Well no one seems to have written in the blog for a whole day!!
What's going on? I fear that all my beloved housemates may have been abducted by aliens or burnt the house down!!
What to say...
Have done approx half of my project now (how i love waffle!!) actually looks quite good...lots of little pictures and tables! Still haven't found a computer in this land with power point on it though..slightly problematic as project is meant to be submitted as power point (think we need to tell Alcolado that we're going to submit it as a word document!)
Obviously its all the horrible research parts that are left to do!
We have taken hostage of Aidan's and Whitney's laptops for the purpose of project work and have invaded Whitney's house for the day to use her internet...so at last we have been somewhat productive! Though I am getting incredibly BOOOORRRREEEEDDDDD now - only so many hours a Hannah Lady can work for!
Though the tennis is providing welcome distraction (though Tim Henman has just lost - bad line call meant he lost his serve and then he kind of collapsed! Nightmare!...bring on Wimbledon!)
Just realised its Fathers day tomorrow...slightly tricky due to several reasons
i) no way can a card get from here to home in less than 12hrs
ii) my parents are on holiday in France so i can't even do the phone home thing
Ah well yet another father's day will slip by unrecognised by me...my poor dad.
Am getting ever closer to working out how to put pictures on this thing....give me a few more weeks!!!
Love you xxxx
Saturday, June 17, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Beautiful day!
Today has truely been a beautiful day!
Spend most afternoon in boat on Roath lake with Busted Joe and Ioney, ah.
Only forgot camera, nightmare.
So instead am attaching a beautiful picture of one of the many beautiful flowers in our garden, as a symbolic picture of my day!
Vix
P.s If anyone can tell me the name of this flower, would be appreciated muchly.
Spend most afternoon in boat on Roath lake with Busted Joe and Ioney, ah.
Only forgot camera, nightmare.
So instead am attaching a beautiful picture of one of the many beautiful flowers in our garden, as a symbolic picture of my day!
Vix
P.s If anyone can tell me the name of this flower, would be appreciated muchly.
Our First Visitor!
Today was a very special and beautiful day. We entertained our first guest in our humble place of residence. The visitor's identity shall be kept secret for speculation's sake.
I spent an hour with said guest helping put up posters advertising OSCEB's (the Romanian CU) english camp this summer, we went wandering around all the other student halls near where zoezoe and i live, it was quite exciting and we found lots of bars and restaurants that i'd not discovered before!!
I was zoezoe's kitchen slave for the afternoon and chopped up lots of onions that made me cry and helped her(well kind of hovered around her really) prepare the delicious two course meal! We put our visitor to work (in traditional heathfield style) giving them the manly task of opening the cans with zoezoe's ever trusty penknife!
We had huge amounts of yummy nachos and wraps with re-fried beans and salsa, delicious and nutricious. I feel a proper fatty tonight!!
Then we came with our guest to cafe-nescu, we have sat them with some other friends infront of the stupid football (there's some football thing going on at the moment apparently!) and we are now doing "research" for our projects! (its going really well hence the blogging!- its called procrastination i believe!)
Love you Girlies
Mwa
xxxxxxxxxxx
I spent an hour with said guest helping put up posters advertising OSCEB's (the Romanian CU) english camp this summer, we went wandering around all the other student halls near where zoezoe and i live, it was quite exciting and we found lots of bars and restaurants that i'd not discovered before!!
I was zoezoe's kitchen slave for the afternoon and chopped up lots of onions that made me cry and helped her(well kind of hovered around her really) prepare the delicious two course meal! We put our visitor to work (in traditional heathfield style) giving them the manly task of opening the cans with zoezoe's ever trusty penknife!
We had huge amounts of yummy nachos and wraps with re-fried beans and salsa, delicious and nutricious. I feel a proper fatty tonight!!
Then we came with our guest to cafe-nescu, we have sat them with some other friends infront of the stupid football (there's some football thing going on at the moment apparently!) and we are now doing "research" for our projects! (its going really well hence the blogging!- its called procrastination i believe!)
Love you Girlies
Mwa
xxxxxxxxxxx
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Deserted, again
It is a Wednesday evening in the house. I have just returned from Rainbows to find that all my housemates have found something exciting to do with their evening.
Iona, Mim and I have just spent a lovely few days on the Gower peninsula. As it is not the weekend the place was nearly deserted and the beaches very quiet.
Monday evening:
We arrived at the campsite and pitched our tent before walking down the road to Rhossili village to the pub. Upon arrival at the campsite we discovered that a group of college students from the noisier end of the neighbour spectrum were also camping there.
Tuesday:
Having awoken early due to heat, lack of space and noise we started our breakfast only to discover that the gas stove bit and the gas cannister were not compatible and sat down for our breakfast of marmite and cheese on bread. A very lovely gentleman in a nearby caravan kindly made us some coffee. We set out for the beach for a morning swim armed only with a towel and bathing stuff. After a nice walk along the cliffs we found a lush little bay (can't tell you the name in case it gets too well known.)
We quickly clambered down the rocks and changed into our swimming stuff. In the bay with us were a school group (we think) and some instructors- they were all wearing wetsuits, buoyancy aids and helmets. Running past them into the water in our bikinis drew lots of applause and encouragement! We spent lots of time jumping through the waves and got very cold, but stayed in to prove a point to the other group who were doing exactly the same thing as us only in slightly shallower water.
After lunch and coffee (we bought a different cannister) we went to Rhossili bay and sat on the beach with books and ate ice cream.
I've run out of inspiration I'm afraid and so will continue the story of our holiday when I can think of something to say.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
URRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
urrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhh! This word simply does not begin to describe the overall mingingness of my house work today...
... Cardiff has, once again, been blessed with rain:) The plants and vegetables were all pleased and lapped it up. However, the beasts (aka snails and slugs) also appreciated the rain. These beasts are not any old beasts they are HUGE and ugly and slimey and where there are as many as there were today the Fobbit just can't cope. My job was to Kill the beasts! (A slow, painful, organic death in salt water for those interested)
Urrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh! Involves Fobbit like activity including: 1) a loud noise 2) vibration through the whole body 3) tensing of the whole body 4) hyperventilation.
Such is the power of the word that it is still having an effect thinking about it hours later... TRICKY!
Lou xx
... Cardiff has, once again, been blessed with rain:) The plants and vegetables were all pleased and lapped it up. However, the beasts (aka snails and slugs) also appreciated the rain. These beasts are not any old beasts they are HUGE and ugly and slimey and where there are as many as there were today the Fobbit just can't cope. My job was to Kill the beasts! (A slow, painful, organic death in salt water for those interested)
Urrrggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh! Involves Fobbit like activity including: 1) a loud noise 2) vibration through the whole body 3) tensing of the whole body 4) hyperventilation.
Such is the power of the word that it is still having an effect thinking about it hours later... TRICKY!
Lou xx
Wedding Day!! Romanian style!
Hello,
I'm not feeling particularly inspired today, but i feel that someone else ought to be adding posts other than poor old abandonned vix!
So Zoezoe and I went up to Brasov this weekend for the wedding of two of my friends from my time here before! It was a beautiful rainy day! The bride was only 15minutes late! The flower girl was grumpy and the ring bearer (aged 4yrs) fell asleep!! I also am lammenting the loss of the beautiful body of the best man...who has gained 20kg in weight over the past 10months!(its so sad!!)
Anyway...It was actually a really lovely service, Dan (the groom who is British) said his vows in Romanian and Simona (the bride, who is Romanian) said her vows in English....it was beautiful...i cried!!
The reception afterwards was true Romanian style...six course meal served over 11hours with lots and lots of dancing in between each course (yes i did have to dance with the sweaty, minging, drunk, middle-aged, next-door neighbour too many times! Ugh!!) We also had dancing waiters, lots and lots of lush traditional Romanian food...stuffed cabbage, meat, mamiliga (maize stuff) and deep fat fried vegetables! (its good - we should try it!!) Then the men plotted and stole the bride and the groom had to go and chase them and bring them all beer in exchange for his bride! (Dan looked really upset when Simona was taken away!- Bless!)
It was great though, Dan and Simona both worked at the house in Brasov where i was a volunteer in my gap year working with special needs kids and young adults, and a lot of the kids and their parents came to the wedding and reception, so i got to see them all too, and it was a lovely atmosphere, all the kids from the house were dancing (we even got the people in wheelchairs on the dance floor and spun them around) and all the people from church (who agree with dancing) were dancing and then lots of us volunteers from the house were there especially for the wedding, and then all of Simona and Dan's families were there...it was lovely lovely day...if a little long....zoezoe and i were very very tired by the end of the evening.
Right thats about all for now...i'm going home for a nap! ( we might have been talking till very late last night!...oops)
The Hannah Lady
I'm not feeling particularly inspired today, but i feel that someone else ought to be adding posts other than poor old abandonned vix!
So Zoezoe and I went up to Brasov this weekend for the wedding of two of my friends from my time here before! It was a beautiful rainy day! The bride was only 15minutes late! The flower girl was grumpy and the ring bearer (aged 4yrs) fell asleep!! I also am lammenting the loss of the beautiful body of the best man...who has gained 20kg in weight over the past 10months!(its so sad!!)
Anyway...It was actually a really lovely service, Dan (the groom who is British) said his vows in Romanian and Simona (the bride, who is Romanian) said her vows in English....it was beautiful...i cried!!
The reception afterwards was true Romanian style...six course meal served over 11hours with lots and lots of dancing in between each course (yes i did have to dance with the sweaty, minging, drunk, middle-aged, next-door neighbour too many times! Ugh!!) We also had dancing waiters, lots and lots of lush traditional Romanian food...stuffed cabbage, meat, mamiliga (maize stuff) and deep fat fried vegetables! (its good - we should try it!!) Then the men plotted and stole the bride and the groom had to go and chase them and bring them all beer in exchange for his bride! (Dan looked really upset when Simona was taken away!- Bless!)
It was great though, Dan and Simona both worked at the house in Brasov where i was a volunteer in my gap year working with special needs kids and young adults, and a lot of the kids and their parents came to the wedding and reception, so i got to see them all too, and it was a lovely atmosphere, all the kids from the house were dancing (we even got the people in wheelchairs on the dance floor and spun them around) and all the people from church (who agree with dancing) were dancing and then lots of us volunteers from the house were there especially for the wedding, and then all of Simona and Dan's families were there...it was lovely lovely day...if a little long....zoezoe and i were very very tired by the end of the evening.
Right thats about all for now...i'm going home for a nap! ( we might have been talking till very late last night!...oops)
The Hannah Lady
Monday, June 12, 2006
Medicine, the doss subject!
Whoever said medicine was hard, certainly not me.
The medics are currently on their 'SSE', otherwise known as their structured summer holiday, apparently their course doesn't break up for the summer untill the end of July. Untill then they have to spend their time reading books and visiting the museum, big pit and other local attractions.
They have just left us for a camping trip.
All these activities are an attempt to turn them into well rounded individuals, less likely to kill off all their patients. In my opinion it is an attempt to give them a stress free holiday, because they won't have time to get a job like normal students. Meanwile, Louise continues in the hospital of doom, with the challenges of daily life, to complex to be reduced to a citing on the blog.
And I, well I have my 'Case Reports' due in, what more can I say?
Do I sound bitter, do I, do I????
Vix
The medics are currently on their 'SSE', otherwise known as their structured summer holiday, apparently their course doesn't break up for the summer untill the end of July. Untill then they have to spend their time reading books and visiting the museum, big pit and other local attractions.
They have just left us for a camping trip.
All these activities are an attempt to turn them into well rounded individuals, less likely to kill off all their patients. In my opinion it is an attempt to give them a stress free holiday, because they won't have time to get a job like normal students. Meanwile, Louise continues in the hospital of doom, with the challenges of daily life, to complex to be reduced to a citing on the blog.
And I, well I have my 'Case Reports' due in, what more can I say?
Do I sound bitter, do I, do I????
Vix
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Baptisms
Was Georges baptisms today!
Before:
After:
Was awesome, love George to pieces! Super Godly girl!
Vix.
Before:
After:
Was awesome, love George to pieces! Super Godly girl!
Vix.
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