My second day here

Well hello,
It’s my second day with the Rhondda Leader and Pontypridd Observer. It’s the deadline today for tomorrow’s paper. I must buy it, to get a copy of what I’ve done. Today’s going well and yesterday was good too. I’ve written about local events, Plaid Cymru visits, Rail crime, Welsh carers and ‘Give a Book Week’ – which is this week. It’s not like ‘The Sun’ and all those tabloid papers.
    At this very moment I’ve nothing to do. The editor is so busy that he can’t stop. So I’m waiting to be given my next task. I’m getting used to the wierd computer programs they use and where they store the stories. I’ve been reading other people’s work and they are great.
    One of the girls is reporting about the death of horses in the Valleya, who were shot with pellet guns on a farm. What kind of people…kids…do this? Who said it was kids? Anyway, it’s interesting knowing what’s going on around where I’m living.

Work experience with local papers

Hey all,
    It’s been a long time again, but that’s okay. It just means that I’ve been doing better things.
Today I’ve started work experience with my local paper – The ‘Rhondda Leader’ and ‘Pontypridd Observer’. It’s about 11:30am and I’ve wrote four pieces already. Happy me I’m going to enjoy it here. I’ll let you know how it goes and what happens mid-week.

First review online!

Hey guys,
     You’ve missed me this week as I’ve been really busy – I’ve been working, getting merry at my local, meeting French people and shopping for my partner’s birthday. I mentioned in my last post about writing for an online magazine. Well, I’ve written my first three CD reviews and I have one more to go. Also, my first review on The Young Republic’s latest single ’Paper Ships’ has been posted on the site. If you go to www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk you will find it. The other two I’ve written are on the Welsh singer, Cate Le Bon, and the North London Indie band, The Tunics. These reviews should be up very soon! 
      This week is also gonig to be a hectic one. I have a meal to go to on Tuesday with all my old school friends, I have work and I desperately need a hair cut! So, keep an eye out for my next post and take a look at my music reviews online
    

Writing for ‘Noize Makes Enemies’

Good afternoon all,
      Yesterday I recieved an email from the editor of an online music magazine – ‘Noize Makes Enemies’-and I’m going to be reviewing CDs and MP3s for them! I also get to attend gigs, get on the guestlists and maybe even interview bands. I’m going to start slowly though – get the CDS, review, send them to Martin. Then, if there are gigs around here I’ll do ‘em, and take photos Fab!
      How’s everything else? I head you asking. Fine, fine. I was up until gone 3am this morning, listening to spanish CDs by Michel Thomas. I’m really into it – listening to the CD, pausing it, writing things down. I have to learn it before September, when me and the wife fly off to Benidorm for three weeks to visit friends.
      Off to the pub tonight – woohoo!- I don’t have work today, the place I work is closed double-days for bank holiday, but I don’t know what makes them so special. I’m not complaining though…