Jan 5

ill

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yesterday i wasn’t feeling too well, i thought it was the alcohol consumption the evening before. but then i had to visit the toilet way too many times, and once i got to work i could barely keep myself from passing out.

work was slow, so i was sent home. so i stumbled to nicolas and lay n they’re sofa almost unconscious.

after i dragged myself home, i managed to watch a film with Marije(rob’s girlfriend who is quite ill). from duck til dawn 2 which is great fun. i couldn’t stop sweating and shivering. so i slept for 14hours, sweating sweating sweating. i just woke up and my lips were so dry they felt like they were going to fall off.

but i feel better now, and i hope i can manage work this evening.

so my bos said i’d be on part time, and on a salary of SFr1600. but i got my rota for this week and i’m doing 40+ hours, so i have to have a word with my boss about pay.

at least i finally have a day off tomorrow, which if we can get enough people together then we may take a trip to chamonix.

oh and yay, we should get some snow this week!!!!!

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Jan 4

the cas bah

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crazy night, no money, ace.

after finishing work early at 1am carla n i went to the pub, met her mates was cool, so we went to cas bah after it closed at 2am.

met so many many rich guys, that weren’t complete twat. one famous guy with table with 3L bottles of vodkja.

some banker from geneva.

so lots n lots of free drinks. not to mention emily on the bar giving us one each time we said hey.

but at about 5 am i got chatting with a kosovan who was in town on family money. we had such a heated discussion about the western civilisation, me arguing if he hated it, why join in, of all the places verbier. well he had a bottle of liquer in his hand, so shot shot shot every few minutes.

on the way home i bumped into some mates having the most full on fight ever, for fun, going harder than u’d see in a film, so entertainment.

the kosovan guy who i met was hanging out os a car with about 15 people in, so no lift for me, but i got  pain au chocolat!

though lost my phone, but replacement sim on the way, but lost of my new contacts form the winter.

so crazy crazy night, and not looking forward to work later.

oh and on the work front i’ve been offered a job for the rest of the season! ace!

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Jan 2

almost dead

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i calculated that the average that i have worked each day is over 13hours! i’m soooo exhausted. today we had to close early because the chefs were unable to cope, one passing out on the floor from exhaustion, not hangover!

so my job is just a temporqayry job, because alx called me monday tuesday 3am, saying, dude we need help, do you want to work? so i said yeh, and started at 11am. my job was just going to be 5 hours making burgers, but it turned into 15 hours, and i was asked to work until the 6th. i make chips, make burgers, prepare other food, fry onion rings, cook burgers, wash stuff, lots and lots.

the guys i work with are super cool. yesterday we were drinking at work,a nd the boss had lots of champagne. at midnight we were closed to join the party in the central place, getting soaked with champagne. then back to work. it was great fun. we finished around 5, so had a dance in the street and then home.

vince spoke of trying to get me a job for the season which wpould be ace, as long as the shifts are more humane.

oh and last night it was snowing lots so the party in the streets was great!!!!!!!

so yay, home before midnight, so sleep, and i dont start until 1400 tomorrow :)

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Dec 31

worked…

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to death.

i’ve actually done a days work, and a half. i returned from london at 1am, finally got to sleep 2am,a n got a call 230am asking if i could help out for 4 hours, making burgers yesterday.

so 15 hours later i finished work, having said yes to doing it again for a week. today i’m rotored in for a 20hur shift, 11am-7am, brutal return o the world of slavery!

so i’m exhausted, and expect to be for a while longer.

i had an ace time in london seeing friends and family!!!

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Dec 24

eve nin

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so the eve of christmas is here, and here in europe it is already christmas. i don’t feel one iota of christmas. the first time in my life. maybe it’s down to my partying and snowboarding, or the inrush of tourists making town super busy, but it’s strange!!

so yesterday and today i’ve been teaching people to snowbard, not for money, just for favour and practice. it’s been quite rewarding.

elley came up to verbier from the valley. she messaged me on couchsurfing.com to ask for lessons,a nd it’s been great fun hanging with her. she will be back soon no doubt about it.

last night was fun, and the highlight being laying in the snow watching the stars and the occassional shooting star pass by.

Merry Christmas to all!!!! x

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Dec 23

it’s crazy

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when you touch your skin afte cuttin up chillis, the senstion is wooooh!

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Dec 22

trekk

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friday was fondue and big party, and lots of fun! and sunday after 3 hours sleep on the mountain, over at Bruson. it’s great over there, it’s a little less accessable, so it’s aways empty, so there is always fresh snow days after a fall.

so saturday Apres Ski bar opened, which was mental! it too 30mins to walk to the end of the bar, 20m away, and everybody dancing on the tables, bar, everywhere, topless and throwing beer everywhere. didn’t stay long as ian got too drunk and had to be ready for work, so we came home.

so again 3 hours sleep and on to the mountain, this time with rob. we had a great day, but he wouldn’t trek anywhere with me, without us both having avalanche detection systems, so today i’ll see about getting ne, because i don’t want to miss out on the fun. but we fancied an adventure and dropped off the opposite side of the mountain, seeing many tracks going there. it was awesome the gentle powder field through graceful trees. it got a bit sticky after that, us not know where to go, in dense woodland. but in the end we arrived at a farm, and gradually made our way through fields and farms on foot and board. we arrived in orsieres, a town in the next valley, on the way to italy. time enough for a quick beer, and catch the train. followed by another train, followed by a bus, before we reached the car! quite an adventure.

i went to emma’s last night to hook their internet up and to have my hair cut, but she refused to saying that she feared my wrath if she did something i didn’t like. so i’ll get my hair done next weekend in london!

bring on london and partying, and maybe christmas is it happens here!

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Dec 20

almost fete

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it seems like little new has happened, i have been job hunting, and made some good contacts, guys who say they will try n convince thier bosses to hire me, but for now im jobless.

i had the car serviced, mainly to check if there were any problems which were not made apparent to me when i purchased it. loe and behold as it was visible, the brakes are buggered, well need replacing, so this will cost a lil bit, but safety first. secondly i had the speedometer checked and thankfully it’s the sensor, not teh dash board, so not a big cost, and next month i will be able to see what speed i drive at! i went to this guy on recommendation, and he’s cool so far. i haven’t had t pay for the sevice as yet, and no quotes have been made, i love the swiss trust system.

biggest change for me is my new snowboard which i had ordered 3 weeks ago arrived (k2 gyrator). i went to the gym, and it was snowing, so had no desire to ride, but i got the call, collected it, anfd can’t stop riding. i can’t explain how different this board is. it’s just for off piste and powder, but omg it is wonderful!!!!! bring on more snow :)

i am flying to england on the 26th, and returning here on the 29th, so a couple of days to collect a few things and say hey to my friends.

the riding is still great! and today winter started, the town is alive with the taste of carlsberg (town sponsor). so party party.

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Dec 14

sore and achey

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i am having a lazy day today, as my legs are achey, i feel like a grandad. i put it down to dancing and snowboarding and walking all day every day, so i’m suffering a liuttle for my enjoyment.

i have been lazy about writing you, because i’ve been soopa busy.

friday i went to the gym, and it was great. i like doing exercise, and without tennis courts it’s great. i feel like a plonker doing outdoor activities indoors, but i feel great for the exercise.

yesterday’s snowboarding was great, with the sun, and lots of fresh snow and off pisting to be done, and olly and i ended the day with a nice drink in a swank terrace bar watching the sun set.

last night i went to coco club. a place that i thought i would never ever ever visit, but nicky, nicola’s boss said she had a spare guest list space, and invited me. it’s crazy that to book a table, you have to spend so many 1000 deposit ensuring that you spend a lot. it’s crazy that they have a man carve a chalet out of a block of ice fill it with drink and sell it for £5000! they place gave me the impression of being in the playboy mansion with girls walking around in stilettos and corsets, and thers just in thongs and bras. so all in all an eye opener, and the dances were entertaining, but i would NEVER pay to go in there. we all went off to cas bah for some free fun, was ace!!!

i have made an amazon wish list clicky!

update, the lifts are closed, so i’m not missing much!

this was friday:

it was snowy and cloudy in town, but oh so beautiful above it!

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Dec 6

walch

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it took 30 mins to leisurly walk in  to town, bt whi know how log it just took us to walk home, in at least 12cm of snow!!!!

i’ve been home 20 mins ad the melting snow is still dripping off my head!!!!

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