ArchiveMarch 2021

Today marks six months since I arrived to Dublin on October 1st. Other than this milestone, it’s an uneventful day. The sunshine of the last few days has abated behind grey clouds. However, it’s still relatively warm, and there are more signs of spring’s arrival with leaves finally beginning to unfurl on the trees. I get out in the late afternoon to drop some glass...

It’s another warm spring day, with a slight haze in the air that wasn’t  present yesterday. I get out for a walk in the afternoon after my usual morning routine of going through job postings and studies. There’s a package waiting for me at Mail Boxes Etc., so I do a familiar route heading eastward on Pearse Street to the Docklands, then across the Samuel Beckett Bridge, and...

It’s a beautiful day out, as forecasted — mostly sunny skies, highs in mid 60s F / high 10s C, warm enough for me to wear shorts although quite blustery. My walking buddy CJ and I meet up in the afternoon for our planned outing to the Poolbeg Lighthouse. There are no good public transportation options to get there, so I reserve a nearby GoCar pay-as-you go car. I haven’t driven since early...

It’s been a relaxing Sunday. A warm front is moving in, with showers on and off throughout the day. Tomorrow the skies are supposed to clear up, with highs in the low 60s F / mid to upper 10s C — the warmest it’s been since my arrival last October. My friend CJ and I are tentatively planning a small outing to take advantage of the nicer weather.  Today my friend J comes...

It’s been more than 3 months now since my last haircut, and it’s really starting to bother me now. Hairdressers and barbers have been closed since before Christmas, and it’s not sounding like they open anytime soon… the government is expected to announce soon which restrictions (if any) will be eased in April. Deciding to take matters into my own hands, I set out in search for some hair...

I’m awake and up earlier today. As per usual on Fridays, my weekly SuperValu grocery delivery is scheduled to arrive 10:30-12:30. I get the customary courtesy call around 8:30 about unavailable items. To my surprise and delight, there’s only one minor substitution this week. The delivery arrives around 11:00, and it’s a new person… a middle aged Irish man...

It’s been a rather uneventful day. There are a couple of other job postings that I’ve flagged on my to-do list. Around mid-day, the power goes out so I tether my laptop to my phone’s network connection to finish and submit an application for a remote finance officer role at a climate action organisation based in the UK. My neighbor Irene is outside on the hallway/deck of the...

The top priority on my to-do list today is to submit a couple of job applications — the first is a temporary research administrator position at the University College Dublin (UCD), and the other one is an accounting manager position at a private investment/trust firm. Neither seem to require a full accountancy qualification. I haven’t heard back from the recruiter who contacted me about the...

The first part of my day is fairly slow-going. After my usual morning routine, I do some reading for the next section of my CMA study programme, which is about all sorts of budget variance calculations. The weather starts off sunny in the morning, then turns grey with rain in the forecast for later on. My walking buddy CJ texts to see if I’m available for an outing, and I gladly accept. We...

The weather has turned grey although thankfully still dry with rain forecasted for later in the week. I’m caught up on my CMA studies and don’t have anything else pressing for the moment. Today in the early afternoon I have a coffee/walk meetup with a new friend, P, with whom I’ve been chatting online for awhile but we’ve never met in person. P works in the health...