AWESOME NEWS

AWESOME NEWS !! I’ve successfully completed my trial period at work so now I have officially a contract for an unlimited period !! I'm so relieved!! I started working on November 24th, and normally (in France) a trial period lasts at least 3 months, but my manager validated mine 2 weeks earlier. She told me that she was very satisfied with my work, that I'm very professional, I have a good team spirit, I’m always on time, I always smile...I was so happy about her feedback, especially because I suffer from a lack of self-confidence (which inevitably increases my level of stress). And she did tell me that I should be more self-confident because I’m competent. I was quite surprised because usually people say "ok you're great (blablabla) BUT...”, but this time there was no BUT, so now I feel pretty good and I m gonna try to keep doing that way to not get any "BUT" haha ;)
One more time, thank you to all the people who’ve believed in me and have supported me!!! It means a lot to me!

Except that, hmm, nothing much to tell… I caught a cold for the second time in 2 months… sore throat, fever… That’s so weird because usually I’m NEVER sick ^^. But actually it’s pretty cold in my office, and I think you all know that I’m (too) sensitive to the cold. But this winter is pretty harsh so everybody is sick haha.

About entertainment, I attended a great play last Sunday, called La Maison du Lac (Translation: The lake house). It was pretty funny; I really had a good time! (I love going to theater)

I also went to the movies, but only twice since the last time I posted:
- Yes Man: I liked it, I laughed a lot, I don’t laugh at all Jim Carey’s movies, but this one was really funny!
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: I lovedddd it! Unfortunately I didn’t read the book, but the storyline is really original. Benjamin Button’s character is very moving, and you’re really getting attached to him while you watch the movie. And the love between Benjamin (who doesn’t stop getting younger) and his love of his life (who of course is getting older) is really well-described and beautiful!
And I hope I’ll have the opportunity to see these other movies: LOL (French movie), He's Just Not That Into You (yes I love girly movies haha), Bride Wars, Espion(s)(French movie), Slumdog Millionaire, Le Code a Change (French Movie)

Two weeks ago, I was invited by my lovely friend Jaouhara to the concert of Travis. Travis are a Scottish alternative rock band from Glasgow, they have already released six studio albums and they have twice been awarded British album of the year at the annual BRIT Awards. I didn’t know any of their songs before attending their concert, but I really had a blast! I love their style and their music so now I have to buy their albums hehe. Thank you Jaou for the invitation! (Only disadvantage : There was no elevator... so I had to climb like 40 big steps.. but thank you girls for your help!)

Before ending this post, I really want to congratulate Lili who is going to work at Disneyland Paris for a long time (and I know it’s her dream), so congrats Lili !!! You deserve it!

Happy New Year 2009 !

Happy New Year !!!!

I wish you all the best : Health, love, friendship, success and happiness!!

Well, what can I say… I’m super happy!! I still love my job (my trial period should end at the end of March), my manager is great and I learn a lot. For now, it’s a pleasure to work in this company. It’s a bit stressful, but I love to have responsabilities!

I’m also very excited because Monique and I are going in Miami for 6 days in the middle of April!! I miss the states so much!! I’ve already gone to Miami for 3 days in Thanksgiving in 2005 (with Audrey), but we didn’t have the opportunity to visit. So it’s now or never haha. We’re going to plan our visits in advance because we don’t want to waste time when we’ll be over there. Visits, shopping, enjoying the sun… I’m looking forward it!!

I hope you all enjoyed Christmas! Mine was great. This Christmas was special because Olive (a friend from Korea) spent it with my family and me. I met Olive (her real name is Dong sun but she wants us to call her Olive because it’s easier) through Eunhyung (whom I miss badly). So a few months ago, Eunhyung (who also lives in Korea) told me that her best friend had to come to Paris to learn French, and as Olive knew nobody over here, Eunhyung asked me if I could advice her. Olive and I exchanged emails for a couple of months to get to know each other, and I did my best to advice Olive well haha, then she spent Xmas and New Year’s Eve with us. When I met her the first time (for Xmas time), Olive started learning French for 2 months, and I was very impressed because she’s learned very fast (but she also very studious), she’s already had a great level in French!! She understands pretty well when we speak, and it’s very easy to have a conversation with her. She’s curious and friendly, so it was definitely a pleasure to have her at home! And I love the fact that we have to explain her French habits, make her discover the French food (my mom cooked way too much but it was delicious), and try to help her with all the administrative stuff. I’m very happy to help! It’s a wonderful experience! Now she lives in a dorm in Paris but sometimes she stays at home for the week end and we hang out together;

Just after Christmas, I finally started reading the book Twilight (Chacha pressured me to read it because she knew I’d like it –she knows me so well haha- and I also wanted to read the book before watching the movie), and I finished reading it 2 days later. I loved it... the story (the content is so harmless, that's cute), the characters (the relationship between Bella & Edward is so well-described, with so many details), and I like the fact that Bella is the narrator and that she uses the first-person verb to speak of herself, because we (the readers, women at least haha) feel like we really are Bella, so all that happens to her becomes more intense... Before reading it I was expecting to not like it because I thought it’d be a vampire book but it’s not. I was such into it that I read all the sequels in only one month. New Moon (the 2nd book) was as great as Twilight, but the character of Jacob is very present in this book and I don’t really like him, so Twilight is definitely my favorite. I also liked Eclipse (the 3rd one), the fact that Bella has to make a choice, what happens with vampires and werewolves.. but I didn’t really enjoy Breaking Dawn (the last one). Actually I just really enjoyed the first part. In my opinion this last book has nothing to do with the others, and I think that because of the success of the old books, the author wrote it too fast… I won’t tell you why I didn’t like it because I don’t want to put any spoiler here (for those who haven’t read it yet).


I still go to the movies as often as possible, here are the movies that I watched from the beginning of December:

- Agathe Clery: This film is fun but I wasn’t expected this. It’s a musical. It’s entertaining but I’m kinda disappointed because usually Valerie Lemercier (the main actress) plays in better movies.
- The Day The Earth Stood It: OMG I didn’t like it at all. Actually I don’t really like Science Fiction (except Star Wars, Matrix..), but at least I tried haha.
- Four Christmases: Entertaining, funny, I liked it! And I love Xmas movies haha
- Secret Défense: I liked it but some scenes are tough to watch
- The Spirit: I liked it but I expected something better. It’s so obvious that it’s the same film-maker as for Sin City; That’s pretty much the same atmosphere (that I like btw); In my opinion the first scenes aren’t interesting and they were way too long. But the actors are pretty good!
- Twilight: I definitely loved it! I was surprised because I loved the book so much that before watching the movie I thought I wouldn’t like it (because usually I’m disappointed with adaption of books). But the storyline is really the same as the book (at least the main facts), so it’s a great adaptation. The main actors play well (I’m especially impressed by the performance of Robert Pattinson –he’s excellent- who plays Edward, because the character is so perfect in the book, that’s no that easy to play so I thought I wouldn’t like the character in the movie). And the sceneries were beautiful!
Only bad point: The movie had a low budget (and seriously I don’t understand why as the huge success of the book) and unfortunately the special effects are not so good.
- 7 pounds: I liked it, this film’s beautiful but also so sad!! If you want to watch it, don’t forget your box of tissues ^^ Will Smith & Rosario Dawson are amazing!
- Revolutionary Road: I didn’t really like it.. I mean it was ok, but I expected something much better. The story is pretty common, and quite depressive lol. I think the movie is too long. But Leonardio Dicaprio and Kate Winslet are stunning!! And it was nice to see this couple back on screen, 11 years after Titanic.