The Life & Times of Meeeeee
Ok so, I suppose it's about time that I updated this place slightly!
So let's see...
Christmas working at Hamleys, the finest toy store in the world was just magical. Sure it was a lot of hard work, but I got to spend a good deal of the season with a lot of really cool people, see what Christmas was really like in a toy store (and at times it was just insane) and generally have a lot of fun. I'm still working at Hamleys now, since they decided to keep me on which is awesome, and hopefully within the next few months I should have moved up the ranks, getting paid more and having more responsibilities. I'm really glad I didn't have to look for another job, especially since I love this job so much - though it is the people who make it the best. We've got the Hamleys Christmas Party on tonight, which I'll of course be going to, so I'm looking forward to that. They've also got me on the Stocktake team, which basically means I travel to some of the other Hamleys stores around the UK, do the Stocktake and check out the other stores. Everything is paid for (including hotel, food and transport) which is sweet as!
Other than work, I've got my Switzerland Ski Trip coming up in 2 weeks time (February 10-17). Can't wait, we've been planning this since October 2009 and it's finally just around the corner. Definitely going to be Skiing/Snowboarding and attempting to Sky dive as well (I hope we didn't have to book it lol). Going to be staying at Interlaken for 5 days, then head over to Lucerne for the remaining days. It'll probably cost a lot but I don't really care, since it's our first proper holiday in Europe. Got plans to go to a billion other places, but we'll see how that turns out (money and time are always annoying!).
So that's really all that's happened. Spent New Years with Sheli and Peter at Embankment watching the fireworks on the River Thames (in front of the London Eye) which was sweet. They had a massive street party with music and drinks all night, but it couldn't compare to Sydney's Fireworks which I watched on the net. They looked fuckin amazing! Pete will be coming to Sydney to watch the fireworks sometime in the future, which will be cool.
Game-wise, I'm waiting for Bioshock 2, Assassin's Creed 2 and Dragon Age Origins: Awakening to come out. The first comes out in February, the 2nd too come out in March. Don't get too much time to play but I do make the most of it. Already pumped about 200hrs+ into Dragon Age and 90hrs+ into Borderlands <3
So that's it for me peeps. Life has been good thus far, still having an epicly awesome time over here.
- Niku
Wolfie <3
My latest clean desktop. Lack of clutter - yay! Finally, I can see images and stuff!
Removed all the RSS feed links and junk that I didn't really need to see, especially with my phone collecting links and such when I need to.
Plain, simple and clean! Plus, I REALLY love the image. It feels so tranquil and inspiring, yet deep and subtle. Oh, and it's cute too. <3
*click on the image for a better view at the desktop*
P.S. For the record, I don't actually think it's a Wolf, but I like to believe it is. Not sure what kind of dog it would be either =S
Galleria of Stoned at Bath
Bath and Stonehenge! Most pics have Peter in them, cause yknow, it was my camera.
So London is Pretty Sweet
God it's been so long since I made a post on this site! I'm blaming that on the majority fact that I didn't have access to reliable internet for some time, and the other fact that I haven't exactly been home or available to sit in front of my computer and type something up.
In case you're wondering - everything is excellent.
So, London is an amazing city when you have friends to see it with. It's quite expensive to do things normally (as in, you can't really go out and splurge on food like we do in Sydney, since it all adds up and costs a fortune), but if you know where to go, and know where to eat, then it's a city that has immense amounts of options to offer. I'm still finding little bits of London I haven't seen before and am still being surprised by how large this city is compared to Sydney.
Just so you know, I have moved home again, and am living with Peter in a sharehouse in Kilburn Park (North West London). It's about 5min walk to Abbey Road (The Beattles), and a 20min bus ride to Wembley Stadium (which looks fantastic by the way). It's also 14min to Oxford Circus (where I work - in the middle of London) by Tube without any transfers which is EXCELLENT.
Not TOO much has been happening that will really make you guys WOW, except maybe I visited Stonehenge and Bath. Pics are being uploaded as I type this, so the gallery will be the next post. Amazing trip, Stonehenge is incredible to see in real life, and it is actually quite big. I might visit again in Summer, when they open the entire site to the public - I also hear they have parties and raves inside the centre of Stonehenge which would be EPIC.
Have been working for the past 3 weeks or so at Hamleys as well which is fantastic. I can't believe I'm happy going to work, and enjoying my day. I wake up in the morning and smile that I've got a shift, it feels weird. As Aaron has put it, I'm a happiness consultant on the 2nd Floor (Pre School) which is really cool - I haven't interacted with a baby in a long time, and I forgot how cute they are when they smile or laugh - it really brings a smile to the face. The people I work with are all awesome too, which is cool, and I'm getting along extremely well with everyone, including all my managers and supervisors. Christmas shopping will start happening more now, since the lights have been turned on and the front window displays now reflect that time of year. 10,000 people come into the store on weeks before Christmas, I hear this number pretty much quadruples during the Christmas rush, which I'm excited to see. I'll let you guys know how it goes! lol.
So yeah, that's pretty much it for now, I'll try and keep this updated more often, now that I have a little bit more time and have started to go out a little bit less (saving money for trips and stuff). In the meantime, anyone wanna send me a care package with cans of Spam, 2 Minute Noodles and Twisties? @_@
So.. a new place
No photos just yet, but I have officially moved into a new place. It's over at Chelsea, about 5min from Chelsea FC Stadium (which gets fkin hectic during a game) and closeby to Fulham Broadway and Earls Court (where most of the Aussies hang out).
It's much closer to the city which I'm extremely happy about, and easily accessible via all public transport. It's also a bit cheaper, though I'm not too concerned since this place is really only temporary until we find a better, more fitting place.
It is however, very very cool being in a flat with most of my mates - it makes it so much more fun, less lonely and a whole lot crazier than normal living. There's always something to do, something to say and something to cook.
Anyhoo, that's aboot it. Will post again later!
The gang.. well, some of them anyway.
So, these are my mates. I figure I better throw this on here, so you know who I'm talking about when I start saying names!
From left to right:
Sussanah: Australian! Yay! from Sydney too O_O
Andrea: Canadian~ Toronto
Me: Australian, I think.
Peter: Canadian, Edmonton.
Vicky: Canadian, Sth of Toronto
Nate: Canadian, Somewhere in New Brunswick (was it St Paul?)
M for Mary: Canadian, Toronto
Kai took the picture, though we've sort of labeled him as the beer. He's from Norway. He's also a viking in his spare time. At least, that's how the legend goes.
Not going to go into detail of course, they're all on Facebook anyway and while I don't like using the service, it is handy for arranging things with the people who DO use it.
The Playlist
I haven't done a post on music yet, so I figure it was time to write something up, even if it is small.