This is a offshoot of my previous blog. However, I wanted to put in words the mindset I was in when I woke at 6 am in the morning angrier than I've ever been.
My roommate woke me up in the middle of what I can describe as one of the worst sleeps I've ever had.
In it I saw my grandparents, who have all now passed on. And me telling them how much I missed them and loved them. It was painful (within the dream and now that I rethink about my dream) to see them leave. Since I was younger, I never let it affect me emotionally. I know I am already an emotionally a weak guy, but now I've come to accept it and have been working on getting stronger.
Then it was also a repeat of all the drama, the heartaches, the heartbreaks, the fights, the feeling of loneliness, the depression, etc. from freshman year and fall of last year in one dream. I don't know what it was about, or where all this came from, but I am ok now.
On the bright side, I get to sleep now! :-)
Friday, June 24, 2011
Got Lost in Dublin
So if you didn't know, my internship schedule is monday thru thursday. I leave at 5 exactly because I don't want to stay any longer than I have to. However, yesterday I had to have my work laptop updated so its works CRM and SAP. I spent an hour screen sharing with dundundun...a brown basket who took an hour to troubleshoot the program.
Once done, the guy I share my working area with and I walked towards a place for the foreign exchange he was telling me about. On our walk we discussed the varied economic conditions of Ireland and the United States and the impact of the economic environment that forces people to be homeless. The mutual conclusion was its because of corrupt governments and the lack of curry in the either economies. (jk).
So we get to the mall and part ways, i try to find the forEx and find out they don't take 100 dollar bills. So disappointed I walk out of the area. And keep walking, and eventually realize I was lost. Long story short i walked around the city for two and half hours I people watched, got to a forEx that ripped me off but whatever, looked at the natural environment of the Irish people and how they interact with each other. It was enlightening.
After two hours when I got back home. My roommates were planning on going out, so I went out mainly to drink and celebrate my sister's graduation from high school. CONGRATS AND I LOVE YOU! :-). Drank a bit too much than I wanted to, but it happens. I was hanging out with other people from our program. It was a great night. However I came back earlier when I realized most of my friends out and about being hit on or hitting on the members of the opposite sex. I am still unable to small talk with people I see around but never talk to. I am still liking life being single, but realize its good to be more social and outgoing. So my new goal is to be less of an introvert.
Once done, the guy I share my working area with and I walked towards a place for the foreign exchange he was telling me about. On our walk we discussed the varied economic conditions of Ireland and the United States and the impact of the economic environment that forces people to be homeless. The mutual conclusion was its because of corrupt governments and the lack of curry in the either economies. (jk).
So we get to the mall and part ways, i try to find the forEx and find out they don't take 100 dollar bills. So disappointed I walk out of the area. And keep walking, and eventually realize I was lost. Long story short i walked around the city for two and half hours I people watched, got to a forEx that ripped me off but whatever, looked at the natural environment of the Irish people and how they interact with each other. It was enlightening.
After two hours when I got back home. My roommates were planning on going out, so I went out mainly to drink and celebrate my sister's graduation from high school. CONGRATS AND I LOVE YOU! :-). Drank a bit too much than I wanted to, but it happens. I was hanging out with other people from our program. It was a great night. However I came back earlier when I realized most of my friends out and about being hit on or hitting on the members of the opposite sex. I am still unable to small talk with people I see around but never talk to. I am still liking life being single, but realize its good to be more social and outgoing. So my new goal is to be less of an introvert.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Its been a week....read this
Its been a week since I updated, so I will try to update starring the days and highlighting some of the good things.
Last Thursday my class ended. That was a great thing, then the kids in the class got our professor to come out to the pub/bar with us a for a pint of guinness.
Friday: we woke up then took a long bus ride towards the city of galway. in the middle we stopped by the monastic site of cl0nmacnoise. it had a great view and some great history. then we went to a whiskey distillery. it was great. there was a barrel of whiskey that obama brewed. yes he can!
then we got to galway. we were living in a hostel which was apparently ranked as one of the best hostels in Ireland...wooo...they still charged me for internet. boo
Saturday: woke up after a night of a lot of drinking that i had not done in a while. drank a lot. the irish are so nice. a lot of people helped me decide what drinks i should order to get drunk faster. after breakfast we went took the bus to this town called connemara. a town full of nice cows, some sheep, some donkeys, and beautiful scenery and soil. the scenery was pretty. the irish bus driver was so nice. singing to us. but he did it once, it was nice. but then he kept doing it. got a little bit annoying. and when everyone was falling asleep he would play loud irish music for 30 seconds.
then we went to kylemore abbey, which looked like hogwarts because it was at the bed of a mountain and surrounded by a lake and was a HUGE house thing. it had a victorian garden with it. absolutely disappointing. i dont care about different patterns of grass.
then went out again in the night - dublin beat galway in hurling. great day.
usually, on the streets of galway come out men, women, and creepers alike to promote certain pubs and bars. there's a coyote ugly type bar which had 20 different promoters. pretty annoying actually.
Sunday: woke up. checked out of the hotel and took a bus tour to aillwee cave and a birds of prey zoo type thing. the cave was alright. it was a natural site which was a typical cave. nothing too spectacular. it can get pretty dark in their though. the birds of prey were owls, eagles, vultures, hawks, a raven, and random pictures of penguins.
and then we went to the cliffs of moher, an absolute gorgeous site of 8 km wide set of cliffs right by the see. it was damn amazing. camera died so no pics. pretty pissed about that still.
additionally, i sat next to a indian family and uncleji talked to me about american, irish and indian culture and did traditional indian uncleji hand motions...like the bulb. i giggled in my mind.
Monday: after getting back, it was time to get ready for first day of internship. originally i was scheduled to work at SEI investments however since i was late to arrive in ireland, they instantly replaced me for the project. so then there were talks of working as a finance intern at Bentley Systems, their international european company. that was good. however my eusa: non-profit organization trying to get me a job: adviser was away for the week. so her boss put me with a small company called Sky Business Centres. It seemed like a good experience until training.
during training, i met this french girl who had been interning there for four months. i was basically going to be a secretary...eff that. haha i was so pissed throughout the training. however i did learn some html and had a great day talking to Maud for a while. it was much needed after all the lack of talking with my housemates right now (i haven't been able to be myself around them since they are all such good friends already. however i have a good relationship with my roommate who also goes to uconn but i did not know him). but maud was a great girl, she was leaving the very next day, so was going out with the other frenchboy intern and the other guy who ran the other branch of sky business and invited me to join as well. we all went and had three rounds of drinks, i had a guinness, a jameson cocktail, and a bulmers and got pretty tired. it was a great night after work though. i was finally talking and was able to be myself. it was great :-). i will miss maud. :-( - we coulda been great friends.
but the great thing about that day is - while in training, i checked my email right after lunch. apparently i got the internship position at Bentley Systems, and Eusa organized for me to leave SkyBC and not being the office bitch. i was damn glad and happy.
Tuesday: first day at Bentley's. will be in credits and collections department and its a great opportunity to learn. very easy going environment and lots to do. plus 4-5 more essays to do for class and my internship.
now i am tired. i hate lebron. i hate nadal. bye.
Last Thursday my class ended. That was a great thing, then the kids in the class got our professor to come out to the pub/bar with us a for a pint of guinness.
Friday: we woke up then took a long bus ride towards the city of galway. in the middle we stopped by the monastic site of cl0nmacnoise. it had a great view and some great history. then we went to a whiskey distillery. it was great. there was a barrel of whiskey that obama brewed. yes he can!
then we got to galway. we were living in a hostel which was apparently ranked as one of the best hostels in Ireland...wooo...they still charged me for internet. boo
Saturday: woke up after a night of a lot of drinking that i had not done in a while. drank a lot. the irish are so nice. a lot of people helped me decide what drinks i should order to get drunk faster. after breakfast we went took the bus to this town called connemara. a town full of nice cows, some sheep, some donkeys, and beautiful scenery and soil. the scenery was pretty. the irish bus driver was so nice. singing to us. but he did it once, it was nice. but then he kept doing it. got a little bit annoying. and when everyone was falling asleep he would play loud irish music for 30 seconds.
then we went to kylemore abbey, which looked like hogwarts because it was at the bed of a mountain and surrounded by a lake and was a HUGE house thing. it had a victorian garden with it. absolutely disappointing. i dont care about different patterns of grass.
then went out again in the night - dublin beat galway in hurling. great day.
usually, on the streets of galway come out men, women, and creepers alike to promote certain pubs and bars. there's a coyote ugly type bar which had 20 different promoters. pretty annoying actually.
Sunday: woke up. checked out of the hotel and took a bus tour to aillwee cave and a birds of prey zoo type thing. the cave was alright. it was a natural site which was a typical cave. nothing too spectacular. it can get pretty dark in their though. the birds of prey were owls, eagles, vultures, hawks, a raven, and random pictures of penguins.
and then we went to the cliffs of moher, an absolute gorgeous site of 8 km wide set of cliffs right by the see. it was damn amazing. camera died so no pics. pretty pissed about that still.
additionally, i sat next to a indian family and uncleji talked to me about american, irish and indian culture and did traditional indian uncleji hand motions...like the bulb. i giggled in my mind.
Monday: after getting back, it was time to get ready for first day of internship. originally i was scheduled to work at SEI investments however since i was late to arrive in ireland, they instantly replaced me for the project. so then there were talks of working as a finance intern at Bentley Systems, their international european company. that was good. however my eusa: non-profit organization trying to get me a job: adviser was away for the week. so her boss put me with a small company called Sky Business Centres. It seemed like a good experience until training.
during training, i met this french girl who had been interning there for four months. i was basically going to be a secretary...eff that. haha i was so pissed throughout the training. however i did learn some html and had a great day talking to Maud for a while. it was much needed after all the lack of talking with my housemates right now (i haven't been able to be myself around them since they are all such good friends already. however i have a good relationship with my roommate who also goes to uconn but i did not know him). but maud was a great girl, she was leaving the very next day, so was going out with the other frenchboy intern and the other guy who ran the other branch of sky business and invited me to join as well. we all went and had three rounds of drinks, i had a guinness, a jameson cocktail, and a bulmers and got pretty tired. it was a great night after work though. i was finally talking and was able to be myself. it was great :-). i will miss maud. :-( - we coulda been great friends.
but the great thing about that day is - while in training, i checked my email right after lunch. apparently i got the internship position at Bentley Systems, and Eusa organized for me to leave SkyBC and not being the office bitch. i was damn glad and happy.
Tuesday: first day at Bentley's. will be in credits and collections department and its a great opportunity to learn. very easy going environment and lots to do. plus 4-5 more essays to do for class and my internship.
now i am tired. i hate lebron. i hate nadal. bye.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
So Far Down The Road
Today was my third complete day in Ireland.
It's been pretty quiet. I have yet to rage/go wild, but I am still adjusting to eating whatever it is I bought as food. I have lost a few pounds/kilos since i have been here. Right now I am still getting to know my roommates and opening up. Its going to take a couple more days to really open and drink like a dumbass with them. I bought a bottle of irish creme, some local company but exactly like Bailey's, maybe even more delicious. **yumms**
And I am looking to get into some kind of workout routine with my trusty resistance bands and pushups.
I have been two class sessions, and my professor, J-Sean we call him, is one of the most knowledgeable man I have met. He can talk about anything and everything and connect loose ends like no one can. His spoken word per minute is about 500 hahah, and sometimes when he stumbles he reminds me of Elmer Fudd. What a cute little man.
Ireland is a great country. Its a recovering economy after a great economic fall when the global crisis hit. the people are friendly so far. half the guys are built and other have are clumsily put together. girls are just gorgeous, especially the brunette ones. blondes are ok. i was never a big of blondes. yet to find my desi fly chick. :-(.
also a shout out to Big D, J-Kidd and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks for winning the NBA Championship! There is still hope for the future of basketball and I am excited for it.
I hate LeBron.
Right now, I am not sure where my housemates are. I am just here sitting, chillen, all cool.
It's been pretty quiet. I have yet to rage/go wild, but I am still adjusting to eating whatever it is I bought as food. I have lost a few pounds/kilos since i have been here. Right now I am still getting to know my roommates and opening up. Its going to take a couple more days to really open and drink like a dumbass with them. I bought a bottle of irish creme, some local company but exactly like Bailey's, maybe even more delicious. **yumms**
And I am looking to get into some kind of workout routine with my trusty resistance bands and pushups.
I have been two class sessions, and my professor, J-Sean we call him, is one of the most knowledgeable man I have met. He can talk about anything and everything and connect loose ends like no one can. His spoken word per minute is about 500 hahah, and sometimes when he stumbles he reminds me of Elmer Fudd. What a cute little man.
Ireland is a great country. Its a recovering economy after a great economic fall when the global crisis hit. the people are friendly so far. half the guys are built and other have are clumsily put together. girls are just gorgeous, especially the brunette ones. blondes are ok. i was never a big of blondes. yet to find my desi fly chick. :-(.
also a shout out to Big D, J-Kidd and the rest of the Dallas Mavericks for winning the NBA Championship! There is still hope for the future of basketball and I am excited for it.
I hate LeBron.
Right now, I am not sure where my housemates are. I am just here sitting, chillen, all cool.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Second day, it is raining
I've been sleeping a lot trying to recuperate from the long journey. today i feel great. i realize now is the time to buy groceries since i have really eaten only once, chicken kabab wrap, in the last 28 hours. oh and a granola bar. i have consumed more calories in Guinness and related alcohol than food itself.
Last night went out to the a bar called Flannerhy's. the bar was a three-leveled place.
first level: main area, music, lots of people, dancing, separated at the other end was a smoker's bar.
second level: some less people, another bar area
third level: small area, looked like an indoor balcony, small area with tables and chairs for people who want to just drink and talk or for couples who wanted to canoodle away from the big crowds.
this one bar was a combination of Huskies, Ted's and Thirsty's...the three bars at UConn.
tsk tsk.
Last night went out to the a bar called Flannerhy's. the bar was a three-leveled place.
first level: main area, music, lots of people, dancing, separated at the other end was a smoker's bar.
second level: some less people, another bar area
third level: small area, looked like an indoor balcony, small area with tables and chairs for people who want to just drink and talk or for couples who wanted to canoodle away from the big crowds.
this one bar was a combination of Huskies, Ted's and Thirsty's...the three bars at UConn.
tsk tsk.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
First Day
I arrived around 1:30 p.m. Got the taxi to the house I am going to live in with 8 other people. Co-ed housing, 5 girls and 4 guys. Everyone is nice.
The flight from Philadelphia to Frankfurt was good. I could not fall asleep so I watched the adjustment bureau, just go with it, and a documentary on the Cricket World Cup. The movies were a disappointment, but the documentary was good: it showed the captain's perspective on the journey to winning the world cup.
The wait in frankfurt was chill. I befriended an older irish couple from Galloway who were coming from Ottawa, Canada after visiting their daughter. They were really nice and they told me how to get about Dublin a little bit. In the flight from Frankfurt to Dublin, I was really tired. It was a two hour flight and I was trying to catch ZZZs. However, annoying little German kids kept talking and talking and talking. And German is not the best accent or language to the year. So while I am sleeping, it would feel like these little are trying to beat my eardrum up and then all I could think of was David Hasseloff and his successful career as a musician in Germany.
I got out of the airport and found all my luggage. Out of the airport, got the nicest taxi driver who helped me through a lot. However, the taxi meter could have slowed down a bit more. Baha
I slept most of the time. My roommate's from UConn. And the other housemates are pretty cool. I just had a vodka and orange juice drink and am kinda buzzed because I haven't really eaten at all.
I miss you guys!
The flight from Philadelphia to Frankfurt was good. I could not fall asleep so I watched the adjustment bureau, just go with it, and a documentary on the Cricket World Cup. The movies were a disappointment, but the documentary was good: it showed the captain's perspective on the journey to winning the world cup.
The wait in frankfurt was chill. I befriended an older irish couple from Galloway who were coming from Ottawa, Canada after visiting their daughter. They were really nice and they told me how to get about Dublin a little bit. In the flight from Frankfurt to Dublin, I was really tired. It was a two hour flight and I was trying to catch ZZZs. However, annoying little German kids kept talking and talking and talking. And German is not the best accent or language to the year. So while I am sleeping, it would feel like these little are trying to beat my eardrum up and then all I could think of was David Hasseloff and his successful career as a musician in Germany.
I got out of the airport and found all my luggage. Out of the airport, got the nicest taxi driver who helped me through a lot. However, the taxi meter could have slowed down a bit more. Baha
I slept most of the time. My roommate's from UConn. And the other housemates are pretty cool. I just had a vodka and orange juice drink and am kinda buzzed because I haven't really eaten at all.
I miss you guys!
Friday, June 10, 2011
Positives
The weather looks beautiful out. I hope there are not delays.
I leave at 5:45p. Lufthansa to Frankfurt, Germany then from there to Ireland.
There is soo much food at the philly airport. omg.
i feel lightheaded.
also once in a while a really attractive (hot) girl walks by. :-)
I leave at 5:45p. Lufthansa to Frankfurt, Germany then from there to Ireland.
There is soo much food at the philly airport. omg.
i feel lightheaded.
also once in a while a really attractive (hot) girl walks by. :-)
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Still not where I want to be
So I am pretty pissed at how things have gone so far.
I book my initial flight from NY to Charlotte to Dublin.
It was delayed by an hour. So they book me for NY to Philly to Dublin because they had a later flight to Dublin in case I missed the earlier one from Charlotte.
Ok.
Then the hot, humid, muggy weather decides to pour. Thunderstorms. Lightening. NY to Philly plane taxing for 3-4 hours. I get to Philly only to find out my 9 o clock plan left at 9:30p even thought they kept telling us to not worry.
No more flights from here to Dublin until 545p tomorrow night. I am stuck at the Philadelphia airport for 16 hours. I am in a US Airways lounge with two dudes sleeping in what looks like silver giftwrap or aluminum foil. IDK, but it protects them from the dirty seats.
Today I realize that the Big Corporations really do suck. US Airways said since they can't control the weather they cannot provide me with any accommodation nor a food voucher. All the hotel rooms around the city are booked. I am here with other people and I realize US Airways does not care about its passengers...to paraphrase Kanye West's quote about George W. Bush.
I book my initial flight from NY to Charlotte to Dublin.
It was delayed by an hour. So they book me for NY to Philly to Dublin because they had a later flight to Dublin in case I missed the earlier one from Charlotte.
Ok.
Then the hot, humid, muggy weather decides to pour. Thunderstorms. Lightening. NY to Philly plane taxing for 3-4 hours. I get to Philly only to find out my 9 o clock plan left at 9:30p even thought they kept telling us to not worry.
No more flights from here to Dublin until 545p tomorrow night. I am stuck at the Philadelphia airport for 16 hours. I am in a US Airways lounge with two dudes sleeping in what looks like silver giftwrap or aluminum foil. IDK, but it protects them from the dirty seats.
Today I realize that the Big Corporations really do suck. US Airways said since they can't control the weather they cannot provide me with any accommodation nor a food voucher. All the hotel rooms around the city are booked. I am here with other people and I realize US Airways does not care about its passengers...to paraphrase Kanye West's quote about George W. Bush.
flight delays are the worst.
especially when the delay arrives with the news of change in internship. man am i pissed.
its so hot.
i hate to get my gate changed and this gate is by the windows so its hot as balls. screw solar flares or whatever the explosions on the sun were about.
man am i heated...literally its really hot.
p.s. no tumblr for me :-P
Day of Departure
It is still difficult to believe I am finally leaving.
Flight is this afternoon, and I will be in Ireland there time at 7 a.m.
Packing was a bit harsh. Lots of arguments (mainly me snapping at family, LOL). Leaving behind my favorite body wash, Irish Spring. :-(
Can't think of much else to say. Once I get there sign in and get my keys for my apartment/room. Go the UCD and sign in and catch up on orientation and missed information.
I have an assignment due Monday. 1000 words about "opportunities for international business in Ireland given its economic and political measures". Should be ok.
Nothing crazy yet.
Stay classy, keep smiling! :-D
Flight is this afternoon, and I will be in Ireland there time at 7 a.m.
Packing was a bit harsh. Lots of arguments (mainly me snapping at family, LOL). Leaving behind my favorite body wash, Irish Spring. :-(
Can't think of much else to say. Once I get there sign in and get my keys for my apartment/room. Go the UCD and sign in and catch up on orientation and missed information.
I have an assignment due Monday. 1000 words about "opportunities for international business in Ireland given its economic and political measures". Should be ok.
Nothing crazy yet.
Stay classy, keep smiling! :-D
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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