Had a fantastically busy week:
Mon - went to play ice hockey in the evening, the hockey itself was great (but I hate ice compared to wheels, too damn slippy and it made me miss roller hockey even more that I was already doing), but it nearly killed me getting there with my enormous hockey bag on my back (big enough for me to fit in and yes I have tried) and my hockey stick in one hand, precariously balanced on my bike, cycling for 15minutes in the rain. 15 minutes doesn't sound long but half way there I had severe back, shoulder and chest pain! It only took 2min to kick in on the way home! Won't be going again, too impractical to reach.
Tues - had my work Xmas meal. Great night, we went on an outing (uitje) first to the university observatory where we viewed jupiter and it's moons, very cool. Had a lovely meal (I really, really miss cider here tho, I'm not a beer drinker so I'm finding the pubs rather restricting) and I must remember to ask for my meat well done, everything comes rare and bloody as standard here, hate my meat half alive on my plate!
Wed - At work in the afternoon I had a FOUR hour web-editing course. For all you guys at Warwick, you are never, ever, ever to complain about SiteBuilder ever ever ever again, Sitebuilder is literally a palace of dreams compared to whatever they call their old fashioned system. I genuinely feel like I've woken up and it's 1998 and I have to try and use the internet... I was hoping I would learn new skills in this job but now I'm worried in my next job I'll look like a total Neanderthal from being used to working on this old thing... WYSIWYG?! What's WYSIWYG they ask?! Blimey! Not only that, but they're all still working on office 2003. It's nearly 2012 right?! ARGH!
Thurs - I had my first actual proper Dutch lesson (I'll do a separate post all about language, this could be a biggy!)... After my weekend in Antwerp and practising in my drunken Dutch at my Xmas do where I feel I absolutely blew people away with my "would you like some water, it is cold" and "why is mummy washing the dog?" sentences (good huh?) I was BRIMMING with confidence. That was until I turned up to my lesson on Thurs where the bloke talked to me in Dutch the entire time (what was he thinking?) :-p More to come language wise, I'll check back into this later! Right now, confidence not so brimming, perhaps I need some more gluhwijn?
Fri - Was at a medical conference all day, felt a bit out of place, I've never heard anyone speak so openly and unashamedly about vaginas for a whole hour. Other than that I'm now left wondering about a whole variety of diseases and also wonder how many mice the med. dept get through here each year? The food on the other hand was brilliant (I will also post about food later, the food here (esp the snacks) are AWESOME (I wonder how much weight I've put on?)), I had a nice evening meal too.
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