Salut tout le monde!
Sorry if I haven't posted anything in the past couple of days, I was a little bit sick. But, I'm taking my Cipro now and rehydration salts, so I'm good (knock on wood). And no, its not cholera. ;-)
So, over the weekend, we went to Furcy. There is a lodge in the mountains over there and it was very nice! Just the change of the weather (temperature-wise) was refreshing. When we left, it was an easy 37 Celcius in Port-au-Prince. Up in the mountains, it was at least 10 degrees cooler, maybe even more. It was comparable to a nice late september day... not cold, but just nice. Me liked it alot! I ate the best ribs ever! The stack of ribs was so big, it overflowed the plate on both sides! I couldn't even finish it (I should not have taken an entree!). Man, it was good!
Sunday is when I hit the wall (not literally). I was hoping to get to do a bit of work at the embassy but I started getting weak and just dragging my feet and just not feeling good. I ended up laying down for a few hours and then coming back home later. Rehydration salts and Cipro did the trick (at least, I'm hoping they're doing the trick). Anyways, I'm feeling better than I was, so that's good, right? ;-)
In one week's time I'll be home! God, I can't wait!
K...got to go. Ta-ta for now folks!
;-) LIL
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Le Quartier Latin
Salut tout le monde!
Yesterday, we went to a restaurant called "Le Quartier Latin" for supper. Man, it was good! I had a "Saté au boeuf avec sauce à l'arachide" for an entrée and a "Steak au poivre vert" for the main dish with a glass of red wine. And yes, Sylvia, they did have sauce! ;-)
It was one of my colleague's birthday and we were 8 of us. I took lots of pictures and I'll see about posting some online this evening.
Today, we are going to Furcy (I think that it is how its spelled). Its a cabin up in the mountains about an hour from here. That will be neat! Mike says the ribs over there are excellent. Me think me will try them out!
Okay, that's it for now. Ciao people!
;-) LIL
Yesterday, we went to a restaurant called "Le Quartier Latin" for supper. Man, it was good! I had a "Saté au boeuf avec sauce à l'arachide" for an entrée and a "Steak au poivre vert" for the main dish with a glass of red wine. And yes, Sylvia, they did have sauce! ;-)
It was one of my colleague's birthday and we were 8 of us. I took lots of pictures and I'll see about posting some online this evening.
Today, we are going to Furcy (I think that it is how its spelled). Its a cabin up in the mountains about an hour from here. That will be neat! Mike says the ribs over there are excellent. Me think me will try them out!
Okay, that's it for now. Ciao people!
;-) LIL
Thursday, October 21, 2010
The Canadian Club
Salut tout le monde!
Tonight, we had a little 5 à 7 at the Canadian Club on the embassy grounds. That was fun! We ordered some pizza (Dominos) and it was pretty descent! Man, there was a moment, when they opened the fridge and there were some cold Coronas in there, there was that little moment when you go "Oh yeah, they do have that here!". I drank a few Coronas, even though they didn't have little pieces of lime. It was fun to drink something different than Prestige. ;-)
This weekend, we're going to Furcy (hmmm, dunno if I spelled this right). Its a cabin up in the mountain. A colleague of mine who's been here before had shown me some pictures. Looked nice!
I connected a few phones today in the MHUs. Made some people happy. That was nice. Oh, and the best part of the evening, the HOM was there and he remembered me from when I used to work at CIDA! That was awesome! It was a really fun evening!
;-) LIL
Tonight, we had a little 5 à 7 at the Canadian Club on the embassy grounds. That was fun! We ordered some pizza (Dominos) and it was pretty descent! Man, there was a moment, when they opened the fridge and there were some cold Coronas in there, there was that little moment when you go "Oh yeah, they do have that here!". I drank a few Coronas, even though they didn't have little pieces of lime. It was fun to drink something different than Prestige. ;-)
This weekend, we're going to Furcy (hmmm, dunno if I spelled this right). Its a cabin up in the mountain. A colleague of mine who's been here before had shown me some pictures. Looked nice!
I connected a few phones today in the MHUs. Made some people happy. That was nice. Oh, and the best part of the evening, the HOM was there and he remembered me from when I used to work at CIDA! That was awesome! It was a really fun evening!
;-) LIL
That was 2 hours of my life I'll never get back!
Salut tout le monde!
Ah, hindsight is always 20-20 they say. Guess that means I have to work on my foresight. ;-) After work, I went with a colleague of mine to Pacos to pick up some gifts to bring back home. We left straight from the embassy at 16h30. It was a traffic jam almost all of the way there! On the way, my colleague says: "Oh, I hope they are still open." That's when the realization hit me. Doh! Of course they won't be open, not after THIS traffic jam. Ah well.... Sure enough, we get there and the store is closed. It took us over an hour to get back to the apartment. Live and learn they say. Well, I think I did enough learning for that day!
Anyways, today is a new day, so out with the old, in with the new. Oh, there goes the bread lady selling her bread again.... ah well....
Have a new day people!
;-) LIL
Ah, hindsight is always 20-20 they say. Guess that means I have to work on my foresight. ;-) After work, I went with a colleague of mine to Pacos to pick up some gifts to bring back home. We left straight from the embassy at 16h30. It was a traffic jam almost all of the way there! On the way, my colleague says: "Oh, I hope they are still open." That's when the realization hit me. Doh! Of course they won't be open, not after THIS traffic jam. Ah well.... Sure enough, we get there and the store is closed. It took us over an hour to get back to the apartment. Live and learn they say. Well, I think I did enough learning for that day!
Anyways, today is a new day, so out with the old, in with the new. Oh, there goes the bread lady selling her bread again.... ah well....
Have a new day people!
;-) LIL
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Checked and double-checked
Salut tout le monde!
Man, has it ever happened to you when you are trying to put something together and that there is a problem that you think: I think I did something wrong? I wired up my first telephone set, all proud of myself for doing so and already thinking of the blog post I'll titled "Take THAT, you non-descript, anonymous-looking Bell technician!". I checked and double-checked the wiring and the programming. Everything checks out. Yet, the set remains out of service. I asked a colleague in HQ to double-check my programming, everything is good. I try a different port, same issue. GRRRRR! I finally located the fault inside the patch connector on the wall at the other end of the cable. It was not wired correctly. Ah well. Live and learn. All that time I thought it was something I did, but nope. At least locating the fault felt great! That and knowing it was not something I did).
;-) LIL
Man, has it ever happened to you when you are trying to put something together and that there is a problem that you think: I think I did something wrong? I wired up my first telephone set, all proud of myself for doing so and already thinking of the blog post I'll titled "Take THAT, you non-descript, anonymous-looking Bell technician!". I checked and double-checked the wiring and the programming. Everything checks out. Yet, the set remains out of service. I asked a colleague in HQ to double-check my programming, everything is good. I try a different port, same issue. GRRRRR! I finally located the fault inside the patch connector on the wall at the other end of the cable. It was not wired correctly. Ah well. Live and learn. All that time I thought it was something I did, but nope. At least locating the fault felt great! That and knowing it was not something I did).
;-) LIL
Monday, October 18, 2010
Its a different country
Salut tout le monde!
This morning, as we were pulling in to the parking lot at work, we heard on the radio that 10 people died this weekend. We sometime hear news like this back home on the radio too. What is different is that it wasn't car crashes that claimed their lives, but it was the intense rain that we had this weekend (torrential rain)!
That sobers you up. You think sometimes of traffic accidents, that they do happen, that they do claim lives, but its very seldom that you hear that people died due to a torrential rain. We do hear about floods and such, but this was different.
As for things I have seen today, I saw walking pharmacies! I'll try to snap a picture if I can. Basically, you have a guy walking around with what looks like and upside down cone on his head. The cone is composed of pills in their wrappers (but not boxes). These guys walk around until someone flags them down to buy such and such drugs. Hmmmm. Sounds a bit fishy to me, but hey, this is Haiti (or I should write Ayiti as it is written in Créole).
My stomach is still feeling a bit queasy, but I think I'm feeling better, so that's good (knock on wood).
Catch ya later!
;-) LIL in Haiti
This morning, as we were pulling in to the parking lot at work, we heard on the radio that 10 people died this weekend. We sometime hear news like this back home on the radio too. What is different is that it wasn't car crashes that claimed their lives, but it was the intense rain that we had this weekend (torrential rain)!
That sobers you up. You think sometimes of traffic accidents, that they do happen, that they do claim lives, but its very seldom that you hear that people died due to a torrential rain. We do hear about floods and such, but this was different.
As for things I have seen today, I saw walking pharmacies! I'll try to snap a picture if I can. Basically, you have a guy walking around with what looks like and upside down cone on his head. The cone is composed of pills in their wrappers (but not boxes). These guys walk around until someone flags them down to buy such and such drugs. Hmmmm. Sounds a bit fishy to me, but hey, this is Haiti (or I should write Ayiti as it is written in Créole).
My stomach is still feeling a bit queasy, but I think I'm feeling better, so that's good (knock on wood).
Catch ya later!
;-) LIL in Haiti
First weekend
Salut tout le monde!
I tried to post this yesterday morning, but it did not work. ;-( I had a good weekend, even though I am a little bit sick, but its manageable. Had supper at the embassy friday with the people living in the MHUs (Mobile Housing Units). It was fun, but I was sooooo tired. Ah well.
Saturday was a quiet day, until supper that is! Again, it was supper at the Canadian Club at the embassy and we were about 15, maybe a bit more. We had a blast! The food was great and it was a party!
Sunday, we went to "Artisanat en fête". I managed to pick up a few items to bring back home (and one of them is something created by Albert Einstein...that is the artists name). ;-) After that, we went to Dominique and Claire's for supper (BBQ). That was great! I just wished I could have eaten more (with my stomach being queasy, I didn't want to chance it). And voila! A first weekend in Haiti done!
;-) LIL
I tried to post this yesterday morning, but it did not work. ;-( I had a good weekend, even though I am a little bit sick, but its manageable. Had supper at the embassy friday with the people living in the MHUs (Mobile Housing Units). It was fun, but I was sooooo tired. Ah well.
Saturday was a quiet day, until supper that is! Again, it was supper at the Canadian Club at the embassy and we were about 15, maybe a bit more. We had a blast! The food was great and it was a party!
Sunday, we went to "Artisanat en fête". I managed to pick up a few items to bring back home (and one of them is something created by Albert Einstein...that is the artists name). ;-) After that, we went to Dominique and Claire's for supper (BBQ). That was great! I just wished I could have eaten more (with my stomach being queasy, I didn't want to chance it). And voila! A first weekend in Haiti done!
;-) LIL
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