March 31, 2007 at 7:07 am
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Ha. Well not really, for the past couple of weeks i’ve been trying to find a new place to live in. Well, I kinda found one in Zone 2 in the township of Brent. Near Queen’s Park. Its a very nice area. My new flatmates are both Aussies, Adam and Viv(ien)… i have not yet met Viv because she is at work most of the time. She is a flight attendant for an airline. On the other hand, my other flatmate is Adam, an aussie, a designer and actionscripter. He’s in the same work field as I…. so I can pick his brain once in a while.
Its been a bunch of mixed emotions coming here. Coming to a new place, seeing different places, meeting new people, hearing different things. I find it weird not knowing when your next job is going to come or when your next bed is available. Living out of suitcase is a lifestyle one has to get use to. The fact that everything around you can change in an instant, if you don’t adjust your gonna be eff’d, your are always on your toes……
helloo kids, yess its been a while but lately I have been hampered by ridiculously unreliable wireless internet connections. Lets see what has happend in a couple of days. From the last update I was on the hunt for a flat. If you are unfamiliar with London, London is divided into 6 zones. 1 being the city and 6 being the suburbs.
When I was looking for a place to live in London from Toronto, Its very difficult for a person to come here to find a place to stay…. I didn’t want to stay in a hostel so i had to find an alternative solution. My solution for temporary accommodation…..
Now I have found a temporary flat on the west end in Kensal Green….
Next on deck,
My another weekend with Audrey, Carrie and Adrian. Well check out the vid….
I have a 1 week contract with Modem Media This is my 1st freelance job. They threw me right into the lions den…. i got in …… they setup my account and i started doing work for a major petrolium company. It rhymes with “Bell”.com……
Its about 2230 and I’m watching the movie Solo, for the past couple of days I’ve been trying to get into contact with recruitment agencies. You would think working for national corporations in Canada would easily transfer over here in the UK. My friend Tahric reminded me when looking for jobs in Toronto also takes time finding the ‘right’ person for the job takes time, so why should it be different over here? I’ve had recruitment agency meetings and phonecalls telling me, “your CV looks great and the client ’should’ be interested in your work….so I’m just calling to let you know i’m sending my CV to them”, I know I could have done that but nothing has blossomed yet out of these conversations and phonecalls. Apparenty, there a whole bunch of freelance work to do but how do I get into this resource?
For the people reading this and dont know my living situation let me explain. It is very difficult finding a place to live when you are not in the same country you are looking in. One of the ways I made this easier was to be housed in a homestay. A homestay is where international students would find ‘home’ accomodation. Here they give you breakfast, dinner, clean and do your laundry, just like ‘mom’ would do it.
I am one of those fortunate ones where my homestay mother is too ‘motherly’. I have to let them know where i’m going, what time i’m coming home, what time I’m gonna wake up, etc. etc…..My homestay ‘auntie’ is a bengali indian lady who married a white english man. She always talks about her son and how he got all these scholarships to Cambridge and he did this and that…..fine.. but do you know what the kicker is… she’s blind. I have never known a blind person before she sees differently from everybody else and I am amazed by her stories and her memory! Its very annoyoing when you have to ’sneak’ in the house at 3:00AM because i missed the last train…… i’ve had my time in this house and now its time to move to another flat…..
Solo is wack….
i’m finding comfort in food…. i need to go to the gym!
Yesterday was a pleasure. yesterday I saw a friend from back home in Toronto… it made me realized what I have sacrificed and what I am looking forward too. Audrey shown here made me realize that your friends will be your friends no matter where you are. And its something I already miss …..
This is a clip from our night out on St. Patty’s day. Audrey goes to London a couple times a year to shop for work and it was comforting to hear a familiar face and ‘accent’. You couldn’t imagine the amount of people out on a Saturday night, especially for a Saturday night out here in London. So many people, so many parties…… However, we kinda kept it low key, Audrey, myself and her friend Carrie had dinner at wagamama (I had some coconut flavour chicken soup), then meeting Audrey’s brother Adrian at a pub named Waxies O’Connor’s near Leicester sq. and then having drinks at her brother’s restaurant.
Good times, I hope I’ll be here long enough for anybody else to meet me in London. More to come next week!
March 15, 2007 at 11:55 am
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why am i on edge?, why am i a bit stressed?….. maybe the fact that I don’t have a place to live in 2 weeks? maybe the fact that I am unemloyed. Maybe the fact that I am spending my canadian money like water……. I truly hope I can find work. I don’t see why can’t I find work….. shouldn’t I be able to? For the past couple of days, I’ve been trecking on foot. Searching high and low for employment…. why is it sooo difficult?…….
sorry for the lack pictures. I will put more up when i feel happier….
March 12, 2007 at 2:07 pm
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I havent been going trigger happy yet. I more concerned about getting my own flat. Before that, I must get a job. Before that I must make myself a limited company. However, I cant make myself a limited company not unless i have credit here!!!… so I must find other ways to get these contracts, so i have to operate under an umbrella limited….
Nothing really fun has been happening as of yet, I haven’t really partied or have seen the nightlife here in London. I’m still trying to get myself settled in before I try do some major socializing. As I’m walking around to find these agencies I’m finding that London is a BIG BIG BIG city…. Toronto is peanuts as compared to this city. I think i should be able to find some sort of work in the next couple of days!…..
March 9, 2007 at 12:30 pm
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On wednesday, i went to find a recruitment office. I left the house at 1000 and just made it in time for a 1400 appointment. By the way my luggage was returned safely with nothing missing. I was quite worried at the time.
I’m still asking myself, what have I done? Moving to an unknown city where i do not know anybody. Does that sound crazy? I have no family, no friends on the otherside of the Atlantic. People here seem to be a bit more agressive than back in Torona…. but I don’t mind.
I’ve finally was able to hook up the wireless router. So i’m now able to post things
Its not the Peelpub
