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« Reply #60 on: October 04, 2006, 01:40:35 PM »
For those with Google Earth, i hope this works:

Latitude: 51°33'1.44"N
Longtitude: 0° 2'34.66"E

Or, if you click here it should download a zip file that, when unzipped, contains a Google Earth shortcut straight to the house.
Let me know if it works.

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« Reply #61 on: October 04, 2006, 02:10:04 PM »
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Or, if you click here it should download a zip file that, when unzipped, contains a Google Earth shortcut straight to the house.
Let me know if it works.


"Sorry, de gevraagde pagina kan niet gevonden worden.
Page not found - HTTP 404"

I'm off to try your coordinates.

Okay - they worked super. Nice area. You have a park nearby, and other big buildings. Maybe a church?

Now we count down to March. smile.gif
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« Reply #62 on: October 04, 2006, 05:25:23 PM »
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Whata way to send a "postcard" home!

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« Reply #63 on: October 04, 2006, 08:51:13 PM »
MB,

I must say I have really enjoyed checking in on this thread to read of your adventures.  I am glad to hear that things seem to be working out so well for you thus far.  I wish you continued success on your journey, and by all means keep us posted on what's happening.   clap.gif

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« Reply #64 on: October 05, 2006, 01:22:51 AM »
Hey Marcel,

The last time I was in London was years ago, but it was and has been for many years an unbelievable place on earth! I hope you find great Chinese food, always a favorite of mine for sure. Soho has some great Chinese restaurants, fyi, take a look at the menus in the windows and go for it! I found the best Chinese in London by perusing the menus in the window boxes... in fact, what I had there still has yet to be topped in Boston or New York!!! The restaurant is probably long gone or changed, but the Indian food in London is also insanely good! I hope you have found a great new home! Don't be afraid to ask the locals for their favorites, because they know!

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« Reply #65 on: October 05, 2006, 05:57:29 PM »
Just saw another app that might be of use in maintaining your connection to your Mom's Mac. <AstroView>
Weirdly named 'company' but that seems to be the 'norm'. wallbash.gif smile.gif
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« Reply #66 on: October 06, 2006, 12:05:57 AM »
Hmm, I think I did something wrong.

I used those coordinates in Google Earth and I ended up at the edge of a cemetery.



I know you were looking for something quiet and cheap, but.... ohmy.gif
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« Reply #67 on: October 07, 2006, 08:54:28 AM »
QUOTE(krissel @ Oct 6 2006, 06:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I used those coordinates in Google Earth and I ended up at the edge of a cemetery.
I know you were looking for something quiet and cheap, but.... ohmy.gif

Hahahaha laugh.gif
OMG... I am not going to think to much about this tongue.gif
As far as I know it's not a cemetery... hehehe
Like you said, it is quiet and peaceful but not that cheap.

Funny biggrin.gif

Chris:
I haven't tried out Indian and Chinese food (although I did tried a take-out chinese at Kings Cross but that wasn't to good).
But I must say.... NO chinese food can be as good as the "Hong Kong Eatery" in Chinatown in Boston.... nooooooo way tongue.gif
That place has really great food.
Well only one kitchen is better, and that's my Smiley's cooking blush-anim-cl.gif
If you are in Boston, try it.... you have to.
There's a great Dim Sum place also in Boston but I don't really know the name and/or address from it, I could ask Smiley but you'll have to wait a little then.

Airbusdriver:
Thanks for the software link.
I am not gonna test it out (for now) cause I have plans with it that I don't want to lay out for now.
All I can say is that the Logo is finished wink.gif

Update:
It has been 2 days that I updated this topic so here it goes.
As for the moment, I am having difficulties on my bank account... in Belgium... go figure... never had problems of a serious nature and now there are two payments that doesn't seem to come through on my account.
First payment, my unemployment payment from last month is not arriving (about 1000 euro).
Second payment, the deposit that has been set free and should be deposited back onto my account is a payment of about 830 euro.
A simple math shows that for the moment I am missing out on about 1800 euro (1200 ponds) that I counted for sad.gif
Since I promised myself that whatever happens, I should not panic... I am not but this is getting pretty annoying since I have to find out what is going wrong here.
Lucky enough I have mum going to the bank for me so I hope at least to have a reason for the delay on monday.

I also started to search for a job now.
As requested before I left to the UK, I signed up in a local Jobcentre in my area and have a confirmation meeting on october 17 to conclude this.
Now I also have to go set up a bank account and drop my pay-and-go (prepaid) SIM card to call cause this is soooooo amazingly expensive.
But I needed an address before I could do that.
I also needed an address for the montlhy passes for the tube (Oyster Card) so that's something I can apply for too now (already filled it out).

The room is really cosy, and the house is really great to be, just like the neighborhood is, love it.
Honestly, I feel much better being in London then I felt in Antwerp, it must sound weird to you people but it is.
Just being here makes me feel like smiling smile.gif
The people are great to, all Italians hehehehe.
Already have been to some local supermarkets (like a Tesco Express) to see where I can buy what I need.
There are alot of stores at the station in Stratford and the connection between Kings Cross, Stratford and the place we live are really great.

Ok, now I am going to check my mail and then off to home again.

An update will be for monday or tuesday (since it's weekend now I won't be able to do much I guess).

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« Reply #68 on: October 07, 2006, 12:07:16 PM »
QUOTE(Mrious_be @ Oct 7 2006, 06:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Honestly, I feel much better being in London then I felt in Antwerp, it must sound weird to you people but it is.
Just being here makes me feel like smiling smile.gif

Doesn't sound weird at all. I know the feeling. I smile a lot more since Sneakers and I moved here to the coast of Oregon. Even in the rain, the storms, the snow, the rough times - I smile. I'm happy and content. I think you must be the same.

Good luck on the job hunting.

Good luck on the bank issues.

Stay happy and enjoy!


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« Reply #69 on: October 09, 2006, 04:21:16 AM »
QUOTE(kimmer @ Oct 7 2006, 06:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Doesn't sound weird at all. I know the feeling. I smile a lot more since Sneakers and I moved here to the coast of Oregon. Even in the rain, the storms, the snow, the rough times - I smile. I'm happy and content. I think you must be the same.

Yup... I do smile.gif
Even with the problems I am having with my money transfers I still feel ok (although I want them resolved lol).

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« Reply #70 on: October 09, 2006, 09:50:18 AM »
QUOTE(Mrious_be @ Oct 7 2006, 02:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
As for the moment, I am having difficulties on my bank account... in Belgium... go figure... never had problems of a serious nature and now there are two payments that doesn't seem to come through on my account.
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Now I also have to go set up a bank account and drop my pay-and-go (prepaid) SIM card to call cause this is soooooo amazingly expensive.

My mum went to both my bank and the union and it should all be settled by wednesday, so I just assume it will be by friday wink.gif
I also called to my bank in Belgium and they didn't really know what went wrong, as they had confirmation from their head office that the deposit was cleared to go onto my account.
Oh well... it should all be ok by the end of this week.

I went to open a bank account, and they wanted to check my Belgian passport but couldn't sad.gif
Since US is pressing all thouse rules on other countries after 9/11 (rules which they can not keep up with themself) Belgium is one of the first to fully use digital passports.
A nice move if it wasn't for the fact that nobody has the hardware to read them out wallbash.gif
So here I am with a passport that holds my address information (and more) in a chip and they can't read it at HSBC London... wonderful.
I exist but i can't proove it now wink.gif
So I have to get a written letter from my bank in Belgium (great, I just called them and now I can call them again, hehehe).
Oh well, at least I know what to do smile.gif

This morning I had my first call for a job in London, pitty it was for a job in Manchester though.
But the guy took notes down and would contact me again, we'll see... he was pretty impressed with my resume... so that's good.

Yesterday afternoon I walked the entire main road from our place up to the station in Stratford (around 45 minutes) just to check out what stores where around.
At the station I wanted to take the rail back to our place... but I found that on sunday there aren't trains in the middle of the day so I just walked the entire trip back lol.

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« Reply #71 on: October 13, 2006, 08:42:02 AM »
Yaaaaaay..... cheer.gif

I have a bank account biggrin.gif
What I did is took a VISA statement with my home address on it to the HSBC bank and showed it to them.
They accepted it and opened an account for me within 30 minutes.... that's aaaaaal it took coolio.gif
Another step to become a fine citizen... oh wait, I am already a fine citizen tongue.gif
Not much else to say for now, still searching for work although I had some contacts.
I also had a few suggestions for doing Freelance so I am looking into that also, but I have to be sure how this work taxwise and legaly.

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« Reply #72 on: October 13, 2006, 09:07:25 AM »
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Congratulations on your smooth transition. Sounds like all is going well.

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« Reply #73 on: October 13, 2006, 01:17:51 PM »
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I have a bank account

Super news!!!!!!!! Glad all is going well for you.

Crossing fingers for that job to show up.

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« Reply #74 on: October 17, 2006, 12:10:38 PM »
As of today, i officially received a Social Security Number coolio.gif
I'm no longer "illegal" (not that i really was but now at least i'm registered citizen of London, UK) smile.gif

Only annoying thing i'm having here is that the O2 (cellular phone provider) has a crappy service so i'm thinking to change it.
Now i have an address, a bank account and a social security number so i should be able to change to a full blown monthly paying contract smile.gif
But i just have to check out which provider, every single provider, and every single store here in London has offers that only applies to them on a certain provider.... it's craaaaaazzzyyyyyyyy wacko.gif
It seems it's even possible that two offices of the same branch (let's say Phone Warehouse) have different offers on a certain cell phone or what ever... that's nuts.

I guess it gives me something to do wink.gif

Now we just need internet so i can talk to my Smiley on a regular base.

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