MissYeh

oh wowowie..what have I been doing so far in the UK? I thought my life here in London would evolve around internship-UK and studios92 but that nightmare came to an end quickly. The nightmare is still there and it is hard to get rid of but is getting better and better. Obviously you will find a few lines or posts more even about this company in my future posts.

I know people from studios92 are reading with me and are following my every move on this. To those at studios92 who feel addressed: no worries, this will gradually reduce.

Sooow, what have I been doing in London since I left studios92 and started with Touchnote? An update for those who like to know..

I have done so many things but most of them I can not recollect at this very moment. Or some are too minor to mention separately in a heading like, drinking pints of beer..and Dutch beer. Dating a nice Chinese guy. Having Juud and His, and Jelmer visit me (not at the same time). Both surprised me with Dutch liquorice candy! Juud and His even surprised me with Lipton Morocco tea! Buying a very nice Spanish guitar for Rachel and teach her all I know so far. Drinking a lot of Cappuccino.

PHP UK Conference

How could I forget to mention in my previous post! I did not have time to write a review. But I totally enjoyed it! It was nice to meet new people. I also looked for companies that might take interns (me!). Collected a few business cards and off I went

I did wish there was more space in the smaller hall but other than that it was very very good.

Also very good to be away from studios92 and engage in real life.

Movies - Cinema’s .. YaYaY

I just can’t get enough of movies these days. Orange Wednesdays and student discount are the best! I am glad we can combine different things, whereas in Holland this is not possible.

I try to go to the cinema at least once a week. Movies I have seen this time…

• Star Trek (twice even) 8.5/10
• Wolverine 7/10
• The uninvited 6.5/10
• Knowing 6/10

Difference cinema Leeuwarden vs London

A note on how cinema’s differ from Leeuwarden and London. As soon as you pass by the cinema you will smell the lovely air of freshly popped popcorn with yummy butter/oil (whatever it is). The popcorn itself have 50% covered in the delicious butter and the other part is like the popcorn in London cinema’s.

I don’t know how Pathé (big Cinema chain in Holland) does it. The last time I visited Pathé was way too long. As far as I can remember, they don’t pop their popcorn freshly in the cinema.

I so miss the smell of freshly popped popcorn here, something that adds to the ‘experience’ of going to the cinema. I can remember that I even went to the cinema in Leeuwarden only to get the popcorn to eat at home

The chairs in London are obviously better. The chairs in Leeuwarden are too big for me. Pathé chairs are good for me too.

Finding a paid internship in London, UK

After I left studios92 it took me a few weeks to find a few companies for a job interview. I can remember that studios92 told me that internships in UK all are unpaid, which is why they don’t pay their interns either.

During my free weeks I have seen many many internship vacancies that prove otherwise. Yes there are some that don’t pay you but there are plenty who do pay.

When it comes to give away money for accommodation: It is better to find an paid or even unpaid internship in London and invest in renting a room in London than to work for studios92. The ROI for working in a real company is much bigger than working for studios92. It sure gives you more freedom!

I had an absolute believe that I would find THE company that I am looking for within weeks…and there is Touchnote.

Yes.. you may need to wait a little bit longer for my post about Touchnote..

Back to Holland..

I will head to DPC in June thanks to phpWomen. Initially I thought I would have access to all 3 days of DPC. Unfortunately a few days ago I learned it is only for the first 2 days. But that is totally oke, this means I can sleep an extra day to recover or spend this day with someone else

Oke, all for now.. now time for somesing else..

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