Saturday, January 10, 2009
Moving Day
okay, not really. it happened sometime ago...but if you want to catch up with me, you can follow along at cherylese.com.
Monday, January 21, 2008
On my way! (slowly...but surely)
It's 3AM Toronto time and I'm in a lounge in Frankfurt. How quickly I'd fogotten how looooong the flight to South Africa was!!!
I've already done over 12 hours on the first flight and the next will be nearly 9 (after a 6 hour layover of course :)
But how nice home sweet home will be!
Can't wait to see you all.
xo cm
I've already done over 12 hours on the first flight and the next will be nearly 9 (after a 6 hour layover of course :)
But how nice home sweet home will be!
Can't wait to see you all.
xo cm
Friday, January 18, 2008
Random Tidbits
There are a few things that I haven't been able to create an official post for that I thought you might all find amusing, so I'm starting a post just to capture some random tidbits:
1. There are no king-size beds in South Africa.
While I can't say with absolute certainty that this is true, I have stayed at two separate hotels now and both have two twin beds pushed together to create a king-sized bed. You wouldn't think that you would feel the crack between the two mattresses, but you do... believe me, you do!
2. I have now eaten ostrich
Amazing, right? See??? I can be adventurous! I thought it would taste more like poultry, but the taste and texture is actually closer to steak. It is tender and delicious. Who knew? :)
3. Men call tank tops "vests"
We were trying to meet up with our chaperone at a restaurant, so he told us that he would be wearing jeans and a green "vest". The vest was in fact a green muscle shirt...needless to say, it took us a while to find him!
4. I've decided I like the South African way of saying "You're Welcome"
Because they don't say "you're welcome". When I first arrived in Africa and thanked someone they replied "pleasure", and I thought "wow, that's really nice. It's their 'pleasure' to help me". I've since realized that is the common response. No one says "you're welcome", just "pleasure"...and I like it.
5. There are 6 million people in this part of South Africa
And you'd never know it. I think Cape Town may be the cleanest city I've ever visited. It's funny because the winds really gust at night and you can see some garbage flying about, but in the morning, everything is clean again. Apparently they have cleaners working at night to keep the city beautiful.
6. I could buy a house here
Literally. Financially. I was asking the chaperone how much some of the nicer/larger houses we have been shooting at would cost, and once we did the math, they're about $200-300K Canadian. Did I mention there are a bunch of worldwide advertising agencies here as well? ;)
1. There are no king-size beds in South Africa.
While I can't say with absolute certainty that this is true, I have stayed at two separate hotels now and both have two twin beds pushed together to create a king-sized bed. You wouldn't think that you would feel the crack between the two mattresses, but you do... believe me, you do!
2. I have now eaten ostrich
Amazing, right? See??? I can be adventurous! I thought it would taste more like poultry, but the taste and texture is actually closer to steak. It is tender and delicious. Who knew? :)
3. Men call tank tops "vests"
We were trying to meet up with our chaperone at a restaurant, so he told us that he would be wearing jeans and a green "vest". The vest was in fact a green muscle shirt...needless to say, it took us a while to find him!
4. I've decided I like the South African way of saying "You're Welcome"
Because they don't say "you're welcome". When I first arrived in Africa and thanked someone they replied "pleasure", and I thought "wow, that's really nice. It's their 'pleasure' to help me". I've since realized that is the common response. No one says "you're welcome", just "pleasure"...and I like it.
5. There are 6 million people in this part of South Africa
And you'd never know it. I think Cape Town may be the cleanest city I've ever visited. It's funny because the winds really gust at night and you can see some garbage flying about, but in the morning, everything is clean again. Apparently they have cleaners working at night to keep the city beautiful.
6. I could buy a house here
Literally. Financially. I was asking the chaperone how much some of the nicer/larger houses we have been shooting at would cost, and once we did the math, they're about $200-300K Canadian. Did I mention there are a bunch of worldwide advertising agencies here as well? ;)
Shoot Day 3 & 4
Yesterday went off without a hitch! I guess we were due for a good shoot day!
We're currently on set reshooting the spot we tried to shoot on Wednesday...some major deja vu happening here! :)
xo cm
We're currently on set reshooting the spot we tried to shoot on Wednesday...some major deja vu happening here! :)
xo cm
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Shoot Day 2
After a full day of sitting out in the rain, we were only able to capture 3 hours of footage (that was in English and French). Needless to say, we've had to add on another shoot day to the end of our week. We'll now be shooting the Saturday we had off before our flights.
C'est la vie, non? :)
xo cm
C'est la vie, non? :)
xo cm
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Shoot Day 1
After a week of gorgeous South African sun, we arrived on set to this...go figure.
It was a long, cold, wet day. Winds were blowing at 70 km/h, which is a little tricky when you're shooting patio sets (and umbrellas!)
It was a long, cold, wet day. Winds were blowing at 70 km/h, which is a little tricky when you're shooting patio sets (and umbrellas!)
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