Me and Rebekka had three friends from holland here on visit the last weekend. It was _great_ fun, we went to Saut-de-daubs, Neuchatel and drove around some in the area. The area is really nice, i hadnt seen so much of it before and it is awesome.
We had lots of food, beer and fun, Theire son(Daniel, 2.5 years old) is such a sweetheart he kept asking me what i was doing and when i told him, he would always say "okey" in the cutest voice :)
I would love to go and visit them someday soon, probably will after X-mas :)
for pics check out jp's album
Work work work.
Almost a month done soon, and im getting more and more comfortable with the ppl at the company, even if my french is mostly still point and grunt(with nasal sound effects, it sounds french atleast).
This friday i started mirror polishing, it didnt work out at all, even the guy showing me wasnt able to get it right, we have to figure out what is wrong, if my tools are defect, my paste(the polishing paste) or if the piece itself is the base of the problems. well, i wasted a whole day on it anyway, so the things my boss gave me to do before he went on a small holliday will guaranteed last me now...
Oh well, c'est la vie.
I also found out that my employer will pay for my french lessons, so im starting those after x-mas i think. to avoid a 2-3 week break in the studies. Thats 600 francs i save, so awesome :P
p.s. Freddie! have fun with your boys!
/David out
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Second week, starting badly
I caught a fever and went to work yesterday with it, i thought id better show up, feel how it is and go home if its bad. It turned out to be bad, but if i had gone home after showing up, i would have lost plus-hours. so i struggled through the day with fever and headache, something im not doing again, the whole day was error ridden and mistakes were being made a lot(at least according to me)
Riveting wheels with wrong punches, cleaning the same wheel twice and leaving others dirty etc etc, i just was not able to focus the whole day.
BUT
We are gonna pull our forces together and work like horses and finish the order we have before x-mas AND do more then that(for a nifty bonus). so that means the odd Saturday at work and a few more plus-hours.
I start most mornings at 7.30 and work till 1700, that gives me 1 plus-hour a day, thinking of trying to come at 7.00 and staying till 1700, thats 1.5 hours a day. but we'll see about that, maybe its easier to just go to work at noon on saturdays and work for a few hours. atleast that way i still get 2 sleepy mornings.
I would like to talk about what im doing at work, but im not sure what kind of secrecy i have on me, so ill ask my bosses how much i can talk about without getting in trouble :P
other then that, check my new pics for our appartment
thats it for now,
p.s. everyone can now leave comments, no need to register with anything or anyone, so please do :)
/Davíð
Riveting wheels with wrong punches, cleaning the same wheel twice and leaving others dirty etc etc, i just was not able to focus the whole day.
BUT
We are gonna pull our forces together and work like horses and finish the order we have before x-mas AND do more then that(for a nifty bonus). so that means the odd Saturday at work and a few more plus-hours.
I start most mornings at 7.30 and work till 1700, that gives me 1 plus-hour a day, thinking of trying to come at 7.00 and staying till 1700, thats 1.5 hours a day. but we'll see about that, maybe its easier to just go to work at noon on saturdays and work for a few hours. atleast that way i still get 2 sleepy mornings.
I would like to talk about what im doing at work, but im not sure what kind of secrecy i have on me, so ill ask my bosses how much i can talk about without getting in trouble :P
other then that, check my new pics for our appartment
thats it for now,
p.s. everyone can now leave comments, no need to register with anything or anyone, so please do :)
/Davíð
Friday, September 7, 2007
Watchmaking
I have now worked for a week, doing some pre-montage, its going decently i guess, too early to judge i think.
But phew, the depth of watchmaking im going into is immense! everything needs to be 100%, and not just any 100%, a watchmakers 100%, this is going to be a real challenge(like climbing a mountain, not like solving an impossible puzzle). Were also getting settled in our appartment, it will be really nice here i think.
We finally got our internet connection installed, im really glad that we got it before the weekend, not after :P
I had one of the best work-lunches today, my boss and i went downtown to get some tools, we then went for a pizza and some coffee afterwards, the lunch took 2 hours! usually we take 30 minute lunches, but its really nice to know that once in a while its okey to take a long lunch and chill.
the pre-montage, as i said is going quite well i think, we got to play around with the GP jackpot a little bit today and yesterday, it really is gonna be a cool watch when its finished(there are only 2 pieces completed, the one that went to Basel fair and the one we had. Its still just basic work, but its very good training and setup for when i start doing "real" work. And im starting to realize just how big this job is, i feel really lucky that everything just seems to fit, time, money(not much, but enough), wife, boss, work etc etc.
Im excited about the future me and Rebekka are going to have here in Switzerland, the next couple of years are going to be interesting!
/David
But phew, the depth of watchmaking im going into is immense! everything needs to be 100%, and not just any 100%, a watchmakers 100%, this is going to be a real challenge(like climbing a mountain, not like solving an impossible puzzle). Were also getting settled in our appartment, it will be really nice here i think.
We finally got our internet connection installed, im really glad that we got it before the weekend, not after :P
I had one of the best work-lunches today, my boss and i went downtown to get some tools, we then went for a pizza and some coffee afterwards, the lunch took 2 hours! usually we take 30 minute lunches, but its really nice to know that once in a while its okey to take a long lunch and chill.
the pre-montage, as i said is going quite well i think, we got to play around with the GP jackpot a little bit today and yesterday, it really is gonna be a cool watch when its finished(there are only 2 pieces completed, the one that went to Basel fair and the one we had. Its still just basic work, but its very good training and setup for when i start doing "real" work. And im starting to realize just how big this job is, i feel really lucky that everything just seems to fit, time, money(not much, but enough), wife, boss, work etc etc.
Im excited about the future me and Rebekka are going to have here in Switzerland, the next couple of years are going to be interesting!
/David
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Switzerland and language
Here we are.
The appartment was a little strange. it isnt as big as i hoped, so any guests and visitors will have to sleep in our living room, which should be okey though. We will change appartments though when we can(next septembre), becouse even if this appartment has a balcony, a bathtub and decent planning, the house and general state of the appartment isnt the shizneck!
Le Locle, the town itself is very, very cute, quite lovely actually. with a million small restaurants, a few supermarkets, hardware stores etc etc. So living here the next year should be realy easy and nice -- EXCEPT -- the house we live in is at a top of a HUUUUGE hill, so we will get thighs of thunder and asses of steel!!
Im quite surprised at how well we are getting over the language barrier, been able to order food, postage stamps, internet(which should arrive in 2 weeks the dude said) prepaid SIM card for my mobile(which should work tomorow) and all sorts of things.
We went on a looong travel to IKEA just outside of Lausanne yesterday, and phew, it was a tough journey to make back with backpacks and bags full of lamps and stuff. but we had too, the appartment didnt have any lights installed, so we needed something atleast.
and now, the weekly "Whats differnt in Switzerland"
All electric plugs are different(atleast all the grounded ones), a problem you dont really see untill your there, trying to plug in your TV to watch a porno-reel...
All-in-all. i am really excited about our stay here in Le Locle.
I am really looking forward to my first working day on monday, ill tell you all about that when we get there :)
/David
The appartment was a little strange. it isnt as big as i hoped, so any guests and visitors will have to sleep in our living room, which should be okey though. We will change appartments though when we can(next septembre), becouse even if this appartment has a balcony, a bathtub and decent planning, the house and general state of the appartment isnt the shizneck!
Le Locle, the town itself is very, very cute, quite lovely actually. with a million small restaurants, a few supermarkets, hardware stores etc etc. So living here the next year should be realy easy and nice -- EXCEPT -- the house we live in is at a top of a HUUUUGE hill, so we will get thighs of thunder and asses of steel!!
Im quite surprised at how well we are getting over the language barrier, been able to order food, postage stamps, internet(which should arrive in 2 weeks the dude said) prepaid SIM card for my mobile(which should work tomorow) and all sorts of things.
We went on a looong travel to IKEA just outside of Lausanne yesterday, and phew, it was a tough journey to make back with backpacks and bags full of lamps and stuff. but we had too, the appartment didnt have any lights installed, so we needed something atleast.
and now, the weekly "Whats differnt in Switzerland"
All electric plugs are different(atleast all the grounded ones), a problem you dont really see untill your there, trying to plug in your TV to watch a porno-reel...
All-in-all. i am really excited about our stay here in Le Locle.
I am really looking forward to my first working day on monday, ill tell you all about that when we get there :)
/David
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Arrived!
Atlast i have arrived in Switzerland, feels good.
The trip showed that switzerland has the best railroad system that i have ever had the pleasure to use. fast, cheap(ish) and gets me to the place i want.
Will give a longer post when i have more time and better peace of mind.
/David
The trip showed that switzerland has the best railroad system that i have ever had the pleasure to use. fast, cheap(ish) and gets me to the place i want.
Will give a longer post when i have more time and better peace of mind.
/David
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Bigger wedding post
Hi all again.
So this is the promised, longer wedding post.
It started out a little rocky. Since we didnt get married in a church, we got a civil marriage. That isnt why it was rocky though, it was when we got to the office of the syslumaður(the "judge" who performs the marriage). Me, my wife, my brothers and sister, theire kids, Rebekka's sister and brother, theire kids and our parents ... had to wait.
the person taking calls didnt see or realize that we were there for an marriage. so, 14 ppl had to wait while she was busy handling some one person doing some stupid stuff. we asked and asked "what are we waiting for??" and all she could say was "just a moment please", ppl started laughing at her for stalling, she was starting to sweat etc etc..
Buuuut, it all worked out lovely in the end, the ceremony took about 10 minutes at most, the judge asked if Rebekka wanted to take me as her husband, i asked the judge where she'd want to take me, she didnt like that joke and went on with the ceremony :P
After that we went to the Reykjavik Botanical garden, took some realy nice pictures . The weather was beautiful, we were really lucky, it was raining up untill the ceremony started, then it rained a little after we were done with the photoshoot.
The party it self with only 47 guests was held in my sisters HUGE house(thanks ALOT sis, it was perfect), she made a floral arch to stand in front of front door, custom made for me and Rebekka :)
We didnt want a sit-down-and-eat party, we wanted more mingling and NO ALCOHOL, when my sis got married there wasnt any alcohol either, and it showed just how good sober partys can be, so we wanted that too. and (who knew) it WORKED.
The food was 16 kinds of finger-foods, realy good and tasty. perfect for this party.
My lovely parents gave us the party as a wedding present(and boy, it wasnt cheap)
All-in-all, im ExTREMELY happy with both the party and ceremony and the lovely, lovely wife ofc, she is a perfect match for me, i am quite certain that i will be happy for many, many years to come with her :)
/David
So this is the promised, longer wedding post.
It started out a little rocky. Since we didnt get married in a church, we got a civil marriage. That isnt why it was rocky though, it was when we got to the office of the syslumaður(the "judge" who performs the marriage). Me, my wife, my brothers and sister, theire kids, Rebekka's sister and brother, theire kids and our parents ... had to wait.
the person taking calls didnt see or realize that we were there for an marriage. so, 14 ppl had to wait while she was busy handling some one person doing some stupid stuff. we asked and asked "what are we waiting for??" and all she could say was "just a moment please", ppl started laughing at her for stalling, she was starting to sweat etc etc..
Buuuut, it all worked out lovely in the end, the ceremony took about 10 minutes at most, the judge asked if Rebekka wanted to take me as her husband, i asked the judge where she'd want to take me, she didnt like that joke and went on with the ceremony :P
After that we went to the Reykjavik Botanical garden, took some realy nice pictures . The weather was beautiful, we were really lucky, it was raining up untill the ceremony started, then it rained a little after we were done with the photoshoot.
The party it self with only 47 guests was held in my sisters HUGE house(thanks ALOT sis, it was perfect), she made a floral arch to stand in front of front door, custom made for me and Rebekka :)
We didnt want a sit-down-and-eat party, we wanted more mingling and NO ALCOHOL, when my sis got married there wasnt any alcohol either, and it showed just how good sober partys can be, so we wanted that too. and (who knew) it WORKED.
The food was 16 kinds of finger-foods, realy good and tasty. perfect for this party.
My lovely parents gave us the party as a wedding present(and boy, it wasnt cheap)
All-in-all, im ExTREMELY happy with both the party and ceremony and the lovely, lovely wife ofc, she is a perfect match for me, i am quite certain that i will be happy for many, many years to come with her :)
/David
Saturday, August 11, 2007
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