Friday, August 28

My first 10 days in London

Time

Date

Event

7:15 am

Sunday, 21st June

Land at Heathrow

9 am

Sunday, 21st June

Immigration Health check (x-ray taken)

11:30 am

Sunday, 21st June

Reach Kiddo's flat: 13,Thames Circle, London E14

10 am

Monday,22nd June

Property viewing Canary Wharf

10 am

Tuesday,23rd June

Property viewing

3:25 pm

Tuesday, 23rdJune

First meeting with new boss AL

3:26 pm

Tuesday, 23rdJune

Asked to read journal article in 10 minutes

(Presumed it was some sort of test or a lab induction routine)

3:40 pm

Tuesday, 23rdJune

Meeting regarding an Expression of Interest call which I am to write

(This was getting a bit crazy. I was meant to officially start work 9 days later on the 1st of July)

10 am

Wednesday,24thJune

Property viewing London Bridge area

12:30 pm

Wednesday,24thJune

At work in ICL working on EoI – 69 hours to deadline

(The deadline was Friday, 26th June – 1pm)

11:17 am

Friday,26th June

Calls from Barnard Marcus for flat deposit – 1.5 hours to deadline

12:30 pm

Friday,26th June

Back and forth emails with boss about EoI – 30 minutes to deadline

12:58 pm

Friday,26th June

Application submitted – 2 minutes before deadline

1:00 pm

Friday,26th June

Adrenaline surge is settling – Heart rate dropping to normal

1:15 pm

Friday,26th June

Calls to Barnard Marcus about getting guarantor

1:30 pm

Friday,26th June

Multiple emails and forms to fill from credit rating agency for house

2:00 pm

Friday,26th June

Holding deposit made on Sinclair Road flat

   

9 am

Wednesday,1st July

Official start of job in AL lab

4:00 pm

Wednesday,1st July

Appointment at BM to sign papers for Sinclair Road flat

4:30 pm

Wednesday,1st July

Keys of new London place in hand

5:30 pm

Wednesday,1st July

Meet Landlady at OUR new Flat

6:00 pm

Wednesday,1st July

Sitting on couch in our new Flat. Big Sigh!!!!!

1 comment:

G said...

Wow!! You have been busy! I'm finally getting time to catch up on blogs :D... Glad to hear abt your flat! Congratulations!!!