Bad News/Good News
Bad News:
I caught a nasty cold last Tuesday (14/3), of course it being the first day of work at CBBC.
I was miserable, but [Good News] Lisa was there, and we just sat at the computer doing a safety module course online.
Wednesday (15/3), was probably the worst day, and I definitely felt like luck was not coming my way. [Bad News] Airborne did not work. I felt really really miserable, was sniffling throughout the whole day, but somehow made it through the day. [Good News] Phil came to visit from New York!! He and Mike met up with Saela, Mengfan, Lela & I. We went to Anexo for Tapas.
Thursday (16/3) [Bad News] Still sick. [Good news] They gave me a job to do. I am a researcher for topical articles that kids can talk about. I also get my own login name and computer. Also, Phil made reservations at Shanghai Blues, this trendy-ish Chinese Restaurant. It was pretty awesome. Mengfan got Shanghai Duck. It was amazing. Mine wasn't bad... noodles with chicken and salted fish? Meh. It was a good dinner overall. [Bad News] I had a theatre review to write for Friday. [Good News] They convinced me to stay out because it was, afterall, the night before I turned 21. So we went to this one bar. Phil got me a gin & tonic against my wishes. I was feeling tired, but they got me to go to Penderel's Oak (a JD Wetherspoons....). As soon as I turned 21, (Phil counted down), he gave me a present :) A pencil bag full of 21 writing utensils. AMAZING. Also, a little pad and Mike picked out a ruler that extends. They were all from Muji, the Asian stationary store that I've passed by many times, tempted to go in.
They sang Happy Birthday, and then I left. My first birthday call wish was from Sean, and all in all, it was a good night.
Friday, [bad news] was pretty idle. but in lieu of that, i got to leave early to catch the train to Luton Airport. [good news] got there really early.... bad news.... my plane was delayed, so these Aussies with green wigs made the entire plane do the wave.
surprisingly, I wasn't in the mood (and i LOVE doing the wave...). but I got to the airport, called Erin who didn't pick up, so I took a chance and got in a cab. It cost me a fortune, but the cabbie was nice and told me all about dublin. There were tons of people on the street, already drunk. He dropped me off at the wrong spot, but luck was coming back and i found my way down Cow's Lane at 11pm...and there was Erin waiting for me!!
We ended up going to Pravda, this club/bar/pub where the others were. I got to see Phil, Mike, Steph, Priya, Jesse & finally got to meet Ben, Agatha & this really creepy guy from Toronto.
Anyways, it was super until an Irish drinking song came on and some guy was jigging, and elbowed the glass Steph was drinking from, causing it to shatter in her mouth and all over the bar. luckily she walked away with just a cut inside her lip
It was a great 21st birthday!
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Condensed Photo Album of Spring Break
The longer i put off writing an entry, the harder it gets. so here it goes:
some pictures!
Actual route taken during my 8 days of Spring Break....
london (england) --> bergamo (italy) --> bratislava (slovakia)---> vienna (austria)--> bratislava--> bergamo---> milan ---> lugano (switzerland) --> milan ---> bergamo---> paris (vive la france)---> london
Unfortunately, I pretty much snuck my way into Switzerland (it was a night train, nobody checked my train tickets, nor my passport...), so I didn't get a stamp or anything. Boo.
So here are some reasons why I am falling madly in love with Europe....
Bergamo, Italy:
We really like our jumping pictures... Me, Michelle, Colin blocked by Imran:
This is a view from Cite Bassa (downtown), to Cite Alta (high city) and yes we walked to the top...
the view from Cite Alta:
the first set of stairs to our hostel:
Then I said Ciao to the group who went to Milan and headed to
Vienna, Austria:
This was the main street that reminded me of Times Square because it was full of stores and neon signs.
Stephansdom:
a blurry shot of the inside:
Afterwards, I went to Lugano, Switzerland to meet up with them again:
then we stumbled across a lot of swans, who were apparently intrigued by us (they came out of the water to greet us). So I danced with them a bit, and Michelle caught the act on camera:
Chomsky enjoyed himself:
more of Lugano on the train ride back to Milan....yeah it really looks like this all the time.
Then to....Paris!... which I think was my favorite part of the trip. I got to see a lot of people I hadn't seen all week, and some I haven't seen in a year.
Jumping for Joy...
We all met at the Eiffel Tower Friday, 1pm... it was pretty neat...then we had dinner:
L-R: Me, Nick, Ethan, Colin, Imran, Michelle, Saela, Mengfan & Lela
The next night, I went out with May to get foie gras and les fromages du jour. We also went to Sanzsans, this nifty redvelvet bar and ran into Antoine (left) who May had met 2 years ago in Montreal. Coincidence, mais oui? He and his friend, Adrian, were nice enough to drive us to Fu Bar to meet May's friend.
After Fu Bar, we tried to find the night bus to get back to Cite Universitaire.... and who should be on the same exact bus?? Fahreza, one of my best friends from junior high. what a lucky night!
The next morning, we met for brunch and got Chocolat Viennes....
some pictures!
Actual route taken during my 8 days of Spring Break....
london (england) --> bergamo (italy) --> bratislava (slovakia)---> vienna (austria)--> bratislava--> bergamo---> milan ---> lugano (switzerland) --> milan ---> bergamo---> paris (vive la france)---> london
Unfortunately, I pretty much snuck my way into Switzerland (it was a night train, nobody checked my train tickets, nor my passport...), so I didn't get a stamp or anything. Boo.
So here are some reasons why I am falling madly in love with Europe....
Bergamo, Italy:
We really like our jumping pictures... Me, Michelle, Colin blocked by Imran:
This is a view from Cite Bassa (downtown), to Cite Alta (high city) and yes we walked to the top...
the view from Cite Alta:
the first set of stairs to our hostel:
Then I said Ciao to the group who went to Milan and headed to
Vienna, Austria:
This was the main street that reminded me of Times Square because it was full of stores and neon signs.
Stephansdom:
a blurry shot of the inside:
Afterwards, I went to Lugano, Switzerland to meet up with them again:
then we stumbled across a lot of swans, who were apparently intrigued by us (they came out of the water to greet us). So I danced with them a bit, and Michelle caught the act on camera:
Chomsky enjoyed himself:
more of Lugano on the train ride back to Milan....yeah it really looks like this all the time.
Then to....Paris!... which I think was my favorite part of the trip. I got to see a lot of people I hadn't seen all week, and some I haven't seen in a year.
Jumping for Joy...
We all met at the Eiffel Tower Friday, 1pm... it was pretty neat...then we had dinner:
L-R: Me, Nick, Ethan, Colin, Imran, Michelle, Saela, Mengfan & Lela
The next night, I went out with May to get foie gras and les fromages du jour. We also went to Sanzsans, this nifty redvelvet bar and ran into Antoine (left) who May had met 2 years ago in Montreal. Coincidence, mais oui? He and his friend, Adrian, were nice enough to drive us to Fu Bar to meet May's friend.
After Fu Bar, we tried to find the night bus to get back to Cite Universitaire.... and who should be on the same exact bus?? Fahreza, one of my best friends from junior high. what a lucky night!
The next morning, we met for brunch and got Chocolat Viennes....
Monday, March 06, 2006
Hallo from Wein!
From 8:30am til 7pm, I walked and took the U-bahn & tram all over Vienna (Wein). My 24 hour ticket (which was never checked, mind you) got me everywhere I wanted to go including Stephansdom, St Peters, Prater, Danube and then some. Of course, I had no destination when I started out, it just so happened Stephansplatz (one of the random stations I chose) was the center of everything.
Other stations I got off at include, Volkstheater, Schwedenplatz, Herrengasse, Praterstern, Spittelau, museumsquartier, Stradtpark & Karlsplatz... so you can say I know my way around Vienna now.
The H&Ms here are amazing and one is housed in this old wooden 3-floor store. Very chic-looking. I got lunch and dinner at Nordsee. Met an Australian, Caroline, who has the bed next to mine, so it was nice to finally talk to someone not German. Tried talking to the British next to me, no such luck. Stupid Cambridge.
All in all, I got around just fine, and although I did not get Weiner Schnitzel (sp?) which I am regretting...Caroline showed me a picture and it looked amazing. I did get lots of gummies from the Penny Markt.
Tomorrow...Lugano!! (which, I hear from Michelle, is amazing)
Other stations I got off at include, Volkstheater, Schwedenplatz, Herrengasse, Praterstern, Spittelau, museumsquartier, Stradtpark & Karlsplatz... so you can say I know my way around Vienna now.
The H&Ms here are amazing and one is housed in this old wooden 3-floor store. Very chic-looking. I got lunch and dinner at Nordsee. Met an Australian, Caroline, who has the bed next to mine, so it was nice to finally talk to someone not German. Tried talking to the British next to me, no such luck. Stupid Cambridge.
All in all, I got around just fine, and although I did not get Weiner Schnitzel (sp?) which I am regretting...Caroline showed me a picture and it looked amazing. I did get lots of gummies from the Penny Markt.
Tomorrow...Lugano!! (which, I hear from Michelle, is amazing)
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Bonjourno from Bergamo...
in vienna!
with 2 minutes left of the internet...
Bergamo was nice. Saw the whole city in one day.
Cite Alta (high city) is where it's at... You get to view Cite Bassa (downtown) and its awesome, but a real trek.
We ate REALLY well.
but yeah. that's all I will say for now.
just know i'm alive and kickin.
with 2 minutes left of the internet...
Bergamo was nice. Saw the whole city in one day.
Cite Alta (high city) is where it's at... You get to view Cite Bassa (downtown) and its awesome, but a real trek.
We ate REALLY well.
but yeah. that's all I will say for now.
just know i'm alive and kickin.
Friday, March 03, 2006
I leave for the airport in 6 hours!!! We are taking a bus to Stansted *cross fingers* we make our 6:30am flight to Bergamo!
Packing for this trip has been good exercise. I bought a 45 litre backpack from Tesco and it looks really nifty and backpackerish albeit tourist-like. But it's black, gray and light blue and my new favorite thing. I can't wait to go to Dublin
I had a hard time deciding what to pack and what I could do without...But so far I have managed to fit everything in one bag, plus I'll take my purse... hopefully I won't fall over backwards due to the weight.
I finished my training course with the BBC... a good ending for the most part. Not to toot my own horn, but I got an A (95) in my evaluation, and Margie said I was a "pleasure to work with". Of course there were bumps, and we all agreed it was "90 Dido, 10 [Me]"... which is fine. I admit I should've been more assertive as a director, but all in all, my final project came out better than expected and I will get a copy of it soon to screen.
The guy who helps coordinate our attachments had me call him to see if it was alright to put me on this new show. I can't go further into it, as it is probably top secret, and I don't want to jinx it, but the next 6 weeks should be pretty great if I get placed with it.
but anyways, ill try to find an internet cafe at some point to let you know i've survived.
wish me luck!!
-Nic
Packing for this trip has been good exercise. I bought a 45 litre backpack from Tesco and it looks really nifty and backpackerish albeit tourist-like. But it's black, gray and light blue and my new favorite thing. I can't wait to go to Dublin
I had a hard time deciding what to pack and what I could do without...But so far I have managed to fit everything in one bag, plus I'll take my purse... hopefully I won't fall over backwards due to the weight.
I finished my training course with the BBC... a good ending for the most part. Not to toot my own horn, but I got an A (95) in my evaluation, and Margie said I was a "pleasure to work with". Of course there were bumps, and we all agreed it was "90 Dido, 10 [Me]"... which is fine. I admit I should've been more assertive as a director, but all in all, my final project came out better than expected and I will get a copy of it soon to screen.
The guy who helps coordinate our attachments had me call him to see if it was alright to put me on this new show. I can't go further into it, as it is probably top secret, and I don't want to jinx it, but the next 6 weeks should be pretty great if I get placed with it.
but anyways, ill try to find an internet cafe at some point to let you know i've survived.
wish me luck!!
-Nic
Thursday, March 02, 2006
wes leaves
wesley left for Gibraltar yesterday. it was bittersweet.
while i enjoy having someone who is so fond of me, it was getting really annoying.
He took me out for dinner Tuesday night at our Thai place. we ordered so much food!
anyways. he's gone.
i can move on.
though i might see him in Amsterdam at the end of April.
while i enjoy having someone who is so fond of me, it was getting really annoying.
He took me out for dinner Tuesday night at our Thai place. we ordered so much food!
anyways. he's gone.
i can move on.
though i might see him in Amsterdam at the end of April.
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
It has come to my attention, that I write (mainly) about money, food and... boys.
While that's basically been my life since I could speak, I am not entirely surprised; though I admit, a tad offended.
Therefore, I will focus more on my traveling and studies at the BBC. Tomorrow, I am directing 2 actors (one male, one female... mine are Harry and Dido) in a single camera drama. It is taking over my life (for this week) because it is basically our final project/evaluation.
My actors (who were assigned to me) are very good, but Dido had a different idea of what the female character in My Zinc Bed by David Hare is like, so now i have to redo everything. PLUS I have to wake up an hour earlier tomorrow morning and I'm one of the four going first. My "producer", Margie, is a doll and very motherly, so I can probably count on her for help.
In 2 days, I will be on my way to Bergamo (Milan) for one night, be off to Vienna for two, meeting up with people in Lugano, and ending my break in Paris. Should be fun.
While that's basically been my life since I could speak, I am not entirely surprised; though I admit, a tad offended.
Therefore, I will focus more on my traveling and studies at the BBC. Tomorrow, I am directing 2 actors (one male, one female... mine are Harry and Dido) in a single camera drama. It is taking over my life (for this week) because it is basically our final project/evaluation.
My actors (who were assigned to me) are very good, but Dido had a different idea of what the female character in My Zinc Bed by David Hare is like, so now i have to redo everything. PLUS I have to wake up an hour earlier tomorrow morning and I'm one of the four going first. My "producer", Margie, is a doll and very motherly, so I can probably count on her for help.
In 2 days, I will be on my way to Bergamo (Milan) for one night, be off to Vienna for two, meeting up with people in Lugano, and ending my break in Paris. Should be fun.
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