12/04/1990 Went to work on Sunday and had a huge argument with Joe, him screaming at me, and me screaming at him, for him to stop screaming at me. I then said I wasn’t going to work there anymore, and for him to pay me. He said he could only…
London 06/04/1990 Saturday
06/04/1990 After three days off I went back to work yesterday. Nowadays, whenever I can I steal something. Well, not sure stealing is the right word. As I’m being paid such a bad wage I’m finding alternative ways of compensation. This week it was £10 and two packets of cigarettes.…
London 25/03/1990 Sunday
25/03/1990 Hi! Now I’m going to write in English because I really need to practice, my English is not going on so fast anymore. It seems it’s stopped! I didn’t go to the Brazil party on Friday. Letitia couldn’t go, so I asked Joe to go with me but he…
London 21/03/1990 Thursday
21/03/1990 So much has happened! On Sunday I went to Kew Gardens with my mum and took lots of photos. On Monday I received a letter from Gustavo saying he could only get a place in university on the 2nd semester and he wants to come here. So I called…
London 15/03/1990 Thursday
15/03/1990 On Monday evening Letitia and I went to the capoeira class. It was nice. The mestre, Robson, is very cute and doesn’t speak a word of English. After class we all went to the pub to drink juice. On Tuesday after class, Letitia and I went to Camden Palace…
London 09/03/1990 Saturday
09/03/1990 On Thursday I discovered a place that does capoeira lessons in the area on Mondays and Wednesdays (saw a flyer in the library). I’m going there on Monday and if the class is good… “Me leva morena me leva, me leva pro seu bangalo” Wow, I LOVE capoeira! Something…
London 07/03/1990 Wednesday
07/03/1990 Hi! Letitia and I went out after class last night. We went to Trocadero first, neither of us had been to the ground floor and it blew our mind! It was like being in 2001, Space Odyssey. Very aerodynamic, like being in 2050! We went up and started talking…
London 26/02/1990 Monday
26/02/1990 On Thursday and Friday last week the weather was unbelievable, sunny, 17c! Amazing! Except this warm air front met with a cold air front and the shit hit the fan! Yesterday and today the winds were up to 150km/h. Twelve people died in the UK. Joe cut down my…
London 21/02/1990 Wednesday
21/02/1990 Got a letter from my cousin with shocking news. Firstly she said Elmo had died in a car crash on 26/12. He hit a truck and died instantaneously. Unbelievable! Then our grandad. He had a strangulated hernia. He had two operations and nearly died. And me here, all happy.…
London 10/02/1990 Saturday
10/02/1990 Went to a ‘party’ last night. Went to Letitia’s house after work. Mauricio, Gilberto, 2 other brazilians and Gilberto’s English girlfriend were there. I said I’d be there at 8 but didn’t make it until 9… Joe wouldn’t let me go until 8:15. So I got there and off…