Antics by Lanfy

T-Rex and Co

2009-07-22T13:38:00.006+02:00

Just realised I haven't blogged in ages!

Anways, thought I'd blog about my German adventure. what a trip! I really wish I we extended out trip as it was a real great experience.

Analise and I ( from now on in this blog she will either be referred to and Trex or Anal for memories sake) departed on Thursday at 2.30 pm. The following is a brief outline of out trip.

Thursday:

After no doubt giving the impression that we were a couple, the air hostess (who's a colleague of mine) brought us two bottles of champagne , 7 vodka and a couple of soft drinks for our stay in Germany, all free of charge! We got club class treatment ! The idea of a ziblata began brewing....

c. 5 pm arrive in Zurich - we had approx 3 mins to buy the train tickets. Due to the punctuality of German trains we obviously missed the train to konstanz and while waiting for the next train we began wondering whether we had ended up at the wrong place since it was called flughafen. some moments after searching for the flughafen town we realised that flughafen does in fact mean air port!

c. 6 30 pm arrive in konstanz. We caught a glimpse of Matt and Mike waiting at the station . OK we were in the right place! After pulling T rex's lime green, massive, carpisa luggage off the train we deposited our luggages and went round Konstanz. We ended up at this really posh bar where there was this amazing live band playing.

Day 2:

Spent the night with Mike while Analise spent it with Matt. After our doctors to be hurried off to work for the morning , T-rex and Co ventured to Konstanz ...alone.... yes alone (and we didn't get lost!) After a shopping spree we met Mat and Mike to purchase groceries and of course our lovely enamel, 20 euro pasta borma. Back at the apartment I made muffins and Fortnumn and Mason earl grey tea and Pasta ammatricciana for supper! We spent the evening watching Anal's rather raunchy films.

Day 3

After a good night's sleep made Matt b'fast in bed. We then spent the day in Zurich with Chris! Amazing place! This is where the purchase of my levis drainpipes (which Mike hasn't stopped teasing me about) occurred. The toilets in MC Donald's in Zurich have a code to enter! Fancy stuff... i think i should spare you the rest of the details for those of you who don't already know.

In the evening we returned to Konstanz, played drinking games with Chris and proceeded to the flat where we consumed some of our airline drinks. T rex traumatised Matt by making water sounds when he was in need of a loo.

Day 4

Woke up at 11! Lazed about, made everyone b'fast. Went to Mass in German (quite an experience). sat by lake Constance with a guitar.

Day 5

Woke up at 6. Lots of tears and hugs since we were leaving. After Mike and Matt left for work, T rex and I packed, wrote a thanks you letter to M&M and left for Konstanz with lime green, carpisa and my over weight d&n luggage. After going round the town till our train to the airport was due we realised that we had in fact booked the wrong train. After long arguments we did realise that the train did end up in Zurich though it had a connection! We were soon back at Flughafen where we came from.

What a great trip :D:D:D

hope my travel diary didn't bore you :P

Awake from the dead

2009-07-06T00:07:00.004+02:00

I think this is the longest break I've had from blogging ever! My life has been just too busy to even use facebook , let alone blog!!

A little about what's been going on in my life; basically loads of meetings and socialising (especially before Matt and Mike left seeing that we had to enjoy their company to the max.) . I also finished off my commissioned paintings. I love the end result! This is what the end result looked like:

This weekend we also had the Guy's weekend which turned out very well. God really worked in great ways throughout the weekend we did however find out that our Kenya trip may have to be cancelled due to circumstances which we cannot control. However, this is not certain as yet. I've also got renewed doubts about my choice of course. I still am thinking whether I should actually be doing this course. Its too much of a hard decision to make but i don't want to procrastinate it!

These past 3 days have been Matt and Mike less. Mi manchi molto ( or however who say it!) I miss you both a lot. the island is boring without you! I shall compose and ode and upload soon to recall exam times!

Finally just wanted to upload a sketch i did in the last Youthful worship(which was great may I add) I don't know if it will mean anything for any of you but thought I'd take the chance.

The writing reads: Rid me from this confusions, despair and sadness. let me be for one moment, at least a bit Free!

Cheerios!

What a summer!

2009-06-20T16:03:00.008+02:00

Summer's been great so far!

Yesterday was a night of madness!

After the party we ended up at Time Square where stuff happened. Where I ended crying with laughter which resulted in Matt dying and ideas of TPing people's cars!

The TPing did not actually occur in the end but the excitement of it was enough. However, we did end up swimming at like 3 am (or later) at exiles. Twas awesome. I shall not continue the descriptions for the sake of those of you who weren't there.

I am so relieved to have time to paint again! I haven't painted properly for sometime now due to exams. I am currently working on a triptych of salt pans as a commission. These are some pictures of the triptych on progress:

As i said they are still in progress so still some stuff I need to arrange. I shall now be off to visit my grandmother.

Cheerios!

Lanf

Summer from the point of view of a burnt crisp

2009-06-13T11:06:00.003+02:00

I thought it was about time i blogged!

Exams are finally over! i had my last one on Thursday which was design! It's such a relief to put everything behind you...well for a couple of weeks untill results come out!

I'm real loving summer so far. It's been so hectic! i havent sat down for one second without having something to do! Its such a relief to finally go to the beach apart from the sun burn which makes me look like my shoulder is a salted burnt crisp

Thursday's art exhibition was brilliant! Honestly everyone was in a real hilarious mood! They killed me!

Friday - Nicola's party was simply amazing. I really enjoyed catching up with so many people! I was in a super hyper mood and ended out till 4am! twas great. I actually got stopped by a random stranger who told me he follows my blog! I have no idea who he was but i do know - somebody's getting famous

Tonight I shall be giving my talk! Quite a couple of surprises so be prepared lanfy is here!

I shall add some interesting stuff soonish but for the meanwhile i just blogged to keep the antics alive and kicking

90% summer!

2009-06-05T08:33:00.003+02:00

I finally got some time to blog/vlog! This week has been hell! Structures, followed by fluid mechanics, followed by prayer followed by concrete! What a marathon! At least the writtens are all over! Now time to get down to some serious design!
Just a couple of things which happened this week:

Humphrey:

11pm (on some study day)

Studying was in full swing and when all of a sudden i heard the sound of smashing metal. Knowing that we had a mouse in the garden which has been residing there for a good 9 months I ran down the spiral staircase and down into the garden in hope to find the entrapped rodent only to find a shivering, petrified Humphrey/Max trapped instead of the mouse. By the way Humphrey is a hedge hog for those of you who don't yet know.

Last studying vlog ( or so i hope....)

In the break down of studying concrete decided to re vlog!

While painting...

Some thoughts came up while painting and listening to as worship central talk.

In 1 Kings 18 it mentions how the Elijah but the prophets of Baal to the test by telling them to stay along side him and pray for fire to come down for heaven so that their bull could be sacrifice while he too would do the same. Who ever got sent fire first could prove that his god was the real God. After a whole day of dancing, worship and cutting themselves the prophets of Baal remained without a response! No fire, not even the slightest burning ember. Their worship was great. They had all the right things. The people around must have said "wow these people are really great worshipers" . However their worship was extremely shallow. All Elijah needed to do was pray a sincere prayer to God and fire was sent which resulted in the Prophets of Baal exclaiming "the Lord is God!" notwithstanding the fact that they were of a pagan cult. Do we really believe God can do anything? Do we still believe God can send us fire from heaven in 2009? How many times do we say "the Lord is God!" after a worship session instead of saying the music is great!

Quite some deep painting thoughts!

Summer!

My writtens are over! Yesterday went to the beach and got roasted! Now must get back to the design!

cheerios

ODE to History

2009-05-28T07:38:00.005+02:00

Two exams down! 5 more to go!

I am meant to be studying history at the moment but im terribly bored so i decided to blog/vlog.Crusaders, castles, pointed arches, flying buttresses? shall i carry on :Ph Oh history how i love you! My life revolves around you! you can put people to sleep but wake up others in energy bursts! I uploaded 2 videos - my v-log and a video of ivan's reaction to studying history!

the sleeping ivan

Yesterday was a rather eventful day! Spent my morning nerding out before maths exam, after which an awful exam experience led me to room 101 to study some history. I can't believe i actually got quite a bit done there!

Poor mat is still a car orphan so yesterday I took him home and proceeded to studying more at home!

STUDY STUDY STUDY - what a life haha

Summer is getting closer and closer! I'm so excited. I really cannot wait to go to Kenya, Soul Survivor and can't help thinking about all the other stuff in store this summer!

Anyways shall not bore you more and I have also run out of writing ideas!

Catch you later alligator

In a while crocodile!

ps. 1) Am really tempted to get twitter

2) for Krissie -I'm still expecting a msg

"To an unknown God"

2009-05-24T15:59:00.005+02:00

HI Guys,

Just a short blog because i don't want to bore you to tears :p But i real felt i should write this to get it out.

Yesterday whilst i was praying and reading Act 17 in my Bible and one phrase really struck me. It's in Acts 17: 23 and says

"I found an altar that had these words written on it : TO AN UNKNOWN GOD".

I don't know why, but this verse really sent the shivers down my spine and I ended up drawing a picture (thanks to SImons pens :D) linked to it in worship. (seen below) It was very quick nothing artistic.

To put you in the picture St Paul was in Athens and after seein all the idols the people were worshiping felt there need to evangelise. He mentions the fact that he came across this inscription on an altar.

The whole scenario shows that the people of Athens were very spiritual, were thirsting for a God who was not known without realising and even built an altar to an unknown God. Anyways I suggest you read Acts 17 you find out the rest.

How many of us are building our own altars to an unknown God? I've realised that out of all the people i know only maybe two or three say they do not believe in God completely. The others all somewhat believe that a God exists - no matter what kind of lifestyle they are leading. They the Athenians, building altars to an unknown God. Today's altars arent made of stone, gold, silver etc but on the other hand, people and trying to fill their lives but indulging in bad habbit, unfavourable lifestyles....not exactly the best way to find the unknown God.

I really think we should try quench these people's thirst!

2009-05-22T08:59:00.003+02:00

Hi guys!
finally decided to blog/vlog again after two days. i have really veen nerding out and have also been at sam these last two days.

Yesterday consisted of an all nighter (well till 4 am) of studying maths. Ended up having three little visitors in the middle of the night:

1.10ish - a furry little creature with white polka dotted wings flew at my ears and crash landed onto my maths note - it was a moth. shocked too see suck abundant wild life at 1. 10 i smashed it dead on my maths worksheet! oh the gruesome death!

3.30 - a furry little creature with white polka dotted wings took off from the surface of my urban notes and flew into my face - it was another horrible moth looking creature. Even more shcoked to realise that the moths were still awake studying I smashed it against my urban notes which are now stained with its juices!

3.30 and 5 seconds - on seeing his friends death another furry little creature with white polka dotted wings flew out of the inside of my drafting pens box, hovered around the light bulb, never to be seen again!

In this case i can say:

THOSE WHO ARE DEAD ARE NOTH DEAD THEY'RE JUST LIVING IN MY HEADDDDDDDDDDDD

I now officially need summer. I have become a slave to these studies! this is what studying does to you.

stress relief much?

Back to the Books!!!

In loving embrace with fluid mechanics

2009-05-18T22:18:00.004+02:00

I have come into warm embrace with the wonderful world of fluid mechanics where water passes through pipes and shit through sewers. i seem to be sort of missing my beloved concrete! These subjects get more monotonous as the days go one! A few hours ago, in a state of sheer hyper activity, I walked out onto the terrace at midnight ( same place where i have my daily tanning session) in a failed attempted to catch a glimpse of max the hedgehog in the garden below. Poor Max, did he eat today?

Yesterday i spent my day trying to upload my SAMIKE Soul Survivor cooking show on you tube but it just didn't want to work! *stupid computers* Oh and yes, i went to uni and left a note on Jeremy's chinky which of course he didnt find till he arrived home ( much use)!

I really seemed to have made a hit with my first video. As a result i decided to start creating nerd Vlogs on the suggestion of achie (my manager), matt (my props manager) and simon my (audio visual manager). this is the first of my series of nerd Vlogs. the nerd is obviously not Ivan but me, myself and I!

This is the long awaited video :P

Today should be quite an eventful day! i am so excited to be getting out of the house to study and uni, i just can't keep it in! we are obviously not going to end up studying with achie, Mina Simon and crusader and my current level of hyperactivity and excitement( yes its 3 am and I'm very hyper, i actually just finished a fluid's past paper!)

Oh concrete, concrete, wherefore art thou concrete. arise fair cement and kill the envious aggregate!

2009-05-18T07:16:00.005+02:00

After planning to blog at 3 am this morning, I found myself fast asleep, thrown on my bed, having abandoned every thought of ever writing another blog. Is that really what a 3 day honey moon with concrete ends up in? I'm not even done with it yet so i'm thinking of extending our stay till tonight!

Oh baby I love the way she sets!Her grey colour unless admixtured. You probably realised that I've by now gone a bit loonier than i already am. Yesterday was a very evenetful day! Not only did I realise that this blogging is becoming slightly addictive, however, yesterday ended in another attempt to take a video of me studying! .....et voila'! The result of sheer boredom!

I had the opportunity to find some real old SAMIKES. As i told Krissie I willl mention her in my blog, i need not say more than just post this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGN4npYZ7QY&feature=channel_page

i shall start concluding... 24 days till summer, i feel today ending up in another hyper day! this is getting real bad *must waste energy*. as for those of who havent seen my first video :P you have to wait a bit more ! apparently im such a hit that achie and matt have requested me to start a NERD vlog. I am considering it but need a manager!

Yesterday i learnt some amusing facts in a highly amusing joint conversation i had with Simon, Achie and Matt (& later Saskia). Achie tried competing with me but theres one lesson to be learnt... do not doubt the Lanf. He's got Napoleonic, grandmaster cardinal contacts oh not to mention the chapel thing (if most people are clueless i dont blame you only the people in yesterday's convo will)

Anyways must continue this designing! i real hope this work is worth it because i real dont know what i want to do anymore. (depressing piano playing)

Lanf

Discounts, share-holding, pizzas and neck movements

2009-05-17T02:28:00.012+02:00

It's 2.29 and since I just got home after a very eventful night/day and due to the fact that i am becoming a blog addict, I said... why not blog?

Spent my day concreting yet again! Can't believe i haven't even finished this vast subject! I am also very proud to have flooded all of Matt's PC with John Mayer songs to listen to while studying ( not to mention Beauty and the Beast - but that's another story!) Oh and guess what... i restrained myself from taking another video of myself studying!

Tonight was extremely unusual! It started off with a good worship session which today felt particularly different to the norm. It was not only the layout which felt different but also the general feel.

As some of you may already know I've been all hyped up about creative worship for some time now and now its real serious!I'm totally on fire and am really excited to organise stuff related to it.

In fact, I sketched quite an interesting, little sketch during today's worship which was inspired by the prodigal son in the fore ground and the rest by reveltation 4:1.

After Y4J we made our way to Lara's to watch the eurovision.I am absolutely scandalised at the outfits (or lack of them) of most of the singers. Needless to say, 3rd time lucky did not work for Chiara. Ordering pizza was probably the most hilarious part of my night and probably matt can testify this! The pizza however never arrived until i asked for a big discount "I demand a discount because I'm a share holder!!!" However to no avail! The discount battle was useless!

ANYWAYS I SHALL NOW BE OFF TO BED! Good night world

ps Krissie dw i shall mention you in my next blog!

Concrete, admixtures, concrete, cements...oh and more concrete

2009-05-16T01:39:00.000+02:00

I am finding this super weird! Can you believe it? I've created a blog! I really don't understand how this stuff works since I'm rather blog - illiterate!

Anyways, I've been at my desk since 5 pm after a successful flip flop shopping spree from O'Neil and after 9 hours studying concrete without breaks you do tend to get kind of crazy so I've resorted to this sorry way of self amusement(not to mention the fact that i took a video of myself studying ...but that's another story) This blog thing is a great way of wasting precious study time! I'm really making an effort not to make mistakes lest Matthew Borg corrects me.

Today was one of those days where I real wished I could learn all this stupid subject without having to look at a paper for a second. Today was real boring an uncreative for me. I'm generally a very creative person and today my only 'creativity' was restricted to recording a song i wrote about 2 weeks ago so i wont forget the tune. Its not ready yet but i shall write the lyrics below:(pls don't think I'm becoming a depressed freak (like Bettina) :P was just going through a bad patch):

I'm sure you know what i feel, I'm not ok
Do you feel my
pain, I'm hear to stay,
I need to cry but the tears seem so dry,
I want to
talk but I don't
know what to say
You know its hard for me, you know its true....

Its so good to let out your feelings!

I have more to write but I shall keep it for next time cos people don't like long blogs :p!

now back to the concrete....

Lanf