have been badly hurt! I learned yesterday the meaning of the point of non-return and I was dead scared while doing it. It seems that this blurry picture is the only trace of the event of my year. Life is so ironic, so cruelly ironic!
On a good note, the Ipod and the polarizer have arrived. All I am waiting for now is the 8 Gb flash compact card. It will be tight, the item has left Hong Kong on Saturday. I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Hopefully it will be here on Wednesday. It is not dramatic but I would feel much better having 8 Gb memory for my Nikon d200. I have noticed that to have a good photo usually you need to take at least 10 or 20.
Dec
16
The most memorable moment of the year!
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It happened today at the end of my ordinary and bi-weekly event. I didn’t have the nikon to immortalize the event, I was part of the event. I climbed up a tree that is 15 meters above the ground and then I jumped into the water. I was the only one who did it. The rush of adrenaline was so strong, my whole body was shaking once I jumped into the water. Why did I do such a crazy thing? I do not know!! I’ve got some ordinary pictures of the day but nothing from the event of the year. I would not guess this simple and boring walk would be so exceptional.
Dec
14
The Other Side of the River!
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I rarely go to the other side of the river besides South Bank, South Brisbane and West End. I usually stick around the most touristic areas. Today I walked all along the other side of the river and took many pictures. It was really nice. I would love to do it again maybe on a bike. It is indeed quite long. So many pretty pictures of course from this long day.
Dec
14
Countdown J – 5!
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I was busy all day fighting with the new lab computer which was so …silent! No negative talk about work! Let’s forget about the unpleasant things right here right now!
5 more days and then VACATION! Yippie! Don’t we all love this good feeling of anticipation? I do! So what’s in for next week? Caviar, cheese, grapes, wine, honey lamb with herbs, smoked salmon salad, mustard rabbit in white wine, Feeney Irish creme… these are keywords for next week. I won’t say more, a bit of imagination should do the rest.
The swim was perfect and I am drinking few glasses of this nice Irish creme: Feeney
Dec
13
9 min of intense pleasure!
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That was awesome! I didn’t know a song like Blade Runner soundtrack would be that nice underwater. Basses and low-pitch sounds are extremely clear underwater and the effects are really nice to the ears. Very relaxing! High-pitch songs are terrible underwater.
I will not talk about many little events that are annoying me! I will try to forget them and let them go away by themselves! Think positive! That’s it!
Dec
11
That is how I would describe my mood. I am very excited about next week because it is vacation but I have so many things to do and to think about that I do not completely enjoy the pleasure coming from the anticipation of a good event to come. Very nice but intense swim today. Perfect combination: the girl in red, the guy in blue, the guy in white and finally the dude who doesn’t make any waves. All these people jumped into the fast lane and each of them had a good swim. I think they enjoy my company as much as I enjoy theirs. We are fast and we do not block others, the turns are smooth and perfectly managed between us. I think we are all watching each other and waiting for a good opportunity to swim together… that is my hope! Finally the slow chinese lady is in the lane that is right for her, the slowest one. At least there nobody will pass her 3 times in less than 2 laps!
I booked the car for next week, I had a good deal, I had my small automatic car upgraded for free to a medium size car and the whole rental only costs 116 for 2 days and half. I am very satisfied. I am waiting for few things to come now: the Hoya 72mm polarizer, the Nikon battery and the 8 Gb compact flash card. Let’s hope I will get all these by Tuesday, latest would be Wednesday since I will leave Brisbane Thursday morning at 6:30 am. I had to forget about the expensive champagne for the cruise, it seems a bit complicated. Next time…!
Dec
11
The best moment of the day!
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Is right now! Sitting in my room with all the lights off and a glass of Sauvignon blanc in my hand.
So what has happened today? Only unpleasant things to my eyes: an ugly baby with globular eyes, an old slow Chinese lady in my swim lane neither pretty nor technically good, a male looking lady in an unfit white dress…no comments! My Ipod is dead and should be replaced in 3 days. I told my Chinese labmate that only men with lots of hair are sexually more active to tease him. He indeed doesn’t have much left on the rock up there! I can be ironical 
. The AC is working too well in the lab and it is freezing, on the good side, there is no bad smells!
Let’s hope all the stuffs I ordered online will come on time! Time to go on vacation and see some beautiful things. Too many ugly things surround me! I asked a quote for a bottle of champagne and a bottle of sparkling wine (Moet & Chandon, and Pinot Chardonnay). One of my dream is having a glass of an expensive champagne on a yatch at sunset.
Dec
10
Time to take a new path!
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For the choices I’ve made no regrets. For the new path I’ll be taking no fear! As I prepare myself mentally to take a new path, the memory of my landing at Chicago international airport comes back. I was so lonely and so afraid that day. Tears were coming to my eyes and I had a wish: to go back home, back to France. As I put one step ahead of the other, I swallowed the saliva in my mouth down my throat. I kept on advancing further and the fear went away. Most of our choices aren’t irreversible, but they change us forever.
Dec
9
Strange day!
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“One Two Three Four Tell me that you love me more …” From Feist: Here
Not too bad for a Monday. I went to bed extremely late but I was not too tired this morning. The run yesterday made me numb. Every move I make is neither painful nor comfortable. It makes me want to laugh. I am indeed in a good mood and my body is happy with the exercises…good! Smile smile smile! It is Monday. Next week, I will be on vacation . Bye bye everybody, bye bye routines…! I need some fresh air.