The Swiss..."We're the Nice Germans" Ya !!

Live from Basel today and tomorrow high atop the 11th floor of the Tallest inhabited building in Switzerland, complete with Portable Production Studio and Beautiful View...Sometimes I really love my job... We're here shooting and editing a conference and workshop for a Pharmaceutical Company... Probably safer than in London right now...but I miss Jess...She would have loved this place . The Hotel is really swanky...although If you thought the British had a lot to learn about Customer Service...Never come to a Hotel in Switzerland. The elevators here have no controls on the inside...everything is programmed before you get in...This took a little time to get used to...and about 10 visits to the wrong floor.

The Bathrooms are really interesting too...Have a look at the Pic. See the flouro's on the floor....they looked cool, but everytime I went in there, I felt like I was a bloody X-ray photograph.. ----
IN OTHER NEWS...
We are Moving !!!!!!!!!!!!

It's official...We'll be moving to Chiswick (a waaaaaay better area of London) on August 6. I can pack away the Sari and never eat curry again...We Cannot wait !!!...I wont have to get bashed anymore for doing my Apu voice from the Simpsons....More information as it develops...Write me if you want the address to send me stuff...Vegemite, Tim-Tam's, Cash...(ok, it was worth a shot)

Ok...Computer has finished capturing video....back to edit mode....Am back in London Thursday night...just in time to play the Russian Roulette Game that is the London Underground....These Days...its so tense on the train...People freak out when someone sneezes, for fear its a bomb.

Mission Log - End Transmission

Rumours of my Death...

Writing from Killarney, Ireland...

Just a quick note to let everyone who was trying to contact me know that I am safe and sound. I have been travelling here in Ireland with Jess's Family since Sunday. I'll have pics and a full update here next week on my return to London.

What happened today in London was quite a shock for me, as I now think of London as "my town".

Even scarier was the fact that Jess and I pass through Kings Cross Station almost every day. The fact that we were over here in Ireland this proves that someone up there likes us...

Unfortunately, some werent so lucky...So if you could keep those people in your thoughts for the next few days, I would really appreciate it.

Thank God It's Friday!!!

Man, What a week !!!

Our place has been like a Halfway House with visitors coming and going. Jess's friend Laura came into town for a few days. She hung out for a few days and only just left now. Nice girl...very down to earth, we both had fun taking the piss out of Jess.
Got to look at an apartment down at Shepherds Bush....Very nice, a little smaller than what we have right now...but its a lot closer to town, only thing is...they want 10 weeks rent up front which is going to be a serious problem....

Am trying to negotiate that down now....

Good News...Had a very successful interview for some regular freelance opportunities using all my talents in Audio & Video Production....Will find out more when I get back from Ireland. Also have an interview with Bloomberg Television for when I get back as well...

Am sitting here waiting for the director to arrive to finish the edit. Was working with her as a D.O.P and Editor for a short film...We finally get to finish the picture and lock it off today. We were waiting for the composer to put the music together so we could add to the piece...

She is now 32 mins late....Lovely girl, good friend....but would be late for her own bloody funeral !!!!

What makes time tight today is Jess's Brother Tim...He just arrived in London this morning. Im trying to wrap up my editing session early so I can meet up with them later.

Also...on top of that...Our New Roommate arrived last night. Her name is Sealy and is a Louisiana Sorority Girl (With a name like Sealy...All I think of are mattresses). She seems nice...Very different from Aimee, whom..after 6 months I finally became used to and actually miss her around the house now...Early Days Yet...Time will tell !!

2 Days to Ireland....Going to go swimming in a pool of guinness. Especially after this week...hopefully things will be cooking well on our return...

Batman Begins...FINALLY !!!

Let me just say, Batman Begins is the best superhero type movie ever made. Dont be put off the previous Batman stinkers (especially Batman & Robin). I always wondered whose idea it was to put nipples on George Clooney's Batsuit... Anyway...This is the way it should have been done back in 1989. An actual Backstory. We always knew Bruce Wayne became Batman because his Parents were murdered. I used to always think he put the Batsuit on straight away, and was Batboy...hahah!!! This tells the entire journey. There is so much in the way of backstory that has to be told, you dont even see the Batsuit for the first Hour...

I thought Christian Bale would be terrible (As I hated him in American Psycho), but he really fits here...And any movie with Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman AND Michael Caine has to be worth the Price of Admission alone...Michael Caine plays Alfred the Butler, who seems to have modeled his performance more on Parker from the Thunderbirds, than Michael Gough from the previous Batman Films.

Downside...Katie Holmes...or should I say "Wonky-Faced" Katie Holmes, as she always talks out of the side of her mouth. Totally unnecessary. Find an Actress who looks older than 12 !!!!

Best Part....The new Batmobile....talk about "Pimp My Ride"

Final Score - 9/10. If it wasnt for Katie....it would have got a 10

Adam Gets to Play Tour Guide

Today was an interesting day...Got to catch up with Andrea from Cannes. (Out of all the models, she was the most normal. We were both missing our partners which made us instant friends). She came in to London for a few Hours on the Eurostar (Train from Paris).
I had never played Tour Guide before in London. For the last 5 months, I've been the tourist. Showing her around my city (Its weird calling it my city) made me feel like a local more than I realised.
I took her up the Thames from Waterloo to Vauxhall. (I love showing people the Mi6 building, its my favourite building in London), then across the Vauxhall Bridge and down Millbank to Parliament Square, up Whitehall (where Tony Blair lives) and into Trafalgar & Leicester Square. On the way back to Waterloo Station. We walked down through Covent Garden, onto the Strand and past the Evil Empire (Savoy Hotel) where I gave a mental 2 finger salute to all inside. Tried to meet up with Jess for lunch, but she cancelled at last minute...Too much work to do !!!

Finished the day by going to the Gym....Tonight Jess and I go to see BATMAN !!!!

A contrast of the Old & New....

Berlin's TV Tower at Sundown...

Jess and I by the Brandenberg Gate. Dont know who the guy on the right is....He looks lost !!!

A Beautiful Day in Berlin

The home of German Parliament and the site of the famous Reichstag Fire

Potsdamer Platz...During the Cold War, this was the spot where the Russian, British and American Sectors all met each other. This whole area was a wasteland dubbed "No mans land"...Anyone caught in this area was shot...Now its been redeveloped (with a sense of Irony) as the Commercial Centre of Berlin

A Relic of the Cold War. One of the Original East Berlin Wall Watchtowers. Basically...if you were in range of one of these...You were too close and were shot !!! Maybe Mt Druitt needs these

Another Shot of WEST Berlin. Can you tell the Difference ?

This is the East Berlin from the TV Tower. 16 Years after Reunifcation, and there still a noticeable difference between East & West Berlin. I think it will take at least a century for Berlin to Totally recover

This was the Main Gateway from East to West Berlin diring the Cold War. Now Checkpoint Charlie has been cheapened into a Tourist Attraction...Sad.

West Berlin from the TV Tower

Freedom is a Wonderful Thing...

Today was my first free day in a long time. Especially seeing as I didnt have to work my notice period at The Evil Empire...
Tomorrow we leave for a whirlwind weekend in Berlin, but today...I have to finish making a DVD Showreel for this Music Video Producer here in London that I am now hooked up with. My Jonahs Road video is on this showreel too, so with any luck, I'll be working on some Music Video Projects in the coming months. Will keep you posted....

Thats all for now...Will write on our return from Berlin.