Monday 22 August 2011

Apple Store Playground

We are at this moment in the cue for a chat with the Apple staff about my iPhone that stopped working some days ago. While we wait they give us a MacBook to play around and that's exactly what we are doing.
The result is some fun with the funny app called phone booth.
This is how we look like:
We are Chipmunks

Now we are Bugs

We Cave People

We are DragonBall

We are We


Saturday 20 August 2011

Living in a Boat!!!

Last week we went to visit some friends who live very close to us but in a Boat. Yes, they live in the Thames in a boat that does not move because has no motor, but it does balance with the waves from the river. It's a great experience and after you get used to things falling, they you are ready to live in a river. :D

I met Ibraheem when I went to a tennis meeting some time ago and we have since then been together very often, specially in the Portugal vs Rest of the World matches I organize. He is South African and has just married Maria a Spaniard from South of Spain but who has lived most of her life in Namibia. They are warm and very nice people and are also considering long time traveling. Why not? :D
The dinner was great, with some food specialities, but because he is Muslim and she has also converted and they are currently fasting we had to wait for the sunset to start eating, but it was a great night.

Here we have some pics of the boat and of our friends.




Wednesday 17 August 2011

Karaoke Box Day!!

For my faithful followers of the blog this must be a glorious day, since I haven't write anything for quite a long time...

Well, this week I'm almost on holidays, there is not much work in the Hotel, so they left me with a lot of days off. Great for exploring new activities! I found an event posted by a group that I joined some weeks ago, the London Language Exchange Social, which you can find on Facebook (llanguageexchange@groups.facebook.com). First time in my life I sang in front of a group of people I didn't know! Yes, it was Karaoke's night. The venue was in a quite strange and underground-like bar in Soho called "Karaoke Box". For one hour a group of ten we paid £6/p. Not bad...The only if is that you have to consume (I wouldn't go for any food prepared in those premises...) but if you go for a soft drink, it's ok.

I also invited some brave friends that decided to loose the fear of singing (or pretending to sing) in public and they loved the experience. At least it was a good night laughing :P We met really good singers, that probably do this for quite a long time, and it was an opportunity to share experiences of living abroad and mutual interests. If we would do it again? Would you? I would definitely yes!






Girls talk

Nothing better than living abroad and share the house with other people, specially if from other countries, wich makes the experience richer.
The other day, I went for a walk around southbank and the Tower of London with Paola, my Italian flatmate, and we ended up in Borough Market, surrounded by wonderful stalls of delicious and smelly food. We stopped in one that sold traditional Pork Pies and we came home happy with our lunch. Meanwhile, our South African new flatmate, Emma, joined us for a slice of pie, a glass of french red wine and some girls talk! The perfect recipe to unleash memories and a lot of laughs. Better than a morning in the gym! ;)






PS: The editor of this post doesn't feel responsible for the bad quality of the photos, it was under the flatmates request...

Family Visit

Last week my parents had a week trip to wonderful Scotland and in between they spent some hours in London. Even though they caught the days of the riots we had some great moments together. We visited some main spots, like Tower of London and Westminster Abbey and we also visited the Hotel Mandeville where little Sarah is now working. :)
Here are the pictures of those moments:






Thursday 11 August 2011

Same Job New Hospital

So after finishing the contract in Guys and St Thomas Trust and due to the fact we need to remain here some more months I've accepted the proposal from DHL for a new project.

I will start in the Imperial Trust (Charing Cross, Hammersmith and StMary's Hospitals) next monday. It will be another Logistics Improvement project but in the biggest trust of England.

I negotiated a 4 days contract to have friday free so that I can look for a job in hospitality for weekends. I still need to develop the skills and increase my experience.

In the mean time I'll just break some windows and throw some bottles at the police for entertainment. (like the kids on holidays from school)

Tuesday 2 August 2011

Donations Update!!! Theft!!

A guys asked for 10 pounds because he ran out of petrol!!! He had a NHS card... I thought .. why not!!!
Never saw the color of the note again!!!

I think I need to stop to offer money in the streets....