30.9.08

Oh and...

Sacha Baron Cohen ruined a catwalk and Milan fashion week, he jumped on half way through the "Agata Luiz della Prada" show and had to be dragged off.
He also got backstage at the "iceburg" show and started jumping on all the rails of clothes.. haha, the Dsquared2 security stopped him before he got to get to them..

so funny though.

It's all for his new film called "Bruno: Delicious journeys through America for the purpose of making metrosexual male" which he filmed something for in front of the Duomo, and I was there, so I could be in the background when his films airs.

Watch.This.Space.
Sunday, I stayed in, dosed up and did some work. Borrrrring!

Monday, I went to work, finished all my articles then went to Jasons place and just hung out, then me and giles went to the duomo, and met Lisa and Erika, then we went to a sushi bar for apertivo, joined afterwards by Jason.. It was soo nice, i love that sushi bar.. love it. and then we went to a quiant hidden away lounge, it was beautiful place, covered in trees and it was just beautiful...

this blog was written like a child... and then... and then.... then... and then.... i do apologise.

Home soon... oh my godddddd

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Catwalk at fashion week

After shocking I had like 2 hours sleep and had to get up and go to a fashion show, I am not complaining down you worry. The fashion show was that of a girl called Kira plastinina, she is FIFTEEN years old and is like minted from all this desgining, has won all these awards and has stores in the us and russia etc.. SHE IS 15, ive achieved nothing in comparison.. pictures of the show will be uploaded soon, i just cant find anywhere to upload pictures at the moment, they are all too big or something.

chilled with jason, giles and sophie afterwards then went to bed at half 8, because i was tired and im ill, i have a ear infection. =(

(feel sorry for me)

Weekend (26th)

Friday, in the night I went to apertivio with the global experience lot, there were 3 new girls so we went along to welcome them to Italy or something like that, I just went along for my complimentary free drink! haha, which was of course a mojito. We got on quite well, so afterwards we went home, got changed then went out to a club, called "shocking", I thought it was quite small, but it was good all the same, we asked for sambucca shots and they were like MASSIVE, you had to down and gulp, not shoot it back.. i repeat down and GULP.. Lisa and Samantha asked for water afterwards it was so much, haha, but i didnt.. because i rullllleeee... haha, Ekaterina and Funny joined us a bit later but I didnt see them, and I got Begga, Helga and Natosha in because i knew the guy, but they were really drunk so didnt stay long. went to a pizza place afterwards, and giles told someone he looked like "rocky" the film, and the guy WHO DID LOOK THE SPITTING IMAGE OF HIM,was not impressed and his friend had to drag him away before he went rocky on giles assssss...

Welcome to Milan Lisa, Erica and Samantha.

P:S the dirty smelly korean has moved out of my apartment helllllll yessssssssssssssssssssssss!

26.9.08

Fashion week party

I went to one last night, all decked out lovely and sparkly. I was dressed really nice. Free flowing champagne... can't really complain can I?! No, I didn't think so.

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25.9.08

I got my press pass for Milan fashion week

A woooopaaaa!
on the card it says i work for Hello! the magazine from england, haha but I dont care for their mistake as i have the press pass... ohhh yeahhhh, so ive been there pretty much this week and i have articles to write and people to call.. and tonight im going to a milanfashion week party..

either dsquared2 Or art/magic decor..

Good times..

just over 3 weeks left... see you all sooooooooooooooooon

well not if i can help it

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JOSSI CAME TO MILAN

wooohooo.
Went to the airport to collect her, and then as soon as we got to the apartment we had to quickley get changed to out, Ekaterina, Funny, Jason, Giles and Sophie all came to mine to pre drink then we caught taxis to karma where we met Ricardo and Babara. Had such a good night, the pictures really do talk to for themselves.. and we got in at 8in the morning.
Jossi and I didnt really do much sunday, in the day.. hahaha, fat little retards in the bed.. then in the night we went for coffee and drinks at duomo and castello with Jason and Giles. So a quiet but nice one.
Monday we went shopping, and a coffee at navigli.. before getting ready to go to old fashioned. Ekaterina, Funny, Jason, Giles, Begga and Helga and me and Jossi of course, all went.. but Begga and Helga didnt actually go in at the end, so i dont know what has happened to them, because i havnt heard from them since. haha.
anyway, we had a really good night, although Jason and Giles started a fight and got kicked out, so we felt obliged to leave with them. so the night ended earlier than expected.. but still I think we had a good time, swank dancing and what not. Do you know what actually, i coudlnt fit all the quotes into one blog and you lot just wouldnt understaaand, so ima keep the jokes for me and swanky mcswank herself for when i return to Southampton!
Tuesday, we went to the roof of duomo, and we walked it this time. holy christ I.am.unfit. stayed there for a while, then went to the lounge at the top of la rhinascente for coffee and we just stuck out like sore thumbs, we looked like tramps up against some people, and jossi got given a spoon with her orange juice so didnt know what to do with it, i took a bite out of the snacks and thought it was so disgusting that i had to down water and hide it in a tissue, because i didnt want to leave it have open on the side of the plate.... good god, funny times.
Then took jossi to the airport via malpensa... so thats another guest been and gone.. god daaaam.

but so much fun all the same!
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Ekaterina moves out!

As she is staying in Milan for 3 years she needed to find a proper apartment to stay in, as this one is only through the language school, so now shes going. On her last night we stayed in watching americas next top model, stuffing our faces and playing around on photobooth, while drinking tea.. haha, just the stuff we used to do really, ended as we started etc.
Helped her move in, her place is okay, and not that far away so we can hang out at least. haha.

More than likely a future in Milan..

we went out for tea and biscuits with roberto and paulo (roberto is the important man in milan) anyway, there is abig party in a castel coming up soon and he asked me to co-ordinate it! and that he can get me endless credit for all these up and coming fashion shows, well endless.. so fashion shows for the rest of my life. lol.

only one month left in Milan.. its gone SO fast

Dirty Korean

Has moved in, and the food she has brought with her FROM KOREA is just disgusting and its all over the house, packed in the fridge and freezer, lots more in her room, in buckets in the kitchen, and some of it is like little fish.. urgh.

and i got home one day and it was on my shelf.. ON MY FOOD.. i flipped.. we now havnt spoken for 3 weeks.. LOL.

Future in Milan?

Today was an open day at the design universtiy IED, so I went along with Ekaterina, because she is studying there anyway, she starts soon, but she wanted to see what the campus was like.

Which by the way is the most tranquil place EVER, the front bit is this big garden with nice chairs and gazeebos (spelling?) and a pond with a bridge going over it, and lots more. Anyway, after looking around for a bit, I came across a course called:

"Fashion communication"

I am more than impressed by it, and im thinking of maybe mastering in it after i get my degree in southampton.. Thats only if i get a job to fund it lol, but still ... so I hopefully will return to Milan. =)

Private roof terrace party

Paulo hosted this party, which was white theme, so i struggled to find something to wear, so of course i had to raid ekaterias wardrobe again.. any excuse.

Party was nice, met lots of important people, that promise lots of things, but lets see how that actually pans out. Roberto told me how to get a press pass for milan fashion week.

And then because all the metros were closed, and the taxis were too expensive, he took ekaterina and I home, in his posh expensive car.. good way to end the night i thought!

I would just like to point out ...

That EasyJet can't fly a plane straight!

The Family visit Milan

Mum and Katie came to visit for a few days, they stayed in a hotel just down the road so it was easy to just pop down and see them. so after work on the thursday I went to their hotel and met up with them for a bit, but didnt stay long as I had work the next day. After work on the friday I met them outside duomo and we went for lunch, then went home, got ready to go out again. Took them to Navigli (canals) and we had a really nice dinner together.
Saturday we went to the duomo, inside and to the roof. Ive been waiting for them to come before I did it too, so it was new for me. Ahhh its so pretty! So hot when we got to the top of the duomo too..

p.s glad we caught the elevator up there. lol.

We caught the tram to San Siro too, its the weirdest football stadium ive ever seen, like a big industrial building. but anyway...

in the night we went to center to have a meal and then went and took a long walk around castello and parc sempione.

Glad they came to visit, I had a really nice time with them =)

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My Article is front page!

Yay!
People text and said it was good and they were impressed..
A wooplaaaa

Woah, its been tiiiiime since i last wrote in this..

ciao ragazzi
So much has happened in so little time, that im going to write the blogs seperately..

so, now i need to think back to september 2nd.. (the last blog i wrote)

Wednesday 3rd
Went to Cream bar on Corso Sempione. With Ekaterina, Ricardo, Christina, Begga and Rob. It was nice. really chilled and relaxed, I like cream bar.

The Nano was there.. how embarressing haha (again, private)

Ekaterina and I decided to walk all the way home, and as we did kept posing for pictures, so like i night time tourist trip. all the pictures are just funny. didnt get in till gone 3, had to be up for work at 7:30.. joy.

Lovelove

2.9.08

I am getting so fat from all this Italian food

Me and Ek are like Camels. (and she falls like one too) (private)
That is all.
lovelove

31.8.08

yeah.. so

I, quite frankly.. do not know how people do the ol 9-5 every day, I almost fall asleep on the metro every single night after work.. (im 10 - 6) so i leave the house at 9, and get back at 7. its crazy crazy. but good. so, as you know about my article, i also wrote a little bit on a vintage week/fair thats happening soon, which i get press pass too. and to another fair this up and coming weekend which is normally just for traders, like 70 odd thousand traders go, but i get press pass.

Friday, I went to Ricci club with the usual ceeeeerew! and ekaterina and I mingled and made connections really. going to a party soon to meet with a lady from "victim" magazine.
Last night (saturday) I went to a VIP dinner in club karma, the place was soooo nice, (pics coming soon) anyway, champagne, 4 courses.. free flowing wine.. then free drinks on the table we were at.. what. a. good. night.
In a league of its own.. it really was!

Today, i wondered around fashion district again, because i have to put another article together. then another article on the fair on friday. and then mi mamma a la sorella visit thursday - sunday.. so this weekend i will be doing touristy things, duomo, castello, going to see the last supper. which you have to book weeks in advance, but like I said.. i gots the connections.

hehe.

Hope you are all daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaandy
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27.8.08

First few days at work..

Well... you know everyones first day at work goes bad... mine could not have gone better unless i met karl lagerfeld himself. I was sent to the most elite design school in Milan and managed to get myself onto the press list for them, so when they have fashion shows with the hottest new designers then i can go along and get to see everything first.. then my second job was to walk around the fashion district and try to, well try to get information from all the designer stores.. like okay.. woo
the second day, i had a meeting with some one from Ralph Lauren and the consolant.. or something, british embassy and i have to go back in a week or two and have a more formal proper meeting with them.. gona squeeze everything I can out of the lady, because she has connectionsssssssss... then i went to more showrooms and got more information etc, came back to the office and reasearched my article..
Today.. (day 3 of work) i wrote my article... haha, and its gonna be front page.. YEAH BOIIII AVE IT!!!!!
short but very very very sweet.. as im in work and im clearly skiving to write this. hahaha.
I hope you are all pale but wonderfull
xxxxxxx

20.8.08

Last week of school....

Buongiorno..
Hope you are all good.. I get bored of writing on this thing.. cant put all the goings on in it as mum and dad read it... jokes jokes jokes.
Starting to forget what i did actually did last weekend... went to the pool near navigli on saturday with begga, trying to get an amazing tan for my return to the land of cloud and drizzle. then we had our usual cafe shakeratos and came home... i had a test in school today (wednesday) to see if we can get onto level two, but it doesnt make a difference to me, as this is my last week in school because i start WORK on monday. a wooopa

Supposed to be going to the designer store (discount) on saturday, but i think ill just go to the pool again, and go to space (name of the DDstore) when my mother and sister visit.. then it can all go on her credit card. haha..

Hopefully, Jossi ,Pam and Manda will visit like they said they might too..
BOOK THE FLIGHT GIRLS

I also want to buy a little bicycle.. so i can look all chic riding around the city haha.. one similar to Beggas but i want to buy it not fish it out of the river!!

Going to a party tonight, and tomorrow night im going to apertivio (happy hour which lasts hours and hours) then Friday I have to party as its my last day in school.. so the next few days look promising.. the only question left is:

What to wear.......

11.8.08

ciao ragazzi

Had a lovely weekend at the beach, we went to genova eeeeeeearly saturday and came back sunday. so im all tanned and refreshed.. was just what i needed to get rid of my city headache. lol.
my italian is improving too, actually im fluent when ive had a few mojitos haha.
it was my teachers birthday today so we got her a little cake and all sang happy birthday in italian, then she asked how we all sing it.. and the tune to happy birthday is the same world wide, quite funny actually.. so i did the welsh version awooopa. haha.

dunno what im doing tonight, because milan is stupid and everything is shut in august.. like only ristorantes and shops are open, but most places are shut because every milanese person goes abroad.. its ridiculous. so come september its a party again. and on the 15th (friday) there is no school, beacause its a national holiday, so a nice 3 day weekend, will probably go to the beach again, or florence, or lake como.. or maybe nice.. martina and some people went to nice, me and others went to genova.. and the rest went to rimini...

thats all
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7.8.08

I went looking at the shops like prada, D&G and all those types shops. i walked and dressed like i COULD afford their clothes... i just didnt want to buy anything *ahem*
bless me and my poor socks.
i have so many mosquito bites, its a joke... i look like the victim of a horrendus disease.. and im always so tired.. hmmm
strange.
everytime i go on facebook no one is online that i want to talk to.. what is wrong with you lot. talk about keeping in contact.............not (that one was for you newmanator)
i need to go home and do my homework before i go out. urgh.
i dont know what to write in this anymore, as all im doing is shopping, going out and going to school..

you guys tell me stuff... make my day!

xxxxx

ciao ragazzi

I have a new phone!! and a new number, which ill give to you individually.. still very confused/annoyed about the fact its gone, as this has never happened to me before.
im about to go into the center and do some shopping and un'cafe shakerato (iced coffee) (yum) hehe...
going out tonight.. wooo.. i need a drink too hehe.
and a few of us are going to beach near genova รจ sabato (on saturday) I was supposed to be going to neice tomorrow, i think ive spelt that wrong.. but in france, but there were not enough hostels so im going to the beach instead. so much to do in this hot weather. eh eh eh? what about you guys? haha
saying that, it rained last night, but it was refreshing.. i have headaches with this damn heat.

hope you are all graaaaaaaand.
ciao ciao ciao
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6.8.08

stupido milano

developments on the phone front... its definately stolen/gone.. but ive got a new one now... and it took me like an hour to get served in this shop, then they werre like "you need your passport" so i showed them the photocopy "no you need your original" so i had to go alllllllllllllllllllll the way home to get it then allllllllll the way back to wait like another half hour to be served. stupid stupid stupid stupid shop. ill give you all the number when i actually open the box.
i need to go to the police station to report my stolen phone but in stupid milan you need to report a crime without 24 and its been longer than that, so i now have to say it was stolen yesterday.. when i do actually find a police station..

i need some retail therapy... can the other people who also know about this discount designer outlet store please inform me of the address because i need to cheer up.

im still ill, still got a stupid headache. so everything is just stupid at the moment.

im going to the beach on the weekend, hopefully ill be better by then, and the people who live at the beach are not as retarded as milanese people.

urgh..

love yas
xxxx

p.s i didnt even attempt to put ANY italian in this blog, thats how frustrated i am. lol

5.8.08

what goes up must come down...

okay so yesterday and today have not been the best of days!! i was ill yesterday but my friends draged me out and when i was out,my phone got stolen, its even more frustrating because i shouldnt of even have beeeeen there. and i feel rough today too.. so no phone, no health, no discounted outlet of prada etc (as i havnt found it yet) so im not in the best of moods today, im just gona stay in and go to sleep early tonight as now i dont have a phone to wake me up in the mornings, hopefully an early night will mean a natural early rise.. THAT or i just have to stay awake forever.
hope you are well, or at least better than me.
ciao
xxxxxx

4.8.08

Sorry I havnt kept up to date with this as much as i would of liked, but im busy busy busy ya know. shopping, drinking coffee... and of course school haha.
went out every night last week, was fun - expensive but fun. so i slept all weekend pretty much. thats the jist of last week anyway.
i got the internship with the newspaper, which im not 100% happy thats its a newspaper and not a magazine but im allowed to write/report for them, so i will be a published journalist.. and that im allowed to report on milan fashion week and any events that my boss gets invited too but doesnt go to, then im allowed to go. and she said that she never ever replies to them, so i can go to alot at this rate. make lots of connections haha.
so, very quick post.. but at least people like Amy wont be wasting their times by trying to read what im up to.
love ya
xxxxxxx

29.7.08

...

hey guys, well those of you who are actually going to read this because you all love me so much.

so first day of language school went well, cant believe i actually got up that early in the morning. a braziallian girl moved into my apartment and the airport had lost her luggage, so it really sucks to be her right now. haha. anyway, made lots of friends and the school took us all out for pizza, i say took us out.. they led the way then we had to pay, later on in the night a few of us went out and we went to this club called -old fashioned- but it was a private party, VIP type things, but these people let us in, we didnt even have to pay or que. it was a realy nice club, all outside with big sofas and etc... so i was even more suprised that I got up for school THIS morning after that crazy welcome to milan night haha, but I did. wooopa!!! met the woman from the global experiences and she said that I will get to write for the newspaper that I will intern at. So thats cool, just need to get my italian up to scratch now, soon enough I will be writing this blog in italian and you will all have to translate... again that is to all those that love me.

Im outside the duomo right now, because thats where its hottest so i can catch some tan and all the nice shops. Oh and how is this for Italian.. what did I have for lunch today... a maccy ds, haha. bless me.

Im just going to get an early night tonight because im tired and I dont want the tiredness to build up because I have an interview on thursday!

So, to sum up.. Im loving Milan right now, but apparently im in the honeymoon stage and soon enough i will start to miss home, but dont hold your breaths as the weather here is hawt!!!

arrivederci,
xxxxxx

27.7.08

ciao

Buonsera mi bella.
Thats enough Italian I think, lolz... so the learning Italian on my own isnt going too grand, but hey ho, I start language school Monday.

Anyway, my apartment is lovely, My room is maHOOOOOSIVE and I have a double bed, big leather chair, a piano.. and much more. There is another piano outside my room in the hall which the japanese girl keeps playing on and singing opera on the top of her ever so tiny lungs, I did try to compete with her but yeah it didnt go so well. haha.
She moves out today or tomorrow anyway and a brazilian girl arrives, I hope she speaks english. In the room opposite me is a sweedish girl, who speaks perfect english so thats cool, shes really nice, only had a few conversations with her as her mother is with her atm, because shes staying in Milan for 2 years.. so imagine the amount of stuff i brought, but moreeeeeeeeeeee. we are going to the language school together on monday and will be in the same class because we both suck at italian.. i.e beginners. Then we are going to the dolce and gobbanna club together in the week. so all is good right now, sorry this blog is pointlessssssss but I just thought that I would let you know how the first few days are going.. when I return to the UK I will be a carb with coffee for blood. And I wouldnt have it any other way eh Jossi.

lots of loovveeeeee
speak to you all soon, via facebook as phonecalls are pricaaaaaay.

p.s there really is nothing like shopping in milan.. and mum, I might have to break into that emergency credit card as not being able to purchase a chanel bag IS an emergency to me.

Arrivederci...

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