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Fiona's diaries
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
7:57PM - Machines
So hey been ahile, all good with me busy with work and life an all. Off to spain in a few weeks or a week of good food and sunshine cant wait!!!!
So have not ben online that much lately cos my laptop is fucked i dropped it but only like 2 feet off the ground. Well as luck would have it it was enough to damage the hard drive and now its being replaced thank god i splashed out on a 3yr warranty when i got it cos otherwise it be costing me a fortune.
Pink is coming to cork in july and i made sure i got my tickets. In fairness she comes to ireland a lot but this is her first time in cork and i say she be fantastic.
Saw a god awful movie today made mof honour with patrick dempsey. I knew it be shocking but a buddy of mine is mad about him so i was basically dragged to it. 5 euro and 2 hrs i will never get back.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
2:03PM - Me a supervisor?
So been awhile since i have posted properly on my Lj, so here it goes. Well most of my dayts have been taken up with work. I am back at the old job but i also have this supervisor job sort of. Basically my manager Mary has being referring to me as her number 2 and people coming to me as their supervisor but i dont have the job yet. They are just watching me and seeing how i get on and hopefully all going well in a few weeks if i have not screwed it all up and i am proven my self as a leader in training i will sign a contract and get my name on the wall.
Its funny if you had told me a few months a ago i be back i wouldlaughed and said no way in hell. But i am bavk and i am strangely happy enough about it. I am glad i am in the position now of moving forward and mary my manager yto be fair to her is treating me as an equal and i know she is the one campaigning for me to get this promotion, unfortunately its not her decision. If it was i would have the job and the different colour name badge.
Its goog this time around all the lazy ass bitches i use to work with have either left go or moved to a department of less importance and the new staff are not only genuinely nice people but also good workers who pull their weight. Its great cos before i felt like i was doing all the work, with no help or appreciation. Now i got bit of respect and i my voice is being heard.
Right now though i am learning, i am not use to being in a position where of power. There is good and bad with that good that when you ask someone to do something they actually listen to you bad that when things go wrong which they do your the one who gets the blame. I am still learning i have to start being more observant and mary says i have to start being more vocal i am naturally quiet enough person and its strange putting people to work. I have to keep an eye on everything my department is the biggest in the store and i have to make sure everyone is doing something even if there is nothing to do. Its tougher than it looks. Like on sunday mary was off so it was all down to me and as well as supervisor i still have my old job which was serving, stock-taking, getting orders ready, putting out a counter, preparing food etc. I have to learn to multitask, like it was quiet and there was a lot of us on and not enough work to go aqround so the lads who started in the afternoon were just standing and chatting. Mary came in to check up on me and saw them and gave them silly jobs to do. I should have given them jobs, you know as tedious as they seem, but it still feels weird telling people to go clean and stuff. I really have to work on things like that, cos they are watching me all the time. If i want them to give me this job for good i gotta show them i can do it right. Anyway sam is good my folks were in new zealand visiting my bro for three weeks so he was on his own a lot he put on a bit of weight but they are back and he is happy. Have'nt told them they are off to spain next weekend poor fella it will break his heart.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
8:52PM - Sara is back, sara is back praise the lord holy jesus sara is back
Sarah Wayne Callies: Back from the Dead!
Thu, 27 March 2008
In one crazy unexpected twist, Sarah Wayne Callies is coming back to Prison Break next season!!!
Yes, even after her character, Dr. Sara Tancredi was unexpectedly beheaded last season. Apparently she had a contract dispute with 20th Century last year but that’s all been resolved.
In the fourth episode of season three (”Good Fences”), Sara’s head was presumably decapitated, placed in a box, and sent to Lincoln Burrows. So how can she be written back into the series?
Prison Break executive producer Matt Olmstead tells TV Guide,”Lincoln glanced at the head in the box for a split second. That could’ve been anyone. He wasn’t about to pull it up from the hair and inspect it closely.”
Olmstead also admitted that the fans affected the decision to bring back Sarah. “…once we started talking about it, it was mentioned again that fans are still wondering about her. And when people who are fans of the show — and of Sarah — are asking, “Is she really dead?”, what they’re saying, essentially, is, “I hope she’s not dead.”
WHAT DO YOU THINK of bringing SWC back to life??
I am jumping for joy M you did you never lost faith you kept at it with the save the good doctor campaign, your my hero!!!
excitedThursday, March 6, 2008
8:17PM - Back to work
So i have gone back to my old job, i needed to start working full time again and start saving and well it was easy just to go back. Its tiring but i my wage is up 50 cent and i am up for a supervisor position. So thats something to look forward too.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
9:37PM - Lucky is my middle name
Been awhile since i posted anything new i guess i have not felt as if i had little or nothing to say. Watching plants grow. Thats how exciting my life had become.
But things are picking up i have been going to the gym 2 to three times a week since the new year and its beginning to show i have toned up a lot especially aroung ass and thighs, and i am starting to get a lil muscle i thank the rowing machine for that, its tough out but its worth it.
I have gotten lucky to i rang into a local radio station twice in one week and won on both occasions free cinema passes. For juno which saw last week, fantastic and cloverfield which i am going to see next week. Winning tickets to the movies is like winning the lotto cos i go to the cinema like twice a week. 
I have been taking pictures of my room which i thought i'd share
and of coarse sam
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
3:38PM - Back to the real world finally!
So its been awhile since i have posted anything on my LJ mostly because we have had no internet and its drving me crazy. I have free interent at work which i have used to check hotmail but perso al stuff like Lj i prefer to on my laptop.
Well whats new with me? I have joined a gym been going twice aweek since the new yr and i am feeling the pain but i hear thats a good thing. I am going to try to stick with it, no getting lazy by February.
No golden globes i was disgusted i really llok forward to my award shows, its very disappointing. I am delighted that Julie Christie got the globe for Away From Her, she was fantastic such a good movie.
Maybelle i know your leaving Lj for awhile you have a lot on and good luck to ya buddy. But if per chance your reading this i posted a few new pics of my baby for ya and i hope you enjoy them.
energeticThursday, December 13, 2007
4:12PM - Awards Season here we come!!!
I love this time of year not because its christmas but because its the start of awards season.
Today it kicked off with the golden globe nominations. Overall pretty happy with who and what got recognized, Atonement got the most nominations, charlie wilsons war, american gangster, no country for old, sweeney todd, and michael clayton picked a few each too.
Amy Adams got best actress in a musical comedy for enchanted she has tough competition from ellen page in juno and nikki blonsky in hairspray. I will keep my fingers crossed for her though.
In a previous entry i spoke about a young irish actress called saoirse ronan, i said she was gonna be big, well she took another step towards stardom with a best supporting nod for atonement. I liked Atonement i thought saoirse and the lovely james mcavoy were the best in it. Keira was good but she did not have much screen time for a lead.
So doing it for ireland next yr is Saoirse for atonemnt and Jonny Meyers for the Tudors.
I cant wait Golden Globes 2008 January 13th, cant wait!!!!
I know i am strange but i dont care!
oh btw M if your out there you be happy to know pushing daisies favourite couple both nods in the acting department, go ned and chuck
excitedTuesday, November 27, 2007
6:26PM - I was enchanted by this movie
Ok so i love movies, but lately as in last few yrs i have been a lil disappointed by the amount of poor movies being released to our local cinemas. Especially comedys and romantic films, they have just been pretty much disappointing. Good old fashioned romantic comedys you know they just have not been any good ones for a quite awhile. Well fear not cos i just saw a movie that has made up in my opinion for all the crappy ones that we have payed good money to see these last few yrs. I saw it online its not out here yet but believe me when it is released here in a month i will be the first to buy a ticket.
Enchanted
A classic Disney animated fairy tale meets with modern, live-action comedy in Walt Disney Pictures' ENCHANTED. Featuring an all- star cast, the film follows the beautiful princess Giselle (Amy Adams) as she is banished by an evil queen (Susan Sarandon) from her magical, musical animated land and finds herself in the gritty reality of the streets of modern-day Manhattan. Shocked by this strange new environment that doesn't operate on a "happily ever after" basis, Giselle is now adrift in a chaotic world badly in need of enchantment. But when Giselle begins to fall in love with a charmingly flawed divorce lawyer (Patrick Dempsey) who has come to her aid-- even though she is already promised to a perfect fairy tale prince (James Marsden) back home-- she has to wonder: Can a storybook view of romance survive in the real world?
Poeple i know you may have your reservations but trust me it actually is good, thoroughly enjoyable mostly because of amy adams who is completely convincing and loveable as giselle. Patrick Dempsey aka Dr. Mcdreamy does not hurt either. I know its disney but its just a wonderful movie.
Go see It!
cheerfulSunday, November 18, 2007
6:24PM - Gotta Make a Change
I had a dream the other night a dream i have dreamt before of me and the family driving to France from our old childhood home and the michael jackson song man in the mirror is on the radio. But Mike aint singing it an english singer named Gabrielle who quite like is singing it. I dreamt this dream many years ago exact same one. I tend to take my dreams seriously i blame my mother for that her and all her new age herbal crap has finally gotten to me.
Anyway to get to the point i have to make a change and start looking in the mirror.
First off a new job, sadly as much as i like the job i am in its only part time and i need full time. I AM spending beyond my means i need to start earning more money and get saving again. I was so good all last year i was saving every week, but then i could afford to save a good bit and still have enough left to maintain the lifestyle i had become accustomed. For the first since i waas in school and use to bum money off my folks am i out of money! I'm broke, i have about 4 grand from what was once a well saved 10 grand! In just 6 months less i have spent nearly 4,000 euro. I am ashamed and sick to my stomach over the thought of it!
I spend a lot i know, but when i was working full time i could cope cos my income was greater then my expenditure so i could justify it. Now i dont regret the money i have spent but i do have to wake up and realise i need to get a job that pays and gives enough hours. I have gotten lazy with my few hrs a week sitting on my ass.
So from here on out i declare that i Fiona will make a substantial effort to find a well paid full time i work whether i like it or not and that i will exercise and save. I also intend to get out and socialise more start taking advantage of what Cork City has to offer. I have got tickets to see josh ritter and comedian des bishop next week.
I ahve asked my folks for a gym membership for christmas its pricey but i reckon they think i need as they said yes automatically. Not sure if i be worried or not?
Well thats all i gotta say, M i need your help i want you to get onto me about these things when we talk. Encourage me to get exercising and to keep up the job search!
optimisticWednesday, October 31, 2007
10:06PM - Halloween sucks ass!!
I know, i know its been ages since i have posted on my LJ, truth is i have no news whatsoever thats how sad my life has become. Seriously i need more of a social life it was the bank holiday weekend last weekend and i was not working well i was working saturday but i finished at 6 i was too tired to go out. It was the jazz weekend here in cork which is a big festival and so there was a lot of bands and acts coming into town to perform.
I got tickets to see Laura Izibor in cyprus avenue a tiny little venue in cork city. She was great, i tell ya kids remember the name she will be big in a yr or 2. A lot of her songs will be featured on nthe new seasons of the hills and greys anatomy, should help her name out there. Oh and the lead track for PS I love You out in December with Hilary Swank and the gorgeous Gerard Butler. I read the book its written by our primeministers daughter.
Anyway other that life has been pretty uneventful lately i have took to taking pictures of sam, more so than usual. How bad is this kids its halloween and i am here uploading photos of my dog like come on? I am getting older now and i need to start taking action getting out there joining some clubs meeting new people.
I got out of the house yestwerday i took sam to the vet he had a nasty cough all weekend it was like he was choking on something turns out he has tracheoitis not spelling that right but he is on antibiotics and the poor guy got two injections. Hopefully he will be ok in a week.
I was waiting for the bus last week which is across from my house and again through boredom i got snapping.
Then at work i took photos of the shop
Its halloween and i am at home eating marshmallows i should be at some cool costume party or something, god i need a social life! I aint gettin any younger.
Oh an Maybelle i am sorry hun i have not written a SWC letter yet i am just not in the right frame of my mind. I hade a dream bout her the other night, i think my imagination gave her a better exit then fox did. It was beautiful Mike escaped and parachuted into the camp they were holding dr sara. The head wasa fake she was still alive. He got her out and she asked could they ever have a normal relationship free from all of the government plots. He said he loved her and gave her one of those paper bird things i forget there name and she opended it and it was a ring and she smiled and i woke up. It was magical, its my ending and i am sticking with it.
boredThursday, October 4, 2007
8:48PM - Nostalgic
Today on my way home from work i walked past my old cinema which closed down last year. I really miss it, i felt so at home there. It was the oldest cinema in cork i saw my first movie there mermaids 17 years ago.
WE use to skip class and go see a movie a 2 a clock show so it be over after 4 so when we got home it would be like we were coming home from school. The good ol days
Now there is just the one cinema in town and i hate going there cos all the young ones go there who constantly chat, leave there phones on and go in out of the bathroom several times during a movie. I cant stand that crap!
There are other cinemas, the one in mahon is probably the best but its more expensive than other cinema and the popcorn tastes like its been there awhile. Plus its not on my bus route so i have to bum lifts off people to get there.
I saw the promo for Mondays Heroes i cant believe that girl with crap irish accent gets snog Peter! What is with that?
Maybelle honeybun did you hear pushing daisies was a ratings winner last night? Could be around awhile.
Good news well at least for me that is, i was messing around with the wires at work and got the tv's working thank christ! I went online to and got the region codes for the dvd player so i can bring my american boxsets to work. I love going to job where i get to watch movies its heaven. Sadly its only part time, and i am low on cash.
melancholyTuesday, October 2, 2007
3:41PM - SWC Fox made me quit
Found this on justjared its all over guys, bloody fox i hate them!
According to an interview in French magazine Tele Star, former Prison Break star Sarah Wayne Callies, aka Dr. Sara Tancredi, was forced to quit the show. Here is a rough translation of the interview (if the magazine is credible):
Big surprise on Prison Break. We hear that you’re leaving the show in the third season. Yes, but I didn’t have the choice. I’m sad, but it’s just show business.
You weren’t expecting this? No, at the end of season 2 last year. I was sure I’d continue. It’s such a great adventure we achieved.
How did you know you were fired? I don’t want to speculate too much about this. I was shocked.
Your leaving the show was a big deal. You have to tell us more! I’ll just say this. I am sorry to let down the viewers. I have loved the support Sara Tancredi got from them. and though she was a victim of her own destiny, I liked how she made decisions by herself. But the way things ended up couldn’t have been foreseen. Again, I was deceived by the decision.
How did your fellow actors react? They told me ‘It’s too bad. I loved working with you and good luck, we hope we can work together again.’
And Wentworth [Miller]? We were so sad that we wouldn’t work together anymore. Wentworth is a gentleman. He’s gracious and full of class. And i learned a lot from him. But in a series like “Prison Break,” apart from Wentworth, anyone can go. When I took the role of Sara, I thought it’d be for only a year. Afterwards, I was so happy to get a second year.
If they call you back, will you accept? Of course! I don’t have another role right now. Right now, I need to find work.
How will Sara make her exit from the series? I don’t know. I’m not part of the team anymore and don’t have any influence on the storyline.
How is being a mom to baby Keala? It’s a rich experience and unpredictable. You can’t plan anything. (Keala was born in July 2007
Sam is 4 today, so i want to wish him happy birthday
angryFriday, September 28, 2007
11:49AM - Spread the good news
Ok, ok so i know i watch way to many shows, but still if i stumble upon something good i want to tell people. I love to spread the good news, and today i want to tell you all about Brothers and Sisters.
Ok so why do i like it????
Well firstly the people who created it all come from shows i loved the west wing, everwood, 6 feet under, the short lived jack and bobby and alias in the early days it got crap towards the end. Plus the cast main and supporting have almost all appeared on those shows at some point or another.
I love the cast sally field is a legend! She is mama Gump!!!
Calista Flockhart love her or hate her i love her asd kitty walker!
Balthazar Getty he is finally got his own show he is such a cutie
Rachel Griffiths Muriels wedding, enough said
Matthew Rhys he plays the best gay character on tv
Dave Annable cute
Ron Rifkin its nice to see him plaqy the good guy
Patricia Wettig she will always be the evil VP from PB to me but still like her in B&S
Emily VanCamp i miss everwood, she will hold a special place in my heart as Amy Abbott but i am happy to see her moving on and tackling a completely different role
Rob Lowe does this man ever age!!!!! Like seriously he looks better now than he did 20 yrs ago in his st elmo's fire days. I loved him on the west wing and i love him on this show. Rob and Calista have great chemistry!
So anyway i know we all watch too many shows and we live busy lives buyt if anyone out there is bored some time look up and tvlinks or peekvid or something and you will find brothers and sisters season 1. Just watch a couple of eppys and you will be hooked. Great writing, great ensemble for anyone who has brothers or sisters you will probably find it very believeable and often hilarious.
excitedSunday, September 16, 2007
4:50PM - I gotta job
I gotta job and in a video store no less, the pay is crap but its work and it gets me outta of the house so i am happy. Plus its in an environment i know, movies! They do internet and sun beds too so there is plenty to do i started yesterday its only part time but it will keep me going. I am a happy camper today more or less cork are losing to kerry in the all ireland football final, its depressing so i turned off the tv. I am hoping when i put it back on in a few minutes the scoreline will change in our favour. I doubt we are a good bit behind.
My sam has met a lady, and she is beautiful and very friendly. She followed us home and sam was quite taken with her. It was sad eventually i had to tell her to go home and i closed the door on her. I hope she was able to find her way home. She seemed fairly street wise so i say she is ok.
There was a plane crash in Thailand, a small plane flying from bangkok to phuket island crashed due to severe weather conditions. Its unbelievable myself and my sister flew from Phuket to bangkok only 3 weeks ago in one of those small planes. We spent 2 days in phuket and it rained the entire time, real heavy rain. The heavy rainfall impaired the pilots vision and caused the plane to crash in phuket airport. our flight was delayed 2 hrs cos of the weather. Over 80 people dead, scary stuff.
shockedMonday, September 10, 2007
8:28PM - I need a job
So i need job and i need one fast! My dad is driving me insane trying to get me to clean the house and sweep up the leaves from the driveway, i have better things to be doing like watching medium on tvlinks.
I officially told my boss i am not coming back to work and now my funds are running low and boredom is kicking in. I finally have time to do things and all i want to do is work preferably doing something i dont hate. I am online everyday sending out my cvs and checking the paper so hopefully should come up.
I have decided not to go back to college full time to that film coarse my mom and my sis persuaded me that its 2 years and there are no guarantees with jobs. I have already done cheffing and animal care and i am not working in any of those fields. Although i did make an apple, starwberry and blueberry crumble today. I threw every fruit we had in the fridge in.
Trying to use up stuff in the fridge that my bought and never used tomorrow i am making smokied salmon and feta cheese en croute. Still have not see atonement it was suppose to be my escape from the house but rachel hhas the flu and i said i wait for her. Dam it i need my cinema fix its been over 3 weeks!
I have signed up to evening classes starting at the end of month Mondays night its photography and Wednesday night is reflection on modern cinema. All i have is a digital camera so i hope i will be able to use that in the class.
Since watching Stradust which i love i have developed or should i say renewed my appreciation for Claire Danes. I use to love my so called life i was 10 when that show aired but i loved it and thought she was amzing and jared leto was a fine thing. My opinion of her dropped when she hooked up with Billy Crudup and he left his girlfriend mary Loouise Parker who was heabvily pregnant at the time to be with her. But she has moved and got her career back on track and i am happy for her. I bought a copy of starduston dvd in thailand its pretty good copy so i have watched it a few maybe five times in the last week. Its not out here till mid october. See what boredom does oh and i been watching Romeo and Juliet god they look so young.
My laptop is fucked well its working but its not picking up the broadband for some reason so i cant go online, i am forced to use the family pc its frustrating cos its downstairs and when my dad sees me on it he starts giving me jobs to do.
boredThursday, September 6, 2007
10:35PM - Move over Dakota Fanning there is a new kid in town!
Remember this name kids cos it will be in every cinema and on a lot of movie posters over the next year
Saoirse Ronan
She is the girl in the middle between Keira Knightley and director Joe Wright
I am always a proud support of new irish talent in entertainment and Saoirse pronounced Ser Sha is coming to a theatre near you pretty soon. The girl has like 4 movies coming out in the next year working with the biggest names in hollywood.
In the next week Atonement will be released in which she plays the 13 year old version of a character named Briony, Romola Garai plays the character as an adult and Vanessa Regrave as an older woman. She and the movie are getting rave reviews and generrating big oscar buzz come February. One particular talent she has is with accents she does an english accent in Atonement, and in her next movies a scottish and american.
Sairse Ronan previously appeared on multiple episodes of two Irish television series, The Clinic and Proof, from 2003-2005. Her first major motion picture appearance to be filmed was in the movie Death Defying Acts, although its release has been delayed until 2008. Ronan will appear in numerous roles in both 2007 and 2008, including starring roles in film adaptations of Atonement and The Lovely Bones. She will also star in the Amy Heckerling production I Could Never Be Your Woman, starring Michelle Pfeiffer.
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# I Could Never Be Your Woman as Izzie (2007)
An aging television producer (Michelle Pfeiffer) with little luck in love has finally found a fitting companion in the form of a much younger man (Paul Rudd). As her relationship threatens to move beyond something simply physical, her adolescent daughter (Saoirse Ronan) begins to wonder if the strange tingling sensation that she feels when she's in the company of a handsome local boy could possibly be the thing grown-ups refer to as "love." Of course anything is possible when Mother Nature (Tracey Ullman) is up to her old mischief, and with higher powers at play there's no telling what will come of the relationships experienced by these two love-starved souls.
# The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey as Celia Hardwick (2007)
When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it. The commission takes their relationship to unexpected places as the young client makes greater and more difficult demands of the woodcarver's ability, and as Christmas approaches, the three struggle to come to terms with each other, their painful memories and the process of putting their unhappiness behind them
# Atonement as Briony Tallis - Age 13 (2007)
In the summer of 1935, 13-year-old Briony Tallis observes a flirtation between a servant's son, Robbie, and her older sister, Cecilia, that she childishly misconstrues. Briony's misunderstanding leads to a terrible crime whose consequences follow them through World War II.
# Death Defying Acts as Benji (2008)
thirteen years since his mother's death, Harry Houdini (Guy Pearce)[2] lives with regret that he wasn't at his mother's side when she passed away. When the guilt begins to haunt him he offers $10,000 to anyone that can help him contact his mother, revealing her hidden secret.
Poorly educated mother, Mary McGregor (Catherine Zeta Jones)[2] and daughter Benji (Saoirse Ronan)[2], find it hard to survive in the run down streets of Edinburgh. With Mary's psychic act pulling in the public, Benji is able to gather information on members of their audience. Finally conning them into believing they can reach out to their deceased loved ones.
When the McGregor's hear of Houdini's $10,000 reward, they put all their energy and efforts into making the American escapologist their prime target, unaware of the protective manager, Sugarman (Timothy Spall)[2]. Mary finds a way through, and uses her feminine charms to attract the unsuspecting magician. Once they spend more and more time together Sugarman steps in, trying to save Houdini from the mysterious woman he knows little about.
After Sugarman offers the vibrant female money to flee the scene, the con explodes into something far more dangerous. As Houdini prepares for his most death defying stunt, the audience are intrigued as to how he'll make his escape.
# The City of Ember as Lina (2008)
"The story follows two teenagers as the power source begins to fail and the lamps start to flicker, who search for clues that will unlock ancient mysteries about the city."[1]
# The Lovely Bones as Susie (2008)
Susie Salmon is a girl who is murdered and finds herself in the afterlife, observing her family on Earth. She watches her family grieve for her and watches her killer, having covered his tracks successfully, prepare to murder again. Susie struggles to balance her desire to find revenge on the killer and to have her family recover from her loss.[1]
This is her in Atonement
She is only 14 but she is already in demand i am delighted for her and hope it all works out. Her dad is an actor who worked on movies like the devils own and veronica guerin and supposedly Bard Pitt held her as a baby.
I am really excited about the film adaptation of the lovely bones i read the book last year and wow i dont know how to describe it but it was powerful it will be interesting how they will film it. Peter Jackson is directing so i know it will be great and Ryan Gosling and Rachel Weiz are playing Susie's parents. If any of you feel like a good read get that book!
Saturday, September 1, 2007
11:11PM - Thailand Islands........
So, 2 weeks gone so quickly what have I got to say for myself? I'm sitting here on the bed trying to put into words my experience and i haven't a clue where to start! Yes, its true, we've been splashing out all along, even managed a few nights with a very friendly cockroach who jumps into the bed with ya, and an intimate scorpion that waits for you in the shower... aww cute...! We've eaten dinner whilst watching lizards climb up the walls and cats playing with, toying with, chewing, spitting out, playing again, more chewing, and finally swallowing cockroaches, the poor feckers do try to make a run for it every so often, and the darling cats think its great craic altogether. Sometimes you do wonder if it really is chicken that you're eating...
So, we've done 2 nights in Bangkok, an overnight bus, 2 nights in Ko Samui, a night in Ao Nang beach, 2 nights in Railay beach, 3 nights in Ko Phi Phi, and 1 night in Phuket and then my last night back up in Bangkok. On the boat from Phi Phi to Phuket I got a bit worried when the boat guy handed out plastic bags to all the passengers, but luckily it wasn't that choppy. I have'nt exactly had the most relaxing holiday was on the move the entire time, but i got to see some fantastic sights, and do an elephant trek which we almost missed cos the guy couldnt find his boat to bring us there. I'd say he was out the night before and forgot where he parked it!
I was terrified on the elephant trek we were going up and down steep hills in the jungle and i was convinced i was gonna fall off. I was freaking out and the trainer fella was laughing the entire time.
The first week had been pretty touristy and commercialised cos we were staying in hotels and doing all the usual touristy things. Running around with our maps and asking locals for directions, but things are so cheap compared to what i am use to that it did'nt break the bank. The second week it all changed, Grainne gave me a taste of the Backpacker life staying in hostels and just slumming it a bit, but i loved it. Its a great way of meeting people, and we met loads from, Finland, Oz, Uk, US, Israel, Norway, France, Russia and my own home land. Its amazing wherever you may be in the world you will find the irish!
Attempting to try on some pants at a market stall in Bangkok.
To give you an idea of the lay of the land, think "King Kong' meets 'The Beach" meets "Lost" meets "Jurassic Park". Just take out the big hairy ape, Leo DiCaprio, the Dinosuars and the lost people. Actually leave in the lost people, half the time we didn't know where we were!
The beaches really are beautiful, crystal clear water, lovely little fishys swimming along next to you, fantastic green cliffs on either side almost enclosing the beach, clear blue skies, with a nice breeze every now and then. Sometimes a bit too hot, but I won't complain about that after the summer we've had at home! So we did the east coast and west coast islands, and then back up to the big smoke for my flight home.
We got to see a cabaret show in Ko Samui it was bilarious and very well done. They had Mariah and Whitney, Kylie, Shirley and Beyonce and they did a piss take on the Miss World Contest. Best thing about it they were all men! But is swear it was hard to tell with some of them they are so feminine looking plus most of them had breasts!
The ladyboys in Thailand are everywhere you cannot assume that every thai girl you meet is actually a girl!
On a side note i want to hand out my congratulations to Mick and Nicola who came 3rd representing Ireland in the first ever Eurovision Dance Contest. Finland went on to win it deservingly with the Ukraine running a close second. Fair play to them though they put on a good show and did our country proud, both former riverdance dancers they had to learn how to ballroom dance especially for the contest.
content3:02AM - Sawat-Dee/Hello LJ Buddys Whats the craic?
Jesus lads, i am shattered, i dont think i am cut out for this backpacking lark at all. I was only at it 2 weeks and i am battered and bruised. I dont know how people do it for 6 months are a year, its tough stuff, amazing but tough. My poor feet are destroyed from more walking that i am done in my life, mosquito bites, cuts, blisters and there still swollen from the flight.
Well where did we go? We did Bangkok, Ko Samui, Krabi, Ao Nang, Railey Beach, Phi Phi, Ao Mang, Phuket and then back up to Bangkok. Averaging 2 nights in each spot. There was a lot of boats, a lot of buses and a lot of planes all shapes and sizes. I got to see the beach from the movie 'The Beach', it was beautiful, simply breathtaking.
Well its about half 4 in the morning here, my body clock is all off, i got home yesterday as in Friday at about 11 in the morning and although i had not slept in over 24 hrs i still did not feel like going to bed, so instead i gave the sam a haircut, unpacked, did my washing and went for a walk with sam. So i went to bed around 6 and woke up at 2 this morning starving. So i thought i would upload a few pics while having a sandwich, it feels so good to have normal tea again, i tried the thai stuff but its just not the same. Anyway i will probably post more tomorrow gonna try and sleep again now. I will have to catch up on all the showbiz news tomorrow, i feel so out of touch with everything its such a different world out there.
exhaustedMonday, August 6, 2007
1:17PM - I'm Free, but not as happy as i thought i be
Wow what a week, mixed with many emotions, it was my last week at work, and i assumed it would go like any other week, it would drag. It did drag but not for the reasons i thought it would, one of my managers Alan was killed last Sunday morning. He was out on the free way trying to get a cab home after a night out and was knocked down and killed. No one really knows the circumstances that led up to him being hit by car some say he was drunk and ran out in front of the car and others say the van driver was just reckless and did not see him, i dont think we will ever know. It was pretty shocking to say the least he was only 23 and was the nicest bloke you could meet. My supervisor Mary is a pain in the ass and so whenever she was being a bitch we would go to Alan and he would have a word with her. When i handed in my notice i gave it to Alan cos i know he be nice about it and he was he said he was sorry to see me go and if i wanted to come back whenever just give him a call and he would sort me out. He was just a lovely fella, who will be sadly missed. the last week in shop has been just like a bad dream everyone staff and customers are just devastated. I finished up on Friday i was glad to be done with the place but then i felt like i should be there to help others through it. Its tough when you have lost a friend having to go back to that same place every day, he had a big presence. He was a big guy in more ways then one.
Anyway on a brighter note in 10 days time i am going to Thailand baby, i am not the slightest bit prepared but feck it i got 10 days for that. I need clothes and i need a backpack and passport and money etc
The only thing i have done is my tickets and my jabs. I got four 2 in each arm, it was not as bad as i thought it be. I dont like needles but luckily he sort of came from behind so i never actually saw the needles. I have been going on the sunbeds twice a week for the last 3 weeks to trying to build up up my colour so my skin wont burn too much when i am over there. It will be hotter than anything i have ever experienced so i have to be carefeul i dont damage my skin too much.
weirdSaturday, July 21, 2007
2:09AM - Good things come to those who wait!! Hahahahah I got my book! Hehehehehe
So alas i have got my hands on Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows. 10 years and 7 books and now i am ready. But i find myself tired, i dont feel like reading. I am excited and i want to start but i also feel that if i start now i wont stop and i need a few hrs rest. So i am going to hit the hay and set the alarm for 7am get about 4 hrs or so and then read till i have work at 1pm. There is so much info in these books you really need to be ready to take it all in, i will be ready at 7!
Sam sleeping and not a bit bothered that his mom is going stir crazy waiting, how little does he know how close he was to being named Harry
Cork city and the queue
Finally 2 hrs standing in the rain later its mine
Now i need rest got 607 pages ahead of me. I cannot wait!!!
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