Preparing papers for the scholarship,...

Last weekend spent in Pedreguer, raining all the time.
I visited the dentist who repaired one of my teeth, the doctor who did a Certificat of Health that I need to present in the application for the scholarship and the dermatologist. Of course I've seen some family and friends and I 'went back' to my past as a teenager in my village with some friends listening to live punk music,...
When I arrived to London on Sunday at 3 o'clock, it was terribly warm and sunny, everyone was in the park and I went to the office to do this image that I've post. It is a render+collage that I've done for a friend who is presenting his final project this week. Good luck Camilo!
And today after manage to talk with my professor from who I need a recommendation form, I've tried to start to write the paper that I need to present in the application for the scholarship. It is not easy,...it took me quite a long time to write the first line, but as always, once you have the structure of the text and the first sentence the rest comes smoothly. I haven't finished yet,.. but tomorrow morning before go to work I'll keep on writting.
My God!!! it is so hard to get this scholarship!!! I'll be giving you more information about how this will be evolving,...

Family and friends in London/Família i amics en Londres

4 dies ben intensos amb molt bona companyia!!! Ma mare, la meva germana, Tereseta, Teresa i Joan, tots d'una!!! Els primers 2 dies compaginant la feina i les visites i el cap de setmana fent la turista com mai!
Van arribar ben carregats de menjar de la terra: taronges, advocats, pernil, vi, coca maria de la uela,...i mil coses més!! quin gust!!
A que no sabeu que hi ha en el Hyde Park? les penques més tendretes que he provat mai!! quin arròs caldós amb fesols i penques que vam fer!!!
I la visita al "Maquinpam"=Buckingham? mare meva quina risa!! el Joan cantant la cançó d'Eurovisión ben alt al ritme dels soldadets que feien la guardia! no té preu!!
I la nit al Shunt? projeccions, música en directe,... una passada! llàstima que estiguès tan cansada,.. Perque si senyors,.. mentre la visita arribava, la Laia estava d'entrega, l'entrega final del projecte, treballant molt dur durant unes quantes setmanetes per aconseguir acabar d'entregar tot,.. Ara esperem que les properes setmanes siguen més tranquiletes i així acabar de preparar tots els papers de la beca que vaig a demanar-me,..que ja vos ho explicaré quan me la donen, si es que me la donen,..
Bé espere que vos agraden les fotos. Vos torbaré a faltar a tots els que heu envaït la meva casa durant aquests dies!!! podeu tornar a envaïr-la quan vullgueu!!! hehehe

live Jazz night > live drawing lessons / Nit de Jazz en directe > classes de dibuix al natural

Sunday: Live Jazz in Ronnie Scott's Club, the most famous Jazz Club in London. Romantic atmosphere and great music with nice company.
Diumenge: Jazz en directe en Ronnie Scott's Club, el Club de Jazz més famós de Londres. Ambient romàntic i música genial amb bona companyia.
http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/

Today: I manage to get in the live drawing course in Foster + Partners. After working, a group of 14 people with a teacher and a model during 2 hours drawing the light and the shadows in different kind of paper. Using black and white chalk. We've ended the lesson drawing 3 quick and expressive sketches, 5 minutes each. It was the first time I was taking lessons on live drawing it was great! I've really liked it! And we will explore different techniques of drawing during the following 5 weeks, so nice!
Avui: He aconseguit clavar-me en la classe de dibuix al natural que organitza Foster + Partners. Després de treballar, un grup de 14 persones amb un professor i una model, estem 2 hores dibuixant la llum i les ombres en diferents tipus de paper. Utilitzem el carbonet, blanc i negre. Hem finalitzat la classe fent 3 ràpid esboços de 5 minuts cadascun. Ha estat el primer cop que assistia a classes de dibuix al natural i ha estat genial! M'ha agradat molt! I durant les properes 5 setmanes anirem explorant diferents tècniques, que bé!

new phone!

This is my new mobile phone. It is the Skype phone from 3. With that I can be connected to skype all the time and I can call for free to all of you who have skype, and you can call me and my phone will ring without the need of a computer, isn't it great? :-)

Nice weekend, with nice friends

On Saturday:
Sharan's Birthday. First Favela Chic with Binh, Eli, Juliana. There we meet Audun, Ida, Lavinia, Declan and Santiago. Good music, very crowded,.. some food,.. Sharan was not coming,... we contact her,... they couldn't get in! to late!!! The rest of the people was going to Hoxton Sq. Shall we join them? ok,.. let's go,.. a pity because the place was nice.
Looking for the Underbally,... we finally find it,.. ups! I've been here before,... such a remind,... Here they are! People from the office (basically Interior Designers) and more friends of Sharan from uni and school. Dancing, chatting a bit,... Time to go home,... Binh and me walking in near Old street. wow! such a nice club,.. let's go to see the toilets are here, and the flooring,.. it looks nice!
We keep on walking to pick up the bus to go home,.. and surprise,.. 3 guys walking next to us in the other direction and, Jose (from Granada)! I know you! ok,. Binh go home,.. I stay with them. Let's go to take some beer. We walk next to Liverpool Street. We chat. One of them is working in Foster, but I didn't know him. Of course, all of them are architects,.. The bar close,.. Ok,.. let's go home,.. We are waiting for the bus,.. mine come first, I wave and,.. Oh, no!! it doesn't stop! Fill de puta!! and I start to run,.. I manage to catch it in the next stop,.. ufff!!! so tired,....

On Sunday:
Wake up in the morning,was snowing..I was tired,..we don't know if go to the Marc's international lunch or not,..We call Jose (from Madrid) he was going and he was preparing a 'tortilla de patatas' to bring to the lunch,.. ok,.. let's go as well! I take some 'sobrassada', my flatmates some Argentinian wine and Doritos that we start to eat while waiting for Jose,...
We arrive to Marc's home. It's full of people and nice food! lasagna, pizza, meat, gazpacho, salmorejo, tortillas, spanish ham,.... Baylies, Pacharan,... nice music,.. nice atmosphere,.. Most of us architects,.. as always,.. but there was a cartoon animator as well,.. hehehhe
Suddenly I receive a call, was Manel, from Barcelona! he was in Liverpool street. I go to pick him up in Old street and he join the party. It was nice to see him!
The people is starting to go home,...A colombian guy tell me that if I want he can bring me home with his motorbike! wow! that could be cool! and indeed,.. so nice to go by motorbike in London, next to the river, with the lights,.. London looks very nice in the night,...