Mar
5
First Busy Week in Grenoble!
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Sunday 27/02/2011:
13:30 Train iDTGV Paris-Grenoble. First class 54 Euros
16:30 Grenoble train station
18:00 Checkin into Kyriad Hotel at 18:00, 65-79 Euros per night. I lost an hour looking around. It was heavy to carry the luggage.
Problem: My left eye was red and started to irritate.
Monday 28/02/2011:
9:00 am: I met my new teammates and the person responsible for the project in this site. They are all alright compared to the crazy ones I’ve had before.
Monday-Wednesday:
I had to look for a room in a very short time since they only offered to pay my first week’s hotel. The eye infection had me worried. It wasn’t easy but I managed to find few hours to insert into a busy schedule to look for a room.
Wednesday 02/03/2011:
15:00 I left work early to visit some studios in the city. I found a studio I liked. The only bad thing was the weird smell, some kind of chinese’s food smell I reckon. I need to get rid of it after I move in.
Thursday 03/03/2011:
The annoying paperwork required for the room and the eye infection made my week hell on Earth. My left eye was in a very bad condition during the night.
Friday 04/03/2011:
16:00 My dad could get the confirmation from his work that he won’t be fired and sent it to me by email. Since he was on sick leave we could not provide the last 3 month salaries.
17:45 I was in the emergency room at Grenoble’s hospital to check my eye. It was too late nevertheless the interns were kind enough to look at my eye after I explained to them my problem. They gave me a prescription with some antibiotics.
AND everything was miraculously solved by the end of the day!
Saturday 05/03/2011:
10:00 Tour of Grenoble’s Center: Saturday morning market, Supermarket, etc…
12:30: I went to a Chinese’s restaurant for lunch It wasn’t good but since I was hungry I wasn’t to picky.
14:00: I managed to get an internet provider, Numericable. They will come next Wednesday between 17-18 hours to set up the connection. I will have a fiber optic connection (100 Mbit/sec hopefully). I really cannot live without internet and, of course, I want the fastest speed available.
15:00 I was annoyed by an insisting young beggar. He tried to get some money when I was trying to buy a tram’s ticket. I didn’t appreciate when he tried to cancel my order by pushing the button. Stupid kid!
Conclusion:
I kept my expectations very low this time and only focused on my goals. Grenoble isn’t that great compared to what I’ve seen. I need more time of course to check everything out. My room is right in the center of the city so I will have plenty of time to explore the city. At least I have access to all public transportation and I won’t need a car I think. All in all, I’d say it wasn’t that bad for a beginning. I do not look further than the next morning at the moment and just go along with whatever. The job isn’t bad. It consists of working on technical documentation in general: user guides mainly.
Feb
18
Technical writer for Schneider elec. (automate or device user guides written in english) …yea it sounds rather boring! That was what my sister said but who knows it might be less creepy than the previous one I had.
Company: Takoma (kind of a SSII, that works for Schneider electric)
salary: 30 k
starting date: Feb 28 2011
Location: Grenoble (meylan)
….I shall see.
Dec
2
What the fuck!
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I have noticed weird changes the last few months in my MSN and my Yahoo accounts. It took me few minutes to figure how to tun off all the social stuffs that were implemented without my agreement. I am not paranoid but I do not like the fact that programs or websites automatically set my privacy level.
Nov
24
Yesterday, my dad came home. It has been a long and painful experience but at least it is over. Let’s move on!
Nov
17
My dad’s recovery
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It has been 17 days since my dad’s surgery. He was transfered back to a normal hospital for a regular post-surgery surveillance. He walked, talked and was very clear. His voice was still broken and very weak. We do not know exactly why since other patients’ voices are fine. Maybe he shouted or it was a consequence of the tubes that hurt his throat.
His strong obsession with going home created some confusing situations. He is waiting for a transfer to a special institute. He will to be there for 2 weeks and will be able to practice exercises and learn how to take care of himself.
Nov
8
A bit of hope!
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I couldn’t write much since very alarming events occured in such a short time and they generated a long and painful wait. So here is the summary of the events:
28/10/2010: My dad was admitted to the hospital following his heart stroke around 4:30 pm. I only received a message from my brother around 10 pm saying my sister and my mother were at the hospital and my dad had an infartus. He would undergo surgery. My sister and my mother came home and confirmed the gravity of the event around midnight.
29/10/2010: My sister called his company and we were waiting for medical analysis. We thought the operation would take place anytime
30/10/2010: We all went to see my dad who was recuperating and the doctors were waiting for more medical analysis.
31/10/2010: Around 5 pm, I received news from my sister saying doctors have discovered another problem. My dad had a rupture of the aorta consequently to his infartus. He must undergo surgery as soon as possible. That will finally happen on Monday morning.
01/11/2010: The operation started at 9:45 am and ended around 15:45. We were told nothing unexpected happened and that we needed to wait for 48 hours before we could see him. He was admitted to an emergency room and was under intense care 48 hours.
From 01/10/2010 to 05/11/2010: He was in the coma and they tried to wake him up every day after 48 hours. He was unconscious and very agitated every time they tried so they kept him under artificial coma. They tried a new drug on Thursday. The situation was complicated because they wanted him back to reality and they wanted to take away the machines that helped him to breath.
05/11/2010: He finally woke up but he was extremely weak. He could not really follow directions with his eyes that were barely opened.
06/11/2010: We went to see him on Saturday and he was recuperating very well. He was fully awake and could move. The nurses said he was on a good path to recovery. He could not speak clearly when he tried.
07/11/2010: My sister is confident about his condition.
Oct
28
00:10 ON 29/10/2010
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My sister just left the house with alarming news about my father. He was admited to the hospital after a heart stroke. His condition is serious but stable. He will undergo an open heart surgery operation. Some tissues are damaged and need to be replaced.
I do not know what to say. I see my mother and my dad smoking everyday. They simply enjoy life but they hurt themselves badly doing so. My sister, myself and my brother were never involved in these things.
How can you tell someone to stop doing things that millions of us do? Each of us seems to have a personnal answer to our lifestyle.
Oct
22
Zen Zen Zen!
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It was an uncomfortable week with so many panic feelings. Not much has happened. I am glad I got out without disturbing anyone or without getting into any useless conflicts I am used to in these moments.
Oct
20
Falling off a horse!
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This was how it felt like after the accident I had last week. It felt strange because all kind of questions went through my head last week. I was extremely angry but also I felt remorse. I could not help thinking maybe I could resist these crazy people and live with their stupid pressure. There was also another problem as usual when I happen to find a job. There are always two or three other interviews coming along at the exact time after I sign a contract.
Yesterday, I was offered an IT job with Apple (technician like) in Dublin. Salary: 1700 after tax. If it was not in Dublin but in Paris I would go for it. I would be flying to Dublin now if I had said yes.
Oct
13
New Location!
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Hopefully this location will last for a while. It is my parent’s internet provider.
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