Today was a full day at school. Network Administration in the morning with a course of Expression, which prepares us for the report we're going to need to submit after the Stage.... The report is really scary. It's minimum 40 pages long not counting the annexe's, all in French of course, and spelling counts... In the afternoon I had a UML course, nothing special..
As for the Stage, I'm going to have to fix my CV this week-end with the French standards before applying at various companies... I already have a list of companies that took someone for a stage here in the past 2 years.
The great news is that I got confirmation that the Math course is optional for me, since it doesn't fit in the graduation profile at Dawson. So that means I have Thursdays off!! Also, my Network administration class will be seperated in 2 starting next week, 1 group on Wednesday mornings and the other half on Friday Mornings. I will be on Wednesday mornings and since I don't have to take English... that means I also have Friday's off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So that means I have school from Monday to Wednesday from 8 to 6 and then I have 4 days off to study, relax, and have a good time here.
That being said, in the evening I watched the Lyon vs Marseille game with Kevin and Manu at Manu's appartment. Lyon was winning 1 - 0 and Marseille Tied the game with 10 minutes to go and then scored the go ahead goal with 5 minutes... Pretty crappy for Lyon fans. They are like us when we watch the Canadiens... screaming at the TV and not agreeing with the commentators.
After the game, a bunch of people from the University joined us at the appartment and we made our way down to a student organized party on Sainte-Catherines. The place was called L'Ayers Rock, http://www.ayersrockcafe.com , an australian night club, with bartenders doing crazzzzzzzzyyyyyyy things with the bottles. The music was far from what I listen to but I DUG DEEP WITHIN MY " JUST DO IT" MENTALITY and hhhh.... gasp*** Danced..... Haha, House, Dance, Techno, a bit of Rock. I felt pretty good after looking around and realizing no one is really any good anyways, and I think I fared quite well. It's just a bunch of people moving to the rythem since it was so packed anyways. I got burnt a couple times by drunks with cigarettes (It's still legal to smoke inside here... something that seems like a decade ago in Quebec). The club closed at 3am, and I don't mean last call... litteraly shut the music off and sends everyone out into the street...weird.
Anways, I had a really good time, I wish I brought the camera but it would have been a halse to hold onto in the club... O Ya, they don't call them clubs here... they call them :" des boites de nuits".
We took a bike home and I went to bed at 4am, but its OK I don't have school tomorrow. I think some of the guys wanted to take a walk around the island tomorrow, so I might do that.
So in case you were wondering. The group of friends I'm hanging out with is Kevin, Manu, Pierre, Jerome, Georges... People in Computer Science here aren't HUGE nerds, they're quite outgoing... something I wasn't expecting.
I leave you with a picture of our Soccer team's (L'Olympique de Lyon) stadium... 98 000 seats
Martin
7 comments:
Hi Martin,
I'm glad to hear of your schedule. Even though they're long days, it's nice to have 4 days off and it gives you time to study and take it easy too. It's funny to hear that you are watching soccer. Who would've thought! As for the "boites de nuits", isn't there something the States called "Coyote Ugly" where the bartenders are girls (which I think you would've preferrred) and they do the same sort of thing. I'm happy that you've found a good bunch of friends. Oh yeh, try and remember to give me your address. Everyone is fine here, including Jazz, crazy as ever!
P.S. Do you want to sell the car so you can buy a bike when you get home?!!
Love
Mom
Martin...dancing???! Omg! I thought the day would never come! Can't wait to talk to you online again!
Melissa
x x x x
PARTY ANIMAL!!!!!!!
PARTY ANIMAL!!!!!!!
OK,
Soccer fan!
Techno music!
Bycicle!
Party!
Who are you?
Give me my Martin back
Hockey, Green Day, Car, Study!
All right, I'm glad you are enjoying yourself.
By the way, are your friends all from Lyon/France?
What kind of paper do you have to do? Do you select your topic or you have a list to pick from?
About pictures from your friends?
This is not really from me, it is for Melissa. She always think your friends are cute!
Back to reality, tonight the habs are playing Crosby. I predict a victory.
Also, if you want to see a great body check, look for the game Buffalo played agaisnt Columbus last Friday. I think it was in the 2nd period. The guy got nailed over the players bench. He went in head first. As he was falling down, one of his teammate reacted quickly and went on the ice as if it was a line change.
Everything quiet at home. It is possible Francoise will lose her license. She had to do a test and she thinks she did not do well.
Grand Papa was at home last night, and I don't think he will go live with his girlfriend.
It is getting a little warmer, around -5 today.
That is it.
Love you
Papa
Dad's right Martin...we've seen all the girls from France in your pictures but I want one picture at least of the guys! I need to see if the guys there are cute with their "écharpes" on!
Martin
Just a quick report on last night game.
Best game of the season!
Montreal lost 5-4 in shootout.
The game was very emotional from the start with Lapierre giving a 6 inches to Crosby at the opening face off.
Saku got hit very hard and Souray tried to beat up Armstrong for that.
He got 2+5+10+game. Even though Armstrong punch Souray, he did not get a penalty, so the Habs had to play 7 minutes short handed and add to this that Radek got a 2 minute penalty at the same time.
So the Penguins scored twice, but Radek scored a shorhanded goal.
Then Radek scored again making it 3-2 for Penguins.
In the third period with 5 minutes to play, Plekanek got 2 minutes penalty. The score was 4-2 but we scored another short handed goal.
Few minutes later the Habs tied the game.
Both goaltender Fleury and Abeisher were very good.
In the shootout, Kovalev did another incredible goal. Crosby did not scored. We lost the shoot out 2-1.
That is it for the game. They play against each other in Montreal on Sunday. The habs will play also on Saturday agaisnt the Islanders.
Love
Papa
Even I gotta say ... what a game!!
Love you
Mom
HAHAHAHAHA! Martin dancing! That is gold! I wanna see pictures of that, so next time, try to take your camera with you! Oh yeah, and i kicked everyone's ass at poker last night, again! We played at air trades and that guy Steve that works with them was pretty pissed that "a girl beat him", quite funny.
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