That's a loooooooooooooooooooong friggen flight!



Happy travels, Jeanie!

Pity about the weather for your first day in Sydney, Jeanie. I was there yesterday and it was fine, then it turned all to shite overnight. 10cm of rain in about 10 hours. It'll get better though!

COLD TURKEY! COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD TURKEY! NEED...FORUM.....NOW!!!!!!!!

Bwaaaaaaaaaaah!!!



Sydney has been raining since i got here. Nevertheless , it's fucking brilliant. People are quite relaxed ,i'm staying in a great appartement 5 mins walking from Bondi beach . so yeah everythings cool here. Jetlag was quite massive so i never got to see Meat Katie. Flight was frigging looooooong - 20 hours - but it was allright. I was flying with Singapore Airlines and theyre pretty good so that helps. Good food , too. Jummm!!!



So yeah consumer , the night i came here there was the biggest storm EVER , it was pretty cool tho as i love big storms , but now it's making me sad. HUGE waves tho , there loads of Surfers , havent been on the beach yet but i can see tiny dots in the ocean from where i live.





Havent done much work-wise , agency was so nice and gave us some time to recover from Jetlag!



So , now i found an internetcafe i can feed my addicition to the board once more.



Hugs!

Yaaaaaaaay!! Jeanie is back!!



Glad to hear you're safe and sound and that life is treating you well in Australia. :)

Just thought i'd let you all know where i live :P

I live just after the first big beach ( Bondi ) , 3 mins walking from the beach.

Yes i realize i am a really lucky mofo !

Jeanie Escribi�:

Just thought i'd let you all know where i live :P

I live just after the first big beach ( Bondi ) , 3 mins walking from the beach.

Yes i realize i am a really lucky mofo !

Since I am currently unemployed... Do they need someone over there? Someone who forfills all the needs of them hot babe-models? Sumthing like that. I am available!!!

Hehehee X-D



Well , if you want , we have an awfull lot of Cockroaches here in Bondi.....we need somebody to get them out of the app in case we have one !!



;)

Eww, cockroaches suck!

I can't handle them, big creepy-crawlies, horrible things. Plus, when you splat them they make a huge mess

For those who still read here.................:P

I met some AWESOME people , New Zealanders. In their early thirties , partied hard , love their beats and breaks , know where all the good parties are and actually are intrested in my opinion about music ( it's lonely sometimes being the only music fan when youre with models all day :P ) , they actually are intrested when i explain them what EBW's are :P SO i heard coldcut is playing friday..... 8O ANd i deffo wanna go to Parklife! Yeah the ozzies like their breaks man , partying here is not that bad.



I went partying last week and i had loads of fun! We went to one club where they actually played good tunes :D Put youre hands up for detroit !



So my party life here is starting to lift off - wich is good.







Besides that i dont really work , i am now in the process in my life of seriously considering to stop modelling. Hmz. Yeah. Serious shit bitches!



Alrighty, time for lunch. JUMMM!

Jeanie Escribi�:

I went partying last week and i had loads of fun! We went to one club where they actually played good tunes :D Put youre hands up for detroit !

...

Besides that i dont really work , i am now in the process in my life of seriously considering to stop modelling. Hmz. Yeah. Serious shit bitches!



Alrighty, time for lunch. JUMMM!

Haha, that's a great tune!! One of the best tunes of 2006, no doubt



You're seriously considering quitting modelling? How old are you now? (sorry, I know it's rude to ask a woman her age, but I didn't think you'd mind!) Any ideas about what else you'd do in life?

Hello everybody!

I decided to give a little update for those who are intrested 8-)



Sorry Chemfan for not replying to that. Had a lot to think about !!



So , i'm 21. But that's not the point. Modelling is a bit more complicated than people think it is. It's way more than just posing and giving a big smile in front of the camera and make $$$ .... it's not like that at all.



I never wanted to be a model. I dont give a fuck about fashion and i'm prob one of the most anti- supervisoual people you'll ever meet. If that's a proper word , if not , i just made it up :P The reason why i stuck around in this job for as long as i did ( 4 Years ) is because i love the things it gave me - I've travelled the world , i lived in London , Paris , Milan , New York , Tokyo and now Sydney , i met amazing people , i had good cash to spend , and it made me the person i am today. However , i love the things it gave me but i hate the job itself. It's not like everybody thinks it is - it's not all bitchy models and anorexic girls and stuff. NOT AT ALL. But it's still not what i believe in. I dont believe in getting paid just because somebody decided my face is prettier than other peoples faces. It just goes against everything i believe in , really.



And than you come to the point where hiding youre dislike is not possible. If i do cheesy catalogues where i just have to smile it's no prob. But when i first started in sept 2002 , i was signed with the best agency in Paris and i was expected to model at the highest level. At this high level it's so important what look you send out to the world - it's not just about being pretty , it's about having a certain look in you're eyes. And i didn't had that because whenever i was working i was thinking " What the hell am i doing here " ... See , modelling on that high level is way more comlicated that people think. Maybe if i really wanted it and i was open for this job i could've made it pretty far. Maybe. I will never know. And i dont really care. Offcourse i also did awesome shoots with cool people , but i only remember the shitty ones. I haven't been working much lately either. And like everybody , i too need money to pay the rent.



So now , after 4 amazing years of travelling and having a wonderfull live i decided that you can't run away for a live youre scared of living. What i mean is - I'm going back home after 4 years. Back to Amsterdam , probaly getting a 9 to 5 studies and a job on the side. No more traveling , no more just being able to go to London or California whenever i want to. But you can't continue doing a job you don't believe in because youre scared of what will happen when you stop it.



So i decided , for myself , to start doing things i believe in and things that will make me happy. It will be hard the first months at home , but i can do it.





Soooo sorry for my loooong winey post but some of the peeps on this board will appreciate me sharing one of the biggest discision ever made in my life ;-)









Oh , and Australia still rocks 8)

Tough, tough decision to make, but ultimately if you don't have that glint in your eyes from what you're doing, you need to look at other options.



Sometimes the hardest decisions to make are the ones you'll look back at and cherish the most.



Knowing how passionate you can be, I'm certain that when you find something that makes your heart skip a beat, you'll latch on and be successful at it.

But you can't continue doing [...] you don't believe in because youre scared of what will happen when you stop it.

.... read you loud and clear ..... So applicable right now....

Yeah, I agree. Some wise words there Jeanie, you may be flaky at times but you're not stupid! You know the score, and I'm glad you've got the courage to make such a tough decision. I don't, and that's my fault. Still, I know that I personally (at this stage in my life, at least) would rather be in a steady ship than take the risk. In fact, that actually goes for a lot of things in my life, a bit like it's my philosophy, you know? Kinda scary, coz it's a crap way to live your life, but hopefully I'll snap out of it in the next few years.



Anyway, enough of the self-indulgent crap. Congrats on committing to taking the plunge Jeanie! I wish you well! Drinks to celebrate at NYE! :P

Jeanie you may be young and 21 but you have seen and experienced things that most people your age and older have only experienced in their dreams - I think you are aware of that and are the type of person who will forever be grateful for these amazing opportunities you've had - despite the job being what it is and always will be.



Soul searching reveals a lot of truths about ourselves that can be frightening and gut wrenching but eye opening at the same time. If it opens your eyes to certain truths about what you are surrounding yourself with... and if these truths go against the grain of who you really are and you are conscious of this - then at your young age you are wise beyond your years not to let these things consume you.



I believe you're the kind of person who will find something that will be fulfilling. You're honestly one of the most passionate people I have had the pleasure of getting to know and meeting in person and I believe with all my being that no matter where life takes you, you will always have this passion to see you through.



You are going to be just fine, babe. :)

Hey Jeanie, sorry to hear about that but its great that you've made a decision about what you want to do (especially so quickly - I've been trying to make the same one since April!). Hope stuff works out for you, all going well I should be in London for NYE.

99.9% of everyone in the world does something they don't like or don't believe in for a living. At least your's wasn't completely miserable.

Jeanie Escribi�:

So i decided , for myself , to start doing things i believe in and things that will make me happy. It will be hard the first months at home , but i can do it.

i needed to believe........ :)



even if we didn't talked that much here i still felt that coz i am on the same path of self-actualization .

way to go, the next coming years of your life will be the best!!!

Jeanie Escribi�:

Hello everybody!

I decided to give a little update for those who are intrested 8-)



Sorry Chemfan for not replying to that. Had a lot to think about !!



So , i'm 21. But that's not the point. Modelling is a bit more complicated than people think it is. It's way more than just posing and giving a big smile in front of the camera and make $$$ .... it's not like that at all.



I never wanted to be a model. I dont give a fuck about fashion and i'm prob one of the most anti- supervisoual people you'll ever meet. If that's a proper word , if not , i just made it up :P The reason why i stuck around in this job for as long as i did ( 4 Years ) is because i love the things it gave me - I've travelled the world , i lived in London , Paris , Milan , New York , Tokyo and now Sydney , i met amazing people , i had good cash to spend , and it made me the person i am today. However , i love the things it gave me but i hate the job itself. It's not like everybody thinks it is - it's not all bitchy models and anorexic girls and stuff. NOT AT ALL. But it's still not what i believe in. I dont believe in getting paid just because somebody decided my face is prettier than other peoples faces. It just goes against everything i believe in , really.



And than you come to the point where hiding youre dislike is not possible. If i do cheesy catalogues where i just have to smile it's no prob. But when i first started in sept 2002 , i was signed with the best agency in Paris and i was expected to model at the highest level. At this high level it's so important what look you send out to the world - it's not just about being pretty , it's about having a certain look in you're eyes. And i didn't had that because whenever i was working i was thinking " What the hell am i doing here " ... See , modelling on that high level is way more comlicated that people think. Maybe if i really wanted it and i was open for this job i could've made it pretty far. Maybe. I will never know. And i dont really care. Offcourse i also did awesome shoots with cool people , but i only remember the shitty ones. I haven't been working much lately either. And like everybody , i too need money to pay the rent.



So now , after 4 amazing years of travelling and having a wonderfull live i decided that you can't run away for a live youre scared of living. What i mean is - I'm going back home after 4 years. Back to Amsterdam , probaly getting a 9 to 5 studies and a job on the side. No more traveling , no more just being able to go to London or California whenever i want to. But you can't continue doing a job you don't believe in because youre scared of what will happen when you stop it.



So i decided , for myself , to start doing things i believe in and things that will make me happy. It will be hard the first months at home , but i can do it.





Soooo sorry for my loooong winey post but some of the peeps on this board will appreciate me sharing one of the biggest discision ever made in my life ;-)









Oh , and Australia still rocks 8)

Now you're moving back to Amsterdam...



Kunnen we mooi samen naar het volgende Chemical Brothers concert! :D

Jeanie, depending on the cash you get for modeling, I think you should reconsider!



I understand you don?t like the ideas of fashion, beauty, all that fake stuff (either do I). But if im not mistaken you have an opportunity to make some good (easy) money with the business. Maybe consider sticking with modeling just for a few more years, but don?t take extravagant vacations or overspend. Just save the money up as much as you can and then invest it through stocks or real estate which you will get a steady return of cash (an awesome retirement plan) , without doing a thing!



My point is, you?re in a opportunity where you can make a lot of cash, quick. Most people will NEVER, EVER see that opportunity in their lifetime, thus always having to work EXTREMELY hard for everything they need and want.



Sorry for putting a twist on this modeling thing for you, especially since it?s something you dont believe in (I have to deal with stuff like this myself everyday). But just think about it, you could put some good money away for you, family/friends, or for a very respectable donation/cause (!)

toomuch'stash Escribi�:

99.9% of everyone in the world does something they don't like or don't believe in for a living. At least your's wasn't completely miserable.

Truer words are rarely ever spoken.



There are just some people that are blessed to do with their lives what they want... even still, really sometimes its a job like any other - a job that pays the rent and puts food on the table. Some days are better than others.



I still dont know what I want to be when I grow up but you already know that ;) Oh, yeah - Id like to be 19 again. I dont know if Id do things different or if Id just relive the same things just so the memory remains crisp as I enter middle age...



Bah, Im babbling. What a crap day at work I am having.



Anyway,iIt is good to have hobbies and people you can share those things with.