Well, did a couple of hours rehearsal with my partner, Jose, last Sunday for P&G's got talent last Thursday. Did an hour and a half on Monday night, 2 and a half hours on Tuesday night, 2 - 2 and half hours on Wedneday night and then the dress rehearsal on Thursday morning. We came 4th and I was very nervous!
On Friday, went down to Manchester for the GBSEx (Great British Salsa Experience)and wrote me car off on the M62 on the way at Rochdale! I now have a Mercedes A150 courtesy car.... Thankfully we all escaped relativeley unscathed, just a bit of whiplash. So on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday night there were performances by professional dancers worldwide - USA, UK, Spain, Argentina, Holland, Italy etc etc and social dancing afterwards till gone 5am most nights (we didnt last that long).
On the Saturday during the day, I did a turn patterns intermediate/advanced on-1class with Pablo and Diana from Argentina and Colombia respectively. I had a ladies styling workshop with Susana Montero (originally from Madrid but represents Britain at Internatonal level and is AMAZING - she did a show with Inaki and Leon Rose on Sunday night which was WOW!) I had another turn patterns intermediate/advanced on-1 class with the Cobo Brothers from North Carolina, and a performance skills class with Irene Miguel, who's a famous dance group director, performer, actress and choreographer.
On Sunday, I had a lifts, tricks and dips workshop with Pablo and Diana (with scary, proper lifts and twists - all taught very safely, of course). I had (supposedly) and intermediate/advanced turn patterns on-1 with Eider and Caterina from South America/Dubai, but really it was improvers level and not really turn patterns! Theyre famous Argentine Tango dancers, who happen to teach not-so-great salsa classes at congress, it seems! Then I had a shines class (on-1) with Robert Charlemagne, who I think is British, and finally an introduction to reggaeton with Elisa Aloe who is half British/half Italian who has been on TV documentaries and all sorts working with offenders in the criminal justice system, teaching them dance as part of rehabilitation.
There were wow performances from Hacha y Machete, los hermanos, the Cobo Brothers, Mamboleo, and many many more whose names I forget!
Tonight I'm off to the Cumberland Arms (was going to go to salsa, but I can got ot salsa anytime, and there's some performance by Tom and Nicks's uni tutors on tonight at the Cumberland Arms, so I'm going to that instead. Almost finished Lost season 2!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
It takes some getting used to, this P&G speak. ER, GCR, EMEA, Records management retention training etc etc. Lots of corporate MNC luncheons, meetings, video links and events going on. Have a lunch at the Village Hotel on Tuesday to celebrate the fact that we won the National Consumer Relations Team Award this year. I think. Have 2 days of diversity events this coming week, including P&G's got talent which I'm now in, though havent even thought about a routine yet!!!! Have been to quite a few charity sales of products this week too, so picked up loads of posh face cream for next to nothing.
Last Saturday I went so see the Sunderland-Portsmouth game, cant remember if I wrote that in last post. Has been a quiet week. Went to Old Orleans, Frankie & Bennys and Bar Bacchus with Phil on Monday night, didnt go to Argentine Tango, Intsoc or Bijoux on Weds night - did got to the Chillingham Arms though, had German on Thurs then straight home to bed with a headache, and last night was Children in Need! Declined Julia's invitation to go round to one of her friends' house in Fenham tonight for takeaway and DVD, did some housework and watched Lost instead!!!! Started on my translations for MATSI, got a lot to do tomo. French and Spanish translations, German homework, Morrisons shop, drive to Wallsend and maybe Newburn Riverside. Today I slept and popped into town briefly.
Watched A LOT of Grey's Anatomy and Lost this week!!!! Its only 10.15 but once Ive got my washing out the machine Im going to bed so I can get up vaguely eary tomorrow :-)
Last Saturday I went so see the Sunderland-Portsmouth game, cant remember if I wrote that in last post. Has been a quiet week. Went to Old Orleans, Frankie & Bennys and Bar Bacchus with Phil on Monday night, didnt go to Argentine Tango, Intsoc or Bijoux on Weds night - did got to the Chillingham Arms though, had German on Thurs then straight home to bed with a headache, and last night was Children in Need! Declined Julia's invitation to go round to one of her friends' house in Fenham tonight for takeaway and DVD, did some housework and watched Lost instead!!!! Started on my translations for MATSI, got a lot to do tomo. French and Spanish translations, German homework, Morrisons shop, drive to Wallsend and maybe Newburn Riverside. Today I slept and popped into town briefly.
Watched A LOT of Grey's Anatomy and Lost this week!!!! Its only 10.15 but once Ive got my washing out the machine Im going to bed so I can get up vaguely eary tomorrow :-)
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Work has begun!
Right, well I guess I am now a fully fledged member of global consumer relations at Procter & Gamble Western Europe - eeek! We're not meant to be going live until tomo, but we took a few calls on Friday (7, personally).
Have completed all my privacy training and confidential data stuff, didn't managed to print off my end-of-training certificate, though! Done my animal rights and complaints training, still dont feel ready enough to handle calls on those yet though. Have decided Gran Canaria in Feb and Essen before Xmas are not gonna happen. Also cant be bothered to apply for the MEB this year, even though is legit. Might try next year for 2010 entry if not happy at P&G. Have translations to do for the MATSI application (Leeds).
Have done quite a lot of French translations at work. Most importantly, transcripts in English of 3 of Julie's calls for her coaching session. Friday before last, went to some random person's Halloween party (I guess you could say I gatecrashed, since I didnt know the hosts) and then v v v briefly, to the Black Swan (for all of ten minutes). Saturday was the LBS Halloween social. Around about that time I started Grey's Anatomy season 1 which Ive now nearly finished. Monday night, I had a few house matters to sort out with Anna over dinner (a yummy chilli con carne which she cooked) I think all misunderstandings were suitably resolved. Also drove out to Hexham and back that evening to drop off Pride & Prejudice and Lost season 1 at Mary's and pick up Lost seasons 2 and 3!!!
Tuesday I went to the cinema to see Quantum of Solace and for a quick drink with Phil and Wednesday was bonfire night in Walker park with hot chocolate and chocolate fondue at Becca's afterwards. Thursday was German and soft drinks in the Goose before counselling current LBS President Freya who I picked up from Castle Leazes to come here for advice. Friday night was a quiet one in watching Grey's Anatomy, and last night was the Newcastle Tango Society Ball at the Northern Constitutional Club. So all in all, a busy week!!!
Have completed all my privacy training and confidential data stuff, didn't managed to print off my end-of-training certificate, though! Done my animal rights and complaints training, still dont feel ready enough to handle calls on those yet though. Have decided Gran Canaria in Feb and Essen before Xmas are not gonna happen. Also cant be bothered to apply for the MEB this year, even though is legit. Might try next year for 2010 entry if not happy at P&G. Have translations to do for the MATSI application (Leeds).
Have done quite a lot of French translations at work. Most importantly, transcripts in English of 3 of Julie's calls for her coaching session. Friday before last, went to some random person's Halloween party (I guess you could say I gatecrashed, since I didnt know the hosts) and then v v v briefly, to the Black Swan (for all of ten minutes). Saturday was the LBS Halloween social. Around about that time I started Grey's Anatomy season 1 which Ive now nearly finished. Monday night, I had a few house matters to sort out with Anna over dinner (a yummy chilli con carne which she cooked) I think all misunderstandings were suitably resolved. Also drove out to Hexham and back that evening to drop off Pride & Prejudice and Lost season 1 at Mary's and pick up Lost seasons 2 and 3!!!
Tuesday I went to the cinema to see Quantum of Solace and for a quick drink with Phil and Wednesday was bonfire night in Walker park with hot chocolate and chocolate fondue at Becca's afterwards. Thursday was German and soft drinks in the Goose before counselling current LBS President Freya who I picked up from Castle Leazes to come here for advice. Friday night was a quiet one in watching Grey's Anatomy, and last night was the Newcastle Tango Society Ball at the Northern Constitutional Club. So all in all, a busy week!!!
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